3 h. ago Ukraine war briefing: Nato chief warns of ‘harshest winter’ in a decade as Russian attacks cut power in Kharkiv

Strikes knock out electricity to 80% of Ukraine’s second-largest city and surrounding region and damage 11th-century Kyiv monastery. What we know on day 1,434Russian drones and missile strikes hit Kharkiv on Monday, knocking out power to 80% of Ukraine’s second-largest city and the surrounding region and striking apartment buildings, a school and a kindergarten, local officials said. Two people were injured, regional governor Oleh Syniehubov said in a video posted on Telegram. Mayor Ihor Terekhov said an “energy site” had been targeted in the city as night-time temperatures dipped to -14C. The capital, Kyiv, has been hit by three massive air attacks since the New Year, knocking out power and heating to hundreds of buildings. The war correspondent and executive director of war crimes unit the Reckoning Project, Janine di Giovanni, has suggested Russian president Vladimir Putin is intentionally “weaponising the savage eastern European winter”.In Kryvyi Rih, Ukrainian president Volodym...

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15 h. ago Paris fashion and Grand Bazaar gold: photos of the day – Monday

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3 d. ago F1 2026 testing: Start time and schedule for Barcelona event

The first action of the 2026 F1 season is a private five-day test in Barcelona, starting on Monday

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3 d. ago Digested week: Let us focus on the few, brief bright spots we can

Squint hard into the darkness and you’ll find there’s so much to feel positive about. Gwyneth Paltrow and HBO Max for startersAh, Blue Monday – it seems to come round quicker every year, no? For those of you not familiar with the term, it denotes the third Monday of January, which is alleged to be the most depressing day of the year. Collectively, I mean – obviously each of us has a birthday, plus a year coming up that will inescapably include bad haircuts, disappointing Vinted purchases and expensively untraceable leaks in the home. And Prue Leith’s leaving Bake Off. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago No more sad sandwiches and soggy salads: here’s how to make a proper packed lunch

While we’re slogging through the long, dark days of January, a little preparation can make your midday meal a source of comfort and joy• Sign up here for our weekly food newsletter, FeastEven if you have no truck with Blue Monday, Quitter’s Day or any of the other new-year wheezes concocted by enterprising marketeers, the last weeks of January can feel like a bit of a confused slog. Seasonal colds and lurgies abound. The weather is generally at its rain-lashed and blackly overcast worst. Well-intentioned attempts at self-improvement or abstemiousness are starting to creak in the face of a desire for whatever scraps of midwinter comfort we can find.Nowhere is this more apparent than when it comes to food and, more specifically, the daily puzzle of how to have something nourishing as a working lunch. These can feel like lean days in more ways than one – characterised by tax payments or a painfully slow creep towards the first payday of 2026. And that’s only more apparent now that, aft...

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6 d. ago Global markets rattled as Donald Trump issues Greenland and tariff threats

US financial markets were closed on Monday for Martin Luther King Jr Day

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7 d. ago ‘The struggle continues’: MLK Day celebrated amid tense political climate

Holiday marked with parades and services but tempered by anxieties over racial and social equality under TrumpMartin Luther King Jr Day was marked with parades and services across the US on Monday. But the celebration for the achievements of the slain 60s civil rights leader was tempered by contemporary anxieties over racial and social equality and Trump administration’s crackdown in Minneapolis.At a rally in Harlem, the Rev Al Sharpton referred to Renee Good, the 37-year-old mother of three who was killed by an immigration officer in Minneapolis earlier this month. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Our expert explains how to bag your dream job – and beat blues on most depressing day

It’s the third Monday in January – officially the most depressing day of the year. But it might not seem so grim if you truly loved your job

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7 d. ago Prince Harry at court and an Afcon victory dance: photos of the day – Monday

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7 d. ago Prince Harry at court and an Afcon victory dance in Dakar: photos of the day – Monday

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7 d. ago Why Blue Monday is the most depressing day of the year and how to overcome it

Follow our tips to help you beat those January blues and lift your spirits

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7 d. ago When is Blue Monday this year, is it real and what's the science behind it?

