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• What's behind Starmer's notable shift on closer ties to Europe? - BBC4 January 2026, 10:42 pm
  What's behind Starmer's notable shift on closer ties to Europe?  BBCStarmer ready for closer alignment with the EU 'in the national interest'  BBCStarmer says closer ties with EU single market preferable to a customs union  The GuardianUK should seek ‘closer alignment’ with EU single market, Starmer says  Financial TimesStarmer seeks deal for lawyers in Brexit reset  The Telegraph
  
• UK’s plans to seize asylum seekers’ phones condemned by campaigners - The Guardian4 January 2026, 10:30 pm
  UK’s plans to seize asylum seekers’ phones condemned by campaigners  The GuardianNew powers to seize phones from migrants come into force  BBCPower to seize phones from small boat migrants comes into force  Sky NewsBorder Force to begin seizing phones from small-boat migrants  The TelegraphOfficers get powers to seize phones from migrants getting off small boats  The Independent
  
• Maduro indictment attempts to link Venezuelan leader to Tren de Aragua - The Guardian4 January 2026, 10:09 pm
  Maduro indictment attempts to link Venezuelan leader to Tren de Aragua  The GuardianUS vice president hits back at critics of Maduro's capture  Sky NewsUS legal case against Maduro to test limits of presidential power  Financial TimesWhat the Noriega case can tell us about Maduro’s upcoming legal battle  CNNRubio says US not at war with Venezuela, as Maduro set to appear in New York court on Monday  BBC
  
• Pandemic 2026 warning: FOUR diseases doctors most worried about after UK outbreaks - The Mirror4 January 2026, 9:50 pm
  Pandemic 2026 warning: FOUR diseases doctors most worried about after UK outbreaks  The Mirror
  
• Scots Netflix star’s joy as he gets married just months after mum found murdered - The Sun4 January 2026, 9:46 pm
  Scots Netflix star’s joy as he gets married just months after mum found murdered  The SunView Full coverage on Google News
  
• Auschwitz survivor Eva Schloss dies aged 96 as King leads tributes - BBC4 January 2026, 9:20 pm
  Auschwitz survivor Eva Schloss dies aged 96 as King leads tributes  BBCView Full coverage on Google News
  
• Protests erupt in US cities over Trump’s military intervention in Venezuela - The Guardian4 January 2026, 9:07 pm
  Protests erupt in US cities over Trump’s military intervention in Venezuela  The GuardianBowen: Trump's action could set precedent for authoritarian powers across globe  BBCEuropean leaders appear torn in face of new world order after Venezuela attack  The GuardianTrump Threatens Venezuela’s New Leader With a Fate Worse Than Maduro’s  The Atlantic‘We will not be anyone’s colony’: Venezuela’s government seeks to reassert control  Financial Times
  
• 'I was sure it was offside' - why did Wirtz equaliser stand? - BBC4 January 2026, 8:26 pm
  'I was sure it was offside' - why did Wirtz equaliser stand?  BBCFulham 2-2 Liverpool: Harrison Reed stunner equalises deep into stoppage time after Harry Wilson, Florian Wirtz and Cody Gakpo goals in Premier League draw at Craven Cottage  Sky SportsArne Slot press conference: Fulham draw, Ekitike injury, Wirtz fitness and more  Liverpool FCFulham 2-2 Liverpool  Fulham FCReed’s rocket rescues Fulham point and denies Liverpool in thrilling finish  The Guardian
  
• Alfie Moran: Teen killed in crash was 'our special boy', mum says - BBC4 January 2026, 8:24 pm
  Alfie Moran: Teen killed in crash was 'our special boy', mum says  BBCMum pays tribute to 'special boy', aged 16, who died after being hit by car in Manchester  Sky NewsTeenager, 16, dies in crash and 18-year-old arrested as police appeal for information  Manchester Evening NewsBREAKING: Boy, 16, with 'biggest heart' killed in south Manchester crash pictured  FacebookFamily pay tribute to 'special boy who had the biggest heart' following fatal collision on Kingsway on Friday 2 January  Greater Manchester Police
  
• Former Little Mix singer Jesy Nelson says her twin babies may never walk - The Guardian4 January 2026, 8:16 pm
  Former Little Mix singer Jesy Nelson says her twin babies may never walk  The GuardianJesy Nelson: Former Little Mix star told twin baby daughters may never walk  BBCJesy Nelson says twins unlikely to walk after diagnosis  RTE.ieJesy Nelson Reveals 8-Month-Old Twin Daughters' ‘Severe Muscular Disease’ Diagnoses  People.comJesy Nelson shares heartbreaking diagnosis of her twin daughters  The Independent
  
• Fernandez the hero as managerless Chelsea hold Man City to draw - London Evening Standard4 January 2026, 7:33 pm
  Fernandez the hero as managerless Chelsea hold Man City to draw  London Evening StandardMan City vs Chelsea LIVE! Premier League match preview, team news, live blog, goal videos, match report  Sky SportsHow Chelsea’s ‘nobody’ exposed Enzo Maresca as dispensable  The IndependentManchester City 1-1 Chelsea: Premier League – as it happened  The GuardianWe need to learn from Chelsea draw, says Rodri  Manchester City FC
  
• Shell eyes return to Venezuela to claim gas billions - The Telegraph4 January 2026, 7:30 pm
  Shell eyes return to Venezuela to claim gas billions  The Telegraph
  
• Scots Strictly Come Dancing star reveals breast cancer battle - The Scottish Sun4 January 2026, 7:15 pm
  Scots Strictly Come Dancing star reveals breast cancer battle  The Scottish SunStrictly's Dr Punam Krishan, 42, reveals breast cancer diagnosis  lbc.co.uk'I’m healing and grateful': Star Glasgow TV doctor announces cancer diagnosis  Yahoo News UKFull list of breast cancer symptoms after Strictly star's 'shock' diagnosis  Birmingham LiveStrictly star's breast cancer diagnosis as she completes treatment  The Mirror
  
• 45,000 homes in Berlin without power after politically motivated attack by 'left-wing extremists' - Euronews.com4 January 2026, 7:12 pm
  45,000 homes in Berlin without power after politically motivated attack by 'left-wing extremists'  Euronews.comActivist group says it was behind Berlin fire that cut power to thousands  BBCLeftwing militants claim responsibility for arson attack on Berlin power grid  The GuardianBerlin suspects ‘leftwing extremists’ of causing huge power outage  Financial TimesBerlin power switched off by ‘extreme Leftists’  The Telegraph
  
• Luke Littler's rise 'beyond anything expected', childhood coach says - BBC4 January 2026, 6:43 pm
  Luke Littler's rise 'beyond anything expected', childhood coach says  BBC'I want to dominate' - Littler takes another step towards greatness  BBC‘The Glastonbury of sport’: Luke Littler effect takes darts to new heights  The GuardianLuke Littler on his next challenger: Michael van Gerwen said a star is born every 17 years!  Sky SportsWorld Darts Championship: Gian van Veen admits pain of being 'smashed' by Luke Littler  ESPN