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• Luke Littler reaches World Masters round two after scare in Milton Keynes - BBC30 January 2026, 11:39 pm
  Luke Littler reaches World Masters round two after scare in Milton Keynes  BBCLittler survives huge scare in Masters thriller  Sky SportsLittler and Humphries triumph on Day Two in Milton Keynes  PDCLuke Littler survives match dart to win through in Milton Keynes  Yahoo Sports UKLuke Littler survives huge scare to progress at World Masters  The Independent
  
• Labubu to open seven UK shops, after PM's China visit - BBC30 January 2026, 10:31 pm
  Labubu to open seven UK shops, after PM's China visit  BBCStarmer announces deal with Chinese toy firm accused of exploiting workers  The TelegraphLabubu Maker Pop Mart Sets Up London Hub for European Push  Bloomberg.comChina's Labubu-maker picks London for European HQ in boost for UK  Reuters
  
• Pupil stabbed at Merseyside school as boy, 13, arrested - Liverpool Echo30 January 2026, 10:08 pm
  Pupil stabbed at Merseyside school as boy, 13, arrested  Liverpool EchoMajor police presence as pupil 'stabbed' at school  Wales OnlineBoy, 13, arrested after pupil stabbed in leg with fishing needle at Merseyside school  Manchester Evening NewsPupil stabbed at school as teen boy arrested  The Mirror
  
• Eggs, hats and unfettered ambition: what we learned about Melania Trump from her documentary - The Guardian30 January 2026, 9:58 pm
  Eggs, hats and unfettered ambition: what we learned about Melania Trump from her documentary  The GuardianView Full coverage on Google News
  
• Death Notice Martin Devlin (Gaffer) - Funeral Times30 January 2026, 8:18 pm
  Death Notice Martin Devlin (Gaffer)  Funeral Times
  
• Barcelona 'shakedown' offers first hints of F1 2026 - BBC30 January 2026, 8:12 pm
  Barcelona 'shakedown' offers first hints of F1 2026  BBCF1 testing: Lewis Hamilton sets Barcelona shakedown week pace as Ferrari, Red Bull, McLaren run long  Sky SportsHamilton ends F1's Barcelona test on top  The RaceDEBRIEF: What happened on Day 5 of the Barcelona Shakedown?  Formula 1What happened on day five of F1's secretive 2026 shakedown  Autosport
  
• Ukrainian President Zelenskyy invites Putin to Kyiv for talks - Al Jazeera30 January 2026, 7:41 pm
  Ukrainian President Zelenskyy invites Putin to Kyiv for talks  Al JazeeraMeet me face to face in Kyiv — if you dare, Zelensky tells Putin  The TimesKremlin says Russia has invited Ukraine's Zelenskiy to come to Moscow for peace talks  ReutersSometimes Russia would like to pause war, but has nothing to sell to its people as victory – Zelenskyy  Українська правдаZelensky: We are not ready for compromises that lead to violation of territorial integrity  Ukrinform
  
• 'Deeply-loved' grandfather hit while pushing van - BBC30 January 2026, 7:14 pm
  'Deeply-loved' grandfather hit while pushing van  BBCFamily's tribute to 'deeply loved' grandad who died in crash  Liverpool EchoTributes paid to man who died following A585 collision in Poulton-le-Fylde  Central Radio North West'Kind, generous and deeply loved': Family's tribute to man killed in Windy Harbour crash  Blackpool Gazette'Deeply loved' grandfather died after being hit by car while pushing broken down van off road  Manchester Evening News
  
• Curran takes hat-trick as England win first T20 - BBC30 January 2026, 6:24 pm
  Curran takes hat-trick as England win first T20  BBCSri Lanka vs England LIVE: First T20, Pallekele - cricket score & updates  BBCCurran hat-trick caps England win in rain-shortened series opener  ESPNcricinfoJofra Archer catapulted into England T20 team a week before World Cup  The GuardianSri Lanka vs England, first T20 international, Pallekele  Sky Sports
  
• Israel accepts health authorities’ Gaza death toll is broadly accurate, saying 70,000 have died - The Guardian30 January 2026, 6:06 pm
  Israel accepts health authorities’ Gaza death toll is broadly accurate, saying 70,000 have died  The GuardianIsraeli media cite official accepting Hamas figure of 70,000 war dead  BBCIsrael ‘admits 70,000 Gazans were killed in war with Hamas’  The TimesIsraeli military accepts that 71,000 Palestinians were killed in Gaza war for first time, says report  The IndependentIsrael and Hamas finally agree on Gaza death toll  The Telegraph
  
• Are Arsenal fans making team nervous in title race? - BBC30 January 2026, 6:02 pm
  Are Arsenal fans making team nervous in title race?  BBCThe Arsenal fan psychodrama: Big Defeat Headloss hits hard after United setback | Chris Godfrey  The GuardianWant to come second again, Arsenal fans? Keep on booing  The TimesShould Arsenal fans be worried? Hayters TV’s Pint-Sized Pressers  Yahoo Sports CanadaWATCH: Paul Coyte identifies factor behind Arsenal fans' extraordinary reaction as Mikel Arteta faces challenge  GB News
  
• Victorian-era disease branded world’s ‘most infectious’ rips through UK - Daily Express30 January 2026, 5:59 pm
  Victorian-era disease branded world’s ‘most infectious’ rips through UK  Daily ExpressHealth bosses act over rising number of TB cases  BBC‘World’s most infectious’ Victorian disease hotspots REVEALED - as cases surge 35% in parts of the UK  The SunLow appetite could be sign as grim Victorian disease returns  Daily ExpressUKHSA says 'be aware' after 5,424 cases of 'deadliest' infection in England  Bristol Live
  
• Prison officer told inmate 'I'm literally praying to have your babies', court hears - Sky News30 January 2026, 5:48 pm
  Prison officer told inmate 'I'm literally praying to have your babies', court hears  Sky NewsDoncaster prison officer 'prayed' to have inmate's babies - court  BBCPrison officer boasted about 'best ever' sex with lag & shared X-rated messages  The SunPrison officer told inmate: ‘I’m literally praying to have your babies’  The Telegraph'I’m literally praying to have your babies' prison officer told inmate from Leeds  Yorkshire Evening Post
  
• Jeffrey Epstein emails claim Bill Gates hid STD from wife after sex with ‘Russian girls’ - Financial Times30 January 2026, 5:21 pm
  Jeffrey Epstein emails claim Bill Gates hid STD from wife after sex with ‘Russian girls’  Financial TimesBill Gates caught STD from Russian girls, Epstein claimed  The TelegraphBill Gates caught an STD from Russian prostitutes, Epstein claimed in files  The TimesBill Gates issues FURIOUS response to Epstein files claim he slept with Russian 'girls' and caught STD... and suggests late pedophile was desperate to be his friend  Daily MailEpstein Notes Suggested Bill Gates Engaged in Extramarital Sex  The New York Times
  
• Desperate Putin is coming to the end of the road - The Telegraph30 January 2026, 4:51 pm
  Desperate Putin is coming to the end of the road  The Telegraph'Ukraine Is Not Losing, Russia Is Not Winning': Amid Push For Peace, Here's How Things Look On The Battlefield  Radio Free Europe/Radio LibertyRussian Offensive Campaign Assessment, January 28, 2026  Institute for the Study of WarRussia’s Invasion of Ukraine Has Slowed to a Crawl Unseen in Over a Century  UNITED24 MediaRussian army’s advance ‘slowest in more than 100 years of warfare’  The Independent