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• Live: Tom Homan says Minnesota operation will be 'safer, by the book' - BBC29 January 2026, 8:45 pm
  Live: Tom Homan says Minnesota operation will be 'safer, by the book'  BBC‘This Has Got to End’  The AtlanticTim Walz Reveals What Trump Said to Him on Their Phone Call  The New RepublicWalz: Trump compared Minnesota crackdown to Venezuela operation  The HillWalz says Trump compared Minneapolis surge to Venezuela mission  MS NOW
  
• The secret to long life? It could be in the genes after all, say scientists - The Guardian29 January 2026, 8:19 pm
  The secret to long life? It could be in the genes after all, say scientists  The GuardianOur lifespans may be half down to genes and half to the environment  New ScientistStudy finds greater role for genetics in driving human lifespan  ReutersGenes May Control Your Longevity, However Healthily You Live  The New York TimesEXPERT REACTION: Genes may explain about 50% of the human life span  Scimex
  
• Videos show altercation between Alex Pretti and federal officers 11 days before he was killed - The Guardian29 January 2026, 8:13 pm
  Videos show altercation between Alex Pretti and federal officers 11 days before he was killed  The GuardianAgents involved in shooting of Minnesota man Alex Pretti put on leave  BBCVideo shows Alex Pretti clash with federal agents the week before he was killed  Sky NewsOpinion | Senator Tina Smith: I Won’t Vote to Fund ICE Until It Gets Out of My State  The New York TimesNRA attacks Trump after he says Alex Pretti should not have had a gun  The Independent
  
• Scotland's first deputy first minister Lord Jim Wallace dies, aged 71 - BBC29 January 2026, 7:18 pm
  Scotland's first deputy first minister Lord Jim Wallace dies, aged 71  BBCScotland’s first-ever deputy first minister Jim Wallace dies aged 71  The IndependentFormer deputy first minister Jim Wallace dies of complications after surgery  scotsman.comJim Wallace: Lib Dem who repeatedly stepped in as first minister  BBCPolitics Tributes paid to former MP Jim Wallace  shetnews.co.uk
  
• Wales breaking news plus weather and traffic updates (Thursday, January 29) - walesonline.co.uk29 January 2026, 6:46 pm
  Wales breaking news plus weather and traffic updates (Thursday, January 29)  walesonline.co.ukView Full coverage on Google News
  
• Donald Trump says Vladimir Putin has agreed to suspend attacks on Ukraine’s capital - Financial Times29 January 2026, 6:39 pm
  Donald Trump says Vladimir Putin has agreed to suspend attacks on Ukraine’s capital  Financial TimesTrump claims Putin agreed to halt Ukraine energy strikes amid extreme cold  The GuardianPutin agrees ceasefire over Ukrainian cities, Trump announces  The TelegraphUkraine: Trump says Putin agreed not to hit Kyiv for 1 week  DW.comTrump claims Putin promised to stop bombing Ukraine's cities due to extreme cold  Axios
  
• Jorgen Strand Larsen: Crystal Palace's £50m move for Wolves striker in doubt - BBC29 January 2026, 6:36 pm
  Jorgen Strand Larsen: Crystal Palace's £50m move for Wolves striker in doubt  BBCPalace agree £50m deal in principle for Strand Larsen  BBCCrystal Palace close on Jorgen Strand Larsen £45m transfer agreement with Wolves - The Athletic  The New York TimesInside Leeds United's plan to beat Crystal Palace to Strand Larsen  The i PaperPalace move for £50m Strand Larsen in doubt  BBC
  
• Venice invaded by cannibalistic jellyfish - The Telegraph29 January 2026, 6:17 pm
  Venice invaded by cannibalistic jellyfish  The Telegraph
  
• A potentially habitable new planet has been discovered 146 light-years away – but it may be -70C - The Guardian29 January 2026, 5:44 pm
  A potentially habitable new planet has been discovered 146 light-years away – but it may be -70C  The GuardianA possible ice-cold Earth discovered in the archives of the retired Kepler Space Telescope  Phys.orgDiscovery Alert: An Ice-Cold Earth?  NASA Science (.gov)Frosty Candidate Planet 150 Light-Years Away Might Be Remarkably Similar To Earth  IFLScienceA Cool Earth-sized Planet Candidate Transiting a Tenth Magnitude K-dwarf From K2  astrobiology.com
  
• Apple buys Israeli start-up Q.AI for close to [223]bn in race to build AI devices - Financial Times29 January 2026, 5:32 pm
  Apple buys Israeli start-up Q.AI for close to [223]bn in race to build AI devices  Financial TimesApple acquires Israeli audio AI startup Q.ai  ReutersApple Just Made Its Second-Biggest Acquisition Ever After Beats  MacRumorsApple acquires Israeli startup Q.ai  CNBCApple’s second biggest acquisition ever is an AI company that listens to ‘silent speech’  The Verge
  
• Rybakina survives rally from Pegula to set up Sabalenka rematch in final - The Guardian29 January 2026, 4:58 pm
  Rybakina survives rally from Pegula to set up Sabalenka rematch in final  The GuardianAustralian Open 2026 semi-finals recap: Aryna Sabalenka & Elena Rybakina through to final  BBCAustralian Open semifinal preview: Making the case for Rybakina and Pegula  WTA TennisAustralian Open live: Sabalenka and Rybakina book blockbuster final rematch  The IndependentAustralian Open 2026 live updates: Pegula beaten by Rybakina to set up Sabalenka women’s singles final - The Athletic  The New York Times
  
• You can watch the first season of Amazon's excellent Fallout adaptation free on YouTube, but act quickly as it won't be there for long - Eurogamer29 January 2026, 4:27 pm
  You can watch the first season of Amazon's excellent Fallout adaptation free on YouTube, but act quickly as it won't be there for long  EurogamerAmazon Is Releasing All Episodes of Fallout Season 1 for Free on YouTube Ahead of Season 2 Finale  IGNFallout Season 1 Is Completely Free To Watch On YouTube, But Only If You’re Quick  KotakuOkie dokie! Fallout season 1 is now free on YouTube, but it's going back to the vault very soon  GamesRadar+Fallout Season 1 Episodes Available for Free on YouTube  Insider Gaming
  
• 'I can breathe again' says Israeli hostage held for nearly 500 days in Gaza - BBC29 January 2026, 4:25 pm
  'I can breathe again' says Israeli hostage held for nearly 500 days in Gaza  BBCIsrael hands over 15 bodies of Palestinians in last stage of captive swap  Al Jazeera‘We did not assess all would return’: IDF shutters its Hostages HQ 846 days after Oct. 7  timesofisrael.comA Terrible Chapter Has Ended for Israelis. Let's Not Forget Why It Happened  HaaretzIsrael releases 15 Palestinian bodies as truce deal shifts to next phase  Reuters
  
• ‘Shadow banks’ quizzed over meltdown threat from hidden losses - The Telegraph29 January 2026, 4:13 pm
  ‘Shadow banks’ quizzed over meltdown threat from hidden losses  The Telegraph
  
• Ship-tracking shows US warship arriving in Middle East as Iran tensions rise - BBC29 January 2026, 3:51 pm
  Ship-tracking shows US warship arriving in Middle East as Iran tensions rise  BBCView Full coverage on Google News