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January 09, 2025
Starmer could U-turn and call grooming gangs inquiry
PM prepared to grant new probe if victims’ groups want one
![Starmer could U-turn and call grooming gangs inquiry Starmer could U-turn and call grooming gangs inquiry](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/22095/1955962/TWmvYMPIk1736407469538/STARMER-COULD-UTURN-AND-CALL-GROOMING-GANGS-INQUIRY.jpg)
3 mins
Oldham gang rape survivor: 'We want our voices heard'
Samantha Walker-Roberts asks PM to ‘do right for survivors’ but warns that ‘we don’t want Tommy Robinson involved’
![Oldham gang rape survivor: 'We want our voices heard' Oldham gang rape survivor: 'We want our voices heard'](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/22095/1955962/nnkF7U9iK1736407638848/OLDHAM-GANG-RAPE-SURVIVOR-WE-WANT-OUR-VOICES-HEARD.jpg)
4 mins
PM told to act as Musk nets £190m from UK taxpayers
Labour MP calls for tycoon to return cash after outbursts
![PM told to act as Musk nets £190m from UK taxpayers PM told to act as Musk nets £190m from UK taxpayers](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/22095/1955962/r3dr5H0821736407847742/PM-TOLD-TO-ACT-AS-MUSK-NETS-190M-FROM-UK-TAXPAYERS.jpg)
3 mins
Tories refuse to give Warsi back whip after Twitter row
Kemi Badenoch has refused to restore the whip to Sayeeda Warsi, despite her having been cleared of wrongdoing over a tweet calling Rishi Sunak a “coconut”.
![Tories refuse to give Warsi back whip after Twitter row Tories refuse to give Warsi back whip after Twitter row](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/22095/1955962/FcVGpyVeJ1736407920876/TORIES-REFUSE-TO-GIVE-WARSI-BACK-WHIP-AFTER-TWITTER-ROW.jpg)
2 mins
Is Britain's future burning as bright as Reeves thinks?
Preparing for her appearance at the World Economic Forum in Davos in a couple of weeks, the chancellor declares herself confident that Britain’s economic future is “burning bright”: “I am on a mission to win round the world’s investors.”
![Is Britain's future burning as bright as Reeves thinks? Is Britain's future burning as bright as Reeves thinks?](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/22095/1955962/ISCpZWjaE1736408010956/IS-BRITAINS-FUTURE-BURNING-AS-BRIGHT-AS-REEVES-THINKS.jpg)
3 mins
Corbyn attacks Starmer on private sector's role in NHS
Jeremy Corbyn has accused Sir Keir Starmer of betraying” the health service by introducing a much greater role for the private sector, which he warns will hollow out the NHS.
![Corbyn attacks Starmer on private sector's role in NHS Corbyn attacks Starmer on private sector's role in NHS](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/22095/1955962/9HUxF8Te01736408090523/CORBYN-ATTACKS-STARMER-ON-PRIVATE-SECTORS-ROLE-IN-NHS.jpg)
3 mins
Brexiteers left infuriated by PM's Foreign Office choice
The appointment of Theresa May’s former chief negotiator with the European Union as the most senior civil servant in the Foreign Office (FCDO) by Sir Keir Starmer is being seen as a statement of intent in his determination to reset relations with the EU.
![Brexiteers left infuriated by PM's Foreign Office choice Brexiteers left infuriated by PM's Foreign Office choice](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/22095/1955962/i9MDNS3Ek1736408159674/BREXITEERS-LEFT-INFURIATED-BY-PMS-FOREIGN-OFFICE-CHOICE.jpg)
2 mins
'I did my best to prevent it'
Mother of 14-year-old stabbing victim Kelyan Bokassa tells Barney Davis her heart skipped’ every time her son went out
!['I did my best to prevent it' 'I did my best to prevent it'](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/22095/1955962/ZmlwgizgH1736408206361/I-DID-MY-BEST-TO-PREVENT-IT.jpg)
4 mins
French minister tells Trump Europe will protect borders
France’s foreign minister Jean-Noel Barrot has fiercely defended the European Union in response to US president-elect Donald Trump’s claim that America should take ownership and control of Greenland”.
![French minister tells Trump Europe will protect borders French minister tells Trump Europe will protect borders](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/22095/1955962/QOQ7DobcZ1736408348728/FRENCH-MINISTER-TELLS-TRUMP-EUROPE-WILL-PROTECT-BORDERS.jpg)
2 mins
Bodies of father and son hostages recovered in Gaza
The bodies of two Israeli hostages have been recovered by troops in Gaza, Israel’s defence minister said yesterday.
![Bodies of father and son hostages recovered in Gaza Bodies of father and son hostages recovered in Gaza](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/22095/1955962/2ja8DsY4s1736408404247/BODIES-OF-FATHER-AND-SON-HOSTAGES-RECOVERED-IN-GAZA.jpg)
1 min
FTSE 250 and pound slump as UK gilt yields hit a high
London’s stock markets faltered yesterday, with the FTSE 250 slumping to a five-month low and the pound weakening as UK long-term borrowing costs continued to spike.
![FTSE 250 and pound slump as UK gilt yields hit a high FTSE 250 and pound slump as UK gilt yields hit a high](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/22095/1955962/-rBzQR2jJ1736408488950/FTSE-250-AND-POUND-SLUMP-AS-UK-GILT-YIELDS-HIT-A-HIGH.jpg)
1 min
Spurs subdue Liverpool and dream of Wembley
It’s a bit premature to say this was a night when Tottenham Hotspur’s young team came of age, but this 1-0 victory over Liverpool was an impressive show of maturity when they most needed it. An 18-year-old Lucas Bergvall appropriately settled it, crowning the fine work of fellow teenager Archie Gray.
![Spurs subdue Liverpool and dream of Wembley Spurs subdue Liverpool and dream of Wembley](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/22095/1955962/RMr4PpQ2o1736409327403/SPURS-SUBDUE-LIVERPOOL-AND-DREAM-OF-WEMBLEY.jpg)
5 mins
Hammers seek Potter magic after Lopetegui exit farce
Farewell, Julen Lopetegui. You leave West Ham as you arrived: unwanted by fans, and even by technical director Tim Steidten, it seems.
![Hammers seek Potter magic after Lopetegui exit farce Hammers seek Potter magic after Lopetegui exit farce](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/22095/1955962/2gZmqwvJM1736409468066/HAMMERS-SEEK-POTTER-MAGIC-AFTER-LOPETEGUI-EXIT-FARCE.jpg)
3 mins
Arteta needs a 'can opener' to cure misfiring Gunners
Mikel Arteta is aware that Arsenal need more “explosiveness” in attack, and his staff are looking to rectify this in the January transfer window, although much of this would have been clear to see before Tuesday night’s Carabao Cup defeat to Newcastle United.
![Arteta needs a 'can opener' to cure misfiring Gunners Arteta needs a 'can opener' to cure misfiring Gunners](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/22095/1955962/W8lToq5mr1736409539617/ARTETA-NEEDS-A-CAN-OPENER-TO-CURE-MISFIRING-GUNNERS.jpg)
5 mins
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