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• US says it has seized tanker in Atlantic linked to Venezuelan oil - BBC7 January 2026, 1:58 pm
  US says it has seized tanker in Atlantic linked to Venezuelan oil  BBCRussia sends navy to guard oil tanker being pursued by US forces  BBCUS seizes Venezuela-linked oil tanker  PoliticoExclusive: US seizing Venezuela-linked, Russian-flagged oil tanker after weeks-long pursuit  ReutersRussia claims US attempting to seize Venezuela-linked tanker – latest updates  The Guardian
  
• New snow and wind warnings in UK ahead of Storm Goretti as hundreds of Europe flights grounded - BBC7 January 2026, 1:42 pm
  New snow and wind warnings in UK ahead of Storm Goretti as hundreds of Europe flights grounded  BBCSevere wind warning issued for southwest England with ‘danger to life’  The IndependentUK weather latest: Amber snow warning for 'dangerous' travel and risk to life wind alert issued - as Met Office gives storm update  Sky NewsHomes in north Scotland without power as Arctic weather sweeps UK  The Guardian'10 to 15cm of snow likely': When and how Storm Goretti will affect Shropshire as amber weather warning issued  Shropshire Star
  
• UK construction hit by worst run since global financial crisis - The Guardian7 January 2026, 1:29 pm
  UK construction hit by worst run since global financial crisis  The GuardianUK builders suffer longest downturn since global financial crisis  ReutersHousebuilding in deepest downturn since Covid  The TelegraphConstruction buyers see better times ahead  Construction EnquirerSlower Paced Decline in December for Construction  Roofing Today
  
• Badenoch calls on Starmer to hold talks with Nato and Trump over Greenland and Ukraine - BBC7 January 2026, 1:20 pm
  Badenoch calls on Starmer to hold talks with Nato and Trump over Greenland and Ukraine  BBCStarmer tells PMQs that MPs would get vote on deployment of troops to Ukraine – UK politics live  The GuardianMPs would vote on using troops in Ukraine, Keir Starmer says  BBCPolitics latest: Starmer says MPs would get vote on deployment of UK troops to Ukraine  Sky NewsPM remarks after Coalition of the Willing meeting: 6 January 2026  GOV.UK
  
• France and allies discuss response to possible US invasion of Greenland - The Guardian7 January 2026, 12:29 pm
  France and allies discuss response to possible US invasion of Greenland  The GuardianUS discussing options to acquire Greenland, including use of military, says White House  BBCDenmark ‘will shoot first and ask questions later’ over Greenland  The TelegraphDenmark Pins Hopes on Proposed Rubio Talk to Ease Greenland Spat  Bloomberg.comWhy Trump’s Greenland Strategy Has the World on Edge  The New York Times
  
• Former Carillion finance directors fined £371,700 - Construction Enquirer7 January 2026, 12:28 pm
  Former Carillion finance directors fined £371,700  Construction EnquirerFCA fines two former Carillion directors for misleading investors before collapse  The GuardianUK Fines Two Ex-Carillion Directors for Failing to Alert Market  Bloomberg.comCarillion finance directors accept FCA fines eight years after its collapse  Financial TimesCarillion Fallout Places FTSE 100 Governance Standards at the Centre of UK Scrutiny  Kalkine Media
  
• Ashford school bus crashes in ditch 'after black ice skid' - BBC7 January 2026, 12:06 pm
  Ashford school bus crashes in ditch 'after black ice skid'  BBCSchool bus crashes into ditch after slipping on black ice in Kent - as nine children hurt in second crash  Sky NewsSchool bus carrying children crashes into ditch amid icy conditions  Kent OnlineBus full of school children crashes into ditch as busy A road closed  The SunSchool bus crashes into ditch after slipping on black ice | ITV News  ITVX
  
• ‘We were sitting with our calculator saying “we can afford that!”’ Joy for families as cystic fibrosis drug prices fall within reach - The Guardian7 January 2026, 12:02 pm
  ‘We were sitting with our calculator saying “we can afford that!”’ Joy for families as cystic fibrosis drug prices fall within reach  The Guardian
  
• Warner Bros rejects Paramount’s ‘inadequate’ 8bn hostile bid - Financial Times7 January 2026, 12:00 pm
  Warner Bros rejects Paramount’s ‘inadequate’ 8bn hostile bid  Financial TimesWarner Bros Discovery tells investors to reject latest 8bn hostile Paramount bid  The GuardianWarner Bros. Discovery board rejects Paramount’s revamped hostile takeover bid  CNNWarner Bros shareholders urged to reject amended Paramount bid  Sky NewsWBD once again rejects Paramount offer in favor of Netflix deal  CNBC
  
• Wrexham man jailed for selling assisted suicide chemicals online - BBC7 January 2026, 11:53 am
  Wrexham man jailed for selling assisted suicide chemicals online  BBCMan who sold chemical online jailed for assisting suicides  Sky News‘Predator’ helped people kill themselves by selling poison  The TelegraphArrest footage of Wrexham man who sold assisted suicide chemicals online  BBCMan who sold chemicals online to assist suicides for £100 is jailed for 14 years | ITV News Wales  ITVX
  
• Man dies after being hit by Met Police vehicle in Borough - BBC7 January 2026, 11:33 am
  Man dies after being hit by Met Police vehicle in Borough  BBCPedestrian killed by police car responding to 999 call  The TelegraphMan in 30s killed after being hit by cop vehicle on 999 call near London tourist attraction  The SunBusy south east London road closed for HOURS after police crash leaves man dead  News ShopperMan dies after being hit by police vehicle  AOL.com
  
• Earley school coach crash LIVE: Several schoolchildren injured as bus catches fire - Daily Express7 January 2026, 11:31 am
  Earley school coach crash LIVE: Several schoolchildren injured as bus catches fire  Daily ExpressSchool coach crash with bus leaves eighteen injured in Reading  BBCUK weather: School buses crash amid snow and ice warnings  The TelegraphLatest as 18 injured in crash between school coach and bus  Reading ChronicleNine school children among 18 injured after crash between bus and coach on slip road  The Sun
  
• ‘Astounding’ vaccine change puts US behind peer countries, experts warn - The Guardian7 January 2026, 11:13 am
  ‘Astounding’ vaccine change puts US behind peer countries, experts warn  The GuardianCDC cuts universal child vaccine recommendations, including covid and hepatitis  BBCUS reduces number of recommended vaccines for children  Financial TimesRFK Jr.’s Next Move Is What Anti-Vaxxers Have Been Waiting For  The AtlanticAlarms raised as Trump’s CDC cuts number of suggested vaccines for children  Al Jazeera
  
• Gary O'Neil named Strasbourg manager, replacing Liam Rosenior - BBC7 January 2026, 10:59 am
  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 TimesStrasbourg officially appoint former Liverpool coach as new head coach  DaveOCKOPCardiff 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  ESPN
  
• ‘I’d never told the same joke twice!’: the explosive rise of Ayoade Bamgboye, Edinburgh’s best new comedian - The Guardian7 January 2026, 10:08 am
  ‘I’d never told the same joke twice!’: the explosive rise of Ayoade Bamgboye, Edinburgh’s best new comedian  The Guardian