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• Blind, slow and 500 years old – or are they? How scientists are unravelling the secrets of Greenland sharks - The Guardian22 January 2026, 1:20 pm
  Blind, slow and 500 years old – or are they? How scientists are unravelling the secrets of Greenland sharks  The GuardianGreenland Sharks Can Survive for Centuries—and Maintain Long-Lasting Vision, Despite Living in the Dark  Smithsonian MagazineThis Shark Has Been Alive Since the 1600s, and It Is Still Swimming Today  AOL.comInside the eyes of a 400-year-old shark  Association of Optometrists (AOP)Greenland Sharks Can Survive For Centuries In The Dark, And They Could Hold Clues To Preserving Human Vision  Chip Chick
  
• Watch Oscar nominations live: Leonardo DiCaprio's thriller expected to lead - BBC22 January 2026, 1:08 pm
  Watch Oscar nominations live: Leonardo DiCaprio's thriller expected to lead  BBCOscar Nominations Begin (Updating Live)  hollywoodreporter.comOscars 2026: Donald Clarke’s predictions for today’s nominations  The Irish TimesOscar nominations 2026 live: Will One Battle After Another dominate - and who could get snubbed?  Sky NewsIrish hopes high ahead of today's Oscar nominations  RTE.ie
  
• AI video claims to show massive snow drift between Russian tower blocks - BBC22 January 2026, 12:57 pm
  AI video claims to show massive snow drift between Russian tower blocks  BBCRecord snowfall leaves cars stuck and people stranded in Russia's Far East  BBCRussia's 'snow apocalypse' in pictures  dw.comVideo. "Snow apocalypse": Russia's Kamchatka emerges from record winter storm  Euronews.com‘Wavy’ jet stream dumps record snowfall on Russia  The Telegraph
  
• Tower Hamlets defeated in Low Traffic Neighbourhoods court fight - BBC22 January 2026, 12:54 pm
  Tower Hamlets defeated in Low Traffic Neighbourhoods court fight  BBC
  
• Twenty-nine English councils to delay elections, minister confirms - BBC22 January 2026, 12:52 pm
  Twenty-nine English councils to delay elections, minister confirms  BBCLabour to confirm which elections will be delayed  The TelegraphCouncils granted flexibility to finish reorganisation  GOV.UKIs being a councillor the worst job in England?  New StatesmanLocal election delays: It’s unacceptable to treat voters like a bureaucratic inconvenience  Electoral Reform Society
  
• Spain train crash LIVE: Alumbres train slams crane with passengers on board near Murcia - Daily Express22 January 2026, 12:37 pm
  Spain train crash LIVE: Alumbres train slams crane with passengers on board near Murcia  Daily ExpressTrain collides with crane in Spain's fourth rail crash in a week, four injured  ReutersSpain sees third rail crash in one week as train hits crane in Cartagena  The IndependentSpain: Train collides with crane in wake of 2 deadly crashes  dw.com'Several lightly injured' after train hits crane in Spain, Renfe says  Euronews.com
  
• Ubisoft cancels six games including Prince of Persia and closes studios - BBC22 January 2026, 12:20 pm
  Ubisoft cancels six games including Prince of Persia and closes studios  BBCUbisoft shares plummet 33% after Assassin’s Creed maker unveils reorganization, cancels six games  CNBC"We want them to be the best in the world, in every segment we're in" - Ubisoft's vision for its new Creative Houses  GamesIndustry.bizPrince of Persia Remake Game Canceled Amid Ubisoft Reorg, Layoffs  VarietyEXCLUSIVE: Beyond Good & Evil 2 Survives Ubisoft’s Project Purge  Insider Gaming
  
• Scotland and Man Utd icon Alan Brazil forced off talkSPORT show unwell with replacement drafted in - The Sun22 January 2026, 12:11 pm
  Scotland and Man Utd icon Alan Brazil forced off talkSPORT show unwell with replacement drafted in  The SunView Full coverage on Google News
  
