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• Ukrainian underwater drone attack likely damaged Russian sub, experts say - BBC16 December 2025, 4:00 pm
  Ukrainian underwater drone attack likely damaged Russian sub, experts say  BBCUkraine claims strike on Russian submarine with underwater drones  Financial TimesUkraine claims strike on Russian submarine in Novorossiysk with sea drones  Al JazeeraUkraine strikes Russian submarine with ‘Sub Sea Baby’ drone  navalnews.comUkraine ‘blows up £300m Russian submarine’ with underwater drones  The Telegraph
  
• Labour launches investigation into foreign election interference - The Telegraph16 December 2025, 2:39 pm
  Labour launches investigation into foreign election interference  The TelegraphMinister orders probe into foreign interference in politics  BBC'Urgent' review announced into foreign interference in British politics  Sky NewsUrgent review into foreign financial interference in UK politics  GOV.UKMinister says review into foreign interference will ensure Nathan Gill case ‘can never happen again’ – UK politics live  The Guardian
  
• ‘Baldur’s Gate 3’ Maker Promises ‘Divinity’ Will Be ‘Next Level’ - Bloomberg.com16 December 2025, 2:00 pm
  ‘Baldur’s Gate 3’ Maker Promises ‘Divinity’ Will Be ‘Next Level’  Bloomberg.comDivinity, Like Baldur’s Gate 3, Is a Turn-Based RPG, Larian Confirms  IGN'It's not a clone of D:OS2': 6 big takeaways from our interview with Larian after the reveal of Divinity  PC GamerReport: TGA Statue Mystery Solved - New Divinity Trademark Uncovered as New Icon Matches Statue  MP1stLarian Wasn't Trying to Shock Players with Its New Game's Trailer  80 Level
  
• Avatar: Fire and Ash review: The latest in the sci-fi adventure series is the longest and worst yet - BBC16 December 2025, 2:00 pm
  Avatar: Fire and Ash review: The latest in the sci-fi adventure series is the longest and worst yet  BBCAvatar: Fire and Ash review – witchy new sex interest can’t save this gigantically dull hunk of nonsense  The GuardianAvatar: Fire And Ash review: James Cameron's return to Pandora is truly epic cinema  empireonline.com‘Avatar: Fire and Ash’ Review: For the First Time in His Spectacular Career, James Cameron Delivers a Movie That Feels Like Something You’ve Seen Before  IndieWireAvatar: Fire and Ash is like watching £300m of glitter tipped into a fish tank  The Telegraph
  
• ‘Fallout’ Ups Its Game Even Further in a Bloodier, More Expansive Season 2: TV Review - Variety16 December 2025, 2:00 pm
  ‘Fallout’ Ups Its Game Even Further in a Bloodier, More Expansive Season 2: TV Review  Variety‘Fallout’ Season 2 Release Schedule: When Do New Episodes Drop?  ForbesFallout, Season 2, Prime Video review: Wall-to-wall gore is still gloriously over the top  The TelegraphThe Wasteland Comes Bearing Gifts…Fallout Season Two Surprises with Early Release Date  Amazon MGM Studios Press SiteFallout: New Vegas lead writer inconveniently points out that Fallout season 2 is all about New Vegas but 'there's no credit for that, there's no residuals for that'  PC Gamer
  
• M&S Charlton staff treated for carbon monoxide poisoning - BBC16 December 2025, 1:48 pm
  M&S Charlton staff treated for carbon monoxide poisoning  BBC‘Major incident’ as 11 hospitalised at London M&S after carbon monoxide leak  The IndependentMajor incident as 30 treated for chemical inhalation at London M&S - latest updates  London Evening StandardEmergency services flood M&S after carbon monoxide leak evacuation  News ShopperDozens treated for carbon monoxide poisoning at M&S store  The Telegraph
  
• Bondi live updates: Three more victims named as Australian police investigate suspects' Philippines trip - BBC16 December 2025, 1:33 pm
  Bondi live updates: Three more victims named as Australian police investigate suspects' Philippines trip  BBC‘Source of pride for Syria’: man who disarmed Bondi shooter lauded in home town  The GuardianTributes paid to couple who died trying to stop Bondi Beach terror attack  Sky News‘Generous, quiet’ Bondi couple killed trying to tackle gunman  The TimesAustralian police probe Isis and Philippine links to Bondi gunmen  Financial Times
  
