Customers can use Venmo to purchase flights on JetBlueas website

The cruise line said staff in controversial white costumes were dressed as aupside-down snow conesa

At least 138 carriers are not compliant with international safety standards to fly in the UK

Itas an extreme adventure playground that is there for the conquering a but increasingly, there are distressing stories of overcrowding at the summit, pollution across the ranges and locals who disappear from view after helping climbers achieve their dream. Rod Ardehali reports

Carpenters, chefs and electricians will want to pack a coat for these Antarctic vacancies

The number of buses able to cross the Thames per hour to more than triple

Exclusive: Campaign group halved ticket prices in Switzerland and multiplied some Avanti West Coast fares by four

With a rich ancient past steeped in Incan history, this South American nation combines natural marvels, exceptional cuisine and mesmerising landmarks

The Jubilee, a Holy Year for Roman Catholics, is expected to bring up to 32 million tourists

The proposal was for a park across 535 acres of the Swanscombe Peninsula near Dartford

aGive it up or get off the traina says Northern after vaping complaints

This tranquil walking route that takes in waterfalls, temples and hot springs is the perfect antidote to Japanas overtourism, as John Kampfner discovers

Which flight routes experience the most turbulence on average?

From tourist taxes to caps, here are the holiday hotspots taking measures to bring down escalating visitor numbers

The runway design has been criticised as failing to meet safety standards

London made the 2025 shortlist for its cuisine, pub culture and shopping opportunities

Plan to tackle housing issues would shut out those looking to retire to sunnier shores

Here are some of the best walks and hiking routes in one of the UKas most popular holiday and hiking destinations, the Lake District

Britainas biggest budget airline lost just under APS3 per passenger during the final three months of 2024

Plane Talk: In the last three months, easyJet made an average loss of APS3 for each passenger it flew

The pilot was told of the extra passenger and turned on the heating in the cargo hold to keep Mittens comfortable

The changes will come into effect from September

Studies show that the way a person speaks can significantly impact how trustworthy they appear

Ricardo Godoi was known for his posts about luxury cars

The tight endas ex-girlfriend admitted that sheas aboreda watching the Chiefs win

PokA(c)mon characters Charizard, Rayquaza, Roaring Moon, Pikachu, and Dragonite will be featured on the Happy Meal boxes

Wedding bells are ringing for 2025 brides, which may include Zendaya and Selena Gomez. Amber Raiken speaks to experts about the niche trends you can expect to see at weddings this year

Many fans accused the referees of favoring the Chiefs over the Texans in their last game

The aGood Morning Americaa hostas daughter was diagnoised with medulloblastoma in 2024

Thompson opened up about finding comfort during atough timesa

The FDA issued the recall on January 20

Victoria Jenkins, the co-designer of the collection and founder of adaptive clothing brand Unhidden, tells The Independent about design features that range from magnetic zippers to hidden openings for tube, stoma or catheter access

Here are six signs to look out for and how you can tackle this issue

aItas like Snoop Dogg linking up with Greta Thunberg,a one social media user said

Using weight loss injections? Itas important to get the right amount of protein, essential fats, carbohydrates, fibre, vitamins and minerals in your diet.

Anne has been wearing the Team GB accessories since the London 2012 Olympics

aMade in Chelseaa star said he was amoving ona from three of his podcasts

The couple have reportedly become alocal villainsa in Montecito

Experts reveal the one food they arecommend you do not reheat at alla

People are encouraged to either throw away affected eggs or return them to the store

This quick and fuss-free fried pepper salad, inspired by the Vlach communities of Romania and Bulgaria, combines smoky peppers, tangy cheese, and a honey-garlic dressing bursting with personality.

These colourful little bottles make big claims about helping the immune system and improving gut health a but are the benefits worthy of the often extravagant price tag? Katie Rosseinsky takes a closer look at this new wellness obsession

Smooth, cheesy, and golden, this baked cornmeal dish from Irina Georgescuas aDanubea is the perfect morning comfort food

Often seen as a meat-loveras haven, the Eastern European regions along the Danube tell a different culinary story at home a one of abundant vegetables, storied traditions and a river that unites more than it divides. Irina Georgescu reveals the recipes that have long nourished these lands

Irina Georgescuas chicken pilaf combines tender thighs, creamy rice and a hint of garlic courgette for a dish thatas as satisfying as it is simple a a true taste of home cooking from the Danube

The outfit Sanchez wore to Donald Trumpas inauguration sparked backlash for being too low-cut

Gere announced he was moving abroad in November

The woman created her fake boyfriend on the OpenAI service, ChatGPT

One explanation for the increase in sexlessness is a decline in monogamy

Shocking video footage has been released by police of a car being driven at speeds up to 90mph before causing a three-vehicle crash killing a lorry driver.

Killeras family moved to secret location for protection, fatheras church reveals

Both young girls, then aged 13, had troubled upbringings and were particularly vulnerable

Road, rail, airports and ferries are likely to be disrupted in many parts of the UK and Ireland on Friday

Chancellor is gearing up for a potential row with cabinet colleagues over major expansion of Londonas airports

Addressing the House of Commons, defence secretary said the spy ship is currently in the North Sea having passed through British waters

Foreshadowing fresh restraints on media organisations, Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy said not everyone had the means to take media organisations on

Three of Britainas biggest retailers, Tesco, Lidl and the Co-Op, join calls for halt to inheritance tax raid as Labour chancellor tries to drum up business investment in the UK at World Economic Forum in Davos

Lawyers for the Duke of Sussex described the settlement as a amonumental victorya

Leo Ross was rushed to hospital after being attacked in Hall Green on Tuesday, but later died in hospital from his injuries

Lord Tom Watson described the Duke of Sussex as a "predator" in a statement after Prince Harry settled his legal action against News Group Newspapers (NGN), who offered a afull and unequivocal apologya for aserious intrusiona by The Sun and for phone hacking by private investigators working for the News of the World.

