NOS Nieuws - Buitenland • Jan. 20, 2026, 10:47 a.m.

De Franse premier Lecornu gaat een omstreden wetsartikel gebruiken om de begroting voor 2026 door te drukken. Hij heeft vanmiddag in de ministerraad bekendgemaakt dat hij artikel 49.3 toepast om de begroting van dit jaar goed te keuren.

Dankzij dat wetsartikel kan Lecornu de begroting zonder tussenkomst van het parlement doorvoeren. Hij had al drie maanden geprobeerd om een meerderheid voor de begroting te krijgen, maar zonder succes.

Het besluit van de premier is het volgende hoofdstuk in een langlopende kwestie die gaat om de begroting van de Franse regering. Frankrijk heeft een begrotingstekort van 5 procent van het bruto binnenlands product (bbp), dat geldt als het grootste tekort binnen de Europese Unie.

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A look at some of the Italian fashion designer’s greatest moments, after his death at the age of 93 Continue reading...

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The answers to today’s puzzles Earlier today, I set you these three geometrical puzzles. Here they are again with solutions.

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Click here to access the print version. Fill the grid so that every row, every column and every 3x3 box contains the numbers 1 to 9.

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A bereaved young customer was baffled by the wildly fluctuating balances the energy supplier claimed on a family’s account When my mother died of cancer, my aunt adopted me. She, too, died of cancer in 2024.

At 26, I am now alone and struggling to deal with enormous, nonsensical energy bills from E.ON Next. In 2022, I discovered my aunt had been paying massive ly inflated bills for the flat I shared with her, so I had the account closed and a new one set up in my name.

An E.ON agent took meter readings, a smart meter was installed, and a final bill sent showing the account was more than £6,000 in credit. E.ON wouldn’t let me have it in cash, so the credit was transferred to the new account and used to pay the bills for the next two years.

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Jammy leeks, savoury sweet chawanmushi and toasted sesame seeds make this flaky pastry dish feel decadent and special This savoury custard tart celebrates some of my favourite flavours (and dishes): jammy miso leeks, savoury-sweet chawanmushi (a Japanese steamed custard flavoured with dashi) and toasty sesame seeds, all enveloped in flaky pastry. It feels decadent, so it’s best served with a simple fennel salad, zingy with apple cider vinegar and mustard.

It’s excellent eaten while still warm from the oven (be patient!), but even better as leftovers, because I have a soft spot for cold eggy tarts. Ferment: Simple Ferments and Pickles, and How to Eat Them, by Kenji Morimoto, is published by Pan Macmillan at £22.

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The cinema chain didn’t warn me clearly when I went to see Avatar: Fire and Ash that I needed to register my number plate I parked at Cineworld in Chichester to watch the new film Avatar: Fire and Ash. It is more than three hours long and, when I returned to my car, I’d received a penalty charge notice (PCN) for overstaying.

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The Guardian - Life & Style • Jan. 20, 2026, 10:47 a.m.

As a study says a pet death can hurt as much as that of a relative, three people describe their emotions Grief over the death of a pet could be as chronic as that for a human family member, according to research . The study, published in the academic journal PLOS One, suggests grieving pet owners can suffer from prolonged grief disorder (PGD).

PGD is a mental health condition that can last months or even years, and often involves intense longing and despair, and problems socialising and going about daily tasks. Currently, only those grieving the loss of a person can be diagnosed.

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