International TikTok virality gives Jeff Buckley his first US Top 100 hit 29 years after his death Lover, You Should Have Come Over enters charts at No 97, after becoming popular on social media platformJeff Buckley has achieved his first US Hot 100 hit single, 29 years after his death, with Lover, You Should Have Come Over at No 97 this week.TikTok virality is behind the success, as a new generation of listeners discover Buckley’s spirited, romantic songwriting and pair it with videos on the social media […] todayJanuary 28, 2026 1
International Swift bricks to be installed on all new buildings in Scotland as MSPs back law Rest of UK has resisted calls to make builders install bricks that provide nesting for swifts and other endangered birdsSwift bricks will be installed in all new buildings in Scotland after the Scottish parliament voted in favour of a law to help endangered cavity-nesting birds.The Scottish government and MSPs across the parties backed an amendment by Scottish Green Mark Ruskell to make swift bricks mandatory for all new dwellings “where […] todayJanuary 28, 2026 1
International David Lammy to take PMQs as Starmer arrives in Beijing – UK politics live Almost 60 representatives of British businesses and cultural institutions are accompanying the PM in ChinaBadenoch is now taking questions.Asked if she agreed with Reform UK that Britain is broken, Badneoch said she believed that it can be fixed.I was not elected to reheat the party with 1990s policies, and I was not elected to dismantle the party so that Nigel Farage can finally have a go.I was elected by Conservative […] todayJanuary 28, 2026 1
International Centrist ideas no longer wanted in Conservative party, says Kemi Badenoch Party leader tells MPs that one-nation Tories doubting her rightward direction ‘need to get out of the way’Centrist ideas are no longer wanted in the Conservative party, Kemi Badenoch has said, arguing that one nation-type Tories or others who have qualms about her rightward direction for the party “need to get out of the way”.Making a speech in Westminster intended to set out her vision for her party after a […] todayJanuary 28, 2026 1
International Russian and Ukrainian military casualties in war nearing 2m, study finds Thinktank says about 1.2m Russians troops killed, wounded or gone missing to date and 600,000 UkrainiansThe number of Russian and Ukrainian troops killed, wounded or gone missing in nearly four years of war could reach 2 million by this spring, according to a study, as Moscow’s invasion shows no sign of abating.A report by the Washington-based Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) estimates Russia has had about 1.2 million […] todayJanuary 28, 2026
insert_link International Former Iraqi PM Maliki denounces Trump threats to end support if he returns to power The US president said Iraq would have "zero" chance of success without American support.Source: feeds.bbci.co.ukRead full article todayJanuary 28, 2026
International ICE, Ilhan Omar and Somalis: Unpacking Trump’s obsession with Minnesota Congresswoman Omar is sprayed with an unknown liquid while meeting constituents. The motive is unknown.Source: www.aljazeera.comRead full article todayJanuary 28, 2026
International Sudan’s war displaced crisis peaks as millions eye return to ruined homes Sudan hosts 14 million displaced people, but a fragile trend of return to Khartoum is emerging, despite ruins.Source: www.aljazeera.comRead full article todayJanuary 28, 2026
International Who was Ajit Pawar, the Indian politician killed in plane crash? Pawar was a key political figure and served as second-highest elected official in Maharashtra, India's wealthiest state.Source: www.aljazeera.comRead full article todayJanuary 28, 2026
insert_link International Santander offers 98% mortgage for first-time buyers – with strict rules todayFebruary 3, 2026 5