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• Police vow to 'hunt down animals' behind mass shooting at children's birthday party in California - Sky News1 December 2025, 1:47 am
  Police vow to 'hunt down animals' behind mass shooting at children's birthday party in California  Sky NewsStockton mass shooting: Three children among four killed at California family gathering  BBCCalifornia police search for suspect who killed four including three children at family party  The GuardianStockton shooting: Four dead and 11 injured at child’s birthday party  The TimesAt least 4 killed in shooting at child’s birthday party in California, officials say  The Independent
  
• WW1 toxic compound sprayed on Georgian protesters, BBC evidence suggests - BBC1 December 2025, 12:19 am
  WW1 toxic compound sprayed on Georgian protesters, BBC evidence suggests  BBC
  
• Special forces chief tried to cover up concerns about SAS conduct in Afghanistan, inquiry told - The Guardian1 December 2025, 12:03 am
  Special forces chief tried to cover up concerns about SAS conduct in Afghanistan, inquiry told  The GuardianSAS war crime evidence suppressed, inquiry hears  BBCUK special forces unit had 'deliberate policy' to 'kill fighting-aged males' in Afghanistan, inquiry told  Sky NewsSpecial forces chief knew UK soldiers were executing Afghans but covered it up, whistleblower claims  The Independent‘Cover-up of SAS Afghanistan war crimes deliberate’, inquiry told  The Times
  
• Andreas Whittam Smith, co-founder of the Independent, dies aged 88 - The Guardian1 December 2025, 12:02 am
  Andreas Whittam Smith, co-founder of the Independent, dies aged 88  The GuardianSir Andreas Whittam Smith, Telegraph city journalist who became the first editor of The Independent  The TelegraphThe biggest risk Sir Andreas Whittam Smith ever took was co-founding The Independent  The IndependentSir Andreas Whittam Smith obituary: Co-founder of The Independent  The TimesSir Andreas Whittam Smith obituary  inkl
  
• Maresca claims referee inconsistency after Caicedo red card vs Arsenal - London Evening Standard30 November 2025, 11:34 pm
  Maresca claims referee inconsistency after Caicedo red card vs Arsenal  London Evening Standard'Learning point' as Arsenal miss chance to extend lead  BBCMoises Caicedo let Declan Rice comparisons affect him, says Jamie Carragher after Chelsea midfielder's dimissal against Arsenal  Sky SportsCombative Chelsea rattle Arsenal but Maresca’s men stray close to the edge | Jacob Steinberg  The GuardianEnzo Maresca: 'The way we reacted was fantastic' | News | Official Site  Chelsea Football Club
  
• Max Verstappen beats Piastri to take F1 title race to Abu Dhabi GP as Norris falters - The Guardian30 November 2025, 11:25 pm
  Max Verstappen beats Piastri to take F1 title race to Abu Dhabi GP as Norris falters  The GuardianVerstappen Qatar win takes title fight to final race  BBCLando Norris and Oscar Piastri voice frustration at McLaren’s strategy  The GuardianMcLaren explain Qatar GP blunder after costly error sees Max Verstappen beat Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris  Sky SportsWhat the teams said – Race day in Qatar  Formula 1
  
• Reeves denies misleading public over Budget 'black hole' claims | ITV News - ITVX30 November 2025, 10:46 pm
  Reeves denies misleading public over Budget 'black hole' claims | ITV News  ITVXChancellor says she can be trusted with the UK's finances despite claims she misled the public  BBCReeves faces ethics inquiry over Budget lies  The TelegraphStarmer leads fightback as budget row rumbles on for Reeves  The GuardianReeves’s ‘lying’ denials are only the start  The Spectator
  
• Starmer to launch fresh push for welfare spending reform - Financial Times30 November 2025, 10:32 pm
  Starmer to launch fresh push for welfare spending reform  Financial TimesLabour’s economic plan will take years to deliver, Keir Starmer says  The GuardianUK's Starmer outlines growth mission after budget tax rises  ReutersStarmer denies ditching two-child benefit cap to avoid leadership challenge  The TelegraphStarmer signals fresh push on welfare reform in bid to move on from Budget row  The Independent
  
