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• Electric vehicle owners to face pay-per-mile tax - BBC26 November 2025, 12:57 pm
  Electric vehicle owners to face pay-per-mile tax  BBCPay-per-mile car charging for electric cars makes sense – until all cars are targeted  The TelegraphWill pay-per-mile raise Reeves money or drive people away from electric vehicles?  The GuardianBudget 2025: Pay-per-mile EV road tax confirmed to include PHEVs  AutocarEV grant scheme boost worth £1.3bn expected in Budget  BBC
  
• Christy review – Sydney Sweeney pummels a boxing pioneer’s story into lifeless cliche - The Guardian26 November 2025, 12:30 pm
  Christy review – Sydney Sweeney pummels a boxing pioneer’s story into lifeless cliche  The GuardianSydney Sweeney vs. Blake Lively: Why survivors say Christy got domestic violence right - even if it flopped  Daily MailSydney Sweeney on the challenges women face to 'have it all together'  Sky NewsChristy review: Sydney Sweeney boxing biopic is well-meaning but meandering  empireonline.comChristy star Sydney Sweeney 'felt like a real fighter'  RTE.ie
  
• Firefighters tackle underground blaze in Holborn - live updates - London Evening Standard26 November 2025, 11:41 am
  Firefighters tackle underground blaze in Holborn - live updates  London Evening StandardFirefighters tackle blaze coming from underground | ITV News  ITVXDozens of firefighters tackle underground fire in central London  The IndependentMajor fire breaks out in underground tunnel as thick smoke engulfs central London street  The Sun40 firefighters rush to scene amid 'serious' blaze on busy road  NationalWorld
  
• Paul Doyle pleads guilty to Liverpool parade charges - BBC26 November 2025, 11:33 am
  Paul Doyle pleads guilty to Liverpool parade charges  BBCPaul Doyle pleads guilty to Liverpool parade crash that injured more than 130  BBCPaul Doyle: Inside the ‘perfect life’ of the family man at the wheel of the Liverpool parade disaster  The IndependentPaul Doyle on trial over Liverpool parade crash  BBCPaul Doyle pictured after admitting all charges as judge says 'prepare yourself'  Daily Star
  
• Joan Templeman, wife of billionaire Richard Branson, dies aged 80 - The Guardian26 November 2025, 11:31 am
  Joan Templeman, wife of billionaire Richard Branson, dies aged 80  The GuardianSir Richard Branson 'heartbroken' as wife Joan dies  BBC‘Heartbroken’ Richard Branson announces death of his wife Joan Templeman  The Independent‘Heartbroken’ Richard Branson announces wife’s death  The TelegraphJoan Branson, Richard Branson’s Wife of 35 Years, Dies at 80  The New York Times
  
• We Now Know the First Game Confirmed for The Game Awards 2025 - Push Square26 November 2025, 11:00 am
  We Now Know the First Game Confirmed for The Game Awards 2025  Push SquareMass Effect Successor Exodus Will Finally Reemerge At TGA 2025  Screen RantHasbro will showcase Exodus and make several announcements at The Game Awards 2025  Instant Gaming NewsWe're finally seeing more of Hasbro's forgotten space game, and I'm hoping it's a worthy Mass Effect challenger  PCGamesNExodus is Getting A New Trailer at The Game Awards  GamingBolt
  
• Four dead after fire rips through Hong Kong tower blocks - The Telegraph26 November 2025, 10:51 am
  Four dead after fire rips through Hong Kong tower blocks  The TelegraphFour dead after fire engulfs residential high-rise buildings in Hong Kong  The GuardianWhat we know about the Hong Kong apartment fires  BBCHong Kong fire: At least four killed as major fire engulfs apartment blocks  BBCBreaking | 12 dead as Hong Kong’s Tai Po blaze raised to maximum threat level  South China Morning Post
  
