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Tuesday 7 January 2025

Ditching of Facebook factcheckers a ‘major step back’ for public discourse, critics say

Mark Zuckerberg’s decision regarding Meta platforms condemned as ‘a full bending of the knee’ to Donald Trump
Trump refuses to rule out using military to take Panama Canal and Greenland

Remarks likely to set off alarm bells around the world as Trump prepares to return to the White House this month

Cash makes surprise comeback amid 4.6% annual rise in ATM withdrawals

Nationwide say use of coins and paper money is ‘thriving’ with budgeting trends such as ‘cash stuffing’ on the rise
Jean-Marie Le Pen, French far-right leader, dies aged 96

Former paratrooper led National Front party for decades and courted controversy, being repeatedly fined for contesting crimes against humanity
Jean-Marie Le Pen, the enfant terrible of French politics who normalised populism

The far-right bogeyman of French politics laid the foundation for today’s polarising rhetoric across Europe
Tory MPs contact Badenoch to raise concerns about Jenrick’s comments

Shadow justice minister accused of stoking community divisions with remarks about ‘people from alien cultures’

Labour says cap on school uniform items could save families £50 a child

Government plans to limit branded student kit to three articles, plus a tie, from September 2026 in England
Schools in England face ‘death by a thousand cuts’, headteachers say

Rising costs likely to outstrip funding in coming year, despite recent injections of additional money
NHS trusts declare critical incidents due to ‘exceptionally high demands’ in A&E

Hospitals in Birmingham, Cornwall and Liverpool among those affected, with one patient forced to wait 50 hours to be admitted
Tulip Siddiq refers herself to watchdog after Bangladesh-linked property claims

Minister asks standards adviser to investigate after allegations she lived in homes tied to Hasina government

Mark Carney ‘considering’ run to replace Justin Trudeau as Canada PM

Supporters of former Bank of England and Bank of Canada governor say he has experience to lead in period of instability
US declares Sudan’s paramilitary forces have committed genocide during civil war

Blinken details pattern of ethnic violence in which RSF has killed civilians and blocked access to supplies
Donald Trump Jr visits Greenland amid father’s interest in owning island

President-elect has pledged to ‘make Greenland great again’ as Danish PM says autonomous territory is ‘not for sale’
French minister warns of ‘threat from within’ on Charlie Hebdo attack anniversary

Comments by Bruno Retailleau, who is known for his hardline views, comes as country marks decade since attack that killed 12 people

UK food price inflation hits 3.7%, the highest level since March

Supermarkets celebrate bumper Christmas as households’ spending reaches record £460 on average
Next to increase prices to help pay for budget tax changes

Retailer says festive trading was better than expected but forecasts UK sales growth will slow this year
Rise in UK borrowing costs could push Reeves to new public spending cuts

Analysts say costs hitting highest level since 1998 risks wiping out almost all of chancellor’s £10bn buffer
Consumers could face price rises of 20% in 2025, trade experts warn

Global instability and possibility of Trump administration imposing tariffs may disrupt flow of goods

Birdwatch: an unlikely encounter with the least sandpiper in Somerset

Diminutive bird breeds in Alaska and Arctic Canada and sightings in Britain are rare enough to attract a crowd