• Testing at A&Es part of plan to end new HIV cases in England by 2030 - The Guardian30 November 2025, 10:32 pm
  Testing at A&Es part of plan to end new HIV cases in England by 2030  The Guardian‘Groundbreaking’ HIV prevention programme aims to end transmissions by 2030  The IndependentGreater Manchester ahead of global HIV targets as World AIDS Day approaches  Saddleworth Independent -WES STREETING: We're in extraordinary position in tackling HIV - why our plans matter  The MirrorGreater Manchester NHS ahead of global HIV targets  Marketing Stockport
  
• British Independent Film Award Winners: ‘Pillion’ Takes Best Film - deadline.com30 November 2025, 10:23 pm
  British Independent Film Award Winners: ‘Pillion’ Takes Best Film  deadline.comBritish Independent Film Awards winners revealed  Sky News‘Pillion’ Dominates BIFA Awards, ‘Sentimental Value’ Wins Best International Film  The Hollywood ReporterBritish Independent Film Awards: BDSM Romance ‘Pillion’ Claims Top Honor, ‘My Father’s Shadow’ Wins Best Director  VarietyCarey Mulligan joins a glamorous Andrea Riseborough and Emily Watson at the British Independent Film Awards - as rom-com Pillion leads the winners with four gongs  Daily Mail
  
• Russia left without access to ISS following structure collapse at Baikonur launch site - NASASpaceFlight.com -30 November 2025, 10:18 pm
  Russia left without access to ISS following structure collapse at Baikonur launch site  NASASpaceFlight.com -Russia accidentally destroys its only way of sending astronauts to space  The IndependentRussian space agency says cosmodrome damaged after joint launch with US  Al JazeeraSoyuz MS-28: Launch pad damaged as Russian rocket blasts off for space station, agency says  CNNHatches Open, Station Crew Expands to 10  NASA (.gov)
  
• Cardiff woman quit dating apps and met partner at a dinner party - BBC30 November 2025, 9:50 pm
  Cardiff woman quit dating apps and met partner at a dinner party  BBC
  
• Strictly Come Dancing: Alex Kingston pays for horror performance - The Telegraph30 November 2025, 9:27 pm
  Strictly Come Dancing: Alex Kingston pays for horror performance  The TelegraphStrictly Come Dancing: Nightmare performance puts Alex Kingston in danger of the dance-off  The TelegraphWho left Strictly 2025? Eighth celebrity to be voted out revealed  Radio TimesWho left Strictly Come Dancing this week as Shirley Ballas makes casting vote  Yahoo News UKStrictly Come Dancing 2025 week 10 exit leaked and fans are 'so upset' with result  News & Star
  
• Ukraine talks 'productive' but more work needed, Rubio says - BBC30 November 2025, 9:03 pm
  Ukraine talks 'productive' but more work needed, Rubio says  BBCPost-war borders dominated "intense" U.S.-Ukraine talks  AxiosUkrainian and US officials meet in Florida to discuss proposals to end Russia’s war  The GuardianLive updates: The latest on Ukraine, Venezuela and Trump’s immigration crackdown | CNN Politics  CNNUkraine says it held ‘difficult but productive’ talks with US on peace plan  Financial Times
  
• Nato considers being ‘more aggressive’ against Russia’s hybrid warfare - Financial Times30 November 2025, 9:00 pm
  Nato considers being ‘more aggressive’ against Russia’s hybrid warfare  Financial TimesEurope thinks the unthinkable: Retaliating against Russia  politico.euNATO Is Preparing to Confront Russia With Limited US Support  Bloomberg.comWhat prolonged Russian aggression against Europe could mean for the Balkans  Atlantic CouncilResearchers Assess Scale of Russian Sabotage Operations Against Europe’s Critical Infrastructure  Homeland Security Today