Winter storm rages toward two-thirds of the US as millions prepare for catastrophic temps
The extreme cold from the windchill could cause frostbite within 10 minutes
US
Ex-Labour minister ‘to step down as MP’ with Andy Burnham tipped to stand in by-election
Andy Burnham is said to be seeking a Commons comeback to challenge Sir Keir Starmer’s position, with claims he could stand in a by-election in Andrew Gwynne’s constituency
UK
Trump’s Air Force One forced to return to Washington after electrical issue
President Donald Trump swiftly boarded another aircraft after a fault was discovered and was able to continue journey to the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, without further incident
US
Union boss ‘held up Communist flag alongside people singing pro-Russia chants in occupied Ukraine’
An RMT spokesperson insisted that Mr Dempsey has ‘at no time supported Russia’s invasion of Ukraine’
UK
Trump threatens to use the Insurrection Act if Minnesota doesn’t stop ‘attacking ICE agents’
Insurrection Act is a rarely-used federal law allowing the president to deploy military in US cities
World
Labour’s first ‘Twitter tsar’ says ministers should get off ‘cesspit’ X immediately
Kerry McCarthy says X had ‘gone too far’ after its AI tool Grok was found to have been used to ‘undress’ images of people without consent and sexualise women and children
UK
Who is Nadhim Zahawi? Millionaire former Tory chancellor who has joined Reform
Born to a Kurdish family in Iraq, Nadhim Zahawi rose to prominence first as Boris Johnson’s vaccines minister
UK
Four people killed and five more injured in serious car crash in early hours
Police urge witnesses to come forward after major collision between car and taxi in Bolton
UK
Ukraine-Russia war latest: Trump says ‘Putin is afraid of the US but not Europe’ in latest attack on allies
US president says future operation to capture Russian president would ‘not be necessary’
World
Grok changes ‘insulting to victims’, says No 10 after deepfake creation restricted to paying subscribers
Downing Street says move to restrict AI tool is ‘not a solution’ after sexualised images of women and children were generated
UK
Voices: ‘Brexit benefits exist for everybody but us’: Readers on UK’s struggle as new poll says things are worse than ever
Our community has been reflecting on a recent survey showing that Brexit has left Britain worse off than ever, from the economy and borders to its global influence
Brexit
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
UK
Brexit has made everything from economy to immigration worse in Britain, new poll reveals
The UK’s disillusioned Gen Z are losing faith in democracy, survey finds
Brexit