All news for 2025-01-21

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Hospitality firms to face £1bn in costs due to employer NICs for additional 774,000 workers
Industry body says businesses and jobs at risk unless Rachel Reeves’s tax changes delayed or altered.
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Pair convicted of murdering man who tried to break up fight at Travelodge hotel
Two men are facing life sentences after battering a ‘peacemaker’ father who was working at a music festival.
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Mystery surrounds body discovered on beach in popular UK holiday spot
A dead body has been found on a beach in Cornwall and the incident is being treated as ‘unexplained’.
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Greggs recalls popular item due to potential serious health risk
A Greggs favourite has been urgently recalled over a potentially serious health risk.
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At least 10 dead in Turkish ski resort hotel fire, guests escape using sheets
Two people died jumping from a cliff-top hotel engulfed in flames in Turkey in the early hours of this morning.
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Iran’s Pezeshkian kept waiting for an hour to meet Putin at the Kremlin
Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian and his delegation were kept waiting for about an hour to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin during his trip to Moscow on Friday, a source told Iran International.
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Trump directs US to withdraw from World Health Organization
US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order to begin the process of withdrawing the US from the World Health Organization (WHO).
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Donald Trump and Melania share awkward air kiss at inauguration, with large hat creating distance
Donald Trump and Melania shared an awkward air kiss at his inauguration ceremony after her hat appeared to keep him at bay.
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Donald Trump and Melania share first dance at Inaugural Ball as 47th president signs multiple executive orders
President Trump and his wife Melania shared their first dance at the Commander in Chief inaugural ball on Monday night.
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Spanish PM plans to prohibit Brits from purchasing homes, impacting expats
The Spanish government is planning to ban non-resident Brits from buying homes in the country.
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Southport killer had deadly ricin poison at home after attack
Axel Rudakubana has pleaded guilty to killing three girls and attempting to kill several others at a dance class in Southport last summer on the first day of his trial.
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Donald Trump pardons nearly 1,600 Capitol rioters shortly after assuming office
Donald Trump has pardoned nearly 1,600 rioters who stormed the Capitol on Jan 6 2021 within hours of taking office as part of a flurry of executive orders.
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Kartalkaya fire: At least ten dead in blaze at popular ski resort
The fire broke out at the restaurant of a hotel in the resort of Kartalkaya, northwestern Turkey, and authorities have so far confirmed the deaths of ten tourists.
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Keir Starmer to hold Downing Street press conference and give urgent statement
PM Keir Starmer will deliver remarks in Downing Street on the Southport stabbings after warning there are questions to answer on how young victims were ’failed’ by the state.
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