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News : BBC
Zelensky plans to meet Trump on Sunday for talks on ending Russian war The Ukrainian leader says he will see the US president in Florida and believes "a lot can be decided before the new year".
Boxing Day shopping falls flat once again Attribution
US launches strikes against Islamic State in Nigeria Attribution
Three people unaccounted for after house fire Attribution
The King's message tops Christmas Day TV ratings Attribution
Thousands of US flights disrupted as winter storm looms Attribution
Blast at Syrian mosque during Friday prayers leaves at least eight dead Attribution
Boxing Day trail hunts take place as ban looms Attribution
Hull & East Yorkshire Posted
The Cure guitarist Perry Bamonte dies aged 65 Attribution
Zelensky plans to meet Trump on Sunday for talks on ending Russian war The Ukrainian leader says he will see the US president in Florida and believes "a lot can be decided before the new year".

News : New York Times
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Sport
: Telegraph

Boycott interviews Root
LiveEngland chasing 435 and mission impossible after losing Duckett and Pope The Ashes
LiveJake Paul vs Anthony Joshua: Ringwalks up next and latest updates Boxing
Joshua’s sordid fight against Jake Paul is a disgusting charade Boxing
AnalysisCan Paul beat Joshua? His big punch will be a pebble thrown at a tank Boxing
Wolves fire chairman Jeff Shi with owners deeply unhappy with abysmal season Football
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News : London Evening Standard
Boxing Day traffic warning as nearly 20 million cars expected on roads
UK police to ask FBI about Epstein file ‘drug and torture parties’
Cold temperatures set to continue with health alert in force
Two men remain missing at sea as police urge public to avoid Boxing Day swims
Suspect detained after triple knife attack on Paris metro
Antiques dealer missing after Christmas Day swim ‘is deeply loved’
MPs should ‘question consciences’ on using X, says campaigner
Man fighting for life after Christmas Day shooting in Sheffield
Tributes paid to one of two men missing after Christmas Day swim
British campaigner says tech firms behind bid to deport him from US
Boxing Day hunts vow to ‘fight’ trail ban as Starmer warned over rural backlash

News : Sky

Trump's claims ISIS targeted in Nigeria 'sketchy', presidential adviser tells Sky News
Zelenskyy 'doesn't have anything until I've approved it', says Trump - as peace talks loom
One of the men who went missing in sea off Devon coast named
Three women stabbed in Paris metro stations
Three unaccounted for after Boxing Day house fire
Saturday's national newspaper front pages
British-Egyptian activist returns to the UK and reunites with family after prison release
The Cure's guitarist and keyboard player dies
Sky News correspondents look back at 2025
Man reveals what it's like celebrating Christmas in country where it's banned
What happens in politics on Christmas day? Your questions answered
Some schools opting for mixed-faith Christmas shows over traditional nativity
For Palestinian Christians, return of Bethlehem celebrations mark opportunity to revive hope
Terror on camera: The Bondi attack
Over a million more documents potentially related to Epstein case uncovered
Epstein files appear to show Andrew asking for 'inappropriate friends'

News
: Telegraph

Christmas Charity Appeal 2025 Support four charities whose work speaks to the spirit of Christmas
Britain relies on twice as many foreign doctors as most Western countries UK falls behind other nations as NHS fails to hire home-grown medics
Missing Christmas Day swimmer identified as antiques dealer Family of 63-year-old Matthew Upham say they are heartbroken as they thank people for their kindness
LiveAustralia resume second innings after comical opening day at MCG
BBC suffers worst ever Christmas as ratings drop
Boxing Day sales slump heralds worse to come for high street
Three missing after Gloucestershire house fire
Hunt crowds rally in face of Labour ban Large gatherings reported across country after ban plan condemned as part of war on countryside
This nasty broadcast could be David Walliams’s final screen appearance for a long time
Depleted Manchester United hang on to victory over frustrated Newcastle
With Putin on the back foot, Zelensky plays his Trump card

News : Guardian
AnalysisWhy shared parental leave is a monumental dud of a policy
ChristianityImmigration debate ‘dividing us’, incoming archbishop of Canterbury warns in Christmas sermon
VaticanPope Leo calls for kindness to strangers and the poor in Christmas Eve message
Ukraine war briefingKyiv hits Russian oil refinery with British Storm Shadow missiles
Royal familyPrincesses Eugenie and Beatrice join royal family for Christmas Day service
ExplainerMyanmar’s first election since the 2021 coup
‘Am I allowed to hold it?'Behind the seams of the MCG’s Warne exhibition
EnglandStokes calls for ‘empathy’ for players and pledges support for Duckett
AustraliaNo room for Murphy as hosts opt for all-pace attack at MCG
Boxing DayFive big Ashes Tests: Botham, Pietersen and Warne
Football WeeklyAnswering your questions from the Christmas mailbag

News : Huffington Post
Elevating Exports with UK Export Finance
Help! My Child Had A Meltdown Over A Relative's Christmas Gift
Scientists Have Confirmed How Many Spiders Are In Our Homes And Uh, No
Millions Of Brits Opting For A Quiet Christmas This Year
14 Facts You Probably Never Knew About The Classic Movie The Grinch
11 Of Our Top Picks To Watch On TV This Christmas Eve
Our Guide To Where You Can Watch All Your Fave Christmas Films This Festive Season
'GI Jello': JD Vance's Training Session With Navy SEALs Clobbered By Critics
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I Asked An Etiquette Expert The Best Way To Handle Getting A Terrible Gift

