Daily Inshorts - 14 January 2026
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More than 2,000 people reported killed at Iran protests as Trump says 'help is on its way'
A US-based rights group says it confirmed the death toll from a crackdown by authorities, as the US president urges Iranians to keep demonstrating.
Bowen: Authoritarian regimes die gradually then suddenly, but Iran is not there yet
The regime's opponents will hope for more pressure to accelerate the process, writes the BBC's international editor.
First leukaemia patient to receive pioneering treatment on NHS says it is 'very sci-fi'
Oscar Murphy has an aggressive form of the blood cancer and is the first to get CAR-T therapy in the UK.
Ministers drop plans for mandatory digital ID to work in UK
There will still be digital checks on those starting a new job, but people will not need to hold a digital ID.
Chris Mason: The climbdowns stack up for Starmer
The government dropping the digital ID scheme's mandatory element is another climbdown for Downing Street, writes the BBC's political editor.
At dawn over Hyderabad, two hot air balloons drift to shape city’s tourism plans
Are India’s small towns being increasingly urbanised? | Explained
Are small towns an alternative to the over-accumulation witnessed in the country’s metro cities?
Five new diarrhoea cases detected in Indore; no clarity over 'death audit' report
A total of 436 patients were admitted to hospitals since the vomiting and diarrhoea outbreak, triggered by supply of contaminated drinking water in the locality on December 29, of which 403 were discharged after recovery
170 years ago, a debate in Britain parliament on torture in Madras
Forms of torture in Madras Presidency at the time included tying a man by the hair of his head to the tail of an ass, and parading him though the public market
A plea for Pachaiyappa’s Hall in Chennai
With the trust that owns it mostly in the news for legal squabbles, precious little seems to be done about this historic edifice
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