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• South East Water: Major incident declared as thousands across Kent and Sussex without water - BBC12 January 2026, 12:51 pm
  South East Water: Major incident declared as thousands across Kent and Sussex without water  BBCMajor incident declared as 30,000 homes left without water in Kent and Sussex  The GuardianSouthern Water pause bottled water deliveries in Thanet as supply sites have ‘no major issues’ overnight  The Isle of Thanet NewsAnger as thousands without water queue at bottle stations in Kent and Sussex | ITV News  ITVXTens of thousands in Sussex and Kent start working week without water  BBC
  
• Pep Guardiola and Liam Rosenior LIVE: Man City and Chelsea managers speaking before Carabao Cup - BBC12 January 2026, 12:45 pm
  Pep Guardiola and Liam Rosenior LIVE: Man City and Chelsea managers speaking before Carabao Cup  BBCCOMING SOON: Pep Guardiola’s Newcastle v City press conference  Manchester City FCEddie Howe's team news update: Livramento latest ahead of Carabao Cup semi-final first leg  Newcastle UnitedNewcastle’s Tino Livramento out with suspected hamstring problem, Eddie Howe says - The Athletic  The New York TimesMan City news: Pep Guardiola press conference - what's on the agenda?  BBC
  
• Referee and student among hundreds killed in Iran protests - BBC12 January 2026, 12:20 pm
  Referee and student among hundreds killed in Iran protests  BBCIranian student killed during protests was shot in head ‘from close range’  The GuardianFashion student shot in back of head is among Iran protest dead  The TimesA student, a bodybuilder and a father of three among those killed during protests in Iran  CNNWhen Tehran finally falls, it will be thanks to brave young women like Rubina Aminian  The Independent
  
• Ofcom investigates Elon Musk's X over Grok AI sexual deepfakes - BBC12 January 2026, 11:09 am
  Ofcom investigates Elon Musk's X over Grok AI sexual deepfakes  BBCMalaysia blocks Elon Musk’s Grok AI over fake, sexualised images  The GuardianX could face UK ban over deepfakes, minister says  BBC‘Unthinkable behavior’: Von der Leyen slams Musk’s AI for undressing photos of women  politico.euWill X be banned in the UK and how would it happen?  The Independent
  
• Per Mertesacker to step down as Academy Manager - Arsenal.com12 January 2026, 10:50 am
  Per Mertesacker to step down as Academy Manager  Arsenal.comView Full coverage on Google News
  
• Iran latest: Trump considering action in Iran - as Tehran says 'we are ready for war but also dialogue' - Sky News12 January 2026, 10:47 am
  Iran latest: Trump considering action in Iran - as Tehran says 'we are ready for war but also dialogue'  Sky News'Protester death toll soars' and 'EU demands "Farage clause"'  BBCIran foreign minister claims protest unrest has ‘come under total control’  The GuardianDonald Trump says US ‘looking’ at military operations in Iran  Financial TimesIran protests live: Unrest ‘stoked and fueled’ by foreign elements – Tehran  Al Jazeera
  
• People put off giving CPR by unrealistic TV depictions, researchers say - The Guardian12 January 2026, 10:09 am
  People put off giving CPR by unrealistic TV depictions, researchers say  The GuardianTV depictions of Hands-Only CPR are often misleading, research suggests  Medical XpressHere’s What TV Gets Wrong About CPR—And It Could Cost Lives  NewsweekAs Seen on TV: Bystander CPR Way Behind the Times  MedPage Today
  
• Heineken chief van den Brink to step down - Financial Times12 January 2026, 10:07 am
  Heineken chief van den Brink to step down  Financial TimesHeineken boss steps down as beer sales slow  BBCHeineken CEO Steps Down as Slumping Beer Sales Hurt Brewer  Bloomberg.comHeineken CEO, facing slow sales and unsatisfied investors, steps down  ReutersHeineken CEO Dolf van den Brink calls time  Global Drinks Intel
  
• Adolescence star Owen Cooper's LFC mention in Golden Globes speech - BBC12 January 2026, 10:06 am
  Adolescence star Owen Cooper's LFC mention in Golden Globes speech  BBCSheffield Adolescence producer celebrates Golden Globes success  BBCGolden Globes: One Battle After Another, Hamnet and Adolescence dominate  Sky NewsJessie Buckley and the stars of Adolescence: Who won at the 2026 Golden Globes?  ITVXOwen Cooper Makes History as Youngest Golden Globe Winner for Best Supporting Actor in a TV Series  The Hollywood Reporter
  
• What can the EU and Nato do to stop Trump from trying to claim Greenland? - The Guardian12 January 2026, 9:57 am
  What can the EU and Nato do to stop Trump from trying to claim Greenland?  The GuardianUS will have Greenland ‘one way or the other’, says Trump – Europe live  The GuardianEurope needs to think the unthinkable on Nato  Financial TimesDonald Trump won't take Greenland by force, Lord Mandelson says  BBCRasmus Jarlov: If the US attempts a military takeover of Greenland, “then we are at war”  New Statesman
  
• Gold hits record high on worries over Fed independence - Financial Times12 January 2026, 9:33 am
  Gold hits record high on worries over Fed independence  Financial TimesGold smashes new record of ,600 as Powell probe and global flashpoints ignite safe-haven rush  CNBCGold vaults to record ,600/oz as Trump-Powell clash unnerves investors  ReutersGold and Silver Storm to Records as Fed Hit With Subpoenas  Yahoo FinanceGold price soars to new record as US Federal Reserve faces fresh threats  The Independent
  
• Mum 'given death sentence' after having colonoscopy - Wales Online12 January 2026, 9:07 am
  Mum 'given death sentence' after having colonoscopy  Wales Online
  
• Football transfer rumours: Liverpool and Chelsea eye Ramón? Gallagher to Spurs? - The Guardian12 January 2026, 9:04 am
  Football transfer rumours: Liverpool and Chelsea eye Ramón? Gallagher to Spurs?  The GuardianSources: Chelsea & Liverpool target Spanish star but Real Madrid would have final say  CaughtOffsideTransfer news LIVE: Liverpool & Chelsea eye Como star as Fenerbahce want Lookman  TransfermarktLiverpool keen on ex-Real Madrid defender with 'substantially higher' fee required  Football365Liverpool news: Arne Slot's January transfer plan emerges as Reds 'monitor' ex-Real ace  Daily Star
  
• UK manufacturing giant tumbles into administration - 334 jobs at risk - Daily Express12 January 2026, 8:12 am
  UK manufacturing giant tumbles into administration - 334 jobs at risk  Daily ExpressView Full coverage on Google News
  
• Man charged over St Helens human remains discovery - BBC12 January 2026, 7:13 am
  Man charged over St Helens human remains discovery  BBCMan, 65, appears in court as human remains discovered inside flat  Liverpool EchoMan arrested on suspicion of murder in St Helens  merseyside.police.ukMurder probe after human remains are discovered at flat  Manchester Evening NewsPolice have released a statement  facebook.com