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• Grimaldo and Schick shock understrength Manchester City in Bayer Leverkusen win - The Guardian26 November 2025, 4:14 am
  Grimaldo and Schick shock understrength Manchester City in Bayer Leverkusen win  The Guardian'Maybe it was too much' - Guardiola rues defeat after 10 changes  BBCGuardiola’s record as he hits 100 for City in the Champions League  Manchester City FCMan City's next six fixtures compared to Arsenal after Champions League setback vs Bayer Leverkusen  Manchester Evening NewsMan City 0-2 Bayer Leverkusen: Pep Guardiola has a squad depth problem and it's more than just an over-reliance on Erling Haaland  Sky Sports
  
• Joan Templeman, wife of billionaire Richard Branson, dies aged 80 - The Guardian26 November 2025, 3:15 am
  Joan Templeman, wife of billionaire Richard Branson, dies aged 80  The GuardianSir Richard Branson 'heartbroken' as wife Joan dies aged 80  BBC‘Heartbroken’ Richard Branson announces wife’s death  The TelegraphRichard Branson confirms death of wife Joan: 'My best friend, my rock'  Fox BusinessJoan Branson, Richard Branson’s Wife of 35 Years, Dies at 80  The New York Times
  
• Three more ex-pupils at school with Nigel Farage reject ‘banter’ claims - The Guardian26 November 2025, 2:30 am
  Three more ex-pupils at school with Nigel Farage reject ‘banter’ claims  The GuardianNigel Farage's racism denials are dishonest, says ex-classmate  BBCNigel Farage rejects allegations of teenage racist abuse  Financial TimesFarage says he's 'never directly racially abused anybody' after school racism claims  BBCNigel Farage dismisses school racism claims as 'banter in a playground'  Sky News
  
• M54 traffic LIVE: Part of motorway CLOSED after horror pile-up involving lorry - The Mirror26 November 2025, 1:52 am
  M54 traffic LIVE: Part of motorway CLOSED after horror pile-up involving lorry  The MirrorView Full coverage on Google News
  
• Estevao outshines Lamine Yamal and conjures Messi memories as Chelsea crush Barcelona in Champions League - The Independent26 November 2025, 12:35 am
  Estevao outshines Lamine Yamal and conjures Messi memories as Chelsea crush Barcelona in Champions League  The Independent'Start believing the hype' - how 'effortless' Estevao outshone Yamal  BBCChelsea 3-0 Barcelona: Champions League – as it happened  The GuardianTeen star Estevao has Chelsea looking like a team that deserves 'world champions' tag  ESPNChampions League: Chelsea 2-0 up against 10-man Barca, Man City & Newcastle both losing  BBC
  
• Putin's stooge issues chilling 4-word response to Ukraine peace deal - Daily Express26 November 2025, 12:23 am
  Putin's stooge issues chilling 4-word response to Ukraine peace deal  Daily ExpressPutin mouthpiece issues threatening 4-word response to Ukraine peace deal  Daily Express USLavrov: West always wanted Russia harm and trouble  breakingthenews.netEurope should not expect Russia to rush to the negotiating table with it - Lavrov  Українські Національні НовиниKremlin on Europe's role in Ukraine settlement: it is impossible to discuss security system without participation of Europeans, at some stage this will be necessary - RIA  MarketScreener
  
• Newspaper headlines: 'Rachel Reeves' Budget Ledger' and 'Jury trials scrapped' - BBC26 November 2025, 12:06 am
  Newspaper headlines: 'Rachel Reeves' Budget Ledger' and 'Jury trials scrapped'  BBCWhat to expect in budget 2025: tax, VAT, pensions, savings and more  The GuardianBudget 2025 predictions: When is it and which taxes will Labour raise?  The TelegraphRachel Reeves takes aim at workers, savers and pensioners in budget  The TimesBudget 2025: 'Smorgasbord' of tax hikes expected today - as more policies confirmed  Sky News
  
• Pay rise for millions of workers as national minimum wage to rise | ITV News - ITVX25 November 2025, 11:33 pm
  Pay rise for millions of workers as national minimum wage to rise | ITV News  ITVXMinimum wage to increase by 4.1% from April, with bigger increases for younger workers  BBCMillions of UK workers to get pay rise as Reeves plans increased minimum wage | Budget 2025  The GuardianMillions of people earning minimum wage to get pay rise | Money blog  Sky NewsTeenagers to be paid more than £10 an hour in ‘crippling’ blow to job market  The Telegraph
  
