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News : BBC
Minute's silence held to remember Bondi Beach attack victims Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese was booed as he arrived at the memorial event.
Israel approves 19 new settlements in occupied West Bank Attribution
Survivors 'nervous and sceptical' about release of remaining Epstein files Attribution
Weight-loss jabs: What happens when you stop? Attribution
Trail hunting to be banned as part of new animal welfare strategy Attribution
In pictures: Druids descend on Stonehenge to mark winter solstice Attribution
Rights groups condemn new record number of executions in Saudi Arabia Attribution
More than 800 migrants cross Channel in December record Attribution
No evidence Reform broke electoral law, watchdog says Attribution
Gunmen kill nine in South Africa tavern attack Attribution
Minute's silence held to remember Bondi Beach attack victims Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese was booed as he arrived at the memorial event.

News : New York Times
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Venezuela Was Once a Close U.S. Ally. What Went Wrong?
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Victims React to Released Files
How Epstein Got Rich
Epstein Files Photos Disappear From Website, Including One of Trump
Redactions and Unanswered Questions: First Look at the Epstein Files
Department of Justice
Epstein and Maxwell Grand Jury Records Are Released
Bill Clinton, a Main Character in the Epstein Drop, Just Can’t Escape Scandal

Sport
: Telegraph

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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
Mohamed Salah says sorry for Liverpool outburst Football
Why Spurs do not plan to replace Vicario in January Football
Rugby unionLeicester crush Gloucester as Smith shows Tigers what they will be missing



 

News : London Evening Standard
'I've been scammed out of £20k': Students in luxury flats forced out
Met Police convicted and fined £1,000 in fast-track court
Christmas travel chaos at Port of Dover as IT issues cause long queues
Man and woman in their 30s are killed in crash just before Christmas
Disruption to Christmas getaway amid queues to ferry and train cancellations
Epstein files reveal he would 'make sure' girls were underage
New crackdown on London landlords renting out mouldy and unsafe homes
Elgin Marbles will remain on display during museum refurbishment
Teen killed and four arrested after car crashes and flips in garden
More than 41,000 people have now crossed Channel in small boats this year
'Extreme risk' for three passenger jets near Musk rocket explosion

News : Sky

US is intercepting third vessel off Venezuelan coast, officials say
The strikes that led to us getting here
Recap: How the US seized the first oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela
Trump hasn't ruled out war with Venezuela
Trump's goal in Venezuela may be regime change, his chief of staff suggests
Watch: Inside Venezuela as US pressure grows
What is narco-terrorism?
Tanker seizures: Venezuela's reaction and Brazil's warning
Timeline: How tensions between the US and Venezuela have escalated
Watch: Moment US forces seize oil tanker near Venezuela
US 'in active pursuit' of sanctioned vessel - report
Images of Trump among documents removed from latest Epstein files release
Police name 55-year-old man shot dead in London
'Our daughter vanished 20 years ago - but AI and an ear caught on camera may finally solve the case'
Supermarkets and chains face backlash for using 'dangerous' tech to catch shoplifters
How a Leicester roundabout could decide the UK's next prime minister

News
: Telegraph

Christmas Charity Appeal 2025 Support four charities whose work speaks to the spirit of Christmas
Tories open door to Reform election pact Conservatives could consider coalition with Farage if partys fortunes do not improve, says deputy chairman
Where does Strictly go from here? With Tess and Claudias departure, this series marks the end of an era and leaves the BBC with some big decisions about the shows future
Father Christmas is ‘too white’ Santa is not qualified to judge naughty children from other cultures, says museum
LiveAston Villa vs Man Utd: Cunha levels for visitors after Rogers wonder strike
Pilot declared ‘Mayday’ after Musk rocket explosion Danger to passenger planes worries airlines as rocket launches increase
Fugitive transgender neo-Nazi applies to become non-binary while on the run I dont want to be a woman or a man now, says far-Right extremist convicted of incitement to hatred
Australians are laughing at England – this is the worst I can remember Ben Stokes will be eyeing 2027 but major changes are needed to address a terrible tour
Australia mock Bazball with ‘RonBall’ T-shirts
Palestine Action is worth dying for, says hunger striker
Starmer peer lied about her PhD

News : Guardian
Trump briefingAnger grows about redactions, apparent removal of Epstein files from DoJ website
ReactionFrom praise to rage: conservative response to Epstein release is mixed
AnalysisTrickle release of Epstein files on a Friday signals move to bury Trump ties
Epstein filesWhich royalty, politicians, musicians and actors are in the photos?
As it happenedStrictly Come Dancing – 23rd series concludes
Not strictly fair?Contestant claims BBC fixed vote to see him eliminated
Strictly Come DancingWho is in the running to be the next Strictly hosts?
GazaIsraeli troops kill six Palestinians sheltering in Gaza school, say hospital chiefs
Jordan valleyThe volunteers putting their bodies between Israel settlers and a Palestinian village
Ukraine war briefingRussian oil rig hit in Caspian Sea over 700km from Ukraine
Top scorers 2025-26Who is leading the race for the Premier League golden boot?

