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1. From Heated Rivalry to Stranger Things, are obsessive fans ruining TV?

   The soapy new drama series about gay hockey players is a lot of silly, sexy fun – but you wouldn’t know it based on the pricklier, angrier and more territorial aspects of its fandom. Why is very unserious TV being treated quite so seriously, asks Adam White

2. Pro-Palestinian protestors block Israel-bound passengers at Italian airport

   The incident led to a two-hour delay in takeoff

3. Transfer news live: Arsenal surprisingly enter Guehi race, Liverpool prepare £87m Barcola bid, Semenyo close

   All the latest January transfer window news, gossip and rumours

4. Trump doubles down on defense of ICE shooting but admits: ‘I don’t like that happening’

   President Donald Trump said deceased mother-of-three Renee Nicole Good was ‘obviously, a professional agitator’ in Truth Social post reacting to tragedy on streets of Minneapolis

5. UK house prices fall – but it’s not all bad news for homeowners

6. CNBC anchor Becky Quick opens up about daughter’s rare genetic disease

   Quick’s daughter was diagnosed with SYNGAP1 when she was three years old

7. Barron Trump is reportedly ‘focused’ in trying to get rid of his Slovenian accent

   The president’s youngest son, 19, has reportedly been taking elocution lessons to become more confident when he speaks

8. The warming meal proven to help you recover from colds and flu faster

   Studies show this classic home remedy for colds can actually ease symptoms

9. Russian tanker sanctioned by US sailing through English Channel

   The Tavian’s route comes a day after Britain helped US forces capture a Russian-flagged vessel the Marinera, previously linked to Venezuela , between Iceland and Scotland

10. Six dead as Arctic freeze grips Europe and temperatures plunge as low as -33C

    Hundreds of flights have been cancelled and thousands left stranded across the continent as wintery conditions take hold