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2022 was tough and the UK's problems will not go away in 2023, Rishi Sunak has warned in his New Year's message. The prime minister said the government was taking "difficult but fair" decisions to "get borrowing and debt under control". He promised that his government would put "people's priorities first". He also said the coronation of King Charles III would give the country the chance to "come together with pride". Mr Sunak became prime minister towards the end of a turbulent political year which saw his two predecessors - Boris Johnson and Liz Truss - brought down by Conservative backbenchers. In the coming year, the new prime minister faces the challenge of keeping his own MPs happy, while dealing with the rising cost of living and strikes in several sectors, including nursing and the rail industry. Chris Mason: What to expect from politics in 2023 Anti-Growth to Zombie: the 2022 political year Images of an extraordinary political year Mr Sunak acknowledged the past year had not been easy: "Just as we recovered from an unprecedented global pandemic, Russia launched a barbaric and illegal invasion across Ukraine." He said the war had created a "profound economic impact" which had affected people in the UK, and he promised to help the "most vulnerable" with their energy costs. He also said he had taken decisive action to reduce the backlog in the NHS, and was tackling illegal migration. "I'm not going to pretend that all our problems will go away in the new year," said Mr Sunak, but added that "the very best of Britain" would be on display as it continues to support Ukraine in its fight against Russia. Labour leader Keir Starmer used his New Year's message to promise that his party would set out the "case for change" in 2023 Over the past year, Labour's poll ratings have risen, giving the party a consistent lead over the Conservatives. This means Sir Keir is likely to face greater scrutiny over what he would do if he were to become prime minister. The next general election has to be held by January 2025, but it could be sooner if Mr Sunak decides to go to the polls early. Reflecting on the past year, Sir Keir acknowledged that 2022 had been "very tough" for millions across the country. He also paid tribute to Ukraine for "showing so much bravery fighting for their liberty" and said the UK should "once again stand by" the Ukrainian people. Turning to the year ahead, the Labour leader said Britain needed to become a "fairer, greener, more dynamic country and that he wanted to "restore faith in politics as a force for good". "For that to happen," he said, "we need a completely new way of doing politics." He said his party would use the year ahead to "set out the case for change, the case for a new Britain, the case for hope". In her New Year's message, First Minister of Scotland, Nicola Sturgeon, promised to "keep doing everything we can for those who need it most". She also said her government would "work hard to reap the massive economic benefits of our efforts to tackle climate change". Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey also used his New Year message to reflect on the past year, celebrating the "wonderful jubilee street parties", the Lionesses winning the Euros and "another fantastic by-election victory for the Liberal Democrats!". In June, his party won the previously safe Conservative seat of Tiverton and Honiton in Devon, which became vacant after Tory MP Neil Parish resigned for looking at pornography in Parliament. Sir Ed also attacked Vladimir Putin's "appalling war", and the Conservative government for "inflicting economic chaos on the rest of us". "The New Year is an opportunity to turn the page and look ahead, and although things are tough for millions, I sense change is possible - so I look to the New Year with hope and optimism. "So for 2023, I wish you and your family all the best. Let's hope it's a year of fresh starts - in more ways than one." link: https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-64126709

On orphaned eaglet, who was fostered by a bald eagle named Murphy, was released back into the wild along the Mississippi River last week. Hundreds of enthusiastic supporters were there to witness the special occasion. Murphy captured international acclaim when news of him incubating a rock spread like wildfire through social media. The story took an even more remarkable turn when staff at World Bird Sanctuary (WBS) recognized Murphy’s potential as a caregiver for a recently orphaned baby eagle (Eaglet 23-126), placing a calculated bet on his nurturing instincts. Due to an injury in his youth, Murphy can’t fly, but he can walk and hop to low perches in his aviary. He used those skills to defend his rock fiercely from the other resident eagles, just as an eagle would defend its eggs. The Sanctuary staff introduced Murphy to the eaglet carefully. They put the chick in a small, heated cage, in an