News : Huffington Post
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I Have AuDHD. Christmas Doesn't Always Look Or Feel Magical To Me
Your Apple ID May Be Logged Into Devices You Don't Even Know About. Here's How To Check.
Psychologists React To THAT Post From Trump About Rob Reiner's Death
Skins Star Megan Prescott Explains How Sex Work Helped Her Take Her Power Back
'Coldplay Kisscam' Woman Proves Internet Sleuthing Is Rarely About Justice
Pinky Toes Actually Have A Purpose, It Turns Out
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Gen Alpha Call People My Age 'Unc' – And I'm OK With It
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Internet : Wired News
Here’s What’s in the DOJ’s Epstein File Release—and What’s Missing
Border Patrol Bets on Small Drones to Expand US Surveillance Reach
The Ultra-Realistic AI Face Swapping Platform Driving Romance Scams
A Filmmaker Made a Sam Altman Deepfake—and Got Unexpectedly Attached
People Are Paying to Get Their Chatbots High on ‘Drugs’
A New Las Vegas Attraction Serves Up Alien Foxes, Exoplanets, and VR Carl Sagan
The Best Amazon Super Saturday Deals for Last-Minute Christmas Gifts
Introducing a New Chapter for Uncanny Valley
The 17 Best Gifts for Plant Lovers, Both Indoors and Out
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Gear News of the Week: LG Debuts an RGB LED TV, and Google Brings Find Hub to Wear OS
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News Mail
Revealed: 'Sex drugs stashed in bathrooms' at the party where Epstein Files photo of Andrew was taken
EXCLUSIVEYou're barred! Furious landlord bans Rachel Reeves from her local pub over Chancellor's tax hikes crippling the hospitality industry
David and Victoria Beckham UNFOLLOW estranged son Brooklyn, 26, as it's revealed he'll spend Christmas with Nicola Peltz's billionaire parents amid family feud
The devastated parents, who are said to be feeling their eldest son's absence more than ever as Christmas looms, have removed him from their followers list.
'Wow!' Prince George's reaction as he signs homeless shelter year book - 32 years after the grandma he never met
At The Passage homelessness charity, George, 12, followed in the footsteps of Princess Diana and his father Prince William after their first visit in 1993.
MORE Epstein files are released as sickening details emerge from victims' testimony in pedophile's grand jury records
The Department of Justice has released two more batches of the Epstein files, including grand jury transcripts from cases against Ghislaine Maxwell and Jeffrey Epstein.
Kemi Badenoch is closing in on Nigel Farage, poll finds... but Reform and Tories combined are still only level with horror coalition of parties on the Left
The end-of-year survey puts Ms Badenoch's party on 22 per cent - up from 20 per cent a month ago - suggesting that her Commons performances and fresh policy ideas are starting to 'cut through'.
It was one of the nation's most-watched Saturday night shows - and he one of its star judges.

Misc. : Vice
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Computer Weekly
European Commission renews UK data adequacy agreement, ensuring continued free flow of data
Digital Twin Consortium opens doors on four new testbeds
‘Sensitive’ data stolen in Westminster City Council cyber attack
BT: UK’s next phase of quantum progress hinges on network build
News brief: Browser security flaws pose growing risk


Politics
: BBC

Trail hunting to be banned as part of new animal welfare strategy The government says the practice is being used as a "smokescreen" for the hunting of wild animals.
No evidence Reform broke electoral law, watchdog says Attribution
Foreign prison officers exempted from stricter visa rules Attribution
Watchdog hits out at potential local election delays Attribution
Inquiry ongoing after UK government hacked, says minister Attribution
Michelle Mone-linked PPE firm liquidated and unlikely to repay £148m Attribution
Farmers 'bewildered and frightened' over inheritance tax, report finds Attribution
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Farage will not face police inquiry into spending Attribution
'Secret bugging' of SNP MSP unacceptable - Swinney Attribution
King's Speech set for week after crunch elections Attribution
Starmer faces rebellion over plan to cut jury trials 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
MP's aide reported suspected China LinkedIn approach Attribution

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Brendan Carr’s FCC is an anti-consumer, rights-trampling harassment machine
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2025 was the beginning of the end of the TV brightness war
Brendan Carr’s FCC is an anti-consumer, rights-trampling harassment machine
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News : Independent
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Democrats cry cover up and claim officials have deleted photo of Trump released in tens of thousands of documents
Andrew pictured lying over five people in new Epstein files image
‘Stop redacting names’ says Epstein survivor after release of files
Full story: Trump’s Justice Department releases files full of blacked-out pages
I was a British PoW tortured by Russia – this is how Ukraine can win
Latest: Ukraine’s forces strike Russian ship and oil rig
Starmer under pressure to extradite Andrew Tate ahead of Dubai boxing match
Family pay tribute to teenager who died after an Underground incident
Pressure on Farage to sack ‘racist’ Reform candidate as he doubles down on claim Lammy should ‘go home’
David Walliams denies inappropriate behaviour claims as he is dropped by publisher
Bereaved children ‘left out’ in plan to tackle violence against women
Murder investigation launched after man shot dead in London
Strictly announces winner for 2025 series Victory comes amid emotional episode celebrating legendary hosts, who are stepping away from their presenting duties after two decades
Strictly final live: Karen Carney wins as Tess and Claudia bow out
Strictly fans defend Amber Davies over Craig Revel Horwood’s scoring
Strictly plays funny prank on Claudia Winkleman as she exits show
Fans ‘in tears’ over Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman exit
One roast potato: Ozempic-inspired Christmas dinners
Escaped goat captured by police using riot shields
Rachel Reeves refuses to rule out further tax rises in 2026 safecall appeal
AI deepfakes and armchair sleuths: The families of missing people being trolled

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