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News : BBC
Driving test touts offer instructors £250 monthly kickbacks Touts use instructor login details to bulk-book tests and sell them at a huge mark-up, the BBC finds.
Four arrested over defacing of Crown Jewels display case at Tower of London Attribution
Young people are getting a 'raw deal', and that's good news for the Greens and Reform Attribution
'Life being stressful is not an illness' - GPs on mental health over-diagnosis Attribution
Bethlehem Christmas tree lights up for first time since start of Gaza war Attribution
Russia hits Ukraine as US reports progress in talks with Kyiv Attribution
Woman jailed for murdering her baby to have convictions quashed Attribution
Driving test touts offer instructors £250 monthly kickbacks Touts use instructor login details to bulk-book tests and sell them at a huge mark-up, the BBC finds.
Four arrested over defacing of Crown Jewels display case at Tower of London Attribution
Young people are getting a 'raw deal', and that's good news for the Greens and Reform Attribution
'Life being stressful is not an illness' - GPs on mental health over-diagnosis Attribution

News : New York Times
N.F.L. Postseason Simulator
Trump’s Security Strategy Focuses on Profit, Not Spreading Democracy
Trump Administration Says Europe Faces ‘Civilizational Erasure’
Kenny Holston/The New York Times
Supreme Court Agrees to Review Trump Order Restricting Birthright Citizenship
The Supreme Court, Once Wary of Partisan Gerrymandering, Goes All In
Tierney L. Cross/The New York Times
12 Essential Projects
Frank Gehry, the Disrupter, Opened Their Imaginations
Titan of Architecture Dies at 96
These 12 Projects Show the Scope of His Work

Sport
: Telegraph

Boycott interviews Root
LiveThe Ashes 2025: Australia vs England score and latest from day two of second Test Cricket
Amorim ‘angry’ after West Ham expose Man Utd’s soft underbelly Football
Thomas Tuchel: England subs could stay indoors to escape extreme heat at World Cup Football
Saudi Arabia will fund Salah move, if he is open to Liverpool exit Football
Etzebeth’s eye-gouge ban will anger Welsh and Springbok fans, but it is right Rugby union
What is happening with your TNT Sports subscription Sport on TV
FootballShaka Hislop reveals he has aggressive form of prostate cancer
F1Norris: I will not ask Piastri to move over, but I would for him



 

News : London Evening Standard
Tower of London closed after protesters damage Crown Jewels display
Frail pensioner convicted of not insuring car she'll never use again
Londoners baffled by ‘mystery bangs’ heard across city
Eugenie sends festive support to Kate after missing carol service
Elderly woman killed in hit-and-run crash on way to shops in Liverpool
Tributes to climber whose boyfriend left her to freeze to death
The Liz Truss Show: Key points from first episode
Tory peer defects to Reform and launches campaign for Holyrood
Panic as deadly infection outbreak on cruise leaves 100 people sick
Britain’s most mispronounced words of 2025 revealed
Lib Dems call for probe into claims test touts are paying driving instructors

News : Sky

Farage sang antisemitic songs to Jewish classmates, former Dulwich pupil claims
White House: Europe 'unrecognisable in 20 years or less'
Crumble and custard thrown at State Crown display case in Tower of London
Charlton Athletic fan dies and match abandoned after medical emergency at ground
Russia hits Ukraine with 'massive' overnight attack - as Moscow says 'goals were achieved'
At least 33 children killed in paramilitary drone attack on nursery
Piers Morgan's Uncensored nears £100m valuation after stake sale
'There are 15-year-olds sitting on millions - and their parents are clueless of their crimes'
Elderly woman killed in hit-and-run crash on way to shops
Flood warnings issued as wet and windy weather sweeps parts of UK
Millionaire former Tory donor defects to Reform
Unapologetically political - a World Cup draw like no other
'I would not be willing to die': Young Germans fear return to conscription
At least 11 killed in shooting at South African bar, including young children, police say
12-year-old girl from Gaza receives vital brain operation after Israeli bombing near her home
Prostate cancer treatment with potential for fewer side effects to be trialled in UK

News
: Telegraph

Christmas Charity Appeal 2025 Support four charities whose work speaks to the spirit of Christmas
Farage to launch legal challenge over delayed elections Government blames move on local authorities needing more time to merge as part of devolution drive
Revealed: Whitty silenced Covid ethics advisers
‘Tax the rich’ activists vandalise Crown Jewels with crumble and custard Police swoop on Tower of London after protesters throw food at State Crown display case
The hug at Lord Alli’s house that could spell the end for Starmer Warm relations between Wes Streeting and Angela Rayner come amid mounting speculation of a leadership plot
Revealed: Streeting, Rayner and the pact for No 10
Last-gasp Villa sink Arsenal to surge into title race
LivePremier League latest: City leading Sunderland, Chelsea being held at Bournemouth
Southport parents: ‘Our girls will be remembered for who they were – not the attack’ Parents share home videos with BBC that will feature in a documentary
Charlton fan dies after collapsing in the stand with match abandoned
Female prison tutor caught in relationship with inmate

