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Fears Starmer deal won’t stop China building rival military base on Chagos Islands

Revelation comes as minister insists that deal can be saved after Mauritius government demanded talks are reopened to get more concessions from UK

The Independent UK

FTSE inches higher despite caution after jump in UK inflation

The FTSE 100 finished 3.91 points higher to end the day at 8,199.11.

Evening Standard

Play for the planet: five climate change games for the festive season

Although most people in the UK are worried about climate change, disagreement about what to do can be polarising, especially at Christmas when norms around travel, presents and waste are at the forefront of people’s attention. People who are concerned about climate change and environmental sustainability can feel separated from…

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Fact check: Pensions triple lock was temporarily suspended after pandemic

‘Double lock’ was used to uprate state benefits for older people due to market volatility caused by Covid-19, lockdown and furlough scheme.

Evening Standard

Ejector seat inventor’s heirs share £47m payout after saving 7,767 pilots and crew

The company’s ejection seats are in most fighter jets made by the UK and its allies since 1949

The Independent UK

Labour 'demand SNP breach devolution laws' in Waspi compensation attack

LABOUR ministers “clearly do not understand the devolution system”, the SNP have said after a UK Cabinet Secretary told them to step in and…

The National (Scotland)

Minister reads out AI-generated Adele lyrics to draw attention to copyright risks

Technology minister Chris Bryant read out lines from a fake Adele song to demonstrate how AI bots use existing material without paying artists.

Evening Standard

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Frustration over ‘deeply disappointing’ Waspi decision justified, says Sarwar

The UK Government’s decision has drawn criticism from across the political spectrum.

The Independent UK

Anas Sarwar breaks silence after Labour refuse to pay Waspi compensation

ANAS Sarwar has broken his silence after the Labour Government said it would not give Waspi women any compensation, despite an ombudsman’s…

The National (Scotland)

Badenoch wants to replicate US-style government cost-cutting, spokesman suggests

The Tory leader’s spokesman said she was an ‘enormous fan of Elon Musk’ and that she wanted to see government cost-cutting similar to what he plans.

Evening Standard

UK interest rates set to be held at 4.75% after inflation rises again

The Bank of England will announce the results of its next policy decision on Thursday.

Evening Standard

Dreams of a white Christmas dashed with December 25 set to be grey and mild

Christmas Day is likely to be settled, cloudy and dry with light winds for most of the UK, the Met Office said.

Evening Standard

Mauritius wants to rethink a deal with the UK over remote islands housing a key US base

The British government says it still plans to hand over a contested Indian Ocean archipelago, which is home to a strategically important military base, to Mauritius

The Independent UK

Nigel Farage Promises 'Trouble Ahead' For Labour, Donation Talks With Musk Ongoing

Reform UK leader Nigel Farage has confirmed that he and Tesla billionaire Elon Musk are engaged in "ongoing negotiations" about financial support for the party.

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The Independent UK

Teen charged in UK dance class stabbings pleads not guilty

A teen charged with killing three girls and wounding 10 other people in a stabbing rampage at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class in England this summer has had not guilty pleas entered for him in court

The Independent UK

Afghan resettlement schemes to be merged into one and will eventually be axed, MoD say

Afghans brought to the UK will be given nine months to find their own accommodation, defence secretary announces

The Guardian - UK

Who are the ‘Waspi women’ and why do they feel betrayed over pensions?

How women born in the 1950s have lost out in changes to the UK state pension age – and what happens next

The Guardian - UK

Farage’s photo with Musk and Nick Candy defines his Trump tribute act era

Eight years after an awkward ‘bad boys of Brexit’ snap at Trump Tower’s lift, Reform’s leader is a Mar-a-Lago insider

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TechRadar

Beam Zoe Ball to your Beemer: BBC Sounds is coming to BMW and MINIs in the UK

BBC Sounds now integrates with your MINI or your BMW –but you will still need a subscription.

The Guardian - UK

Prince Andrew to miss royal family’s traditional pre-Christmas lunch

Duke of York said to have pulled out of Buckingham Palace event after controversy over links to Chinese ‘spy’

The Independent UK

What's known about the brazen bombing that killed a top Russian general in Moscow

The killing of a senior Russian general in a bombing outside his apartment building in Moscow was the boldest assassination yet of a top military officer and it again brought the war in Ukraine to the streets of the capital

International Business Times

UK Electricity Grid Set For 'Unprecedented' GBP35 Bn Investment

National Grid unveiled Wednesday a massive plan to nearly double the transmission capacity of the UK's electricity grid, boosting the British government's net zero ambitions.

The Conversation

The five best non-fiction books of 2024 – according to our experts

With Something Good, the arts and culture newsletter from The Conversation UK, we aim to cut through the noise and recommend the very best in new releases every fortnight. In 2024, we’ve been spoiled for choice when it comes to recommending non-fiction.

The Guardian - UK

‘Brad Pitt stand-in’ jailed for duping partner into sex without condom

Edinburgh court jails Luke Ford, who says he worked on World War Z, for 16 years for abuse against multiple women

Evening Standard

Farage warns ministers of ‘very deep disquiet’ in Trump camp over Chagos deal

The Government insisted the deal to give up sovereignty over the Chagos Islands but lease back the Diego Garcia base was backed by the US.

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