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• Stroud Boxing Day fire victims named as bodies recovered - BBC

  30-12-2025 19:23 via news.google.com
  Stroud Boxing Day fire victims named as bodies recovered  BBCView Full coverage on Google News
  
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• UK weather latest: New snow and wind warnings ahead of Storm Goretti as hundreds of Europe flights grounded - BBC

  07-01-2026 13:31 via news.google.com
  UK weather latest: New snow and wind warnings ahead of Storm Goretti as hundreds of Europe flights grounded  BBCStorm Goretti map reveals where 8 INCHES of snow will hit UK after -12C plunge  The SunHomes in north Scotland without power as Arctic weather sweeps UK  The GuardianUK weather latest: Amber snow warning for 'dangerous' travel and risk to life wind alert issued - as Met Office gives storm update  Sky NewsMet Office issues yellow warning for heavy
  
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• Ashford school bus crashes in ditch 'after black ice skid' - BBC

  07-01-2026 13:06 via news.google.com
  Ashford school bus crashes in ditch 'after black ice skid'  BBCView Full coverage on Google News
  
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• PMQs live: Starmer faces Badenoch as Farage dismisses PM’s plan for troops in Ukraine

  07-01-2026 13:03 via theguardian.com
  Starmer said UK willing to put peace-keeping troops on the ground in Ukraine, but Reform leader says British army ‘in no position to do it’ Farage is now talking about London, where council elections are taking place.He says that Sadiq Khan has said he will run for a fourth term as mayor. Continue reading...
  
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• ‘We were sitting with our calculator saying “we can afford that!”’ Joy for families as cystic fibrosis drug prices fall within reach - The Guardian

  07-01-2026 13:02 via news.google.com
  ‘We were sitting with our calculator saying “we can afford that!”’ Joy for families as cystic fibrosis drug prices fall within reach  The Guardian
  
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• Dublin Gothic review – epic ‘losers’ history’ of Dublin traces 100 years of family life

  07-01-2026 13:02 via theguardian.com
  Abbey theatre, Dublin
  Barbara Bergin’s tale follows four families through strikes in the slums, the Easter Rising, the early years of independence and the HIV-Aids crisis of the 1980sIn Barbara Bergin’s epic “losers’ history” of Dublin, street names tell their own story. Tosser’s Pot leads to Cutpurse, then from Pokes Alley to Kiphouse Row. For the residents of the inner-city tenement building where the action opens in 1880, choices are starkly circumscribed a
  
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• ‘We were sitting with our calculator saying “we can afford that!”’ Joy for families as cystic fibrosis drug prices fall within reach

  07-01-2026 13:00 via theguardian.com
  The cost of medication was too high for thousands of CF sufferers around the world. Now a Bangladeshi company is making a generic version that will change livesSeven-year-old Grant Leitch had an important question for his mother. He asked if his little brother, Brett, who has cystic fibrosis (CF), was going to die.The South African family, like tens of thousands around the world, have been priced out of access to modern cystic fibrosis therapies, and if Grant had asked at the start of 2025, he m
  
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• Warner Bros. Discovery Officially Rejects Paramount’s Revised Offer, Stands by Netflix Deal - hollywoodreporter.com

  07-01-2026 13:00 via news.google.com
  Warner Bros. Discovery Officially Rejects Paramount’s Revised Offer, Stands by Netflix Deal  hollywoodreporter.comWarner Bros Discovery tells investors to reject latest $108bn hostile Paramount bid  The GuardianWarner Bros rejects ‘inadequate’ Paramount hostile bid  Financial TimesWarner Bros. Discovery board rejects Paramount’s revamped hostile takeover bid  CNNWBD once again rejects Paramount offer in favor of Netflix deal &n
  
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• Democrats can win back the White House in 2028. Here’s how | Colin Seeberger

  07-01-2026 13:00 via theguardian.com
  Democrats should go on the offense against Republicans, but they should also lay out a vision for renewing the promise of a middle-class life By January 2029, Donald Trump will be capping off a nearly 14-year stretch at the helm of American politics. While he will no longer serve as president of the United States, his shadow over the future of American politics will continue to loom large across both sides of the aisle. Following Trump’s popular-vote victory in the 2024 election, the Democ
  
