Birmingham Mail
Villa sign 'built like rock' striker Madjo for £10m
ASTON Villa have completed the signing of Brian Madjo from FC Metz in a deal worth around £10 million.
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January 13, 2026
Birmingham Mail
MP claims council planned to close health centre
DUDLEY'S MP is demanding an investigation into whether the council intended to close a health centre despite denials by the borough’s leader.
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January 13, 2026
Birmingham Mail
Council has sold over £250m of city assets
LAND AND PROPERTIES SOLD OFF AND MUCH MORE COULD STILL GO
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January 13, 2026
Birmingham Mail
Birds, butterflies and dragonflies thriving at key rewilding project
A FLAGSHIP rewilding project has seen an explosion in wildlife since it began, with bird numbers increasing tenfold in the past two decades, monitoring shows.
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January 13, 2026
Birmingham Mail
Desperate for Dan who falls at the first hurdle
FORMER
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January 13, 2026
The Guardian
Former Fed chairs condemn criminal inquiry into Powell
Every living former head of the Fed- eral Reserve has condemned an \"unprecedented\" attempt by the Trump administration to weaken the US central bank's independ- ence, after the Department of Justice opened a criminal investigation into its chair, Jerome Powell.
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January 13, 2026
The Guardian
Iran downplays protests as anti-US crowds rally
Tens of thousands of pro-government demonstrators rallied in Tehran yesterday as the Iranian regime sought to downplay the continuing nationwide protest movement.
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January 13, 2026
The Guardian
Sikh activist in UK told to increase security precautions over Hindu nationalist threats
Police have advised a high-profile Sikh activist in the UK to install security cameras at his home and reinforce door locks because of threats from Hindu nationalist elements.
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January 13, 2026
The Guardian
ADHD care costs soar as NHS turns to private sector
The NHS is overspending by £164m a year on attention deficit hyperactivity disorder services, with an increasing amount going to unregulated private assessments, a Guardian investigation has found.
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January 13, 2026
The Guardian
Liverpool power through to save face for Szoboszlai
A late Florian Wirtz-inspired flourish gave a convincing look to Liverpool’s margin of victory but Barnsley made their hosts battle for a place in round four.
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January 13, 2026
The Guardian
'Wonderful' archive of the rural writer Ronald Blythe acquired by British Library
‘A unique record of a literary rural life will be made available to readers and researchers after the British Library acquired the archive of Ronald Blythe.
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January 13, 2026
The Guardian
Media watchdog investigating Musk's X after backlash over sexualised AI images
The UK media watchdog has opened a formal investigation into Elon Musk's X over the use of the Grok AI tool to manipulate images of women and children by removing their clothes.
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January 13, 2026
The Guardian
Venezuela Exploiting crude oil reserves 'could consume a tenth of global carbon budget'
US plans to exploit Venezuela's oil reserves could by 2050 consume more than a tenth of the world's remaining carbon budget to limit global heating to 1.5C, according to an exclusive analysis.
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January 13, 2026
The Guardian
Imprisoned hunger striker linked to Palestine Action tells friend: ‘I’m dying’
‘Aprisoner linked to Palestine Action whoison day 71 ofa hunger strike has tolda friend: “I’m dying”
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January 13, 2026
The Guardian
Opening Week draws record crowds - but boom comes at a cost
There is a sharp focus on music, food and promotions but qualifiers are no longer the budget option they once were
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January 13, 2026
The Guardian
'Voices being heard' Myanmar's military on trial in Rohingya genocide case at ICJ
Finally, I feel like our voices are being heard, and like something is going to happen that is positive for the community,\" says Monaira *.
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January 13, 2026
The Guardian
'A serious list of winners' Anderson's epic captures the current febrile mood
Now that the political scene in the contemporary United States looks like an unending string of military PR coups for the Trumpian right at home and abroad, it's appropriate that Paul Thomas Anderson's spectacular, mysterious counterculture epic One Battle After Another - with Leonardo DiCaprio as a clueless, dishevelled ex-revolutionary should consolidate its current position as one of the leading movies of this awards season: winning four Golden Globes including best musical or comedy and best director for Anderson whose fluency, productivity and pure technique and ambition are arguably making him America's pre-eminent film-maker. The excellent Teyana Taylor got best supporting actress.
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January 13, 2026
The Guardian
Is this Tory party 2.0? Welcoming defectors carries risks for Farage
In the death throes of Boris J ohnson's government in the summer of 2022, Nadhim Zahawi was appointed chancellor by an increasingly desperate prime minister determined to cling on to power.
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January 13, 2026
The Guardian
Mission impossible? United to offer Carrick transfer funds as new interim manager
Manchester United expect to confirm Michael Carrick as the interim manager today, with finance to be at the 44-year-old's disposal to strengthen the squad should a target for the long term become available.
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January 13, 2026
The Guardian
Alonso leaves Real Madrid and is replaced by Arbeloa
Xabi Alonso has left his job as coach of Real Madrid, only seven months after arriving for his first day at the club's Valdebebas training ground.
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January 13, 2026
Irish Daily Mirror
Grief at vigil for murdered Oisin
Hundreds gather to remember 12-year-old , O'Reilly threatened to kill son last October
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January 12, 2026
Irish Daily Mirror
LET'S BE FRANK... IT'S NOT WORKING
Pressure piling up on boss as loss feels like end of season
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January 12, 2026
Irish Daily Mirror
HOWARD: CHANCE TO JOIN ME AS A CLUB LEGEND
BRIAN HOWARD has challenged Barnsley's class of '26 to join him in Oakwell folklore.
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January 12, 2026
Irish Daily Mirror
SLOT WON'T TYKE 'EM LIGHTLY
Arne to pick strong side for Barnsley game after Reds' shock defeat at Plymouth
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January 12, 2026
Irish Daily Mirror
Hurl lot to get excited about
Not long now, the National League hurling will be back in just a couple of weeks and we'll have the start of what should be a fascinating - and intense - league and championship 2026.
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January 12, 2026
Irish Daily Mirror
Mountain biker...
Daragh cycling 12,500km to Everest for charity
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January 12, 2026
Irish Daily Mirror
Grateful Dead Bob dies at 78 of cancer
FOUNDING Grateful Dead band member Bob Weir has died aged 78.
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January 12, 2026
Irish Daily Mirror
We'd one channel but all the happier for it..
IF you grew up in Ireland in the 70s and early 80s, you'll remember it well.
2 min |
January 12, 2026
Blackpool Gazette
Big decline in the number of babies born across the resort
The number of babies delivered at Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has fallen by a quarter over the last decade.
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January 12, 2026
Blackpool Gazette
Don't let plot red flags spoil this silly but very watchable drama
Red Eye is a curious show.
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