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1. Police chief clings to his job after losing confidence of Home Secretary

   Craig Guilford is under pressure as part of the fallout over the decision to ban Maccabi Tel Aviv fans from attending Villa Park in November.

2. Rachel Reeves wants North to ‘feel the benefits’ of rail scheme by ‘early 2030s’

   The Chancellor spoke during a visit to a rail depot in Leeds.

3. Transfer news LIVE! Arsenal arrival confirmed; Chelsea talks; Gallagher signs; Man Utd, Liverpool latest

   January window in full flow after frantic 24 hours

4. Senegal vs Morocco: AFCON final prediction, kick-off time, TV, live stream, team news, h2h results, odds

   AFCON 2025 reaches its conclusion with a heavyweight showdown

5. ‘Amazing’ nurse who treated mother and son’s cancers 33 years apart praised

   Angela Howat said caring for two generations of the same family has been ‘very emotional’.

6. Housing market may be turning a corner as confidence grows – surveyors

   Expectations for house sales and prices among professionals have turned more positive, according to the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors.

7. Starmer, Farage and Badenoch expected to appear in Scotland

   The Prime Minister will make an announcement on clean energy on Thursday while Reform UK is expected to confirm its Scottish leader.

8. Emma Willis says she was ‘floored’ by hole in the heart diagnosis

   The broadcaster was told she had a congenital condition.

9. Rental price hikes take a pause amid more balanced market – Rightmove

   Asking rents fell on a quarterly basis during the last three months of 2025, Rightmove said.

10. More than 400,000 people sought debt help from Citizens Advice in 2025

    Around 13,300 people have already turned to the charity for help with debt in the first working week of 2026.