Kyle Clifford stabbed Carol Hunt to death and fatally shot Louise and Hannah Hunt at family home in Bushey a but denies raping his former partner

Watch again as Sir Keir Starmer held aDowning Street press conference on Tuesday (20 January) as a public inquiry was announced into the Southport killings.

Watch again as professor Alexis Jay wss questioned on the child sexual abuse report by the Home Affairs Committee on Tuesday (21 January).

Watch again as Sir Keir Starmer faced Kemi Badenoch at Prime Minister"s Questions on Wednesday (22 January) as the Labour leader was grilled over the Southport killings.

Murdochas publishers have already spent over APS1bn in damages to 1,300 people including legal fees

Watch outside of court as Prince Harry today (22 January) agreed a settlement with Rupert Murdochas News Group Newspapers.

Prime minister awould not be happy with a member of the government doing a Nazi salutea, official spokesperson says

A police officer used a drug dealeras own bicycle to catch him in Greenwich, London, newly-released footage shows.

Boy was slashed in the stomach, West Midlands Police say

A 25-year-old man is currently in custody for police questioning.

Exclusive: Safdar Khan had to speed away from the gun-toting attackers in Hendon, north London

Ian Airlie died weeks after he was reportedly pushed down an escalator

Here is a timeline of the dukeas claim against Rupert Murdochas News Group Newspapers

Searches of Rudakubanaas home laid bare his disturbing obsession with violence, gore and massacres

Words such as aslaya, asigmaa and askibidia were voted as childrenas favourite slang words, according to a survey by Oxford University Press

Mr Batty went missing at the age of 11 after his mother took him to Spain with his grandfather

Duke of Sussex sought to prove claims of unlawful information gathering at the newspaper

Axel Rudakubana bought a 20cm blade from the online retailer days before he carried out his attack

Club Nook are said to owe creditors APS67,000

Duke of Sussex given aunequivocala apology by The Sun publisher as claim settled

The Met Office has issued a yellow wind warning from midnight on Friday across most of the UK, including the south-west of England, the Midlands, northern England, Northern Ireland and Scotland

Former Metropolitan Police assistant commissioner Neil Basu warns violent individuals could arevela in being called a terrorist and says alone wolfa description risks glorifying perpetrators

Greggs have recalled one of their most popular items from supermarket chain Iceland

MyWaitrose members can claim a free hot drink from January 27

In the governmentas latest push to grow the economy, regulators will no longer be able to demand developers mitigate the environmental impact of new buildings before they can be constructed

PM planning new laws, which could see retailers ask anyone buying blades for two forms of ID

The claim echoes other posts over recent months which make various claims about the timing of both events

Retailers were warned to stop supplying the listed batches immediately and quarantine all remaining stock and return it

Saira Malik said she was still traumatised by the treatment many years later

Ex-Tory prime minister met his wife in the Sunshine State and held a US green card before being forced to give it up while he was chancellor

Have your say as the UK continues to grapple with the divisive legacy of Brexit five years after leaving the EU

Exclusive: Insiders say the UK has no choice but to accept Trumpas terms for on trade as neither the EU or China has produced significant deals

Fraudsters could be banned from driving if they refuse to pay back debts of over APS1,000 under the new laws

At least six London councils handing out APS130 fines based on restrictions which lack up-to-date paperwork

The aShape of Youa singer called on social media users to aplease research before you post thingsa

The musician and comedian met for the first time, months after Corgan claimed they may be related

Lively has received a huge amount of support after filing the lawsuit against Baldoni

aSaturday Night Livea star previously revealed that Musk made her cry when he hosted the show in 2021

Frontman Billie Joe Armstrong once again distanced his band from the aElon agendaa

The 36-year-old has already pleaded not guilty to two felony counts of assault with a semiautomatic firearm as jury selection gets underway in Los Angeles

Jewelry designer underwent emergency brain surgery in December after near-fatal ski accident

Bitter feud is alleged to have begun while filming the box office hit aIt Ends With Usa

The Oscar winner first opened up about her macular degeneration in 2012

Former Police frontman sent asincere apologiesa to fans over rescheduled dates

aI think probably the best way to test it is to make sure you do it twice as wella

A brilliant episode can refine the essence of the best shows into a single, self-contained moment. Here are our favourites from over the decades

The lawsuit claims a new documentary about the singer is afull of liesa

aNight Agenta star said aitas kind of weirda to be linked to new vice president

Drummeras band were forced to cancel their planned gig in London, with footage from their earlier performance at the Cavern Club in Liverpool being played instead

Watts recalled several times she had been affected by memory loss

aThe aim was to preserve the authenticity of Adrien and Felicityas performances in another language, not to replace or alter thema

TV presenter and musician is friends with the aDo Ya Think Iam Sexya rocker, and released a swing album with him last year

Chae Kyoung-sun on what it is like to design a akilling machinea

Cameron Diazas dismal new movie with Jamie Foxx a and Diazas first film in more than a decade a is proof that style and craft have completely dropped out of a particular kind of action comedy, writes Adam White. Remember when even the most conventional of blockbusters used to be made with care?

aIt actually started to get a little worrying,a the actor said

aIs that what weare gonna say about that?a Louis Theroux asked the pop singer

Lively says newly released unedited footage shows Baldoni aattempting to kiss hera

