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‘An evolving era of play’: UK toy sales rise for first time since pandemic

Film and TV tie-ins, Lego sets and Toniebox speakers help push sales 6% higher in 2025, after five years of no growth

The Guardian - UK

Rachel Reeves: UK 'working intensely' with US to de-escalate tensions after Trump tariff threat over Greenland

EXCLUSIVE: The Chancellor compared Donald Trump’s threat of tariffs over Greenland to the financial impact of the pandemic and Russia’s war in Ukraine

Evening Standard

Experts Identify Four Viruses That Could Become 'Disease X' and Spark Next Pandemic

Health experts warn that mpox, rubella, bird flu and Oropouche could spark the next pandemic as vaccine rates plummet globally and the UK remains unprepared.

International Business Times UK

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US overdose deaths fell through most of 2025, federal data reveals

U.S. overdose deaths fell through the most of last year, suggesting a lasting improvement in an epidemic that had been worsening for decades

The Independent UK

The eye-watering numbers behind BTS’s marathon comeback tour

The comeback, estimated to generate more than $1bn in revenue, will mark the K-pop boyband’s first full tour since before Covid-19 disrupted the live music industry worldwide, Shahana Yasmin reports

The Independent UK

Quarter of developing countries poorer than in 2019, World Bank finds

Global growth ‘downshifted’ since Covid pandemic and sub-Saharan Africa particularly affected, report says

The Guardian - UK

What Happened to Fetty Wap: Star's Financial Ruin Led to Shocking Drug Trafficking Prison Sentence

Fetty Wap released from prison after three years for drug trafficking. Financial ruin from pandemic losses drove the 'Trap Queen' rapper to criminal desperation.

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Bill Gates says AI could be used as a bioterrorism weapon akin to the COVID pandemic if it falls into the wrong hands

"We’ll need to be deliberate about how this technology is developed, governed, and deployed," Gates wrote.

Fortune

My favourite family photo: ‘I bucketed 30 years of tears that day – then smiled my smiliest smile’

After more than three decades together, Simon Hattenstone and his partner Diane Taylor decided to have a civil partnership. It was a beautiful celebration before the shock of the pandemic

The Guardian - UK

UK and Ireland cinema takings on post-pandemic high as A Minecraft Movie tops 2025 box office

Video game spinoff was the highest-grossing film of the year at £56.88m as the sector continued its recovery after Covid

The Guardian - UK

US is granting way more visas to OnlyFans creators under ‘talent’ provisions typically used for celebrities

The amount of O-1 visas has increased significantly since the Covid-19 pandemic

The Independent UK

Virtual National Science Foundation internships aren’t just a pandemic stopgap – they can open up opportunities for more STEM students

Many engineering and science undergraduates are approaching January application deadlines for prestigious summer internships and study abroad programs – or, in some cases, a spot in the National Science Foundation’s highly competitive Research Experience for Undergraduates, a specialized, paid summer research internship.

The Conversation

Nine out of ten small businesses in London plan to invest for growth in 2026

Survey reveals business owners are upbeat but realistic about the year ahead after a tough period since the pandemic

Evening Standard

How a potential bird-flu pandemic could play out

The World Health Organization uses the term ‘Pathogen X’ to denote an unknown or unspecified pathogen that could cause a pandemic. Since 2018, the WHO has been steering efforts to detect and contain outbreaks, including ‘Disease X’. And when this disease does infect humans, the impact would depend on how quickly countries…

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TechRadar

I'm a huge board games fan — here are the 7 best ones to help you survive January 2026

Here's 7 more games to help you survive January without always needing your tech.

The Independent UK

Newsom trolls Trump’s lavish NYE at Mar-a-Lago as ‘17 million Americans begin to get kicked off their health care this year’

Pandemic-era subsidies, put in place by the Biden administration, expired at midnight on December 31 – despite months of back and forth between Republicans and Democrats

GamesRadar

"Instead of being 80% UFO and 20% on foot, we flipped it": How Destroy All Humans' sci-fi action oddity conquered all

Interview | Pandemic Studio alums go deep into the making of the kooky adventure that rocked PS2 and Xbox

The Guardian - UK

Oil prices record steepest annual fall since Covid pandemic

After biggest loss for producers since 2020 the slide could continue, with global output expected to remain high

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Reason

With Eddington, Hollywood Finally Starts To Reckon With the Madness of 2020

Ari Aster’s pandemic satire is the movie of the year.

Euronews

Doctor is on the line: Is teleconsultation becoming more prevalent in Europe?

Teleconsultations, which peaked during the COVID-19 pandemic, remain significantly higher than pre-pandemic levels across Europe. Experts explain why the share of teleconsultations varies so widely between countries.

The Guardian - UK

‘He has come back from the dead’: Chevy Chase spent eight days in a coma during Covid pandemic

In documentary I’m Chevy Chase and You’re Not, the actor and his family revealed that doctors told them to ‘prepare yourselves for the worst’

The Guardian - UK

Celebrity castings can help theatres in hard times, says new head of Bristol Old Vic

Big names can attract audiences as venues struggle with fallout from pandemic, austerity and high costs, Rebecca Dawson says

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Chevy Chase 'back from the dead' after heart failure

Chevy Chase came "back from the dead” after suffering heart failure and spending five weeks in a coma during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Guardian - US

‘Not the charmed industry it once was’: can Hollywood find its comeback story?

After the writers’ and actors’ strikes, the pandemic, and structural shifts in technology, LA’s trying to find its footing in a changed industry

Evening Standard

London's back! Buyers looking to move outside the capital at lowest level since 2013

Even those who are making the move out of town are staying closer with Home Counties trumping far flung pandemic hotspots

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