International One in four adults in England do not drink alcohol, survey finds Questionnaire completed by 10,000 people finds sobriety on rise, with women slightly more abstemious than menOne in four adults in England do not drink alcohol, with increasing numbers of men and young people deciding to stay sober, according to a survey.The figures, which come from a questionnaire of 10,000 people as part of the Health Survey for England, found that almost a quarter (24%) of adults in England had not […] todayJanuary 27, 2026 1
International Rayner urges government to stand firm over £250 ground rents cap Remarks come after announcement by Keir Starmer of measures for leaseholders in England and WalesFreeholders may “resort to lawfare” to block the government’s £250 cap on ground rents Angela Rayner has warned, as leasehold experts urged ministers to speed up the “glacial” pace of reform.The former deputy prime minister’s comments came after Keir Starmer announced a cap on ground rents for leaseholders in England and Wales, as part of reforms […] todayJanuary 27, 2026 1
International Five-year-old deported to Honduras despite being US citizen is latest child victim of Trump crackdown Mother whose visa application was pending says she will send girl back to US soon accompanied by another relativeFive-year-old Génesis Ester Gutiérrez Castellanos misses her cousins, classmates and kindergarten teachers in Austin, Texas. Despite being a US citizen, she was deported on 11 January alongside her mother, Karen Guadalupe Gutiérrez Castellanos, to Honduras, a country Génesis had never known.Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents were acting on an administrative deportation […] todayJanuary 27, 2026
insert_link International Canadian PM Carney denies walking back Davos speech in phone call with Trump The Canadian prime minister confirmed that he and the US president spoke by phone after Trump threatened 100% tariffs on Canada. Source: feeds.bbci.co.ukRead full article todayJanuary 27, 2026 1
insert_link International Spain plans to give half a million undocumented migrants legal status The process will be available to foreign nationals without a criminal record who can prove they lived in Spain for five months prior to 31 December 2025.Source: feeds.bbci.co.ukRead full article todayJanuary 27, 2026 1
International Japan says goodbye to last pandas amid strained ties with China Thousands gathered in Tokyo to bid farewell to Japan’s last two pandas as they began their return to China.Source: www.aljazeera.comRead full article todayJanuary 27, 2026 1
insert_link International Nigeria president ‘in great shape’ after falling over at Turkey reception On a visit to Ankara, Bola Tinubu was filmed stumbling and falling after walking past soldiers and dignitaries.Source: feeds.bbci.co.ukRead full article todayJanuary 27, 2026 1
insert_link Local I’m not shaken – Mussa Dankwah declares ahead of NPP presidential primaries Executive Director of Global InfoAnalytics, Mussa Dankwah, has expressed unwavering confidence in his organisation’s polls ahead of the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) presidential primaries.Source: www.myjoyonline.comRead full article todayJanuary 27, 2026 1
insert_link Local Over 88% of NPP delegates above 35 – Global InfoAnalytics The Executive Director of Global InfoAnalytics (GIA), Mussa Dankwah, has disclosed that more than 88 per cent of New Patriotic Party (NPP) delegates are above 35 years old, contradicting claims that the party’s voting delegates are dominated by the youth.Source: www.myjoyonline.comRead full article todayJanuary 27, 2026 1
insert_link International Santander offers 98% mortgage for first-time buyers – with strict rules todayFebruary 3, 2026 5