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• 12 books you need to read in 2026 - BBC25 December 2025, 1:14 am
  12 books you need to read in 2026  BBC16 books to have on your radar in 2026  The Independent2026 Historical Fiction Books To Request At Your Local Library  Book RiotMost anticipated books of 2026: New novels from Matt Haig, Freida McFadden and more  NationalWorldThe Most Hyped Books We Can’t Wait To Read In 2026  elle.com
  
• Car with ‘Happy Chanukah’ sign firebombed in suspected antisemitic attack in Melbourne | Crime - Australia - The Guardian25 December 2025, 1:07 am
  Car with ‘Happy Chanukah’ sign firebombed in suspected antisemitic attack in Melbourne | Crime - Australia  The GuardianPM, Jewish leaders condemn apparent firebombing of Hanukkah car  Australian Broadcasting CorporationJewish family home targeted in car firebombing  The Australian Jewish NewsCar bombing prompts police evacuation of rabbi and young family  Manchester Evening NewsPM lashes 'evil' after rabbi's car torched in driveway  The Canberra Times
  
• Trump-backed candidate Asfura declared new president of Honduras - The Guardian25 December 2025, 12:39 am
  Trump-backed candidate Asfura declared new president of Honduras  The GuardianTrump-backed candidate Nasry Asfura wins Honduras presidential election  BBCConservative backed by Trump declared winner in Honduran election  Financial TimesTrump-backed conservative Nasry Asfura wins Honduras election: Authorities  Al JazeeraTrump-backed Asfura wins disputed election in Honduras  The Telegraph
  
• Paedophile teacher who had sex with two boys is struck off - The Independent25 December 2025, 12:16 am
  Paedophile teacher who had sex with two boys is struck off  The IndependentTeacher who had baby with pupil banned from profession  The TimesWirral teacher who had sex with two of her pupils is banned from classroom for life  Wirral GlobeTeacher who had sex with two pupils banned from classroom for life  Liverpool EchoTeacher, 30, who bedded two pupils including one she had baby with is struck off after she's found guilty of misconduct  The Sun
  
• Four people, including one child, in hospital after serious crash on East Lancs Road - Liverpool Echo24 December 2025, 10:53 pm
  Four people, including one child, in hospital after serious crash on East Lancs Road  Liverpool EchoBoy, 8, among four in hospital following Christmas Eve crash on East Lancs Road  Manchester Evening NewsAppeal for witnesses following serious injury RTC at junction of East Lancashire Road and Stonebridge Lane, Croxteth  merseyside.police.ukThe East Lancs Road has been closed in both directions  facebook.comBREAKING: Four people, including boy, 8, in hospital after crash  facebook.com
  
• Victoria Beckham shares ‘tough’ Christmas message after being blocked by son Brooklyn on Instagram - Belfast Telegraph24 December 2025, 9:50 pm
  Victoria Beckham shares ‘tough’ Christmas message after being blocked by son Brooklyn on Instagram  Belfast TelegraphBad blood between the Beckhams at Christmas might seem trite. But here’s why it’s important | Jason Okundaye  The GuardianThe REAL reason why Brooklyn Beckham blocked his parents on Instagram  Daily MailInside Brooklyn and Nicola's minds from 'victimhood and power play to PR spin'  The MirrorThe Beckham family rift appears to have deepened — yet again  The Times
  
• Kate and Princess Charlotte play piano duet to open Christmas carol concert | ITV News - ITVX24 December 2025, 9:47 pm
  Kate and Princess Charlotte play piano duet to open Christmas carol concert | ITV News  ITVXCatherine and Charlotte perform piano duet for Christmas carol concert  BBCPrincess of Wales and Charlotte play piano together for carol concert  The TelegraphCatherine, Princess of Wales, and Princess Charlotte perform piano duet for Christmas carol service  CNNKate and Princess Charlotte perform surprise piano duet for Christmas Eve carol service show  Sky News
  
