Sun website to charge £2 a month for selected content including Clarkson

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Exclusive: Paywall to return after a decade with new Sun Club offering also featuring Royal Exclusive video show

Sun readers will have to pay £2 a month to access columns by star writers including Jeremy Clarkson, popular content such as from the agony aunt Dear Deidre and some exclusive stories and investigations, as the UK’s biggest tabloid launches a paid-for content strategy.

Called Sun Club and initially priced at £1.99 a month, it launches on Tuesday and comes a decade after the Sun scrapped a subscription strategy that put all of its content behind a paywall.

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A Russia-like crackdown has jailed dozens in Georgia, with human rights groups sounding the alarm – ABC News

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  1. A Russia-like crackdown has jailed dozens in Georgia, with human rights groups sounding the alarm  ABC News
  2. Police crack down on resurgent protests in Georgia  Al Jazeera English
  3. Georgian police arrest opposition leaders at pro-EU protest  Reuters
  4. 'Brutal Crackdown' Continues In Georgia As Protesters Rally In Tbilisi  Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty
  5. Georgia: Police arrest two opposition leaders amid protests  DW (English)
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How Britain can escape Trump’s tariffs: Buy American gas – POLITICO Europe

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  1. How Britain can escape Trump’s tariffs: Buy American gas  POLITICO Europe
  2. UK not choosing between US and EU, says Starmer  BBC.com
  3. The U.K. Has Dodged Trump’s Tariffs So Far. Here Are Some (Very British) Reasons Why.  The Wall Street Journal
  4. Trump tariffs: what’s at stake for the UK and EU?  The Guardian
  5. Has Brexit finally paid off? What Trump’s tariff reprieve means for Starmer  POLITICO Europe
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Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, February 3, 2025 – Institute for the Study of War

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  1. Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, February 3, 2025  Institute for the Study of War
  2. Russians continue to suffer significant losses as they slow down their advance in Ukraine – ISW  Ukrainska Pravda
  3. Russian Advances in Ukraine Slowing Down Despite Rise in Casualties: ISW  Newsweek
  4. ISW Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, February 3, 2025  Kyiv Post
  5. Putin 'ignores' Trump threats with Russia planning 'new attacks'  Irish Star
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NHS to launch world’s biggest trial of AI breast cancer diagnosis

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If successful, the scheme could speed up testing and reduce radiologists’ workload by around half

The NHS is launching the world’s biggest trial of artificial intelligence to detect breast cancer, which could lead to faster diagnosis of the disease.

AI will be deployed to analyse two-thirds of at least 700,000 mammograms done in England over the next few years to see if it is as accurate and reliable at reading scans as a radiologist.

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Moscow Blast Kills Mercenary Leader Fighting Ukraine — Who’s Behind It? – Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty

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  1. Moscow Blast Kills Mercenary Leader Fighting Ukraine -- Who's Behind It?  Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty
  2. Pro-Kremlin Paramilitary Leader Killed in Suspected Suicide Bombing – Reports  The Moscow Times
  3. Moscow blast kills wanted Ukrainian in apparent assassination  The Washington Post
  4. Pro-Russia paramilitary leader killed in Moscow blast  BBC.com
  5. Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events – day 1,076  Al Jazeera English
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PM labels Coalition’s tax-free lunch plan ‘worst, sloppiest policy’ as Treasury puts cost in the billions

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Costings commissioned by Jim Chalmers suggest policy at risk of being ‘rorted’ could cost up to $10bn a year


The Coalition’s policy for tax-deductible business lunches would cost between $1.6bn and $10bn a year, the Labor government claims, according to costings Jim Chalmers commissioned from his Treasury department.

The treasurer claimed the policy was at risk of being “rorted” by businesses claiming personal food expenses, adding further to confusion about the Coalition’s contentious meals and entertainment policy.

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Jo Haylen on notice over any more revelations after asking chauffeur to drive 446km for winery lunch

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Chris Minns says if more trips by transport minister came to light ‘it would weigh very heavily on me’ as premier announces ‘we are changing the rules’

The embattled New South Wales transport minister could be in hot water if further revelations emerge about her use of a ministerial car for private purposes, the premier has suggested.

It emerged on the weekend that Jo Haylen had asked her chauffeur to take her and some friends to a winery lunch on the Australia Day weekend. It involved a 13-hour 446km round trip for the driver, from Sydney to Haylen’s holiday house at Caves Beach and then a Hunter Valley winery and back.

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NHS England urged to publish full mental health report on Nottingham triple killer

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Summary of care received by Valdo Calocane will be made public, but complete version to be kept confidential

NHS England (NHSE) has been urged to reconsider its decision to refuse to publish a report into the care received by Nottingham triple killer Valdo Calocane, despite the wishes of the victims’ families.

A summary of the independent mental health homicide report is due to be made public later this week, but the full version will be kept confidential due to “data protection legislation relating to patient information”, with only Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust to be granted access.

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Trump advisers weigh actions to dismantle education department – report

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Officials are discussing executive order as part of efforts by Musk’s Doge team to seize control of federal spending

The Trump administration is weighing executive actions to dismantle the US education department as part of efforts by Elon Musk’s so-called “department of government efficiency” (Doge) to seize control of federal spending and slash the size of the government workforce, the Wall Street Journal reported.

US officials have discussed an executive order that would shut down all functions of the education department that are not written explicitly into statute, or move certain functions to other departments, according to the paper, citing sources.

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Buffy the Vampire Slayer reboot in the works with Sarah Michelle Gellar returning to the titular role

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Oscar-winning director – and longtime Buffy fan – Chloé Zhao is onboard to direct, with Dolly Parton as executive producer

A sequel reboot of Buffy the Vampire Slayer is reportedly in the works, with Sarah Michelle Gellar expected to return to the titular role and the Oscar-winning director Chloé Zhao to direct the pilot episode.

On Tuesday Deadline reported sources close to the project confirming that the streaming service Hulu is “near a pilot order”, with lifelong Buffy fan Zhao onboard to direct the episode, written by the Poker Face writers Nora and Lilla Zuckerman.

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State Farm seeks emergency 22% rate hike in California after LA wildfires

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State’s largest home insurer, which has paid customers over $1bn, claims fires put firm under increased financial strain

State Farm General, California’s largest home insurer, is seeking an emergency rate increase for homeowners following the Los Angeles wildfires last month. If approved, the hike would average a 22% increase for policyholders.

The insurance giant claims that the fires have put the company under increased financial strain. The company has already received at least 8,700 claims and paid more than $1bn to customers and expects to pay out “significantly more”, according to a press release.

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