Study finds top performers over past decade have companies in industries such software, marketing and finance

• A southern town in the north: how Warrington has adapted to change

Eleven towns and cities in the UK, including Warrington, Barnsley and Wakefield, have seen their disposable incomes rise twice as fast as the rest of the UK over the past decade, a study has found.

A report from Centre for Cities, a thinktank, showed that between 2013 and 2023, disposable income for residents of these top performing towns and cities rose by an average of 5.2%, compared with an increase of 2.4% for urban areas in the UK overall.

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Exclusive: Outgoing director general indicates support for update to licence-fee model as part of wider changes

The BBC will face “profound jeopardy” over its future unless it embraces significant changes to its funding, its outgoing director general has said, as he signalled his support for an overhaul of the licence fee.

Speaking to the Guardian, Tim Davie called for supporters of the corporation to “stand up and fight” for it, amid increased hostility from its commercial and political critics.

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Mediterranean chicken meatballs with feta and black olives, Persian-style saffron chicken and rice, and a garlicky, Korean-inspired chicken and potato traybake

When it comes to traybakes, chicken is the undisputed hero, because it’s endlessly adaptable and perfect for carrying bold, global flavours. First up, some eastern Mediterranean chicken meatballs, flecked with feta and black olives for a sharp, savoury punch. Then a Persian-style saffron chicken and rice; the rice cooks with the chicken, absorbing all the flavours of the sunshine-yellow saffron and crisping up at the edges. Finally, a Korean-inspired chicken and potato traybake in which gochujang and soy create a deeply savoury sauce that elevates a simple midweek meal.

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Mark Carney and other custodians of the order are right to contemplate its death, but are they really willing to unpick the the entire system?

When precisely did the rules-based order die? Mark Carney’s speech last week at Davos was the first time a western head of state has said outright what has been hanging over political proceedings for some time. The rules-based order is “fading”, in the middle of a “rupture” and there’s no going back. But outside Davos, the G7 and Nato, that is old news – many believed the rules-based order had expired long ago, depending on what moment you take as your watershed.

There were several components to the order, which of course was a layered, complex thing. The first is structural, that is, the agreement between powerful and prosperous countries that there would be certain mechanisms and protocols to maintain political stability, contain the outbreak of wars and promote their mutual economic interests. All the bodies that direct international traffic – the EU, Nato, the UN, the WTO, the IMF – make up that top layer of organisation.

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Rising fears that another US shutdown looms pushes gold price to new height amid nearly 90% rise since Trump’s inauguration

Gold has jumped above US$5,000 an ounce for the first time, as Donald Trump’s chaotic policies and proclamations drive more investors to seek safe harbour in the precious metal.

The price of the yellow metal jumped 1.8% to $5,078 an ounce on Monday, according to Bloomberg.

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Op de Charloisse Lagedijk in Rotterdam is in de nacht van zondag op maandag een auto op een bloembak geklapt. Volgens een 112-correspondent ging het om een buitenlandse huurauto en reed-ie met hoge snelheid.

HO CHI MINH-STAD (ANP/AFP) - De Zuid-Koreaanse oud-premier Lee Hae-chan is overleden tijdens een bezoek aan Vietnam. De 73-jarige politicus stierf aan de gevolgen van een hartaanval.

Lee begon zijn politieke carrière als studentenactivist en werd in de jaren zeventig gevangengezet omdat hij een democratische beweging leidde. Hij diende zeven termijnen in het parlement en was van 2004 tot 2006 premier. Lee speelde een grote rol bij de hervorming van de regering. De gedreven politicus kwam vaak in conflict met politieke tegenstanders, maar werd beschouwd als een slimme strateeg die vier presidenten, onder wie de huidige, hielp het presidentschap te veroveren.

"Het land heeft een groot mentor in de geschiedenis van onze democratie verloren", zei president Lee Jae-myung in een reactie. "Hij heeft zijn leven gewijd aan het beschermen en bevorderen van democratische waarden tijdens onze turbulente moderne geschiedenis."