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1. Full list of all UK schools closed today due to snow and ice

   String of weather warnings in place across UK as Met Office warns of disruption

2. Venezuela latest: Trump says ‘no way’ to hold quick election as Maduro pleads not guilty in court

   Toppled Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro says he is a 'decent man' while pleading not guilty to narco charges

3. Venus Williams loses in Auckland but shows she's still competitive at 45

   Venus Williams has lost her first singles match of 2026 to fifth-seeded Magda Linette at the WTA Tour tournament in Auckland, New Zealand

4. Ukraine-Russia war latest: Trump envoys to meet Kyiv’s European allies for key peace talks in Paris

   More than 27 leaders due to meet in French capital for talks on security guarantees

5. Mapped: Every country Trump has threatened after capture of Venezuelan president Maduro

   Trump has warned several countries, including Nato ally Denmark, that the US is ready to prove America’s ‘dominance in the Western hemisphere’

6. Scientists find remarkable link between healthy teeth and longer life

   Frail oral health can reflect poor overall health in ageing people

7. Asian shares and US futures advance and oil prices fall back

   Asian shares and U.S. futures have advanced after stocks closed higher on Wall Street

8. ‘First day, big problems here’: Tony Dokoupil runs into some issues during his relaunch of ‘CBS Evening News’

   It was the latest embarrassment for a renowned news network still struggling to adapt to its controversial takeover by Trump-friendly new owners and their hand-picked editor-in-chief Bari Weiss

9. Karen is no longer the ‘it’ name for people who complain - someone better tell the manager

   For years, ‘Karen’ has been used to describe a woman who behaves in an entitled and privileged way

10. Trump wants to rule Venezuela by force – but he’s getting the US into a mess

    Sam Kiley reports from the Simon Bolivar Bridge in Cucuta, on the border between Colombia and Venezuela, where two armies and a militia are in a standoff while Trump threatens Caracas