U.S. President Donald Trump is attending the World Economic Forum in Davos and is expected to meet global business leaders after his special address; several senior U.S. officials, including Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, are accompanying him.
The Senate passed laws to ban hate groups and establish a national gun buyback after the government reached deals with the Liberals and Greens; Prime Minister Albanese said the measures were weaker than first proposed but were "no doubt" a good thing.
The Government's Warm Homes Plan, backed by £15 billion, offers solar panels, batteries, heat pumps and insulation to households; some critics have raised concerns about reliance on China-sourced components and related supply-chain and security risks.
Jennifer Lopez was photographed in Los Angeles handing cash to an unnamed unhoused man after reaching into a blue Hermès Kelly Sellier bag reported to be worth over $80,000. The moment followed a viral Glambot interaction on the Golden Globes red carpet that Glambot director Cole Walliser later discussed.
Mike Johnson said his mission in London was to "help calm the waters" and he met Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer to encourage dialogue; his remarks followed President Trump's public pressure over Greenland and criticism of the Chagos decision.
A commuter train derailed near Gelida outside Barcelona after a containment wall fell on the track during heavy rain, officials said; the driver was killed and about 20 people were reported injured.
A £15 billion Warm Homes Plan will fund solar panels, heat pumps and batteries with free upgrades for the poorest households and measures intended to cut bills for five million homes by 2030.
A commuter train derailed near Barcelona after a retaining wall fell onto the tracks; officials say the train driver has died and 20 people were injured, four critically.
The public inquiry into deaths and high infection levels at Glasgow’s Queen Elizabeth University Hospital is drawing to a close after hearing 186 witnesses, and a report is expected later this year.
Parts of south-west England saw the Northern Lights after a coronal mass ejection from the Sun, the Met Office said; the CME was likely to bring aurora across Scotland, Northern Ireland and northern England and possibly further south.
