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• Northampton's slump continues after defeat to Reading

  Northampton Town continued their slump after a 2-0 home loss to Reading, which was a fourth straight reverse.

• MK Dons see two goal lead disappear in Grimsby draw

  MK Dons played out a 2-2 draw away at Grimsby Town despite leading 2-0 with half an hour to go.

• Luton striker Jerry Yates makes loan move to Sheffield Wednesday

  Luton Town striker Jerry Yates has left the club after signing on loan for Championship strugglers Sheffield Wednesday.

• MK Dons confirm departure of defender Nathan Thompson after contract cancelled

  MK Dons have confirmed the departure of defender Nathan Thompson after his contract was cancelled by mutual consent.

• Willen Hospice partner with MK Dons to offer free Valentine's Day tickets to support local care

  Willen Hospice have announced they will be partnering with MK Dons to offer free tickets for their Valentine’s Day match in support of the hospice’s work.

• Milton Keynes College Group recognised as one of the country's most inclusive workplaces

  Milton Keynes College Group has received recognition as one of the most inclusive workplace in the country.

• Fire crews summoned after blaze in industrial container in Milton Keynes

  Fire crews were required after a fire was reported in an industrial container in Milton Keynes.

• Salcey Forest launches new Room on the Broom trail

  Forestry England has announced a new attraction at Salcey Forest on the outskirts of Milton Keynes with the new Room on the Broom Trail, which launched this month.

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• City Council searches for 100th volunteer to join its much-loved libraries

  Above: Judy (left) who has been volunteering with the library service for 16 years, alongside Library Volunteer Co-ordinator, Rebekah (right)

• Countdown to 60: one year to go until Milton Keynes’ big anniversary

  Today (23 January) marks a major milestone for Milton Keynes: exactly one year until the city is 60 years old, having been officially designated as a New Town on 23 January 1967.

• City Council plans major investment in specialist school places

  Milton Keynes City Council is planning to expand the city’s 1,400 specialist school places by a further 200, with the infrastructure paid for using money from developers as the city grows.

• Update on local elections in May

  Milton Keynes City Council’s local elections will take place on Thursday 7 May, and every single council seat will be contested under brand-new ward boundaries.

• City Council building on ‘Big Conversation’ with tenants

  Milton Keynes City Council is strengthening how it works with tenants and leaseholders, giving residents more opportunities to help shape the future of housing services across the city.

• Milton Keynes Leisure Centres set for a £3m transformation

  Cabinet Member for Sport and Leisure, Cllr Mick Legg and Warren Higgins, Director of Growth, Serco

• City Council ranks in top 10% for best school holiday support

  Milton Keynes City Council has been ranked in the top 10% of local authorities for providing free food and accessible activities to families in need during school holidays. 

• Support available for people experiencing rough sleeping

  Milton Keynes City Council outreach workers have been helping people who have been sleeping rough on city streets.

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• £76 Million Events Venue to Transform Milton Keynes Entertainment Scene

  Milton Keynes Development Partnership (MKDP) has selected ATG Entertainment (ATG) as its preferred partner to operate a brand-new, multi-purpose events venue in the heart of Milton Keynes.

• Qualified Dog Fit Club Celebrates First Birthday

  Pickles Pet Pantry’s Cani-Run Club, a dog fit qualified club is celebrating its first birthday this month, marking a year of remarkable growth, community connection, and life-changing impact for both dogs and their owners.

• Pallets of Hope Campaign Delivers £40,000 of Support to Families Across Milton Keynes and Northampton

  Families facing financial hardship across Milton Keynes, Northampton and surrounding areas have received a major boost this Christmas thanks to the success of the Pallets of Hope campaign, led by Franklins Solicitors.

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• Major incident declared after fire at University Hospital Southampton

  A major incident has been declared after a fire broke out at a hospital.

• UK's top 100 taxpayers revealed - and who has contributed the most to a record £5.7bn?

  Anthony Joshua, JK Rowling and Mo Salah have been named among the UK's 100 biggest taxpayers.

• Iran warns of regional war as Trump sends 'very big, powerful ships'

  Iran's Supreme Leader has warned Donald Trump that the entire region will be engulfed in conflict if the US starts a war.

• 'I bombed particularly badly': Star of John Bishop-inspired film Is This Thing On? recalls 'scary' stand-up show

  John Bishop was going through a divorce from his wife Melanie. It was October 2000 and he had moved out of his family home and would see his children on the weekend.

• Northern Ireland should hold unity referendum by 2030, first minister says

  Northern Ireland should hold a referendum on whether it should become part of a united Ireland by 2030, the country's first minister has said.

