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Marca – ‘Night of the sorcerers’ Marca says that Real Madrid’s win at Liverpool was “historic” and in honour of former player Amancio, who died aged 83 recently. The paper pictures Vinicius celebrating. Real won 5-2 in a thrilling Champions League game – which initially saw Liverpool go 2-0 up in the first 15 minutes. But proving why they are Champion League kings – Real mounted a stunning comeback, heading into the break 2-2 and bagging three more goals in the second half. It was a thrilling night at Anfield. 

Mirror Sport – Harry: I want to be a Shero The back page of the Daily Mirror leads with Tottenham superstar Harry Kane – who beat Jimmy Greaves’s scoring record last night and lead his team to a 1-0 victory over Manchester City. Mirror says Tottenham ’s newly-crowned record goalscorer Harry Kane took a phone call from an emotional Antonio Conte after breaking Jimmy Greaves’ record against Manchester City. The England captain headed into the clash with Pep Guardiola ’s men level with the Spurs icon. It did not take long for him to break the record having found himself…

Express Sport – King Kane The Daily Express’ back page reports on Harry Kane setting a new Tottenham scoring record with Spurs win over Manchester City. Express says Tottenham knew that facing Manchester City without their passionate head coach Antonio Conte on the sidelines would be a difficult task, but the Italian’s absence seem to give the north London side an extra injection of motivation as the 10 men battled to a 1-0 victory at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. With Conte still in Italy and unable to attend the match, his players fought hard to bring home a vital win…

A powerful 7.8 magnitude earthquake rocked wide swaths of Turkey and Syria early Monday, toppling hundreds of buildings and killing more than 1,900 people. World leaders, from the EU to Israel to Russia, are sending aid and rescue support to the region. FRANCE 24’s correspondent in Brussels, Dave Keating, tells us more about the EU’s aid missions, already dispatched.

Thirteen European union member states have already offered to send emergency personnel to turkey with the EU also “ready to support those affected in Syria.”

‘We’re not asking for a pay rise – we’re asking not to lose ground so we can afford to live.’

Mirror Sport – Shedloads The back page of the Daily Mirror leads with football transfer news, reporting on the spending by Chelsea football club. The Daily Mirror says It’s January transfer deadline day – the most frantic date in the football calendar, and we’re expecting some last-minute movers and shakers this Tuesday. Arsenal are signing Chelsea midfielder Jorginho for £12million, having turned to the Italy international after finding Brighton had no interest in parting with Moises Caicedo. Tottenham are finally getting their man in Pedro Porro, the Sporting Lisbon wing-back. He’s set to join on loan with an obligation to…

Olivier Vandecasteele was imprisoned in Tehran last February on charges of espionage.

Scientists have discovered exactly what chronic stress does to our brains. 

The victim’s family has spoken of their grief over the ‘sudden loss’.

He said he’s ‘tired’ amid his treatment.

Arsenal may have to wait until the summer…

RIP.

A second offer was rejected on Sunday night.

I’d never even heard of a computer when I did my MBA, yet suddenly I was expected to program one to complete my statistics degree.

Forget white, another colour of the noise spectrum is gaining popularity.

FT – Rolls-Royce’s new chief sees group as ‘burning platform’ that depletes value Financial Times says Rolls-Royce’s new chief executive has told employees the group must transform the way it operates or it will not survive, the Financial Times reports. Elsewhere, the paper says a report by the Independent public spending watchdog found the government wasted nearly £15bn on Covid PPE and other medical items during the past two financial years. Read today’s back pages here

Noni Madueke is set to join Chelsea (Picture: Getty Images) PSV Eindhoven boss Ruud van Nistelrooy has confirmed the club have accepted an offer from Chelsea for Noni Madueke. Reports broke on Thursday night that the Blues had submitted a £29m proposal to sign the midfielder. Madueke, 20, was born in London and came through Crystal Palace’s academy. He rejected offers from Manchester United in 2018 in favour of joining PSV. The England U21 international has gone from strength to strength in the Netherlands but PSV were minded to keep him this month. The Dutch giants had already sold Cody…

The Independent – You take the money and your patients will pay the price Summary of the front page The Independent leads with an exclusive written by health secretary Steve Barclay who says he wants a constructive dialogue with union leaders, but nurses intending to walk out should be in no doubt of the cost The front page features an image of the striking nurses. Today’s top stories Like this article? Leave a comment UK National newspapers Previous Next

British luxury goods firm reports 1% increase in global sales in last quarter of 2022 Burberry offset a plunge in Chinese sales of more than a fifth amid Covid disruption, thanks to the return of tourists to Europe who snapped up bags, scarves and trenchcoats in the run-up to Christmas. The British luxury goods firm reported a 1% increase in global sales in the three months to the end of December, below its 2% target and sharply down compared with the 11% growth reported in the previous quarter. Continue reading… ​British luxury goods firm reports 1% increase in global sales…

Remarks at odds with government claims that new minimum service law has ‘international seal of approval’ UK politics live – latest news updates The UN agency for workers’ rights and the US labour secretary have distanced themselves from the UK government’s claims that its strikes bill had the “international seal of approval”. The prime minister, Rishi Sunak, and the business secretary, Grant Shapps, have repeatedly justified rolling out the anti-strike legislation claiming the International Labour Organization (ILO) backs minimum service levels being provided during stoppages by workers, a key plank of the proposed new measures. Continue reading… ​Remarks at odds…

‘We didn’t need to spend thousands for it to be perfect.’

Elena Banduro, 33, wrote: ‘Go to Nepal!’

From a young graduate to an 88-year-old, men share how they tackled their loneliness to forge friendships again

The unluckiest day of the year is almost upon us… but not for the last time.