Epstein sent £10,000 to Mandelson's partner, released emails show - BBC

Epstein sent £10,000 to Mandelson's partner, released emails show  BBC Jeffrey Epstein sent money to Mandelson’s husband after prison release, emails suggest  The Guardian Jeffrey Epstein sent thousands of pounds to Peter Mandelson’s husband, emails show  Financial Times Jeffrey Epstein sent £10,000 to Peter Mandelson’s husband, files reveal  The Telegraph Epstein sent £10,000 to Mandelson’s husband after his release from prison, files reveal  The Independent

The meaning of Xi’s military purge - Financial Times

The meaning of Xi’s military purge  Financial Times The Guardian view on China’s military purge: the risks grow in an age of strongmen | Editorial  The Guardian Xi Jinping’s purge should worry the world  The Economist Zhang Youxia: Purge of China's top general leaves military in crisis  BBC Exclusive | China’s Top General Accused of Giving Nuclear Secrets to U.S. - WSJ  The Wall Street Journal

Asylum seeker jailed for 29 years for stab murder - BBC

Asylum seeker jailed for 29 years for stab murder  BBC Asylum seeker sentenced to at least 29 years for murdering hotel worker Rhiannon Whyte  BBC Asylum seeker jailed for at least 29 years for murdering Walsall hotel worker  The Guardian Asylum seeker jailed for murdering hotel worker Rhiannon Skye Whyte in Walsall  Sky News Cold-blooded killer sentenced to life in prison for the murder of Rhiannon Whyte – Bescot  British Transport Police

Catherine O'Hara, star of Schitt's Creek and Home Alone, dies at 71 - BBC

Catherine O'Hara, star of Schitt's Creek and Home Alone, dies at 71  BBC Schitt's Creek and Home Alone star Catherine O'Hara dies aged 71  BBC Catherine O’Hara managed to make difficult characters utterly delightful  The Guardian Catherine O'Hara Dead at 71  TMZ Catherine O'Hara Tributes: Macaulay Culkin, Michael Keaton and More  The Hollywood Reporter

Dorset and Hampshire flood warnings remain after more rain overnight - BBC

Dorset and Hampshire flood warnings remain after more rain overnight  BBC 'Danger to life' flood warning as more rain forecast  BBC Mobile homes evacuated due to 'danger to life’ flood warning after Storm Chandra | ITV News  ITVX Major incident declared in response to heavy rain and flooding  Somerset Council Storm Chandra: How the storm unfolded and where the heaviest rain fell  Met Office

Confusion reigns as Russia says it was only asked to stop attacking Kyiv until Sunday - The Kyiv Independent

Confusion reigns as Russia says it was only asked to stop attacking Kyiv until Sunday  The Kyiv Independent Ukraine sees quieter night as Trump says Putin will not attack its cities  BBC Zelenskyy cautious on Russian bombing pause during extreme cold weather  The Guardian Russia says it agreed to pause strikes on Kyiv until Sunday at Trump’s request  CNN Putin’s week-long ‘ceasefire’ will test Kremlin’s appetite for peace  Financial Times

Woman killed in Conwy crash touched 'countless lives' - BBC

Woman killed in Conwy crash touched 'countless lives'  BBC Woman dead after fatal crash closes tunnel on A55 crash in Conwy  BBC Woman dies and three people seriously injured in crash on major Welsh road  Wales Online Woman killed in A55 tunnel tragedy had 'smile that could light up any room'  North Wales Live RECAP: Woman killed and three people seriously hurt in A55 Conwy crash  Rhyl Journal

Prison officer told inmate 'I'm literally praying to have your babies', court hears - Sky News

Prison officer told inmate 'I'm literally praying to have your babies', court hears  Sky News Doncaster prison officer 'prayed' to have inmate's babies - court  BBC Prison officer boasted about 'best ever' sex with lag & shared X-rated messages  The Sun Prison officer told inmate: ‘I’m literally praying to have your babies’  The Telegraph 'I’m literally praying to have your babies' prison officer told inmate from Leeds  Yorkshire Evening Post

Killer sticks two fingers up to judge during furious rant and brands victim a liar - Liverpool Echo

Killer sticks two fingers up to judge during furious rant and brands victim a liar  Liverpool Echo

£17m Birmingham money laundering gang nailed by daily Post Office trips - Birmingham Live

£17m Birmingham money laundering gang nailed by daily Post Office trips  Birmingham Live