• Mandelson told Epstein he was 'trying hard' to change bonus policy after payment to husband, files show

  Peter Mandelson told Jeffrey Epstein he was "trying hard" to change government policy on bankers' bonuses at his request, months after the convicted sex trafficker had paid thousands of pounds to the then UK business secretary's husband.

• Yellow weather warning for parts of England already hit by severe rain

  Parts of England already saturated by days of heavy rain are facing more downpours next week.

• Yvette Cooper warns of 'deepening crisis' in Myanmar, five years on from military coup

  Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper has said the people of Myanmar "face a deepening crisis", five years after the country's democratically-elected government was overthrown by the military.

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• Major incident declared after fire at University Hospital Southampton

  A major incident has been declared after a fire broke out at a hospital.

• Mandelson told Epstein he was 'trying hard' to change bonus policy after payment to husband, files show

  Peter Mandelson told Jeffrey Epstein he was "trying hard" to change government policy on bankers' bonuses at his request, months after the convicted sex trafficker had paid thousands of pounds to the then UK business secretary's husband.

• Epstein files: Key findings so far after more than three million pages released

  More than three million pages related to the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein have been released, the US Department of Justice has announced. 

• UK's top 100 taxpayers revealed - and who has contributed the most to a record £5.7bn?

  Anthony Joshua, JK Rowling and Mo Salah have been named among the UK's 100 biggest taxpayers.

• Yellow weather warning for parts of England already hit by severe rain

  Parts of England already saturated by days of heavy rain are facing more downpours next week.

• Lord Triesman, ex-Labour minister and FA chairman, dies

  Former Labour minister Lord Triesman, who was "vital" to New Labour, according to Sir Tony Blair, has died at the age of 82, the party has said.

• 'I bombed particularly badly': Star of John Bishop-inspired film Is This Thing On? recalls 'scary' stand-up show

  John Bishop was going through a divorce from his wife Melanie. It was October 2000 and he had moved out of his family home and would see his children on the weekend.

• Ex-RFU chair Ilube provides missing LINK for ATM network

  The operator of Britain's biggest cash machines network has recruited a former head of the Rugby Football Union (RFU) as its next chairman.

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• Winmau World Masters darts: Luke Humphries delivers nine-dart magic in win over Luke Woodhouse as Luke Littler eases through

  Luke Humphries fired a stunning nine-darter during a dramatic victory over Luke Woodhouse at the Winmau World Masters, as Luke Littler stormed into the quarter-finals.

• Leeds 0-4 Arsenal: 'Dominant' Elland Road win has won Gunners the Premier League title, says Paul Merson

  Paul Merson says Arsenal's dominant victory at Leeds will go down as the game that won them the Premier League title.

• F1 testing: Lewis Hamilton sets Barcelona shakedown week pace as Ferrari, Red Bull, McLaren run long

  Lewis Hamilton set the fastest time of the Barcelona shakedown as Ferrari, McLaren and Red Bull all topped 100 laps on a final productive day of long-running for F1 teams in Spain.

• Winmau World Masters darts: Luke Littler survives huge scare against Mike De Decker as Luke Humphries makes strong start

  Luke Littler narrowly avoided a first-round exit at the Winmau World Masters after surviving a match dart in a dramatic victory over Mike De Decker in Milton Keynes.

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• 'I bombed particularly badly': Star of John Bishop-inspired film Is This Thing On? recalls 'scary' stand-up show

  John Bishop was going through a divorce from his wife Melanie. It was October 2000 and he had moved out of his family home and would see his children on the weekend.

• Riz Ahmed hopes his modern-day 'visceral' Hamlet will be shown in schools

  "He's powerless, he's being gaslit… a lot of people feel that way" - Riz Ahmed on why his "fresh" adaptation of Hamlet speaks to our "unfair" times.

• Catherine O'Hara, who starred in Home Alone and Schitt's Creek, has died

  Catherine O'Hara, the Emmy-winning actress who starred as Kevin's mother in Home Alone and the eccentric Moira Rose in Schitt's Creek, has died.

• Melania's non-documentary might end up a box office flop - but she won't mind

  "Purposeful storytelling" is how Melania Trump herself describes what audiences will find in her cinematic debut.

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World News

• Iran warns of regional war as Trump sends 'very big, powerful ships'

  Iran's Supreme Leader has warned Donald Trump that the entire region will be engulfed in conflict if the US starts a war.

• Two explosions reported in Iran - as Israel denies involvement

  Two explosions have been reported in Iran as the regime denied a ‌military leader was targeted, amid heightened tension in the region.

• Yvette Cooper warns of 'deepening crisis' in Myanmar, five years on from military coup

  Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper has said the people of Myanmar "face a deepening crisis", five years after the country's democratically-elected government was overthrown by the military.