Blue Monday is often described as the most depressing day of the year - but is it really all that bad?

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8 d. ago Psychiatrist shares 3 'warning signs' you should be aware of this Monday

A consultant psychiatrist has outlined three early warning signs of depression to look out for as Blue Monday - widely regarded as 'the most depressing day of the year' - approaches

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1 week ago 'Reality of Blue Monday hit me after friend died by suicide in his 30s'

Ahead of ‘Blue Monday’, known as the most depressing day of the year, a dozen Labour MPs will take part in a walking challenge, ‘4.5k your way’ to promote men’s mental health

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2 w. ago Australian Open is drawing record crowds before the tournament has even begun

To supercharge the Melbourne Park event, ‘Opening Week’ maximises the music, food and wellness – and adds a $1m tennis showcase“Cricket’s in December,” Tennis Australia’s chief executive, Craig Tiley, says with a smile on a record-breaking first day of the Australian Open on Monday. The veteran may be rumoured to be considering a move to the US Tennis Association, but for now he remains focused on his sport’s summer dominance.“Our objective is we want to own January,” he says. At the launch of one of many Melbourne Park sponsor activations, conditions are ripe for Tiley to talk a big game. “We’re intense, and we’re intense because we’re 21 days, every day.” Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Major change to rights for new dads and bereaved parents to be set out today

The Government will set out new rights to take unpaid parental leave from day one of a new job on Monday, as well as announcing up to a year of leave if a parent loses their partner before their child turns one

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2 w. ago Ukraine war briefing: Kyiv struggles to stabilise ruined power grid after major Russian attack

Residents battle bitter winter cold inside unheated apartments; Ukraine confirms UN to hold emergency meeting Monday on Russian ballistic missile attack. What we know on day 1,418Engineers in Kyiv scrambled on Saturday to stabilise a power grid brought to the brink by a campaign of Russian strikes, including one two nights ago. The city’s residents huddled against bitter winter cold inside their unheated apartments on Saturday as engineers worked to restore power, water and heat. Prime minister Yulia Svyrydenko said that the power situation in the capital was still difficult, as the grid was badly damaged and people were using more electric heaters because of the cold.Ukraine’s foreign minister Andrii Sybiha confirmed Saturday the UN security council would hold an emergency meeting on Monday to discuss Russia’s latest large-scale attack on Ukraine, which used an Oreshnik intermediate-range ballistic missile. “The meeting will address Russia’s flagrant breaches of the UN Charter,” Sy...

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3 w. ago Ukraine war briefing: Russian strikes kill two and trigger hospital fire ahead of Paris peace talks

Overnight attacks trigger evacuations ‘under fire’ at Kyiv medical facility while European leaders gather to seek peace plan breakthrough. What we know on day 1,413Russian strikes on Ukraine early on Monday killed two people and forced night-time evacuations into freezing temperatures, a day ahead of Ukrainian allies meeting in France to revive diplomatic efforts to stop the fighting. Donald Trump’s envoy Steve Witkoff and son-in-law Jared Kushner will attend the Paris meeting of the so-called “coalition of the willing” on Tuesday – being hosted by French president Emmanuel Macron – to discuss security guarantees as part of a peace proposal. Russia’s overnight strikes triggered a fire at a private medical facility in Kyiv, killing one person and wounding three others, authorities said. “Doctors and nurses were forced to evacuate the wounded under fire,” Ukraine’s prime minister, Yulia Svyrydenko, said on X. The attack also killed a man in his 70s in the neighbouring city of Fastiv, ...

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3 w. ago Maduro in New York and a calligraphy contest: photos of the day – Monday

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3 w. ago I’m a money expert – follow my six easy tips NOW, you could earn hundreds in 2026

TOMORROW is dubbed divorce day – the first working Monday in January when lawyers get a surge of split inquiries following the festive period. And while for many it’s a sad date, signalling the end of a relationship, finance expert Susan Hope says we needn’t despair. Instead, the day should give us all a shake –...

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