The Times
** UK PM Rishi Sunak is poised to mount a mini-reshuffle as
he appoints a Conservative Party chairman and confirm Nadhim
Zahawi's successor.
The Guardian
** Consumers could be using a new digital pound as an
alternative to cash by the end of the decade under plans being
drawn up by the Bank of England and the Treasury.
** A health union leader has described Rishi Sunak as
deluded for suggesting NHS staff should abandon their campaign
to secure a bigger pay rise this year.
The Telegraph
** Manchester City are facing the threat of relegation from
the top flight after being charged by the Premier League with
more than 100 alleged breaches of its financial regulations.
** Strike-breaking rail managers in the UK were paid 50
pounds ($60.19) an hour on top of their salaries to work on the
front line during walkouts over Christmas.
Sky News
** Alphabet Inc's Google has launched its own
artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot, in answer to the wildly
successful ChatGPT.
** A two-day strike by postal workers planned for later this
month has been called off following a legal challenge by Royal
Mail.
($1 = 0.8308 pounds)
(Compiled by Bengaluru newsroom)