Ukrainian President Zelenskyy invites Putin to Kyiv for talks - Al Jazeera

Ukrainian President Zelenskyy invites Putin to Kyiv for talks  Al Jazeera Meet me face to face in Kyiv — if you dare, Zelensky tells Putin  The Times Kremlin says Russia has invited Ukraine's Zelenskiy to come to Moscow for peace talks  Reuters Sometimes Russia would like to pause war, but has nothing to sell to its people as victory – Zelenskyy  Українська правда Zelensky: We are not ready for compromises that lead to violation of territorial integrity  Ukrinform

Indonesian couple caned 140 times for sex and alcohol offences - BBC

Indonesian couple caned 140 times for sex and alcohol offences  BBC Woman faints after being caned 140 times under Indonesian province’s sharia law  The Guardian Indonesian couple caned 140 times for sex outside marriage and drinking alcohol  The Independent Indonesia:Kotun Musulunci ta yi wa mace, namiji bulala 140 kan zina, shan barasa  Legit.ng Sex outside marriage, consuming alcohol: Indonesian couple caned 140 times for breaking Sharia law  Times of India

Israel accepts health authorities’ Gaza death toll is broadly accurate, saying 70,000 have died - The Guardian

Israel accepts health authorities’ Gaza death toll is broadly accurate, saying 70,000 have died  The Guardian Israeli media cite official accepting Hamas figure of 70,000 war dead  BBC IDF believes 70,000 Gazans killed in war, as claimed by Hamas; civilian-combatant ratio unclear  The Times of Israel Israeli military accepts that 71,000 Palestinians were killed in Gaza war for first time, says report  The Independent Israel and Hamas finally agree on Gaza death toll  The Telegraph

Syrian government reaches deal with Kurdish-led forces - BBC

Syrian government reaches deal with Kurdish-led forces  BBC Syrian government and Kurdish forces reach deal on permanent truce  The Guardian Syria’s Kurds to end self-rule after deal with Damascus  Financial Times Kurdish-led SDF agrees integration with Syrian government forces  Al Jazeera Syrian government, Kurds agree integration deal, US hails 'historic milestone'  Reuters

Three reasons for the record rise in gold prices, and one why they are falling - BBC

Three reasons for the record rise in gold prices, and one why they are falling  BBC What is behind the extraordinary rise in investment into silver and gold?  The Guardian Gold hits $5,300 as dollar plummets  Yahoo Finance UK Gold: a new price target, favourite stocks and when to sell  Interactive Investor Current price of gold as of January 29, 2026  Fortune

'We hope it's not the end': Firm behind Prince George's baby shoes warns it may close - BBC

'We hope it's not the end': Firm behind Prince George's baby shoes warns it may close  BBC

Chinese car firm Chery to open European base in Liverpool - The Guardian

Chinese car firm Chery to open European base in Liverpool  The Guardian Chinese car firm Chery to open European headquarters in Liverpool  BBC Chinese cars could be built in UK by Nissan and JLR – but there are risks  Autocar Chinese car giant plots Jaguar Land Rover tie-up after opening UK base  The Telegraph Jaguar Land Rover on brink of deal to build Chinese cars in Britain  Auto Express

West Midlands Railway joins publicly owned network - BBC

West Midlands Railway joins publicly owned network  BBC London Northwestern Railway and West Midlands Railway services return to public ownership  GOV.UK West Midlands train services set to move to public ownership  RailAdvent 'I don't want anyone stood on a platform in the West Midlands waiting for a train that never turns up' - Transport Secretary delivers message of hope during Wolverhampton visit  Express & Star In The News | 30th January 2026 | Latest Rail News  Rail Business Daily

Google releases Project Genie AI tool for creating "playable worlds" that can feature copyrighted IP - GamesIndustry.biz

Google releases Project Genie AI tool for creating "playable worlds" that can feature copyrighted IP  GamesIndustry.biz Genie 3  Google DeepMind Project Genie: Experimenting with infinite, interactive worlds  blog.google Videogame stocks slide on Google's AI model that turns prompts into playable worlds  Reuters Google’s AI helped me make bad Nintendo knockoffs  The Verge

Apple buys Israeli start-up Q.AI for close to $2bn in race to build AI devices - Financial Times

Apple buys Israeli start-up Q.AI for close to $2bn in race to build AI devices  Financial Times Apple acquires Israeli audio AI startup Q.ai  Reuters Why Apple paid billions for a company with no revenue  CTech Apple’s second biggest acquisition ever is an AI company that listens to ‘silent speech’  The Verge Apple acquires Q.ai for a reported $2 billion  Engadget

