UK - The Independent

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1. Bulletin PM briefing: Jenrick defects, Trump’s Insurrection Act threat and Iran latest

2. Robert Jenrick latest: Farage unveils ex-Tory as new Reform defector after shock sacking by Badenoch

   Reform leader Nigel Farage says Kemi Badenoch handed him ‘on a plate’ man who had done more than anything to realign centre-right politics

3. Farmers in war-torn Yemen fighting the climate crisis against the odds

   With the flow of aid plummeting and water shortages becoming ever more serious, farmers and aid workers tell Nick Ferris of the struggle to survive as the country’s more than decade-long civil war drags on

4. Robert Jenrick defects to Reform after being expelled from Tories

5. What Hungary’s election could mean for Europe as Orbán faces toughest test

   The result of Viktor Orbán's re-election campaign will have implications far beyond Hungary's borders

6. Iranian state TV airs footage of ominous threat against President Trump

7. Tories reveal the ‘proof’ Robert Jenrick was plotting defection to Reform

   The former Tory shadow cabinet member has been announced as a Reform UK member at a press conference

8. The ADHD symptoms that are often missed as they don’t fit the stereotype

   When a condition is seen through a single stereotype, those who don’t fit that picture fall through the cracks

9. Matthew McConaughey trademarks iconic catchphrase in war on AI deepfakes

   ‘Alright, alright, alright’ was one of the eight properties that McConaughey trademarked

10. Why you should choose a sourdough bagel over a regular one

    January 15 is National Bagel Day