Nelson announced her abrupt departure from the chart-topping girl group in 2020

The meme has become a common way to express a dislike towards something that is popular

This is the first price hike since October 2023

aBorderlandsa, aJoker: Folie A Deuxa, aMadame Weba, aMegalopolisa and aReagana all received six nominations each

aSurely this must be pointing to something,a one viewer said

The late-night host also called out Americans for aunknow[ing] what they definitely knew about Donald Trumpa

aGet a good look, Costanza?a said everyone in response to the moment

Underwood performed aAmerica the Beautifula after Donald Trump was sworn in as the 47th president

The former couple share three children

Country star delivered an aepic disastera of a performance at Trumpas inaugural ball

Stand up comic fell to the floor after his chair broke during President Trumpas inauguration

US president tells his Russian counterpart to asettle now and stop this ridiculous wara or face repercussions

• Trump administration a live updates

Donald Trump has threatened Russia with taxes, tariffs and sanctions if a deal to end the war in Ukraine is not struck soon, as the new US president tries to increase pressure on Moscow to start negotiations with Kyiv.

Writing in a post on Truth Social on Wednesday, Trump said Russiaas economy was failing and urged Vladimir Putin to asettle now and stop this ridiculous wara.

News Group Newspapers offered Harry afull and unequivocal apologya for aserious intrusiona by the paper

The Duke of Sussex has claimed a amonumental victorya after a ahistoric admissiona that the Sun engaged in aillegal practicesa, as he settled his marathon case against the newspaperas publisher, News Group Newspapers (NGN), for reported damages of APS10m.

NGN offered Harry a afull and unequivocal apologya for aserious intrusiona by the Sun and for phone hacking by private investigators working for the News of the World.

A 14-year-old boy has been arrested on suspicion of murder after victim was stabbed walking home from school

A 12-year-old boy who was fatally stabbed while walking home from school in Birmingham has been named as Leo Ross.

A 14-year-old boy has been arrested on suspicion of murder, with police confirming he is also being held in relation to an assault on an elderly woman two days earlier.

Raven came to prominence on Modern Review in 1990s and later developed the degenerative illness Huntingtonas disease

Charlotte Raven, the aexhilaratinga journalist who blazed a trail through the 1990s media scene, later writing powerfully about assisted dying after she developed a degenerative illness, has died aged 55.

Raven was a columnist, author and editor who wrote extensively for the Guardian and New Statesman, later becoming editor-in-chief of the Feminist Times.

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Itas raining heavily in Paris. City will feel at home.

For clarity, PSGas big-money a!70m signing Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, is not cup tied. Napoli are not in any European competitions this season, which might be a factor in why they are currently top of Serie A. However, Kvaratskhelia is ineligible for PSG tonight because he wasnat registered for the league phase back in September (because he was only bought this month). The Georgian can, however, be registered for the knock-out stage of the Champions League, should PSG make it.

Two Met officers denied hearing Clarke say aI canat breathea before he died under restraint in 2018

The family of a black man who died after being restrained by police officers who denied having heard him say aI canat breathea have condemned the police discipline system after two officers were cleared of gross misconduct.

Kevin Clarke, 35, died while in police custody in 2018, with the restraint having lasted more than 30 minutes.

Martinas formal appointment as taoiseach blocked after day of autter disgracea in Irish parliament

Irelandas incoming prime minister, MicheA!l Martin, has accused opponents of a asubversion of the Irish constitutiona after formal election to the role was cancelled amid chaotic scenes in the Irish parliament.

The outgoing taoiseach, Martinas coalition partner, Simon Harris, called Wednesdayas events in DA!il an autter disgrace [with] so many pressing issuesa facing the country, as a spiralling row over the speaking rights of independent TDs torpedoed the first day of Martinas new term in office.

Defence secretary tells Commons the Yantar had been amapping the UKas critical underwater infrastructurea

A Russian aspy shipa was tracked closely by the Royal Navy this week after it entered UK waters on Monday and passed through the Channel at a time of heightened concern about the safety of undersea cables.

The defence secretary, John Healey, told the Commons on Tuesday that the Yantar, a Russian vessel engaged in amapping the UKas critical underwater infrastructurea, had passed through British waters for the second time in less than three months.

Keir Starmer says rise in prevalence of solitary attackers after Southport murders should be taken into account

An overhaul of laws on terrorism after the Southport murders will not expand the definition to take in disruptive but non-violent protest, Downing Street has said, as MPs and senior lawyers warned about potential risks to the plan.

Keir Starmer announced the review, to be led by Jonathan Hall KC, the independent reviewer of terrorism laws, after Axel Rudakubana pleaded guilty to stabbing to death Bebe King, six, Alice da Silva Aguiar, nine, and Elsie Dot Stancombe, seven, in July.

• Top 32 clubs vote in favour of ending use of VAR
• Norway may join Sweden in resisting use of technology

Norway is on the verge of abolishing VAR from its domestic league after clubs in the countryas top two divisions formally recommended that it should be discontinued.

The decision by clubs in Norsk Topfotball, which represents the 32 sides in Norwayas Eliteserien and first division, marks the most significant step yet in a fierce debate over VARas future in the country. Now Norway is one step from joining Sweden, which has resisted introducing the deeply controversial technology so far, in staging games without its intervention.

