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1. Trump approves Starmer’s Chagos deal despite calling it an ‘act of great stupidity’

   Sir Keir plans to hand the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, in a deal the government says is necessary to secure the future of the crucial UK-US Diego Garcia military base.

2. How to watch the 2026 Winter Olympics

3. Nancy Guthrie investigators give update on blood evidence and missing video footage

4. Loud ‘F*** ICE’ chants break out during main event of live primetime pro-wrestling broadcast

   During the main event bout between Maxwell Jacob Friedman and Brody King on AEW Dynamite, the Las Vegas crowd made their displeasure with Immigration and Customs Enforcement known

5. Winter Olympics 2026: Who are Team GB’s big medal hopes?

6. I’m sorry for appointing Mandelson and believing his Epstein lies, Starmer says

   Prime minister apologises to Epstein victims but seeks to pin blame on vetting process amid growing calls from within Labour to sack his right-hand man

7. Ban phones in schools to protect children from online dangers, parents urge

   Campaigners with the Smartphone Free Childhood group are meeting the Education Secretary at the Scottish Parliament on Thursday.

8. USA and Canada men’s ice hockey schedule for Winter Olympics 2026

   Both the US and Canada will be confident of landing Olympic ice hockey medals in Milano Cortina, where NHL stars have been granted permission to play

9. Police believe Savannah Guthrie’s missing mom ‘is still out there’ after TV host demands proof of life: Live updates

   Investigators found Nancy Guthrie’s blood on her porch, the Pima County sheriff said

10. Trump makes new Chagos Islands threat despite backing Starmer’s deal