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• UK housebuilding in deepest slump since 2020 lockdowns; stock market rally falters amid geopolitical tensions – business live

  07-01-2026 12:50 via theguardian.com
  Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news, as UK construction sector shrinks for 12th month runningVenezuela ‘turning over’ $2bn in oil to US, Trump says, in move that could cut supply to ChinaTrump indicates that Venezuela is responding to demands for ‘total access’ for US oil companies – US politics live
  Newsflash: Britain’s construction sector continued to shrink in December, as housing, commercial and civil engineering activity suffered sh
  
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• Man jailed for supplying thousands of Channel small boats to gangs - BBC

  07-01-2026 12:47 via news.google.com
  Man jailed for supplying thousands of Channel small boats to gangs  BBCTurkish man supplied thousands of small boats to people smugglers  The TelegraphMan jailed for supplying thousands of small boats and engines to Channel people smugglers  Sky NewsTurkish national jailed for supplying small boats and engines to migrant smugglers  GB NewsMan jailed for supplying hundreds of small boats and engines to Channel people smugglers  Inbox.lv
  
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• Man jailed for supplying gangs with thousands of Channel small boats - BBC

  07-01-2026 12:47 via news.google.com
  Man jailed for supplying gangs with thousands of Channel small boats  BBCTurkish man supplied thousands of small boats to people smugglers  The TelegraphMan jailed for supplying thousands of small boats and engines to Channel people smugglers  Sky NewsTurkish national jailed for supplying small boats and engines to migrant smugglers  GB NewsMan jailed for supplying hundreds of small boats and engines to Channel people smugglers  Inbox.lv
  
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• Funeral held for French movie and style icon Brigitte Bardot - Sky News

  07-01-2026 12:44 via news.google.com
  Funeral held for French movie and style icon Brigitte Bardot  Sky NewsSex object, animal rights activist, racist: the paradox that was Brigitte Bardot  The GuardianBrigitte Bardot’s Cause of Death Revealed After Her Death at Age 91  People.comFuneral held in Saint-Tropez for French cinema icon Brigitte Bardot  Reuters‘Evil’ Macron snubbed from Brigitte Bardot’s funeral  The Telegraph
  
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• FCA fines two former Carillion directors for misleading investors before collapse

  07-01-2026 12:37 via theguardian.com
  Richard Adam and Zafar Khan knew about serious problems but failed to alert the market, UK regulator findsBusiness live – latest updatesThe UK’s financial regulator has fined two former executives at the government contractor Carillion for misleading investors before the construction company’s collapse eight years ago.Richard Adam and Zafar Khan knew about serious problems in the business but failed to alert investors, the board or the audit committee, the Financial Conduct Aut
  
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• Share your health and fitness questions for Devi Sridhar, Mariella Frostrup, and Joel Snape

  07-01-2026 12:35 via theguardian.com
  Whether your question is about exercise, eating, or general wellness, post it below and we’ll put a selection to our panel on the nightThere’s no bad time to take a more active interest in your health, but the new year, for lots of us, feels like a fresh start. Maybe you’re planning to sign up for a 10k or finally have a go at bouldering, eat a bit better or learn to swing a kettlebell. Maybe you want to keep up with your grandkids — or just be a little bit more physicall
  
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• Earley school coach crash LIVE: Several schoolchildren injured as bus catches fire - Daily Express

  07-01-2026 12:31 via news.google.com
  Earley school coach crash LIVE: Several schoolchildren injured as bus catches fire  Daily ExpressSchool coach crash with bus leaves eighteen injured in Earley  BBCUK weather: School buses crash amid snow and ice warnings  The TelegraphNine school children among 18 injured after horror crash between bus and coach on slip road  The SunEighteen injured in crash between school coach and bus  Reading Chronicle
  
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• Manchester United caretaker manager: Michael Carrick and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer are front runners - BBC

