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• Putin India visit live: Putin and Modi to speak to media as leaders hold talks in India - BBC5 December 2025, 8:19 am
  Putin India visit live: Putin and Modi to speak to media as leaders hold talks in India  BBCPutin-Modi summit in India amid US trade pressure – latest updates  The GuardianNarendra Modi and Vladimir Putin embrace before talking trade at India-Russia summit  Sky NewsPutin's India Visit: A Look At The Russian President's Diet, And How He Eats During His Travels  NDTVCan the West trust India?  The Telegraph
  
• Premier League news conferences: Slot speaking before Arteta, Hurzeler & Howe - BBC5 December 2025, 8:11 am
  Premier League news conferences: Slot speaking before Arteta, Hurzeler & Howe  BBC9am GMT: Watch Arne Slot's pre-Leeds United press conference live  Liverpool FCArne Slot drops hint over who will start at right-back against Leeds, Jamie Carragher will not be happy  Rousing The KopPremier League news conferences: Slot, Arteta and Maresca speaking  feeds.bbci.co.ukArne Slot press conference LIVE: Reds head coach speaks ahead of Leeds trip  Liverpool.com
  
• Australia v England: Ashes second Test, day two – live - The Guardian5 December 2025, 7:47 am
  Australia v England: Ashes second Test, day two – live  The GuardianThe Ashes 2025 LIVE: Australia vs England, second Test, Brisbane - cricket score, radio & highlights  BBCLIVE BLOG: Head goes big and goes out after Aussies' big start  cricket.com.auAshes 2025 live score: Stokes removes Labuschagne to interrupt Australia progress in first innings  The IndependentThe Ashes 2025/26, AUS vs ENG 2nd Test Match Preview - Can England rise to pink-ball challenge in Brisbane?  ESPNcricinfo
  
• ‘The goal was to scare a kid’: the wild world of films-within-films - The Guardian5 December 2025, 7:24 am
  ‘The goal was to scare a kid’: the wild world of films-within-films  The Guardian
  
• UK house prices stagnated in November as south lags behind the north – business live - The Guardian5 December 2025, 7:21 am
  UK house prices stagnated in November as south lags behind the north – business live  The GuardianHouse prices grind to a halt over Budget ‘uncertainty’ – latest updates  The TelegraphAnnual house price growth slows in November  NationwideFTSE 100 Live: House price growth slows, index set for steady start  London Evening StandardChanges to property taxes ‘unlikely to impact housing market’ – Nationwide  Today's Conveyancer
  
• Merseyside schools named in list of best in the north west - Liverpool Echo5 December 2025, 7:03 am
  Merseyside schools named in list of best in the north west  Liverpool EchoSchool league tables 2026: the best UK secondary schools revealed  The TimesWales' best schools ranked  Wales OnlineStrathearn principal ‘thrilled’ as girls’ grammar makes the grade to be named top NI school  Belfast TelegraphLondon's top schools 2026: Best primaries and secondaries revealed as academic powerhouse shines  London Evening Standard
  
• Rightmove under pressure as activist investor takes £250m stake - The Telegraph5 December 2025, 6:00 am
  Rightmove under pressure as activist investor takes £250m stake  The Telegraph
  
• Holocaust survivors call on Nigel Farage to apologise over alleged antisemitic comments - The Guardian5 December 2025, 6:00 am
  Holocaust survivors call on Nigel Farage to apologise over alleged antisemitic comments  The GuardianFarage turns on broadcasters over racism allegations as number of claims hits 28  The GuardianHolocaust survivors urge Nigel Farage to apologise for alleged racist abuse | ITV News  ITVXFarage accuses BBC of double standards after racism allegations  BBCFarage brands BBC ‘despicable’ after tense clash over antisemitism allegations  Financial Times
  
