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Who is Laila Cunningham? The Reform UK candidate for London mayor

Nigel Farage said the former criminal prosecutor will be the figurehead for the party’s campaign ahead of May’s elections

The Independent UK

Who is Reform's Laila Cunningham, and what would London look like with her as mayor?

Reform UK has named the Westminster councillor as its London mayoral candidate – but who is she, and what does she stand for?

Evening Standard

Man jailed for selling chemicals online to assist suicide in UK-first case

Miles Cross sentenced to 14 years in prison for selling the substance to four people via an online suicide forum

The Guardian - UK

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"At school I did a presentation about Black Sabbath! I knew I wanted to move to the UK." Jack Black, angry nuns and Duolingo: the strange story of metal's weirdest new stars, Calva Louise

Mixing metalcore, EDM and Latin dance music, Calva Louise's influences are as diverse as its members' backgrounds growing up in Venezuela, France and New Zealand

Metal Hammer

UK and Ireland cinema takings on post-pandemic high as A Minecraft Movie tops 2025 box office

Video game spinoff was the highest-grossing film of the year at £56.88m as the sector continued its recovery after Covid

The Guardian - UK

"Its simplicity is a selling point": Funny Little Boxes Caught By The Fuzz review

A UK-built, two-knob fuzz for under a hundred bucks? We're listening...

MusicRadar

US seizes Venezuela-linked oil tanker off British waters

American forces boarded the Marinera, a Russian-flagged vessel previously known as Bella-1, on Wednesday.

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Labour workers’ rights concessions to cut cost to business by billions, analysis shows

Updated government assessment says measures will now entail ‘no more than a modest increase’ for employers

The Guardian - UK

Children in hospital after school bus crashes on icy roads as UK prepares for Storm Goretti

The incident follows Met Office weather warnings

The Independent UK

Two school buses crash on icy roads as UK prepares for Storm Goretti

A deep freeze continues to grip the UK ahead of more heavy snowfall expected from Storm Goretti.

Evening Standard

Ambulance 999 calls soar during freezing weather as Storm Goretti to hit UK

Services under strain have appealed to patients to make their own way to hospital if they can, including taking a lift with a friend or calling a taxi

The Independent UK

Russia Threatens 'Shy Kingdom' After 'Illiterate' Keir Starmer Unveils Ukraine Military Plan

Keir Starmer's proposal to deploy British troops to Ukraine has provoked furious Kremlin threats and Vladimir Putin's divine justification for the invasion, creating a dangerous impasse in peace talks.

International Business Times UK

MPs would get vote on troop deployment to Ukraine, says Keir Starmer

UK and France ready to send peacekeeping troops, PM tells House of Commons

The Guardian - UK

Harry not expected to meet King when back in UK this month for High Court battle

The duke is expected to give evidence in his high profile trial against Associated Newspapers Limited, which is due to start in January.

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Starmer: Decision to send troops to Ukraine to be voted on by MPs

British and French forces will help to train Ukrainian troops and protect stocks of weaponry, aimed at deterring future Russian aggression.

The Independent UK

Teen charged with endangering others during Channel crossing in UK first

The case is understood to be the first of its kind under newly introduced border security legislation

The Independent UK

Starmer warned Ukraine will need more than 50,000 troops on the ground

Sir Richard Shirreff hit out at Britain’s defence spending, despite Labour prime minister’s pledge to increase it to 5 per cent of GDP by 2035, as he said a ‘government without a sword is useless’

The Guardian - UK

First flight of 2026 under UK ‘one in, one out’ asylum scheme cancelled

Detainees under scheme to return people entering UK on small boats told their plane tickets have been cancelled

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Evening Standard

TGI Fridays seeks more time to secure deal after lining up administrators

It is thought that Liberty Bar and Restaurant Group, which runs TGI Fridays’ UK operations, is finalising an insolvency plan.

Euronews

Ukrainian and US teams tackling 'most difficult issues' at Paris peace talks, Zelenskyy says

Zelenskyy's new chief of staff said on Wednesday "there are already concrete results" but added that "not all information can be made public."

The Independent UK

Multiple US military planes land in UK days after Trump’s raid on Venezuela

The planes’ arrival came before US jets seized a sanctioned Venezuelan oil tanker now flying under a Russian flag near the British coast

The Independent UK

EV charging boom reshapes Britain’s cities as Coventry leads the way

New data shows dramatic growth in EV chargers across the UK, with some cities racing ahead while others face a widening infrastructure gap

The Independent UK

Starmer says MPs to get vote on deploying UK peacekeeping troops to Ukraine

Labour prime minister has signed historic deal to deploy armed forces to enforce any ceasefire with Russia – with Trump’s blessing

The Independent UK

Starmer kicks off first PMQs of 2026 with Russia jibe at Reform

Sir Keir Starmer made a jab at Nigel Farage and Reform UK during Prime Minister’s Questions on Wednesday (7 January).

Tom’s Guide

How to watch 'Can You Keep a Secret?' — stream the Dawn French sitcom from anywhere in the world

Dawn French and Mark Heap lead a sharp new BBC sitcom, with all six episodes on iPlayer today. Here's how you can watch from anywhere in the world.

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