Thousands of Irish farmers demonstrated in Athlone against the EU-Mercosur trade deal after EU member states approved the accord; the agreement still needs a majority vote in the European Parliament.
An unedited manuscript reports untargeted metabolomics of exhaled breath from 73 Parkinson's patients and 90 controls that highlighted seven putative lipid metabolites differing between groups; five of these also appeared in some unaffected LRRK2 variant carriers, and the authors state MS/MS confirmation is still needed.
Macclesfield beat holders Crystal Palace 2-1 at Moss Rose to reach the FA Cup third round; the result ended Palace's run and marked the first time since 1909 that holders lost to non-league opposition.
Rights group HRANA reported at least 50 protesters killed and Hengaw said more than 2,500 people have been arrested as protests spread across Iran; Iran's attorney general has instructed prosecutors to prepare indictments.
Pope Leo XIV met Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni at a Vatican audience for Jubilee volunteers, and officials reported plans for the Pope to visit Spain, including Madrid, Barcelona and the Canary Islands.
Rangers are expected to announce Denmark under-21 midfielder Tochi Chukwuani from Sturm Graz and to appoint Jim Gillespie as chief executive; talks are also ongoing over left-back Tuur Rommens from Westerlo.
On Jan. 7, 2026, President Trump announced the United States would leave the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, saying it ran "contrary to the interests of the United States." The article notes the decision follows a series of late-2025 and early-2026 policy moves that reduced U.S. participation in international climate reporting and research.
The compact Bush MH-04W plug-in fan heater is being offered for under £10 after cashback via TopCashback, and its 0.5kW setting is reported to cost about 14p per hour to run.
ABIOVE, the Brazilian soy industry association, has begun withdrawing from the nearly 20-year soy moratorium that banned purchases of soy grown on Amazon land cleared after July 2008; the move came after Mato Grosso ended tax benefits for pact participants.
River Island will close 32 stores in January after reporting a £32.3 million pre-tax loss and a 19% decline in sales.
