Digested week: put away the hot wax and don’t eat your Christmas tree | Lucy Mangan

BREAKING NEWS

10/01 15:30 - Biden administration sanctions Russia’s oil giants and tanker fleet 10/01 15:25 - UK has enough gas, says network after storage warning 10/01 14:53 - English rugby club bans player from wearing Russian flag patch 10/01 14:44 - Reeves faces 'difficult decisions' on tax and spending 10/01 14:39 - TikTok ban: US supreme court to hear oral arguments over fate of app – live updates 10/01 14:37 - UK’s first glyphosate-resistant weed found on Kent farm 10/01 14:33 - 'We're keeping them safe': Scientists build 'Noah's Ark' for endangered corals 10/01 13:40 - Putin ready to meet with Trump, Kremlin says 10/01 13:40 - Kremlin Confirms Readiness for Putin to Meet Trump 10/01 13:19 - Criticism mounts of Ecuador president's war-like strategy against drug traffickers 10/01 13:13 - Slovakia threatens to block Ukraine aid over gas transit dispute 10/01 13:09 - Zuckerberg approved Meta’s use of ‘pirated’ books to train AI models, authors claim 10/01 13:00 - Liverpool wary of Accrington’s ‘Champions League final’ in FA Cup 10/01 13:00 - Liverpool wary of Accrington’s ‘Champions League final’ in FA Cup 10/01 12:55 - Sense of impunity ‘absolute’: The NGO holding Israeli soldiers to account 10/01 12:55 - Sense of impunity ‘absolute’: The NGO holding Israeli soldiers to account 10/01 12:53 - UN says 3 million children facing acute malnutrition in war-torn Sudan 10/01 12:51 - Panama Canal chief warns Trump’s demands would cause ‘chaos’ 10/01 12:34 - US paving way to put nuclear-capable jets in Greenland – Russian envoy 10/01 11:55 - Digested week: put away the hot wax and don’t eat your Christmas tree | Lucy Mangan 10/01 11:00 - Ontario leader warns of ‘pain’ for US if Trump moves forward with tariffs on Canada 10/01 10:50 - Fear in EU that Trump will cancel Biden’s Russia sanctions – FT 10/01 10:49 - Trump says meeting with Putin being arranged 10/01 10:29 - Fire evacuation alert sent to millions in error 10/01 10:02 - Lebanon Turns a Political Page as Hezbollah’s Hold Is Weakened 10/01 09:08 - Deaths from Israeli attacks in Gaza undercounted by 41 percent, study finds 10/01 09:08 - Deaths from Israeli attacks in Gaza undercounted by 41 percent, study finds 10/01 08:57 - US supreme court to hear arguments in TikTok ban-or-sale case 10/01 08:54 - Visa-waiver system could overwhelm UK immigration services, law firm warns 10/01 08:50 - Trump says he is 'setting up' Putin meeting - and reacts to video with Obama 10/01 08:46 - South Korea’s presidential security chief resigns after ‘bloodshed’ warning 10/01 08:46 - South Korea’s presidential security chief resigns after ‘bloodshed’ warning 10/01 08:33 - Gaza death toll 40 percent higher than recorded, Lancet study estimates 10/01 08:00 - Donald Trump says a meeting with Russia’s Vladimir Putin is being set up 10/01 08:00 - Donald Trump says a meeting with Russia’s Vladimir Putin is being set up 10/01 07:52 - Scholz blocking new Ukraine aid – Spiegel 10/01 07:15 - Putin ready for dialogue with US, Kremlin says, as Trump vows to end Ukraine war 10/01 07:01 - If Your New Year’s Resolution Is To Keep Your Home Clean(er), Check Out These 33 Things 10/01 07:00 - ‘The scale is blowing my mind’: Bradford ready to shift perceptions as city of culture 10/01 07:00 - What do Greenlanders make of Donald Trump’s advances for their home? 10/01 07:00 - Zelensky turns to alternative media to reach U.S. audiences 10/01 06:42 - Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,051 10/01 06:42 - Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,051 10/01 05:31 - If You Want Your Wardrobe To Reflect You Entering Your 30s, These 20 Chic Target Pieces Are For You 10/01 05:13 - R. Nicholas Burns, U.S. Ambassador, Says China Is Aligned With ‘Agents of Disorder’ 10/01 04:23 - LA fires live updates: at least seven deaths as California wildfires rage and crews battle new fire 10/01 04:14 - Merkel ‘ruined’ Germany, Ukraine conflict, ‘Hitlerian’ censorship: Key points from Musk’s talk with AfD leader 10/01 04:13 - 2024 first year to pass 1.5C global warming limit 10/01 04:07 - Australia violated rights of asylum seekers on Nauru, UN