The Guardian - January 18, 2022

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January 18, 2022

Cummings accuses PM of lying over No 10 party

Dominic Cummings has accused Boris Johnson of lying after No 10 denied the prime minister was warned against allowing a “bring your own booze” party during the first lockdown.

3 mins

By order of the Peaky Blinders: Birmingham gang drama gets an ‘uplifting' dance remake

The upcoming sixth series of the blockbuster BBC drama Peaky Blinders will be the last, but a new dance-theatre production written by the show’s creator, Steven Knight, is to retell the Birmingham gangster saga on stage.

3 mins

Legal battle over Prince's estate settled with $156 m valuation

The estate of the singer Prince, including his catalogue of songs, has been valued at $156.4m ( £114m ), nearly twice an earlier appraisal.

2 mins

Addison Lee taxi tycoon joins Tory donors calling for Johnson to resign

One of the Conservative party’s most generous donors has called on Boris Johnson to resign and stand again for nomination amid growing calls from Tory backers for a change of leadership.

3 mins

Licence fee will be frozen until 2024 but Dorries softens line on abolition

The culture secretary, Nadine Dorries , has confirmed that the BBC’s funding will be frozen for the next two years – but has softened her stance on the permanent abolition of the television licence fee.

3 mins

Motorists in London could pay for every journey from 2024 under mayor's plan

Motorists across the whole of London could be charged for every journey from 2024 under plans being drawn up to reduce carbon emissions and improve air quality.

2 mins

Sleep deprivation during pandemic ‘impairing one in four NHS doctors'

One in four doctors in the NHS are so tired that their ability to treat patients has become impaired, according to the first survey to reveal the impact of sleep deprivation on medics during the coronavirus pandemic.

3 mins

Embrace virtual worlds as a new reality, says philosopher

It is hard to imagine humans spending their lives in virtual reality when the experience amounts to waving your arms about in the middle of the lounge with a device the size of a house brick strapped to your face.

3 mins

Fears of attack on Ukraine grow as Russian forces move into Belarus

Russia has begun moving troops to Ukraine’s northern neighbour Belarus for joint military exercises, in a move likely to increase fears in the west that Moscow is preparing for an invasion.

3 mins

‘We pray and wait' Diaspora united as eruption cuts off homeland

Since the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha‘apai volcano erupted on Saturday, Seini Taumoepeau has barely slept.“I would say I’ve had four hours [of sleep each night] at the most,” says Taumoepeau, a Tongan-Australian artist and activist based in Sydney.

1 min

Credit Suisse boss quits over alleged Covid rule breaches

The chairman of Credit Suisse, António Horta-Osório , has resigned after the Swiss bank found that he had broken Covid-19 quarantine laws, with attendance at the Wimbledon tennis tournament thought to be among the allegations .

3 mins

A shambles after which the status quo cannot hold

There were mitigating factors yet England’s poor selection, fi tness and above all batting suggest a far deeper malaise

5 mins

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