Duke of Sussex and Tom Watson hail amonumental victorya after securing agreement with News Group Newspapers

• Prince Harry to receive asubstantial damagesa after settling legal claim
• Duke says Sun publisher made ahistoric admissiona

For Prince Harry it was a amonumental victorya; for publishers of the Sun it was an outcome ain the interest of all partiesa. Regardless of either sideas take in the war of words that played out on Wednesday, it is clear that the settlement reached between Prince Harry and the Murdoch-owned News Group Newspapers (NGN) is a significant moment in the history of the British media.

By late morning an apology from NGN a agreed by both parties as part of a historic settlement deal in a longrunning legal dispute between the Duke of Sussex and the Sunas publisher a was read out in court. It was, as the veteran hacks of Fleet Street might say, a marmalade-dropper of a moment.

As the climate crisis turbocharges wildfires, adding resources alone wonat be enough to stop the destruction a our relationship with the land must be remade

When Edward Kelly, the president of the International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF), toured the wildfire destruction zones in the Pacific Palisades and Altadena neighborhoods of Los Angeles last week, he saw thousands of homes burned to the ground. aThe level of devastation is apocalyptic,a he said.

Propelled by hurricane-force winds, the flames that tore through Los Angeles earlier this month left little more than ashes in their wake, destroying more than 12,000 structures and killing at least 25 people.

Juan Guillermo GarcA(c)s had a brush with death while burning jungle for cattle pasture a now he runs a nature reserve in Colombia where more than 100 new species have been discovered

• Words and photographs by Anastasia Austin and Douwe den Held

Juan Guillermo GarcA(c)s remembers coming face to face with death at age 17. Smoke filled the air, choking his lungs. The temperature rose and GarcA(c)s struggled to see through the haze. Panic set in as he watched monkeys, snakes, lizards and birds desperately trying to escape the flames surrounding them.

GarcA(c)s and his brother started the fire that nearly killed them to clear a large stretch of land. But when the wind suddenly changed direction, they found themselves locked in. The brothers survived, but the fire destroyed the little remaining patch of virgin forest on the familyas 2,500-hectare (6,200-acre) ranch, nestled along Colombiaas Magdalena River. Experiencing firsthand what the animals and plants endured was a turning point for GarcA(c)s.

Mariann Edgar Buddeas inaugural prayer service sermon draws fury from conservatives as others praise her acouragea

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• Who is Mariann Edgar Budde, the bishop who angered Trump with inaugural sermon?

After a bishop at the National Cathedral prayer service for the inauguration on Tuesday implored Donald Trump to ahave mercy upona immigrants and LGBTQ+ people, many have spoken out about the remarks a including Trump himself.

In a lengthy social media post early on Wednesday, Trump called the Right Rev Mariann Edgar Budde a aRadical Left hard line Trump hatera adding that ashe brought her church into the World of politics in a very ungracious waya and criticized her tone as anastya.

JD Vance, Mike Johnson and others had said those guilty of violence would be excluded before president changed tack

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Donald Trumpas allies have been forced to perform political summersaults over his pardons for more than 1,500 rioters convicted of attacking the US Capitol after saying beforehand that no clemency would be shown to those guilty of violence or attacking police officers.

The inauguration day pardons also threatened to trigger a revolt among Republican senators, several of whom bluntly condemned them without extending the criticism to Trump himself.

Groups worked furiously before inauguration to settle refugees, before order to halt all arrivals on Wednesday

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Donald Trumpas announcement on Monday that he was suspending the nationas refugee resettlement program from 27 January a and then on Wednesday that even those who were approved for travel to the US before then have now had their plans canceled a has left US advocacy groups shocked, but hardly surprised.

Many organizations had been working around the clock ever since the election to try to resettle thousands of refugees as quickly as possible before the new administration.

Trumpas choice shows how his friends and their business interests benefit from policy positions in his administration

aWhat deeply interests me is the interests of America.a

Howard Lutnick, chairman and CEO of the Wall Street investment bank Cantor Fitzgerald and Donald Trumpas nominee to become the next secretary of commerce, was speaking to an audience of cryptocurrency enthusiasts last April.

The cosmetics industry has been reeling men into its multibillion-dollar empire in recent years, writes advice columnist Jessica DeFino

Hi Ugly,

My father is falling down a plastic surgery rabbit hole and trying to drag everyone around him down with it. Heas in his late 50s and, in the past year, he got his first cosmetic surgery and made a whole fuss about the results. I personally canat see any difference whatsoever, but he brags about it constantly to anyone and everyone!

Photos of myself make me shudder in horror. Does that mean Iam hideous?

How do I deal with imperfection?

How should I be styling my pubic hair?

I want to ignore beauty culture. But Iall never get anywhere if I donat look a certain way

Here are some of your tributes to the celebrated director of Twin Peaks and Mulholland Drive

• David Lynch dies aged 78
• David Lynch a a life in pictures

I live in a forested part of the UK that has a dreamlike quality to it. The sound of the owls and the trees resonates deep in the soul. Sometimes violent, sometimes tender, always beautiful. David Lynch has been one of my favourites since my late teens. I was first made aware of Twin Peaks as a child when my mother shooed me away from the living room so she could watch it. Iall never forget the ghostly music creeping up the stairs into my bedroom. Jay Stephens-Wood, 42, Forest of Dean

Emerging from the heat shimmer, these two enormous statues in Luxor appear completely otherwordly a like giants in a wheat field

I was 22 and after finishing a degree in Arabic had moved to Cairo to try to learn how to actually speak the language. I was thrilled by the chaotic wildness of the city that is called Umm al-Dunya, the Mother of the World. Millions of people crowd into Cairo night and day. It was dusty and noisy and polluted and I loved it. I also wanted to explore the country, so that first summer I headed south to the temples and tombs of Luxor.

