If you're procrastinating working out, here's one less excuse. Short gym sessions can be enough to build meaningful strength — as long as you push yourself while you're there. n.pr/4pZtsoS

WATCH: A gay grandpa reconnects with his grandkid in this emotional intergenerational drama - Queerty www.queerty.com/watch-a-gay-...

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Audio version of this week's podcast! Listen here or wherever you get your podcasts - you can find the graphs we talk about on our website blogpost to accompany this episode scottishindypod.scot/scottish-soc...

Time to admit the truth, Brexit has been an unmitigated economic failure. Investment is worse off by between 12pc - 18pc, employment by between 3pc - 4pc and productivity by between 3pc - 4pc. There have been few more devastating assessments than this. www.telegraph.co.uk/business/202...

Critics warned the UK–US trade deal was built on loose terms and vague commitments. Now the cost of that ambiguity is emerging, with Washington telling London it is pausing a $40bn technology-related agreement in Trump’s latest shake down. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/13/b...

UK inflation rises for first time in five months to 3.4% in December

As Washington renews tariff threats, Europe is weighing retaliation. Hitting US services would hurt the US the most, but it comes with high risks. #EuropeNews ➡️ https://l.euronews.com/iFUd

Expanding our understanding of how American society, culture and politics works helps us anticipate instability.

My friends in Italy are using AI therapists. But is that so bad, when a stigma surrounds mental health? | Viola Di Grado

Donald Trump’s speech at Davos today will be decisive in determining whether EU leaders ask the European Commission to prepare its so-called trade “bazooka” for potential use at an emergency summit later this week. Read more in Brussels Playbook 👇

World order in ‘midst of a rupture’: Canada PM Carney tells Davos

‘Nostalgia is not a strategy’: Mark Carney is emerging as the unflinching realist ready to tackle Trump

Miliband admits ‘situation has changed’ between UK and US after Trump dispute

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Stephen Wormtongue

"Labour and LibDem voters overwhelmingly favor rejoining, with 71% and 78% in support. Majorities in every part of the UK are pro-EU, with Scotland leading at 73%, followed by London and Wales at 65%. Support is lowest in the Midlands (53%) and northern England (54%), yet both remain above 50%."

‼️ 88% in Coventry poll want to rejoin the EU! 🇬🇧 National polls show a clear majority now think Brexit was a mistake. Local, self-selecting polls show something else too: the people who care most are overwhelmingly done with it. www.coventrytelegraph.net/news/news-op...

So basically, Labour still want to cherry-pick EU benefits, and the City wants to carry on without the regulations against excessive bonuses and other rules that were brought in after the financial crash. ... What could possibly go wrong? #RejoinEU 🇬🇧🇪🇺

And who can blame them?! 💥 "The EU is reportedly demanding guarantees of UK compensation if a future government reneges on Starmer's Brexit 'reset' agreement. Nicknamed the 'Farage clause', it is seen as a means of ensuring the bloc is not left out of pocket should Reform win a general election."

Just imagine in Scotland and Wales were joined to Ireland instead of England. Would Little Englanders still think they were "boss" of the British Isles? #CelticUnion 🇮🇪🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🇪🇺

With relative calm restored, state media is dominated by talk of ‘national resistance’ against foreign sedition, a pretext to ignore the protesters’ grievances

The 25th anniversary of Wikipedia’s first public entry comes amid the rapid growth of Elon Musk’s AI-powered alternative, Grokipedia.

The EU relies on imports for nearly all its rare-earth supply, with China dominating global production. Did the EU already lose the rare earths race? Take our poll and share your view.👇 #EUXL

'Parece una discoteca': Hajime, traductor japonés, sorprende con su visión sobre el transporte público en España

Andalucía dice 'no' a los 4.850 millones del modelo de financiación: 'El reparto es injusto y amplia la brecha con Catalunya'

Surveys reveal the overwhelming support for an end to the Islamic Republic.

CPR on TV is often inaccurate – but watching characters jump to the rescue can still save real lives

Government’s wildlife targets will be missed in England, watchdog says

⚡️ 70% of Kyiv without electricity after Russia hammers Ukraine once again with drones, missiles. "We have information that Russia is ready to start the next wave of attacks with cruise missiles," Ukrenergo CEO Vitaliy Zaichenko, said.

Russia launches another major attack on Ukraine's power grid, killing 4

Israel poised to start construction of bypass through heart of West Bank

“According to the Financial Times, a draft text of an agreement on agriculture trade, aimed at removing post-Brexit checks on farm produce, calls for any party pulling out of the agreement to cover the cost of reinstating border and infrastructure controls in the future.” – Smart

1/ “Nationwide protests continue under lethal crackdown — security forces firing on crowds.” Anti-government protests across Iran — YouTube footage showing street clashes, crowds and chants. Source: youtu.be/gEQz-f3MQjc (YouTube) 🧾 Anchor link: Reuters/Al Jazeera accounts of mass protests

The FAFO FIFA Peace Prize President has irony on life support, but circling the drain.

Omicidio Verzeni, Sangare lascia l’aula mentre parla la sua difesa: “Io mi sono giudicato innocente” https://milano.repubblica.it/cronaca/2026/01/12/news/omicidio_verzeni_sangare_processo_difesa-425089579/?rss

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The narrative about London crime is truly so BORING to Londoners. Those of us who walk & travel around our city safely every day, every night. The likeliest daily risk to Londoners is of being ripped off by our landlord or somewhere charging us £4.50 for a coffee. #r4today