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Jan 26, 2026 - World

Twice-sacked former home secretary is ‘not a team player’ and may limit attempts to expand Reform’s appealUK politics live – latest updatesIt was a full 90 minutes into the Reform UK rally – and 10 minutes into Nigel Farage’s speech – when the surprise guest who was also not a surprise at all came bounding on to the stage: ah, Suella Braverman, we were expecting you.If ever there was a definition of a high-profile yet semi-detached Conservative, Braverman was it. Although twice the home secretary, and also attorney general, she has been on the backbenches for more than three years and had precisely zero chance of advancement under Kemi Badenoch. Continue reading...

Jan 26, 2026 - World

President says his administration is reviewing fatal shooting as Republicans and Democrats criticize ICE surgeUS politics live – latest updatesDonald Trump’s efforts to deploy militarized immigration agents in US cities may finally be reaching a reckoning as he faces widespread opposition across the US, dissenting lawmakers in his own party, and dueling courts after the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti by federal officers in Minneapolis.Trump said on Monday that his administration is reviewing the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti in Minneapolis by a federal officer, and that he will send border czar Tom Homan to Minnesota. Continue reading...

Jan 26, 2026 - World

President makes announcement on Truth Social and also makes unsubstantiated claims about protests in MinnesotaAs more and more Republicans call for an investigation of Alex Pretti’s killing, it’s worth remembering that Donald Trump’s call for heavy-handed immigration enforcement appeared to have already rankled a portion of his base.A Politico poll that surveyed some 2000 adults between 16 and 19 January found that 49% of Americans believed Trump’s campaign was “too aggressive”. Continue reading...

Jan 26, 2026 - World

Some parts of city were buried under nearly 60cm of snow and over 500 flights were cancelled SundayToronto is beginning to dig itself out from the largest snowfall in the city’s history, a process which officials say is likely to take “several days”.Some parts of Canada’s largest city were buried under nearly 60cm of snow and more than 500 flights were cancelled Sunday after Toronto’s main airport was snowed in. Continue reading...

Jan 26, 2026 - World

Aircraft crashed at airport in Bangor, which has received about 10in of snow as deadly storm pummels USSeven people were killed and a crew member survived with serious injuries when a private business jet crashed in a snowstorm at Maine’s Bangor international airport, the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) says.The Bombardier Challenger 600 carrying eight people crashed on takeoff at about 7.45pm on Sunday night as Bangor, the rest of the New England region, and much of the country grappled with a deadly, massive winter storm. The airport, about 200 miles (320km) north of Boston, shut down after the crash. Continue reading...