It was an overnight ride of 13 hours on a bus stuffed full of farmers going home after selling their wares in the fleshpots. I fell asleep, soothed by the driveras Quraanic verses, and woke up in paradise.

The Tory leader managed to devote all six questions to one subject, even if it was one she didnat know much about

Who would have guessed? Kemi Badenoch may be a slow learner a a painfully slow learner a but she is at least a learner. This may be not much, but it is a lifeline. Possibly. Whether it comes too late is another matter. The latest ConservativeHome poll of party members shows Kemi tumbling down the popularity rankings.

Immediately after the election she was well ahead of the rest of the shadow cabinet. Now sheas down to seventh. Even halfwits like Robert Jenrick, Laura Trott and Chris Philp are ahead of her. Imagine that. Most people would want to give up at that point. It seems the more you see of Kemi, the less there is of her to like.

Bon Iver asked him to cover his new material and heas teaching Mescal and Josh OaConnor to sing. But the interpreter is more interested in songs than stardom

Sam Amidon grew up in the 1980s, but his Vermont childhood was aalmost like a refugea from the gaudiest decade. His hippy parents were folk-singer educators who frequently travelled south to work with Sacred Harp shape-note singers. aWe were still eating granola and tofu stir fry, growing veggies and having potlucks,a he says. aNobody had a television. I remember seeing a picture of Michael Jackson on somebodyas notebook, but I had no idea what he sounded like.a The family had one Talking Heads cassette, one Cyndi Lauper cassette and one Bob Dylan cassette, albeit of traditional songs. aThe idea of the singer-songwriter model just wasnat in my life.a

Amidon followed his parents into music, becoming a fiddle prodigy and noted folk singer, releasing acclaimed albums for Nonesuch, and collaborating with jazz guitarist Bill Frisell, multi-instrumentalist Shahzad Ismaily, and folk-pop songwriter Beth Orton, whom he married in 2011. The couple live near the London cafe (incidentally, where Fleabag was filmed) where I meet Amidon in December to discuss his beautiful new album, Salt River, his first for Rough Trade imprint River Lea.

Why community-based grassroots politics may be key to surviving the next four years. Plus, comfort foods in the run-up to Ramadan

Hello and welcome to The Long Wave. This week Donald Trump was inaugurated in Washington, and the moment feels familiar but also very different. I spoke to the Guardian US colleagues Marina Dunbar and Adria R Walker about inauguration day and how Black Americans were bracing for a second Trump term. But first, the weekly roundup.

He has notched up tours, albums, books and a sitcom. Why is he tortured by feelings of under-achievement? As Fellows hits the road, he pops an aniseed ball and discusses his new song a about an audience member falling off a cliff

When Graham Fellows first performed in character as amateur singer-songwriter John Shuttleworth, Margaret Thatcher was PM and A-ha were storming the charts. Fellows was 25; his beige vocalist and organist alter ego was in his late 40s. aI started doing it when I was very young,a recalls Fellows, not a little wistfully, when we meet at his agentas office in London. aAnd I had to put makeup on: crowas feet, white stuff in my hair.a

He goes on: aI remember doing a Lily Savage special in Blackpool for TV. And in the dressing room I was sat next to the lead singer of Showaddywaddy.a It never takes long for a Fellows/Shuttleworth anecdote to tend towards bathos. aHe looked at me a bit askance and said, aThis is odd. Youare there being made to look older, and Iam here being made to look younger.aa But the years roll around, and on the eve of his 40th anniversary tour as Shuttleworth, Fellows says: aI might have to start doing that now too.a

According to Oxford University Press, these three words are beloved of kids. Unfortunately, one makes no sense whatsoever

Name: Kidsa slang.

Age: Far too young for you.

The prince was right to fight a and also right about the need to stop good journalism being sullied by the bad. Trust has been severely damaged

The apology is afull and unequivocala. The damages to be paid are huge. Appearing before the Leveson inquiry in 2011, Rupert Murdoch pronounced that to be athe most humble day of my lifea. News Groupas settlement today of Prince Harryas monumental case citing phone hacking, surveillance and misuse of private information by journalists and private investigators may make this another such day. It appears to vindicate Harry, not just in complaints about his treatment by the Murdoch press, but also the intrusions into the life of his late mother, Diana, Princess of Wales. One can only speculate about the sting of that within the Murdoch empire.

But if the best courtroom drama ends with a sense of justice being done and a triumphant winner, the long-awaited denouement is unlikely to win awards and the satisfaction for the victor, having settled the case must be a to some degree a limited. In this tale of celebrity, scandal and corruption there has been no obvious winner.

Jane Martinson is a Guardian columnist

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Itas the job of democracies around the world to stand strong together and hold oligarchs and their platforms to account

• Ed Davey is leader of the Liberal Democrats

Elon Musk has spent much of the past couple of days trying to explain away his offensive antics at Donald Trumpas inauguration. Whether or not it was a deliberate salute, when you support far-right parties in Germany and elsewhere you can hardly act surprised when people put two and two together.

Much of the coverage of Musk centres on his bizarre actions and declarations, and the controversies that have followed. Itas easy to tune it all out as the dronings of a bore. But heas so much worse than that. Heas already one of the most powerful people on the planet. Heas the worldas wealthiest man, with a fortune of more than $400bn. And despite turning millions of people away from Twitter with his damaging changes to the platform (not least trying to rebrand it as X), he still controls what hundreds of millions of people around the globe see on their feeds.

