Josh Babarinde: Lib Dems need to fight “for the soul of our country”
The MP for Eastbourne and new Liberal Democrat president on how his party is taking on Reform
The New Statesman 
Stop overintellectualising pop
An anxiety underlies efforts by critics such as Maggie Nelson to justify liking Taylor Swift and Charli XCX
Rasmus Jarlov: If the US attempts a military takeover of Greenland, “then we are at war”
The chair of the Danish parliament’s defence committee says "you would have to shoot people to get Greenland"
Plastic particles from water bottles can kill pancreatic cells and cause diabetes, study finds
Previous research links tiny plastic particles to a range of adverse health conditions but largely stops short of establishing direct causal link
The Independent 
Anger over ‘atrocious’ train service that’s not been on time for three months
Great Western Railway has said sorry to commuters in Newbury after one of its train services to London has failed to run on time for three months.
Newbury Today 
Michael B. Jordan's mom's reaction to Nikki Glaser's raunchy joke goes viral at Golden Globes
Michael B. Jordan's mom stole the spotlight with her priceless reaction to a risqué joke at the 2026 Golden Globes.
Daily Mail UK 
Leonardo DiCaprio roasted for dating younger women in ‘cheap’ Golden Globes joke
‘One Battle After Another’ actor DiCaprio laughed along while he was mocked for his dating history by host Nikki Glaser
Man drives U-Haul into crowd protesting against Iranian government in Los Angeles, police say
Authorities are still trying to establish a motive for the incident
Canal towpath sex offender deemed ‘high risk’ to public
A judge has ordered a sex offender to remain locked up while he is re-evaluated for risk to the public.
Babes, bogans and burnouts: Revheads strip off as heatwave smashes Summernats
Between the end of the comparatively civizilsed Ashes cricket series and the start of the Australian Opentennis sits the annual Summernats spectacle in Canberra.
Daily Mail U.K 
Golden Globes: Who won big in 2026? Full list
The 83rd annual Golden Globes ceremony took place on Sunday with Adolescence and One Battle After Another each scooping four awards
Daily Express 
Ukraine-Russia war latest: UK announces Project Nightfall to provide Kyiv with new missiles
UK vows to arm Ukrainians with advanced weapons after Putin's hypersonic missile strike on Lviv
UK faces 600-mile snow bomb with exact hour flurries start again announced
Blizzard-like conditions could rival that disruptive weather blast, which saw 20 inches hit back in 2018.
Birmingham Live 
UK faces another snow bomb '15 inches deep' with all four Home Counties hit
Maps and charts, from WX Charts, have turned white as the wintry weather returns - and this time brings with it 15 inches.
Next UK snow bomb will be even worse than Storm Goretti and be 450-mile wall
A weather map from WXCharts using the ECMWF model shows snow set to return
UN court to begin hearings on whether Myanmar committed genocide against the Rohingya
Myanmar will face accusations that it is responsible for genocide against the Rohingya ethnic minority at the top court of the United Nations, as long-awaited hearings are set to begin