News : Guardian
Yinka Bankole'I’ll never forget the look of hatred Nigel Farage had for me at school, simply because of how I looked'
AnalysisHow Farage’s response to racism claims is straight out of Trump’s populist playbook
Reform UKReform UK revokes membership of council leader accused of racism
Yinka Bankole'I’ll never forget the look of hatred Nigel Farage had for me at school, simply because of how I looked'
AnalysisHow Farage’s response to racism claims is straight out of Trump’s populist playbook
Reform UKReform UK revokes membership of council leader accused of racism
Frank Gehry obituaryCrumpling and fish curves of Guggenheim Bilbao typified his oeuvre
ExplainerWhat is in the UK government’s child poverty strategy?
Trump briefingList of countries under US travel ban set to grow
Florida talksTrump advisers and Ukrainian officials will meet for third day amid progress on peace plan
Ukraine‘No mistrust’ between Europe and US over Ukraine, Macron says

News : Huffington Post
Elevating Exports with UK Export Finance
Trump’s Pressure Campaign On The ICC Is Falling Apart
John Travolta Has Gifted Us A Late Contender For This Year's Best Christmas Ad
Kate Garraway Opens Up About Whether She’d Date Again Following Her Husband's Death
Sabrina Carpenter Finally Explains Meaning Behind Her Controversial Album Cover
Starmer Urged To Use Brexit To Beat Nigel Farage Amid Reform's Surge In The Polls
This Creepy Photo From The New Epstein Dump Is A Must-See
Miley Cyrus Reveals Engagement Happened In Spot She Had ‘Saved’ Just For Herself
There’s An Unspoken Message That ‘Wicked’ Is Sending – And It’s Alarming
Critics Are All Saying The Same Thing About Meghan Markle's Festive Netflix Special

Internet : Wired News
Buying Warner Bros. Gives Netflix What It’s Always Needed: An Identity
Huge Trove of Nude Images Leaked by AI Image Generator Startup’s Exposed Database
AI Slop Is Ruining Reddit for Everyone
Horses, the Most Controversial Game of the Year, Doesn’t Live Up to the Hype
Here’s What You Should Know About Launching an AI Startup
Meta Poached Apple’s Top Design Guys to Fix Its Software UI
Melinda French Gates on Secrets: ‘Live a Truthful Life, Then You Don’t Have Any’
The Best Silk & Snow Cyber Sale Deals
The Best Lubes for Every Type of Play
GoTrax’s Mustang Electric Bike Gets You From Point A to Point B Quickly
How Long Should You Stay in a Sauna?
The Big Interview Event
Former DOGE Engineer Is Now Back in Government
AMD CEO Lisa Su Says Concerns About an AI Bubble Are Overblown
Cloudflare Has Blocked 416 Billion AI Bot Requests Since July 1
Anthropic’s Daniela Amodei Believes the Market Will Reward Safe AI

News Mail
RICHARD KAY: Why kicking Andrew out could be an own goal the King will live to regret... as left-wing politicians turn their gaze on how much other royals pay for their mansions
The dementia injustice that's killing 76,000 every year: Find out how many undiagnosed cases there are in your area as Mail launches campaign
Encouraging your eight-year-old daughter to reinvent herself as a teenager hardly sounds like responsible parenting. But then YouTuber Jonathan Joly isn't exactly a textbook father.
Hard to swallow! Labour members want Ed Miliband as leader... as half of party predict they'll lose the next election if Starmer stays put
In a poll indicating the level of unhappiness among the rank and file, the Energy Secretary emerged as the surprise frontrunner.
BORIS JOHNSON: What the mysterious rise in the numbers demanding wheelchairs to get to their plane tells us about the ever spiralling cost of the welfare state
Getting off a plane in the US the other day, I noticed a lot of people waiting at the plane door. They were all tabarded airport staff, and they all had wheelchairs.
World Cup draw becomes the Donald Trump circus as US President is awarded 'FIFA Peace Prize' before telling perplexed crowd that football should rename itself
Fifa president Gianni Infantino presented President Trump with the award in recognition of his 'extraordinary actions to promote peace and unity throughout the world'
DAILY MAIL COMMENT: Let's end this cruel dementia betrayal
EDEN CONFIDENTIAL: Andrew's ex Staveley scores £11million from Newcastle United deal

