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1. White Lotus creator defends appearing on reality show instead of writing hit series

2. Savannah Guthrie’s family make new plea for mom’s safe return after first ‘ransom deadline’ passes: Live

   Police have not identified a suspect in Nancy Guthrie’s disappearance

3. Why Eddie Howe must stay at Newcastle – and Alexander Isak is to blame for his problems (cloned)

   The botched exit of Isak to Liverpool in the summer has had a snowball effect and left some questioning whether the Howe project has run out of road at St James’ Park

4. Gordon Ramsay says feud with son-in-law’s family is ‘upsetting’

5. US and Russia agree to resume military dialogue during peace talks

6. Three killed and six injured in horror Los Angeles grocery store crash

7. What time is the Winter Olympics opening ceremony?

   The Winter Olympics officially get underway on Friday 6 January with the Opening Ceremony

8. Rebecca Ferguson speaks out on identity of actor who shouted ‘get off my set’

9. Trump gives ‘total endorsement’ to Japan PM ahead of snap election

10. DJs, air hockey, and 5,000 teabags: Inside the Olympic village

    ‘We try to make it a home away from home’, says Team GB’s Carly Hodgson of the team’s quiet corner of Milan