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Jack Grealish is making his third return to Villa Park since leaving for Manchester City in 2021. He’s yet to score against his old club in five games home or away. Could today be the day?

Grealish record v Aston Villa:
With Manchester City – P4 W3 D0 L1, 0 goals, 0 assists
With Everton – P1 W0 D1 L0, 0 goals, 0 assists

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Snow was observed as far south as Florida as temperatures plummeted. New York City could get up to four inches of snow and up to six inches is possible in Boston.

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The "National Lampoon" star rejected Hollywood culture to give her children a normal upbringing, putting motherhood before her acting career at age 49.

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© Illustration: Tom Gauld

A$AP Rocky steals the show during Finn Wolfhard’s first ever go as host with surprise appearances from Sabrina Carpenter, Jason Momoa and more

Saturday Night Live returns from the holiday hiatus to catch us up on all things Trump: the president (James Austin Johnson) addresses the nation from the Oval Office, bragging about his favorite Christmas present: “My very own somebody else’s Nobel prize … and in my stocking: Maduro … we did a reverse Santa on him.”

Joined by cabinet members “Little” Marco Rubio (Marcello Hernández) and JD Vance (Jeremy Culhane, taking over for departed cast member Bowen Yang), who are all trying to “help me do so many legal-ish things to try to get people to stop talking about Epstein.” Said things include an impending invasion of Cuba, “trans in menswear”, new tariffs, and Greenland, only to be interrupted by Trump wandering behind them and looking out the window in a senile fugue state.

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President Donald Trump targeted Minnesota Democrats on over ICE operations, alleging they are distracting from state fraud issues and investigations.

Exclusive: DNA test means patients could be offered most effective treatment first, boosting their chances of beating the disease

Scientists have developed a simple DNA blood test that can predict how well patients with breast cancer will respond to treatment.

More than 2 million people globally each year are diagnosed with the disease, which is the world’s most prevalent cancer. Although treatments have improved in recent decades, it is not easy to know which ones will work best for which patients.

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• Pool 4: Bristol 15-27 Bordeaux

• Bielle-Biarrey lights up match to secure top spot

The odds on Bordeaux-Bègles successfully defending their Champions Cup crown shortened considerably on a damp, grey Sunday lunchtime in Bristol. Good sides can adapt their game to suit awkward conditions and, for the second weekend in a row, French class outflanked English energy and optimism with a hat-trick of tries from the spectacularly prolific French winger Louis Bielle-Biarrey.

The Bears, seeking to play billionaire rugby on a day crying out for more prudent housekeeping, made far too many unforced errors and duly paid the price against opponents who are now perfectly placed in this year’s tournament. They will have the luxury of playing all their subsequent knockout games either on French soil or, if they reach the final, just across the Spanish border in Bilbao and at this rate it will require something special to prevent them claiming back-to-back titles.

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Fire officials in Washington state are investigating a deadly blaze that killed about 40 dogs at the home of a man who claimed to be dog breeder.

A former Iranian political prisoner says President Trump's leadership could free the country as massive protests challenge the brutal regime, calling the moment a "historical test."

I transited the Panama Canal and discovered how Theodore Roosevelt's impossible dream became reality through determination and perseverance

Exclusive: Letter signed by figures on right and left of party says UK should follow Australia’s example by enacting ban

More than 60 Labour MPs have written to Keir Starmer urging him to back a social media ban for under-16s, with peers due to vote on the issue this week.

The MPs, who include select committee chairs, former frontbenchers and MPs from the right and left of the party, are looking to put pressure on the prime minister as calls mount for the UK to follow Australia’s precedent.

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It’s far from radical to reject a system predicated on violence – despite what thinktanks might claim

On 7 January 2026, Renee Good was killed by ICE agent Jonathan Ross; video captures a man’s voice calling her a “fucking bitch” afterwards. Kristi Noem, secretary of homeland security, maligned Good as having committed “domestic terrorism”. Good’s killing became a national flashpoint as protests erupted demanding justice for the mother of three.

Good’s killing is no anomaly. A Wall Street Journal investigation revealed 13 instances of ICE firing into civilian vehicles since July 2025, with at least eight people shot and two killed. ICE detentions are notorious for their inhumane conditions; 32 people died in ICE custody in 2025 alone, matching a record set two decades prior in 2004.

Heba Gowayed is an associate professor of sociology at Cuny Hunter College and Cuny Graduate Center and author of the book Refuge: How the State Shapes Human Potential

Victor Ray is the F Wendell Miller associate professor of sociology at the University of Iowa and author of the book On Critical Race Theory: Why It Matters & Why You Should Care

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Ohio doctor faces murder charges in alleged killing of divorced wife and her husband. McKee worked across states before Columbus arrest in shocking case.

The Trump administration's nutrition rules bring back full-fat dairy, red meat and butter to federal dietary guidelines. Here's advice from a dietitian for following these wisely.

Supermodel Cindy Crawford reveals her parenting advice for kids Presley and Kaia at WWD Style Awards. Her simple tip for career success and confidence.

European leaders unite against Trump's tariff threats over Greenland acquisition, warning of damage to transatlantic relations as tensions escalate.

The board was originally conceived to oversee the rebuilding of Gaza, but its charter does not mention the Palestinian enclave, suggesting a possibly broader mandate.

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The Guardian’s picture editors select photographs from around the world

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Booker prize winner, 80, says he has reached point of having ‘played all my tunes’ after new book Departure(s)

The Booker prize-winning author, Julian Barnes, has confirmed his new novel, Departure(s), will be his last book, saying that he has the sense “that I’ve played all my tunes”.

Barnes, who celebrates his 80th birthday on Monday and whose works over a 45-year career include 15 novels and 10 works of nonfiction, said: “One way of thinking about how long you go on is, ‘As long as they’ll still publish you’.

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White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt reportedly threatened CBS on behalf of President Donald Trump if the president's interview was edited, warning they'd "sue your a-- off."

Former far-left "Squad" Rep. Cori Bush blasts Congress for not prioritizing public transit, but her voting record shows she did not prioritize it either while on Capitol Hill.

Major retrospective in Plymouth, her adopted city, presents her as a skilful chronicler of social transformation

In her lifetime, Beryl Cook’s colourful, vibrant paintings tended to be dismissed by most critics as mere kitsch or whimsy.

A major retrospective of Cook’s work opening in her adopted city of Plymouth next weekend makes the case that she was a serious, significant artist who skilfully chronicled a tumultuous period of social transformation.

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© Photograph: Courtesy of www.ourberylcook.com © John Cook 2025

© Photograph: Courtesy of www.ourberylcook.com © John Cook 2025

There are so many koalas in some places that food is the issue – while elsewhere populations are threatened by habitat loss. And there are no easy fixes

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On French Island in Victoria’s Western Port Bay, koalas are dropping from trees. Eucalypts have been eaten bare by the marsupials, with local reports of some found starving and dead. Multiple koalas – usually solitary animals – can often be seen on a single gum.

Koalas were first introduced to French Island from the mainland in the 1880s, a move that protected the species from extinction in the decades they were extensively hunted for their pelts. In the absence of predators and diseases such as chlamydia, the population thrived.

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© Photograph: Desley Whissen