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A major winter storm slammed the US east coast, bringing heavy snow, freezing temperatures and powerful winds that made even standing still a challenge. US television reporters braved the elements to show just how intense the conditions were, with one journalist creatively using a plastic bag to demonstrate the force …

Starmer said: “This is a battle of values in this by-election – the Labour Party, which wants to bring communities together in unity and hope, or the toxic division of Reform, that wants to tear our communities apart, that wants to break apart everything that we’ve stood for, for years …

[ Providing nonalcoholic beverages has been identified as a potential strategy for reducing alcohol consumption. A study by University of Tsukuba published in Heliyon has confirmed that even a single provision of one case of nonalcoholic beverages can result in a short-term reduction in alcohol intake. This low-cost, easily implemented …

The Scottish Parliament has provisionally approved regulations for non-surgical cosmetic procedures. BBC News

A landmark documentary examines the King’s “harmony” principles around protecting the environment. BBC News

On Tuesday, the Department of Justice and the plaintiffs in the antitrust case against Google filed a cross-appeal, as the DOJ Antitrust Division announced in a post on X: “Today, the DOJ Antitrust Division filed notice that it will cross-appeal from the remedies decisions in its case against Google’s unlawful …

[ A patient with complete blindness caused by irreversible optic nerve damage partially recovered natural vision after participating in a clinical trial of electrical stimulation of the visual cortex conducted by researchers from the Universidad Miguel Hernández de Elche (UMH) and the CIBER in Bioengineering, Biomaterials and Nanomedicine (CIBER-BBN). The …

In a letter to Holyrood’s Criminal Justice Committee, Brown said: “The Scottish government has concluded that whilst we support the fundamental principle of criminalising the purchase of sex, we still retain significant concerns with the provisions as drafted in the bill, and are very aware that there are women in …

Poilievre outlined his vision for Canada should he win the next election, and blamed the Liberals for growing separatist sentiments in the country. BBC News

The prime minister has set out his vision – and now begun to match it with actions and overseas visits. BBC News

The multiparty system had been “promoting division among citizens”, the country’s interior minister said. BBC News

A total of 128 countries have been represented in the Premier League since its inception in 1992. Of the 211 national associations recognised by Fifa, 83 nations are yet to feature in England’s top-flight. Some of the world’s most populous nations have never had a Premier League player, including Ethiopia, …

CH1 (Vantage Studios), focused on scaling and extending Ubisoft’s largest and established franchises to turn them into annual billionaire brands; Brands: Assassin’s Creed, Far Cry, Rainbow Six CH2 dedicated to competitive and cooperative shooter experiences; Brands including The Division, Ghost Recon, Splinter Cell CH3 designed to operate a roster of …

BBC Scotland will broadcast live television coverage of Airdrieonians v St Mirren and Stenhousemuir v Falkirk in the Scottish Cup. St Mirren’s trip to face Airdrie will take place on Friday, 6 February at 19:45 GMT and be shown on BBC Scotland and iPlayer. And the meeting of neighbours Stenhousemuir …

The Women’s FA Cup fifth-round draw will take place on Monday, 19 January at 19:00 GMT. The draw will be broadcast live on YouTube by the Women’s FA Cup, TNT Sports Football and Channel 4 Sport. Sixteen clubs will discover their fate with 10 Women’s Super League sides in the …

Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni has taken a strong lead in provisional results from Thursday’s presidential election, the electoral agency says. The results announced on Friday morning put Museveni in the lead with 76% of the votes, based on results from 45% of the country’s polling stations. He is followed by …

BBC Sport has the pick of a crazy Wildcard Weekend in the NFL and looks forward to the Divisional Round matches with just eight sides left on the road to Super Bowl 60. BBC News

The Houston Texans beat the Pittsburgh Steelers 30-6 to take the the final spot in the Divisional Round of the NFL play-offs. BBC News

[ Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic neurological disease characterized by nerve damage and consequent impairments in vision, movement, balance and mental function. In MS, the immune system mistakenly starts attacking myelin, the protective sheath that surrounds axons (i.e., nerve fibers) in the brain, spinal cord and optic nerves. Source …

President Donald Trump has said the US will “run” Venezuela after it launched strikes on the country and captured President Nicolas Maduro. In an address on state television, Venezuela’s Vice-President Delcy Rodríguez says Maduro is the country’s only president. Here’s how the attack unfolded and the reaction that has followed. …