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News : BBC
King praised for 'powerful' message on early cancer detection The King says an early diagnosis was key to the "good news" that his treatment is being scaled back.
Andrew will not face police action over bodyguard claim Attribution
BMA warns of flu 'scaremongering' ahead of doctor strikes Attribution
Evri apologises to customers after parcel delivery complaints Attribution
Belarus frees 123 prisoners as US lifts sanctions Attribution
Angry fans throw chairs and bottles at Messi event in India Attribution
Why are sperm donors having hundreds of children? Attribution
Men arrested after village Christmas tree cut down Attribution
From teachers to chart-toppers, the 'pinch me' moments for Amble Attribution
King praised for 'powerful' message on early cancer detection The King says an early diagnosis was key to the "good news" that his treatment is being scaled back.
Andrew will not face police action over bodyguard claim Attribution

News : New York Times
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Sport
: Telegraph

Boycott interviews Root
FA cannot stand by and watch Fifa fleece England fans with disgraceful ticket prices Football
Tielemans keeps Aston Villa’s European dream on track Basel 1 Aston Villa 2
Igor Jesus is becoming the diamond in Forest’s £200m spree for European glory Utrecht 1 Nottingham Forest 2
Littler made to work for first-round victory in World Darts Championship Darts
Manchester United post profit after Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s cuts Football
Michael Johnson’s Grand Slam Track files for bankruptcy Athletics
Norris’s model girlfriend insists celebratory kiss was not for show Formula One
FootballFans revolt over ‘astonishing’ World Cup ticket prices



 

News : London Evening Standard
Piccadilly line upgrade to exceed £3bn budget, TfL admits
Autistic teen 'distressed' after conviction for uninsured moped
Siblings face eviction from family home after mother dies of cancer
Police brace as Tommy Robinson supporters to gather in Whitehall
Met Police will not investigate recent Andrew accusations, force says
Police rule out probe into claims Andrew ordered smear campaign
BMA accuses Streeting of ‘scaremongering’ about NHS as strike looms
Two people dead in house fire after explosion in garden – police
Two men arrested after village Christmas tree cut down
Channel crossings begin on Saturday after longest pause in seven years
Labour must unite behind Starmer or risk losses to Reform, deputy leader says

News : Sky

UK sees longest period without migrants arriving on small boats since 2018
Trump says he 'knows nothing about' Epstein photos after new images released
Tension high in Australia as far right 'emboldened in way never seen before'
'Danger to life' warning as heavy rain and floods set to hit parts of UK
Two dead after reports of explosion in garden of house
Why there's a 'genuine risk' we won't have coffee in the future | Money
Two men arrested after Christmas tree cut down hours after lights switch-on
Open border immigration 'not pragmatic right now', says Green Party leader
Angry Messi fans rip up seats and invade pitch as star begins India tour
Drunk raccoon behind liquor store rampage suspected of other 'break-ins'
King reveals cancer treatment will be reduced in the new year
Fighting between Thailand and Cambodia continues after Trump claims ceasefire
Next plots swoop on family-owned shoe chain Russell & Bromley
Pulp Fiction and The Mask star dies
UK sanctions four paramilitary commanders in Sudan over 'mass killings'
Judge 'haunted' by victim as Eastern European grooming gang is jailed

News
: Telegraph

Christmas Charity Appeal 2025 Support four charities whose work speaks to the spirit of Christmas
Hundreds of migrants make break across Channel Nine boats set off for Britain after storms stopped crossings for 28 days
Greens plan to punish male members who correct women Any disagreement with females could lead to sanctions under partys new definition of misogyny
InterviewLaura Woods: Why do we skirt around the issue of an athlete’s sex in sport? Golden girl of TV sport discusses stalker hell and trans-activist attacks. But before you read on, listen to her ordeal in her own words
Jeremy Clarkson bans all Labour MPs from his pub
Lone ship guards Falklands as Milei rebuilds military
Khan spends £500,000 on rare birds for one of London’s poorest boroughs
Ukraine goes after Russia’s shadow fleet Move marks a new front in Kyivs war of resistance against Putins invasion
Saturday EssayIs British civilisation really being erased? Mass migration risks making the UK and its neighbours unrecognisable. America could one day cut them loose
The Left had its chance – Latin America is moving on Spectacular failures of Left-wing policies lead to rise of conservatism
Indian football fans revolt after Lionel Messi appearance lasts only 20 minutes

News : Guardian
NHSStrikes could collapse flu-hit NHS amid worst crisis since Covid, says Streeting
ExplainedAs NHS braces for record flu cases, is the strain active in continental Europe too?
Health‘Hardly an inconvenience’: your views on wearing a mask to combat flu
NHSStrikes could collapse flu-hit NHS amid worst crisis since Covid, says Streeting
ExplainedAs NHS braces for record flu cases, is the strain active in continental Europe too?
Health‘Hardly an inconvenience’: your views on wearing a mask to combat flu
Jeffrey EpsteinWhite House decries ‘Democrat hoax’
Donald TrumpTrump sued over $300m White House ballroom project
USThe latest tranche of Epstein evidence – in pictures
Ukraine briefingReports Ukraine would join EU in 2027 met with scepticism
CultureMaria Balshaw to step down as director of Tate after nine years