• European leaders condemn US visa bans as row over ‘censorship’ escalates - The Guardian24 December 2025, 9:30 pm
  European leaders condemn US visa bans as row over ‘censorship’ escalates  The GuardianUK social media campaigners among five denied US visas  BBCEU warns of possible action after US bars five Europeans accused of censorship  Sky NewsUS bars former EU commissioner Thierry Breton and others over tech rules  Financial TimesThey Seek to Curb Online Hate. The U.S. Accuses Them of Censorship.  The New York Times
  
• Some South West festive swims cancelled due to wind warning - BBC24 December 2025, 8:33 pm
  Some South West festive swims cancelled due to wind warning  BBCChristmas Day weather warning for 65mph wind gusts  BBCMore Boxing Day dips cancelled for safety reasons  Eastern Daily PressHistoric Cornwall Christmas Day swim postponed for first time in 57 years  Falmouth PacketXmas Day weather warning for 65mph wind as cold health alert issued  The Sun
  
• US discovers a million more possible Jeffrey Epstein files - BBC24 December 2025, 7:22 pm
  US discovers a million more possible Jeffrey Epstein files  BBCEpstein files latest: Over a million more documents potentially related to Epstein case uncovered  Sky NewsTrump trips, a fake video and 10 possible co-conspirators: Takeaways from new Epstein files  BBCExclusive: Justice Department scrambling to find holiday volunteers to redact the Epstein files, internal DOJ email says  CNNSome Epstein file redactions are being undone with hacks  The Guardian
  
• Cristian Romero charged by FA after furious confrontation in Tottenham vs Liverpool - The Mirror24 December 2025, 7:22 pm
  Cristian Romero charged by FA after furious confrontation in Tottenham vs Liverpool  The MirrorCristian Romero faces longer ban after charge for failing to leave pitch  The TimesCuti Romero charged by FA for inappropriate conduct  Cartilage Free CaptainCristian Romero charged by FA after Liverpool red card as Tottenham escape fine  Liverpool EchoRomero's discipline problem gives Frank a captaincy conundrum at Spurs  London Evening Standard
  
• ‘Incompetent’ NHS staff sacked in record numbers - The Telegraph24 December 2025, 7:00 pm
  ‘Incompetent’ NHS staff sacked in record numbers  The Telegraph
  
• Man, 25, charged with murder and to face trial following 30-year-old's death - Bucks Free Press24 December 2025, 6:51 pm
  Man, 25, charged with murder and to face trial following 30-year-old's death  Bucks Free PressTwo men charged with stabbing brother of Lauren Goodger's jailbird ex to death  The SunTwo men appear in court charged with murder of man after stabbing in Essex  Maldon & Burnham StandardSecond man charged with murder after fatal attack in Epping car park five years ago  Essex LiveEpping: Two in court over murder of Stephen Morrisson  Essex Police
  
• Protection areas in place following bird flu outbreaks - BBC24 December 2025, 6:36 pm
  Protection areas in place following bird flu outbreaks  BBCBird flu hits third poultry farm near Dereham - bringing Norfolk's total to 13 cases  Eastern Daily PressProtection zone in place as bird flu confirmed at premises in Borders  Border TelegraphWarning issued after outbreak of bird flu among geese at nature reserve  STV NewsBird keepers urged to act following Midlothian outbreak of bird flu near Penicuik  Edinburgh News
  
• 'What the heck is this?' James Webb telescope spots inexplicable planet with diamonds and soot in its atmosphere - Live Science24 December 2025, 6:05 pm
  'What the heck is this?' James Webb telescope spots inexplicable planet with diamonds and soot in its atmosphere  Live ScienceNASA’s Webb Observes Exoplanet Whose Composition Defies Explanation  NASA Science (.gov)Ludicrous Lemon-Shaped World Is Like Nothing We've Ever Seen  ScienceAlertNASA’s Webb telescope finds bizarre atmosphere on a lemon-shaped exoplanet  University of Chicago NewsWelcome to the Lemon-Shaped Planet Where Rain Turns to Diamonds  Good News Network