International First Thing: Border Patrol commander to leave Minneapolis after shooting of Alex Pretti Administration signals it could scale back federal presence after backlash to fatal shooting. Plus, widespread disruption from winter storm continuesGood morning.Gregory Bovino, the Border Patrol commander who has become the public face of the Trump administration’s on-the-ground immigration crackdown in Minneapolis, is expected to leave the city today. The move is part of the Trump administration’s reshuffling of the leadership of its immigration enforcement operation, and the scaling back of […] todayJanuary 27, 2026
International ‘She doesn’t want to be here’: five-year-old US citizen and her mother deported to Honduras 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
International Bafta film awards 2026: full list of nominations All the nominees for the 2026 Bafta film awards have been announced, ahead of the winners’ ceremony on 22 February at London’s Royal Festival Hall• Combat intensifies as One Battle After Another takes 14 Bafta nominationsHamnetMarty SupremeOne Battle After AnotherSentimental ValueSinners Continue reading...Source: www.theguardian.comRead full article todayJanuary 27, 2026
International Can’t decide on a food delivery? Just Eat launches AI chatbot to help you choose Delivery firm aims to overcome ‘choice overload’ using voice assistant in its UK app, with global rollout plannedBusiness live – latest updatesIn the beginning, collecting a takeaway was the epitome of a lazy night in. Then delivery apps saved some more energy. Now, consumers can skip even bothering to read the menu as AI takes over the job of choosing the perfect evening meal.Just Eat is introducing an AI voice […] todayJanuary 27, 2026
International Burnham denies ‘simply untrue’ claim he was told in advance he would be rejected as Labour byelection candidate – live Burnham was responding to a post on social media that reported claims from ‘sources close to PM’As Dave Burke reports for the Daily Mirror, the Reform UK MP Lee Anderson posted a picture on social media of himself and activists campaigning in the Gorton and Denton byelection – standing outside a hotel that is actually in Angela Rayner’s neigbouring Ashton-under-Lyne constituency. Rayner told the paper: “Farage’s Reform can’t even find […] todayJanuary 27, 2026
International ‘Situation is dire’ for Sicily town teetering on cliff edge after landslide 1,500 people evacuated from Niscemi after battering by Cyclone Harry triggers 4km-long chasm in hillsideThe mayor of a hilltop town on Sicily said “the situation is dire” after a powerful storm brought down a long section of hillside, leaving houses perched perilously on a cliff edge.About 1,500 people have so far been evacuated from their homes because of the landslide, which began to show signs of movement on Sunday before […] todayJanuary 27, 2026
insert_link International Watch: Huge landslide in Sicily after Storm Harry More than 1,000 residents have been evacuated from their homes on the Italian island.Source: feeds.bbci.co.ukRead full article todayJanuary 27, 2026
insert_link International India and EU announce ‘mother of all trade deals’ The long-awaited deal comes as both Delhi and Brussels contend with economic and geopolitical pressure from the US.Source: feeds.bbci.co.ukRead full article todayJanuary 27, 2026
International Milan mayor blasts ICE as ‘militia that kills’ before Winter Olympics role Milano Cortina Games are to open on February 6, but the event is already being overshadowed by the US agency's role.Source: www.aljazeera.comRead full article todayJanuary 27, 2026
insert_link International Santander offers 98% mortgage for first-time buyers – with strict rules todayFebruary 3, 2026 5