Asbestos found in children’s play sand sold in UK

Hobbycraft removes product from sale after parent sent samples to a lab for testing but declines to issue a recall

Minnesotans strike in protest against ICE surge: ‘No work, no school, no shopping’

Organizers demand ICE leave state and agency be investigated for constitutional violations

Trust says Reform UK leader was invited to WEF event by London-based venture capitalist as an honorary adviser

Brighton & Hove Albion football club owner confirms placing bets through accounts of Reform UK adviser George Cottrell, according to legal documents

Dissenting voices were few and far between as the US president brought his smash-and-grab politics to the WEF

Megan Greene says apparent end to the decline in wage growth could hinder fight against inflation

Campaigners believe evaluations have been suppressed as they cast further doubt on safety and economic benefits

Region has higher share of net zero economic output, data shows, and Labour leaders fear Reform would dismantle industry if it wins power

Rolling coverage of the final day of the World Economic Forum in Davos

Kristalina Georgieva says research suggests 60% of jobs in advanced economies will be affected, with many entry-level roles wiped out

Airport tells outbound travellers they may bring containers that hold up to 2 litres and keep devices in bags as it rolls out latest CT scanners

Architect of government’s water plan says nationalisation might not fix everything and the current system can work

President backed away from threats over Greenland but allies dare not regard avoidance of catastrophe as anything more than a respite

Discounter relaunches Pep & Co clothing brand after a switch to ranges supplied by its former parent group hit sales

US president’s $5bn lawsuit against JP Morgan and Jamie Dimon follows a steady rise in tensions between the two men