Spanish Prime Minister Sanchez: We will ask prosecutors to investigate companies such as X and Meta (META.O) for spreading inappropriate content about children generated by AI.

Ukrainian energy company DTEK said the Russian attack on the Odessa region caused "extremely serious" damage to power infrastructure.

Office for National Statistics: The UK economic inactivity rate fell by 0.1 percentage points to 20.8% in the three months to December.

ONS: The Office for National Statistics said 11,000 people were less in paid employment in January 2026 than in December 2025.

The UK's ILO unemployment rate in the three months of December was 5.2%, the highest since January 2021.

The number of people applying for unemployment benefits in the UK in January was 28,600, compared with the previous value of 17,900.