Internet : Wired News
The Gloves Are Off in the Fight for Your Right to Repair
2025’s Best Phones Were Also Its Wackiest
The Age of the All-Access AI Agent Is Here
Apple’s App Course Runs $20,000 a Student. Is It Really Worth It?
Pinterest Users Are Tired of All the AI Slop
‘Wolf DNA’ Lurks in Many Modern Dog Breeds
Can You Buy Relaxation? My $200 Electric Fireplace Says Yes
Introducing a New Chapter for Uncanny Valley
How to Set Up a Smartphone for Loved Ones Who Don't Get Tech
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25 Gift Ideas for People Who Work From Home
Chinese Crypto Scammers on Telegram Are Fueling the Biggest Darknet Markets Ever
Big Balls Was Just the Beginning
Tech Disrupted Friendship. It’s Time to Bring It Back
Politics Is Fandom; Fascism Is Fanfic

News Mail
Minutes to Christmas Day swim disaster: Just moments after this photo was taken, two swimmers were missing as tragedy hit festive tradition
Trump's Christmas gift to ISIS: President launches 'powerful and deadly' strike on 'terrorist scum' in NIGERIA and warns there will be 'many more dead' jihadis if they don't stop Christian massacres
Donald Trump announced a 'powerful and deadly' Christmas Day strike on ISIS 'terrorist scum' in Nigeria and warned that radicals will continue to pay for the persecution of Christians
There are so many women like me - including fellow mothers - spiralling further into addiction, aided and abetted by the season of excess.
Reeves' £1bn Boxing Day sales slump: Retailers set to take devastating hit over flatlining economy and collapse in consumer confidence
Struggling retailers will lose out on the much-needed revenue as consumer confidence collapses amid Rachel Reeves' tax bombshells.
ALISON BOSHOFF: The big showbiz showdown... It's Blake Lively vs Justin Baldoni in court at last - and yes, Taylor Swift has a starring role
The Blake Lively-Justin Baldoni showdown is probably the most anticipated legal event of 2026, with a trial now scheduled to start on May 18.
EXCLUSIVESUE REID: It's Christmas in a migrant hotel... A shameless drug dealer. Illegal car wash and building site workers. And countless young men free to vanish into the underworld
Zimbabwean victims of sadistic sexual abuser John Smyth bring legal claim against Church of England after Justin Welby's resignation over scandal
Six men including Rocky Leanders who were abused as teenagers at John Smyth's  Christian holiday camps in the African country are among the seven claimants.

Misc. : Vice
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Politics
: BBC

Starmer backs down in farm tax row - but why now? A U-turn on inheritance tax plans for farmers raises more questions about political judgement in government.
Government waters down inheritance tax plan for farms Attribution
Tributes as UK's first female Asian lord mayor dies Attribution
Scrap non-crime hate incidents, police leaders to recommend Attribution
Justice secretary's grooming gang comments probed for code breach Attribution
English councils warned against adopting four-day week Attribution
Lib Dems write to human rights watchdog over election delays Attribution
Hen cages and pig farrowing crates face ban Attribution
Science & Environment Posted
UK lacks 'coherent' social mobility plan, top government adviser says Attribution
Call for time limits on public inquiries as costs soar Attribution
King's Foundation chair and nominee peer admits 'misleading' doctorate claim Attribution
Labour MSP to quit Holyrood over links to sex offender Attribution
Track UK's latest migration numbers - including asylum, visas and small boats Attribution
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The 'fed up' Scottish town that voted for Reform UK Attribution
How did the courts backlog get so bad? Attribution
What's happening with the assisted dying bill? 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

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News : Independent
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One in three Labour voters thinks Starmer should go, shock poll says
Starmer warned Labour’s shift to the right is ‘utterly doomed’
Starmer facing rural backlash despite inheritance tax partial U-turn
'May he perish': Ukraine’s Zelensky appears to wish death to Putin in Christmas message
Zelensky has ‘really good’ talks with Trump envoy - latest
Woman, 80s, dead after serious assault in flat on Christmas Day
Woman, 20s, dies in horror crash on M2 motorway
Trump rants about Epstein in Christmas Day post
Two men still missing in sea off Devon in ‘truly tragic incident’
Worst areas for unsolved car crimes revealed
Urgent appeal for teenage girl who went missing days before Christmas
TikToker who hit a man with car as she livestreamed is arrested: cops
Lucky US lottery player wins $1.8 billion jackpot on Christmas eve
King Charles praises bravery in the face of Bondi beach and Manchester synagogue attacks in Christmas message
King’s Speech: Read Christmas message to the nation in full
Royal family gather at Sandringham on Christmas Day - without Andrew
‘Christmas is about family – and mine is trapped in an Iranian prison’
UK accused of breaking key aid promise as cuts drive crisis in South Sudan
‘I live in a country that hates me’: What next for trans community in the UK
The Independent hits SafeCall campaign target of £165k to help missing children in UK after extraordinary public response
The heartbreak of spending Christmas without a missing loved one

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