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1. London travel news LIVE: Marylebone train station 'major disruption' as Northern line suffers delays

   National Rail is reporting that trains to and from Marylebone may be cancelled or severely delayed by up to 60 minutes

2. Transfer news LIVE! Arsenal eye Gordon; new Chelsea targets; Man Utd get Baleba boost; Liverpool, Spurs latest

   January window heating up at the halfway stage

3. Reform's Laila Cunningham: Women in burkas should be stopped and searched by police

   Nigel Farage’s choice for City Hall tells The Standard podcast: ‘I don't think in an open society people should cover their face. It provides a cloak of anonymity for criminals’

4. Andy Murray's My London: dinner at Nobu, shops at Whole Foods and dates at McDonald’s

   The ex-tennis player and hotel owner shares his insider guide to the capital

5. FTSE 100 Live 16 January: Index opens at record high, gold price slips

6. Suffolk house sold with ownership of a 14th century castle on the market for £1.4 million

   This converted dairy barn is sold with the ruins of Mettingham Castle, which was once owned by Henry VIII

7. Snow could hit London as weather maps show arctic blast heading for UK

   Another ‘Beast from the East’ could be on the cards this January

8. Sadiq Khan to increase council tax to help fund Met Police crackdown on phone thefts

   If approved, the plans would mark the first time City Hall’s share of council tax would exceed £500

9. Venezuelan Nobel Peace Prize winner Maria Corina Machado gives her medal to Donald Trump

   In a ‌social media post, Trump wrote: ‘Maria presented me with her Nobel Peace Prize for the work I have done. Such a wonderful gesture of mutual respect. Thank you Maria!’

10. Horoscope today: Your daily guide for Friday, January 16, 2026

    Read what the stars mean for you today, from Capricorn to Gemini