NEWS FOR 31/01/2023 (Tuesday the 31^st of January, 2023 - 9:34:43am gmt)

• UK to be only major economy to shrink in 2023, IMF predicts
  Posted on Tuesday, 31/01/2023, 8:40:29am gmt
  Even sanctions-hit Russia is expected to grow this year, but the IMF says the UK is "on the right track".
  
  
• Everyone to live 15 minutes from green space or water in England under plans
  Posted on Tuesday, 31/01/2023, 7:31:41am gmt
  A blueprint is set out to restore nature in England after criticism over pollution and wildlife decline.
  
  
• Ukraine war: Joe Biden rules out sending F-16 fighter jets
  Posted on Tuesday, 31/01/2023, 8:12:37am gmt
  Kyiv says it urgently needs further aid to help take control of the country's airspace from Russia.
  
  
• How Egyptian police hunt LGBT people on dating apps
  Posted on Monday, 30/01/2023, 10:08:30pm gmt
  The BBC has seen evidence of how officers pose as dates online to seek out and arrest their targets.
  
  
• Priscilla Presley contests validity of Lisa Marie's will
  Posted on Monday, 30/01/2023, 11:33:16pm gmt
  The ex-wife of rock'n'roll legend Elvis Presley says their daughter's will was suspiciously altered.
  
  
• Kate's early years campaign is her 'life's work'
  Posted on Tuesday, 31/01/2023, 1:19:32am gmt
  The Princess of Wales's project to take early years more seriously will arrive in cinemas this week.
  
  
• Eurovision 2023: Liverpool's logo and slogan revealed ahead of allocation draw
  Posted on Tuesday, 31/01/2023, 7:00:05am gmt
  A handover ceremony will take place at St George's Hall as Liverpool gets "the keys" to Eurovision.
  
  
• Shoppers turn to own-label lines to save money
  Posted on Tuesday, 31/01/2023, 9:03:44am gmt
  Sales of value lines have grown 47% in the last year as food prices soar, research suggests.
  
  
• Home Office to resume control of tackling migrant Channel crossings
  Posted on Tuesday, 31/01/2023, 4:34:09am gmt
  The Royal Navy cedes control, as the home secretary warns small boats could cost the Tories the election.
  
  
• Pakistan mosque blast: More confirmed dead in marathon search of rubble
  Posted on Tuesday, 31/01/2023, 9:18:37am gmt
  An inquiry is under way into how a suicide bomber got into the high-security police quarters in Peshawar.
  
  
• Hillsborough disaster: Police to respond to Bishop's report
  Posted on Tuesday, 31/01/2023, 6:48:59am gmt
  Bishop James Jones has criticised the fact the government is yet to respond to his 2017 report.
  
  
• Children as young as nine exposed to pornography
  Posted on Tuesday, 31/01/2023, 8:05:01am gmt
  The consumption of pornography is widespread among children, the children's commissioner says.
  
  

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