Record opposition to climate action in UK national newspapers in 2025Newspapers criticised climate change policies but did not deny its existence.

January 19, 2026 10:07 UTC

'The next big thing is going to be Canada. Canada is the next Ukraine because they can't defend their northern arctic border and China is going to come take a bite,' former White House chief strategist Bannon said. 'They can't defend it and Trump is going to come in hard on Canada.' Saying 'please' nicely won't work with Trump: the counter-narratives and measures I have been discussing here have to be on the table now. That cannot be won without calling out what exists, and what Trump wants to impose on the world.

January 19, 2026 09:16 UTC

The Financial Times and Standard Chartered have announced a new partnership for Business Book of the Year Award and Bracken Prize for Young Authors. Roula Khalaf: “I’m delighted to welcome Standard Chartered as partner for the FT Business Book of the Year Award and to announce the return of the Bracken Prize for Young Authors.” Photograph: Cristin Hume on Unsplash. The Financial Times (FT) and Standard Chartered have agreed a new partnership for the FT Business Book of the Year Award, now in its 22nd year, and the return of the Bracken Prize for Young Authors. This year, the partnership will also support the return of the Bracken Prize for Young Authors, added the FT. FT Editor Roula Khalaf said: “I’m delighted to welcome Standard Chartered as partner for the FT Business Book of the Year Award and to announce the return of the Bracken Prize for Young Authors.

January 19, 2026 09:07 UTC

Mr Trump said the same would apply to Denmark, Norway, Sweden, France, Germany, the Netherlands and Finland. Early on Monday, Mr Trump said Denmark had failed to heed warnings to protect Greenland from the threat of Russia. !”Mr Trump appeared to take issue with a Danish-led military exercise conducted with allies in Greenland this week, saying the countries had “journeyed to Greenland, for purposes unknown”. They also warned that the US tariff threats “undermine transatlantic relations and risk a dangerous downward spiral” and said they would “stand united and co-ordinated” in their response. Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy said on Sunday that the UK needs to engage in “adult debate” with Mr Trump, suggesting she expected him to be open to negotiation.

January 19, 2026 08:58 UTC

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January 19, 2026 08:53 UTC





The Duke of Sussex speaks with Blake McCaughey during the annual WellChild Awards 2023 at the Hurlingham Club in London. Blake McCaughey (18), who was born with two chromosome deletions and abnormal muscle fibres, had a rare genetic disorder that caused irreversible intestinal failure. “Blake loved his people, his friends, his fans, his girlfriends and everyone around him. “Everyone at the Belfast Giants is deeply saddened to learn of the passing of 18-year-old Blake McCaughey,” they said. “A huge ice hockey fan, he especially loved the Belfast Giants.

January 19, 2026 08:35 UTC

A recent feature examined how Games Workshop scaled the Warhammer hobby into a multibillion-pound business, highlighting rising revenues and a market valuation in the multibillion-pound range. For anyone who paints, plays or sells models, those choices explain much of what players see on the shop floor today. Vertical integration means Games Workshop controls product flow from concept to shelf. That tension matters for tournament organisers, independent retailers and community stores that rely on regular product cycles, strong tournament support and clear stock flows. For players and collectors that means more eyes on the hobby, more media tie-ins and likely more volatility around releases and pricing.

January 19, 2026 07:10 UTC

But it’s not really because anyone in the music industry has exuded any sort of leadership on the matter. Just over the last week of casually perusing the internet, Saving Country Music came across new AI-generated fake songs from Miranda Lambert and Chris Stapleton. Then going down a rabbit hole, a whole gaggle of fake Miranda Lambert songs from the same account were discovered. About a dozen fake AI Chris Stapleton songs were found, all that were around 8 minutes long. Now the internet is primarily where AI lives in consumer-grade interfaces to make fake songs from real artists to dupe morons.

January 19, 2026 07:02 UTC

Currently, this has increased to approximately US$ 30,000–35,000, making overseas education more expensive,” she says. *British pound (CY24 average value = Rs.107, CY25 average value = Rs.114.9). ^US dollar (CY24 average value = Rs.83.7, CY25 average value = Rs.87.2). #Canadian dollar (CY24 average value = Rs.60.8, CY25 average value = Rs.62.4). @Australian dollar (CY24 average value = Rs.55.2, CY25 average value = Rs.56.2).

January 19, 2026 06:36 UTC

"Fears Trump's tariffs threat will rip Nato apart", is how the Daily Express lays bare the divisions, external surrounding the US president's plan to take over Greenland. The Daily Mail says the prime minister delivered, external an "unprecedented rebuke" to Trump, when he told him that applying tariffs to Nato allies was "wrong". "Blackmail", is the accusation levelled at Trump in the Daily Mirror's headline, external. A White Paper that sets out plans to reform regulation of the sector will be published by ministers this week. The Daily Telegraph describes Andrew Rosindell's defection, external from the Conservatives to Reform UK as a "major blow" to Kemi Badenoch.

January 19, 2026 01:20 UTC

You mean it wasn't an intense burning one from the start? on 18:42 - Jan 18 by DanTheManYou'd assume so but I doubt Infantino gives a crap. It's impressive to go from a crook who at least liked football to someone who seems like an even bigger crook who doesn't. Blatter seems well intentioned in comparison!

January 19, 2026 00:23 UTC

ACTIVISTS and political leaders hit out today at the threat by US President Donald Trump that eight countries will face 10 per cent trade tariffs for opposing his plan to take control of Greenland. Along with other European leaders, British Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer slammed Donald Trump’s plan to slap tariffs on several Nato allies unless they agree to the US taking over Greenland from Denmark. She said the Prime Minister planned to speak to Mr Trump at the “earliest opportunity” but could not say if that would be at Davos in the coming week. Tory leader Kemi Badenoch said Mr Trump was “completely wrong” to impose tariffs over Greenland, adding they would be a “burden for businesses across our country.”Reform leader Nigel Farage said the tariffs would “hurt” Britain, and Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey said Mr Trump was “punishing” Britain. “This is important for the whole world,” Danish protester Elise Riechie said as she held Danish and Greenlandic flags in Copenhagen.

January 18, 2026 23:04 UTC

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January 18, 2026 23:03 UTC

Iran’s president, Masoud Pezeshkian, warned on Sunday that any attack on the country’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, would be a declaration of war. On Wednesday the US came close to launching military strikes on Iran but ultimately pulled back as Trump opted to pause amid mounting regional and diplomatic pressure. “However, I am worried because I received news that he has been tortured under custody and hasn’t received medical attention yet. During a speech on Thursday, Khamenei acknowledged for the first time that thousands of people had been killed, “some in an inhuman, savage manner”. No protests have been reported for days in Iran, where the streets have returned to an uneasy calm.

January 18, 2026 22:41 UTC

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