Bernice King told the Associated Press that MLK Day provides a sense of sanity and morality amid political division, and she cited rollbacks of DEI initiatives, changes to government historical materials, and recent immigration enforcement actions.
Venus Williams became the oldest player to compete in Australian Open singles at 45 and lost her first-round match to Olga Danilovic after leading 4-0 in the final set; Williams will continue in the doubles draw.
Officials say a young male elephant in West Singhbhum, Jharkhand, has killed 22 people and remains at large; forest officers have deployed to locate and tranquillise it.
Around 70 people joined a supervised 'Beat the Blues' cold-water dip at SOBO Beach on January 18, organised by Dorset Mind with SOBO Surf Life Saving Club and Dorset Tea; lifeguards followed RNLI cold-water safety guidance.
A year after the Eaton fire, Altadena residents report pressure to sell land to investors while many homes remain unrebuilt; experts and a UCLA analysis link the pattern to what they call 'climate gentrification'.
The Cornwall Hotel Collection raised £11,000 across 2025 through events at four hotels, with funds supporting local and national charities including Bliss and The Mermaid Centre.
Colchester Borough Homes has awarded £18,739.75 from its 2025 Community Initiative Fund to 13 local schemes supporting wellbeing and hardship, with the largest grant of £6,000 going to Signpost Colchester.
Jen Carr, who runs The Travel Mum and is a former NHS doctor, says she has booked more than 50 budget family holidays and recommends DIY bookings and flight flexibility to keep costs down.
St Austell Brewery's Celtic Beer Festival raised £18,000 in November for the brewery's Charitable Trust, which supports causes across the South West. The trust has donated more than £1 million since 2003 and in 2025 funded services including youth mental health and air ambulance operations.
Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar pledged to establish Milly's Law after NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde said some patient infections were likely linked to the hospital environment; the Scottish Hospitals Inquiry has published closing submissions ahead of final oral hearings.