• Catherine O'Hara, who starred in Home Alone and Schitt's Creek, has died

  Catherine O'Hara, the Emmy-winning actress who starred as Kevin's mother in Home Alone and the eccentric Moira Rose in Schitt's Creek, has died.

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Video News

• Starmer hails China reset a success - but not everyone is convinced

  Keir Starmer describes himself as a "British pragmatist" who takes a "common sense" approach. When it comes to global affairs, and domestic ones too, he isn't one to grandstand, he'd rather try to get things done.

• Climber Alex Honnold scales Taipei 101 skyscraper without ropes

  American climber Alex Honnold ascended one of the world's tallest buildings on Sunday without a rope or protective equipment. 

• Iran warns of regional war as Trump sends 'very big, powerful ships'

  Iran's Supreme Leader has warned Donald Trump that the entire region will be engulfed in conflict if the US starts a war.

• Catherine O'Hara, who starred in Home Alone and Schitt's Creek, has died

  Catherine O'Hara, the Emmy-winning actress who starred as Kevin's mother in Home Alone and the eccentric Moira Rose in Schitt's Creek, has died.

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Technology News

• 'Robots listening to robots': How AI music fraudsters are spamming sites and taking cash from real musicians

  The moment you make your first AI music track can feel quite magical, especially if you are as profoundly unmusical as me.

• When can you spot this year's Snow Moon, and where did it gets its name?

  You could catch a glimpse of the so-called Snow Moon tomorrow as it lights the night sky.

• Everything to know about Artemis II - the NASA mission to send astronauts around the moon

  NASA is poised to send astronauts around the moon and back for the first time in more than 50 years.

• Postcode lottery means groundbreaking MND drug is a lifeline for some - but 'mental torture' for others

  Eleanor Dalley didn't think she'd live to see 50 after being diagnosed with motor neurone disease (MND) in 2019.

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Politics News

• Starmer hails China reset a success - but not everyone is convinced

  Keir Starmer describes himself as a "British pragmatist" who takes a "common sense" approach. When it comes to global affairs, and domestic ones too, he isn't one to grandstand, he'd rather try to get things done.

• Northern Ireland should hold unity referendum by 2030, first minister says

  Northern Ireland should hold a referendum on whether it should become part of a united Ireland by 2030, the country's first minister has said.

• Lord Triesman, ex-Labour minister and FA chairman, dies

  Former Labour minister Lord Triesman, who was "vital" to New Labour, according to Sir Tony Blair, has died at the age of 82, the party has said.

• Epstein sent thousands of pounds to Mandelson's husband for osteopathy fees, files show

  Jeffrey Epstein wired thousands of pounds after Lord Peter Mandelson's husband asked him to pay for his osteopathy course fees, according to emails included in newly released Epstein files.

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Offbeat News

• Climber Alex Honnold scales Taipei 101 skyscraper without ropes

  American climber Alex Honnold ascended one of the world's tallest buildings on Sunday without a rope or protective equipment. 

• Stolen Fabergé pendant passed to police - quite literally

  A Fabergé pendant has been recovered - after police spent six days closely monitoring the man accused of swallowing it.

• Spirit animal: Raccoon gets drunk as a skunk in a booze store - and sleeps off hangover in the toilet

  A raccoon has gotten as drunk as a skunk.

• Is Die Hard a Christmas film? The public have spoken - and you might not like the result

  It's a debate that's torn families apart for years - with selection boxes thrown in rage, and stony silences around the dinner table.

• Oxford Dictionary publisher reveals Word of the Year 2025 - do you know it?

  Don't get too upset, but 'rage bait' has been named by Oxford University Press as this year's Word of the Year, beating other online terms.

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Business News

• Ex-RFU chair Ilube provides missing LINK for ATM network

  The operator of Britain's biggest cash machines network has recruited a former head of the Rugby Football Union (RFU) as its next chairman.

• Thames Water closes in on £16bn rescue deal with lenders

  Thames Water is edging closer to a multibillion pound rescue deal with its lenders that would keep the ailing utility out of temporary public ownership.

• Mandelson told Epstein he was 'trying hard' to change bonus policy after payment to husband, files show

  Peter Mandelson told Jeffrey Epstein he was "trying hard" to change government policy on bankers' bonuses at his request, months after the convicted sex trafficker had paid thousands of pounds to the then UK business secretary's husband.

• UK's top 100 taxpayers revealed - and who has contributed the most to a record £5.7bn?

  Anthony Joshua, JK Rowling and Mo Salah have been named among the UK's 100 biggest taxpayers.

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