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• DWP Cold Weather Payments triggered for 10 areas in England - check full list

  03-01-2026 23:55 via mirror.co.uk
  Households in 10 more postcode districts in England are eligible for Cold Weather Payments this winter and will receive £25 towards the cost of heating their homes
  
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• Sir Keir Starmer faces rebellion by scores of MPs as he and leadership rivals signal closer EU ties

  03-01-2026 23:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The row erupted after Health Secretary Wes Streeting called for a 'deeper trading relationship with the EU'.
  
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• Luke Littler shares theory on Ally Pally wasp attack after winning World Darts Championship

  03-01-2026 23:43 via metro.co.uk
  Luke Littler beat Gian van Veen to win his second World Darts Championship (Getty)Luke Littler saw the funny side after his World Darts Championship final was interrupted by a wasp at Alexandra Palace.The 18-year-old beat Gian van Veen 7-1 on Saturday night to win the second World Championship title of his career.During the first week of the World Darts Championship, players were disrupted during games due to the presence of wasps at the venue.After a quiet few days, a wasp returned for the fin
  
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• RAF warplanes join major attack on Islamic State in Syria in dramatic move

  03-01-2026 23:40 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Guided bombs have been used to target access tunnels that lead down to the site buried deep in the mountains near the ancient city of Palmyra
  
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• Anthony Albanese breaks his silence after the US bombs Venezuela and captures its president

  03-01-2026 23:38 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Prime Minister Anthony Albanese took to X to make an announcement.
  
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• UK snow maps show England buried under drifts as one area set for 23 inches

  03-01-2026 23:32 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Met Office's long range forecast for Tuesday, January 8, to Saturday, January 17, warns of 'significant snow accumulations in places, particularly on northern hills'
  
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• Fears Russians 'will starve to death' after Trump captures Putin's ally in Venezuela

  03-01-2026 23:31 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A Russian military blogger feared any US takeover of Venezuela's oil reserves could lead to a "nightmare" collapse of the country's economy which is reliant on energy exports
  
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• Keir Starmer makes cost of living vow for 2026

  03-01-2026 23:30 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The PM will tell voters 2026 is the year they feel 'real change' from action taken by the Government, while promising to use “every tool” to make the lives of Brits better
  
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• DWP Cold Weather Payments triggered for 10 areas in England and Wales - full list

  03-01-2026 23:17 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Households in 10 more postcode districts in England are eligible for Cold Weather Payments this winter and will receive £25 towards the cost of heating their homes
  
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• Waiting for the Out review – totally magnificent TV about philosophy in prison

  03-01-2026 23:15 via theguardian.com
  Dennis Kelly’s brilliant drama about a teacher in prison is moving, gripping and almost painfully vulnerable – plus the main character decimates everyone at a middle-class dinner party. What more could you want?It’s hard to imagine a better route into true philosophical inquiry than time in prison. Regret, causality, the nature of freedom: these are urgent issues to the incarcerated. Time is both impossibly empty and passing at terrifying speed. You face endless days and nights
  
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• Mother and toddler, 3, killed after Russian missiles destroys block of flats in Ukraine

  03-01-2026 23:12 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The bodies of the woman, 22, and her son were found amid the rubble after a strike on the tower block in Kharkiv.
  
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• I thought I'd found the perfect boyfriend. Then I discovered what he really wanted... I was mortified. So many men are obsessed with this new sex trend: JANA HOCKING

  03-01-2026 23:12 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  I turned a blind eye to rumors and gossip about the men I was dating. And I certainly didn't divulge my own dalliances either
  
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• Fury as EV drivers face 'double tax' when abroad thanks to new Labour scheme

  03-01-2026 23:11 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Under the scheme, called eVED, drivers of electric vehicles (EVs) and hybrids will pay an annual fee based on how many miles they drive.
  