enclosure with Murphy. Murphy investigated and began feeding the eaglet through the bars of the cage. After the WBS staff released the eaglet from his small cage, Murphy instantly took to his new role as foster dad and began watching over the baby and taught him how to grow to be an adult eagle. “Today is a wonderful day for Murphy, for the Eaglet, and for everyone associated with the World Bird Sanctuary,” said Roger Holloway, Executive Director of World Bird Sanctuary. “We firmly believe that Murphy’s exceptional care, attention, and nurturing has equipped this young eagle with the necessary skills to thrive in his new community here along the Mississippi.” Eaglet 23-126 is the 126th patient in 2023 at the Sanctuary’s hospital. Additionally, The World Bird Sanctuary unveiled a significant campaign to raise funds for a new foster center which will enhance the Sanctuary’s hospital in honor of Murphy, the orphaned eaglet, and Murphy’s Rock. The commissioning of the new foster center represents an important milestone for the World Bird Sanctuary. With enhanced resources and capacity, the center will empower the Sanctuary’s hospital to provide sustained and scaled support to the avian residents, ensuring their well-being and rehabilitation for years to come. You can watch the incredible release footage HERE! Please contribute to World Bird Sanctuary’s (WBS) campaign HERE! You can help all animals and our planet by choosing compassion on your plate and in your glass. #GoVeg Link: https://worldanimalnews.com/an-eaglet-who-was-fostered-by-a-beloved-bald-eagle-named-murphy-who-went-viral-is-released-back-into-the-wild/

The Nissan Maxima is the O.G. four-door sports car—at least according to Nissan, which has attached that moniker to its largest sedan for decades. The current-generation Maxima's production run is slated to end this year, but the nameplate isn't headed to the scrap heap. Instead, it'll reappear in the next couple of years as an electric sedan that should borrow much of its styling from the lovely IMs concept that debuted back in 2019. The 2026 Nissan Maxima is also expected to receive powertrain components from the electric Ariya SUV, with the sedan believed to be built starting in 2025 in Canton, Mississippi. The next Maxima will be entirely new when it arrives for the 2026 model year. It will replace the current generation, which wraps up production this year. The Maxima name will go into a brief hibernation as Nissan begins the lineup shuffle. We expect very few parts of the current Maxima to transfer over for 2026, except for the number of doors. Some of its styling will come from the IMs concept, a collection of sharp angles and thin lights that Nissan called an "elevated sports sedan." Nissan has not yet discussed how the 2026 Maxima lineup may look. The trims will likely follow the same progression as the Ariya, which ditches the old capital-letter style (e.g. SR, SV) in favor of clever names like Engage and Evolve. We believe the Maxima will offer a small-battery variant to keep the base price low. Upper models will improve on power and range, with the latter carrying the "+" designation as part of the trim name. EV Motor, Power, and Performance The 2026 Nissan Maxima will ride on the company's CMF-EV platform, which is shared with partners Renault and Mitsubishi and currently underpins the Ariya. While we're still some time out from knowing how the new Maxima will be configured, it would make sense for Nissan to create a base model from most of the Ariya's entry-level bits, including a single electric motor on the front axle producing 214 horsepower and 221 pound-feet of torque. The Ariya's beefiest all-wheel-drive setup bumps output to a solid 389 horsepower. Since the Maxima is all about sporty driving, or so Nissan says, what we'd really like to see are the same power figures from the IMs concept—483 horsepower and 590 pound-feet. A kid can dream. Link: https://www.caranddriver.com/nissan/maxima

Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola has described his side's Champions League situation as "not a problem" but "an opportunity" as they look to avoid exiting the competition at the group stage. The 2022-23 champions are 25th in the 36-team league, two points out of the positions that qualify for the knockout phase play-offs. They must beat Belgians Club Brugge at Etihad Stadium on Wednesday to avoid being eliminated at the group stage. "The situation that we have is that we have to win the game and if not we will not continue in this competition," Guardiola said. "We want to have another chance to play another two games, to have the chance of the next stages. It's not a problem, it's an opportunity." Manchester City have received an injury boost before the game with Guardiola confirming Oscar Bobb will be available for selection. The midfielder has spent five months on the sidelines after breaking a bone in his leg last summer. City reached the quarter-finals of