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1. Swiss train derailed by avalanche with multiple casualties feared

   A train carrying around 80 people derailed following an avalanche on Monday morning

2. ‘You’re not lost or alone’: Savannah Guthrie shares striking new plea to her mother’s suspected kidnapper

   Nancy Guthrie was last seen at her Arizona home two weeks ago

3. Pressure mounting on police to probe Andrew’s Epstein links

4. Swiss train crash latest: Several people injured after avalanche causes train to derail in Alps

   Around 80 people were believed to be onboard the train in the Valais region, according to Swiss media reports

5. Former Trump ally MTG sounds the alarm to MAGA over midterms: ‘Good luck trying to get women to vote for you’

   Marjorie Taylor Greene tells conservatives they sound like ‘cult fools’ when they stand up for Trump administration’s handling of the Jeffrey Epstein files and seek to discredit the pedophile’s victims

6. Humanoid robots to take centre stage at annual Lunar New Year gala

   China’s annual CCTV Spring Festival gala is comparable to the Super Bowl for the United States

7. Politics live: Starmer to extend social media crackdown to ‘vile, illegal’ AI chatbot content

   Restrictions could include a minimum age limit for social media, restrictions on ‘infinite’ scrolling and using virtual private networks (VPNs) for chatbots

8. Locals ski through Bormio streets in a traditional cross-country race, in photos

   Locals in Bormio, Italy, ski through the streets during the traditional “Palio delle Contrade,” a unique community cross-country race, this year coinciding with the 2026 Winter Olympics.

9. Doddie Weir’s widow takes on 750-mile cycling challenge to raise money for MND charity he founded

   Rugby legend Doddie Weir passed away in November 2022 after living with motor neurone disease for six years

10. Cabinet Office probes Labour group over journalists’ smear campaign as pressure grows on PM to investigate

    Labour Together, which helped the prime minister’s election to become party leader, reportedly paid £36,000 for the probe