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Posted by Lauren Aratani

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/jan/13/trump-economy-cost-of-living

In speech, president delivers triumph assessment, claiming US prices are down despite official data showing otherwise

Donald Trump claimed victory on the economy after 12 months back in office on Tuesday, declaring it to be the “greatest first year in history” as many Americans express alarm over the cost of living.

In a stream-of-consciousness speech at the Detroit Economic Club, the US president delivered his gold-tinted view of how the economy has fared on his watch. Prices were down, he claimed, despite official data showing otherwise, and productivity was “smashing expectations”.

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Posted by Mark Saunokonoko (now); Kirsty McEwen, Lucy Campbell, Serena Richards, Frances Mao, Yohannes Lowe and Fran Singh (earlier)

https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2026/jan/13/iran-protest-crackdown-regime-crisis-us-donald-trump-tariffs-latest-updates

US government issues warning as Donald Trump says US will take ‘very strong action’ if Iran hangs protesters

Non-essential French embassy staff have left Iran, two sources with knowledge of the matter told Agence France-Presse. The personnel left on Sunday and Monday, the sources added, without saying how many people had departed. “The protection of our personnel and our citizens is a priority,” a French foreign ministry official told AFP.

Commenting on the protests, the UN high commissioner for human rights Volker Türk said:

This cycle of horrific violence cannot continue. The Iranian people and their demands for fairness, equality and justice must be heard.

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Posted by Coral Murphy Marcos (now); Shrai Popat, Maya Yang and Frances Mao (earlier)

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2026/jan/13/donald-trump-tariffs-supreme-court-iran-ice-immigration-jerome-powell-us-politics-live

US president uses winding speech trailed to be on affordability to attack immigrants

Donald Trump is heading to Detroit, Michigan today, where he’ll tour a Ford factory in Dearborn.

The president will deliver remarks to the Detroit Economic Club at 2pm ET, to continue his “affordability” tour, where he’s expected to tout the administration’s commitment to revitalising manufacturing and keeping costs down.

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Posted by Michael Butler

https://www.theguardian.com/football/2026/jan/14/the-three-ages-of-michael-carrick-and-what-they-say-about-manchester-united

From his competitive debut to his first spell as interim, the former midfielder has seen much at Old Trafford over the past two decades

23 August 2006, Charlton 0-3 Manchester United The 25‑year‑old new signing was eased into United’s midfield as a second-half substitute in the second game of the season, having picked up a small injury on the pre‑season tour. With Wayne Rooney and Paul Scholes suspended, Sir Alex Ferguson started with John O’Shea and Darren Fletcher in central midfield, with the Scot (sporting a mullet) opening the scoring after Ryan Giggs and Cristiano Ronaldo had hit the woodwork. Carrick was one of four future United managers in the side, alongside Fletcher, Giggs and Ole Gunnar Solskjær, who rounded off the win with a late goal after Louis Saha had doubled United’s lead. Solskjær’s goal was his first in the league in three injury-hit years, and the Norwegian, also a substitute, should have had another when Carrick squared a perfect pass to the striker, only for Charlton’s Scott Carson to make an outstanding save. With Carrick an instant success at United that season, the club roared to the title in May 2007, their first in four years.

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Posted by Coral Murphy Marcos (now); Shrai Popat, Maya Yang and Frances Mao (earlier)

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2026/jan/13/donald-trump-tariffs-supreme-court-iran-ice-immigration-jerome-powell-us-politics-live

US president uses winding speech trailed to be on affordability to attack immigrants

Donald Trump is heading to Detroit, Michigan today, where he’ll tour a Ford factory in Dearborn.

The president will deliver remarks to the Detroit Economic Club at 2pm ET, to continue his “affordability” tour, where he’s expected to tout the administration’s commitment to revitalising manufacturing and keeping costs down.

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Posted by Emma Loffhagen

https://www.theguardian.com/books/2026/jan/14/nero-book-awards-benjamin-wood-sarah-perry-among-prize-winners

Wood wins the award for fiction for his ‘utterly immersive’ novel Seascraper while Perry picks up the nonfiction prize for her memoir Death of an Ordinary Man

Booker-longlisted author Benjamin Wood has won this year’s Nero book award for fiction for his novel Seascraper.

Meanwhile, Claire Lynch won the debut fiction category for A Family Matter, and Sarah Perry’s Death of an Ordinary Man took the nonfiction prize. Jamila Gavin was awarded the children’s fiction prize for My Soul, A Shining Tree.

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Posted by Tobi Thomas Health and inequalities correspondent

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/jan/14/one-in-four-uk-teenagers-in-care-have-attempted-to-end-their-lives-study-says

Research also shows teenagers in care are four times more likely to try to end their lives than peers with no care history

One in four teenagers in care have attempted to end their own life, and are four times more likely to do so than their peers with no care experience, according to a landmark study.