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• BBC could be forced to up pay of its next top boss as director-general role is called 'poisoned chalice'

  03-01-2026 23:11 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Sources at the Corporation say bosses are 'having enormous difficulty' in finding 'decent candidates' to replace Tim Davie, who quit in November amid claims the BBC is institutionally biased.
  
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• INSIDE WESTMINSTER: Now it's just a matter of which of the plotters breaks cover first

  03-01-2026 23:10 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  For Labour MPs, this month is a time for watching and waiting to see whether the Prime Minister's leadership rivals will finally break cover and launch a dramatic bid to topple him.
  
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• Inside the CIA's astonishing coup of Caracas: SETH HARP reveals the planning... the traitor... and how it's about to blow up in American faces

  03-01-2026 23:10 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Americans were shocked to wake up to the news that Delta Force operatives had snatched Nicolas Maduro from his bed.
  
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• Captured Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro lands at upstate New York airport after he and wife were seized by Trump who says he's now running their country

  03-01-2026 23:06 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  US troops captured the Venezuelan President and his wife Cilia Flores in Caracas Friday night before transporting them to New York City on drug trafficking charges.
  
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• Who’s The Masked Singer star Sloth? All clues and theories so far

  03-01-2026 23:03 via metro.co.uk
  We’re back with another season of guessing our elusive celebrities (Picture: ITV)The Masked Singer is back with a new line-up of incognito celebs singing their way to the coveted trophy.The ITV reality series is hosted by Joel Dommett and judged by an all-star panel comprised of Jonathan Ross, Davina McCall, Mo Gilligan and Maya Jama.Promising a ‘first’ in Masked Singer history and ‘more unmaskings than ever’, the new season introduces 12 famous
  
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• The five-minute stretch before bed that’ll ease stiffness and improve your sleep

  03-01-2026 23:00 via metro.co.uk
  Struggling to get comfy? This routine will help (Picture: Getty Images)Why is it that an uncomfortable bed in the evening feels like heaven by morning?One word: stress. A busy mind and tense body can convince you you need a new mattress at 11pm, but by 8am wakeup, we feel the benefits of the night’s rest and, ironically, can feel more able to relax.
  The good news is, you might be able to skip to the good part. Fitness instructor and author Eloise Skinner has provided Metro with an exclusi
  
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• Mack executes deadly revenge in Emmerdale that could kill Charity

  03-01-2026 23:00 via metro.co.uk
  Things are about to fall apart (Picture: ITV)As the huge Corriedale episode edges closer, more and more details emerge of how that terrifying crash ends up coming to be. Could Charity Dingle’s (Emma Atkins) big secret dropping be instrumental in the carnage?Emmerdale’s Charity has been carrying the secret that the baby in her belly is not the implanted embryo that it should have been, but instead was the product of a bad decision after a bottle of wine – with Ross Barton (Mike
  
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• Grim discovery as man is found stabbed in the boot of a car after kidnapping in Villawood

  03-01-2026 23:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The victim, aged in his 30s, suffered multiple facial injuries, stab wounds and was found bludgeoned with a metal pole in Villawood.
  
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• Bridget Bardot's two 'leading men' embroiled in bitter row 'as her rescue animals are put at risk'

  03-01-2026 23:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The French icon suggested she would be buried among her multiple pets, who had names such as Sidonie the Goat, Bonhomme the Donkey, and Poupée the Pony.
  
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• Joe Biden mocked for VERY unfortunate X post about captured Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro

  03-01-2026 22:55 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A resurfaced X post in which Joe Biden claimed Donald Trump admired Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro is now drawing renewed scrutiny.
  
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• ITV cuts The Masked Singer celeb from first episode due to 'potential insensitivities' in light of tragic Switzerland NYE fire that killed 40 people

  03-01-2026 22:55 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Masked Singer's Red Panda was axed from Saturday night's episode just hours before it was due to air.
  
