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• Chris Rea: Driving Home for Christmas singer dies aged 74 - BBC22 December 2025, 6:55 pm
  Chris Rea: Driving Home for Christmas singer dies aged 74  BBCDespite his knack for slick pop, the principled and passionate Chris Rea never took the easy road  The GuardianSinger Chris Rea - famous for Driving Home For Christmas - dies aged 74  Sky NewsBREAKING: Such sad news. Driving Home for Christmas singer Chris Rea has died age 74 💔  facebook.comThe late Chris Rea on the ‘warmth and hope’ of ‘Driving Home for Christmas’  The Independent
  
• Post Office had deal with Fujitsu to fix Horizon errors 19 years ago - BBC22 December 2025, 6:25 pm
  Post Office had deal with Fujitsu to fix Horizon errors 19 years ago  BBCSecret Post Office documents are “absolutely mindblowing”, says Labour MP  Channel 4Post Office Scandal: secret Fujitsu contract revealed  Channel 4
  
• David Walliams removed from children's book festival line-up - Sky News22 December 2025, 6:24 pm
  David Walliams removed from children's book festival line-up  Sky NewsDavid Walliams dropped from Waterstones festival  The GuardianDavid Walliams dropped from Waterstones Children's Book Festival  BBCDavid Walliams 'dropped by HarperCollins' over allegations of 'inappropriate behaviour'  The BooksellerBBC under pressure to drop Walliams’ shows  The Telegraph
  
• Labour calls to rejoin EU customs union will become harder for Starmer to resist - The Guardian22 December 2025, 6:21 pm
  Labour calls to rejoin EU customs union will become harder for Starmer to resist  The GuardianWes Streeting: Britain needs to join customs union with EU  The TimesNo 10 'sticking to red lines' on UK-EU customs union after Streeting comments  Sky NewsStreeting: Starmer must go further to undo Brexit  The TelegraphHow the UK rejoining the EU customs union would impact you  The i Paper
  
• Husband and 5 other men charged with sex offences against ex-wife - BBC22 December 2025, 5:58 pm
  Husband and 5 other men charged with sex offences against ex-wife  BBCHusband and five other men charged with sex offences against ex-wife  BBCMan in UK charged alongside five others with sexual offences against his wife  The GuardianHusband charged with drugging and abusing ex-wife over 13 years with five other men  The TelegraphHusband and five men charged with more than 60 offences against his wife  Swindon Advertiser
  
• ‘It’s not up to me is it?’ McCullum wants to stay on despite England’s Ashes defeat - The Guardian22 December 2025, 5:47 pm
  ‘It’s not up to me is it?’ McCullum wants to stay on despite England’s Ashes defeat  The GuardianThe Ashes 2025-26: Brendon McCullum wants to stay as England coach  BBC‘RIP’: Australian media revels in ‘deeply lamented’ death of Bazball after Ashes woe  The GuardianEngland’s failure to prepare exposed in another Ashes defeat in Australia  The TimesSacking Stokes and McCullum won’t solve England’s problems, warns Strauss  The Independent
  
• Manchester music and football stars gather for funeral of Stone Roses’ Mani - The Guardian22 December 2025, 5:46 pm
  Manchester music and football stars gather for funeral of Stone Roses’ Mani  The GuardianStone Roses' Mani's star-studded Manchester send-off  BBCA sea of camo-print and Adidas stripes: Manchester bids farewell to adored hero Mani  Manchester Evening NewsStars and fans including Liam Gallagher, Paul Weller and David Beckham gather for Gary 'Mani' Mounfield's funeral  Sky News'Life and soul of any room he was in': Stone Roses' Ian Brown pays tribute to Mani at funeral  BBC
  
• Barry Manilow to undergo surgery for 'cancerous spot' on lung - BBC22 December 2025, 5:25 pm
  Barry Manilow to undergo surgery for 'cancerous spot' on lung  BBCBarry Manilow to undergo surgery for lung cancer  The GuardianBarry Manilow reveals cancer diagnosis  The TelegraphBarry Manilow Reschedules Tour Dates After 'Cancerous Spot' Found in Left Lung  People.comCopacabana singer Barry Manilow diagnosed with lung cancer  The Independent
  
• Road rage driver who hurled abuse at female motorist now jailed after another tirade - The Independent22 December 2025, 5:07 pm
  Road rage driver who hurled abuse at female motorist now jailed after another tirade  The IndependentRoad-rage driver jailed after tirade at new mother while riding bike  The TimesLycra-clad 'angriest cyclist' caged for new tirade on mum after Tesco outburst  Daily StarWatch 'UK's angriest man' hurl abuse at mum - after also attacking female driver  The Sun‘Britain’s angriest man’ jailed for foul-mouthed tirade  The Telegraph
  
• Baby Siwar back in hospital in Gaza after returning from treatment in Jordan - BBC22 December 2025, 4:59 pm
  Baby Siwar back in hospital in Gaza after returning from treatment in Jordan  BBC
  
• Banksy claims responsibility for new artwork in Bayswater - ITVX22 December 2025, 4:57 pm
  Banksy claims responsibility for new artwork in Bayswater  ITVXTwo Banksy artworks appear at Centre Point tower and Bayswater  BBC'We heard Banksy was here!' - Bayswater residents on new artwork  BBCLondon gets at least one new Banksy mural for Christmas  The GuardianBanksy unveils latest artwork of children stargazing  The Telegraph
  
• Cronos: The New Dawn Update Will Add a New, Easier Difficulty Setting in Early 2026 - Push Square22 December 2025, 4:30 pm
  Cronos: The New Dawn Update Will Add a New, Easier Difficulty Setting in Early 2026  Push SquareCronos: The New Dawn too hard for you? An easy mode is finally on the way  EurogamerCronos: The New Dawn announces update with Temporal Driver difficulty  Nintendo EverythingCronos: The New Dawn Is Getting an Easy Mode in Early 2026  OpenCriticBloober Team's Cronos: The New Dawn to Get Easier Difficulty Mode Next Year  TechRaptor
  
• Boiling live lobsters to be banned in Labour crackdown - The Telegraph22 December 2025, 4:24 pm
  Boiling live lobsters to be banned in Labour crackdown  The TelegraphBoiling lobsters alive to be banned in UK animal cruelty crackdown  The GuardianUK to ban boiling lobsters alive as animal welfare standards tightened  Financial TimesLive boiling of crustaceans ruled incompatible with welfare law  restaurantonline.co.ukGovernment reiterates plans on boiling live crustaceans  The Staff Canteen
  
• Bruno Fernandes injury: What are Manchester United's options? - BBC22 December 2025, 3:56 pm
  Bruno Fernandes injury: What are Manchester United's options?  BBCView Full coverage on Google News
  
• Get in the mood for an Adepta Sororitas Made to Order by replaying this Imperial Hymn - Warhammer Community22 December 2025, 2:57 pm
  Get in the mood for an Adepta Sororitas Made to Order by replaying this Imperial Hymn  Warhammer Community