The research analysed data from the millennium cohort study, which follows the lives of 19,000 people born in the UK between 2000 and 2002, and considered how out of home care, including foster, residential and kinship care, affected the social and mental health outcomes of the participants.

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Posted by Mark Saunokonoko (now); Kirsty McEwen, Lucy Campbell, Serena Richards, Frances Mao, Yohannes Lowe and Fran Singh (earlier)

https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2026/jan/13/iran-protest-crackdown-regime-crisis-us-donald-trump-tariffs-latest-updates

US government issues warning as Donald Trump says US will take ‘very strong action’ if Iran hangs protesters

Non-essential French embassy staff have left Iran, two sources with knowledge of the matter told Agence France-Presse. The personnel left on Sunday and Monday, the sources added, without saying how many people had departed. “The protection of our personnel and our citizens is a priority,” a French foreign ministry official told AFP.

Commenting on the protests, the UN high commissioner for human rights Volker Türk said:

This cycle of horrific violence cannot continue. The Iranian people and their demands for fairness, equality and justice must be heard.

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https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2026/jan/13/iran-protest-crackdown-regime-crisis-us-donald-trump-tariffs-latest-updates

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https://phys.org/news/2026-01-effect-isnt-safe-chemicals-toxic.html

Researchers at National Taiwan University reveal that combined exposure to polystyrene nanoplastics and the preservative butylparaben, at a level considered safe on their own, can cause heritable harm, disrupting reproduction across generations through epigenetic changes.

https://phys.org/news/2026-01-effect-isnt-safe-chemicals-toxic.html

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Posted by Andrew Gregory Health editor

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/jan/13/five-minutes-exercise-30-minutes-less-sitting-millions-live-longer

Research finds minor changes in physical activity could hugely reduce number of premature deaths

Just five extra minutes of exercise and half an hour less sitting time each day could help millions of people live longer, according to research highlighting the potentially huge population benefits of making even tiny lifestyle changes.

Until now, evidence about reducing the number of premature deaths assumed that everyone must meet specific targets, overlooking the positives of even minor increases in physical activity.

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Posted by Mark Saunokonoko (now); Kirsty McEwen, Lucy Campbell, Serena Richards, Frances Mao, Yohannes Lowe and Fran Singh (earlier)

https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2026/jan/13/iran-protest-crackdown-regime-crisis-us-donald-trump-tariffs-latest-updates

US government issues warning as Donald Trump says US will take ‘very strong action’ if Iran hangs protesters

Non-essential French embassy staff have left Iran, two sources with knowledge of the matter told Agence France-Presse. The personnel left on Sunday and Monday, the sources added, without saying how many people had departed. “The protection of our personnel and our citizens is a priority,” a French foreign ministry official told AFP.

Commenting on the protests, the UN high commissioner for human rights Volker Türk said:

This cycle of horrific violence cannot continue. The Iranian people and their demands for fairness, equality and justice must be heard.

Continue reading...

https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2026/jan/13/iran-protest-crackdown-regime-crisis-us-donald-trump-tariffs-latest-updates

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Posted by Coral Murphy Marcos (now); Shrai Popat, Maya Yang and Frances Mao (earlier)

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2026/jan/13/donald-trump-tariffs-supreme-court-iran-ice-immigration-jerome-powell-us-politics-live

US president uses winding speech trailed to be on affordability to attack immigrants

Donald Trump is heading to Detroit, Michigan today, where he’ll tour a Ford factory in Dearborn.

The president will deliver remarks to the Detroit Economic Club at 2pm ET, to continue his “affordability” tour, where he’s expected to tout the administration’s commitment to revitalising manufacturing and keeping costs down.

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Posted by Guardian sport

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/jan/13/kyren-wilson-masters-snooker-si-jiahui-john-higgins-barry-hawkins

Wilson defeats Si Jiahui, Higgins sees off Barry Hawkins
All six matches at Alexandra Palace have ended 6-2

Kyren Wilson, the 2024 world champion, defeated Si Jiahui in impressive fashion to reach the Masters quarter-finals with the 6-2 result continuing a curious statistic: every match at Alexandra Palace this week had finished with the same scoreline. That record extended in the evening session as John Higgins saw off Barry Hawkins, 6-2, to reach the last eight.

After edging the first frame following a run of snookers, Wilson – yet to win a tournament this season having broken his cue at the start of the campaign – looked set to build a maximum in the next, but just missed the 11th red into the bottom corner pocket as he moved 2-0 ahead.

