The Guardian - January 18, 2025
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In this issue
January 18, 2025
Tory plan to build 40 new NHS hospitals in tatters
Labour set to drop half of rebuilds pledged by Boris Johnson as costs hit £30bn
4 mins
Starmer calls on world leaders to redouble work to support Ukraine
Keir Starmer has urged world leaders to \"double down\" in their efforts to support Ukraine on a visit to Poland, days before Donald Trump's return to the US presidency risks jeopardising international solidarity on the issue.
1 min
Gym-goers told not to use bank pin numbers for their lockers
Gym users were urged yesterday to change their locker codes after a thief stole hundreds of pounds from a man who used the same number for his bank card.
1 min
Concrete evidence: will The Brutalist open eyes to the beauty of modernist buildings?
Zigzags and ziggurats: Four of Britain's brutalist gems
2 mins
Mortgage rules may be eased to increase economic growth
Mortgage rules could be loosened by the City regulator as it comes under government pressure to increase economic growth and home ownership across the UK.
2 mins
Drones likely to take lead role in future Royal Navy
The Royal Navy of the future will be dominated by robots, drones and uncrewed vessels, leading chiefs to conclude there is no need to try to recruit extra sailors as part of the forthcoming defence review.
2 mins
Sands of time UK's oldest municipal hut faces its final summer
Admittedly, it does look a little shabby. A wooden slat next to the front door and a window pane are missing and a lick of paint would definitely not go amiss. But in Bournemouth there is disquiet at the prospect of the structure - beach hut number 2359 - being razed when structural work on the nearby pier begins.
2 mins
Newly found Ella Fitzgerald recording to be released
Lost recordings of an Ella Fitzgerald concert in 1967, including her spin on pop songs such as Alfie and Music to Watch Girls By, have been rediscovered and prepared for release.
1 min
Transport police facing cuts amid record assaults
Dozens of British Transport Police stations across the country face possible closure, leaving fewer officers protecting the railway at a time when assaults on passengers have reached record levels.
3 mins
Schoolboy's killer who 'boasted of crime' in rap lyrics is recalled to jail
A rapper who served 14 years in jail for the murder of a London schoolboy has been recalled to prison for breaching his licence conditions after media reports exposing the lyrics to his music.
2 mins
Strangers' bar shut for security check after drink allegedly spiked
Parliament's Strangers' bar will be closed next week while security arrangements are reviewed after an alleged spiking incident.
1 min
Joan Plowright 1929-2025 Remarkable actor who championed the bold
Joan Plowright, who has died aged 95, was not only a remarkable actor but a dynamic force for change in British theatre.
3 mins
West End Theatre lights to be dimmed for a legend
The Society of London Theatre has said playhouses across London's West End will dim their lights for two minutes at 7pm on Tuesday, following the death of Joan Plowright.
2 mins
Israel's security cabinet votes to back ceasefire deal after tense delay
Israel's security cabinet has ratified a ceasefire deal to exchange dozens of hostages held by Hamas for Palestinians in Israeli jails and pause the 15-month war in Gaza for an initial six weeks.
3 mins
Food Aid Agreed Truck Surge 'Evidence Israel Was Curbing Supplies'
A provision to increase the aid entering Gaza under the ceasefire is welcome but insufficient, and shows Israel could have allowed more food, medicine and other supplies into the strip during the war, humanitarian and legal experts said.
4 mins
'A lot can still go wrong' Wary reaction in Israel as some want the war to go on
News of a ceasefire and hostage release deal between Israel and Hamas has been greeted with joy by Palestinians but with more caution in Israel, where demonstrators both in favour and against the agreement have taken to the streets.
3 mins
Badenoch Urged To Clarify Comments On Pensions Triple Lock
Kemi Badenoch has been urged by a former Conservative pensions minister to clarify \"what on earth she means\" by suggesting the pensions triple lock could be means-tested, amid alarm within the party that she will lose support among older people.
2 mins
Diagnosing obesity So how can we tell if our weight is a problem?
This week, doctors confirmed what many people have felt for a long time: the way we think about obesity is not helpful. BMI is unreliable, and this has to change.
2 mins
One in a billion' spherical egg spotted at Devon farm
The egg is to go under the hammer, with the proceeds going to charity
1 min
Employment rights bill may include ban on use of NDAs
A ban on employers using non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) to hush up cases of sexual misconduct and harassment is being considered as part of the government's overhaul of employment rights.
