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January 2026
Andy Burnham shares message for Labour Gorton and Denton by-election candidate
Andy Burnham has backed Labour's newly announced candidate for the Gorton and Denton by-election, after being blocked from standing himself by the party's governing body
This is about Manchester. Manchester is a city united, we are rejecting division. I am so looking forward to going out on the doorstep and winning this for Labour."
Labour... So, it's Labour versus Reform and we will fight for renewal, for inclusive communities and bringing people together, and for true patriotism against the plastic patriotism of Reform."
It is very much and very clearly now a by-election between Labour and Reform on key principles,
I will be there for you whenever you need me."
Rain warning for parts of England already suffering from 'saturated ground'
Outbreaks of rain may become persistent on Monday, especially later in the day and overnight, before gradually easing and clearing into Tuesday,
Former Labour minister and FA chairman, Lord Triesman, dies
Mandelson told Epstein he was 'trying hard' to change bonus policy after payment to husband, files show
The documents include correspondence in September 2009 between Epstein and Lord Mandelson's husband, Reinaldo Avila da Silva, who asked the financier to pay him £10,000 to fund an osteopathy course and other expenses
Thank you for the money which arrived in my account this morning”.
As it happens, I didn't. The Treasury did
Any [sic] real chance of making the tax only on the cash portion of the bankers bonus,
It is clear Epstein was welcomed into Andrew's family fold
Search operation for missing girl hindered by storm, MP says
Following a productive conversation earlier today I have received strong assurances from the ambassador of the Kingdom of Morocco that he will do all in his power to ensure every action is taken by local authorities to assist in the search for Inaayah.... On behalf of the
I remain in constant contact with the family, and will continue to provide whatever further assistance I can.
Further to this, the Foreign Office has confirmed to me that they have reiterated my request for a dedicated police liaison officer with the Moroccan Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and that steps are being taken to ensure constant and unimpeded communication takes place between the families and the authorities,
Hundreds protest against ICE role in Winter Olympics in Milan
In an echo of anti-ICE protests in the US, they blew whistles and sang Bruce Springsteen songs
Blackouts in Ukraine and Moldova as power lines fail in sub-zero temperatures after Russian airstrikes
Parts of Ukraine and Moldova suffered power cuts on Saturday after high-voltage power lines failed while both countries were affected by sub-zero temperatures
British activist Peter Tatchell arrested for carrying 'intifada' placard
Intifada means "uprising" in Arabic and has previously referred to two specific Palestinian uprisings against Israel, first in the late 1980s and then in the early 2000s
The King greets joggers in surprise appearance at cancer charity parkrun
Ahead of #WorldCancerDay next week, the King paid a surprise visit to participants of Sandringham parkrun this morning, organised in partnership with the charity Move Against Cancer and Sandringham's 5K Your Way group,
Sir Richard Branson told Epstein 'bring your harem' and advised him on PR, new emails show
I think if Bill Gates was willing to say that you've been a brilliant advisor to him, that you slipped up many years ago by sleeping with a 17 1/2 year old woman and were punished for it, that you've more than learnt your lesson and have done nothing that's against the law since and, yes, as a single man you seem to have a penchant for women. But there's nothing wrong with that. Anyway something along those lines."
Post Office will fight first ever Capture case at the Court of Appeal
Former sub-postmistress Pat Owen, who died in 2003, was convicted of stealing in 1998 based on evidence from the faulty Capture computer system
When can you spot this year's Snow Moon, and where did it gets its name?
It has also been referred to as the Storm Moon, also for weather-related reasons, or the Hunger Moon, due to the scarcity of food and hard hunting conditions during the month
Pokémon apologises after Chinese anger over plan for game at Japanese shrine
The event was due to be held on Saturday at the Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo — which honours Japan's 2.5 million war dead, including convicted war criminals
Thames Water closes in on £16bn rescue deal with lenders
In exchange, they would receive a minimum of 10% of the recapitalised company's equity
We continue to engage with London & Valley Water and are reviewing their plans carefully to assess whether they deliver a turnaround in the company's operational performance and strengthen its financial resilience to the benefit of customers and the environment."
There is a huge amount of work to be done to turn around Thames Water and deliver the improved service and environmental outcomes that customers and local communities deserve.... From day
Beer, wine and spirits prices are set to go up — here's how much by
Official data shows the changes will see the duty on a typical bottle of gin, with 37.5% alcohol by volume (ABV), increase by 38p to £8.98, after VAT
These changes unfortunately increase the likelihood of further price rises, which no brewer or publican would want to inflict on their customers.
Alcohol duty plays an important role in ensuring public finances remain fair and strong and funds the public services people rely on every day.”
For the nation's wine and spirit sector the complexities of price changes, especially for wine which is now taxed by strength, mean more red tape headaches ahead.
More than 200 killed after landslide collapses smartphone mineral mines
More than 200 people were victims of this landslide, including miners, children and market women,
People dig everywhere, without control or safety measures,
Israeli strikes kill at least 30 Palestinians in Gaza, hospital officials say
High hopes for Team GB as they target best-ever medal haul at Winter Olympics
You have to be a certain type of person to get over that fear when you first start and you go down and you have no brakes,
I think that's where we are at in my career. The boys and I have done a lot of really good things over the last 18 months.
It is quite a shame that people only tune into our sport every four years,
Astronauts are about to go back to the moon — here's what you need to know
The mission is planned for as soon as 6 February, but take-off depends on some pretty important factors
The vast hi-tech fraud that could cost musicians billions of pounds
As artists, we get such a small fraction of the money that we actually deserve to get because of the streaming system. And for that to just be getting cut shorter and shorter and shorter through robots… it makes my blood boil,
We detect 8 to 9% of the stream as being fraudulent,
It's an ongoing battle,
The music industry needs to get their hands around this a little bit, otherwise it could rapidly get quite out of control,
It's a way to totally flood the music streaming services,
Two explosions reported in Iran
Embarrassing and exposing — what the new Epstein files mean for Andrew
Epstein files: The key findings so far
I was wrong to believe Epstein following his conviction and to continue my association with him afterwards. "... I apologise unequivocally for doing so to the women and girls who suffered
I will wire your loan amount immediately"... Just a brief note to thank you for the money which arrived in my account this morning."
I will wire your loan amount immediated'y."
Epstein sent thousands of pounds to Mandelson's husband, files show
I was wrong to believe Epstein following his conviction and to continue my association with him afterwards. I apologise unequivocally for doing so to the women and girls who suffered."
I will wire your loan amount immediated’y [sic].”
I sent you a couple of emails last week regarding my osteo course expenses, incl fee, anatomical models, lap top if you can help me with this. I hope you received them."
Just sent an email back to Rich regarding the £10,000 with my personal bank details. "