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• The Traitors fans spot fatal error that will ‘blow the game wide open’ 

  03-01-2026 22:50 via metro.co.uk
  Could this slip-up spell the end of the Traitors (Picture: BBC/Studio Lambert/Euan Cherry)After another tense episode of The Traitors filled with twists and turns, fans believe our two green-cloaked snakes have put themselves in mortal peril.Saturday night’s episode of the BBC reality series, hosted by the inimitable Claudia Winkleman, was so tense you could cut it with a knife. The roundtable was heated, with accusations being flung all around the place.In the end, the Faithfuls nabbed t
  
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• Luke Littler wins World Darts Championship final AGAIN to bank massive new jackpot

  03-01-2026 22:34 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Luke Littler and Gian van Veen took centre stage at Alexandra Palace on Saturday night, as darts' next generation battled to take home the PDC World Championship title
  
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• Inside Trump's secret Maduro mission and how a 200-year-old doctrine gave him cover to pull off the historic raid

  03-01-2026 22:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Behind the scenes secret planning for the raid had been going on for months in case it ultimately came to regime change.
  
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• Major gas outage leaves families without heating amidst Met Office amber cold alert

  03-01-2026 22:29 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The gas outage in Salcombe, Kinsbridge and Malborough comes as the UK was plunged into a deep freeze with all parts of England being issued with an amber health alert as temperatures drop to freezing
  
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• Venezuela live: Trump releases behind the scenes photos of Maduro raid from temporary war room

  03-01-2026 22:25 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Trump announced the military mission in the early hours on Saturday morning, confirming that a 'large scale strike' was carried out in Venezuela.
  
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• The Labour Left's long love affair with basket-case communists leaves Starmer squirming

  03-01-2026 22:23 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Sir Keir Starmer's squirming reaction to the US strike on Venezuela is rooted in the long love affair which the Labour Left has enjoyed with the basket-case communist country.
  
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• Zelensky suggests Trump should arrest 'dictator' Putin after capturing Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro - as Ukrainian president says 'the US knows what to do next'

  03-01-2026 22:20 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Speaking to reporters after a meeting with European national security advisors on Saturday, Zelenskywas asked about Donald Trumps' military action against Venezuela.
  
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• Wolf supermoon across the world – in pictures

  03-01-2026 22:19 via theguardian.com
  According to Nasa, a supermoon occurs when the moon, due to its proximity to Earth, appears up to 15% larger and 30% brighter than a regular full moon Continue reading...
  
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• Luke Littler battles wasp in darts final as Ally Pally crowd coin new chant

  03-01-2026 22:14 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Another wasp appeared at Alexander Palace during the PDC World Championship final between Luke Littler and Gian van Veen, forcing the players to stop in their tracks
  
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• BREAKING: Luke Littler battles wasp in darts final as Ally Pally crowd coin new chant

  03-01-2026 22:14 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Another wasp appeared at Alexander Palace during the PDC World Championship final between Luke Littler and Gian van Veen, forcing the players to stop in their tracks
  
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• Venezuela could now define Trump's legacy - and America's place in the world

  03-01-2026 22:11 via bbc.com
  Removing a leader and pledging to rebuild a country represents a major shift in Trump's America First vision, writes Anthony Zurcher.
  
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• Ed Miliband faces High Court battle over one of UK's largest solar farms as residents warn it will 'destroy their countryside'

  03-01-2026 22:08 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Ed Miliband faces a High Court battle over plans to build a vast solar farm that residents have warned will destroy the countryside.
  
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• Mystery behind Bryan Kohberger’s ‘creepy’ black heart drawing revealed

  03-01-2026 22:07 via metro.co.uk
  Melissa Kohberger (left) has broken her silence for the first time after her brother Bryan Kohberger (right) was sentenced to life behind bars for the quadruple murder (Picture: Zencare; US Idaho Department of Corrections)The sister of Idaho mass murderer Brian Kohberger has spoken about his horrific crimes for the first time.Kohberger’s slaying of University of Idaho students Kaylee Goncalves, Madison Mogen, Xana Kernodle and Ethan Chapin in Novermber 2022 horrified America and made
  
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• Declan Rice hails ‘unreal’ Arsenal teammate after Bournemouth win

