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• Szoboszlai steps up in place of Salah to sink Inter as Liverpool fans sing Slot’s name - The Guardian9 December 2025, 11:38 pm
  Szoboszlai steps up in place of Salah to sink Inter as Liverpool fans sing Slot’s name  The GuardianWould Liverpool have got 'soft' penalty in Premier League?  BBCAndy Robertson: A big three points and hopefully we can build momentum  Liverpool FCInter Milan vs. Liverpool: Dominik Szoboszlai penalty helps ease pressure on Arne Slot - as it happened  ESPNArne Slot serenaded by travelling Kop during Liverpool’s gutsy win over Inter Milan  The Telegraph
  
• Consuming lots of energy drinks may raise heart disease and stroke risk, say doctors - The Guardian9 December 2025, 11:30 pm
  Consuming lots of energy drinks may raise heart disease and stroke risk, say doctors  The Guardian‘Healthy’ man who drank eight energy drinks a day suffered stroke  The IndependentBrits issued fizzy drink warning this Christmas after healthy man suffers stroke  Bicester AdvertiserWhen Everyone Acts Rationally - and Health Insurance Breaks  NewswavA healthy man suffers a stroke and permanent damage after consuming numerous energy drinks  CNN
  
• Atalanta vs Chelsea LIVE: Result, reaction and updates from Champions League - London Evening Standard9 December 2025, 11:08 pm
  Atalanta vs Chelsea LIVE: Result, reaction and updates from Champions League  London Evening StandardChelsea’s top-eight hopes hit by Atalanta after De Ketelaere seals comeback win  The GuardianChelsea youngsters must show steel or winless run will continue after damaging Champions League defeat at Atalanta  Sky SportsConfirmed Chelsea line up versus Atalanta | News | Official Site  Chelsea Football ClubCole Palmer stays behind as Chelsea travel to Atalanta for Champions League game  ESPN
  
• Vogue Williams shares the emotional moment she reunites with her three children after I'm A Celebrity stint: 'My heart hurt with how much I missed our babies' - Daily Mail9 December 2025, 10:22 pm
  Vogue Williams shares the emotional moment she reunites with her three children after I'm A Celebrity stint: 'My heart hurt with how much I missed our babies'  Daily MailVogue Williams kisses husband Spencer Matthews as they FINALLY reunite at Heathrow Airport after her I'm A Celebrity stint  Daily MailWhy I'm A Celebrity was ‘career suicide’ for Vogue Williams and Alex Scott - and truth about ITV show's dreaded 'curse'  The SunVogue Williams says 'entire' I'm A Celeb fee will be spent before reunion with husband  Wales OnlineSpencer Matthews explains I'm A Celebrity absence after Vogue Williams' exit  dailystar.co.uk
  
• European nations to begin major talks on ECHR migration rule changes - BBC9 December 2025, 10:18 pm
  European nations to begin major talks on ECHR migration rule changes  BBCMajor talks on changes to ECHR migration rules set to start  BBCStarmer urges Europe’s leaders to curb ECHR to halt rise of far right  The GuardianSir Keir Starmer: ECHR powers must be curbed to tackle illegal migration  The TelegraphWe must protect our borders to defend our democracies. Here’s how  The Guardian
  
• Flights cancelled and homes without power as Storm Bram hits parts of UK - ITVX9 December 2025, 9:21 pm
  Flights cancelled and homes without power as Storm Bram hits parts of UK  ITVXStorm Bram brings flooding and travel disruption to UK  BBCStorm Bram brings travel chaos to trains, boats and planes  The IndependentStorm Bram: ‘danger to life’ warnings issued as heavy rain and winds hit much of UK – as it happened  The GuardianStorm Bram batters the UK, with flights cancelled and roads closed  The Times
  
• Who was Stakeknife? MI5 mole at heart of IRA – timeline - The Guardian9 December 2025, 8:29 pm
  Who was Stakeknife? MI5 mole at heart of IRA – timeline  The GuardianMI5 tried to cover up truth over 'Stakeknife' spy in IRA, report says  BBCBritain’s ‘golden egg’: how IRA agent Freddie Scappaticci was protected to the end  The Guardian'Stakeknife' spy inside IRA committed 'worst possible' crimes and should be named, says report  Sky NewsState-sponsored killer main character in dirty war  RTE.ie
  