• Brazil's ex-president Jair Bolsonaro begins 27-year prison sentence for coup attempt - Sky News25 November 2025, 11:23 pm
  Brazil's ex-president Jair Bolsonaro begins 27-year prison sentence for coup attempt  Sky NewsBolsonaro ordered to start serving 27-year prison sentence for Brazil coup plot  BBCJair Bolsonaro ordered to start 27-year prison term for plotting Brazil coup  The GuardianBrazil’s Supreme Court orders Jair Bolsonaro to begin prison sentence  Al JazeeraBolsonaro tested Brazil’s democracy. Its Supreme Court stepped in  CNN
  
• Marcus Rashford sent direct message as Barcelona suffer Champions League nightmare vs Chelsea - Manchester Evening News25 November 2025, 11:06 pm
  Marcus Rashford sent direct message as Barcelona suffer Champions League nightmare vs Chelsea  Manchester Evening News‘He’s smiling a lot’: Rashford is enjoying himself again at Barcelona, insists Flick  The GuardianMarcus Rashford set for Barcelona return to face Chelsea in Champions League  ESPNThe squad for the trip to London  FC Barcelona WebsiteHow Rashford has 'excited' Barca fans as forward looks to punish old foes Chelsea  TNT Sports
  
• Study claims to provide first direct evidence of dark matter - The Guardian25 November 2025, 11:00 pm
  Study claims to provide first direct evidence of dark matter  The GuardianScientists may have finally 'seen' dark matter for the 1st time  SpaceWe might have just seen the first hints of dark matter  New ScientistDark Matter May Have Finally Been Detected in Our Galaxy's Glow  ScienceAlertScientists May Have Just Spotted the First Direct Evidence of Dark Matter  Popular Mechanics
  
• Medical student plunged to death on Snowdon after getting lost - The Telegraph25 November 2025, 10:41 pm
  Medical student plunged to death on Snowdon after getting lost  The TelegraphHiker fell to death climbing Snowdon in poor weather - inquest  BBCMedical student, 20, died after straying from path on Snowdon  The TimesShort-sighted medical student fell 500ft to his death after getting lost on Britain's most treacherous mountain range  The SunShort-sighted student fell to his death after calling his family to say he was lost  Wales Online
  
• ‘Back to basics’ police chief would not have banned Maccabi Tel Aviv fans - The Telegraph25 November 2025, 9:03 pm
  ‘Back to basics’ police chief would not have banned Maccabi Tel Aviv fans  The TelegraphMPs want answers on 'exaggerated' Villa-Maccabi match intelligence  BBCUK politics: Risk of Maccabi Tel Aviv facing antisemitic attacks not ‘predominant’ reason for match ban, police tell MPs – as it happened  The GuardianPolice ‘used fake claims’ to ban Maccabi fans from Aston Villa game  The TimesYour COVID dollars at . . . work? UK cops’ Israeli-smearing lies and other commentary  New York Post
  
• Nigerian schoolgirls rescued after mass abduction in Kebbi - The Guardian25 November 2025, 8:51 pm
  Nigerian schoolgirls rescued after mass abduction in Kebbi  The GuardianTwenty-four schoolgirls released after northwestern Nigeria kidnapping  Al JazeeraKidnapped Nigerian schoolgirls have been released, official says  ReutersBREAKING: 24 abducted Kebbi schoolgirls regain freedom  Punch NewspapersTwo dozen schoolgirls freed after kidnapping in northwestern Nigeria last week  CNN
  
• Lammy to scrap juries for most crimes, despite calling them ‘fundamental to democracy’ - The Telegraph25 November 2025, 8:32 pm
  Lammy to scrap juries for most crimes, despite calling them ‘fundamental to democracy’  The TelegraphJustice secretary wants jury trials scrapped except in most serious cases  BBCUK politics: No 10 says no final decisions after leak reveals jury trials might be scrapped except for alleged rapists and killers – as it happened  The GuardianThe right to trial by jury is an ancient British freedom. It is a terrible loss  The TelegraphMinisters plan to scrap jury trials in England and Wales except for most serious cases  Financial Times