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- Sky video
Inflation falls slightly after two months of rises
There's been a surprise fall in inflation to 2.5% after two months of rises, official figures show.
- Evening Standard
FTSE 100 Live 15 January: Index rallies on inflation cheer, Currys shares surge
On the corporate front, Currys has raising profits guidance alongside a strong festive update. Pubs chain Mitchells & Butlers also struck an upbeat tone after like-for-like sales rose 10.4% in the peak period. Inflation figures for the US are also due to be released later, with Wall Street braced for an acceleration in the annual rate for a third consecutive month.
- The Telegraph
What the latest inflation figure means for mortgages, savings and investments
Inflation fell to 2.5pc in December, down slightly from 2.6pc in November, even further above the Bank of England’s 2pc target.
- BBC
Author Neil Gaiman denies sexual assault allegations
The British author says he has "never engaged in non-consensual sexual activity with anyone".
- The Independent
Ukraine-Russia war latest: Power outages across Ukraine as Putin strikes energy grid
Six regions without power as Lviv mayor says Russia ‘continues to terrorise Ukrainians’
- The Independent
Transfer news LIVE: Arsenal agree Zubimendi deal, Liverpool in wonderkid talks, Chelsea want new striker
The transfer window is in full swing with clubs in the Premier League and across Europe seeking deals
- The Canadian Press
Massive Russian missile attack forces Ukraine to introduce preventive power cuts
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia launched a massive aerial attack against Ukraine on Wednesday, forcing the country to introduce preventive power cuts, the Ukrainian energy minister said.
- HuffPost
GOP Lawmaker’s Rant About Lower Standards Is Undermined By 1 Glaring Typo
A poster behind him spectacularly sabotaged Eric Schmitt's complaint.
- Sky video
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol finally arrested after attempt to impose martial law
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has been arrested, six weeks after his short-lived attempt to impose martial law.
- HuffPost UK
Kay Burley Pours Cold Water On Inflation Drop In Tense Interview With Minister
"You've got a long way to go!" The Sky News presenter pointed out after inflation fell by 0.1%.
- The Guardian
Dip in UK inflation will come as a relief and opens way for interest rate cut
Unexpected fall last month should help ease fears inside Treasury and Bank of England after bond market sell-off
- The Independent
Every key finding from the Trump special counsel report that impacts the president-elect
US Attorney General Merrick Garland releases Jack Smith’s final conclusions on effort to overturn Joe Biden’s 2020 election win after investigation curtailed
- The Canadian Press
2 private lunar landers head toward the moon in a roundabout journey
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — In a two-for-one moonshot, SpaceX launched a pair of lunar landers Wednesday for U.S. and Japanese companies looking to jumpstart business on Earth’s dusty sidekick.
- PA Media: Money
Royal Mail sees parcel boost over Christmas as £3.6bn takeover nears completion
International Distribution Services said Royal Mail’s revenues lifted 2.4% in the three months to the end of December.
- RFI
Death toll rises as more bodies pulled from disused South African gold mine
South African authorities have recovered at least 60 bodies from an abandoned gold mine more than two kilometres underground. Hundreds more men are feared trapped following a deadly siege during a crackdown on illegal mining. The siege, which began in August at the mine in the town of Stilfontein, about 150km from Johannesburg, cut off food and water supplies for months in an attempt to force the miners to the surface so that they could be arrested.On Monday, authorities used a metal cage to beg
- HuffPost UK
Timothée Chalamet Certainly Made A Dramatic Entrance At A Complete Unknown's London Premiere
When you're playing an icon like Bob Dylan, why would you arrive in a conventional way?
- The Canadian Press
Zelenskyy visits Poland as sides reach deal on exhuming Polish victims of WWII-era massacres
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was visiting Poland on Wednesday after the two countries reached an agreement on a longstanding source of tensions between them: the exhumation of Polish victims of World War II-era massacres by Ukrainian nationalists.
- Evening Standard
Timothée Chalamet rides Lime bike into ‘A Complete Unknown’ London premiere
Timothée Chalamet rides Lime bike into ‘A Complete Unknown’ London premiere
- The Independent
Justin Baldoni makes demand to Disney and Marvel about Deadpool and Wolverine character
Baldoni believes that a character in ‘Deadpool and Wolverine’ was created to mock him
- BBC
UK inflation unexpectedly dips to 2.5% in December
The slower rate means inflation is still above the Bank of England's 2% target.