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The Guardian
Gloom lifts a little for London stock market, but we're a long way from the sunny uplands
It wasn’t quite a downpour after the drought, but the weather changed for stock market listings in London during the course of 2025.
3 min |
January 02, 2026
The Guardian
Plants' winter blooming 'visible signal' of climate breakdown
Daisies and dandelions are among hundreds of native plants blooming in the UK, in what scientists call a “visible signal” of climate breakdown disrupting the natural world.
1 min |
January 02, 2026
The Guardian
President rings in new year with insults and $2.75m auction of Jesus painting
Donald Trump welcomed 2026 with a glitzy bash at his Mara-Lago club, where he auctioned off a freshly painted portrait of Jesus Christ for $2.75m (£2m) and said his new year resolution was \"peace on Earth\".
2 min |
January 02, 2026
The Guardian
Iran protests At least two dead as security forces step up crackdown
The largest protests in Iran for three years entered a fifth day yesterday amid reports of deadly clashes between protesters and security forces, with state-affiliated media confirming at least two people had been killed.
2 min |
January 02, 2026
The Guardian
Sackler Trust conceals names of beneficiaries over 'prejudice' fear
Two charities that received a combined total of more than £1.1m from the British charitable trust run by the Sackler family were kept out of its latest accounts to protect their reputations from “serious prejudice”.
1 min |
January 02, 2026
The Guardian
Australia 'more robust' and can handle pressure better - Bayliss
World Cup-winning coach laments Ashes damp squib but does not think England require drastic changes
5 min |
January 02, 2026
The Guardian
Randall ready to carry fine Bristol form into new year
England scrum-half returned from injury to a side riding the crest of a wave and now hopes to catch Steve Borthwick’s eye
3 min |
January 02, 2026
The Guardian
Out of order Confused England are not helping Bethell to flourish
There used to be a saying in county cricket: a quick game’s a good game.
4 min |
January 02, 2026
The Guardian
Discovery of 9,500-year-old pyre sheds light on ancient world
A cremation pyre built about 9,500 years ago has been discovered in Africa, offering a fresh glimpse into the complexity of ancient hunter-gatherer communities.
2 min |
January 02, 2026
The Guardian
Ipswich move into second as Middlesbrough lose at Derby
Ipswich climbed into the automatic promotion places in the Championship with a 2-1 victory over struggling Oxford United.
1 min |
January 02, 2026
The Guardian
Call for routine high blood pressure tests on children in UK as cases almost double
Leading doctors have called for a UK-wide scheme to monitor schoolchildren for high blood pressure amid concerns rising rates in adolescents will increase cases of organ damage, strokes and heart attacks.
5 min |
January 02, 2026
The Guardian
Small boats Arrivals rise despite PM's vow to 'smash the gangs'
More than 41,000 people crossed the Channel in small boats last year in figures branded \"shameful\" by the Home Office.
1 min |
January 02, 2026
The Guardian
Israel allows traders to bring into Gaza 'dual-use' items now barred for aid groups
Israel is running a parallel system of controls for shipments into Gaza, allowing commercial traders to bring goods into the territory that are barred for humanitarian organisations.
6 min |
January 02, 2026
The Guardian
TV review Audacious tweak could make new Traitors season even more satisfying
The Traitors BBC One/iPlayer ★★★★★
4 min |
January 02, 2026
The Guardian
Oil prices slump in steepest annual fall since pandemic
Oil markets have recorded their steepest annual fall since the Covid pandemic and could be on track to plummet further as oil producers continue to pump more crude than needed by the global economy.
2 min |
January 02, 2026
The Guardian
Minister calls for rethink on rail network outsourcing
Railway leaders should “think afresh” about outsourcing contracts and try torun services better, the rail minister has said, as union research indicated six major private suppliers made £150m in profits last year.
1 min |
January 02, 2026
The Guardian
More women report partners for abuse in Norway as royal's rape trial begins
Staff at Norway’s largest women’s health organisation have seen a rise in the number of women reporting abuse and sexual assault at the hands of their partners ahead of the rape trial of a member of the royal family, saying they hope the case helps to “break taboos”.
2 min |
January 02, 2026
The Guardian
Caerphilly byelection How a local campaign halted the populist juggernaut
Yuliia Bond works two jobs, raises two children and is studying at university.
5 min |
January 02, 2026
The Guardian
Law firms bracing for crackdown on UK money laundering
British law firms are bracing themselves for a money-laundering crackdown as ministers race to improve the City's reputation before a fresh financial crime review.
1 min |
January 02, 2026
The Guardian
Pressure on ministers as polling shows support for gambling ads crackdown
Ministers will come under mounting pressure to introduce curbs on gambling advertising this year, as MPs and campaigners take note of polling that indicates widespread public support for tougher restrictions.
2 min |
January 02, 2026
The Guardian
Nonexistent fireworks show fools hundreds in Birmingham
The new year got off to an anticlimactic start for hundreds of people in Birmingham who were tricked into attending a New Year’s fireworks display that didn’t exist.
1 min |
January 02, 2026
The Guardian
Saudi Arabia Executions at record high of 356 last year
The authorities in Saudi Arabia executed 356 people in 2025, setting a record for the number put to death in the kingdom in a single year.
1 min |
January 02, 2026
The Guardian
Ulster Scots version of Beckett play challenges celebrity Godot trend
Beneath a stark steel tree in a bleak upland bog, aliterary masterpiece is set to assume a different linguistic mantle.
2 min |
January 02, 2026
The Guardian
Cairney earns late point for Fulham as Palace again run out of gas
It is a strange quirk of this fixture that the away side has not lost for the last 10 Premier League meetings between Crystal Palace and Fulham, with the substitute Tom Cairney’s late equaliser ensuring that streak goes on.
3 min |
January 02, 2026
The Guardian
Taiwan ready to fight for its sovereignty, says president
Taiwan's president has vowed to defend the island's sovereignty, days after China completed live-fire military drills near its shores.
1 min |
January 02, 2026
The Guardian
Littler eases through in style with the crowd on his side
After the boos comes a return to normality as world champion thrashes Ratajski
3 min |
January 02, 2026
The Guardian
Snow and ice expected as cold Arctic air blows in from Scandinavia
Large parts of the UK will be blanketed with snow and ice as chilly Arctic air blows in a bitterly cold start to 2026.
1 min |
January 02, 2026
The Guardian
New combined MMRV jab will also protect children from chickenpox
Children in the UK will now be immunised against chickenpox at the same time as they are vaccinated against measles, mumps and rubella.
2 min |
January 02, 2026
The Guardian
Trump pulls national guard from cities run by Democrats
Donald Trump has staged a sudden climbdown from his attempts to impose federal troops in law enforcement roles on Democratic-run cities, announcing on Wednesday that he was ending attempted deployments from Los Angeles, Chicago and Portland.
1 min |
January 02, 2026
The Guardian
Stubborn Sunderland shut out Haaland to bring City's winning run to an end
Something had to give and it was not Sunderland’s unbeaten home Premier League record.
2 min |