It’s hard to overstate just how high the political temperature is running in Minneapolis. Militarisation of the police. A quasi-militarisation of residents in response, a network of people “on patrol”, standing on street corners, waiting to observe and deter ICE.

“As an immigrant, I would willingly sacrifice my life for any of the people here and this cause.” “It’s Nazi s**t”, protesters tell @lewis_goodall as they demonstrate against ICE outside its HQ in Minneapolis.

Agree with @gideonrachman excellent column. European appeasement hasn't worked. It's time to try a different approach.

Watching GB News or reading the Telegraph you realise there is a slice of right-wing opinion that would happily betray this country.

Blimey Denmark’s oldest newspaper reporting Danish concerns about unofficial attempts by aid to bypass usual channels in gaining information about Greenlands military protection….

NEW: Another Tory MP defects to Reform tonight. Andrew Rosindell takes Reform's numbers to 7 MPs

The other obvious problem with Trump's unilateral tariff threat (once again unsanctioned by Congress) is that it proves that there is no earthly point making a deal with him. Whatever you think you've agreed he will almost certainly rip up whenever the news cycle seems to require

Your food’s footprint varies widely.

Not sure how real any of this is really… A European voice just suggested a European boycott of Donald Trump’s World Cup, is the only language or gesture that would actually get through to him. Astonishing yes perhaps not as astonishing as annexation of Greenland. Blimey.

The “people’s channel” praising a foreign president as strong as he tries to extort Britain. Truly patriotism at its best.

Geopolitics feels weirder than usual.

Is it time for European national football teams to consider withdrawing from any of their games played at US venues - during the 2026 World Cup?

This is where NPR gets interesting… how does a line arriving into Piccadilly from the south but pointing westwards link into the trans-Pennine route from the east?

Kemi Badenoch's ambush of Robert Jenrick was carefully planned and deliberately timed for Nigel Farage's press conference Rebecca Harris, the chief whip, called Jenrick to tell him he had been sacked while Farage was holding his press conference At 11.06, moments after Jenrick

Let's remind ourselves of what was promised in 2018 for £70bn of new east-west high speed lines across the north, thanks to far superior reporting to what we're seeing today: https://t.co/ynlDfjAPM3

Westminster Voting Intention: RFM: 24% (-2) CON: 20% (+1) LAB: 19% (+2) LDM: 16% (=) GRN: 14% (-2) Via @YouGov, 11-12 Jan. Changes w/ 4-5 Jan.

The British people have spoken.

With a MGR working, probably destined for Fiddler's Ferry Power Station near Widnes 76010 & 76030 climb slowly up the 1 in 40 Worsborough incline, on the 24th June 1980. Out of sight, at the rear was 76008 & 76021 as banking locos, giving the working a push. © VarleyRoger.

Suspect this is going to be the first big Reform defection that backfires. It's not just that it fits the "dumping ground for old Tories" narrative. It starts to build the idea Reform aren't actually that different after all.

Let’s return to £100 minimum to fly, 60p to park…