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19 January 2022
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Tory grandee calls on Johnson to resign at PMQs featuring fierce exchanges between PM and Keir Starmer -
Twitter and YouTube pages no longer accessible, while royal website refers to his role in the past tense
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Lawyers are poised to submit detailed documents seeking a new trial after a juror said he was a victim of sexual abuse
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The singer’s new Caesars Palace concerts are motivated by the search for fulfilment that plays out in her latest album – and will challenge audiences there for a good time to do the same
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With ageing Soviet-era rockets and a depleted, elderly fleet, Ukraine’s military hold their breath for Moscow’s next move -
The most expensive show of all time reveals the title of a prequel that’s set to feature 20 different rings of power
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Live Covid: Czech Republic scraps mandatory jabs as daily cases hit record; UK reports 108,069 cases
Czech government scraps decree to avoid ‘deepening fissures’ in country; UK records a further 359 deaths -
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As with any other ineradicable disease, prevention and treatment can be integrated into society, says public health expert Devi Sridhar
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The Conservatives tends to choose the opposite of what they have just rejected. But don’t write off the populists, says Guardian columnist Martin Kettle -
Sadiq Khan’s pledge to cut traffic by 27% is welcome, but more must be done – for residents’ health, says Hirra Khan Adeogun of climate charity Possible
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After three decades of stability the virus has done for the cost of living what wars did in the past -
The video game industry is bigger than the film and music industries combined – yet has faced far less scrutiny than major tech companies like Facebook and Google
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The French Open champion Barbora Krejcikova and the returning Naomi Osaka are in the third round after straight-sets wins
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Mikel Arteta has defended Arsenal’s decision to successfully apply for Sunday’s Premier League match with Tottenham to be postponed
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Manchester United have rejected an approach from Newcastle United to take Jesse Lingard on loan -
Late rescheduling, weather, injuries and Covid-19 leave both teams with issues as the seven-match series looms
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Abid Khan to appear in court after 18-year-old, who had been last seen at Windsor nightclub, is found -
Cost of living crisis worsens, piling pressure on Bank of England to raise interest rates again
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Reclaim These Streets has raised tens of thousands of pounds to fund judicial review of Met’s decision -
Sheffield city council has set up a committee to consider the position of its chief executive -
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Man held in relation to potential withholding of information as police continue to question murder suspect
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Government has announced a seven-fold increase in defence spending amid tensions with Turkey over gas reserves -
The Grammy-winning rapper, who is from the New York borough, will fund repatriation of victims to be buried in the Gambia -
Households across the UK will see rising prices and stalling wages strain their budgets in the year ahead, money and consumer editor Hilary Osborne reports. Some families are already feeling the pinch
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‘Both of the people on this train in Kinshasa are me. I superimposed myself because I can’t afford models’ -
The Book of Boba Fett has resurrected the badass bounty hunter, only to destroy everything that once made him so great. It’s a fate worse than being eaten alive -
In a new exhibition, the long, difficult history of literary maps is explored, from James Joyce to Raymond Chandler
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I worried that I didn’t fit in and that my uninspiring admin role meant I couldn’t be creative. But my work pal made me feel part of the gang -
The tracksuit era is over, and denim is back. But with a dizzying number of styles – and claims of sustainability to wade through – which will you pick? -
On an ordinary trip out in my father’s boat, we began taking in water. For once my mother could not comfort me and it felt as if life’s invisible chaos had become clear
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With Labour ahead in the polls and the PM on the ropes, the former lawyer is riding high. But can he finally connect with the country? -
Omar is in hiding – concerned about his five daughters, he has applied to move to Britain
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The former Vogue editor-at-large and fashion trailblazer has died at 73, leaving behind a long and glamorous history
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The Spanish festival of Las Luminarias has been held for the first time since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic -
Despite Giorgio Armani cancelling his shows and a raft of other designers switching to digital, Milan fashion week went ahead with cameos from Jeff Goldblum, Kyle MacLachlan and Machine Gun Kelly -
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