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- From Venezuela to immigration crackdown, Project 2025 provided Trump's roadmap
[5 hours old]: Just a year into Trump's second term, and about half of Project 2025's policies have been implemented, observers say.

. Striking drone footage shows ship abandoned off coast of Wales
[119 hours old]: Jay Curtis was flying his drone when he spotted the Resolute vessel off the coast of Pembrokeshire.

. Why there's no quick fix in sight for the problem of dazzling headlights
[67 hours old]: Road users say headlight glare is an issue - but experts warn a solution might not be straightforward.

. The two farms in Senegal that supply many of the UK's vegetables
[77 hours old]: During winter in Britain fresh produce is sent by cargo ship from the West African nation every week.

. Plane makers chase Asia's super-rich with luxe new private jets
[318 hours old]: Parts of the aviation industry are shifting towards wealthy customers and selling a more luxurious type of international travel.

. The real impact of roadworks on the country - and why they're set to get worse
[1012 hours old]: There is a fine balance between the benefits of improved infrastructure, versus the cost of disruption. Does the country have it right?

. Why the railways often seem to be in such chaos over Christmas
[1493 hours old]: Parts of Britain’s rail network will close for engineering work over the festive period - but is that the right time to do it?

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- Iran students stage first large anti-government protests since deadly crackdown
[7 hours old]: The student protesters honoured thousands of those killed when nationwide mass protests were put down last month.

- Trump says he will increase his new global tariffs to 15%
[8 hours old]: After most of his tariffs were outlawed on Friday, Trump announced new global tariffs of 10% - which he says he has now increased to 15%.

- 13,000 calls in three months: How one city is keeping ahead of measles
[5 hours old]: Nurses and doctors are trying to understand and assuage the concerns some patients have over vaccines.

- UK should send non-combat troops to Ukraine now, former PM Johnson tells BBC
[2 hours old]: Troops should be deployed to peaceful parts of the country in non-fighting roles, he said.

- MPs to discuss inquiry into trade envoy role after Andrew arrest
[13 hours old]: A cross-party committee will also look into the appointment and accountability of UK trade envoys.

- All you need to know ahead of the Bafta Film Awards 2026
[5 hours old]: The biggest night in the British film calendar is upon us - find out who's nominated and how to watch.

- GB curlers denied Olympic gold at death yet again
[8 hours old]: Bruce Mouat's rink are unable to end a 102-year wait for a men's Winter Olympic curling gold - and vanquish their own disappointment from 2022 - as Canada deny Team GB a fourth gold medal of this year's Games.

- Team GB settle for silver as Canada triumph in men's curling final
[8 hours old]: In a repeat of the 2014 Winter Olympics final, Canada defeat Team GB in the men's curling gold medal match as Bruce Mouat's men are beaten 9-6.

- Team GB face uphill task for four-man bobsleigh medal
[8 hours old]: Team GB face an uphill task to win an Olympic medal in the four-man bobsleigh event as they sit seventh at the halfway point in Cortina.

- Atkin can make it five medals for GB in Italy - Sunday's guide
[8 hours old]: What's happening and who to look out for at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan-Cortina.

- I didn't know I was experiencing burnout until it was too late
[5 hours old]: Studies show burnout in young people is rising and there are a number of reasons why.

- The Papers: Andrew 'inquiry' calls and hiding from 'Putin's killer drones'
[5 hours old]: Calls to probe Andrew's links to Epstein and the fourth anniversary of the Ukraine war leads Sunday's papers.

- Scotland's mad for Oasis, Newcastle loves Sam Fender: Music tastes where you live revealed
[5 hours old]: Spotify and YouTube's streaming data for 2025 shows some interesting variations in listening habits.

- Are ties and blazers over? Why some schools are pushing for 'active' uniforms
[5 hours old]: Proponents say relaxed uniforms make life easier for children and are much more practical for physical play.

- We thought Gen Z had started going to church in droves. But the truth is more complicated
[5 hours old]: A fierce debate is taking place about whether there really has been a revival in Christianity.

- 'We want the truth' - families of Nottingham attacks victims speak ahead of public inquiry
[4 hours old]: An inquiry into the attacks carried out by Valdo Calocane will hear evidence in London from Monday.

- Government 'inflamed tension' over Maccabi fan ban, say MPs
[4 hours old]: Intervention over the banning of fans at the Aston Villa match was late and clumsy, MPs say.

* Tories vow to lower interest on some student loans
[0 hours old]: Kemi Badenoch says graduates feel 'stitched up' as she promises to cut Plan 2 loan interest charges.

- 'I cleaned toilets while studying at Cambridge'
[4 hours old]: Jade Franks uses her experience of classism to write a hit play which has been picked up by Netflix.

- Final missing Lake Tahoe skier found dead 5 days after avalanche
[3 hours old]: Authorities released the names of the six women and three guides who died in the worst avalanche in state history.

- How football is helping girls fight against forced marriage
[5 hours old]: Two sisters in an Indian village talk about how football has changed their lives and helped them push back against child marriage.



