National news

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• Reeves heads to Davos in bid for more investment

  The Chancellor will attend the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting

• PM to deliver Downing Street press conference

  It's after ministers announce inquiry into Southport attack

• Donald Trump becomes 47th president of United States

  He was sworn in at the US Capitol Rotunda

• Reform critical over Southport response as local MP welcomes guilty plea

  Home Secretary Yvette Cooper must appear in Parliament and account for why Axel Rudakubana’s terror links were not revealed sooner, Nigel Farage has signalled.

• Trio appear in court accused of raping teenage girls in Rotherham

  Three men have appeared in court charged with rape and other offences following an investigation into the abuse of two teenage girls in Rotherham.

• Nine in 10 people as worried about paying energy bills as last year

  The vast majority of people are just as worried about paying their energy bills as they were last winter, despite a fall in prices.

• Trump returning to power after unprecedented comeback

  Donald Trump is due to be sworn is as America’s 47th President, capping a remarkable comeback after he overcame impeachments, criminal indictments and two assassination attempts to win another term in the White House.

• Southport child killer Axel Rudakubana pleads guilty on first day of trial

  The 18-year-old accused of killing three girls at a dance class in Southport has admitted the attack on the first day of his trial.

• Whole country thinking of Southport families as trial begins Home Secretary

  The Home Secretary has said the whole country is thinking of the families of those killed in the Southport knife attack as the man accused of their murders goes on trial.

• Families of hostages wait for news after three freed on first day of ceasefire

  Families of remaining Israeli hostages are waiting for news on their loved ones after three women were reunited with relatives following their release by Hamas on the first day of a ceasefire deal.