UK asylum system hit by inefficiencies and wasted funds, watchdog finds - BBC
  1. UK asylum system hit by inefficiencies and wasted funds, watchdog finds  BBC
  2. Asylum overhaul in UK could lead to rise in homelessness and backlogs, says report  The Guardian
  3. Four in 10 asylum seekers remain in Britain despite being rejected  The Telegraph
  4. Thousands of asylum claims unresolved after three years, damning spending watchdog analysis finds  The Independent
  5. The asylum seeker whose claim has taken so long to process that he's had time to start a family  Sky News
Australia social media ban: Teens navigate new world without social media as ban takes effect - live updates - BBC
  1. Australia social media ban: Teens navigate new world without social media as ban takes effect - live updates  BBC
  2. Watch: Australian teens test out social media as ban takes effect  BBC
  3. Should the UK copy Australia’s social media ban for under 16s?  New Statesman
  4. The countdown to the world’s first social media ban for children  Financial Times
  5. ‘Grand social experiment’: Australia’s social media ban turns heads globally, with mixed results  The Guardian
How long Britain could really fight for if war broke out tomorrow - BBC
  1. How long Britain could really fight for if war broke out tomorrow  BBC
  2. The Wargame: Inside the decades-long saga that's left UK shockingly unprepared for war  Sky News
  3. It’s no secret we are already at war with Russia – Putin must be hit with every trick in Britain’s book  The Independent
  4. British fighting power is ‘a mirage’, say former defence secretaries  The Observer
  5. 'Little green men' and ghost fleets: How Russia could drag us into war before 2030  The i Paper
TV tonight: the prolific child abuser who never faced justice - The Guardian
  1. TV tonight: the prolific child abuser who never faced justice  The Guardian
  2. My husband was Church of England’s worst abuser – and I’m so sorry I never stood up to him  The Telegraph
  3. Zimbabwean Smyth abuse survivor speaks out in documentary  Leigh Day
  4. ‘My missionary father abused hundreds of boys – I finally can see who he really was’  The Independent
  5. Brutal beatings & bleeding through clothes, inside the CofE abuse scandal  The Sun
What’s behind the Thailand-Cambodia clashes – explained in 30 seconds - The Guardian
  1. What’s behind the Thailand-Cambodia clashes – explained in 30 seconds  The Guardian
  2. How a Chinese missile launcher provoked fresh conflict between Cambodia and Thailand  The Telegraph
  3. Thailand-Cambodia border clashes enter third day as 500,000 flee fighting  Al Jazeera
  4. Hundreds of Thousands of Thais and Cambodians Flee  The New York Times
  5. Thailand-Cambodia border conflict: US calls for end to hostilities as clashes enter third day  BBC
Trump gives Zelenskyy ‘days’ to respond to peace proposal - Financial Times
  1. Trump gives Zelenskyy ‘days’ to respond to peace proposal  Financial Times
  2. Ukraine prepares new peace plan as Zelensky rules out giving up land  BBC
  3. Ukraine and Europe will be ready to present ‘refined’ peace plan to US ‘in near future’, Zelenskyy says – as it happened  The Guardian
  4. Donbas won’t satisfy Putin: he’ll want more  The Times
  5. The Territorial Sticking Point Between Russia and Ukraine  The New York Times
Home secretary considers merging police into 12 regional forces - The Times
  1. Home secretary considers merging police into 12 regional forces  The Times
  2. Biggest reforms to policing since the 1960s ‘being threatened by lack of money’  The Guardian
  3. Shabana Mahmood under pressure to cut the number of police forces  The Telegraph
  4. Police Reform White Paper’s publication delayed until early 2026  Police Oracle
  5. Shabana Mahmood 'considering bombshell UK police changes' with forces merged  Daily Express