• In full: Arne Slot's programme notes for Liverpool v PSV Eindhoven - Liverpool FC26 November 2025, 10:37 am
  In full: Arne Slot's programme notes for Liverpool v PSV Eindhoven  Liverpool FCLiverpool news: Is Champions League win streak at risk?  BBCLiverpool vs PSV predictions, team news, betting tips, odds and Bet Builder  Racing PostLiverpool line-ups vs PSV Eindhoven as bold Joe Gomez and Federico Chiesa calls made  Liverpool EchoLiverpool vs. PSV: Champions League 2025-26 Preview & Team News  The Liverpool Offside
  
• Farmer arrested by Met Police in Budget protest chaos - Daily Express26 November 2025, 10:33 am
  Farmer arrested by Met Police in Budget protest chaos  Daily ExpressFarmers arrested at Westminster tractor protest  The TelegraphFarmers ignore tractor ban and bring inheritance tax protest to Westminster  Sky NewsMet Police blocks farmers’ Budget day IHT protest in London  Farmers WeeklyFarming family fears for the future in Hampshire  BBC
  
• PS5 exclusive Death Stranding 2: On the Beach is coming to PC a little quicker than expected - Eurogamer26 November 2025, 10:17 am
  PS5 exclusive Death Stranding 2: On the Beach is coming to PC a little quicker than expected  EurogamerDeath Stranding 2 looks set for quick PC release, after ESRB listing outs Kojima port  Video Games ChronicleThe ESRB just leaked a Death Stranding 2 PC port  PC GamerDeath Stranding 2: On The Beach PC release confirmed by ESRB ratings board  Rock Paper ShotgunPC Version of Death Stranding 2 Pops Up on ESRB Website, Suggesting Official Announcement Is Close  IGN
  
• Death Notice Annie Gwendoline KERR - Funeral Times26 November 2025, 9:53 am
  Death Notice Annie Gwendoline KERR  Funeral Times
  
• Henry backs Estevao to emulate Saka if Chelsea do one thing - London Evening Standard26 November 2025, 9:37 am
  Henry backs Estevao to emulate Saka if Chelsea do one thing  London Evening Standard'Start believing the hype' - how 'effortless' Estevao outshone Yamal  BBCLiam Delap says much more to come from Chelsea after win over Barcelona  The IndependentEstêvão’s delight at ‘perfect night’ after Chelsea teenager helps see off Barcelona  The GuardianChampions League: Chelsea 2-0 up against 10-man Barca, Man City & Newcastle both losing  BBC
  
• Pets at Home boss says ‘urgent and necessary’ action needed as profits dive - The Guardian26 November 2025, 9:01 am
  Pets at Home boss says ‘urgent and necessary’ action needed as profits dive  The GuardianMajor UK retailer issues stark warning over its future  The IndependentPets at Home update gets mixed reception from analysts  Proactive InvestorsPets at Home launches turnaround plan for retail arm  Retail BulletinUK's Pets at Home rises after HY results  TradingView
  
• Congleton High School shuts for deep clean after pupil sickness - BBC26 November 2025, 9:00 am
  Congleton High School shuts for deep clean after pupil sickness  BBCCheshire school gripped by 'flu-like illness' closed for two days  Cheshire LiveCongleton High School closed due to flu cases | News - Magic Musicals  hellorayo.co.ukCongleton school shuts for deep clean amid spread of 'flu like' sickness  Congleton Nub NewsSchool shuts for two days following outbreak of 'flu-like illness'  Yahoo News UK
  
• Trump backs Witkoff after leak reveals he advised top Putin aide on Ukraine deal - politico.eu26 November 2025, 8:56 am
  Trump backs Witkoff after leak reveals he advised top Putin aide on Ukraine deal  politico.euTrump defends Witkoff after leak appears to show envoy coaching Russias  BBCTrump defends Ukraine envoy after leak alleging he advised Kremlin official  abc.net.auTrump's peace plan had Russian fingerprints all over it - and now we know why  Sky NewsWitkoff Discusses Ukraine Plans With Key Putin Aide: Transcript  Bloomberg.com