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BBC 'refuses to play live version of Fairytale of New York' as track starts fresh bid for Christmas number one

The hit track, released in 1987, has never hit Christmas number one

Evening Standard

‘It’s vital and it’s ours’: British screenwriters defend BBC amid Trump’s $10bn lawsuit

Bafta winners Jack Thorne and Jack Rooke have spoken out in support of the broadcaster

The Independent UK

‘I was £4,000 in debt and I wanted to disappear forever’

SAFECALL APPEAL: Buried in debt, Dillon Duffy felt as if he had no other option but to disappear for good. A year on, he tells Harriette Boucher that those in similar situations must reach out for support instead

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GOP mounts revolt against Mike Johnson over healthcare - but they aren’t ready to join with Democrats, yet

Republicans in tough elections want to force a vote on their legislation, but aren’t receiving much help from leaders in either party

The Independent UK

Why can’t the White House and Republicans in Congress get on the same page to fix Obamacare?

ANALYSIS: Congress is directionless as Trump checks out, unwilling to bail out his hated foe’s signature policy achievement even though his party faces electoral doom, write John Bowden and Andrew Feinberg

The Independent UK

Vanity Fair photographer behind viral White House portraits defends his work: ‘Penetrating the theater of politics’

Exclusive: Photographer Christopher Anderson told The Independent that his photographs of administration officials were consistent with his other portraits

The Independent UK

CDC defends measles response as outbreaks continue to balloon across US: ‘Any attempts to spin this are baseless’

There have been more than 1,900 cases across the country so far in 2025 - reaching a 25-year high

The Independent UK

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Trump’s chief of staff ‘aghast’ at ‘horrifying’ Musk-led aid cuts

Susie Wiles says ‘no rational person could think [this] process was a good one’

The Independent UK

‘Too thin for help’: Eating disorder patients turned away because their BMI is too low

Shocking report highlights how some patients are waiting up to two years to get specialist help

The Independent UK

Fighting it out: Trump lawyers turn on each other over alleged ‘financial shenanigans’

Ex-Trump attorney Eric Herschmann claims ex-Trump attorney Marc Kasowitz stiffed him out of millions – but Kasowitz says he’s the real victim

The Independent UK

Susie Wiles confirms Trump is in the Epstein files: They were ‘young, single playboys together’

Wiles also torched Pam Bondi for her handling of the Epstein matter and described JD Vance as a longtime ‘conspiracy theorist’

The Independent UK

AOC is staying mum on endorsing 2026 races so far - could it be a sign of a Senate run?

A series of progressives are staging primary challenges in the vein of Ocasio-Cortez’s insurgent 2018 run

The Independent UK

Rohingya refugees face food shortages as aid cuts hit: ‘We go to sleep hungry... but I’m scared to go home’

IN FOCUS: The Rohingya that have fled violence and persecution in Myanmar face deteriorating conditions in the refugee camps of Cox’s Bazar as aid cuts leave supplies short. Lauren Crosby Medlicott reports

The Independent UK

They thought their father abandoned them. A chance encounter set them on a much darker path

Dotty Carroll had been telling her children for decades that their father, George, had gone out for cigarettes one day and never returned. But then a chance meeting started the siblings down a path to the truth, Sheila Flynn writes

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BBC facing legal bill of millions as it vows to defend $10bn Trump defamation case

Pressure mounts on Keir Starmer to intervene as US president demands $10bn in damages for ‘false and defamatory’ Panorama edit

The Independent UK

We tasted the best supermarket Christmas sandwiches, and this was the clear winner

From turkey to chestnuts, there are plenty of festive fillings to enjoy this year

The Independent UK

Survivors sue Shell in landmark case over deadly typhoon in Philippines: ‘We swam for our lives’

More than 100 Filipinos affected by Super Typhoon Rai are suing the British company in a case that will likely test whether fossil fuel companies can be held liable for specific climate disasters

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Canada is sending the wrong message to the world by using British English, experts say

The warning comes as Canada moves to reduce its economic and military reliance on the U.S. after repeated threats and insults from President Donald Trump

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The best ways to plan an affordable party, according to experts

‘Guests remember how welcoming the event felt, not how much you spent,’ one expert said

The Independent UK

Cash or gifts this Christmas? Why the eternal struggle is so complex, according to experts

‘Giving gifts is actually a complex form of non-verbal communication, reflecting the relationship's underlying dynamics and health,’ one expert said

The Independent UK

Row erupts at Oxfam after chief executive forced out

Ousting brings charity’s internal factionalism into public view

The Independent UK

Best supermarket prosecco from £5.99, handpicked by sommeliers

These sommelier-approved bottles of fizz combine affordability with quality

The Independent UK

This Week in History: A royal divorce, a $50bn fraud, and tragedy on Christmas Island

From power struggles to global crises, explore how major events between 15 and 21 December were captured on The Independent’s front pages

The Independent UK

‘I returned from holiday, went into the garden, and burst into tears at what I saw’

People living near to a huge warehouse development are taking the fight to those behind it

The Independent UK

Dystopian ‘coffins’ or savior of the housing crisis? Welcome to the $700 sleeping pod

Critics have called them ‘creepy’ and ‘dystopian’. But residents tell Io Dodds that they’re nothing of the sort — and essential to solving Silicon Valley’s brutal housing crisis

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