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• Downing Street says Trump 'wrong' to claim Nato troops avoided Afghanistan front line - BBC23 January 2026, 1:25 pm
  Downing Street says Trump 'wrong' to claim Nato troops avoided Afghanistan front line  BBCTrump's claim Nato troops avoided Afghanistan front line sparks outrage in UK  BBCTrump's NATO words 'picks the scab off unhealed wounds', Bromyard mother says  BBCTrump prompts outrage with claim Nato troops avoided frontline in Afghanistan  The GuardianI was in Helmand with UK troops. Draft 'dodger' Trump's words are a gut punch to families of those killed  Sky News
  
• SpaceX lines up Wall Street banks as Musk eyes blockbuster IPO - The Guardian23 January 2026, 1:06 pm
  SpaceX lines up Wall Street banks as Musk eyes blockbuster IPO  The GuardianWhy Elon Musk Is Racing to Take SpaceX Public - WSJ  The Wall Street JournalElon Musk’s Space X in talks with Wall Street banks over mega IPO  cityam.comTop IPOs to Watch in 2026  AlphaSenseSpaceX lines up four Wall Street banks for mega 2026 IPO, source says  Reuters
  
• We bought dilapidated church to turn into our dream home… until we made grisly discovery under floorboards - thesun.co.uk23 January 2026, 12:39 pm
  We bought dilapidated church to turn into our dream home… until we made grisly discovery under floorboards  thesun.co.uk
  
• Woman sexually assaulted on escalators at major UK train station as CCTV issued - thesun.co.uk23 January 2026, 11:47 am
  Woman sexually assaulted on escalators at major UK train station as CCTV issued  thesun.co.ukDetectives Seek Man Following Sexual Assault at St Pancras  DPSimulationHunt for man after woman 'sexually assaulted' at St Pancras station  hamhigh.co.ukSt Pancras station horror as woman sexually assaulted on busy escalator  The MirrorHunt for man after woman 'sexually assaulted' at busy London train station  Yahoo News UK
  
• Williams set to miss first 2026 F1 pre-season Barcelona test - racingnews365.com23 January 2026, 11:40 am
  Williams set to miss first 2026 F1 pre-season Barcelona test  racingnews365.comWilliams to miss first 2026 F1 test with car not ready for five-day shakedown in Barcelona  Sky SportsWilliams issues statement confirming Barcelona test absence  PlanetF1Williams to miss Barcelona test as 2026 F1 car is late  AutosportWilliams make shock call to miss first F1 2026 test in Barcelona after ‘delays’ in car development  The Independent
  
• ‘The Village of the Damned was shot here – then George Harrison moved in’: our UK town of culture nominations - The Guardian23 January 2026, 11:35 am
  ‘The Village of the Damned was shot here – then George Harrison moved in’: our UK town of culture nominations  The GuardianFender's home to bid for UK Town of Culture 2028  BBCBasingstoke launches ambitious bid to become the first UK Town of Culture  basingstokegazette.co.ukTown's culture bid could help 'dent deprivation'  BBCI love this historical West Midlands market town - it should be named the UK's first town of culture  birminghamworld.uk
  
• Storm Ingrid: South-west England rail lines to 'probably close' - BBC23 January 2026, 11:09 am
  Storm Ingrid: South-west England rail lines to 'probably close'  BBCFlood warnings issued as Storm Ingrid sweeps in to South West  BBCRail line to shut following storm warning - 12 years after it was destroyed | ITV News  ITVXWill Storm Ingrid impact the weather in Norfolk today?  edp24.co.ukStorm Ingrid dumps more than 50mm of rain on Malaga province, with more to come  surinenglish.com
  
• Yemen civil war: BBC sees UAE-run secret prisons - BBC23 January 2026, 10:56 am
  Yemen civil war: BBC sees UAE-run secret prisons  BBC‘Stripped naked’: Yemeni detainee recounts torture in UAE-run prison  Al JazeeraHarrowing stories of torturing detainees and secrets of death chambers run by STC-affiliated groups come from Yemen  Saudi GazetteYemeni Investigation Committee Documents Testimonies of 100 Victims of Arrest and Enforced Disappearance in Hadhramaut  وكالة صدى نيوزInternational probe required into torture and unlawful detention in Yemen after UAE withdrawal  Countercurrents
  
