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• Ship-tracking shows US warship arriving in Middle East as Iran tensions rise - BBC29 January 2026, 1:00 pm
  Ship-tracking shows US warship arriving in Middle East as Iran tensions rise  BBCWhat could happen if the US strikes Iran? Here are seven scenarios  BBCRegime change, all-out war or a nuclear deal: What could happen if Trump strikes Iran?  The IndependentTrump’s armada: the US military force assembled against Iran  Financial TimesThreat of US-Iran war escalates as Trump warns time running out for deal  The Guardian
  
• Transfer news LIVE: Palace agree Strand Larsen deal & what next for Mateta? - BBC29 January 2026, 12:44 pm
  Transfer news LIVE: Palace agree Strand Larsen deal & what next for Mateta?  BBCPalace agree £50m deal in principle for Strand Larsen  BBCWolves braced for £50m Jørgen Strand Larsen bid from Crystal Palace  The GuardianJorgen Strand Larsen: Crystal Palace to table offer for Wolves striker  BBCCrystal Palace close on Jorgen Strand Larsen £45m transfer agreement with Wolves - The Athletic  The New York Times
  
• Burnham claims Labour figures ‘lied’ about him to media after he was blocked as byelection candidate – UK politics live - The Guardian29 January 2026, 12:40 pm
  Burnham claims Labour figures ‘lied’ about him to media after he was blocked as byelection candidate – UK politics live  The GuardianBurnham says by-election bid was not an attempt to ‘undermine’ Starmer  The Independent'I was defending Greater Manchester with MP bid'  BBCLabour’s destructive infighting  Financial TimesGorton and Denton by-election: Farage and Polanski could both inflict huge damage on Labour  Sky News
  
• UK citizens to be able to travel to China visa-free, Starmer announces in Beijing - live updates - BBC29 January 2026, 12:38 pm
  UK citizens to be able to travel to China visa-free, Starmer announces in Beijing - live updates  BBCStarmer’s weasel words on China – decoded by an ex Foreign Office adviser  The TelegraphXi-Starmer meeting: Chinese leader tells PM he hopes both countries can ‘rise above differences’  The GuardianChina and the UK are attempting to reset their relationship — here's how  CNBCChina to allow visa-free travel for Britons, UK says  BBC
  
• Royal Family LIVE: Meghan Markle faces Hollywood humiliation as photogate details emerge - Daily Express29 January 2026, 12:33 pm
  Royal Family LIVE: Meghan Markle faces Hollywood humiliation as photogate details emerge  Daily ExpressSussexes asked Kardashians to delete photos over Remembrance Sunday  The TelegraphKim Kardashian Breaks Silence on Why Meghan Markle and Prince Harry Photos Were Deleted After Kris Jenner's Birthday Party  People.comKim Kardashian explains why she deleted Harry and Meghan photo from Instagram  The IndependentKim Kardashian Speaks Out on Removing Meghan Markle, Prince Harry Photos From Kris Jenner’s Party  E! Online
  
• Ministers reject Waspi calls for compensation after rethink - BBC29 January 2026, 11:57 am
  Ministers reject Waspi calls for compensation after rethink  BBCWaspi women compensation bid rejected again after government review  Sky NewsLabour rules out Waspi payouts after fresh review  The TelegraphWaspi women denied state-pension age compensation for the second time  The i PaperNo compensation for 3.8 million Waspi women, government says  The Independent
  
• Girl, 12, strangled and raped, court hears - BBC29 January 2026, 11:43 am
  Girl, 12, strangled and raped, court hears  BBCMen due to stand trial over rape and abduction of girl, 12, in West Midlands  Yahoo News UKGirl, 12, strangled and raped after being 'targeted' by two men, jury told | ITV News  ITVXGirl, 12, ‘strangled and raped in broad daylight attack after being “targeted” by two men’  The SunAnother delay hits trial of two Afghan nationals over alleged rape in Nuneaton  coventrytelegraph.net
  
• Huge scrap fire tackled by dozens of firefighters - BBC29 January 2026, 10:56 am
  Huge scrap fire tackled by dozens of firefighters  BBCView Full coverage on Google News
  
• Number of term-time school holiday fines hits another record high - BBC29 January 2026, 10:45 am
  Number of term-time school holiday fines hits another record high  BBCView Full coverage on Google News
  
• Can you work out what Bloober Team is teasing, as no one else has been able to? - Eurogamer29 January 2026, 10:26 am
  Can you work out what Bloober Team is teasing, as no one else has been able to?  EurogamerBloober Team’s mysterious website updated with additional teasers  KitGuru'Some Things Never Leave The Walls' — Silent Hill 2 Developer Teases Next Project Reveal in February  IGNSilent Hill 2 Remake Studio Teases Something With Creepy Website  GameSpotBloober Team updated its strange countdown page, and fans of a controversial cult-classic horror game from 20 years ago are getting their hopes up for a big surprise  PC Gamer
  
• Premier League invited Ryan Giggs to join Hall of Fame in 2020 - The Times29 January 2026, 10:00 am
  Premier League invited Ryan Giggs to join Hall of Fame in 2020  The TimesPremier League secretly left Ryan Giggs out of Hall of Fame  The TelegraphPremier League 'secretly blocked' Ryan Giggs from Hall of Fame induction  The MirrorRyan Giggs snubbed by Premier League Hall of Fame  CentreDevilsRyan Giggs pressuring Premier League into major decision after plans were 'secretly shelved'  GB News
  
• Ocado suffers blow as Canadian partner shuts distribution centre - Financial Times29 January 2026, 8:31 am
  Ocado suffers blow as Canadian partner shuts distribution centre  Financial TimesOcado says Canadian partner closing robotic warehouse in latest setback  The GuardianOcado hit by fresh warehouse closure as North American partners cut ties  The TelegraphOcado (Update): Sobeys closes its Ocado-powered warehouse  Hargreaves LansdownOcado shares slide as Canadian grocery partner shuts robotic warehouse  The Independent
  
• Tiger Global: Why Indian Supreme Court ruling on 2018 Flipkart sale is rattling investors - BBC29 January 2026, 8:17 am
  Tiger Global: Why Indian Supreme Court ruling on 2018 Flipkart sale is rattling investors  BBCBeyond The TRC: A Veil-Piercing Moment In International Tax Law  Live LawTiger Global analysis part 1: TRCs not sufficient proof of residency  International Tax ReviewHow Will Tiger Global Ruling Impact Indian Startups?  Analytics India MagazineFrom Vodafone To Tiger Global — A Constitutional Reset  IndiaLaw LLP
  
• 'Why can't women have experience?' New Bridgerton series tackles sex taboo - BBC29 January 2026, 8:00 am
  'Why can't women have experience?' New Bridgerton series tackles sex taboo  BBCWhen is Bridgerton season 4 part 2 out on Netflix? Staggered release schedule explained  CosmopolitanBridgerton season 4 review — the high-society romp turns Cinderella  The TimesBridgerton Season 4 Premiere: Watch the First 5 Minutes of Part 1 Early  NetflixBridgerton series 4 review — yet more forbidden love, finery and heavy breathing  Financial Times
  
• 'Danger to life' flood warning as more rain forecast - BBC29 January 2026, 7:54 am
  'Danger to life' flood warning as more rain forecast  BBC‘Like a sea out there’: flooded Somerset residents wonder how water can be managed  The GuardianMajor incident declared in response to heavy rain and flooding  somerset.gov.ukStorm Chandra: How the storm unfolded and where the heaviest rain fell  Met OfficeFlood warnings for South East after Storm Chandra  BBC