Arctic Monkeys release first new song since 2022 to benefit War Child 22. January 2026 (16:14) Opening Night will appear on HELP(2), a charity compilation out in March which also features Olivia Rodrigo, Depeche Mode, Pulp and moreArctic Monkeys have released Opening Night, their first new song since 2022 album The Car, with proceeds benefiting the charity War Child.Opening Night is taken from HELP(2), a sequel to War Child’s 1995 album Help, which brought together A-list music names to raise £1.2m for children affected by conflict, including Radiohead, Blur, Sinéad O’Connor and the Smokin’ Mojo Filters (a supergroup of Paul McCartney, Noel Gallagher and Paul Weller). Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Rural California is seeing its craziest election in years. Can a progressive win it? 22. January 2026 (15:01) Audrey Denney is trying to win a House seat twice – first in a special election, and then again after the district is redrawnInside an old Craftsman on the northern end of California’s Sacramento valley, Audrey Denney is spending the day on the phone – calling constituent after constituent to discuss rising healthcare costs, wildfire insurance premiums and cuts to benefits – and to solicit donations.It’s the mundane way in which an epic, and uphill, battle for control of the US Congress is being fought. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
‘Manosphere’ influencers pushing testosterone tests are convincing healthy young men there is something wrong with them, study finds 22. January 2026 (15:00) Researcher points to ‘medicalisation of masculinity’ after investigating how men’s health is being monetised online“If you’re not waking up in the morning with a boner, there’s a large possibility that you have low testosterone levels,” an influencer on TikTok with more than 100,000 followers warns his viewers.Despite screening for low testosterone being medically unwarranted in most young men, this group is being aggressively targeted online by influencers and wellness companies promoting hormone tests and treatments as essential to being a “real man”, a study published in the journal Social Science and Medicine has found. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Sick cat taken by Amazon delivery driver is returned to Yorkshire family 22. January 2026 (15:00) Family say Nora the cat, who needs medication for heart murmur, is safe and well and they are over the moonNora the cat who was filmed being taken by an Amazon delivery driver from outside her family home has been returned, her owners have announced.Doorbell footage appeared to show the driver picking up Nora and walking away with her after attempting to deliver a package to the address in Elland, West Yorkshire, on Monday afternoon. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
New wood-burning stoves to carry health warnings in UK plan 22. January 2026 (14:56) Pollution from wood burners kills thousands but proposed emissions limit would cut toxic particles by 9%New wood-burning stoves will carry a health warning highlighting the impact of the air pollution they produce, under UK government plans.Ministers have also proposed cutting the limit on the smoke emitted from wood burners by 80%. However, the measure would only apply to new stoves, most of which already meet the stricter limit. The new limit would only cut the annual toxic emissions from wood burning in the UK by 9% over the next decade, according to the consultation. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Zelenskyy due to speak at Davos as US delegation meets with Putin in Moscow – Europe live 22. January 2026 (14:53) Ukrainian president arrives to address the World Economic Forum after meeting with Donald TrumpZelenskyy’s speech looks to be slightly late, as Indonesia’s president Prabowo Subianto is still speaking.Don’t worry: I’m keeping an eye on this for you.“Hardly any details are known yet about the proposed Greenland deal. But we need them in order to decide how to proceed with the implementation of the EU-US trade deal. @EP_Trade will revisit the issue on Monday and discuss the way forward.”“However there is no room for false security. The next threat is sure to come. That’s why it is even more important that we set clear boundaries use all available legal instruments&apply them as appropriate to the situation. We must continue to act with this level of confidence.” Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Renee Good was shot three times, autopsy into Minneapolis killing finds 22. January 2026 (14:44) Private postmortem says unarmed US citizen was struck in arm, breast and head in shooting by immigration officerA private autopsy has determined that Renee Good, the unarmed US citizen and mother killed by a federal immigration officer in Minneapolis earlier this month, was shot three times, in her forearm, breast and head.The independent postmortem was commissioned by lawyers in Chicago representing Good’s family, and its findings released late on Wednesday, ABC7 News reported. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
JD Vance to visit Minneapolis as anti-immigration enforcement protests continue – live 22. January 2026 (14:35) The vice-president will first attend a meeting with ICE agents, and then hold a roundtable with local business leaders and officials; US House to vote on a bill to fund ICEHouse Democrats expected to overwhelmingly reject a bill to fund ICEAs Donald Trump wraps up his time in Switzerland, his vice-president JD Vance will head to Minneapolis today, as protests against federal immigration enforcement continues throughout the Twin Cities in the weeks since the fatal shooting of Renee Nicole Good by an ICE agent.The vice-president will first attend a meeting with ICE agents, and then hold a roundtable with local business leaders and officials. Both of these events will be closed to the press. He’ll then deliver public remarks at 2:40pm ET. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Nearly 200 arrested in cross-border crackdown on gold mining in Amazon 22. January 2026 (14:08) Cash, gold, mercury and firearms seized in operations in Brazil, French Guiana, Guyana and SurinamePolice and prosecutors from Brazil, French Guiana, Guyana and Suriname have arrested nearly 200 people in their first joint cross-border operation targeting illegal gold mining in the Amazon region, authorities said.The operation was backed by Interpol, the EU and Dutch police specialising in environmental crime. It involved more than 24,500 checks on vehicles and people across remote border areas and led to the seizure of cash, unprocessed gold, mercury, firearms, drugs and mining equipment, Interpol said. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
What’s in Trump’s Greenland ‘deal’ and will it last? 22. January 2026 (14:04) Details of agreement are scant and US president has a tendency to back down and then relaunch a fight weeks laterUK politics live – latest updatesDavos live – latest updatesThe outline deal struck by Mark Rutte and Donald Trump to step up Nato’s presence in the Arctic – so long as it does not undermine the sovereignty of Greenland or Denmark – has been available to the US for some time, but it will require new resources being devoted to the central task of monitoring Russian ship movements in the region.What remains in greater question is whether the deal will stick given Trump’s erratic behaviour and whether it gives the US president the access to Greenland’s critical minerals that he claims it does. The issue of a multi-billion dollar futuristic ‘Golden Dome’ defence shield partly housed in Greenland also remains unresolved. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
