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1. Mauricio Pochettino gamble might be too tempting for Tottenham to resist

   Pochettino could be a unifying force if Spurs go back to the future

2. MP blasts threat to 38 bus as TfL is accused of being 'pro-cyclist' by focusing on bike lanes not bus lanes

   London has 400km of cycle lanes and 300km of bus lanes - despite there being four times more bus passengers than cyclists

3. Transfer news LIVE! Arsenal deal close; Chelsea plot Luiz hijack; Palmer wants Man Utd; Liverpool eye Diomande

   January window is entering its final stages

4. Retail sales see surprise December bounceback amid online boost

   The Office for National Statistics said the total volume of retail sales is estimated to have risen by 0.4% in December.

5. FTSE 100 Live 23 January: Gold price nears $5000, online jewellers boost retail sales

   UK retail sales volumes rallied last month in a better-than-expected performance over the Christmas season.

6. UK slams Trump over his 'they stayed off the front lines' swipe at Nato troops in Afghanistan

   US President provokes anger from veterans and MPs with his criticism of European armed forces

7. Military-style Thames crossing should be built so Hammersmith Bridge can be repaired, say Tories

   Conservative councillors are proposing a temporary structure across the river just north of the existing bridge

8. The Standard podcast: The Chinese super-embassy row, with Sir Iain Duncan Smith

   Listen here on your chosen podcast platform.

9. London travel news LIVE: Windrush line part suspended during morning rush hour

   Signal failures are causing travel disruption during the morning commute

10. Russia joins landmark trilateral Ukraine peace talks in Abu Dhabi as Zelensky says: 'It's all about the land'

    First trilateral talks on Ukraine war follow late-night meeting between Vladimir Putin and three US envoys in Moscow