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1. Pro-Palestinian demonstrators blockade aerospace defence factory

   The demonstration took place at the Leonardo UK factory in Edinburgh.

2. Badenoch claims Tory defectors to Reform having ‘tantrum dressed up as politics’

   The Tory leader also insisted that members of her party advocating for a more centrist approach must row behind her agenda.

3. Gorton and Denton is ‘straight fight’ between Labour and Reform, says Starmer

   Since the resignation of former MP Andrew Gwynne, speculation has mounted that Reform could win the seat Labour retained with 51% of the vote.

4. Nuno Espirito Santo outlines role 'unique' Adama Traore will have in West Ham survival bid

   Hammers boss hails signing of powerful winger from Fulham

5. ‘Pragmatist’ Sir Keir Starmer distances himself from Mark Carney’s Davos speech

   Mr Carney spoke of a ‘rupture in the world order’.

6. Simon Harris calls for social media ban for under-16s

   The Tanaiste said: ‘This can’t be the wild west anymore.’

7. Ex-Goldman Sachs banker sued by millionaire Knightsbridge neighbours for £100,000 over ceiling collapse

   Swedish property firm boss Samuel Wagner and his wife Jennifer claim problems with their upstairs neighbour drove them out of their £1.4 million home

8. Amazon to cut around 16,000 jobs in fresh round of lay-offs

   The move comes only three months after the Silicon Valley firm axed around 14,000 jobs.

9. Google faces making changes to search services under watchdog proposals

   The CMA has tabled measures to improve Google Search in the UK after it designated the firm with so-called strategic market status.

10. Number of police officers falls by more than 1,000 in a year, figures show

    The fall in the number of officers in England and Wales has been driven almost entirely by a sharp drop at the Metropolitan Police.