Corridor care ‘endemic’ in UK, doctors say as study reveals scale of problem - The Guardian
  1. Corridor care ‘endemic’ in UK, doctors say as study reveals scale of problem  The Guardian
  2. Revealed: The worst time to go to A&E in the UK  The Telegraph
  3. Scale of A&E crisis laid bare as one in five patients treated in corridors or waiting rooms  The Independent
  4. NHS boss warns of pressure on services in Suffolk and Essex  BBC
  5. Almost one in five A&E patients cared for in corridors - worst time of the week and map revealed  The Sun
Truck driver who killed schoolgirl, six, when he ploughed into group of children as they stepped off a bus is jailed for 12 months - Daily Mail
  1. Truck driver who killed schoolgirl, six, when he ploughed into group of children as they stepped off a bus is jailed for 12 months  Daily Mail
  2. Man jailed for causing death of Lancaster girl by careless driving  Lancaster Guardian
  3. 'Millie was my heartbeat, my world, my reason to improve my life in every way' 💔  facebook.com
  4. Man jailed after death of six-year-old Millie Joy Gribble in Wyre  Rayo
  5. Truck driver jailed for death of girl, 6, as she stepped off bus  BBC
UK police forces lobbied to use biased facial recognition technology - The Guardian
  1. UK police forces lobbied to use biased facial recognition technology  The Guardian
  2. Facial recognition cameras rolled out by Merseyside Police  BBC
  3. 'Face ID in every town' and 'Kate's great herr do'  BBC
  4. Government pledges to ramp up facial recognition and biometrics  GOV.UK
  5. Facial recognition technology used by UK police is biased, Home Office admits  Financial Times
Suspect in custody after one killed in Kentucky university shooting - BBC
  1. Suspect in custody after one killed in Kentucky university shooting  BBC
  2. Kentucky State University shooting: One dead, another fighting for life after campus on lockdown  dailystar.co.uk
  3. Who is Jacob Lee Bard, the suspect in the Kentucky State University shooting that left one dead and another critically injured?  MARCA
  4. Student killed in second shooting at Kentucky State University in four months  The Guardian
  5. Shooting at Kentucky university leaves 1 dead and 1 injured, governor says: ‘Let’s pray for all those affected’  The Independent
Four dead in Tenerife after wave drags swimmers out to sea - Sky News
  1. Four dead in Tenerife after wave drags swimmers out to sea  Sky News
  2. Powerful wave in Tenerife leaves four swimmers dead after being swept out of ocean pool  The Guardian
  3. Brit in Tenerife issues warning to holidaymakers after series of tourist deaths  dailystar.co.uk
  4. Three people killed in tragedy at popular Tenerife tourist spot  The Independent
  5. Tourists Ignore Warnings, 4 Dead From ‘Powerful Wave’ in Canary Islands  SURFER Magazine
Synthetic chemicals in food system creating health burden of $2.2tn a year, report finds - The Guardian
  1. Synthetic chemicals in food system creating health burden of $2.2tn a year, report finds  The Guardian
  2. The EPA Is Giving Polluters a Free Pass  Time Magazine
  3. ‘Toxic chemicals emitted by those facilities can ravage the human body’  The Week
  4. ‘Everywhere chemicals’ are in our food, decades after scientists recognized dangers  The Washington Post
Zelensky meets Italy's Meloni as he continues seeking support amid peace talks - The Kyiv Independent
  1. Zelensky meets Italy's Meloni as he continues seeking support amid peace talks  The Kyiv Independent
  2. Ukraine war briefing: Pope defends Europe – and its role in peace talks – from Trump  The Guardian
  3. Zelenskyy seeks backing in Rome and vows no land to be ceded to Russia  Euronews.com
  4. Zelenskyy tours allied capitals as European-led peace plan comes together  Financial Times
