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• Inquiry into Southport stabbings announced after Axel Rudakubana admits murder

  An inquiry into the Southport stabbings has been announced by the government.

• Southport attacker Axel Rudakubana referred to anti-extremism scheme Prevent three times

  Southport attacker Axel Rudakubana was referred to the government's anti-extremism Prevent scheme three times before the murders.

• Almost half of 40 hospitals promised by Conservatives delayed, says health secretary

  Almost half of the 40 hospitals promised by the previous Conservative government have been delayed, the health secretary has said.

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Entertainment

• Which celebrities are attending Donald Trump's inauguration?

  Donald Trump has been sworn in as US president in Washington DC, beginning his second stint in the biggest job in politics.

• Dear White People actor DeRon Horton reveals he was shot

  Dear White People star DeRon Horton says he was shot days before Christmas and is lucky not to have been killed or paralysed.

• Gladiators: Police investigate after Apollo 'harassed by stalker'

  Police have launched an investigation after Gladiators star Apollo was reportedly stalked and harassed.

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Strange

• Hotels on Greek islands could soon fill swimming pools with seawater in drought fight

  Hotel pools on Greek islands could be filled with seawater this summer as politicians try to combat the country's two-year drought.

• Woman 'surprised' after being declared dead

  A woman has spoken of her anguish after she was mistakenly declared dead.

• 'Pothole Land': Residents of Wrexham village turn road into tourist attraction

  Residents on a road in North Wales have taken matters into their own hands by turning a road full of potholes into a tourist attraction.

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Technology

• Donald Trump to wrench US out of landmark Paris climate agreement - again

  Donald Trump will pull the US, the world's second-largest climate polluter, out of the most important global treaty for tackling climate change for the second time.

• Melania Trump launches her own cryptocurrency amid all-time high for Bitcoin

  Melania and Donald Trump have just launched their own cryptocurrencies, as Bitcoin hit a record high. 

• Donald Trump likened to a 'wrecking ball' for climate action - but the damage may be less than feared

  Donald Trump, who has long called climate change as a "hoax", is to waste no time in his plans to strip nature protections, ban wind turbines and drain every last drop of oil from US soil.

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Business

• Net worth of Trump inauguration attendees tops $1 trillion with world's richest in the crowd

  One of the things that made President Donald Trump's inauguration distinctive was the prominence of Silicon Valley elite.

• Chancellor Rachel Reeves to join celebrities and world leaders at WEF Davos to drum up support for UK economy

  Chancellor Rachel Reeves will travel to the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos this week to court potential investors in UK growth projects, joining hundreds of political and economic leaders gathering in the Swiss Alps in the shadow of Donald Trump's inauguration.

• Reeves to meet US financiers as Trump presidency kicks off

  Rachel Reeves will hold talks with some of Wall Street’s leading financiers in Davos this week, less than hours after Donald Trump's second US presidency gets underway.

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Sports

• Ruben Amorim's Manchester United comments 'bizarre and ridiculous', says Jamie Carragher

  Jamie Carragher says he was mystified by Ruben Amorim calling his Manchester United team "maybe the worst" in the club's history and believes it could backfire on the head coach.

• Man Utd and Tottenham struggling but are Ruben Amorim and Ange Postecoglou right to stick to their philosophies?

  Adapt or die? Ruben Amorim and Ange Postecoglou seem intent to fall on their sword rather than alter their approaches in the face of adversity.

• Ange Postecoglou future: Why Tottenham and Daniel Levy are sticking with Australian head coach for now

  Tottenham's season is in crisis with the pressure ramping up on Ange Postecoglou.

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Politics

• Inquiry into Southport stabbings announced after Axel Rudakubana admits murder

  An inquiry into the Southport stabbings has been announced by the government.

• No one is safe in Trumpland - even the Prince of Darkness

  It was a small signifier - one which could be over-interpreted - but nevertheless provoked angst among some in government at a time when there isn't universally huge confidence that UK-US political relations are as robust as they should be.

• Jeremy Corbyn interviewed by police after pro-Palestine rally, Sky News understands

  Jeremy Corbyn has been interviewed under caution by police following a pro-Palestinian rally in central London, Sky News understands.

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World

• Three Israeli hostages returned and 90 Palestinian detainees released as part of ceasefire deal

  Three Israeli hostages have been reunited with their families, while 90 Palestinian prisoners were released in return in a ceasefire deal that has put an end, for now, to 15 months of bitter war in Gaza.

• Australian broadcaster apologises to Novak Djokovic after 'has-been' comments

  An Australian broadcaster has apologised to Novak Djokovic and Serbian tennis fans after calling the 24-time Grand Slam champion "overrated" and a "has-been".

• Ceasefire deal: Gaza faces huge task of rebuilding after mass destruction

  With the ceasefire now in effect, it hopes to bring an end to the most destructive chapter in the almost 77 year-long conflict between Israelis and Palestinians.

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