  03-01-2026 22:07 via metro.co.uk
  Declan Rice scored twice in Arsenal’s 3-2 win against Bournemouth (Getty)Declan Rice hailed the impact of Martin Zubimendi after Arsenal’s 3-2 win against Bournemouth on Saturday.Bournemouth took the lead after just 10 minutes when Gabriel Magalhaes’ wayward pass found Evanilson, who was given an easy finish with David Raya out of his goal.Gabriel pulled Arsenal level six minutes later before a second-half double from Rice gave Mikel Arteta’s side a commanding advantage.
  
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• Trump strikes Venezuela, captures the President, says the US will take over

  03-01-2026 21:53 via bbc.co.uk
  President Nicolas Maduro faces criminal charges in New York.
  
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• UK terror watchdog calls for Australia-style social media ban on under-16s

  03-01-2026 21:50 via metro.co.uk
  Australia implemented a social media ban on teenagers in December (Picture: Saeed Khan/AFP via Getty Images)The UK should enforce an Australian-style social media ban to prevent teenagers from being radicalised online, the Government’s independent terrorism watchdog has suggested.Jonathan Hall KC warned the internet had become a ‘portal to horrific acts of violence’, and that interacting with AI such as extremist chatbots could lead young misfits ‘down the dial of death&
  
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• Venezuela live: Trump releases behind-the-scenes photos of Maduro raid

  03-01-2026 21:40 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Trump announced the military mission in the early hours on Saturday morning, confirming that a 'large scale strike' was carried out in Venezuela.
  
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• Squirming Keir Starmer refuses to say whether he backs Trump's capture of Nicolas Maduro

  03-01-2026 21:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Sir Keir Starmer has refused to say whether US President Donald Trump's military action against Venezuela may have broken international law. 
  
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• New York governor orders Twin Towers replacement lit green to commemorate Muslim American Heritage Month

  03-01-2026 21:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  New York Governor Kathy Hochul orders the World Trade Center to be lit green to commemorate Muslim American Heritage Month, but many are not happy with the decision.
  
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• NYC's new socialist mayor shatters 'bromance' with Donald Trump by branding capture of Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro an 'act of WAR'

  03-01-2026 21:29 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Zohran Mamdani quickly took to X to condemn Trump's capture of Nicolas Maduro in no uncertain terms on Saturday.
  
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• Thousands trapped in paradise INDEFINITELY as Trump's Maduro arrest halts all flights to and from 19 Caribbean islands

  03-01-2026 21:23 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Thousands of tourists are trapped in the Caribbean as the US halts all flights just hours after the US struck Venezuela and captured President Nicolas Maduro.
  
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• Cuba and Colombia could be next targets for American-made regime change, Trump warns after ousting Maduro

  03-01-2026 21:23 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Communist-run Cuba may be the next country to have an American-made regime change, President Donald Trump floated at a press conference addressing the capture of Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro.
  
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• 7 bombshells from Trump's top secret Venezuela mission and what happens next

  03-01-2026 21:04 via mirror.co.uk
  
  US President Donald Trump announced his administration would extract oil wealth from Venezuela and that it would run the country following the capture of Nicolas Maduro
  
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• Keir Starmer 'sheds no tears' for Venezuela's Meduro as Donald Trump plots occupation

  03-01-2026 20:51 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Trump says Venezuela will be "run" by members of his cabinet - including Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth
  
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• America's top general offers enthralling minute-by-minute account of how US captured Maduro in dead of night with 150 aircraft on standby for WEEKS waiting for perfect moment to strike

  03-01-2026 20:51 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  General John Daniel 'Raizin' Cane, who is Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, revealed incredible details of the capture on Saturday.
  
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• Man, 48, appears in court charged with murdering Indian national after body found on New Year's Day

  03-01-2026 20:50 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The body of Kaleem Shaik was found inside a property on Bondway, Lambeth, on Thursday evening following welfare concerns being raised.
  
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