  5. Zelenskyy meets with pope as Ukraine prepares to send updated peace proposals to U.S.  NBC News
UK’s higher borrowing costs compared with major countries ‘may be coming to an end’ - The Guardian
  1. UK’s higher borrowing costs compared with major countries ‘may be coming to an end’  The Guardian
  2. Rachel Reeves’s ‘moron premium’ adds £7bn to borrowing costs  The Telegraph
  3. Falling bond yields ‘show Rachel Reeves has won markets’ confidence’  The Times
  4. Taxpayer left with hefty bill from high UK borrowing costs – report  The Independent
  5. Rule of the market: How to lower UK borrowing costs  IPPR
Why has the price of silver hit a record high? - BBC
Why has the price of silver hit a record high?  BBCView Full coverage on Google News
UK spending half an hour longer online than in pandemic, says Ofcom - BBC
  1. UK spending half an hour longer online than in pandemic, says Ofcom  BBC
  2. Chilling 'brain rot' warning as kids up until 5am on TikTok and YouTube  The Mirror
  3. Brits are using internet more than ever before and we're obsessed with AI  dailystar.co.uk
  4. Scroll, stream, repeat: YouTube becomes Britain’s daily habit at nearly an hour a day  Malay Mail
  5. Britons watch YouTube for 51 minutes a day, regulator Ofcom says  Reuters
Starbucks workers and unions in 10 countries to protest in support of US baristas - BBC
  1. Starbucks workers and unions in 10 countries to protest in support of US baristas  BBC
  2. The Red Cup Rebellion Grows  Starbucks Workers United
  3. ‘We’re not going anywhere’: how unionization ‘whirlwind’ set stage for historic Starbucks strike  The Guardian
  4. Why Walmart Wants to See the Starbucks Barista Strike Fail  Truthout
  5. Starbucks workers are still without a labor deal four years after their first union win. Here’s why  CNN
Google Confirms Android Attacks—No Fix For Most Samsung Users - Forbes
  1. Google Confirms Android Attacks—No Fix For Most Samsung Users  Forbes
  2. Major Flaws in December Android Security Bulletin  findarticles.com
  3. Google patches 107 Android flaws, including two being actively exploited  Malwarebytes
  4. Google fixes two Android zero days exploited in attacks, 107 flaws  BleepingComputer
  5. Two serious vulnerabilities make the latest Android security update one you can’t ignore  PhoneArena
Microsoft Copilot DOWN as AI is crippled by outage affecting users across UK and Europe - The Sun
  1. Microsoft Copilot DOWN as AI is crippled by outage affecting users across UK and Europe  The Sun
  2. Microsoft investigates Copilot outage affecting users in Europe  BleepingComputer
  3. Microsoft Copilot goes down in major outage  The Independent
  4. Microsoft Copilot explained for Windows, Word, PowerPoint and more  Manchester Evening News
  5. Microsoft Copilot down in major outage  Latest news from Azerbaijan
Google unveils plans to try again with smart glasses in 2026 - BBC
  1. Google unveils plans to try again with smart glasses in 2026  BBC
  2. The Android Show: New features for Galaxy XR and a look at future devices  The Keyword
  3. Google to launch first of its AI glasses in 2026  CNBC
  4. I tried Google’s prototype smart glasses and it almost made me forget about my phone  CNN
  5. A first look at Google’s Project Aura glasses built with Xreal  The Verge
PlayStation Wrap-Up 2025 Live Now, Get Your Gaming Stats for the Year - Push Square
  1. PlayStation Wrap-Up 2025 Live Now, Get Your Gaming Stats for the Year  Push Square
  2. PlayStation Wrap-Up 2025 is live with some new looks, but loading it can be tricky  TechRadar
  3. PlayStation's 2025 Wrap-Up is here, so you can see how many hours you've sunk into Death Stranding 2  Engadget
  4. When Is PlayStation Wrap-Up 2025 Coming Out? Here’s The Release Date  Forbes
  5. PlayStation 2025 Wrap-Up: How, When to Check & What Are Requirements  Windows Report