2 mins
The Craziest Week Ever: Orders Pile Up for Painter's 'Terrible' Works of Art
An accountant from Stoke-on-Trent who started his painting career little more than six months ago has been flooded with requests to work his magic thanks to his talent for \"terrible\" paintings.
1 min
Vanished in the night
On a rough, unlit path that runs alongside the River Dee, tulips still fresh in their wrapping stand out among the mangled beer cans and strewn litter.
3 mins
People with working-class accents more likely to be distrusted
Researchers say a study that found people who speak with accents perceived as working-class are more likely to be suspected of committing a crime raises \"serious concerns\" about bias in the UK criminal justice system.
1 min
Tuscany, on a budget? Italian region among cheapest holiday destinations
January is one of the best months to book a summer holiday, and this year there is a surprise budget option: Tuscany.
2 mins
Calls for rethink on the Oscars as film industry feels impact of wildfires
The destruction caused by the California wildfires has killed at least 25 people, destroyed or damaged more than 12,000 structures and put about 300,000 people on evacuation orders.
3 mins
Electric dreams Why Limes are the new limos
Wobbling along on a scuffed-up Lime bike is a journey familiar to many commuters. But riding one to the premiere of your new Oscar-tipped film? Less so.
3 mins
Bob Dylan Singer joins TikTok as US ban looms
Bob Dylan is TikToking on heaven's door after signing up to the social media app - days before it could disappear from his native US.
1 min
Truly evil guy Rivalries and feuds in the ever-changing world of Maga
The task of deconstructing the manoeuvrings of the leadership of the Soviet Union was once regarded as little short of a science such was the paucity of information.
6 mins
US-UK relations How the royal family will be used to woo Trump
David Lammy was visiting Washington last May when he realised Donald Trump was likely to win the presidential election.
3 mins
Arts will be key part of UK's drive for growth, says Nandy
Arts and the creative industries will be a key part of the government's drive for economic growth, the culture secretary, Lisa Nandy, said yesterday as she promised to \"bulldoze\" barriers that hold back potential.
2 mins
Police warn over 'kneejerk' response to grooming gangs
Police chiefs fear that government pressure to reinvestigate closed historical gang grooming cases could make it harder to catch those targeting children today.
1 min
Classical review Hallé at height of its powers in thrilling Mahler
Mahler: Resurrection Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
1 min
Suicides in custody of two young people 'were avoidable'
The deaths of two young people in custody could have been avoided, according to the long-awaited report from a joint inquiry into their suicides within months of each another.
2 mins
Drug used by shamans tested as possible aid to cutting alcohol intake
A powerful psychedelic that is used in healing ceremonies by Indigenous groups in the Amazon is being trialled as a pioneering approach to reduce problematic alcohol consumption.
2 mins
Bottoms up: Sydney pool's thong ban swims against the tide
A Greater Sydney council said skimpy swimwear was 'inappropriate' - but the trend shows no signs of sinking
2 mins
Match of the Day Kelly Cates steps into the spotlight
Kelly Cates always gets asked the same questions: what was it like having a footballing legend for a father? And how does it feel being a woman in a man's world?
3 mins
Keep calm and cottagecore: teapots in, grim reality out
We are a quarter of the way into the 21st century and just as the world feels more fractured and more online than ever before, here is some welcome news: put the kettle on, teapots are back on the table.
1 min
Bannon's bitter attack on Musk briefly lifts my norovirus-laden spirits
Hi, from the house of norovirus! One child down, one still standing, no community spread as far as we know, although every hour I check myself over and ask: \"Is that nausea I'm feeling, or have I eaten too many walnuts (again)?\"
4 mins
Trump's first speech will focus on unity and light rather than carnage, aides say
Donald Trump is to begin his return to office with a speech that will strike a noticeably more upbeat tone than his address eight years ago, his aides said yesterday as Washington geared up for Monday's inauguration.
3 mins
You don't own people' Greenlanders savour spotlight on their cause
In one corner, friends discuss the aftermath of last week's visit by Donald Trump Jr, while in another, coffee is being roasted, as the northern lights dance across the dark early evening sky.
3 mins
An American Tragedy How Will History Judge the Biden Presidency?
