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• Seeking support

  21-11-2017 20:02 via bbc.co.uk
  After becoming homeless, Steve says he would probably have died on the streets if he hadn't received support to rent a home.
  
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• Donald Trump says eight European countries face 10% tariff for opposing US control of Greenland – Europe live

  17-01-2026 19:12 via theguardian.com
  Denmark, Norway, Sweden, the UK, France, Germany, the Netherlands and Finland will face tariffs from 1 FebruaryWhat do people in Greenland think of Donald Trump and his threats to take over the island? The Guardian’s Miranda Bryant and Lauren Hurrell take a look.Reuters estimated that thousands of protesters attended the “Hands Off Greenland” rallies around Denmark on Saturday, chanting “Greenland is not for sale” and waving Greenland’s red and white “Er
  
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• Nottingham Forest v Arsenal: Premier League – live

  17-01-2026 19:09 via theguardian.com
  ⚽ Premier League updates from the 5.30pm GMT kick-off
  ⚽ Scores | Tables | Follow us on Bluesky | Mail BarryAn email: Arsenal fans will have mixed memories of Sean Dyche teams; probably most saliently here his new-manager-bounce inspiration of a previously useless Everton side to a 1-0 win, smashing a 14-game unbeaten Arsenal run,” writes Charles Antaki. “Admittedly Arsenal haven’t been quite that consistently good this year but Forest have certainly been that consis
  
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• Child mortality crisis continues in Gaza, with more than 100 killed since ceasefire

  17-01-2026 18:59 via theguardian.com
  Eight children have died of hypothermia this winter, says health ministry, amid reports maternal and newborn care in territory has been dismantled A 27-day-old baby died in Gaza on Saturday from severe cold, bringing the number of children in the region who have died of hypothermia since the start of the current winter season to eight, according to the Palestinian health ministry.Medical sources confirmed to the news agency Anadolu that the newborn, named Aisha Ayesh al-Agha, died as a result of
  
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• Wilson’s last-gasp West Ham winner deepens Frank’s Tottenham crisis

  17-01-2026 18:31 via theguardian.com
  It was the chant that had simmered for many weeks and there was an inevitability when it was belted out by the Tottenham support at the very last. “Sacked in the morning,” they yelled at Thomas Frank, the frustration unbearable. They have seen enough. In their opinion, the manager has to go.Whether the club’s board agree is unclear. They know the problems that Frank has faced and continues to face during a season of turmoil and transition. The acid test of nerve is upon them. C
  
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• Brobbey and Le Fée seal Sunderland comeback to add to Palace’s gloom

  17-01-2026 18:26 via theguardian.com
  When, on Friday, it became clear that Crystal Palace were selling Marc Guéhi to Manchester City and Oliver Glasner announced he would be leaving at the end of the season, Sunderland supporters turned a little nervous.They fretted that Palace might react to not merely the loss of their best defender and the impending departure of a much-admired manager but the ignominy of last weekend’s FA Cup calamity at non-league Macclesfield by demonstrating that they are not so shabby after all.
  
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• Edwards stuns Liverpool with Burnley equaliser as Szoboszlai pays the penalty

  17-01-2026 18:21 via theguardian.com
  Arne Slot had made his wishes clear before kick-off. “We want to do better in making more chances from all the ball possession we have. I am waiting for the moment it really clicks,” he had said. Thirty two shots on goal with 11 on target would suggest Liverpool obliged against Burnley, but Anfield still waits for Slot’s side to click.Liverpool were held to a fourth consecutive Premier League draw as Marcus Edwards stunned the champions by cancelling out Florian Wirtz’s f
  
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• Yoweri Museveni wins Ugandan election as opponent condemns ‘fake result’

  17-01-2026 18:20 via theguardian.com
  Museveni’s opponent, Bobi Wine, alleges that members of polling staff were kidnapped and called for peaceful protestsYoweri Museveni, has won the Ugandan election and his seventh term with more than 70% of the vote, state election authorities have said, amid an internet shutdown and claims of fraud by his opponent.His opponent, a youthful musician known as Bobi Wine, condemned what he called “fake results” and alleged that members of polling staff were kidnapped, among other el
  