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Posted by Louise Taylor at St James' Park

https://www.theguardian.com/football/2026/jan/13/newcastle-manchester-city-carabao-cup-semi-final-first-leg-match-report

Eddie Howe was not exactly overjoyed to learn that, rather than being cup-tied, Antoine Semenyo was free to play for Manchester City here.

Sure enough the Newcastle manager’s worst fears were realised as the winger – who played in the competition this season for Bournemouth – scored City’s opener and had another “goal” disallowed before Rayan Cherki’s stoppage-time second put the smile back on Pep Guardiola’s face.

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https://www.theguardian.com/football/2026/jan/13/newcastle-manchester-city-carabao-cup-semi-final-first-leg-match-report

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347/365: No Road, Bewdley
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This was another day when not a lot of interest really happened. It didn't help that it rained a good deal in the morning, although fortunately the river was low enough beforehand that the flood barriers haven't needed to be deployed. I did pop into Forest Dog Rescue and bought a box of teabags, of all things. The photo shows No Road, which leads off Load Street in Bewdley town centre. Yes, it's actually called No Road. This is a public footpath, and not quite as scary as it may appear! It comes out in Dog Lane, where the chemist and GP surgery are, so it can be quite a handy shortcut.

Current Mood: calm

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https://phys.org/news/2026-01-uncovering-hidden-mechanism-met-receptor.html

Researchers at the Nano Life Science Institute (WPI-NanoLSI), Kanazawa University, in collaboration with Osaka University and the National Institutes for Quantum Science and Technology, have uncovered a previously unknown mechanism behind the activation of the Met receptor—a key player in tissue regeneration and cancer progression.

https://phys.org/news/2026-01-uncovering-hidden-mechanism-met-receptor.html

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Posted by Will Unwin

https://www.theguardian.com/football/2026/jan/13/michael-carrick-manchester-united-interim-head-coach-steve-holland-jonathan-woodgate

Steve Holland and Jonathan Woodgate also on staff
‘I know what it takes to succeed here,’ insists Carrick

Michael Carrick has called on everyone at Manchester United to “pull together” in order to bring success back to the club, after being appointed on Tuesday night as head coach until the end of the season.

The former midfielder has brought the ex-England assistant Steve Holland and Jonathan Woodgate to work alongside him. They will join Jonny Evans, Travis Binnion and Craig Mawson in the backroom staff. It is Carrick’s second spell leading the team, having taken charge previously of three games after Ole Gunnar Solskjær was dismissed in 2021.

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Posted by Coral Murphy Marcos (now); Shrai Popat, Maya Yang and Frances Mao (earlier)

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2026/jan/13/donald-trump-tariffs-supreme-court-iran-ice-immigration-jerome-powell-us-politics-live

US president uses winding speech trailed to be on affordability to attack immigrants

Donald Trump is heading to Detroit, Michigan today, where he’ll tour a Ford factory in Dearborn.

The president will deliver remarks to the Detroit Economic Club at 2pm ET, to continue his “affordability” tour, where he’s expected to tout the administration’s commitment to revitalising manufacturing and keeping costs down.

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Posted by Jacob Steinberg

https://www.theguardian.com/football/2026/jan/13/liam-rosenior-to-hold-talks-with-sterling-and-disasi-over-chelsea-futures

Players had been frozen out under Enzo Maresca
Chelsea’s preference would be to move players on

Liam Rosenior will hold talks with Raheem Sterling and Axel Disasi before deciding whether the pair have a future at Chelsea.

The head coach, who wants to assess his new squad before concluding whether signings are required this month, has been focusing on preparations for the Carabao Cup semi-final first leg at home against Arsenal on Wednesday and has not had a chance to look at whether Sterling and Disasi should be brought back in from the cold.

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Posted by Mark Saunokonoko (now); Kirsty McEwen, Lucy Campbell, Serena Richards, Frances Mao, Yohannes Lowe and Fran Singh (earlier)

https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2026/jan/13/iran-protest-crackdown-regime-crisis-us-donald-trump-tariffs-latest-updates

US government issues warning as Donald Trump says US will take ‘very strong action’ if Iran hangs protesters

Non-essential French embassy staff have left Iran, two sources with knowledge of the matter told Agence France-Presse. The personnel left on Sunday and Monday, the sources added, without saying how many people had departed. “The protection of our personnel and our citizens is a priority,” a French foreign ministry official told AFP.

Commenting on the protests, the UN high commissioner for human rights Volker Türk said:

This cycle of horrific violence cannot continue. The Iranian people and their demands for fairness, equality and justice must be heard.

Continue reading...

https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2026/jan/13/iran-protest-crackdown-regime-crisis-us-donald-trump-tariffs-latest-updates