the Champions League last term and Guardiola, who has won the Champions League three times as a manager, is treating the game like a knockout fixture. He added: "These type of games I've played many times. Sooner or later you have to play them where if you win you go through and if you don't you go out. "We are here for the reasons we know, that we have not been good enough, and this is a situation we have lived many times." Manchester City are one of 25 teams out of the 36 in the league still waiting to learn their fate. The 4-2 defeat by Paris St-Germain in their previous match was costly because it leaves Guardiola's side in the elimination zone. If City fail to beat Club Brugge, they would not drop into the Europa League. It would be the end of European football for them this season. Failing to qualify for the next round means taking a hefty financial hit. Every club in the league phase gets 18.62m euros (£15.6m) for participating, with performance bonuses of 2.1m euros per win and 700,000 euros per draw. Reaching the play-offs is worth an additional 1m euros but getting past that is when things start to get lucrative. Reaching the last 16 banks a club 11m euros, the quarter-finals is worth an extra 12.5m euros and clubs getting to the semi-finals receive 15m euros. Getting to the final is worth a guaranteed 18.5m euros, with the champions pocketing 25m euros. That means if Manchester City fail to get out of the group stage then they would miss out on a potential 64.5m euros (£54.1m). The knock-on effect could impact what business Guardiola can do in the transfer market, although he would not be drawn on that situation on Tuesday. "I didn't speak with my chief executive about that," he said. "I would say the budget is positive. I'm not naive enough to know how important this competition is financially for the club but we want to try and go though for sporting reasons." Link: https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/articles/c5y7gmk47k7o

1 hour ago Share Save Christal Hayes BBC News A federal judge has temporarily halted President Donald Trump's plan to offer a resignation package to federal employees. The White House had said that more than 40,000 US government workers had accepted the offer to resign in exchange for pay through 30 September - though workers expressed confusion about the terms of the deal. Federal Judge George O'Toole Jr said the plan would be paused until a hearing on Monday when he could hear the merits of a lawsuit filed by federal employee unions who questioned the plan's legality, according to the BBC's US partner CBS News. The order came hours before Thursday's 23:59 ET (04:59 GMT) deadline for federal workers to accept the deal. The tariff wars have begun - buckle up Tens of thousands of federal workers accept Trump resignation offer An analysis of the federal workforce by the non-profit Partnership for Public Service found that the annual attrition rate among federal employees is about 6%, suggesting that some workers may have been intended to leave government. The resignation scheme's announcement - delivered in the form of a late-night email with the subject line "Fork in the Road" - is part of an ongoing effort by the Trump administration to slash the size of the federal government and cut spending. The worker union American Federation of Government Employees filed the lawsuit against the White House's Office of Personnel Management, arguing it had violated the law as it did not have the funds to back the deal and have given conflicting guidance about its terms. AFGE had previously warned its members "NOT to resign or respond" to the White House's resignation package. The union had said in an email to members that the offer was part of an "effort to dismantle the civil service and replace the skilled, professional workforce with unqualified political appointees and for-profit contractors". The union noted that Congress has not passed a budget past 14 March, meaning it was unclear whether agencies could pay workers through September. "There is not yet any evidence the administration can or will uphold its end of the bargain, that Congress will go along with this unilateral massive restructuring, or that appropriated funds can be used this way, among other issues that have been raised," AFGE said in the message. What is USAID and why does Donald Trump want to end it? 