One third of surveyed US games industry workers were laid off in the last two years, GDC reports - Eurogamer

One third of surveyed US games industry workers were laid off in the last two years, GDC reports  Eurogamer GDC survey reveals layoffs up 6%, 36% of industry using AI, and overwhelming support for unionisation in the US  GamesIndustry.biz Half of developers think gen AI is bad for the gaming industry  The Verge One-Third of U.S. Video Game Industry Workers Were Laid Off Over the Last Two Years, GDC Study Reveals  Variety More than a quarter of devs surveyed by GDC were laid off in the past two years, and half of them don’t have a new job  Video Games Chronicle

Google quietly made a big change to the Pixel Tablet - Android Police

Google quietly made a big change to the Pixel Tablet  Android Police Google gives Pixel Tablet another two years of Android OS updates  9to5Google Lilbits: Google breathes (a little) more life into the Pixel Tablet  Liliputing Google's Pixel Tablet Gambit: How a Three-Year Extension Signals Mountain View's Long-Term Hardware Ambitions  WebProNews Google just saved the Pixel Tablet, but not in the way you think  Pocket-lint

Alan Carr accidentally revealed Traitors victory hours after filming - BBC

Alan Carr accidentally revealed Traitors victory hours after filming  BBC Alan Carr accidentally revealed Celebrity Traitors win just hours after filming  The Independent Alan Carr: ‘I just wanted to be one of Dad’s lads’  The Times 'It was all getting to be quite stressful': Alan Carr admits he saw a mental health nurse after winning Celebrity Traitors  Daily Mail Celebrity Traitors star saw mental health nurse to deal with 'stress' of BBC show  The Mirror

TV tonight: a gripping Welsh crime drama that is perfect winter telly - The Guardian

TV tonight: a gripping Welsh crime drama that is perfect winter telly  The Guardian Sir Jonathan Pryce revisits 'land of my fathers' in latest role  BBC Under Salt Marsh review – Rafe Spall’s thrilling Welsh crime drama is clever, gripping TV  The Guardian Under Salt Marsh review — Kelly Reilly elevates this gloomy Welsh noir  The Times Under Salt Marsh filming locations: Where was the Sky thriller filmed?  Radio Times

All 2.4m of Britain’s creative workers are at risk — and we know why - The Times

All 2.4m of Britain’s creative workers are at risk — and we know why  The Times ‘On the brink’: Arts leaders ramp up warnings over AI use  The Stage Urgent warning over GenAI causing a ‘creative jobs crisis’  The Independent '88% of respondents supported option 1, while the government’s preferred option was backed by a mere 3%’ — why the UK’s AI copyright consultation backfired  TechRadar 58% of Photographers Have Lost Work to Generative AI: Survey  PetaPixel

Glasgow's troubled Centre for Contemporary Arts to permanently close - BBC

Glasgow's troubled Centre for Contemporary Arts to permanently close  BBC The CCA goes bust, entering liquidation  The Glasgow Bell Legendary Glasgow music venue to close as all jobs axed  The Scottish Sun Long-running Glasgow arts centre shuts with 'immediate effect' as staff lose jobs  The Herald Glasgow arts centre goes bust after over 33 years with all jobs lost  TheNational.scot

Barcelona 'shakedown' offers first hints of F1 2026 - BBC

Barcelona 'shakedown' offers first hints of F1 2026  BBC F1 testing: Lewis Hamilton sets Barcelona shakedown week pace as Ferrari, Red Bull, McLaren run long  Sky Sports Hamilton ends F1's Barcelona test on top  The Race DEBRIEF: What happened on Day 5 of the Barcelona Shakedown?  Formula 1 What happened on day five of F1's secretive 2026 shakedown  Autosport

Are Arsenal fans making team nervous in title race? - BBC

Are Arsenal fans making team nervous in title race?  BBC The Arsenal fan psychodrama: Big Defeat Headloss hits hard after United setback | Chris Godfrey  The Guardian Want to come second again, Arsenal fans? Keep on booing  The Times Should Arsenal fans be worried? Hayters TV’s Pint-Sized Pressers  Yahoo Sports Canada WATCH: Paul Coyte identifies factor behind Arsenal fans' extraordinary reaction as Mikel Arteta faces challenge  GB News

Curran takes hat-trick as England win first T20 - BBC

Curran takes hat-trick as England win first T20  BBC Jofra Archer named in England side for first T20 in Sri Lanka  BBC England Men name XI for first T20 vs Sri Lanka  England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) Curran hat-trick caps England win in rain-shortened series opener  ESPNcricinfo Sri Lanka vs England, first T20 international, Pallekele  Sky Sports

