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• Travis Head’s devastating knock gives Australia’s selectors a dilemma - The Guardian25 November 2025, 1:39 am
  Travis Head’s devastating knock gives Australia’s selectors a dilemma  The GuardianThe Ashes: Travis Head smashes Australia to two-day win after England collapse again in astonishing first Test  Sky SportsEngland’s unshakeable faith in Bazball evaporated before our eyes  The TimesHow ‘incredible’ Head century left Stokes and England ‘shell-shocked' in Perth  TNT SportsWhy England’s haunting Ashes humiliation won’t lead to major change  The Independent
  
• Newspaper headlines: Labour told to 'unite for budget' and '1,000 abuse victims safer' - BBC25 November 2025, 12:58 am
  Newspaper headlines: Labour told to 'unite for budget' and '1,000 abuse victims safer'  BBCRachel Reeves urges Labour MPs to back her make-or-break budget  The GuardianReeves: Budget critics won’t beat me  The TelegraphRachel Reeves hits back at ‘misogynists’ and tells Labour MPs to unite  The TimesBudget 2025: Rachel Reeves calls for Labour MPs to unite - but admits they might not like everything  Sky News
  
• Everton brush off bizarre Gueye red card to beat lethargic Manchester United - The Guardian25 November 2025, 12:54 am
  Everton brush off bizarre Gueye red card to beat lethargic Manchester United  The GuardianIdrissa Gueye: Everton midfielder sent off striking team-mate Michael Keane  BBCMan Utd 'complacency' in Everton defeat will erode trust in Ruben Amorim, says Gary Neville  Sky SportsBrilliant 10-Man Blues Beat United  Everton Football ClubWill Man United ever change? Another missed chance under Amorim on dismal night vs. Everton  ESPN
  
• More than 100 MPs urge Streeting to approve prostate cancer screening - The Guardian25 November 2025, 12:08 am
  More than 100 MPs urge Streeting to approve prostate cancer screening  The GuardianProstate cancer screening trial to recruit thousands of men  BBCShropshire prostate cancer survivor welcomes new screenings  BBCWhy David Cameron's calling for more cancer screening  Sky NewsStreeting urged to approve prostate cancer screening on NHS  The Telegraph
  
• Palestine Action activist ‘hit police with sledgehammer’ at factory - The Times24 November 2025, 11:07 pm
  Palestine Action activist ‘hit police with sledgehammer’ at factory  The TimesPolice officer 'unable to dress after hammer attack'  BBCBodycam footage of alleged sledgehammer attack on police shown at trial of Palestine Action activists  Sky News'Palestine Action activist whipped security guard', court hears  BBCActivist’s hammer attack left police officer ‘stunned’, Palestine Action trial hears  Financial Times
  
• Nigel Farage’s shifting answers on school-days racism claims – a timeline - The Guardian24 November 2025, 10:34 pm
  Nigel Farage’s shifting answers on school-days racism claims – a timeline  The GuardianFarage says he's 'never directly racially abused anybody' after school racism claims  BBC‘Deeply shocking’: Nigel Farage faces fresh claims of racism and antisemitism at school  The GuardianNigel Farage dismisses school racism claims as 'banter in a playground'  Sky NewsFarage downplays claims he used racist language as a teenager at school  ITVX
  
• BBC in disarray over bias claims - The Telegraph24 November 2025, 10:01 pm
  BBC in disarray over bias claims  The TelegraphSenior BBC figures questioned by MPs on Trump speech edit  BBCClaims of systemic problems with BBC news coverage disputed by former adviser  The GuardianBBC latest: Board member Robbie Gibb reacts to coup claims - adding he's been 'weaponised' during Trump crisis  Sky NewsRos Atkins on… MPs examining the BBC memo  BBC
  
• BBC finds its happy place inflicting latest round of self-harm | John Crace - The Guardian24 November 2025, 8:56 pm
  BBC finds its happy place inflicting latest round of self-harm | John Crace  The GuardianBBC may not be in 'safe hands' under its chair, says committee head  BBCGibb says speculation of BBC boardroom coup is ‘ridiculous charge’ and he will not resign – as it happened  The GuardianBBC chairman survives MPs' questions – but crisis at corporation is not over  BBCReports of BBC coup 'complete nonsense', board member tells MPs  Sky News
  
