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UK seas in 2025: ‘Incredible’ octopuses, pollution and some puffin good news

Conservationists have described 2025 as year of the octopus after enormous numbers were seen in the south west.

Evening Standard

Brian May to play unreleased Queen song that ‘no one has ever heard’

The 78-year-old songwriter will play ‘Not For Sale (Polar Bear)’ for the first time on Monday

The Independent UK

Streeting faces criticism as he appears to back joining customs union with EU

Opposition parties accused Wes Streeting of putting ‘political pitch-making’ above his role as Health Secretary.

Evening Standard

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Streeting’s call to rejoin EU customs union is ‘early shot’ in possible leadership challenge, Labour MP says

The move comes amid speculation that Wes Streeting wants to replace Keir Starmer as Labour leader and prime minister

The Independent UK

US calls talks with Ukraine and Russia productive, proposes trilateral talks

Washington proposed the first Ukraine-Russia face-to-face talks in months, after US and Russian envoys met in Miami over the weekend to discuss a possible peace plan to end Moscow's war in Ukraine.

Euronews

Cancelled US comedian Jimmy Kimmel to deliver Christmas message to UK

TV host who came under pressure from Trump government will say: ‘From a fascism perspective, this has been a really great year’

The Guardian - UK

Chilly Christmas for most with ‘just a chance’ of snow in South, Met Office says

The UK could see its first white Christmas since 2023 with snowfall possible on the south cost of England, the Met Office has said.

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Starmer has his final call of 2025 with Donald Trump to discuss Ukraine and Gaza

The Prime Minister updated Trump on the appointment of the new British Ambassador to the United States, Dr Christian Turner

The Independent UK

More than 800 people cross Channel in dinghies, breaking record for December

Saturday’s arrivals were the most on a single day in December and take the annual total to 41,455

The Guardian - UK

Starmer and Trump discuss Ukraine and Gaza in pre-Christmas call

The two leaders discussed the war in Ukraine, the ongoing humanitarian situation in Gaza and the appointment of a new ambassador to Washington DC.

Evening Standard

Latest Epstein images shine a light on access seemingly granted by ‘useful idiot’ Andrew

Photos suggest former Duke of York served as Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell’s pass to British high society

The Guardian - UK

One in eight of 14- to 17-year-olds in Great Britain say they have used nicotine pouches

Survey adds to experts’ concern about addiction risk and highlights support for plan to ban sales to under-18s

The Guardian - UK

Rejoining Erasmus+ is brilliant news for Britain

Letters: Guardian readers celebrate the European exchange programme and the fact that Britain will be rejoining it in 2027

The Guardian - UK

This Narwal robot vacuum has an impressive feature list, but just doesn't do as it's told

The Narwal Freo Z10 Ultra could have been great, but erratic performance and 'smart' features that are anything but make it ultra-frustrating.

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The Guardian - UK

Starmer has no coherent social mobility plan, says top government adviser

Exclusive: Warning from Social Mobility Commission chair comes after UK report found ‘entrenched disadvantages’

The Guardian - UK

UK asylum seekers not widely abusing modern slavery rules, report finds

Exclusive: Thinktank’s findings undermine successive home secretaries’ statements about misuse of system in England and Wales

The Independent UK

World record for tallest bedded Christmas tree broken by UK country house

The world record for the tallest bedded Christmas tree has been broken by a UK country house.

The Guardian - UK

Christmas burnout: why stressed parents find it ‘harder to be emotionally honest with children’

A study finds that as pressure increases, UK parents are more likely to put on a brave face – risking family wellbeing

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The Independent UK

‘I was left homeless after the Home Office claimed I wasn’t a child – here’s why AI age checks are dangerous for migrants like me’

MIGRANT CRISIS : The Home Office has advertised a £1.3m contract for an algorithm that can ‘accurately predict someone’s age’. One former asylum seeker tells Holly Bancroft why he thinks this could go very wrong

The Guardian - UK

Streeting urges closer trading ties with Europe to grow UK economy

Health secretary’s comments push further than government’s position on EU in wide-ranging interview

The Guardian - UK

Sweden and Germany slash aid budgets to focus on Ukraine and defence spending

Echoing the dismantling of USAID, other countries are changing funding priorities and health and hunger programmes in Africa will lose out

Woman & Home

How to watch the Beyond Paradise Christmas special 2025 from anywhere - stream online

We can expect tons of ‘festive mystery’ to hit our screens as the Beyond Paradise Christmas special airs this year, with one or two ‘unexpected visitors’ popping up for the journey too

The Guardian - UK

Starmer will ‘absolutely’ still be prime minister by next Christmas, says Labour chair – as it happened

Anna Turley says people will start to ‘see and feel’ change in public services and cost of living from next year

The Guardian - UK

Dining across the divide: ‘A lot of English people living in Scotland have a visceral reaction when you say you want independence’

They disagree on the EU, and both think Brexit was a terrible idea. Do they feel the same about opportunities for young people?

Fortune

Shield AI’s new CEO says the $5.6B defense tech startup is at an inflection point

After eight months spent tweaking its surveillance drone in Ukraine, demand for Shield AI’s V-BAT is ramping up in Europe and Asia.

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