• US unemployment rate hits four-year high of 4.6% - Financial Times16 December 2025, 1:32 pm
  US unemployment rate hits four-year high of 4.6%  Financial TimesUS unemployment rose in November to a four-year high  BBCAmerica’s job market just got some troubling news  CNNUnemployment rises in US and UK, adding to pressure to cut interest rates – as it happened  The GuardianPayrolls rose by 64,000 in November after falling by 105,000 in October, delayed jobs numbers show  CNBC
  
• Investigation launched after girl’s death in Weston-super-Mare - Avon and Somerset Police16 December 2025, 1:19 pm
  Investigation launched after girl’s death in Weston-super-Mare  Avon and Somerset PoliceTeenage boy held on suspicion of murdering girl, 9  BBCTeenage boy arrested on suspicion of murder over death of girl, 9, in Somerset  The GuardianBoy arrested on suspicion of murdering nine-year-old girl in Weston-super-Mare  The TelegraphMurder probe launched into death of girl, 9, in Weston-super-Mare | ITV News  ITVX
  
• Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 gets sales and player boost after historic The Game Awards win - Eurogamer16 December 2025, 1:16 pm
  Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 gets sales and player boost after historic The Game Awards win  EurogamerClair Obscur sweeps The Game Awards with nine wins  BBCA Gaming Tour de Force That Is Very, Very French  The New York TimesThe Game Awards 2025: the full list of winners  The GuardianClair Obscur: Expedition 33 has dominated the 2025 Game Awards  Top Gear
  
• Man who drove into Liverpool FC parade jailed for more than 21 years - The Guardian16 December 2025, 1:05 pm
  Man who drove into Liverpool FC parade jailed for more than 21 years  The GuardianPaul Doyle jailed for at least 21 years for Liverpool FC parade attack  BBCLiverpool parade attacker bit sailor’s ear off in drunken brawl  The TelegraphLiverpool fan Daniel Barr stopped Paul Doyle driving further into parade crowd  BBC‘It hasn’t sunk in – maybe it never will’ – Liverpool parade ‘hero’ recalls day of terror  The Guardian
  
• Bruno Fernandes: Man Utd wanted me to leave, their lack of loyalty hurt - The Telegraph16 December 2025, 12:28 pm
  Bruno Fernandes: Man Utd wanted me to leave, their lack of loyalty hurt  The TelegraphBruno Fernandes: Man Utd captain felt 'hurt' and believes club 'wanted him' to accept Al-Hilal offer  BBC‘They wanted me to leave’: Fernandes hits out at Manchester United directors  The GuardianBruno Fernandes: Man United 'wanted me to go' after summer Saudi offer  ESPNBruno Fernandes’s explosive interview a damning indictment of Manchester United  The Telegraph
  
• PSG ordered to pay Mbappe 60m euros - BBC16 December 2025, 12:26 pm
  PSG ordered to pay Mbappe 60m euros  BBCKylian Mbappe: Paris St Germain ordered to pay France star €60m  BBCPSG ordered to pay Kylian Mbappé €60m in unpaid wages and bonuses  The GuardianParis Saint-Germain ordered to pay Kylian Mbappé €60mn  Financial TimesKylian Mbappe owed 60 million euros by PSG, French court says  Al Jazeera
  
• Operation Brock on M20 in Kent could be scaled back by government - BBC16 December 2025, 12:21 pm
  Operation Brock on M20 in Kent could be scaled back by government  BBCCrash sparks motorway closure on Op Brock’s first day  Kent OnlineM20 traffic LIVE: Huge crash sparks oil spill and severe delays during rush hour  Daily ExpressMajor motorway used by thousands of drivers everyday rolls out hated traffic measure for the Christmas getaway  The SunBroken-Down Lorry Brings M20 to a Standstill on Day One of Operation Brock  UK News in Pictures
  
• Young workers hit hard as UK unemployment rate rises to 5.1% - BBC16 December 2025, 12:21 pm
  Young workers hit hard as UK unemployment rate rises to 5.1%  BBCView Full coverage on Google News