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Israel says 737 prisoners to initially be freed after cabinet approves Gaza ceasefire
Israel-Gaza war live  
Israel says 737 prisoners to initially be freed after cabinet approves Gaza ceasefire
Israeli justice ministry says the Palestinian prisoners and detainees will be released as part of truce’s first phase, under which Hamas is to free 33 hostages
Police  
Dozens of UK transport police stations may close despite rise in assaults
Whales  
Humpback whales back in Britain, with rise in sightings from Kent to Isles of Scilly
Tennis  
Emma Raducanu exits Australian Open after defeat to ruthless Iga Swiatek
Canada  
Meteorite strike captured in rare video from home’s doorbell camera
In focus
Last orders? Soaring costs and declining demand take toll on Japan’s legendary izakaya
Japan  
Last orders? Soaring costs and declining demand take toll on Japan’s legendary izakaya
Ramen restaurants also struggling as Japan’s culinary landscape faces economic challenges and changing customer behaviour
Obesity  
After call to overhaul diagnosis of obesity, how can you tell if your weight is a problem?
‘I can’t be here’  
Washington DC residents flee ahead of Trump inauguration
Spotlight
Rami Malek  
Rami Malek on rebellion, racism, and still feeling like an outsider: ‘I’m white passing, but growing up in LA, we definitely didn’t fit in’
Rami Malek on rebellion, racism, and still feeling like an outsider: ‘I’m white passing, but growing up in LA, we definitely didn’t fit in’
Blind date  
‘Awkward moments? When she said I looked like her ex. And again when she said I looked like another ex’
Tim Dowling  
Mice have been at the pipes. But how have they eaten this much plastic?
Opinion
The tech bros have front-row seats at Trump’s inauguration, but what they want goes way beyond that
Quinn Slobodian
The tech bros have front-row seats at Trump’s inauguration, but what they want goes way beyond that
Women’s claims of sexual abuse must be heard – unless they’re about master storyteller Neil Gaiman, apparently
Marina Hyde
Relief at this Gaza deal should be tempered by rage at Hamas and Netanyahu. How dare they take so long?
Jonathan Freedland
Sport
Football  
Scotland’s finest: Law never forgot his country and it always revered him
Scotland’s finest: Law never forgot his country and it always revered him
Tennis live  
Australian Open – De Minaur through, Swiatek sinks Raducanu, Sinner to come
Haaland’s deal is a coup but what happens if City are relegated?
Jamie Jackson
Podcast
Finally, a ceasefire in Gaza – podcast
Today in Focus  
Finally, a ceasefire in Gaza – podcast
The Guardian’s Jerusalem correspondent, Bethan McKernan, explains the pact reached between Israel and Hamas to halt fighting
Climate crisis
US  
‘It’s going to be rough’: what Trump’s response to LA fires portends for future climate disasters
‘It’s going to be rough’: what Trump’s response to LA fires portends for future climate disasters