- Giant tortoises return to Galápagos island after nearly 200 years
[11 hours old]: The native species was driven to extinction by sailors in the 1800s. Now, 158 juvenile giant tortoises have been reintroduced to the island.

- Once mocked for being tacky, this Korean music genre is making a comeback
[6 hours old]: The traditional South Korean popular music genre is making headlines in the country once again.

- TikToker army medic, 25, found dead at barracks
[11 hours old]: Lucy Wilde's brother says she was "strength wrapped in softness" and served with "courage and pride".

- Nasa astronauts' moon mission delayed due to rocket issue
[8 hours old]: The mission to the far side of the Moon and back will be postponed after problems with were spotted with its rocket, a Nasa official said.

- Five taken to hospital after gas explosion at farm
[9 hours old]: All five are taken to hospital as a precaution following the incident, which involved a food truck.

- Trump’s Tariffs: The Beginning of the End?
[13 hours old]: The Supreme Court has rejected US President Donald Trump’s global import taxes

- Guardiola tells team to chill with cocktails as Man City pile pressure on Arsenal
[5 hours old]: As Manchester City continue to crank up the pressure on Arsenal, Pep Guardiola tells his players to take three days off to "enjoy life" with "caipirinhas and daiquiris".

- 'Educate yourself and your kids' - Fofana and Mejbri racially abused
[9 hours old]: Burnley midfielder Hannibal Mejbri and Chelsea defender Wesley Fofana have spoken out on social media after being sent racist abuse in the aftermath of the clubs' Premier League match on Saturday.

- Is Borthwick under pressure after nightmare defeat?
[9 hours old]: "Everyone has to take a look at themselves" - what went wrong for England in their record Six Nations home defeat by Ireland?

- 'Scotland's terrible beauty reverses the narrative on extraordinary day'
[8 hours old]: Scotland displayed a different side of their personality in the dramatic comeback victory over Wales in Cardiff, writes Tom English.

- Deal with 'noise' or join another club - Arteta
[7 hours old]: Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta says his players should "be part of a different club" if they can not deal with the "noise" as his team bid to end their 22-year wait for a league title.

- Wood outpoints Warrington in rematch lacking spark
[5 hours old]: Home favourite Leigh Wood comfortably outpoints Josh Warrington in their rematch at Nottingham's Motorpoint Arena.

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and in other older news ...

. Six races, six golds - Klaebo's historic Olympics
[16 hours old]: Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo, Norway's king of cross-country skiing, breaks the record for the most gold medals won at a single Winter Olympics with his sixth of the Games.

. UK snow carver comes second in global contest with Olympic sculpture
[138 hours old]: Pippa Unwin says she is delighted to succeed with her "ridiculously complicated" design.

. Supermarket worker's kindness meant I could feed my newborn baby
[143 hours old]: Emma and Harry Brown say the Asda employee's kindness helped them to feed and clothe their new baby.

. Penguins delight residents in care home visit
[95 hours old]: Residents were able to hold and stroke the two Humboldt penguins during the visit.

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. Trump's Tariffs... Trump attacks the Supreme Court over tariff ban
[33 hours old]: A breaking episode of Americast as POTUS takes on SCOTUS

. A star-filled, jaw-dropping black comedy
[485 hours old]: An Oxford University student is drawn into the world of a charming aristocratic classmate.

. Uncertainty for UK firms after US tariff ruling, experts say
[31 hours old]: UK firms are left in limbo after a court overrules many US tariffs but Donald Trump says he will reintroduce them

. Trump tariffs ripped up global trade order. What now?
[37 hours old]: If you think the Supreme Court ruling heralds a return to pre-Trump business as usual - think again.

. KFC, Nando's, and others ditch chicken welfare pledge
[37 hours old]: Wingstop, Burger King, and others have walked away from an industry commitment to avoid using fast-growing chickens

. How do you modernise mango farming?
[53 hours old]: India's mango farmers are being urged to innovate as climate change makes cultivation "unpredictable".

. Higher tax helped UK government reach record January surplus
[41 hours old]: The government took in more from tax receipts than expected, official data suggests.

. Lobbying firm co-founded by Mandelson goes into administration
[40 hours old]: Global Counsel's clients cut ties with the firm over Lord Mandelson's links with sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

. UK agrees drone defence plan with four EU allies
[36 hours old]: The scheme will seek to take inspiration from Ukraine's drone manufacturing programme.

. Asos co-founder dies after Thailand apartment block fall
[39 hours old]: Quentin Griffiths co-founded Asos in 2000 and remained a significant shareholder after leaving the firm five years later.

. New Year's sport supplement buying adds to January retail sales surge
[41 hours old]: Continuing strong sales from online jewellers after a recent spike in gold prices also helped drive the increase.

. US economy slows in final months after turbulent year
[38 hours old]: Overall the economy grew 2.2% last year, holding up despite pressures from changes to tariff and immigration policy.

. Epstein eyed record label investment to access women, files suggest
[52 hours old]: His associate said the music industry was "related to P", a way Epstein apparently often referred to women.