Ed Davey is the leader of the Liberal Democrats and MP for Kingston and Surbiton

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Itas weird more high-street shops donat behave like this. Friendliness is one of the few things they have going for them in the war against the machines

In todayas hyper-connected world, where I can have anything from a power drill to a little chocolate pudding delivered to my door the same day, shops have it rough. They canat compete on choice, price or (usually) convenience, and so their single selling point is that little frisson of social interaction that lets a work-from-homebody like me feel like a functioning human for 30 seconds out of my day.

In this challenging retail environment, my local bookshop has hit on an incredible strategy: simply being nice to anyone who walks in. A jovial hello and a smile set the scene, followed by an inquiry about whether Iam looking for anything in particular thatas warmer than my interactions with some of my actual friends. Then a assuming that Iam not just bimbling about a thereas something like a treasure hunt, a look for a good book that might accumulate more members of staff, usually culminating with me buying something Iave never even heard of before. My book budget has gone through the roof, the teetering to-read pile under my desk now posing a danger to small children and pets. I couldnat be happier.

Joel Snape is a writer and fitness expert

Itas time to celebrate all the little things in life, according to an annoyingly upbeat Belgian campaigner. But what if whingeing is actually good for you?

April may be the cruellest month a but January is easily the most depressing. The weather outside is frightful and, around this time, everyoneas despondently giving up their new year resolutions. Itas dreary and dark and, if youare the complaining sort (which, you may have noticed, I quite definitively am), thereas a waves hands vaguely at our crumbling dumpster fire of a planet a a lot to complain about. Indeed, a new report has found that champagne sales are sinking. Not just because of dry January, but because people canat find much to celebrate.

Enter Isabelle Gonnissen, a Belgian woman who seems to be annoyingly obsessed with positivity. She wants all the whingers and whiners out there to change their tune and celebrate the little things in life. Several years ago, Gonnissen launched a 30 Days Without Complaining challenge in Belgium; this year, sheas reportedly bringing it to the Netherlands. According to the NL Times, the campaign launched on Blue Monday (the third Monday of January), which is supposed to be the most depressing day of the year. It probably isnat, by the way. Rather, Blue Monday is a pseudoscientific PR stunt that entrenched itself into our consciousness because it feels kind of true a but Iam not going to grumble about that now. In fact, Iam going to try not to grumble at all. Thereas no way I can give up complaining for 30 days, but Iall heroically give it a go for the next few sentences.

Any funding disparities can be addressed, but another pandemic is coming a and weall need the WHO to help fight it

This week, in East Sussex, a case of mpox was announced, the sixth UK case since October. New cases have also been detected recently in France, Germany, Belgium, Sweden, Canada and the US as mpox spreads out of Africa. Also this week, Tanzaniaas president confirmed an outbreak of Marburg, an Ebola-like virus, which the countryas health minister had previously denied, only after the World Health Organization (WHO) independently reported an outbreak of nine suspected cases and eight deaths.

These two new reports of infectious diseases, thousands of miles apart, emphasise why, if a World Health Organization did not exist, it would have to be created to identify and prevent the spread of infectious diseases worldwide.

Gordon Brown was UK prime minister from 2007 to 2010

The other six trusts being pursued by the New York hedge fund will be encouraged by the high shareholder turnout

In the seven-game series, itas 1-0 to the UK investment trusts. Saba Capital, the New York hedge fund trying to oust the entire boards of seven trusts, suffered a heavy defeat at Herald, the tech-focused FTSE 250 fund. Saba started with a 29% holding but still got a drubbing; only 0.15% of other votes cast sided with it. On an 80% turnout, the defending board survived with 65% of the votes.

The other six investment trusts (companies that invest in other companies) await their turn, and itas too soon to assume the UK crew will sweep the board. There were special factors at play at Herald. First, it has a famous fund manager, Katie Potts, who has a loyal following in the UKas tech scene.

Germanyas capital was known for its affordable rents. Now afurnished temporarya flats risk destroying the heart of the city

From London and other overpriced cities, we often look to Berlin as a beacon of progressive housing politics. Renting in the capital, as some 84% of households do, is associated with secure, unlimited, rent-controlled tenancies. Berliners have rallied behind moves to freeze rents and expropriate hundreds of thousands of apartments from corporate landlords. But in the last few years, Berlinas housing crisis has escalated to unprecedented proportions, with median asking rents across the city rising by 21.2% in 2023 alone. Far from apoor but sexya, as it was once dubbed by its own mayor, Berlin now has one of the most overheated property markets in the world.

The reasons for Berlinas housing crisis are complex, yet there is one simple and resolvable mechanism driving the stratospheric rent increases of recent years: the large-scale exploitation by landlords of a strange loophole in German federal law. If apartments are rented out as atemporarya and afurnisheda, owners can evade tenancy regulations and charge considerably higher rents.

Tim White is a researcher and writer studying housing, cities and inequality. He is Alexander von Humboldt research fellow at the Free University of Berlin and visiting fellow at the London School of Economics

Rupert Murdochas News Group Newspapers has apologised to the prince for past wrongs, but the problem of unaccountable corporate media power has not gone away

For the publishers of the Sun, asorrya is not the hardest word, but it is an expensive one. Rupert Murdochas News Group Newspapers has issued aa full and unequivocal apologya to Prince Harry for aserious intrusionsa into his private life, including aunlawful activitiesa. For the first time it acknowledged that these were carried out by people working for the Sun a albeit private investigators rather than its journalists a as well as saying sorry for phone hacking, surveillance and misuse of private information by those working for the News of the World, which closed owing to the scandal.

Substantial damages are being paid to the prince, adding to the Murdoch empireas total bill for settlement of around 1,300 cases, which is thought to have exceeded APS1bn. Prince Harry has also previously won�damages from Mirror Group newspapers.

