Delegates to the UN plastics treaty negotiations have not reached agreement after six rounds of talks, and a new Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee chair is scheduled to be elected on 7 February.
MIT engineers report a liver microphysiological model that recreates blood vessels and immune cell circulation and reproduces early inflammation and metabolic dysfunction seen in MASLD, according to papers in Nature Communications and Communications Biology.
A couple visiting a Save The Children charity shop in Leamington Spa found a pair of Loewe boots marked at £9, and coverage reported a retail value of roughly £900 to £1,100; they shared the discovery on TikTok.
The government has announced a new fund, worth up to £10 million a year, to help cover travel costs for children and young people with cancer and their families regardless of income. This measure is being announced as part of the National Cancer Plan, which is due to be published tomorrow.
Worldpanel by Numerator found annual grocery inflation eased to 4% in the four weeks to 25 January, and shoppers increased purchases of fresh fruit, yoghurt and other healthy staples while own-label products took a record share of spending.
At Toy Fair 2026 in Olympia, London, exhibitors donated more than 6,000 brand-new toys in a trolley dash collected by Kids in Mind volunteers; the items have been sorted and will be distributed to children who have fled domestic violence. Kids in Mind also reported recent therapy programme figures showing hundreds of children have taken part since July 2025.
Kristen Stewart said she was advised to hide relationships with women and chose to come out because she did not want to live a 'partial life'.
Grocery price inflation in the UK fell to its lowest level since April, and own-label products reached a record high, accounting for more than half of grocery spending.
President Masoud Pezeshkian instructed his foreign minister to pursue "fair and equitable" negotiations with the United States, saying talks should occur in a suitable environment free from threats. The U.S. has not publicly confirmed such talks, while a U.S. envoy is traveling in the region and expected to meet Israeli officials this week.
Grocery price inflation fell to 4% in January, its lowest level since April, while spending on supermarket own-label goods reached a record 52.2% of grocery sales, Worldpanel by Numerator reports.
