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• Ireland among countries boycotting Eurovision after Israel allowed to compete - BBC4 December 2025, 7:52 pm
  Ireland among countries boycotting Eurovision after Israel allowed to compete  BBCNetherlands, Spain, Ireland and Slovenia boycott Eurovision after Israel allowed to compete  BBCIt’s official, politics has ruined Eurovision  The TelegraphFour countries to boycott Eurovision 2026 as Israel cleared to compete  The GuardianIsrael allowed to take part in Eurovision 2026 - as several countries withdraw  Sky News
  
• Flu ‘tidal wave’ leaves record numbers in hospital - The Telegraph4 December 2025, 7:51 pm
  Flu ‘tidal wave’ leaves record numbers in hospital  The TelegraphHospitals facing unprecedented flu season, say NHS bosses  BBCNHS braces for ‘unprecedented flu wave’ as hospitalised cases in England rise  The GuardianNumber of flu patients in hospital beds across England rises by more than 50%  Sky NewsFlu cases at record levels as ‘tidal wave’ of illness hits the NHS  The Independent
  
• Follow live: Hunt for Washington DC pipe bomb suspect was like 'finding a needle in a haystack', officials say - BBC4 December 2025, 7:45 pm
  Follow live: Hunt for Washington DC pipe bomb suspect was like 'finding a needle in a haystack', officials say  BBCSuspect arrested and named in case of pipe bombs planted on eve of January 6  The GuardianFBI arrests suspect in failed January 6 pipe bomb attack  Financial TimesUS authorities arrest Brian Cole as suspect in 2021 Capitol Hill pipe bombs  Al JazeeraFollow live: Police say they tracked Washington DC pipe bomb suspect's purchases and bank records to identify him  BBC
  
• Leaders of Rwanda and DR Congo sign peace deal alongside Donald Trump - BBC4 December 2025, 7:29 pm
  Leaders of Rwanda and DR Congo sign peace deal alongside Donald Trump  BBCTrump hosts signing of peace deal between leaders of DR Congo and Rwanda  BBCTrump updates: DRC, Rwanda leaders in Washington sign peace deal  Al JazeeraRwanda and DR Congo conflict explained ahead of potential Trump peace deal  The IndependentLive updates: Trump signs peace agreement with Rwanda and Democratic Republic of Congo  NBC News
  
• UK’s small brewers call for chancellor to think again on business rates - The Guardian4 December 2025, 7:04 pm
  UK’s small brewers call for chancellor to think again on business rates  The GuardianPubs "will close" say landlords angry at tax rises in UK Budget  BBCHistoric Cornwall pub warns rising rates threaten survival  BBCHigh streets emerge as the biggest losers of Reeves’s shock property tax shake-up  The TelegraphOnly one-in-three British pubs turn a profit, LBC reveals, as alcohol duties and NI increase leave locals struggling to stay open  lbc.co.uk
  
• Man Utd XI vs West Ham: Starting lineup and confirmed team news - London Evening Standard4 December 2025, 6:58 pm
  Man Utd XI vs West Ham: Starting lineup and confirmed team news  London Evening StandardManchester United v West Ham: Premier League – live  The GuardianRuben Amorim names side to take on West Ham| 4 Dec  Official Manchester United WebsiteMan United face Casemiro and Joshua Zirkzee dilemmas for West Ham visit  ESPNMan Utd vs West Ham predictions: Chris Sutton on Premier League game  BBC
  
• UK construction sector ‘suffers sharpest slowdown since first Covid lockdown’ - The Guardian4 December 2025, 6:33 pm
  UK construction sector ‘suffers sharpest slowdown since first Covid lockdown’  The GuardianConstruction sector shrinks at fastest pace since pandemic, survey suggests  BBCUK businesses cut jobs at fastest pace since 2021 while builders report steep downturn  Financial TimesConstruction activity shrank 'at fastest pace since COVID' ahead of budget  Sky NewsConstruction in worst downturn for five-and-a-half years  City AM
  
• Farage branded racist over campaign video remark about Glasgow pupils - BBC4 December 2025, 6:19 pm
  Farage branded racist over campaign video remark about Glasgow pupils  BBCNearly one in three children in Glasgow doesn’t speak English as first language  The TelegraphFarage criticises BBC over racism allegations and claims one fellow pupil said he was ‘offensive’ but not racist – as it happened  The Guardian'Deeply racist': Fury as Nigel Farage launches 'vile' attack on Glasgow pupils  TheNational.scotKeir Starmer brands Nigel Farage ‘toxic’ over Glasgow language comments  The Herald
  