• Vladimir Putin cronies issue horror threats to destroy Britain with nuclear missiles - The Mirror23 January 2026, 10:21 am
  Vladimir Putin cronies issue horror threats to destroy Britain with nuclear missiles  The MirrorKremlin urged to 'strike UK first' and plunge Big Ben underwater with 'Poseidon' nuke  Daily StarRussia sends terrifying nuclear WW3 threat to UK – ‘You will be finished’  The MirrorPro-Kremlin political scientist admits possibility of Russian nuclear strike on Britain and Germany  Головне в УкраїніWW3 imminent as Russia reveals what would push Putin to use nuclear weapons  Yahoo News UK
  
• Crowborough 'anxious' after asylum seekers move into army camp - MP - BBC23 January 2026, 9:21 am
  Crowborough 'anxious' after asylum seekers move into army camp - MP  BBCFirst asylum seekers moved into Crowborough former military site  BBCProtests expected as first asylum seekers arrive at East Sussex camp  The Guardian‘Underhand’ Home Office moves migrants into barracks under cover of night  The TelegraphAsylum seekers moved into Crowborough Army Camp despite local opposition  Sky News
  
• Andy Burnham faces decision on bid to return as MP - BBC23 January 2026, 9:19 am
  Andy Burnham faces decision on bid to return as MP  BBCStarmer’s allies launch ‘Stop Andy Burnham’ campaign to block parliamentary return  The GuardianWhy the path to Westminster is not so simple for Andy Burnham  ITVXEx-Labour minister quits as MP, paving way for Burnham return  BBCAndy Burnham, next PM? The big hurdle facing popular mayor  Sky News
  
• Liverpool told M-rated defender is 'ready' for transfer after Marc Guehi mess - Liverpool.com23 January 2026, 9:12 am
  Liverpool told M-rated defender is 'ready' for transfer after Marc Guehi mess  Liverpool.comArne Slot on January transfer window  Liverpool FCWhy Liverpool didn’t go back in for Marc Guehi – and where it leaves them - The Athletic  The New York TimesArne Slot makes Liverpool transfers declaration as forward rated '50-50'  liverpoolecho.co.ukTransfer news live: Liverpool-Spurs swap, Man Utd get Mateta boost, Chelsea want Alvarez  The Independent
  
• The battle over ‘mad’ plans to redevelop Liverpool Street station - The Telegraph23 January 2026, 9:00 am
  The battle over ‘mad’ plans to redevelop Liverpool Street station  The TelegraphView Full coverage on Google News
  
• The Zone of Interest to Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere – the seven best films to watch on TV this week - The Guardian23 January 2026, 9:00 am
  The Zone of Interest to Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere – the seven best films to watch on TV this week  The GuardianStephen Graham’s "compelling" drama with "beautiful performances" lands new UK streaming home  Digital Spy3 Best Hulu Movies I’m Watching This Weekend (January 23-25): Deliver Me From Nowhere and More  Us Weekly‘The greatest musical biopic ever’ that left fans ‘in tears’ now streaming at home  walesonline.co.ukReview: ‘Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere’ has structural flaws, but Jeremy Allen White delivers  The Dartmouth
  
• ‘Psychological war on society’: Russia plunges Ukraine into darkness - Al Jazeera23 January 2026, 8:50 am
  ‘Psychological war on society’: Russia plunges Ukraine into darkness  Al JazeeraUkraine's parliament and half of Kyiv with no heating after Russian strikes  BBC'We need support, we need help,' Ukraine energy provider CEO says during Kyiv blackout  Euronews.comNo power, -18C and Russian attacks — Kyiv faces ‘catastrophe’  The TimesKyiv is freezing in the dark as Russian strikes leave Ukraine's capital powerless  NBC News