Sydney Sweeney debunks plastic surgery rumors while promoting 'The Housemaid' - Fox News
  1. Sydney Sweeney debunks plastic surgery rumors while promoting 'The Housemaid'  Fox News
  2. Sydney Sweeney slams 'insane' cosmetic procedure rumors  USA Today
  3. Sydney Sweeney Addresses Plastic Surgery Rumors After ‘Mar-a-Lago’ Makeover  Yahoo News New Zealand
  4. Sydney Sweeney Says People Get ‘A Lot of Things’ Wrong About Her After Plastic Surgery Rumors, Jean Ad  Us Weekly
  5. 'I Hate Needles!': Sydney Sweeney Hits Back at Claims She's Had Plastic Surgery on Her 'Uneven Face'  AOL.com
Our Girls: the Southport Families review – repeatedly leaves you in fountains of tears - The Guardian
  1. Our Girls: the Southport Families review – repeatedly leaves you in fountains of tears  The Guardian
  2. Being together brings us closer to our girls, say Southport families  BBC
  3. Our girls were cruelly murdered by Southport monster… we refuse to let evil win  The Sun
  4. BBC One’s film about the Southport attacks is heart-rending  The Telegraph
  5. The BBC's Southport tragedy documentary left viewers emotional on Tuesday night  facebook.com
Margot Robbie in red latex, Kate Bush impersonators and a pint of Emily ale: my crash course in Brontëmania - The Guardian
Margot Robbie in red latex, Kate Bush impersonators and a pint of Emily ale: my crash course in Brontëmania  The Guardian
Doctor Who spin-off pushes boundaries, says Russell T Davies - BBC
  1. Doctor Who spin-off pushes boundaries, says Russell T Davies  BBC
  2. ‘The fans need something to believe in!’ Will this spin-off save Doctor Who?  The Guardian
  3. Is Doctor Who spinoff The War Between the Land and the Sea worth watching?  Yahoo News UK
  4. The War Between the Land and the Sea review — Doctor Who goes eco  The Times
  5. This earnest Doctor Who spin-off is inadvertently hilarious  The Telegraph
Champions League: Big night for Arne Slot and Liverpool with no Mohamed Salah - BBC
  1. Champions League: Big night for Arne Slot and Liverpool with no Mohamed Salah  BBC
  2. Szoboszlai steps up in place of Salah to sink Inter as Liverpool fans sing Slot’s name  The Guardian
  3. Inter Milan 0-1 Liverpool: VAR controversy at the San Siro as Arne Slot's embattled side climb into top eight  Sky Sports
  4. Champions League LIVE: Atalanta vs Chelsea, Inter vs Liverpool & Tottenham vs Slavia Prague  BBC
  5. Arne Slot press conference: Verdict on 'very important' victory for Liverpool at Inter  Liverpool FC
Crawford sets the pace at Abu Dhabi post-season test - Formula 1
  1. Crawford sets the pace at Abu Dhabi post-season test  Formula 1
  2. Pirelli reveals 2026 F1 tyres: a fresh logo design and new compounds  Pirelli
  3. IN PHOTOS: Shots from Post-Season Testing  Atlassian Williams Racing
  4. F1 pre-season testing  Sky Sports
  5. Everything we learned from F1's first '2026' test  The Race
What's really behind Marko's sudden Red Bull exit - The Race
  1. What's really behind Marko's sudden Red Bull exit  The Race
  2. Red Bull adviser Marko to leave team after 20 years  BBC
  3. What’s really behind Helmut Marko’s Red Bull exit, and what does it mean for Max Verstappen?  Motorsport.com
  4. Red Bull F1 adviser Helmut Marko retires after successful 20-year stint  The Guardian
  5. Helmut Marko: Red Bull advisor to leave ahead of 2026 Formula 1 season after 20 years with company  Sky Sports
Cardiff City ratings as leader sets example and substitute produces clutch moment - Wales Online
  1. Cardiff City ratings as leader sets example and substitute produces clutch moment  Wales Online
  2. Stevenage 0-1 Cardiff City: Callum Robinson's late goal gives leaders victory  BBC
  3. Stevenage reaction | Brian Barry-Murphy  Cardiff City
  4. Report: Stevenage 0-1 Cardiff City  Stevenage FC
  5. Postponed Bantams stay second as rivals close the gap  Telegraph and Argus