• Dem calls ‘double tap’ boat strike video ‘troubling’ after admiral briefing: Live - The Independent4 December 2025, 6:15 pm
  Dem calls ‘double tap’ boat strike video ‘troubling’ after admiral briefing: Live  The IndependentPete Hegseth did not give order to 'kill them all', US lawmakers say  BBCUS admiral briefs lawmakers on second strike on alleged drug boat  Financial TimesTop Democrat says he is ‘deeply disturbed’ by footage of boat strikes seen at classified briefing – live  The GuardianTrump Live Updates: Lawmakers See Boat Strikes Video, Pipe Bomb Suspect Arrested and More  The New York Times
  
• 'Don't look back in anger', says German president of UK ties post-Brexit - BBC4 December 2025, 6:11 pm
  'Don't look back in anger', says German president of UK ties post-Brexit  BBCKing Charles decries ‘Russian aggression’ in pledge on defending Europe  The GuardianWatch: Banquet, royal family and Starmer on first day of German state visit  BBCPM meeting with President Steinmeier of Germany: 3 December 2025  GOV.UKGerman president to see Queen’s tomb on state visit – live  The Telegraph
  
• Farage accuses BBC of double standards after racism allegations - BBC4 December 2025, 5:52 pm
  Farage accuses BBC of double standards after racism allegations  BBCView Full coverage on Google News
  
• Putin 'morally responsible for Dawn Sturgess Novichok death' - BBC4 December 2025, 5:22 pm
  Putin 'morally responsible for Dawn Sturgess Novichok death'  BBCThe Skripal poisonings – have British spies learned the lessons?  BBCRussian agents’ trail led from Hillary Clinton’s emails to fatal Salisbury attack  The Telegraph‘It wasn’t Dawn’s fault’: novichok poisoning victim’s family say she’s finally been exonerated  The GuardianPutin 'morally responsible' for 'unsurvivable' Novichok poisoning of Dawn Sturgess, inquiry finds  BBC
  
• Can you survive the apocalypse? The Lords of the End Times are coming to Total War: Warhammer III - Warhammer Community4 December 2025, 5:03 pm
  Can you survive the apocalypse? The Lords of the End Times are coming to Total War: Warhammer III  Warhammer CommunityForget High Elves, the winner of Total War: Warhammer 3's Tides of Torment DLC is the Norsca glow-up, featuring troll waaaghs, burrowing beasties, and finally actual melee cavalry  PC GamerTotal War: Warhammer 3's latest free update adds dancing Chaos armies, Norscan Spoils, High Elf patronage and just, too much, basically  Rock Paper ShotgunTotal War: Warhammer 3 - Official 'What is Immortal Empires?' Overview Trailer  IGNTotal War: Warhammer 3 - Tides of Torment guide for Aislinn, Dechala, and Sayl  Epic Games Store
  
• Total War: Medieval 3 Announced as the 'Rebirth of Historical Total War,' New Total War Game to Be Revealed at The Game Awards - IGN4 December 2025, 5:01 pm
  Total War: Medieval 3 Announced as the 'Rebirth of Historical Total War,' New Total War Game to Be Revealed at The Game Awards  IGNEverything Announced at Creative Assembly's Total War 25th Anniversary Showcase  IGNCreative Assembly has been busy—Total War: Medieval 3 is coming, along with more Warhammer DLC and another game that will be revealed next week, 'marking the beginning of an exciting new era'  PC GamerCreative Assembly reveal Total War: Medieval 3, while teasing a huge game reveal to follow  Rock Paper ShotgunCreative Assembly unveils its new "Warcore" engine for Total War  OC3D
  
• Amazon’s new color Kindle Scribe launches on December 10th - The Verge4 December 2025, 5:00 pm
  Amazon’s new color Kindle Scribe launches on December 10th  The VergeAmazon's Kindle Scribe Colorsoft finally has a release date: December 10  EngadgetAmazon Debuts Kindle Scribe and Scribe Colorsoft  findarticles.comThe Kindle Scribe just got its biggest-ever discount for Amazon's Cyber Monday – save 0  MashableI found a hidden Kindle Scribe shortcut that instantly cleaned up my screen  Pocket-lint