• Pentagon threatens US Senator Mark Kelly with legal action over ‘seditious’ video - Financial Times24 November 2025, 8:19 pm
  Pentagon threatens US Senator Mark Kelly with legal action over ‘seditious’ video  Financial TimesPentagon announces 'thorough review' of allegations against Senator Mark Kelly  BBCPentagon says it might recall Sen. Mark Kelly to military service for court martial over ‘illegal orders’ video  CNNPentagon investigating US senator over call for troops to refuse illegal orders  The GuardianPentagon threatens to prosecute Senator Mark Kelly by recalling him to Navy service  Reuters
  
• Starmer and Lammy to avoid ‘mansion tax’ after Treasury softens rules - The Telegraph24 November 2025, 8:00 pm
  Starmer and Lammy to avoid ‘mansion tax’ after Treasury softens rules  The TelegraphHomes worth more than £2mn set to be hit by Budget raid  Financial TimesMortgage brokers say house buying at risk from surveyor ‘down valuing’  The Guardian‘I own a £2m farmhouse - Reeves’ mansion tax is punishment for being well-off’  The IndependentWhat is mansion tax and how can I devalue my home to avoid it?  The Times
  
• Jodie Ounsley aka Gladiator Fury is the third celebrity contestant confirmed for the Strictly Come Dancing Christmas Special 2025 - BBC24 November 2025, 6:46 pm
  Jodie Ounsley aka Gladiator Fury is the third celebrity contestant confirmed for the Strictly Come Dancing Christmas Special 2025  BBCScarlett Moffatt is the first celebrity contestant confirmed for the Strictly Come Dancing Christmas Special 2025  BBCStrictly confirms pop star will take part in Christmas special  The IndependentHuge EastEnders star 'with one of TV's most recognisable faces' signs up for Strictly Christmas special  The SunWho's in the Strictly 2025 Christmas special? Gladiator confirmed as third star  Metro.co.uk
  
• Son dresses as dead mother in ‘Mrs Doubtfire’ ruse to claim her pension - The Telegraph24 November 2025, 6:45 pm
  Son dresses as dead mother in ‘Mrs Doubtfire’ ruse to claim her pension  The TelegraphSon, 56, dressed up as mum, 82, to 'claim pension' while her mummified body rotted at home  Daily StarSon puts on dead mother's lipstick and jewellery to collect pension  Metro.co.ukItalian man dressed as his mom to continue to collect her pension 3 years after her death  The Mirror USItalian man ‘dressed as dead mother to steal pension’  The Times
  
• Ethiopian volcano erupts for first time in 12,000 years - The Guardian24 November 2025, 6:37 pm
  Ethiopian volcano erupts for first time in 12,000 years  The GuardianSeveral Flights Cancelled As Ethiopian Volcanic Ash Drifts Towards India  NDTVEthiopian volcano erupts after lying dormant for 12,000 years  Al JazeeraVideo. Ethiopia’s Hayli Gubbi volcano has erupted for the first time in recorded history  Euronews.com'Moving at a speed of 100-120km/h': Ethiopian volcanic ash drifts towards India — 10 things to know  Times of India
  
• Reeves to Slash Annual Cash ISA Limit to £12,000 in UK Budget - Bloomberg.com24 November 2025, 6:36 pm
  Reeves to Slash Annual Cash ISA Limit to £12,000 in UK Budget  Bloomberg.comRachel Reeves to cut annual cash Isa limit to £12,000 in Budget  Financial TimesBanks start cash Isa rate war ahead of the budget  The TimesFive cash alternatives for your investment ISA  AJ BellMartin Lewis: We may finally see some changes to the Lifetime ISA in the Budget  Money Saving Expert
  
• Jimmy Cliff, Jamaican reggae singer, actor and cultural icon, dies aged 81 - The Guardian24 November 2025, 6:33 pm
  Jimmy Cliff, Jamaican reggae singer, actor and cultural icon, dies aged 81  The GuardianReggae legend Jimmy Cliff dies, aged 81  BBCJimmy Cliff obituary  The GuardianJimmy Cliff: Reggae singer and actor dies  Sky NewsJimmy Cliff: 10 Essential Songs  Rolling Stone