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Voices: I’m having friends over for dinner – and I worry they’re going to judge me

DEAR VIX: The Independent’s agony aunt Victoria Richards is here to help. Email dearvix@independent.co.uk for advice on love, work, family and relationships

The Independent UK

People in the UK spend half their online lives on platforms owned by Meta or Google, regulator says

Meta platforms dominate in messaging and social media, while Google is still the search engine of choice.

Euronews

Sexually explicit letters about exiled Hong Kong activists sent to UK and Australian addresses

Exclusive: Letters with deepfake images of Carmen Lau in UK and targeting of Ted Hui in Australia part of growing harassment

The Guardian - UK

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City crowned UK’s ‘most generous’ again by fundraising platform

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The Independent UK

Britain slipping down global league table for youth employment, says report

PwC warns that future of a generation is at risk and that jobs crisis is costing UK economy £26bn a year

The Guardian - UK

Google DeepMind agrees to sweeping research collaboration with the U.K. government

The collaboration will see the AI company collaborating with the British government on a robotic lab for new materials, fusion energy, and new research into AI safety and the societal impacts of AI

Fortune

Targeted support could see 18 million savers offered help in next decade

The new type of help will mean firms can make specific suggestions to consumers to help them decide what to do with their money.

Evening Standard

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Revealed: UK’s ‘racist’ system of stripping citizenship

‘Secretive’ system means citizens are not even informed they have lost their rights, says damning report

The Independent UK

Starmer and hardline governments risk creating ‘hierarchy of people’ by constraining human rights

Human rights official says politicians are playing into the hands of the populist right as they seek to tackle migration

The Guardian - UK

Ukraine officially responds to U.S. peace plan under pressure from Trump

A Ukrainian official said the response includes proposed amendments "to make the whole thing doable."

Axios

Not even the UK government knows why Rockstar fired more than 30 employees in October: MP says that after meeting with the studio, 'I did not leave informed on exactly what these 31 people had done to warrant their immediate dismissal'

The pressure on Rockstar is growing as UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer weighs in on the matter.

PC Gamer

Will Labour’s move to limit ECHR deter the far right or alienate progressive voters?

Previously sceptical MPs now want to modernise human rights law to prevent an overreach of the law and losing to the far right

The Guardian - UK

'Festive Liqueur' Recalled After Glass Found in Bottles, Officials Warn It's Unsafe to Drink

A major recall of Disaronno Originale has been issued across the UK after fears that several 700ml bottles may contain glass fragments. Here's what consumers need to know.

International Business Times UK

Should the UK follow Australia’s social media ban for under-16s? The public have their say

Australia implemented a world-first social media ban for children younger than 16 on Wednesday (December 10).

The Independent UK

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Ethiopia is committed to peace and dialogue in the Amhara region

Letters: Ambassador Biruk Mekonnen Demissie responds to a photo essay about the Fano insurgency in the Horn of Africa

The Guardian - UK

‘He served with honour’: Starmer pays tribute to British soldier killed in Ukraine

L/Cpl George Hooley, 28, reportedly died in accident away from frontline while observing test with Ukrainian soldiers

The Guardian - UK

What does UK want to change about human rights law – and will it happen?

Ministers in Strasbourg have been discussing the European Convention on Human Rights and how it affects migration

Evening Standard

Tributes paid to ‘born soldier’ British paratrooper killed in Ukraine

Lance Corporal George Hooley died on Tuesday morning while observing Ukrainian forces testing a new defensive capability.

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The Independent UK

The UK areas with the highest and lowest life expectancy

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The Guardian - UK

‘Nnena Kalu was ready for this – nobody else was’: how her Turner prize victory shook the art world

As the first learning-disabled artist to win the UK’s most prestigious art award, Kalu has smashed a ‘very stubborn glass ceiling’. Her facilitator reveals why her victory is so seismic – and the secrets of her party playlist

The Independent UK

Hundreds of endangered species seized by Border Force in illegal wildlife smuggling crackdown

Border Force officers seized more than 2,000 live tarantulas in one month, 302 of which were protected endangered species

The Guardian - UK

Scotland’s looser rules on assisted dying could lead to ‘death tourism’, say senior politicians

Cross-party group of MSPs says bill going through Holyrood could attract people from elsewhere in UK

The Guardian - UK

An EU-UK mobility scheme won’t erase the ‘violent indifference’ against young people. But it’s a start

We need people from Europe to move to the UK – but also a way to give Brits the opportunity to build the futures they crave, says Guardian columnist Zoe Williams

The Conversation

Driverless taxis are heading to the UK, but it’s still not clear who to blame when something goes wrong

Driverless taxis are a bit like buses. You wait ages for one, and then a fleet arrives all at once. The US firms Waymo and Uber have both said their vehicles will be on the streets of London in 2026.

The Conversation

What Labour’s migration reforms mean for LGBTQ+ asylum seekers

The UK government’s recently-announced plan to overhaul the asylum system rests on the idea that protection for refugees should be temporary and subject to regular review.

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