International Melania film earns $8m in US, strongest documentary debut in over a decade However Melania fell substantially short of turning a profit because it cost $40m to make and $35m to promoteAmazon’s Melania Trump documentary has reportedly beaten box office expectations and recorded the strongest start of any documentary in over a decade, taking more than $8m at the US box office during its lavishly-promoted opening weekend. Simultaneously, though, Melania fell substantially short of turning a profit because it cost $40m to make […] todayFebruary 1, 2026
International Florida Republicans advance bill to weaken vaccine protections for children But effort fell short of state surgeon general’s promise to end Florida’s immunization mandates altogetherRepublicans advanced a bill in the Florida legislature this week to weaken vaccine protections for children, but it fell well short of state surgeon general Joseph Ladapo’s promise made last year to end immunization mandates.The proposed new law, introduced by Jacksonville state senator Clay Yarborough, and which narrowly passed the chamber’s health policy committee on Monday […] todayFebruary 1, 2026
International Deaths of two more patients at Glasgow hospital under investigation Prosecutors say seven deaths now being looked at in connection with Queen Elizabeth university hospitalThe deaths of seven patients at Glasgow’s landmark super-hospital are now being investigated, prosecutors have confirmed.The revelation that another two deaths are being examined after cancer patients, many of them children, contracted infections linked to Queen Elizabeth university hospital’s (QEUH) contaminated water supply and ventilation system, comes after Scottish Labour made public further evidence of political […] todayFebruary 1, 2026 1
International Betfred brothers top list of UK’s biggest taxpayers with £400m bill Harry Styles is highest-contributing celebrity and Erling Haaland the youngest entry in Sunday Times tax listTim Martin, Harry Styles, Ed Sheeran, Erling Haaland and Mo Salah are among the UK’s 100 biggest taxpayers, according to new rankings.The billionaire brothers behind the gambling firm Betfred topped the Sunday Times 2026 tax List. Fred and Peter Done paid £400.1m in tax, about half of which relates to gambling duty from their betting […] todayFebruary 1, 2026
International Ministers on lobbying blitz to avoid Labour rebellion over Send changes Government has ‘learned lesson’ of botched welfare overhauls but MPs say they will not back cost-saving measuresMinisters have “learned the lesson” of botched welfare changes and are on a sustained lobbying blitz of Labour MPs over an overhaul of special educational needs, Labour MPs told the Guardian, as they said they would not back measures aimed at saving money.The changes will raise the bar at which children in England qualify […] todayFebruary 1, 2026
International Likeness of restored angel to Giorgia Meloni triggers investigations in Rome Cherub at landmark church causes ecclesiastical and political uproar with alleged resemblance to Italian PMItaly’s culture minister and the diocese of Rome have launched investigations after claims were made that an angel in a landmark church in Rome was restored in the likeness of the Italian prime minister, Giorgia Meloni.The resemblance was first flagged by the newspaper La Repubblica, who noted that one of the two angels flanking a marble […] todayFebruary 1, 2026
International Real Madrid vs Rayo Vallecano 2-1: La Liga – as it happened All the updates as Real Madrid score a penalty deep in stoppage time to beat Rayo Vallecano in a Madrid derby.Source: www.aljazeera.comRead full article todayFebruary 1, 2026
International Mbappe’s late penalty gives edgy Real Madrid 2-1 win over Rayo Vallecano Real Madrid earn a hard-fought victory over their local rivals and move within one point of league leaders Barcelona. Source: www.aljazeera.comRead full article todayFebruary 1, 2026
insert_link International Assefa targets London repeat & Sawe eyes course record Reigning champions Tigst Assefa and Sebastian Sawe will target record-breaking London Marathon victories in April.Source: feeds.bbci.co.ukRead full article todayFebruary 1, 2026 1
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