News : Huffington Post
Elevating Exports with UK Export Finance
We Should Be Wearing Face Masks Again, According To Experts
6 Signs A GP Says Could Mean Your Flu Is Worse Than You Think
'Our Simple Call For Toys Started An Unexpected Wave Of Kindness'
Emma Thompson Speaks Out About Her Favourite Role So Far
Oh Good: Hello Kitty Is Not A Cat, And Stuart Little Isn't A Mouse
People Are Just Realising What 'Pro And Con' Is Short For, And Huh
Sharon Osbourne Shares Ozzy's Last Words And, Gosh, It Just Got Dusty In Here
People Are Just Realising Stuart Little Isn't A Mouse, And I Need To Lie Down
I Asked A GP For Ways To Tell 'Superflu' From 'Normal' Flu

Internet : Wired News
This Group Pays Bounties to Repair Broken Devices—Even If the Fix Breaks the Law
Trump Signs Executive Order That Threatens to Punish States for Passing AI Laws
RFK Jr.’s Health Department Is Pondering a National Men’s Health Initiative
You’re Thinking About AI and Water All Wrong
People Are Already Taking This Unapproved New Weight-Loss Drug
OpenAI Launches GPT-5.2 as It Navigates ‘Code Red’
Doxers Posing as Cops Are Tricking Big Tech Firms Into Sharing People’s Private Data
Scientists Thought Parkinson’s Was in Our Genes. It Might Be in the Water
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OpenAI Staffer Quits, Alleging Company’s Economic Research Is Drifting Into AI Advocacy

News Mail
Explosive Epstein photo release shows Trump, Clinton and Prince Andrew... as disturbing images expose paedophile's sick private world
WARNING GRAPHIC CONTENT: Democratic lawmakers on the House Oversight Committee unveiled 19 intimate photos of Epstein parading around with Donald Trump and Bill Clinton.
Mother who killed her sons, six and eight, in school run crash after she messaged partner saying 'my tyre is going flat again' is spared jail
Dead at 99, Stanley Baxter - the most admired, brilliant (and tortured) comedian on TV who spent his last 25 years as a virtual recluse
An hour with Stanley Baxter was like a night at a party with a crowd of the most celebrated actors and aristocrats of the telly age.
Alarming figures show the number of asylum seekers falsely claiming to be children has quadrupled in the past decade
Home Office statistics show the number of asylum seekers found to be lying about being under 18 was 224 in 2014 but has now spiralled to more than 1,000.
Wes Streeting says he's 'not comfortable' with puberty blockers trial and claims 'threatening' trans activists have attacked his office three times
The clinical trial is taking place for children as young as ten based on a recommendation by the Cass Review into children's gender care.
Andrew Marr sparks health concerns as he appears to struggle for breath 'with heavy cold' while presenting his live LBC radio show
The former BBC political editor has been inundated with goodwill messages over an incident while he was presenting his LBC show at around 6.30pm yesterday.

Misc. : Vice
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Computer Weekly
Trump plans bonfire of US state-level AI regulation
National Audit Office praises Bank of England after complex mega-project
US nears universal adoption as North America leads 5G
Couchbase adds agentic AI development suite to Capella DBaaS
IBM acquiring Confluent to boost AI development capabilities
Snowflake, Anthropic boost partnership with $200M commitment


Politics
: BBC

Reform claims to now have more members than Labour Nigel Farage's party says it has overtaken Labour to have more members than any other party in the UK.
EU backs indefinite freeze on Russia's frozen cash ahead of loan plan for Ukraine Attribution
No 10 says it backs pubs as landlords bar Labour MPs in tax protest Attribution
No plans to force drivers to report collisions with cats, government says Attribution
What's happening with the assisted dying bill? Attribution
UK economy shrank unexpectedly by 0.1% in October Attribution
'Double whammy' of flu and strikes a risk to patients, Streeting says Attribution
Inquiry into role of Budget watchdog launched by MPs Attribution
Boys to be target of UK's violence against women strategy Attribution
Councils to get £3bn for thousands more school spaces for Send pupils Attribution
Workers' rights bill standoff continues after Lords defeat Attribution
The nuclear power station on the front line of an election battle Attribution
Charities welcome new law banning puppy smuggling 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
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
MP's aide reported suspected China LinkedIn approach Attribution

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News : Independent
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King Charles shares ‘good news’ of reduced cancer treatment and opens up on ‘overwhelming’ diagnosis
Watch: King opens up on ‘overwhelming’ cancer journey
King Charles’ cancer message in full as he opens up on recovery
Second round of Epstein photos released after first tranche features Trump and other high-profile figures
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor in new release of Epstein case files
Clinton and others pictured in latest batch of photos
Streeting warns doctors’ strikes could collapse NHS amid flu surge
EU agrees indefinite freeze on Russian assets
Farage claims Reform is now UK’s biggest party
Machado slipped through 10 checkpoints in wig in journey to Oslo
Trump talking ‘nonsense’ on violence in London, Met Police chief says
Gateshead grooming gang jailed for rapes and sexual assaults of girls
Church warns against fake outrage that ‘Christmas is cancelled’ ahead of Tommy Robinson rally
Drunken train passenger severed man’s artery in ‘despicable’ glass bottle attack
UK has to follow EU and delay ban on petrol car sales, experts warn
Joanna Trollope, bestselling British author, dies aged 82
How the ‘Queen of the Aga Saga’ moniker got Joanna Trollope all wrong
Liverpool make Salah decision over Brighton clash after Slot talks SafeCall appeal
Dr Ranj is latest star to support The Independent’s SafeCall campaign
‘My son stepped on a train – and we never heard from him again’
Alistair Petrie supports The Independent’s SafeCall campaign

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