• Meta pivots to AI smart glasses as metaverse bet struggles - BBC5 December 2025, 5:44 am
  Meta pivots to AI smart glasses as metaverse bet struggles  BBCZuckerberg prepares to abandon Metaverse dream  The TelegraphMeta plans to slash metaverse spending as Zuckerberg shifts focus to AI  Financial TimesMeta’s Zuckerberg Plans Deep Cuts for Metaverse Efforts  Bloomberg.comThe metaverse is cooked, and Wall Street couldn’t be happier  CNN
  
• New PS5 Controllers Said to Be Optimised for Better Battery Life - Push Square5 December 2025, 5:40 am
  New PS5 Controllers Said to Be Optimised for Better Battery Life  Push SquareNew DualSense Controller Reportedly Brings A Major Boost To Battery Life  Twisted VoxelChroma Teal Offers Fresh Grip on PlayStation’s Signature DualSense Controller  TechEBlog -New DualSense PS5 controller that could improve battery life now bundled with PS5 Pro and Slim  NotebookcheckNew DualSense Revision Boosts Battery Life And Efficiency — PS5 Fans Approve  International Business Times UK
  
• UK to deport 60 delivery riders after illegal work crackdown - BBC5 December 2025, 5:08 am
  UK to deport 60 delivery riders after illegal work crackdown  BBC60 delivery riders face deportation after illegal work crackdown  BBCUK delivery driver deportations rise as Government launches major crackdown  The Independent171 arrests in gig economy crackdown - with 60 delivery drivers to be deported  Sky NewsDozens of migrant delivery riders to be deported  The Telegraph
  
• Man Utd vs West Ham LIVE: Result, reaction and updates from Premier League draw - London Evening Standard5 December 2025, 4:56 am
  Man Utd vs West Ham LIVE: Result, reaction and updates from Premier League draw  London Evening StandardMan Utd 1-1 West Ham: Anger and frustration at Old Trafford  BBCRoy Keane blasts 'desperate' Man United after West Ham draw  ESPNAmorim ‘angry and frustrated’ after West Ham’s Magassa denies Manchester United  The GuardianNuno | Everyone kept running, believing and working hard  West Ham United
  
• Ukraine war briefing: drones reportedly spotted near Zelenskyy flight path on Dublin trip - The Guardian5 December 2025, 4:33 am
  Ukraine war briefing: drones reportedly spotted near Zelenskyy flight path on Dublin trip  The GuardianSenior Irish government figures briefed on drone presence during Zelensky visit  BBCDrone sightings off Howth, OnlyFans tax defaulters, and traffic hell in Co. Kildare  The Irish TimesFour unidentified military-style drones breached no-fly zone to target Zelenskyy's arrival in Dublin  The JournalMilitary drones flew towards Zelensky’s plane as it approached Dublin  The Telegraph
  
• Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa dead: James Bond and 'Mortal Kombat' actor dies aged 75 - The Mirror5 December 2025, 3:59 am
  Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa dead: James Bond and 'Mortal Kombat' actor dies aged 75  The MirrorCary-Hiroyuki Tagawa Dies: ‘Mortal Kombat, ‘Last Emperor’ & ‘Man In The High Castle’ Actor Was 75  DeadlineMortal Combat actor Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa dies aged 75 after stroke complications  The Independent‘Nash Bridges’ Star Dies at 75  parade.comCary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, ‘Mortal Kombat’ and ‘The Man in the High Castle’ Actor, Dies at 75  The Hollywood Reporter
  
• Pentagon announces it has killed four men in another boat strike in Pacific - The Guardian5 December 2025, 12:21 am
  Pentagon announces it has killed four men in another boat strike in Pacific  The GuardianBoat strike briefings help Hegseth - but shipwreck video release may hurt  BBCUS admiral defends second strike on alleged drug boat in Caribbean  Financial TimesWhat legal experts say about second US strike on Venezuela boat  BBCHegseth order on first Caribbean boat strike, officials say: Kill them all  The Washington Post