To some Biden stands as one of the most consequential one-term presidents in US history - to others, he was undone by a fatal flaw is back straight, his voice steady, Joe Biden stood at the US Capitol just days after a violent insurrection and declared: \"Democracy has prevailed.\"
9 mins
Tehran knows my son is innocent, says mother of imprisoned French writer
The mother of a French man detained in Iran for two years has said authorities \"know he is innocent\" but continue to hold him in the country's notorious Evin prison.
2 mins
Imran Khan sentenced to 14 years' jail over lucrative land deals
Pakistan's former prime minister Imran Khan has been sentenced to 14 years in prison for corruption, another setback for the leader who has already spent over 18 months in jail and is facing more than a hundred cases.
1 min
Home spa 'for wooing guests' found among Pompeii ruins
A large and sophisticated thermal bath complex believed to have been used by its owner to woo well-heeled guests has been discovered among the ruins of ancient Pompeii.
1 min
Last orders? Soaring costs and declining demand take toll on Japan's boozy izakaya
In the bowels of a commercial building in Tokyo's Shinbashi neighbourhood there is little to suggest that office workers seeing in the year of the snake have lost their appetite as they tuck into plates of charcoal-grilled chicken, bowls of edamame and flasks of hot sake.
3 mins
It's the new normal' Brussels draws up its red lines as far right prepares to take power in Austria
When the Freedom party of Austria (FPÖ) entered government 25 years ago, shock waves reverberated around Europe.
3 mins
Musk deeply unpopular in Germany and UK, poll shows
Most people in Britain and Germany consider Elon Musk's efforts to influence their national politics unacceptable and believe the US tech magnate does not know much about either country, a poll has shown.
1 min
Life or death Fire spells disaster and opportunity for California's wildlife
Beth Pratt has spent her career protecting Los Angeles's mountain lions, which roam an area currently engulfed by wildfires.
4 mins
Reinventing the waterwheel to produce reliable clean energy
In the foothills of the Himalayas a group of villagers hauled a sturdy metal waterwheel into place. Its horizontal blades soon caught the rushing water of the stream directly below it. The machine began to spin, and electricity began to flow.
1 min
Humpbacks sighted in Channel as numbers recover
The slap of an enormous tail upon grey waters as a humpback whale leaps from the sea is becoming an increasingly possible - although still rare - natural thrill around Britain.
2 mins
IMF upgrades UK growth forecast but warns over Trump policies
The International Monetary Fund has upgraded its forecast for UK growth this year in an update to its biannual assessment of the global economy, while taking a swipe at plans by Donald Trump's incoming US administration over the potentially destabilising effect of large-scale tax cuts, import tariffs and weaker regulations.
3 mins
He's one of the best' The economist aiming to fix Britain's growth problem
The economist John Van Reenen lacks the public status of Gordon Brown's \"two Eds\" - Balls and Miliband - who ranged across Whitehall in New Labour's first term, enforcing the Treasury's will.
4 mins
Octopus topples British Gas as UK's largest energy supplier
Octopus Energy has become Britain's largest household energy supplier for the first time, toppling British Gas almost four decades after it was privatised under Margaret Thatcher.
1 min
Weak pound helps propel FTSE 100 to a record high
The UK's blue-chip stock index hit a record high yesterday, as rising hopes of interest rate cuts drove down government borrowing costs.
2 mins
Supreme Court Rules to Uphold Ban Amid Fears of Chinese Influence
The US Supreme Court has issued a ruling upholding a nationwide ban on the TikTok social media platform.
1 min
TikTok UK creators look for new home as US ban looms
If TikTok does disappear from the US, it won't just be its 170 million American users who will lose out.
3 mins
Private car parks Drivers seek justice as penalties hit record
Recent cases in which charges have spiralled have reignited the row about how companies treat motorists. Zoe Wood reports
5 mins
Car Insurance How cutting speed limit to 20mph is reducing costs too
They have proved hugely controversial, but 20mph speed limits appear to be making car insurance cheaper.
2 mins
Money hacks How to build up your financial resilience
Financial resilience doesn't just mean having lots of money stashed away, but rather having contingency plans in place for certain scenarios.
4 mins
My mum has Alzheimer's but 02 won't give a refund
Last year, I discovered that my mother, who has Alzheimer's, had been paying £21 a month for a mobile contract she hasn't used since her diagnosis in 2020.
2 mins
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