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• Plymouth mum says 'to lose two is unthinkable' after death of her sons - Plymouth Live7 January 2026, 8:08 am
  Plymouth mum says 'to lose two is unthinkable' after death of her sons  Plymouth Live
  
• ‘Extraordinary’ iron age war trumpet find in Britain may have Boudicca links - The Guardian7 January 2026, 7:49 am
  ‘Extraordinary’ iron age war trumpet find in Britain may have Boudicca links  The GuardianRare Iron Age war trumpet and boar standard found  BBCRare battle treasures discovered from the age of Boudica  The TimesAncient war trumpet unearthed in ‘land of Boudica’ in Norfolk  The TelegraphInternationally-significant Iron Age hoard discovered on Norfolk housing site  Eastern Daily Press
  
• The Ashes 2025-26: Jacob Bethell makes maiden century in fifth Test in Sydney - BBC7 January 2026, 7:06 am
  The Ashes 2025-26: Jacob Bethell makes maiden century in fifth Test in Sydney  BBCView Full coverage on Google News
  
• The two sides of Sombr, the singer sparkling through the sadness - BBC7 January 2026, 7:00 am
  The two sides of Sombr, the singer sparkling through the sadness  BBCView Full coverage on Google News
  
• 'Interstellar object' update: CIA issues shock statement on mystery visitor as Nasa explanation now up in the air - GB News7 January 2026, 6:50 am
  'Interstellar object' update: CIA issues shock statement on mystery visitor as Nasa explanation now up in the air  GB NewsIf 3I/ATLAS is a Comet, Why Would the CIA “Neither Deny, Nor Confirm” the Existence of Records on…  Avi Loeb – MediumCIA won't deny it has 3I/Atlas records monitoring mystery suspected UFO  dailystar.co.ukTHE GLOMAR PARADOX: WHY IS THE CIA CLASSIFYING A "ROCK"?  vocal.mediaCIA statement on 3I/ATLAS has reignited debate about the nature of interstellar object  WION
  
• NI Weather: Ice warning in place across Northern Ireland - BBC7 January 2026, 6:19 am
  NI Weather: Ice warning in place across Northern Ireland  BBCSchool closures in Northern Ireland on Tuesday 6 January  BBCSchools announce closures amidst fresh weather warning for Northern Ireland  Belfast TelegraphYellow warning for ice issued across Northern Ireland as wintry conditions return overnight  Love BallymenaSchool closures in Northern Ireland on Tuesday as snow and ice warning extended  The Irish News
  
• MoJ spends £100m keeping open radioactive prison with no inmates - The Telegraph7 January 2026, 6:00 am
  MoJ spends £100m keeping open radioactive prison with no inmates  The TelegraphPoor decisions in extending prison lease, MPs say  BBC‘Catastrophic’ MoJ leasing of jail with toxic gas set to cost more than £100m  The GuardianUK spending £4mn a year on prison contaminated by radioactive gas, say MPs  Financial TimesBoris Johnson’s Radon Gas Filled Prison Deal to Cost Taxpayers £100 Million  Byline Times
  
• Buffett-backed Japanese group buys UK’s Gola to ride retro trainer boom - Financial Times7 January 2026, 4:53 am
  Buffett-backed Japanese group buys UK’s Gola to ride retro trainer boom  Financial TimesEstablishment of a Lifestyle Brand Business Platform：Acquisition of UK Footwear Brand Jacobson Group  marubeni.comUK millionaire owner of Gola sells footwear business to Japan  The TimesGola owner snapped up by US firm in “major milestone for the business”  Insider Media LtdEXCLUSIVE: Marubeni Consumer Platform US Acquires Jacobson Group, Owner of Gola Footwear  WWD
  
• Vegetables and probiotics ‘could slow growth of prostate cancer’ - The Times7 January 2026, 12:01 am
  Vegetables and probiotics ‘could slow growth of prostate cancer’  The TimesDiet rich in vegetables could slow growth of a certain type of cancer  The IndependentBroccoli and pomegranate could slow spread of prostate cancer  The TelegraphBedfordshire researchers create broccoli and pomegranate-based supplement in hopes of slowing prostate cancer  hellorayo.co.ukCancer breakthrough linked to boosting patients' diets with vegetables and bacteria  The Mirror
  
• STV journalists stage strike over plans to cut news show - BBC6 January 2026, 11:01 pm
  STV journalists stage strike over plans to cut news show  BBCView Full coverage on Google News
  
• Owain's Law: Wife takes campaign for brain tumour tissue changes to parliament - BBC6 January 2026, 10:50 pm
  Owain's Law: Wife takes campaign for brain tumour tissue changes to parliament  BBCView Full coverage on Google News
  
• How Labour killed off Britain’s rural pubs - The Telegraph6 January 2026, 10:30 pm
  How Labour killed off Britain’s rural pubs  The TelegraphCabinet revolt brewing over business rates hike - as hospitality warned not to protest  Sky NewsLabour backbenchers press Rachel Reeves to help save British pubs  The TimesUK pubs call on Starmer to provide urgent financial support  Financial TimesJonathan Neame: ‘There’s a risk Labour is doing to us what Thatcher did to the miners’  MCA Insight
  
• Son recreates his father’s epic bike trip to Australia 40 years on - The Times6 January 2026, 10:15 pm
  Son recreates his father’s epic bike trip to Australia 40 years on  The TimesSon recreates dad's cycle challenge to Australia  BBCLad recreates dad's cycle from UK to Australia 40 years on - using same bike  Yahoo News CanadaMy dad cycled 25,000km from the UK to Australia 40 years ago, so I've done it as well  ManchesterWorldSon completes dad's epic 1984 cycling journey  AOL.com
  
• Nigel Farage to oppose Labour’s fuel duty plans and cut energy bills - The Times6 January 2026, 10:10 pm
  Nigel Farage to oppose Labour’s fuel duty plans and cut energy bills  The TimesNigel Farage to attack Labour in new year speech  The TelegraphThere’s a better way for Farage to win the motorist vote  The Spectator AustraliaPolitics LIVE: Nigel Farage to make first speech of 2026 as he teases huge announcement  Daily ExpressNigel Farage orders Labour to back off drivers in major fuel duty promise  Daily Express
  
• Nottingham Forest add to West Ham’s woes as Gibbs-White seals late fightback win - The Guardian6 January 2026, 10:10 pm
  Nottingham Forest add to West Ham’s woes as Gibbs-White seals late fightback win  The GuardianWest Ham v Nottingham Forest: Late Morgan Gibbs-White penalty sinks helpless Hammers  BBCWest Ham 1-2 Nottingham Forest - the fans' verdict  BBCStarting XI | Taty makes debut against Nottingham Forest  West Ham UnitedNuno responds to West Ham fans' boos after latest loss leaves him on brink  London Evening Standard