Five years after an inspiring democracy movement almost toppled Alexander Lukashenko, his brutal rule remains intact. The west must do more to help

In the summer of 2020, Belarus appeared to be on the cusp of an extraordinary democratic revolution. On the streets of Minsk and other cities, an unprecedented cross-section of civil society braved ferocious state violence to protest against a rigged presidential election. For the first time in decades, Alexander Lukashenkoas authoritarian grip on power appeared to be loosening. The oppositionas charismatic figurehead, Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, told the European parliament: aBelarus has woken up.a

The mass summer protests did indeed prove a turning point, but in the wrong direction. Amid fierce repression, mass detention, alleged torture and the forced exile of figures such as Ms Tsikhanouskaya, Mr Lukashenko stayed put. On Sunday, in a contest in which no genuine opposition candidate has been permitted to run, he will celebrate a seventh sham election victory after more than 30 years in power.

Tana Adkin KC says people are better served by sexual assault referral centres than by DIY swabs, while Dorothea Scales writes about the importance of consent training

I was concerned to read Zoe Williamsa article (DIY rape kits at universities are a welcome sea change a but they can only offer a hologram of justice, 13 January). Self-swabbing does not provide protection for rape, nor even a ahologram of justicea. Any DNA collected by self-swabbing is likely to be worthless to the criminal justice system, because the collection methods cannot be independently verified. Self-swabbing will damage the chances the criminal justice system has for bringing sexual predators to justice.

In England and Wales, we have independent, expert clinicians who care for rape victims and complainants in sexual assault referral centres (Sarcs) that take a holistic approach. They support, conduct sensitive examinations, and safely and reliably collect forensic samples, which are kept for at least two years and can be checked against the police national�database.

Significant obstacles lie ahead in the quest for commercially viable nuclear fusion, writes Luca Garzotti

I canat help thinking Ed Miliband has not been accurately briefed when he says a government funding pledge means Britain is within agrasping distancea of asecure, clean, unlimited energya from nuclear fusion (Ministers pledge record APS410m to support UK nuclear fusion energy, 16 January).

Before we start talking about nuclear fusion via magnetic confinement as a commercially viable source of energy, five main challenges have to be met by the scientific community, each one of them a potential showstopper. We�have to demonstrate:

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Celtic have the ball in the net, but itas disallowed for offside, Maeda being caught a couple of yards clear. He finished it well, mind.

Arsenal roar into an early lead! And thereas a superb assist from Havertz, who has his back to goal as a left-wing cross reaches him and instead of attempting any fancy nonsense lays back to Rice, who with the benefit of facing in the right direction hammers in at the near post!

• Spanish club threaten legal action over defender
• Sierra Leonean missed training on Tuesday

Real Valladolid have accused Manchester City of advising their defender Juma Bah to break his Acontract and not train on Tuesday to force a cheaper move to the Premier League champions, with the Spanish club threatening legal action.

Bah, an 18-year-old centre-back, joined Valladolid in August and became the first Sierra Leonean to play in La Liga. The club say Bah has bought out his youth Acontract after refusing to sign a senior deal that would have made him more expensive.

• England 132; India 133-3; India win by seven wickets
• Opener hits 79 from 34 balls at Eden Gardens

This was a reminder. For all of Englandas obvious pedigree a power with the bat, high pace with the ball, trophies in the cabinet a Brendon McCullum has work to do.

An England whiteaball setup that has had a difficult couple of years was swept aside by a side that is running hot, India securing their 14th win out of 16 since taking the T20 World Cup last year, a seven-wicket victory secured with 43 balls left.

The 37-year-old showed killer instinct against younger rival, a willingness to go to hell and back in pursuit of glory

In the most recent late-night exhibition of his insatiable resilience and desire, as he again belied his ageing body to deliver another legendary performance, one of the most significant moments of Novak Djokovicas quarter-final defeat of Carlos Alcaraz at the Australian Open came as the Serb clung desperately on to his frail momentum.

While leading set point on his serve at 5-3 in the third set, Djokovic was hurled around the court by Alcaraz, chasing down a drop shot before stumbling back to the baseline in pursuit of a lob. The frantic point a and set a ended with Djokovic slipping an angled backhand passing shot by Alcaraz before cupping his hands to his ear while the Rod Laver Arena erupted.

• British former world champion runs out at foggy Fiorano
• aI couldnat be happier to realise dream of racing in reda

Lewis Hamilton described his maiden drive in a Ferrari car as one of the best feelings of his life after he realised a childhood dream by completing his first laps for the Italian team. Hamilton, who turned 40 this month, left his garage at Ferrarias private test circuit in Fiorano in foggy conditions before posting 30 laps.

The seven-time world champion, who will be paid more than APS100m across his new two-year deal with the Italian team, tested a 2023 Ferrari a the latest model he is allowed to use. Hamilton will complete further miles at the Circuit de BarcelonaaCatalunya next week before Formula Oneas official three-day pre-season test starts in Bahrain on 26 February.

• Coach says talking to squad post-game also a mistake
• Increased police presence for tie at home to Rangers

Ruben Amorim regrets saying his Manchester United team may be the�worst in the clubas history and giving the post-match dressing down�that reportedly damaged a television screen.

The head coach claimed that his public comments after ASundayas 3-1 defeat by Brighton at Old ATrafford were aimed more at his Aunderperformance than his players. He also suggested changing-room criticism of his squad had been an error because he does not usually address them after a game.