. Starmer 'appeasing' big tech firms, says online safety campaigner
[47 hours old]: Baroness Kidron tells the BBC the PM has being "late to the party" in regulating social media.

. Live Nation sees strong ticket sales as monopoly lawsuit looms
[52 hours old]: The entertainment giant's revenue surged last year as 159 million fans attended its concerts.

. Nasa boss says Boeing Starliner failure one of worst in its history
[51 hours old]: The agency released a critical report that puts the Starliner incident at same mistake level assigned to the fatal Columbia and Challenger shuttle disasters.

. The Chinese AI app sending Hollywood into a panic
[54 hours old]: Clips of Deadpool and other film characters have sparked alarm within Hollywood over copyright infringement.

. US and Indonesia finalise deal to cut tariffs to 19%
[50 hours old]: Washington will set a 19% tariff on most Indonesian goods in exchange for lower trade barriers for US goods

. US trade deficit hits fresh high despite Trump's tariffs
[60 hours old]: The US bought more goods than it sold in 2025 as the White House attempts to reverse the flow.

. Warmer weather hits profits at British Gas owner
[66 hours old]: Savvy bill payers shopping around for fixed-tariff energy deals also dented earnings at British Gas.

. Microsoft error sees confidential emails exposed to AI tool Copilot
[59 hours old]: The company says it has addressed the issue and it "did not provide anyone access to information they weren't already authorised to see".

. Etsy sells second-hand fashion app Depop to eBay for .2bn
[66 hours old]: The "pre-loved" fashion firm has been sold by Etsy just five years after it bought the firm.

. Reeves fixated on 'dysfunctional' borrowing rules, says IFS
[74 hours old]: The think tank suggests the chancellor's fiscal rules need to shift the focus from one key figure.

. 'We're still on edge': Toy firms look to US Supreme Court as tariffs hit profits
[71 hours old]: "You cannot go to sleep on this president," says one toymaker, of the ongoing uncertainty over trade policy.

. Zuckerberg defends Meta in landmark social media addiction trial
[74 hours old]: The billionaire boss said he "always" regretted not making faster progress to identify users under 13.

. Tech firms will have 48 hours to remove abusive images under new law
[76 hours old]: The government is proposing that intimate image abuse should be treated more severely.

. Reddit's human content wins amid the AI flood
[125 hours old]: Reddit says its human contributors are valued amid an internet awash with AI-generated content.

. Trump eyes Venezuela visit – but obstacles to his oil plan remain
[139 hours old]: The US president wants American energy firms to start extracting the crude but they are reluctant.

. Get a grip: Robotics firms struggle to develop hands
[221 hours old]: Developing a durable and affordable hand is one of the biggest challenges in robotics.

. Who is billionaire Sir Jim Ratcliffe and how did he make his money?
[231 hours old]: The industrialist and Manchester United co-owner has apologised over comments he made about immigration.

. The US economy is growing - so where are all the jobs?
[221 hours old]: As hiring rates and job openings drop, some worry a tough job market could be here to stay.

. The Dutch love four-day working weeks, but are they sustainable?
[245 hours old]: The Netherlands has the lowest working hours in Europe, but some say it is harming its economy.

. Why food fraud persists, even with improving tech
[293 hours old]: Even with sophisticated technology it is still difficult to detect fake foods.

. Netflix and Paramount are battling for Warner Bros. Who is likely to win?
[110 hours old]: What to know about the two firms' blockbuster battle to control Warner Bros Discovery.

. How £50m 'fish disco' could save farmland
[287 hours old]: Innovative tech scares fish away from nuclear cooling pipes.

. Rare-breed horse centre cuts back amid cost woes
[19 hours old]: The stud continues but a visitor centre and cafe closes as the rare-breed centre takes stock.

. Closing factory workers paid to help at food bank
[47 hours old]: Dutch coffee-making giant Jacobs Douwe Egberts (JDE) will close its plant in Banbury this year.

. Are UK interest rates expected to fall soon?
[89 hours old]: The interest rate set by the Bank of England affects mortgage, loan and savings rates for millions.

. Budget 2025: What's the best and worst that could happen for Labour?
[2030 hours old]: Three days in, after a tax U-turn and partial climbdown on workers' rights, Laura Kuenssberg looks at what impact Budget week might have.

. Has Britain's budget watchdog become too all-powerful?
[2141 hours old]: Ahead of this week's Budget, some have accused the Office for Budget Responsibility of being a "straitjacket on growth"

. The curious case of why Poundland is struggling during a cost-of-living crisis
[2229 hours old]: Why - in an age where so many of us are feeling the financial pinch - are some budget shops on UK high streets having such a tough time?

. When the retail staff can't help you
[40 hours old]: This customer might be feeling trolled, in this scene from Small Prophets.

. Why youth unemployment is rising
[105 hours old]: Unemployment in the UK rose to its highest rate in nearly five years at the end of 2025

. File on 4 Investigates
[119 hours old]: Can boxing do more to look after its fighters?

. Why you should consider switching bank accounts
[205 hours old]: Martin Lewis explains why now might be a good time to think about changing your bank account.