Misc. : Vice
Bad Boys of the French Riviera
A Park Despoiled: In LA, Gen Z Goths Are Making Dogging Cool Again
Exploding Suburban Silence
Remembering Chi Cheng
The VICE Guide to Enjoying the Myriad Humiliations of Aging
The Sacred Side of NYC Strip Clubs
Angel Eyes: Why Los Angeles Loves Deftones
Which Types of Sex Doll Do Different Nationalities Prefer? VICE Investigates…
’WWE SmackDown’ Results (12/05/25): John Cena’s Final Opponent Decided


Computer Weekly
Cyber teams on alert as React2Shell exploitation spreads
Interview: Paul Neville, director of digital, data and technology, The Pensions Regulator
News brief: RCE flaws persist as top cybersecurity threat
HPE Discover Barcelona 2025 unveils AI networking advances
Snowflake, Anthropic boost partnership with $200M commitment
Informatica tightens bond with AWS's AI development tools
Latest AWS data management features target cost control


Politics
: BBC

Trans women will not be allowed to attend main Labour Women's Conference events The conference will take place in 2026 after being cancelled for a year in light of the Supreme Court's gender ruling.
Starmer rejects EU customs union after Lammy comments Attribution
Charities welcome new law banning puppy smuggling Attribution
Scottish Conservative peer defects to Reform UK Attribution
Reeves will not face ethics probe over pre-Budget remarks Posted
Government pledges to end children living in B&Bs Attribution
Reform revokes council leader's party membership Attribution
Stoke & Staffordshire Posted
Six-month unfair dismissal right to begin from 2027 Attribution
Farage accuses BBC of double standards after racism allegations Attribution
New mayoral elections to be delayed in four areas of England Attribution
Crypto investor donates record £9m to Reform UK Attribution
Call for 'Covid-style' help amid water disruption Attribution
Henry Zeffman: Less than meets the eye to Starmer's words on Brexit Attribution
Is Scottish Labour on the brink of Westminster revolt? Attribution
The controversy over the collapsed China spy case explained Attribution
Faisal Islam: OBR head's resignation leaves potential landmines for Reeves Attribution
Chris Mason: Why, in my judgement, Reeves was misleading on one specific point Attribution
From our Political Editor Chris Mason
Chris Mason: Why, in my judgement, Reeves was misleading on one specific point Attribution
Rachel Reeves will be hoping this Budget buys her some time Attribution

Misc. : Verge
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Welcome to the big leagues, Netflix
One week at the Luigi Mangione media circus
Pantone’s ‘Cloud Dancer’ color party is a recession indicator
Pluribus turns a ‘caloric deficit’ into a nightmare
Welcome to the wellness surveillance state
Horses is a hit, but its studio might still be in trouble
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Waymo’s robotaxis are under investigation for passing stopped school buses
Chamberlain blocks smart home integrations with its garage door openers — again
Star Wars’ original theatrical cut returns to theaters in 2027
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The future of country music is here, and it’s AI
Netflix is buying Warner Bros. for $83 billion
Antigravity’s 360-degree drone is here to help you forget DJI
Chamberlain blocks smart home integrations with its garage door openers — again

News : Independent
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Force-fed and drugged into a ‘comatose’ state: ‘Horrifying’ allegations against children’s hospitals
Labour voters want Starmer to ditch Brexit red lines and rejoin EU customs union
Former doctor charged with dozens of sexual assaults against patients
Meghan Markle ‘reaches out’ to estranged father after his surgery
Putin risks fresh row with Trump after pledging ‘uninterrupted fuel’ to India
The US president has adopted racist conspiracy theories in his extraordinary attack on Europe
Royal family come together for star-studded Princess of Wales carol service
Flights delayed and cancelled at Edinburgh Airport after IT issue
Netflix to acquire Warner Bros in massive $82.7bn deal
Wear a face mask if unwell amid flu ‘tidal wave’, say health officials
Daughter left £250 in dad’s will wins court fight to split his fortune
Archaeologists unlock secrets of ‘remarkable’ Rutland mosaic
Why this Yorkshire market town is the happiest place to live in the UK
This small London museum has been named best in Europe – and it’s free
Investigation reveals AI deepfake doctors spreading misinformation
Why this Yorkshire market town is the happiest place to live in the UK
This small London museum has been named best in Europe – and it’s free
Investigation reveals AI deepfake doctors spreading misinformation
Monica Dolan: ‘What frightened me most was the children no one even noticed had gone missing’
Lorraine Kelly backs The Independent’s SafeCall campaign
Asian Business Awards Investor of the Year Cyrus Vandrevala donates to campaign

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