  07-01-2026 12:22 via news.google.com
  Manchester United caretaker manager: Michael Carrick and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer are front runners  BBCMan Utd discuss appointing TWO interim managers to replace Amorim  London Evening StandardAntonio Conte, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer among best fits for Man Utd 'DNA' after Ruben Amorim axe - Between the Lines  Sky SportsRuben Amorim departs role as head coach of Man Utd  Official Manchester United WebsiteMan Utd news: Have your say on Michael Carrick and Ole Gunna
  
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• Jessie Buckley: Hamnet star says she was 'brutalised' on TV talent show I'd Do Anything - BBC

  07-01-2026 12:21 via news.google.com
  Jessie Buckley: Hamnet star says she was 'brutalised' on TV talent show I'd Do Anything  BBCJessie Buckley: I was brutalised on Andrew Lloyd Webber’s BBC reality show  The TelegraphActor claims she was ‘unfairly objectified’ as a teenager on BBC reality show  The IndependentJessie Buckley says she was ‘brutalised’ on Andrew Lloyd Webber reality show I’d Do Anything  Belfast TelegraphJessie Buckley 'wasn’t well' on
  
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• We study glaciers. ‘Artificial glaciers’ and other tech may halt their total collapse | Brent Minchew and Colin Meyer

  07-01-2026 12:00 via theguardian.com
  How might we prevent sea-level rise? Satellite-based radar, solar-powered drones, robot submarines and lab-based ‘artificial glaciers’ could all play a roleSea levels are rising faster than at any point in human history, and for every foot that waters rise, 100 million people lose their homes. At current projections, that means about 300 million people will be forced to move in the decades to come, along with the social and political conflict as people migrate inland. Despite this lo
  
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• The Los Angeles wildfires were ‘the perfect storm’. Is the city ready for the next one?

  07-01-2026 12:00 via theguardian.com
  After the devastating fires, neighborhoods pledged to build back stronger and better than before. A year later, they’re still untangling issuesFog shrouded the ruins still standing at the center of the Pacific Palisades on a morning in December, a once-vibrant Los Angeles community decimated by flames. Melted newsstands that distributed the Palisadian-Post, an almost century-old paper that ceased operating in the fire’s wake, sit on crumbled concrete. Weeds spread over an expanse of
  
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• Nicki Minaj’s Maga conversion is doing nothing for her career – or is it? | Arwa Mahdawi

  07-01-2026 12:00 via theguardian.com
  The rapper’s recent cosying up to the Trump administration has upset a lot of her fans, but is she playing the long game?Starships are meant to fly, but Nicki Minaj’s musical career is now doing a Maga-propelled nosedive. For the past few months, the rapper and former gay icon has been horrifying many of her fans by cosying up to the Trump administration.In November, for example, Minaj shared a post by Donald Trump about the treatment of Christians in Nigeria and agreed to collaborat
  
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• Keir Starmer has a historic opportunity to fix this awful Brexit – if he follows this plan | Naomi Smith

  07-01-2026 12:00 via theguardian.com
  The new bill giving ministers the power to align trade with the EU has huge practical and symbolic value. Let it herald a new and exciting ambitionGood things may come to those who wait, but when it comes to repairing the Brexit settlement Britain was left with by Boris Johnson, the waiting has come at a heavy cost. Prices are higher, trade is weaker and our influence diminished. That is why Keir Starmer’s promise to bring forward legislation this year to improve the UK’s deal with t
  
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• Russia reportedly sends submarine to escort ‘shadow fleet’ tanker being pursued by US

  07-01-2026 11:59 via theguardian.com
  Naval assets sent to aid sanctions-hit vessel that has spent weeks attempting to evade US blockade, say reportsRussia has dispatched naval assets to escort a “shadow fleet” oil tanker being pursued by the US across the Atlantic, according to reports, as tensions over the vessel escalate.The ship, formerly known as the Bella 1, has spent more than two weeks attempting to evade a US blockade of sanctions-hit oil tankers operating near Venezuela. Ship-tracking data from MarineTraffic sh
  
