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RMT union rejects latest offers in rail disputeThe union calls the deals from both Network Rail and the train operating companies “dreadful”. BBC News – Business

Turkey-Syria earthquake: Freezing weather adds to despair as quake toll passes 22,000Tens of thousands of people have spent a freezing-cold fourth night in makeshift shelters. BBC News – Middle East

Nicaraguan prisoners freed: 222 opposition figures deported to USThe critics of the government arrive in the US after being released from jail. BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

Turkey-Syria earthquake: New-born and mother saved after four days in rubbleTen-day-old Yagiz was retrieved from ruins in southern Turkey after almost 100 hours trapped. BBC News – Europe

UK economy avoids recession but not out of woods – HuntThe economy saw zero growth in the final three months of 2022 but strike action took a toll in December. BBC News – UK

President Biden says balloon was not a major security breachThe president has been criticised for not shooting down a suspected Chinese spy balloon sooner. BBC News – US & Canada

Ethiopia Orthodox Church split: Social media restrictedA fallout between the Orthodox Church and a splinter group of clerics is inflaming tensions. BBC News – Africa

Nicola Bulley: The Search Continues! The search for the missing mother of two, Nicola Bulley, has continued with police suggesting that the women may not have fell into the […]

Mediterranean puff pastry tart This is made possible by BBC Foods! Ingredients 280g/10oz ready-rolled light puff pastry 200g/7oz baby courgettes, cut into 1 […]

Ambulance Wait Time Down by an Hour! A lot of people were furious with the ambulance wait time being longer than an hour, however the past month this has significantly got […]