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President pardons January 6 rioters and exits Paris climate agreement in slew of executive orders

On his first day on office the US president sought to undo much of Joe Biden’s legacy, also vowing to ‘unleash’ oil and gas drilling and revoking birthright citizenship

Pardons
Trump issues 1,500 ‘unconditional’ pardons over January 6 Capitol attack

Elon Musk
Musk appears to make back-to-back fascist salutes at inauguration rally

Fashion
Brimful of menace? Melania strikes sombre note at Trump inauguration

International reaction
‘Now it’s our turn to shine!’ How world leaders greeted Trump’s inauguration

Headlines

Exclusive
Prisons minister aims to close one women’s jail in England and Wales

Exclusive: Timpson says government plans to reverse rise in female inmates and use alternative forms of punishment

Business
Hospitality firms ‘to incur £1bn costs from employer NICs on 774,000 more workers’

UK
Keir Starmer orders public inquiry into Southport attack

Economics
Work-life balance more important than pay for employees worldwide

Immigration and asylum
Calls for Home Office to protect asylum seekers after accommodation violence

In focus

Israel-Gaza war
‘The struggle remains immense’: daily life in Gaza as the truce takes hold

Cheaper foodstuffs and being able to go out without fear of death or mutilation bring relief but conditions remain dire

Ukraine war briefing
‘This conflict will not end tomorrow or day after,’ says Macron as Trump takes office

Anglicanism
‘We need people to recognise the urgency’: Peterborough Cathedral faces financial ruin

Spotlight

Katsushika Hokusai
The Great Wave: why has this become the defining image of our era?

The long read
Signature moves: are we losing the ability to write by hand?

Television
What Happened at Auschwitz review – this urgent documentary is a small step back towards enlightenment

Opinion

A rebrand, not a revolution: our panel reacts to Trump’s inauguration speech

Arwa Mahdawi, Moustafa Bayoumi, Margaret Sullivan, Lloyd Green and Malaika Jabali

The Israel-Gaza ceasefire deal hangs by a thread. This is what must happen for peace to last

Simon Tisdall

Cartoon
Ben Jennings on the return of Donald Trump to the White House

Sport

Tennis live
Australian Open quarter-finals: Zverev v Paul; Djokovic v Alcaraz later

Football
Are the class of 2025 really the worst Manchester United team of all time?

Premier League
Cucurella and Madueke see off Wolves to end Chelsea's winless run

Podcast

Today in Focus
The financial time bomb facing special educational needs – podcast

Richard Adams reports on the Send funding cliff edge affecting children and their development

Climate crisis

Trump administration
Trump vows to ‘unleash’ oil and gas drilling as he rolls back climate rules

Wales
Wales failing to tackle alarming decline in nature, report finds

Business

Automotive
UK charging firm warns over changes to electric car sales amid ‘difficult’ market

Banking
Santander rushes guidance to managers as it reviews its future in UK

In pictures

US
Trump’s inauguration day: a who’s who from Biden to Musk

Photos of the day
Colourful lanterns and daredevil motorcyclists

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