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• Gary O'Neil named Strasbourg manager, replacing Liam Rosenior - BBC

  07-01-2026 11:59 via news.google.com
  Gary O'Neil named Strasbourg manager, replacing Liam Rosenior  BBCGary O’Neil appointed Strasbourg head coach after Liam Rosenior’s Chelsea move  The New York TimesCardiff City boss Brian Barry-Murphy's three-word response to Strasbourg job links  Wales OnlineGary O'Neil replaces Chelsea's Liam Rosenior as new Strasbourg boss  ESPNHuge Liam Rosenior to Chelsea update expected as Strasbourg identify surprise replacement  Football Londo
  
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• Oil prices fall after Trump says Venezuela will send up to 50m barrels to US

  07-01-2026 11:56 via theguardian.com
  Deal would give US president power to sell up to $3bn-worth of crude stranded in tankers and storage facilitiesBusiness live – latest updatesGlobal oil prices have fallen by more than 1% after Donald Trump said Venezuela would hand over 30m to 50m barrels of the country’s blockaded crude to the US.The deal would give the US president the power to sell up to $3bn (£2.2bn) worth of Venezuelan crude stranded in tankers and storage facilities into an already oversupplied global mar
  
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• The Spin | Revealed after 100 years: how a corrupt official robbed Percy Fender of the England captaincy

  07-01-2026 11:53 via theguardian.com
  Documentary makers seeking funds to finish making film of an extraordinary man and his influence on the gameAfter a mere 100 years the Spin, always first with the news, is finally able to reveal the details of one of the more extraordinary secrets in the history of English cricket. The story comes from the private family archives of the former Surrey captain Percy Fender, which are being compiled into a fascinating new documentary film. It has always been a mystery that Fender, who was described
  
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• Morocco and Regragui feel pressure before high-profile Afcon quarter-finals

  07-01-2026 11:37 via theguardian.com
  Seven of the eight nations have won the tournament before while Mali take on the role of stubborn outsidersA comfortable 3-0 victory for the defending champions, Côte d’Ivoire, over Burkina Faso on Tuesday evening completes the highest-powered set of quarter-finalists the Cup of Nations has ever known. Seven of the last eight are former champions; between them they have won 22 Cups of Nations. It is the first time all eight quarter-finalists are in the top 10 African sides in the Fif
  
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• Jacob Bethell plays starring role in Ashes Wars Episode 5: A New Hope | Barney Ronay

  07-01-2026 11:31 via theguardian.com
  A brilliant hundred against an elite attack on a wearing pitch shows this England team can survive and evolveEt in dystopia ego. In the midst of death, we are in life. On a throbbingly hot deep blue afternoon in Sydney, as this ghost ship of an England Ashes tour creaked towards its final dock, the fourth day of the fifth Test produced an unexpected late plot twist. Something good happened.Jacob Bethell batted for six hours from mid-morning to close of play and scored a hundred of rare beauty at
  
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• Merseyside police detective sacked for misconduct after paying boy, 17, for sex

  07-01-2026 11:13 via theguardian.com
  DC John Rigby, who is awaiting sentence after pleading guilty to charges, told he brought policing ‘into disrepute’A Merseyside police detective who paid a 17-year-old boy for sex has been sacked and told he acted in a way “that brings policing nationally into disrepute”.DC John Rigby has pleaded guilty to criminal charges and is on remand in prison awaiting sentence. Continue reading...
  
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• Hugo Ekitike fitness update ahead of Arsenal v Liverpool - Liverpool FC

  07-01-2026 11:12 via news.google.com
  Hugo Ekitike fitness update ahead of Arsenal v Liverpool  Liverpool FCPremier League news conferences LIVE: Arne Slot to speak before Arsenal  BBCLiverpool hopes of Arsenal win hit as Slot reveals latest team news  London Evening StandardSlot Talk: “Fulham Are A Good Team Having Good Ideas About Football”  The Liverpool OffsideLiverpool could be without five players for Arsenal after injury setback  Liverpool Echo
  
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