Top stories - Google News

• Restaurants say big chains pretend to be independents on apps - BBC17 January 2026, 9:58 pm
  Restaurants say big chains pretend to be independents on apps  BBC
  
• 'We're ready to go,' Nasa crew say as rocket inches closer to launch pad - BBC17 January 2026, 8:48 pm
  'We're ready to go,' Nasa crew say as rocket inches closer to launch pad  BBC'We're ready to go', Nasa crew say as rocket inches closer to launch pad  BBCArtemis mission live: NASA's mega-rocket painstakingly crawls towards launch pad  Sky NewsWhen does the Nasa Moon mission launch and who are the Artemis II crew?  BBCNasa readies its most powerful rocket for round-the-moon flight  The Guardian
  
• America’s hunger for Greenland is tearing NATO apart - The Economist17 January 2026, 8:47 pm
  America’s hunger for Greenland is tearing NATO apart  The EconomistEurope needs to think the unthinkable on Nato  Financial TimesNATO at a 'crossroads': Does the IGO military alliance need to 'reinvent' itself?  France 24Letter: US risks destroying longtime NATO alliances  Buffalo NewsNATO Without America? module Trillion Price Tag For Europe To Boost Military Might; Will Brussels Bite The Bullet?  EurAsian Times
  
• Nottingham Forest 0-0 Arsenal: Premier League – as it happened - The Guardian17 January 2026, 8:26 pm
  Nottingham Forest 0-0 Arsenal: Premier League – as it happened  The GuardianPremier League: Arsenal held by Nottingham Forest after wins for West Ham, Chelsea, Leeds, Sunderland & Man Utd  BBCArteta rails at Arsenal being denied ‘clear penalty’ as Forest hold leaders  The GuardianArsenal held to goalless draw at Nottingham Forest - but should Gunners have been awarded penalty?  BBCEvery word from Arteta’s post-Forest presser | Press conference | News  Arsenal.com
  
• St Albans cable theft causes major delays for train travel - BBC17 January 2026, 8:12 pm
  St Albans cable theft causes major delays for train travel  BBCMajor disruption on railway line to London St Pancras after signal fault  Metro.co.ukTrain chaos as trains halted and delayed after cable theft causes ‘major disruption’  thesun.co.ukPoints failure causing train delays between St Albans and London  Herts Advertiser
  
• Wes Streeting allies attack No 10 over ‘briefing war’ - The Telegraph17 January 2026, 7:00 pm
  Wes Streeting allies attack No 10 over ‘briefing war’  The TelegraphCabinet allies urge Keir Starmer to sack Wes Streeting for disloyalty  The TimesHow Streeting Became Starmer’s Top UK Rival in Year of Grudges  Bloomberg.comWes Streeting allies hit out at ‘stupid’ briefings after ministers ‘urge Starmer to sack him for disloyalty’  The IndependentWes breaks cover to challenge Keir – without even mentioning him | John Crace  The Guardian
  
• Kobbie Mainoo makes feelings on Man Utd manager change clear after dominant derby win - The Mirror17 January 2026, 6:41 pm
  Kobbie Mainoo makes feelings on Man Utd manager change clear after dominant derby win  The MirrorMichael Carrick's Man Utd: Could Kobbie Mainoo finally be set to play greater role at Old Trafford?  Sky SportsRuben Amorim was sacked by Man United after making Kobbie Mainoo prediction  Manchester Evening NewsMichael Carrick names first Man Utd squad and makes major Kobbie Mainoo decision  dailystar.co.ukManchester United 2-0 Manchester City: Michael Carrick on "great" star of Premier League win amid transfer boost  Sports Mole
  
• Five die in Austrian avalanches, rescuers say - BBC17 January 2026, 6:37 pm
  Five die in Austrian avalanches, rescuers say  BBCView Full coverage on Google News
  
• Gladiators viewers all say same thing just seconds into first episode - Daily Express17 January 2026, 6:07 pm
  Gladiators viewers all say same thing just seconds into first episode  Daily Express‘Bring me a gigantic Gladiator who can cradle me like a baby!’: behind the scenes of the most joyous show on TV  The GuardianLycra, Legend and light panto – Gladiators is still smashing it  The TelegraphBBC Gladiators 'first' as Giant shares show shake-up which changes everything  dailystar.co.ukGladiators viewers 'fall asleep' during 'boring' new game on BBC show  Lowestoft Journal
  
• Glasner 'feels abandoned completely' at Palace - BBC17 January 2026, 6:05 pm
  Glasner 'feels abandoned completely' at Palace  BBCOliver Glasner expresses anger over Marc Guehi sale after Crystal Palace defeat at Sunderland  Sky SportsGlasner blasts Crystal Palace board for ‘abandoning’ team with Guéhi sale  The Guardian‘Where Eagles despair’: Palace fans respond to Glasner exit  Inside CroydonOliver Glasner no longer Man Utd's first choice - with two alternative targets  The i Paper
  
• Ant and Dec sorry after 'insensitive' podcast promo prompts backlash - BBC17 January 2026, 5:51 pm
  Ant and Dec sorry after 'insensitive' podcast promo prompts backlash  BBCAnt and Dec to launch Hanging Out podcast  The GuardianAnt and Dec pull ‘triggering’ podcast advert that fans say is insensitive to suicide  The TelegraphAnt and Dec announce new hosting venture together away from TV  The IndependentAnt and Dec: Why turning 50 made us think again  The Times
  
• Man Utd 2-0 Man City: How Michael Carrick's side ran their rivals ragged - BBC17 January 2026, 5:39 pm
  Man Utd 2-0 Man City: How Michael Carrick's side ran their rivals ragged  BBCView Full coverage on Google News
  
• 'Don't bow to China': Protesters march against Chinese 'mega embassy' in London - Sky News17 January 2026, 5:37 pm
  'Don't bow to China': Protesters march against Chinese 'mega embassy' in London  Sky NewsOpponents of China’s mega-embassy rally in London as approval deadline nears  CNNChina’s super-embassy no risk to UK, says cyber security expert  The TimesHow a group of nimbys could bring down China’s mega embassy plans  The IndependentUncovered: Secret room beneath Chinese embassy that poses threat to City  The Telegraph
  
• EU seals contentious trade deal with Mercosur countries - Euronews.com17 January 2026, 4:58 pm
  EU seals contentious trade deal with Mercosur countries  Euronews.comEU, Mercosur bloc sign free trade deal after 25 years of negotiations  Al JazeeraUS accuses EU of seeking cheese ‘monopoly’ in South America  Financial TimesE.U., spurred by Trump’s tariffs, signs free-trade deal with South America  The Washington PostBrazil’s Lula skips signing of Mercosur-EU trade deal  politico.eu
  
• US judge restricts ICE response to Minneapolis protesters - BBC17 January 2026, 4:49 pm
  US judge restricts ICE response to Minneapolis protesters  BBCJudge issues injunction to curb federal agents’ tactics against protesters in Minnesota – as it happened  The GuardianJudge puts limits on federal agents in Minnesota, as protests cool with the weather  CNNJudge Restricts Immigration Agents’ Actions Toward Minnesota Protesters  The New York TimesUS judge orders restrictions on ICE agents' tactics towards peaceful protesters in Minneapolis  Sky News