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1. Will London introduce a tourist tax? New modelling says it could raise £350m a year

   Overcrowding, environmental damage, and strained infrastructure: could a tourist tax be the capital’s solution?

2. Who are this year's EE BAFTA Rising Star Nominees, from Chase Infiniti to Archie Madekwe?

   The nominees were announced on Wednesday at The Savoy

3. Keir Starmer expected to accept place on Trump’s board to run Gaza

   Former Prime Minister Sir Tony Blair was previously considered for the board, but was denied full membership following objections from Middle Eastern state leaders

4. The best London gigs this week, from Biffy Clyro to Pale Jay

   January might be cold, dark and chronically overdrawn, but that’s no reason not to go out, says Maddy Mussen

5. Transfer news LIVE! Arsenal arrival confirmed; Chelsea talks; Gallagher to sign; Man Utd, Liverpool latest

   January window in full flow after frantic 24 hours

6. Manchester United: Rio Ferdinand makes exciting Benjamin Sesko prediction after Michael Carrick appointment

   Carrick has been placed in charge of Man Utd until the end of the season

7. Disney+ signs Stephen Graham and Hannah Walters’ company to release new series

   Matriarch Productions is best known for producing Netflix hit Adolescence.

8. Harley Street plastic surgeon suspended for working unregistered

   Dr Sayed Mia lied to inspectors and pretended to be a customer when they visited a central London clinic

9. Mia McKenna-Bruce says Helena Bonham Carter taught her to ‘look after myself’

   The 28-year-old also stars alongside Martin Freeman in a Netflix adaptation of Agatha Christie’s Seven Dials.

10. Euston HS2 station to be 'future-proofed' for expansion after six-platform proposal sparked row

    Tunnelling work due to start in Spring - but HS2 trains unlikely to reach central London for two decades