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• Asylum seeker camp in East Sussex to open in days - council - BBC21 January 2026, 9:42 pm
  Asylum seeker camp in East Sussex to open in days - council  BBCCouncil confirms Home Office to open army camp as temporary asylum seeker site | ITV News  ITVXMigrant camp to open in Sussex 'in the next few days' - council leader  theargus.co.ukCadets offered alternative training sites by the Ministry of Defence after they were denied access to the Crowborough Training Camp due to asylum seeker proposals  SussexWorld'Hundreds of male asylum seekers' to arrive in UK town in days despite backlash  Daily Express
  
• Stoke City 1-2 Middlesbrough LIVE: Alan Browne and Tommy Conway goals in second-half turnaround - Teesside Live21 January 2026, 9:21 pm
  Stoke City 1-2 Middlesbrough LIVE: Alan Browne and Tommy Conway goals in second-half turnaround  Teesside LiveMiddlesbrough come from behind to go second with win at Stoke  BBCSimkin and Manhoef start Boro battle  Stoke City FCWednesday's Championship predictions, betting odds and tips: Depleted Potters face Boro defeat  Racing PostStoke City 1-2 Middlesbrough: Alan Browne and Tommy Conway complete Boro turnaround win  Sky Sports
  
• Ethiopian charged with sexual assault of staff member at migrant hotel - The Telegraph21 January 2026, 9:13 pm
  Ethiopian charged with sexual assault of staff member at migrant hotel  The TelegraphMan denies sexual assault on asylum hotel worker  BBCMan charged with sexually assaulting staff member at asylum hotel  dailyecho.co.ukEthiopian national charged after 'sexually assaulting staff member at asylum hotel'  GB NewsEthiopian migrant, 23, 'had been touching staff inappropriately days before he groped hotel worker's breast', court hears  Daily Mail
  
• Blake Lively called Justin Baldoni 'a clown' in text messages - BBC21 January 2026, 8:16 pm
  Blake Lively called Justin Baldoni 'a clown' in text messages  BBCTaylor Swift, Ben Affleck, Jenny Slate, Anna Wintour Pulled Into Blake Lively's Lawsuit Against Justin Baldoni  Rolling Stone‘It Ends With Us’ Star Jenny Slate Slams Justin Baldoni in Unsealed Texts: “Most Intense Narcissist”  hollywoodreporter.comBlake Lively's Email to Ben Affleck About "Clown" Justin Baldoni Revealed in Court Filing  E! OnlineTaylor Swift ‘complained about Blake Lively’s tone in text messages’  The Telegraph
  
• Decision on Manchester-London 'ghost train' was uninformed, regulator admits - BBC21 January 2026, 7:37 pm
  Decision on Manchester-London 'ghost train' was uninformed, regulator admits  BBC
  
• Fazakerley crash live updates as road closures cause huge queues - liverpoolecho.co.uk21 January 2026, 7:02 pm
  Fazakerley crash live updates as road closures cause huge queues  liverpoolecho.co.uk
  
• Aberdeenshire fossil dating back 410 million years joins museum collection - BBC21 January 2026, 7:01 pm
  Aberdeenshire fossil dating back 410 million years joins museum collection  BBC‘New form of life’ discovered ... and it’s 26ft tall  The TelegraphMystery tower fossils may be a whole new kind of life  Scientific American410-million-year-old fossil reveals life form unlike anything alive today  upday NewsFossil dating 410 million years old identified as ‘new form of life' go on display at Scots museum  Daily Record
  
• Trump's jibes are wearing thin for many of Europe's leaders - BBC21 January 2026, 7:00 pm
  Trump's jibes are wearing thin for many of Europe's leaders  BBCTrump’s imperial delirium could trigger a catastrophic chain reaction  The TelegraphOpinion | Please, World Leaders, Don’t Appease America  The New York TimesTrump is testing Europe – and the clock is ticking  The ConversationWhere do Britons stand on Europe’s relationship with the USA?  YouGov
  
• Green spaces should be the norm for all new housing developments in England, guidelines say - The Guardian21 January 2026, 6:50 pm
  Green spaces should be the norm for all new housing developments in England, guidelines say  The GuardianNew design guidance to raise the bar for new build developments  GOV.UKLabour to ditch period-style houses for ones that reflect modern life  The TimesEnd of 'soulless' newbuilds as identikit ‘copy-and-paste’ homes to be BANISHED in huge planning shake-up  The SunMHCLG publishes updated design guidance for new developments  Building Design
  
• Speak hysterically and carry a big stick: Trump’s foreign policy threats - The Guardian21 January 2026, 6:30 pm
  Speak hysterically and carry a big stick: Trump’s foreign policy threats  The GuardianThe true danger posed by Donald Trump  The EconomistOpinion | Trump's 'madman' approach to allies is a catastrophe for the U.S.  MS NOWDonald Trump is trashing America’s reputation on the world stage  The TelegraphTrump has become the West’s Mad King  New Statesman
  
• UK would be ‘crazy’ not to consider new EU customs union, says minister - Financial Times21 January 2026, 6:25 pm
  UK would be ‘crazy’ not to consider new EU customs union, says minister  Financial TimesBritain ‘crazy’ not to consider joining customs union, says Trade Secretary  The TelegraphUK Minister Sows Confusion With Softer EU Customs Union Line  BloombergUK would be ‘foolish’ to pursue customs union with EU, business secretary says  Financial TimesMinister says it's 'crazy' not to consider rejoining customs union  The US Sun
  
• Rachel Reeves is 'killing our high streets' - and it's going to get even worse - Daily Express21 January 2026, 6:05 pm
  Rachel Reeves is 'killing our high streets' - and it's going to get even worse  Daily ExpressChefs in tax help plea for bars and restaurants  BBCRachel Reeves to exclude hotels and restaurants from tax rescue package  The TelegraphRachel Reeves to back pubs on rates — but not hotels and cafés  The TimesUK businesses warn growth may be off the menu after latest tax hike  Reuters
  
• Team news: Five changes for League Cup semi-final - Arsenal.com21 January 2026, 6:03 pm
  Team news: Five changes for League Cup semi-final  Arsenal.comWomen's League Cup semi-final highlights  Sky SportsArsenal 0-1 Manchester United, Manchester City 0-1 Chelsea: Women’s League Cup semi-finals – as it happened  The GuardianHinds at right-back, Codina in defence and Pelova in midfield for Arsenal against Manchester United Women  Arseblog NewsMarc Skinner team news for Arsenal v United Women in League Cup semi final  Manchester United
  
• Can this 503-mile new Volvo end range anxiety forever? - Autocar21 January 2026, 5:52 pm
  Can this 503-mile new Volvo end range anxiety forever?  AutocarThe new Volvo EX60 has already pinched the BMW iX3’s crown  CarwowWelcome to the new EX60: is this Volvo’s most important car?  Top GearVolvo’s Electric EX60 SUV Has a 400-Mile Range—and Rethinks the Humble Seat Belt  WIREDNew Volvo EX60 gets up to 680hp, 500-miles range  PistonHeads
  
• Supreme Court sceptical of Trump firing of Lisa Cook - BBC21 January 2026, 5:45 pm
  Supreme Court sceptical of Trump firing of Lisa Cook  BBCTrump suffers Supreme Court setback in bid to fire Fed governor  Sky NewsUS supreme court appears skeptical of Trump’s bid to oust Lisa Cook from Fed board  The GuardianOpinion | Has the Supreme Court Backed Itself Into a Corner?  The New York TimesJanuary 21, 2026: Supreme Court arguments on Trump effort to fire Lisa Cook  CNN