Daily Inshorts - 08 January 2026

Daily Inshorts - 08 January 2026

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Storm Goretti brings 99mph winds and snow as 65,000 properties lose power

A gust of 99mph is recorded in the Isles of Scilly as the storm brings heavy snow and rain to the UK.

Two starkly opposed Americas laid bare by deadly ICE shooting

The incident is threatening to inflame a deeply contentious debate over immigration enforcement.

Jeremy Bowen: Trump risks pushing world back to age of empires

Donald Trump wants and needs quick victories. Taking Maduro is the decisive win he has craved, writes Jeremy Bowen.

Abandoned baby Elsa to be adopted and regularly see two siblings

Police say all enquiries to find the parents of the abandoned babies have now been "exhausted".

Weight loss jabs affecting Greggs, boss says

The Greggs boss says there is "no doubt" weight loss jabs have led it to having a healthier menu.

ED, I-PAC move Calcutta HC over searches on firm's office, Pratik Jain’s residence

Justice Suvra Ghosh, before whom the matters were mentioned, is likely to take them up for hearing on Friday (January 9)

ACB unearths ‘scam’ worth ₹2,000 crore in Rajasthan’s midday meal scheme

The ACB’s probe found that the officials associated with the scheme and CONFED allegedly changed rules in collusion to exclude eligible firms from the tender process and extended undue benefits to favoured companies

Overseas electors, those temporarily away from Bengal exempt from in-person SIR hearings: CEO

A relative can appear in the hearing on behalf of the elector, a notice by the CEO’s office said

Umar Khalid is not my mentor, Sharjeel Imam tells Delhi court

He had never spoken to Mr. Khalid in the five years he spent at Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), Mr. Imam’s counsel said on his behalf

Mizoram Cabinet is against extending Governor’s Rule in troubled tribal council

The council of ministers said there was no justification for extending Governor’s Rule for another six months