New images show an interstellar comet that will soon make its closest approach to Earth - CNN
  1. New images show an interstellar comet that will soon make its closest approach to Earth  CNN
  2. NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope Revisits Interstellar Comet  NASA Science (.gov)
  3. Comet 3I/ATLAS shows activity in Juice navigation camera teaser  European Space Agency
  4. First X-Ray Detection of 3I/ATLAS  Avi Loeb – Medium
  5. Comet 3I/ATLAS from beyond solar system carries key molecule for life  New Scientist
Historic search for 'huge missing piece' of the universe turns up negative — but reveals new secrets of particle physics - Live Science
  1. Historic search for 'huge missing piece' of the universe turns up negative — but reveals new secrets of particle physics  Live Science
  2. King's physicists push limits of dark matter detection in global first  King's College London
  3. LZ gets a new look at neutrinos from the sun’s core  Scientific Computing World
  4. Experiment Sets Tightest Limits Yet on Proposed Dark Matter Particles  College of Natural Sciences
  5. LZ Dark Matter Experiment Sets a World’s Best and Spots Neutrinos From the Sun’s Core | Newswise  Newswise
Death Notice Anne REA - Funeral Times
Death Notice Anne REA  Funeral Times
Starwatch: Brave the cold and the enjoy the Geminids meteor shower - The Guardian
  1. Starwatch: Brave the cold and the enjoy the Geminids meteor shower  The Guardian
  2. Six celestial events to look for in the December night sky  BBC
  3. The Geminids are one of the best meteor showers of the year—and the weirdest. Here’s how to see them  National Geographic
  4. What’s Up: December 2025 Skywatching Tips from NASA  NASA Science (.gov)
  5. Witness the Geminid Meteor Shower on Delaware’s Shores: A Night of Stars at Indian River Life Saving Station  Travel And Tour World
Consuming lots of energy drinks may raise heart disease and stroke risk, say doctors - The Guardian
  1. Consuming lots of energy drinks may raise heart disease and stroke risk, say doctors  The Guardian
  2. A healthy man suffers a stroke and permanent damage after consuming numerous energy drinks  CNN
  3. Energy drink warning after man suffers a stroke from guzzling triple safe limit  The Sun
  4. Man suffers stroke from excessive daily energy drinks  The Independent
  5. Urgent energy drink warning after man suffers stroke due to excessive consumption: 'Eight cans a day caused blood clot to form in his brain'  Daily Mail
Do you have ringing in your ears? For millions who do, there could now be a solution - Sky News
  1. Do you have ringing in your ears? For millions who do, there could now be a solution  Sky News
  2. Newcastle University tinnitus trial offers hope for patients  BBC
  3. Innovative treatment could provide relief for those with tinnitus  The Independent
Preston Nan got to meet grandkids thanks to organ transplant - BBC
  1. Preston Nan got to meet grandkids thanks to organ transplant  BBC
  2. Campaigner backs NHS organ donor drive  BBC
  3. Lancashire grandmother's plea after being given second chance of life  Lancashire Telegraph
  4. Origami artist who thought he would die young inspires and stars in NHS organ donation Christmas campaign  SussexWorld
  5. I'm a mum of 4 & grandma of 6 and a liver transplant saved my life - how you can help  Lancashire Evening Post
Mutated H3N2 flu virus is circulating - so should you buy a vaccine this year? - BBC
  1. Mutated H3N2 flu virus is circulating - so should you buy a vaccine this year?  BBC
  2. 'It's not too late to get vaccinated against flu'  BBC
  3. Where can I still get a flu vaccine in London?  London Evening Standard
  4. Flu vaccine: Who is eligible for the jab and side effects explained  The Independent
  5. Parents urged to get children flu vaccine as cases in Wales rise  Cambrian News