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President Donald Trump speaks before departing on Marine One from the South Lawn of the White House, Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2026, in Washington

Nato chief working on crisis ‘behind the scenes’ ahead of Trump’s arrival in Davos

<p>Sheldon Coore, 46, was jailed 20 years ago for a street robbery of £20. Now he faces deportation to a country he has visited once</p>

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‘I’ve spent 20 years in prison for robbing £20. Now UK wants to deport me to a country I’ve never called home’

<p>Witkoff (right) and Kushner (left) at the WEF in Davos on Tuesday</p>

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<p>Nigel Farage has been found to have made 17 breaches on declaring earnings</p>

Nigel Farage failed to declare ‘£380,000 external earnings’ on time

Brooklyn vs the Beckhams: Where does the truth lie?

<p>Norwegian soldiers conduct drills in Alta, above the Arctic Circle. Could they be called into active duty in the event of Russian – or even American – actions?</p>

How this quiet nation could be the next target in Trump's power struggle

<p>A study found social media scrolling was Britons’ least enjoyable pastime</p>

‘Doomscrolling’ now Britain’s top habit – but least enjoyable

<p>Donald Trump has confirmed that a mysterious sonic weapon was used in the capture of Venezuelan President Maduro</p>

Trump claims a secret ‘sonic weapon’ was used in Venezuela raid: ‘Nobody else has it’

<p>After 20 years of warnings and now research on what social media might be doing to our brains, naturally, the biggest human concern is for the youngest generations – Gen A and Gen Z</p>

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<p>Uninspired: Sophie Turner as a city office worker in ‘Steal’</p>

Commuter core: How work took over our wardrobes

<p>Brian Cox as Logan Roy in Succession</p>

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<p>Jack Letts initially travelled to the Middle East in 2014</p>

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<p>Donald Trump, right, seems ready to rehabilitate Vladimir Putin’s standing on the world stage by inviting him to join a ‘board of peace’ </p>

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<p>Kristen Stewart at the Los Angeles premiere of ‘The Chronology of Water’ this month</p>

Kristen Stewart’s directorial debut is knowingly pretentious and faintly magnificent

<p>Swerving ultra-processed foods in favour of whole foods can help your body function better, according to Dr Owen Kavanagh</p>

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<p>Mark Epstein has maintained that his brother’s death was not a suicide</p>

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<p>Mark Epstein has maintained that his brother’s death was not a suicide</p>

Meet Mark Epstein – Jeffrey’s brother who believes he was murdered

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<p>Emma Raducanu lost 7-6 6-2 to Anastasia Potapova to exit the Australian Open in the second round </p>

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<p>Tottenham are delighted after superb performance to sink Dortmund in the Champions League</p>

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