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• Chelsea end wait for league win after João Pedro and Palmer sink Brentford

  17-01-2026 18:11 via theguardian.com
  As he watched Cole Palmer smash a penalty past Caoimhín Kelleher to secure his first three points at Chelsea, Liam Rosenior may have briefly wondered why such a fuss is made about Premier League management.The 41-year-old calmly exchanged low fives on the bench with members of his coaching staff before springing to his feet and pointing to his temple, imploring his players to keep their heads and close out the remaining 15 minutes, which they achieved with minimal trouble. Continue readin
  
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• Carrick has dream start as Mbeumo and Dorgu give Manchester United derby delight

  17-01-2026 18:07 via theguardian.com
  On 65 minutes Michael Carrick’s second tenure went electric as Manchester United scored a classic breakaway goal by Bryan Mbeumo that sent the interim head coach berserk in the technical area.After a clearing Harry Maguire header, the ball evaded Rayan Cherki and Bruno Fernandes galloped forward. He had Amad Diallo to the right and Patrick Dorgu and Mbeumo on the left; United’s streetwise captain delayed the pass, then found the Cameroonian, whose finish beat Gianluigi Donnarumma. Co
  
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• Tech companies’ access to UK ministers dwarfs that of child safety groups

  17-01-2026 18:00 via theguardian.com
  Exclusive: Amazon, Meta and X among firms holding hundreds of meetings with people at heart of government, data showsTech companies have been meeting government ministers at a rate of more than once per working day, enjoying high-level political access that dwarfs that of child safety and copyright campaigners, who called the pattern “shocking” and “disturbing”.Amazon, Meta, Microsoft and Elon Musk’s X, whose Grok AI image generator has sparked outrage with its sexu
  
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• Withdraw Hillsborough law amendment, urge Liverpool and Manchester mayors

  17-01-2026 17:56 via theguardian.com
  Draft creates ‘too broad an opt-out’ for intelligence chiefs to decide what information is released after major incidentThe mayors of Liverpool and Manchester have said an amendment to the Hillsborough law should be withdrawn, saying it does not do enough to prevent future cover-ups.The Liverpool city region mayor, Steve Rotheram, and the Greater Manchester mayor, Andy Burnham, said the amendment “creates too broad an opt-out” by allowing intelligence officials to decide
  
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• European football: Mbappé spot on to deliver first Real Madrid win for Arbeloa

  17-01-2026 17:16 via theguardian.com
  Raúl Asencio also on target in 2-0 win over LevanteLautaro Martínez gives Inter 1-0 victory at UdineseReal Madrid ended a turbulent week with a much-needed 2-0 win against Levante, courtesy of second-half goals from Kylian Mbappé and Raúl Asencio, after being booed by a restless Bernabéu crowd before the breakthrough arrived.Real looked flat in the first half, still carrying the scars of Sunday’s 3-2 defeat by Barcelona in the final of the Supercopa de Es
  
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• Ali Khamenei says thousands killed in Iran protests, some in ‘inhuman, savage manner’

  17-01-2026 17:02 via theguardian.com
  Supreme leader blames US for death toll and calls Donald Trump a criminal for support of demonstrationsThe Iranian supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has acknowledged for the first time that thousands of people were killed during the protests that rocked Iran over the last two weeks.In a speech on Thursday, Khamenei said that thousands of people had been killed, “some in an inhuman, savage manner”, and blamed the US for the death toll. The supreme leader railed against the US pr
  
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• ‘Without strength training I wouldn’t survive’: the woman who joined a CrossFit gym in her 80s

  17-01-2026 17:00 via theguardian.com
  At 81, Jean Stewart was frustrated by her growing frailty, so she decided to get active. Now 96, push-ups, kettlebell squats and pushing a weight-loaded sledge keep her strong I see people 30 years younger than me and they’ve given up,” Jean Stewart, 96, says. It’s not an attitude she relates to. “I like to do things for myself.”Stewart was very active in her youth: she played hockey and softball at school and worked for the Girl Scouts for years. As she got older,
  
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• ‘Brainwashing’: the shocking case of a Native American healer accused of sexual abuse

  17-01-2026 16:00 via theguardian.com
  Nathan Chasing Horse, who had part in Dances with Wolves, accused in trial that spotlights influence of ‘medicine men’After learning she was of Lakota descent around 1996, Melissa Leone, who was adopted, hungered to connect to her Native American tribe.“I was grabbing a hold of any and all connections that felt good or safe,” she said. Continue reading...
  
