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• Starwatch: track Cetus, the sea monster, sprawling across the night sky - The Guardian17 November 2025, 7:30 am
  Starwatch: track Cetus, the sea monster, sprawling across the night sky  The Guardian
  
• Stansted and Southend airport rail stations to accept contactless - BBC17 November 2025, 5:56 am
  Stansted and Southend airport rail stations to accept contactless  BBC‘Unfair’ Stansted train fare penalties to end  The TelegraphSimpler train travel to London airports as tap-in, tap-out expanded across south-east England  GOV.UKThe change that will stop tens of thousands of travellers from getting train fines  The IndependentMore contactless rail ticket payment to roll out in south east  BBC
  
• Pauline Quirke's family on her dementia: 'She's still funny and recognises us' - BBC17 November 2025, 5:47 am
  Pauline Quirke's family on her dementia: 'She's still funny and recognises us'  BBCView Full coverage on Google News
  
• Rape victims in Scotland will be protected when giving evidence, says lord advocate - The Guardian17 November 2025, 5:00 am
  Rape victims in Scotland will be protected when giving evidence, says lord advocate  The GuardianSex case ruling will not harm victims' rights - Lord Advocate  BBCAccused rapists aren’t getting a fair trial in Scotland  The SpectatorJudges say Scottish courts are risking right to fair trial in sex cases  BBCSupreme Court opens door to wave of sex offender appeals  The Telegraph
  
• Donald Trump backs vote to release Jeffrey Epstein files - Financial Times17 November 2025, 4:37 am
  Donald Trump backs vote to release Jeffrey Epstein files  Financial TimesTrump calls on House Republicans to vote to release Epstein files  BBCTrump backs release of Epstein files, saying he has 'nothing to hide' | ITV News  ITVXTrump news at a glance: Another Republican challenges Trump over Epstein files  The GuardianNow Trump changes stance on Epstein files as he urges vote for release  The Independent
  
• Ecuador votes against allowing foreign military bases in country - BBC17 November 2025, 2:59 am
  Ecuador votes against allowing foreign military bases in country  BBCVoters in Ecuador reject return of foreign military bases  Al JazeeraWill Ecuador allow US troops on its soil?  dw.comEcuador Voters Poised to Deliver Defeat to Noboa in Referendum  Bloomberg.comEcuador votes on return of foreign military bases and how to tackle drug violence  France 24
  
• UK weather: Coldest night since March recorded - as Arctic air to bring risk of snow and ice this week - Sky News17 November 2025, 1:48 am
  UK weather: Coldest night since March recorded - as Arctic air to bring risk of snow and ice this week  Sky NewsCold snap brings chance of snow for some as flood clear-up continues  BBCWeather warning issued for parts of UK as snow forecast  The IndependentCold conditions sweep in as Storm Claudia clears  Met OfficeCold weather warning issued with snow expected as temperatures plummet to -7C  Manchester Evening News
  
• Far right poised to win Chile’s presidency - Financial Times17 November 2025, 12:56 am
  Far right poised to win Chile’s presidency  Financial TimesCommunist and far-right candidates head to Chile presidential run-off  BBCFar-right candidate José Antonio Kast favourite to become Chile’s next president after first round vote  The GuardianChile heads to a presidential run-off between Jara and Kast  Al JazeeraChile’s presidential race headed to tense runoff between communist and hard-right candidates  CNN
  
• Major motorway shut in both directions after crash as emergency services rush to scene - The Sun17 November 2025, 12:26 am
  Major motorway shut in both directions after crash as emergency services rush to scene  The SunM60 Manchester serious crash: 'Multiple motorways' closed by police after collision  Manchester Evening NewsUPDATES: Delays warning after 'accident investigation' on motorway  The Bury TimesPolice, paramedics and fire crews are in attendance  facebook.comMotorway junction closed after crash  NationalWorld
  
• Albania vs England LIVE: Latest score and updates from World Cup qualifier - London Evening Standard17 November 2025, 12:14 am
  Albania vs England LIVE: Latest score and updates from World Cup qualifier  London Evening Standard'We are about standards' - England reaction & analysis after perfect qualifiers  BBCAlbania 0-2 England: player ratings for Thomas Tuchel’s side  The GuardianEngland make World Cup qualifying history  Sky SportsEngland player ratings vs Albania: Bellingham shows why he should start at World Cup  The Telegraph
  
• Asking prices fall as UK housing market hit by budget speculation, Rightmove says - The Guardian17 November 2025, 12:01 am
  Asking prices fall as UK housing market hit by budget speculation, Rightmove says  The GuardianSellers cut house prices by most in 13 years over budget fears  The TimesAverage house price revealed as market sees largest November drop since 2012  The IndependentWhy buying property before the budget might bag you a bargain  Yahoo Finance UKHouse prices drop by £6.5k in one month as buyers worry over Budget impact  The i Paper
  
• ATP Finals 2025: Jannik Sinner victory in Turin keeps Carlos Alcaraz on his toes for 2026 - BBC16 November 2025, 10:43 pm
  ATP Finals 2025: Jannik Sinner victory in Turin keeps Carlos Alcaraz on his toes for 2026  BBCView Full coverage on Google News
  
• Shabana Mahmood warns Labour MPs ‘dark forces are stirring up anger’ over migration - The Guardian16 November 2025, 10:30 pm
  Shabana Mahmood warns Labour MPs ‘dark forces are stirring up anger’ over migration  The GuardianWhat changes will be part of the UK's asylum reform?  BBCMahmood: Take back migrants or face visa ban  The TelegraphShabana Mahmood: ‘Illegal migration is tearing Britain apart’  The TimesAsylum reform, Trump's Epstein U-turn, house prices fall  Sky News
  
• Woman, 21, found dead in boat yard named as family pay tribute - ITVX16 November 2025, 9:58 pm
  Woman, 21, found dead in boat yard named as family pay tribute  ITVXFamily of dead woman, 21, 'distraught' at loss  BBCMan held on suspicion of murder after woman, 21, found dead in Welsh boatyard  The GuardianWoman, 21, found dead in boat yard named and picture as man arrested on suspicion of murder  The IndependentMan arrested after young woman found dead in boat yard  The Telegraph
  
• Ford urges England to ensure win over New Zealand is no ‘flash in the pan’ - The Guardian16 November 2025, 9:36 pm
  Ford urges England to ensure win over New Zealand is no ‘flash in the pan’  The GuardianEngland 33-19 New Zealand: How Twickenham learned to love the bomb  BBC'Slow slide to mediocrity': Herald readers on All Blacks' defeat  NZ HeraldGeorge Ford credits England's Steve Borthwick after 'best ever coach' masterminds All Blacks redemption  Sky SportsEngland vs New Zealand LIVE: Rugby Autumn Internationals score, line-ups, radio & updates  BBC