• ‘It’s the underground Met Gala of concrete murderzone design’: welcome to the Quake Brutalist Game Jam - The Guardian22 January 2026, 12:02 pm
  ‘It’s the underground Met Gala of concrete murderzone design’: welcome to the Quake Brutalist Game Jam  The Guardian
  
• ‘I don’t like banks very much’: Farage defends plan to end BoE payments on reserves - Financial Times22 January 2026, 11:56 am
  ‘I don’t like banks very much’: Farage defends plan to end BoE payments on reserves  Financial TimesNigel Farage: I’ll tax banks. They won’t like it, I don’t like them  The TimesFarage Vows to Upend UK Economic Policy Without Liz Truss Moment  Bloomberg.comNigel Farage despises Davos. So what on earth is he doing there?  The IndependentAfter years of criticising Davos, Nigel Farage heads to Davos  The Guardian
  
• US politics live: immigration crackdown continues with Democrats set to reject ICE funding bill - The Guardian22 January 2026, 11:49 am
  US politics live: immigration crackdown continues with Democrats set to reject ICE funding bill  The GuardianICE detains five-year-old Minnesota boy arriving home, say school officials  The GuardianICE detains four children from Minnesota school district, including 5-year-old  The Washington PostPreschooler and three other students detained by ICE, school district leader says  startribune.comICE has arrested 4 children in same Minnesota school district  CBS News
  
• 'Sorry she was mad about it' - Osaka beats Cirstea - BBC22 January 2026, 11:16 am
  'Sorry she was mad about it' - Osaka beats Cirstea  BBCAustralian Open: Naomi Osaka claims heated win in Melbourne as Iga Swiatek and Madison Keys also advance  Sky SportsNaomi Osaka stunned by frosty handshake from beaten Australian Open opponent Sorana Cirstea  The IndependentNaomi Osaka brushes off Sorana Cirstea's frigid handshake  ESPNNaomi Osaka in frosty exchange with Australian Open rival as row breaks out moments after match  talkSPORT
  
• Royal Family LIVE: Meghan Netflix show flops in humiliating ratings blow - Daily Express22 January 2026, 10:32 am
  Royal Family LIVE: Meghan Netflix show flops in humiliating ratings blow  Daily ExpressMeghan fails to crack Netflix’s top 1,000 list with new series  The TelegraphExclusive | Meghan Markle’s ‘With Love, Meghan’ won’t return for third season on Netflix: sources  Page SixThe Ratings Are In for Meghan Markle’s 'With Love, Meghan' Season 2 and Holiday Special  People.comNetflix Cuts Ties With Meghan Markle’s Lifestyle Series After Duchess Admits Show Was ‘A Lot Of Work’  Yahoo
  
• Taco Thursday: European stocks rise after Trump ‘chickens out’ on tariff threat - The Guardian22 January 2026, 10:24 am
  Taco Thursday: European stocks rise after Trump ‘chickens out’ on tariff threat  The GuardianEuropean stocks rise after Trump's Greenland 'deal,' tariffs retreat  CNBCMarket snapshot: TACO, NATO and mojo  Interactive InvestorStocks surge as traders hail ‘Taco’ Trump – latest updates  The TelegraphAsian Stocks to Gain as Trump Touts Greenland Deal: Markets Wrap  Bloomberg.com
  
• Trump to meet Zelensky as US envoy says ending Russia war down to one issue - BBC22 January 2026, 10:11 am
  Trump to meet Zelensky as US envoy says ending Russia war down to one issue  BBCLive: US, Denmark to renegotiate 1951 Greenland pact - source  RTE.ieLive - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy arrives for Davos talks  Euronews.comZelenskyy in Switzerland to meet with Trump  politico.euTrump suggests Ukraine settlement is coming 'soon' as he unveils Board of Peace members  BBC