• Sweeney reveals he wanted to defer bonus payment
• a I do believe Iam doing a good joba

Bill Sweeney has vowed to fight on as the Rugby Football Union chief Aexecutive despite facing calls for his dismissal over a pay and bonuses scandal. Sweeney has also said he wanted to defer the Acontroversial bonus payment that has led to demands for his removal.

The RFU has agreed to hold a special general meeting, at which Sweeney may be pressured to end his tenure, after the Six Nations. A total of 141 signatories are included on a letter that was sent to the RFU on 9�January, easily exceeding the 100 member clubs needed to trigger an SGM under the governing bodyas rules.

• San Diego player agrees personal terms with WSL club
• Fee tops previous record of $860,000 for Kundananji

The USA defender Naomi Girma is poised to have a medical at Chelsea this week after agreeing personal terms to join from San Diego Wave for a world-record fee.

The London club will pay $1.1m (APS890,000), the first womenas football transfer fee to exceed a million US dollars.

From LNG to drilling in Alaska, hereas everything you need to know about Trumpas energy and climate executive orders

Through a flurry of executive orders, a newly inaugurated Donald Trump has made clear his support for the ascendancy of fossil fuels, the dismantling of support for cleaner energy and the United Statesa exit from the fight to contain the escalating climate crisis.

aWe will drill, baby, drill,a the president said in his inaugural address on Monday. aWe have something that no other manufacturing nation will ever have a the largest amount of oil and gas of any country on Earth, and we are going to use it. Weare going to use it.a

Representatives of Heartland Institute linking up with MEPs to campaign against environmental policies

Climate science deniers from a US-based thinktank have been working with rightwing politicians in Europe to campaign against environmental policies, the Guardian can reveal.

MEPs have been accused of arolling out the red carpet for climate deniersa to give them a platform in the European parliament, amid warnings of a arevival of grotesque climate denialisma.

AntA3nio Guterres issues warning at Davos, days after Donald Trump pulled US out of Paris climate agreement

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The worldas addiction to fossil fuels is a aFrankensteinas monster sparing nothing and no onea, the UN secretary general, AntA3nio Guterres, told leaders at the World Economic Forum in Davos on Wednesday.

aOur fossil fuel addiction is a Frankensteinas monster, sparing nothing and no one. All around us, we see clear signs that the monster has become master,a Guterres said in a speech days after 2024 was revealed to have been the hottest year on record and Donald Trump began his second term as US president by pulling the country out of the Paris climate agreement and pledging to adrill, baby, drilla for more oil and gas. The fossil fuel industry gave $75m (APS60m) to Trumpas campaign.

Climate crisis is making it harder for insurance companies to operate, with many pausing or withdrawing policies

Homeowners in the United States are facing an enormous financial crunch due to the climate crisis, with many struggling to find insurance or even dropping premiums that are soaring due to a mounting toll of wildfires, hurricanes and other disasters, new federal government data shows.

The figures, the most comprehensive numbers ever released by the US treasury department on the issue, show insurance premiums are increasing quickly across the country, with people living amid the greatest climate-driven risks experiencing the steepest rises of all. In the four years to 2022, people living in the top 20% riskiest places for such perils paid, on average, 82% more than those in the 20% lowest climate risk zip codes.

Chancellor hints in Davos she intends to reaffirm backing of airport expansion despite climate concerns

Economic growth is more important to the UK government than net zero, Rachel Reeves has said, dropping a heavy hint that she intends to shrug off climate concerns and reaffirm her backing for a third runway at Heathrow.

The chancellor is expected to give her firm support to the expansion of Britainas busiest airport a as well as bringing a second runway at Gatwick into full-time use and increasing the capacity of Luton a in a speech later this month.

Former soldier, 26, also pleads guilty to false imprisonment and possession of a crossbow and a butcheras knife

A man has pleaded guilty to murdering a mother and two of her daughters at their home in Hertfordshire last year.

Kyle Clifford, 26, admitted killing Carol Hunt and her daughters Hannah and Louise in Bushey, near Watford, on 9 July.

Greater Manchester police close child abduction inquiry, saying it is what Alex Batty and his family want

Police have dropped an investigation into the disappearance of a boy from Oldham who turned up in France six years after going missing.

Alex Batty was taken to Spain by his mother, Melanie, in 2017 and they did not return home in defiance of a court order that had granted custody to his grandmother.

Gusts of up to 80mph may bring disruption but also a surge in cheap wind power after days of near-zero output

A looming aweather bomba is expected to snuff out a surge in wholesale energy prices after windfarms produced the lowest levels of electricity since September 2023.

Cloudy and still weather has caused Great Britainas renewable energy output to fall to near zero this week but is expected to give way to gusts of up to 80mph, alongside heavy rain and snow, on Thursday and Friday.

Abstract expressionistas mysterious painting joins portraits by Warhol, Bacon and Hockney in Bath exhibition

The image of the young boy is so faint that it is easy to miss a but if you gaze long enough he gradually materialises through the warm shades of orange, red and ochre.

This is the first view of a previously unexhibited painting by the great abstract expressionist Frank Bowling showing a just about a an image of his son Richard Sheridan Bowling, better known as Dan.

Iconic: Portraiture from Francis Bacon to Andy Warhol opens on 24 January and runs until 5 May

Two IDs will be needed to verify age as Keir Starmer says measures needed to stop ashockingly easya access to knives

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Anyone buying a knife online will face tougher requirements to prove their age under measures announced by Keir Starmer after the Southport attack.

The prime minister said the alessons of this case could not be clearera as he vowed to stop people being able to order weapons off the internet awithout any checks or barriersa.

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