Minneapolis shooting latest: demonstrations and vigils across US after Minnesota woman fatally shot by ICE agent 08. January 2026 (14:53) Governor Tim Walz said he was prepared to deploy the National Guard and expressed outrage over the shootingSince early December, agents from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Customs and Border Protection and Homeland Security Investigations – many of them masked and brandishing rifles – have grabbed people at hardware stores and gyms, or outside homes and schools around the cities.They have violently tackled undocumented immigrants as well as US citizens, including advocates and protestors. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Revealed: the crypto entrepreneur linked to illegal weight-loss drug operation 08. January 2026 (14:22) Exclusive: Haul of illicit products led by medicines regulator was described as world’s largest of its kind, but no arrests have yet been madeWedged between an air-compressor service and an auto repair shop on a Northampton industrial estate is an undistinguished red-brick unit that was, until recently, the base for a major illegal weight-loss drug operation.In late October, enforcement officers arrived here for a two-day raid, seizing thousands of unlicensed Alluvi-branded weight-loss pens, raw chemical ingredients, manufacturing equipment, packaging materials and £20,000 in cash. Some of the pens were labelled as containing retatrutide – a powerful GLP-1 agonist still in clinical trials, unapproved for medical use but widely hyped online as the next Mounjaro. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Nasa considering early return of crew from ISS due to medical reasons 08. January 2026 (14:20) Astronaut aboard the International Space Station is in stable condition, Nasa said, and a spacewalk was canceledNasa is considering a rare early return of its crew from the International Space Station over an unspecified medical issue involving one of the astronauts, after cancelling a planned spacewalk that had been scheduled for Thursday, the agency said.A Nasa spokesperson said the astronaut with the medical concern, whom she did not identify, was in a stable condition on the orbiting laboratory. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
French farmers stage protest in Paris to oppose EU-Mercosur trade deal 08. January 2026 (14:05) Tractors overran police checkpoints to reach city centre in pre-dawn protest organised by Coordination Rurale unionFrench farmers in tractors have blocked roads around the Eiffel Tower and Arc de Triomphe in protest at an imminent EU trade deal with South American countries that they say will create unfair competition.The farmers blockaded motorways outside Paris on Thursday and dozens of tractors overran police checkpoints to reach the city centre in a pre-dawn protest organised by the Coordination Rurale union. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
‘Brilliant for work-life balance’: how Britain is embracing the ‘workation’ 08. January 2026 (14:00) Research finds growing trend of employers letting employees work remotely to free up more holiday timeKatherine first caught the bug when she visited Australia a couple of years ago. The flights were expensive, and it was a once in a lifetime opportunity, so she asked her manager if she could extend the trip by two weeks, and work remotely from her friend’s house.That was her first taste of a “workation” – combining working with a holiday – and she loved it. She now regularly arranges petsitting in different places so she can visit family, friends and new cities for long weekends without spending extra. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
‘Catastrophic’: fears for families after Trump officials cut $10bn in social funds 08. January 2026 (14:00) Health department’s decision to freeze money for childcare and for families in need could lead to disaster, experts sayThe Trump administration’s sudden decision to freeze $10bn worth of federal funding for childcare and needy families has not only already thrown the US childcare system into mass confusion, but could also lead to disaster for hundreds of thousands of families within weeks, experts say.The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced late on Tuesday it would block California, Colorado, Illinois, Minnesota and New York from drawing down money from three major social safety programs over “serious concerns about widespread fraud and misuse of taxpayer dollars in state-administered programs”. In order to access the funding, the Democratic-run states must provide the Trump administration with extensive documentation to allay the fears of fraud. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Minneapolis had been bracing for catastrophe before ICE killing 08. January 2026 (14:00) Before shooting of Renee Nicole Good, 37, agents had been grabbing people at stores, gyms, homes and schoolsIn the days before a federal agent shot and killed 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis, the Trump administration said it was launching what would be the agency’s “largest operation to date” in the Twin Cities.Since early December, agents from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Customs and Border Protection and Homeland Security Investigations – many of them masked and brandishing rifles – have grabbed people at hardware stores and gyms, or outside homes and schools around the cities. They have violently tackled undocumented immigrants as well as US citizens, including advocates and protestors. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Greggs puts up price of sausage roll by 5p to £1.35 amid rising costs 08. January 2026 (13:39) Bakery chain also adds 10p to a latte, bringing it to £2.25, as CEO warns of ‘a tough, challenging market’Greggs has added 5p to the price of a sausage roll and 10p to a latte coffee as it leans on some of its bestsellers to soak up rising wage, energy and packaging costs.The UK’s largest bakery chain said it had no plans for further price increases at present and it expected inflation to ease this year as it admitted it had sold fewer items in the run-up to Christmas amid a “very tough, challenging market”. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Trump plans to use Venezuela’s huge crude reserves ‘to cut US oil price to $50 a barrel’ 08. January 2026 (13:00) President reportedly hopes falling price will cut domestic consumer energy billsBusiness live – latest updatesDonald Trump plans to use Venezuela’s vast crude reserves to establish control of most of the western hemisphere’s oil in an attempt to drive the market price down to about $50 (£37) a barrel, according to reports.The US president has repeatedly raised the prospect of producing enough crude from Venezuela’s oilfields to drive down the US oil price from more than $56 a barrel today to about $50 in an effort to cut energy costs for consumers, according to the Wall Street Journal, which cited senior Trump administration officials. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Farage accused of ‘parroting Kremlin lines’ after remarks on UK troops in Ukraine 08. January 2026 (12:20) Pat McFadden says stance on potential peace deployment casts doubt on Reform leader’s commitment to national securityUK politics live – latest updatesNigel Farage has been accused of “parroting Kremlin lines” after saying that he would vote against any UK government plans to deploy the military in Ukraine.On Tuesday, Britain and France said they would be ready to send troops to Ukraine after a peace deal, but the Reform UK leader said he would vote against any such move to put boots on the ground. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