watchdog rules 10/01 01:34 - ‘Putin wants to meet’ – Trump 10/01 01:21 - US annexation of Greenland would pose ‘military threat’ – top Russian MP 10/01 00:46 - Los Angeles wildfires: crews search for victims as death toll expected to rise 10/01 00:38 - Australia weather: rainy week forecast for Sydney and Brisbane – but BoM says summer isn’t over yet 10/01 00:01 - Hiring freeze at dozens of NHS cancer and diagnostic units despite rising referrals 09/01 22:42 - At inflection point, Pentagon chief holds final forum for Ukraine aid 09/01 22:17 - US House votes to advance bill to sanction ICC over Israel arrest warrants 09/01 22:17 - US House votes to advance bill to sanction ICC over Israel arrest warrants 09/01 21:55 - Military defeat has 'significantly weakened' Hezbollah's ability to impose its will in Lebanon 09/01 21:43 - Fresh weather warnings for ice across UK 09/01 20:51 - Russian spy who lived in English hotel boasted of being like James Bond character Q, court hears 09/01 20:46 - Is the world at greater risk of more wars? 09/01 20:46 - Is the world at greater risk of more wars? 09/01 20:46 - Australia news live: competition watchdog warns of upcoming gas shortfalls; rescued Hadi Nazari ‘keen for another hike’ 09/01 20:44 - Poland says it will protect Benjamin Netanyahu from potential arrest 09/01 20:44 - Poland says it will protect Benjamin Netanyahu from potential arrest 09/01 20:35 - Revealed: how a US public university courted the gas industry despite climate impacts 09/01 20:23 - UK claims Trump has Easter target for Ukraine peace deal 09/01 19:25 - Lloyds, Halifax and Bank of Scotland to share branches 09/01 19:14 - Poland to let Netanyahu visit Auschwitz 09/01 19:08 - A different kind of President: How will history remember Jimmy Carter? 09/01 19:00 - Slovak PM warns of looming EU collapse 09/01 17:59 - Pound falls to lowest in over a year after UK borrowing costs rise 09/01 17:35 - California fires live: Los Angeles mayor says winds and drought created ‘perfect storm’; 20 people arrested for looting 09/01 17:31 - U.S. Saw an Opportunity While It Pushed to Arm Ukraine 09/01 17:26 - Putin Gets a Snub in the Vast Wine Cellars of a Former Soviet Republic 09/01 17:10 - Egypt Sees Its Refugees as a Scapegoat and an Opportunity 09/01 16:20 - Trump’s threats to acquire Greenland 'a warning to China', says Meloni 09/01 16:19 - Russia says closely watching Trump’s Greenland claims 09/01 16:19 - Russia says closely watching Trump’s Greenland claims 09/01 16:02 - Lebanon Elects Army Chief Joseph Aoun as President 09/01 15:56 - US seizure of Greenland is ‘not going to happen’, says David Lammy 09/01 15:49 - Zelenskyy urges western allies ‘not to drop ball’ when Trump returns 09/01 15:36 - UK weather: new yellow weather warnings for ice issued for large parts of UK – as it happened 09/01 15:12 - Biden administration gives $500m to Ukraine in final military aid package 09/01 15:07 - With Trump Arriving, Zelensky Urges Allies Not to ‘Drop the Ball’ 09/01 15:06 - Creating warm clothes for Gaza’s displaced children 09/01 15:06 - Creating warm clothes for Gaza’s displaced children 09/01 15:01 - 'Like a warzone': LA residents describe fleeing fire 09/01 15:00 - Can Syria’s new leaders fix the broken economy? 09/01 15:00 - Can Syria’s new leaders fix the broken economy? 09/01 14:26 - 2024 the first year to breach global warming threshold - and it brought deadly impacts 09/01 14:19 - Russia is alarmed by Trump's Greenland plan - but it could work in the Kremlin's favour 09/01 14:01 - Labour’s agriculture plans will increase chicken waste in rivers, say campaigners 09/01 13:09 - U.N. Raises Global Growth Forecast, but Warns of Potential Inflation Risks 09/01 12:43 - News24 | Biden set to push new Russia sanctions before Trump era begins 09/01 12:40 - Joseph Aoun: Lebanon’s respected army chief becomes new president 09/01 12:21 - Israeli soldiers told not to publish war videos as some flee vacations 09/01 12:21 - Israeli soldiers told not to publish war videos as some flee vacations 09/01 12:21 - Three Gaza hospitals face imminent closure as latest Israeli raids kill 50 09/01 12:21 - Three Gaza hospitals face imminent closure as latest Israeli raids kill 50