• Bank of England expects budget will cut inflation by up to half a percentage point - The Guardian9 December 2025, 8:12 pm
  Bank of England expects budget will cut inflation by up to half a percentage point  The GuardianBudget could knock 0.5% off inflation next year, Bank chief says  BBCBoE predicts budget measures will lower inflation, and denies uncertainty caused unusual bond market volatility – as it happened  The GuardianBank of England rate-setters divided ahead of decision next week  Financial TimesBank of England sees budget cutting inflation by around 0.4-0.5 percentage points  Reuters
  
• Nnena Kalu becomes first artist with a learning disability to win Turner prize - The Guardian9 December 2025, 7:53 pm
  Nnena Kalu becomes first artist with a learning disability to win Turner prize  The GuardianArtist Nnena Kalu earns 'historic' Turner Prize win  BBCNnena Kalu’s embodied, sensuous art makes her a worthy Turner prize winner  The GuardianScottish artist Nnena Kalu wins Turner Prize 2025 for hanging Barcelona sculptures and Liverpool exhibition  Sky NewsTurner Prize 2025: Sculpture artist Nnena Kalu wins coveted Turner Prize  BBC
  
• People urged to wear masks when they are ill as UK faces ‘tidal wave’ of flu - The Guardian9 December 2025, 7:16 pm
  People urged to wear masks when they are ill as UK faces ‘tidal wave’ of flu  The GuardianSome schools disrupted amid rise in flu cases  BBCBadenoch rejects masks in public  The TelegraphFace masks and overwhelmed hospitals: How UK is coping with the 'super flu'  ITVXSchools close as ‘tidal wave’ of flu sweeps across the UK  The Independent
  
• Sadiq Khan hits back at Donald Trump after US president calls him 'disgusting mayor' - London Evening Standard9 December 2025, 7:01 pm
  Sadiq Khan hits back at Donald Trump after US president calls him 'disgusting mayor'  London Evening StandardLondon mayor rebukes ‘obsessed’ Trump over migration tirade  politico.euTrump: Sadiq Khan only gets elected because of mass migration  The TelegraphTrump hits out at ‘horrible, vicious, disgusting’ Sadiq Khan as he reignites feud with London mayor  The IndependentYvette Cooper counters Trump criticism of Khan and praises Europe’s ‘strength’  Border Telegraph
  
• Starting line-ups for Spurs vs Slavia Prague in the Champions League on 9 December. - Tottenham Hotspur9 December 2025, 6:55 pm
  Starting line-ups for Spurs vs Slavia Prague in the Champions League on 9 December.  Tottenham HotspurSon's emotional return sets scene for vital Spurs win in Champions League  BBCSpurs ease pressure on Frank as Simons rounds off easy win against Slavia Prague  The GuardianTeam news | Destiny out until January, Brennan ‘touch and go’ to face Slavia Prague  Tottenham HotspurThomas Frank welcomes home momentum and plays down Dominic Solanke fears  The Independent
  
• French PM scores big win as social security budget clears major hurdle - politico.eu9 December 2025, 6:52 pm
  French PM scores big win as social security budget clears major hurdle  politico.euFrench premier faces knife-edge welfare vote  Financial TimesFrench PM wins crucial budget vote  BBCFrench lawmakers narrowly back social security budget in victory for PM Lecornu  France 24French MPs adopt contentious 2026 social security budget  Euronews.com
  
• Symptoms of 'superflu' explained as H3N2 strain sparks NHS alert - Manchester Evening News9 December 2025, 6:45 pm
  Symptoms of 'superflu' explained as H3N2 strain sparks NHS alert  Manchester Evening NewsWhy the ‘K strain’ of flu is making everyone ill  The TelegraphWhat is the H3N2 flu strain? Symptoms and advice as UK cases surge  The IndependentK virus: Expert lists top tips to avoid being ill to mutant flu during Christmas  The MirrorNew flu variant: Everything you need to know  London Evening Standard
  
• British soldier dies in Ukraine after ‘tragic accident’ - Financial Times9 December 2025, 6:37 pm
  British soldier dies in Ukraine after ‘tragic accident’  Financial TimesMember of UK armed forces dies in accident in Ukraine  BBCMember of UK armed forces killed in ‘tragic accident’ in Ukraine, says MoD  The GuardianFirst British soldier has died in Ukraine - and Russia may exploit it  Sky NewsKeir Starmer pays tribute to member of UK armed forces killed in ‘tragic accident’ in Ukraine  The Independent