Trump rows back on tariff threats after ‘framework of future Greenland deal’ reached

Thursday, January 22, 2026

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Donald Trump has rowed back on his tariff threats after he said a "framework of a future deal" over Greenland has been reached, a tearful Prince Harry has told a court that media attacks on Meghan made her life a "misery", and Keir Starmer is facing growing pressure to introduce a ban on social media for under-16s.

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1 | Trump rows back on tariff threats after 'framework of future Greenland deal' reached

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2 | Tearful Prince Harry says media attacks have made Meghan's life a 'misery'

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3 | Pressure on PM as peers back Australia-style under-16 social media ban

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4 | Olivia Dean, Lola Young and Lily Allen lead nominations for 2026 Brit Awards

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5 | 'I've spent 20 years in prison for robbing £20. Now UK wants to deport me to a country I've never called home'

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£3.8m

HS2 must carry out essential repairs to an empty countryside mansion it bought for £3.8m just months before the planned railway line was scrapped – even though no one will be living in the Georgian property any time soon.

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"During my investigation, I established that there had been seventeen breaches of Rule 5 of the Code by Mr Farage's failure to add interests within the 28-day period set by the House."

Nigel Farage has breached the MPs' code of conduct 17 times by failing to register financial interests on time, a probe by the parliamentary commissioner for standards has concluded.

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