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1. Newcastle vs Man City live: Tino Livramento a major doubt ahead of Carabao Cup semi-final

   The holders take on Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City in the first leg of the Carabao Cup semi-final at St James’ Park

2. Will K-pop earn its first Grammy in 2026? Experts explain how the genre has hit the mainstream

   K-pop is an inextricable force in global pop culture but it has long been under-celebrated at institutions like the Grammys

3. Trump team works behind the scenes to get Congress to halt restrictions on further Venezuela attacks

   Final vote on Democrats’ resolution to invoke War Powers Act is set for Wednesday

4. LGBT+ people nearly three times as likely to die of drug poisoning, official figures show

   Mental-health charity for gay, trans and non-binary people says prejudices in society cause higher rates of depression

5. ‘It’s a shambles’: Anger grows at South East Water CEO as thousands without water ‘until at least the weekend’

   ‘Not only is the infrastructure depleted, but the leadership is rubbish,’ local MP says

6. Jennifer Lawrence reveals key to making her marriage work

   Lawrence and her husband, art dealer Cooke Maroney, tied the knot in 2019

7. Companies are coming up with plans to block out the sun

   Private companies are jumping into the race to deploy particles to the atmosphere to reduce global warming, prompting enthusiasm from investors and concerns from some scientists, Josh Marcus reports

8. Disaster for US bobsled team as three of them fail to board as they prepare for Winter Olympics

   The US’s men bobsled team suffered a mishap during Winter Olympics preparation, when three of the athletes failed to board their sled.

9. Container ship captain ‘did nothing’ to prevent deadly Humber estuary crash, court hears

   Vladimir Motin was charged after his container ship, Solong, collided with US oil tanker the Stena Immaculate

10. Immigrant detainee at 'Alligator Alcatraz' agrees to leave US, asks that lawsuit be dismissed

    One of three court challenges to an immigration detention center in the Florida Everglades has ended