'I'm alive thanks to US foreign aid' Musk team given access to sensitive federal payment system Some federal employees had said that they buyout proposal came as a shock. They said they worried about unanswered questions with the process and its legality, which has piled on uncertainty to an already hectic start to Trump's second term. "The tone of the initial email was like 'you may be cut anyway,'" Monet Hepp, a medical support specialist at the US Department of Veterans Affairs, previously told BBC. "People were blindsided by it." Some employees thought the email was spam, as it was such a departure from typical government communcations, causing them to delete it intially. "I want to confirm that this is a legitimate communication from OPM," a public affairs officer with the VA wrote in an email that was sent to employees and shared with the BBC. Democrats have questioned the legality of the resignation package and warned that it would lead to a "brain drain" that would be "felt by every American". "Without the expertise and institutional knowledge that so many federal employees bring to their work, our government will be incapable of responding effectively to national emergencies, serving the American public, or even carrying out routine operations," Democrats on the House Oversight Commitee wrote in a letter to President Trump. On Tuesday, the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) became the first national security department to extend the offer to its staff, telling its entire workforce they could quit and receive about eight months of pay and benefits. Former US intelligence officials and several lawmakers have raised concerns that this offer could undermine US national security priorities. Senator Mark Warner of Virginia, the vice-chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee, cautioned CIA employees against taking the offer. "There are few government agencies more essential to our national security than the CIA," Warner said in a statement. "A lot of federal employees, including at the CIA, are my constituents, and I've been warning them that these 'buyouts' are empty promises, since Congress hasn't approved any money to do it." Link: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx2q1g3evzqo

Tens of thousands of people are fleeing towns in the Democratic Republic of Congo's east, as rebel forces close in on the city of Goma. Explosions and gunshots were heard in city - home to more than a million people - late on Sunday evening, according to local media reports. A spokesman for rebel group has told the Reuters news agency its forces will seize control of Goma at 03:00 local time (01:00 GMT). This comes hours after DR Congo's foreign minister accused Rwanda of declaring war by sending its troops over the border to support the M23 rebels. Rwanda says Kinshasa supports militias who want regime change in Kigali. Kenya has called for a ceasefire, and announced that the presidents of both the DR Congo and Rwanda will attend an emergency regional summit in the next two days. Kenyan President William Ruto, the current chair of the the East African Community, said it was incumbent on regional leaders to help facilitate a peaceful solution to the conflict. Meanwhile on the ground, M23 rebels have called on Congolese troops in Goma to surrender in order to avoid bloodshed. The group has taken control of vast parts of mineral-rich eastern DR Congo since 2021. In the past few weeks the group has been advancing swiftly on Goma amid intense fighting. Since the start of 2025 more than 400,000 people have been displaced in north and South Kivu, provinces near the border with Rwanda, according to the UN's refugee agency. One displaced woman, Alice Feza, said she is at a loss of what to do next, as she has fled from Kiwanja, Rutshuru, Kibumba and now, Goma. "People are fleeing everywhere, and we don't know where to go anymore, because we started fleeing a long time ago," Ms Feza said, adding: "The war catches us here among the host families, now we have nowhere to go." Key roads surrounding Goma are blocked and the city's airport can no longer be used for evacuation and humanitarian efforts, the UN has said. UN Secretary General António Guterres has called on Rwanda to withdraw its forces from the DR Congo's territory and on the M23 rebel group to stop its advance on Goma. Guterres, in a statement through his spokesman, called on Rwanda to "cease support to the M23 and withdraw from DRC territory". He also called on the M23 to "immediately cease all hostile actions and withdraw from occupied areas". This comes after 13 soldiers serving with peacekeeping forces were killed in clashes with the rebels. The UK has called for an end to attacks on peacekeepers, while France's UN representative, Nicolas de Rivière, reiterated Guterres' call for Rwanda to withdraw its troops from the DR Congo. Both DR Congo and the UN say the M23 group is backed by Rwanda. Rwanda has not denied this, but the country's leaders put the blame on the DR Congo for the current conflict. Speaking at the Security Council meeting, Rwanda's UN representative Ernest Rwamucyo said he regretted that the international community choose to condemn the M23 group rather than the Congolese army, which, he said, had violated a ceasefire. On Saturday, the UN said it would be pulling all of its non-essential staff out of Goma. Essential operations are ongoing in the DR Congo Link: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c0qwlkydxxko

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