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• London nursery worker convicted of child sexual abuse faces 15 more charges

  17-01-2026 15:47 via theguardian.com
  Vincent Chan, who already pleaded guilty to 26 offences, accused of possessing indecent images of childrenA nursery worker who was convicted of dozens of sexual attacks on children left in his care has been charged with a further 15 offences.Vincent Chan, 45, previously pleaded guilty to 26 offences between 2022 and 2024, including sexually assaulting four girls aged between two and four at the north London nursery where he worked, and offences relating to more than 25,000 indecent images of chi
  
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• Trump pardons Florida fraudster after commuting her sentence during his first term

  17-01-2026 15:41 via theguardian.com
  President’s pardon of Adriana Camberos comes amid a flurry of other pardons Trump issued on ThursdayDonald Trump has pardoned a woman who ended up imprisoned for fraud a second time after he afforded her clemency during his first presidency.Adriana Camberos initially had a sentence commuted by Trump just before his first stint in the White House ended in 2021. That came after she was convicted as part of an effort to divert 5-Hour Energy drink bottles acquired for resale in Mexico and inst
  
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• London City Lionesses avoid FA Cup shock as Sangaré header sinks Sunderland

  17-01-2026 15:35 via theguardian.com
  The fabled magic of the cup is yet to truly cast its spell on the women’s game and London City Lionesses avoided a shock exit with a professional display to win at Sunderland.Since the WSL kicked off in 2011, no side in the third tier or below has knocked out a top-tier club, and even second-tier clubs doing so has been a rarity. Continue reading...
  
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• Racial quotas for immigration are back | Heba Gowayed

  17-01-2026 15:11 via theguardian.com
  The Trump administration’s immigration policies hearken back to the racist 1924 Immigration Act, meant to whiten the USOn 14 January, the Trump administration announced a stop on issuing immigrant visas for applicants from 75 countries in Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean, as well as 10 countries from eastern Europe. The Department of Homeland Security justified the decision by claiming that immigrants from these countries are at “high risk” of reliance on welfare a
  
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• The Republicans’ latest Clinton stunt will not work | Arwa Mahdawi

  17-01-2026 15:00 via theguardian.com
  Focusing on the ex-president won’t distract Americans from the Trump administration’s foot-dragging on the Epstein filesI’ve got a sneaking suspicion that, somewhere in a makeshift situation room in Mar-a-Lago, there’s a whiteboard with “very high IQ strategies to distract everyone from Jeffrey Epstein” written on the top.Arwa Mahdawi is a Guardian columnist Continue reading...
  
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• ‘I’m losing £1,800 a day’: the stark reality for Britain’s dairy farmers

  17-01-2026 15:00 via theguardian.com
  The cost of producing milk is higher than that being paid by milk processors, leaving farmers operating at a loss“Every morning that I roll out of bed at 4.40am, I know I’m losing £1,800 that day, just by getting up.” This is the stark daily reality for Paul Tompkins, as he and his fellow dairy farmers struggle in the face of plummeting milk prices.Tompkins, who is the third generation to run his family’s 234-hectare (600-acre) farm in the Vale of York, can produce
  
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• ‘It will take a generation’: Iranians abroad on the protests – and change

  17-01-2026 14:39 via theguardian.com
  We asked some of those who have family in Iran to tell us their views on the current crisisReza Pahlavi, the exiled son of Iran’s former shah, has called on the west to help unseat Ali Khamenei, Iran’s supreme leader.Speaking on Friday at a news conference in Washington, Pahlavi said: “The Iranian people are taking decisive action on the ground. It is now time for the international community to join them fully.” Continue reading...
  