Team news for Man Utd v Fulham on 1 February 2026 - Manchester United

Team news for Man Utd v Fulham on 1 February 2026  Manchester United Premier League news: Carrick vows United will not ease up; Isak saga is behind us, says Howe  The Guardian Man Utd v Fulham: Can Carrick's side guard against complacency?  BBC Michael Carrick warns Man United against underestimating Fulham  ESPN Matchday Preview: Man Utd  Fulham FC

How DeepMind's genome AI could help solve rare disease mysteries - Nature

How DeepMind's genome AI could help solve rare disease mysteries  Nature Advancing regulatory variant effect prediction with AlphaGenome  Nature AI model from Google DeepMind reads recipe for life in our DNA  BBC Google DeepMind launches AI tool to help identify genetic drivers of disease  The Guardian Designer DNA could revolutionise cures for diseases  The Telegraph

Death Notice Martin Devlin (Gaffer) - Funeral Times

Death Notice Martin Devlin (Gaffer)  Funeral Times

A potentially habitable new planet has been discovered 146 light-years away – but it may be -70C | Science - The Guardian

A potentially habitable new planet has been discovered 146 light-years away – but it may be -70C | Science  The Guardian Discovery Alert: An Ice-Cold Earth?  NASA Science (.gov) Another Earth or a blip in the data? We may never find out  Scientific American Alien planet that's 'remarkably similar to Earth' that might even have WATER found in 'habitable' area of space  The Sun Citizen Scientist Spots Earth-like Planet: Now Astrophysicists Will Focus Most Powerful Telescopes on it  Good News Network

Is the Moon About to Get Smashed? 4% Chance of a Major Asteroid Collision - Indian Defence Review

Is the Moon About to Get Smashed? 4% Chance of a Major Asteroid Collision  Indian Defence Review If asteroid YR4 hits our Moon, it'll cause a bright flash and meteors as debris hits Earth, say scientists  BBC Sky at Night Magazine Asteroid 2024 YR4: Astronomers Are Preparing For The "Most Energetic Lunar Impact Witnessed In Human History"  IFLScience If an Asteroid Hits The Moon in 2032, The Aftermath Might Reach Earth  ScienceAlert A huge asteroid is falling on the Moon: what threatens Earth?  Universe Space Tech

Victorian-era disease branded world’s ‘most infectious’ rips through UK - Daily Express

Victorian-era disease branded world’s ‘most infectious’ rips through UK  Daily Express Health bosses act over rising number of TB cases  BBC ‘World’s most infectious’ Victorian disease hotspots REVEALED - as cases surge 35% in parts of the UK  The Sun Low appetite could be sign as grim Victorian disease returns  Daily Express UKHSA says 'be aware' after 5,424 cases of 'deadliest' infection in England  Bristol Live

Measles is coming back as vaccination rates fall. What’s next? - The Times

Measles is coming back as vaccination rates fall. What’s next?  The Times UK loses measles elimination status  BBC UK loses WHO status as measles-free after rise in deaths and fall in jab uptake  The Guardian UK loses measles elimination status, warns WHO  Sky News This is Rebecca and Renae. Rebecca has urged parents to get their children vaccinated after her daughter, Renae, died of complications from having measles 💔 It was discovered that Renae had a very rare brain disease called subacute sclerosing panencep  facebook.com

Childhood cancer rates no higher in toxic town, says report - BBC

Childhood cancer rates no higher in toxic town, says report  BBC Children born in 'Toxic Town' not more at risk of cancer, council claims | ITV News  ITVX Council health report finds Corby childhood cancer rates are 'not higher than in Northamptonshire, the East Midlands or England'  Northamptonshire Telegraph Friday brief: Council investigation finds no evidence childhood cancer rates are higher in Corby  NN Journal Corby toxic waste scandal: Council denies higher childhood cancer rates  Rayo

Scientist might have just found the cure to pancreatic cancer in major breakthrough - UNILAD Tech

Scientist might have just found the cure to pancreatic cancer in major breakthrough  UNILAD Tech The group led by Barbacid at CNIO completely eliminates pancreatic tumours in mice with no resistance developing  Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Oncológicas - CNIO Spanish scientist finds cure for pancreatic cancer in major medical breakthrough  Times of India Scientists achieve pancreatic tumour regression in breakthrough study  Euronews.com Drug trio found to block tumour resistance in pancreatic cancer models  Drug Target Review