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Shop delighted as families 'Say Yes to the Dress' for First Communions

BBC Front page Jan 22, 2026

The event was held after a donation of 14 First Communion dresses from a primary school in Londonderry.

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Sharp fall in government borrowing in December, figures show

BBC Front page Jan 22, 2026

More money than expected was collected through tax and higher National Insurance Contributions, although public sector spending also increased.

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Ex-intelligence officer in Austria's biggest spy trial for years

BBC Front page Jan 22, 2026

Egisto Ott, 63, denies charges of handing over information to Russian agents.

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We were lied to, demeaned and smeared, say hospital inquiry families

BBC Front page Jan 22, 2026

The families call for those responsible for the issues at the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Glasgow to be held to account.

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Trump to meet Zelensky as US envoy says ending war with Russia down to one issue

BBC Front page Jan 22, 2026

US envoy Steve Witkoff said he was optimistic about a deal ahead of talks with Russia's Vladimir Putin.

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Christians divided over how and whether to protest ICE operations

Washington Post Jan 22, 2026

Religious leaders struggle over whether to protest ICE or simply to support immigrants who are targeted.

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Jack Smith to defend Trump investigations to House Republicans

NPR Jan 22, 2026

Jack Smith's appearance before the House Judiciary Committee marks the first open testimony about his work after presiding over two federal criminal indictments of President Trump.

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Rahm Emanuel steers a course between 'monopolists' and 'Marxists'

NPR Jan 22, 2026

NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with longtime Democrat Rahm Emanuel about politics in the Trump era.

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Trump vs. U.S. allies: How will this end?

NPR Jan 22, 2026

The president has backed off his threat to take Greenland by force. But his highly inflammatory remarks in Switzerland rattled U.S. allies and threatened to tear down the pillars of the world order.

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Some voters who backed Trump say ICE is going 'too far'

NPR Jan 22, 2026

A new focus group of Biden-to-Trump voters weighs in on immigration operations and Trump's foreign affairs leadership on Greenland and Venezuela.

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Morning news brief

NPR Jan 22, 2026

European leaders to meet for emergency summit about the U.S. and Greenland, Trump's statements about Greenland threaten long-standing world order, SCOTUS weighs Trump's power to fire Fed governors.

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Would Man Utd 2008 really 'batter' Arsenal 2026?

BBC Front page Jan 22, 2026

After being challenged by Theo Walcott, Wayne Rooney said the Manchester United side of 2008 would "batter" the current Arsenal team.

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How to watch the Oscar-tipped films

BBC Entertainment Jan 22, 2026

Hamnet, Avatar and Marty Supreme will face one battle after another as the awards race heats up.

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Two dead and several missing in New Zealand landslides

BBC Front page Jan 22, 2026

Heavy rains have ravaged the country's North Island, with a minister comparing it to a "war zone".

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The ICE surge is fueling fear and anxiety among Twin Cities children

NPR Jan 22, 2026

Some families aren't leaving their homes as aggressive ICE operations continue in Minnesota, leaving their children confined and stressed. Across the Twin Cities, kids are anxious and afraid.

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Japan suspends world's largest nuclear plant hours after restart

BBC Front page Jan 22, 2026

The operator says reactor remains "stable" and has no "radioactive impact outside".

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'Ridiculous amount of games' - has Haaland played too much football?

BBC Front page Jan 22, 2026

Erling Haaland made a blistering start to the season but that prolific run of form has ground to a halt with only one goal in his past eight games.

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He has not thrown an NFL pass for two years - now he is one game from the Super Bowl

BBC Front page Jan 22, 2026

When the Denver Broncos host the New England Patriots on Sunday in the AFC Championship game, it will be with a back-up quarterback who has not thrown an NFL pass for two seasons.

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Work for 2026 season 'unprecedented' for McLaren

BBC Front page Jan 22, 2026

McLaren team principal Andrea Stella says the world champions have faced an "unprecedented" amount of work as he looks ahead to the new season.

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Israeli fire strikes journalists and children in Gaza

NPR Jan 22, 2026

Israeli forces on Wednesday killed at least 11 Palestinians in Gaza, including two boys, three journalists and a woman, hospitals said, on one of the enclave 's deadliest days since the ceasefire took effect.

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Gymnast Alice Kinsella prepares for rare return to elite competition after baby

BBC Front page Jan 22, 2026

Olympic bronze medalist Alice Kinsella on her hopes of being the first British artistic gymnast to return to elite competition after childbirth.

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