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• US federal forces blind two protesters shot in face with ‘less-lethal’ munitions

  17-01-2026 14:00 via theguardian.com
  Kaden Rummler and Britain Rodriguez tell KTLA and LA Times of being shot at close range during California protestTwo protesters have been blinded by so-called “less-lethal” munitions deployed by federal officers during an anti-ICE protest last week in Santa Ana, California, according to reports.The blindings come amid rising scrutiny of federal authorities’ use-of-force policies, after the fatal shooting of Renee Good in Minneapolis by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (IC
  
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• ‘She had a hidden identity’: new film uncovers a mother’s second world war secrets

  17-01-2026 14:00 via theguardian.com
  In harrowing documentary My Underground Mother, a woman finds out what really happened to her mother in the warWhen journalist Marisa Fox was a young girl, her mother would regale her with stories of her own youth, all of which roiled with drama and consequence. When she was a 13-year-old girl living in Poland in the late 1930s, on the brink of the Nazi occupation, her mother told her she was pulled away from her mother and put on a boat to Palestine where she spent the rest of the second world
  
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• Confidence runs high in London’s Little Morocco as Afcon glory beckons

  17-01-2026 14:00 via theguardian.com
  Atlas Lions face Senegal in final of Africa Cup of Nations on Sunday and Moroccan diaspora scents victoryLondon’s Little Morocco is brimming with pride and anticipation. The Moroccan diaspora in North Kensington is in no doubt that on Sunday the Atlas Lions will triumph against Senegal in the final of the Africa Cup of Nations.“There’s not just an excitement, it has completely taken over everything else,” said Souad Talsi, who runs the Al-Hasaniya Moroccan women’s c
  
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• ‘Big, firm, crunchy’: the best supermarket granola, tasted and rated

  17-01-2026 14:00 via theguardian.com
  This week, we got crunching on a batch of widely available granolas, tasting for flavour, ingredient quality and provenance• The best supermarket runny honeyGranola is similar to muesli, but baked with a sugar syrup (maple syrup, honey or golden syrup, say). It’s by definition sweet, and I find sugar addictive, so I enjoy it only rarely as a treat. The best ones come in golden clusters; sweet, but not too sweet (under 10% is low, over 15% high), with a touch of salt and a range of who
  
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• ‘We could hit a wall’: why trillions of dollars of risk is no guarantee of AI reward

  17-01-2026 13:00 via theguardian.com
  Progress of artificial general intelligence could stall, which may lead to a financial crash, says Yoshua Bengio, one of the ‘godfathers’ of modern AIWill the race to artificial general intelligence (AGI) lead us to a land of financial plenty – or will it end in a 2008-style bust? Trillions of dollars rest on the answer.The figures are staggering: an estimated $2.9tn (£2.2tn) being spent on datacentres, the central nervous systems of AI tools; the more than $4tn stock mar
  
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• UK supermarkets go all out for ‘Jab-uary’ with food for those on weight-loss drugs

  17-01-2026 13:00 via theguardian.com
  M&S, Morrisons and Ocado among retailers bringing out ranges targeting shoppers taking Wegovy or similarVeganuary and dry January are among the new year health kicks enthusiastically endorsed by supermarkets, but this year the buzz is around “Jab-uary” as pricey diet foods aimed at people on weight-loss drugs hit the shelves.Marks & Spencer, Morrisons, Asda, Ocado and the Co-op are among the big names targeting shoppers who use weight-loss injections, known as GLP-1 agonists,
  
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• Stress-free travel: plan now to avoid holiday scams and pitfalls

  17-01-2026 13:00 via theguardian.com
  Top tips on holiday booking essentials, from how to pay to what insurance to buy and whenIt’s chilly and the days are short, so, to beat the January blues, many people’s thoughts are turning to holidays.Although the high cost of living is continuing to put a strain on household finances, for many the annual getaway to somewhere sunny is sacrosanct, with travel companies predicting a 5% rise in bookings this year. Continue reading...
  
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