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• Minister insists Reeves did not mislead public in Budget build-up as Starmer to make speech on welfare - BBC1 December 2025, 10:08 am
  Minister insists Reeves did not mislead public in Budget build-up as Starmer to make speech on welfare  BBCStarmer leads fightback as budget row rumbles on for Reeves  The GuardianDarren Jones defends Rachel Reeves over claims she misled cabinet on tax rises  Sky NewsNewspaper headlines: Reeves 'denies lies' and 'must face sleaze probe'  BBCSuggestion Rachel Reeves exaggerated fiscal pressures is absurd  Financial Times
  
• Borrowing costs rise as Reeves comes under pressure over Budget – latest updates - The Telegraph1 December 2025, 9:15 am
  Borrowing costs rise as Reeves comes under pressure over Budget – latest updates  The TelegraphVanguard plans to buy more gilts as UK Budget calms investor nerves  Financial TimesGilt Yields Rise, Sterling Falls as Concerns Over Budget Resurface  The Wall Street JournalGilt yields fall after Autumn Budget despite lack of 2026 tax hikes  ING ThinkAutumn Budget: Investor confidence crisis ‘remains live’  City AM
  
• Virgin Media fined £24m for leaving vulnerable customers 'at risk of harm' - BBC1 December 2025, 8:49 am
  Virgin Media fined £24m for leaving vulnerable customers 'at risk of harm'  BBCVirgin Media fined £23.8m for putting vulnerable customers at risk  The GuardianVirgin Media fined £24m after switching off elderly customers’ landlines  The TelegraphVirgin Media fined £24m for disconnecting vulnerable customers  Sky NewsVirgin Media UK Fined £23.8m Over Poorly Handled Digital Phone Migrations  ISPreview UK
  
• Black Friday MacBook deals are still LIVE: I'm tracking the lowest prices on MacBook Air, MacBook Pro and more ahead of Cyber Monday - Tom's Guide1 December 2025, 8:22 am
  Black Friday MacBook deals are still LIVE: I'm tracking the lowest prices on MacBook Air, MacBook Pro and more ahead of Cyber Monday  Tom's GuideIf I was buying my first Apple MacBook for music-making, this is the bargain 9 Black Friday deal I’d go for  musicradar.comI'm a MacBook pro and these Cyber Monday MacBook deals are better than ever  TechRadarThe M4 MacBook Air is one of the best Apple deals you can get for Black Friday  The VergeSky shoppers have days left to shop price cut on the latest MacBook Air  Wales Online
  
• Brit dad, 37, drowns while swimming with his partner after getting swept out to sea by wave off hols island Phuket - The Sun1 December 2025, 8:18 am
  Brit dad, 37, drowns while swimming with his partner after getting swept out to sea by wave off hols island Phuket  The SunTragic British father dragged from the sea dead in holiday island loved by tourists  Daily ExpressBritish tourist drowns at Phuket’s Freedom Beach  ThaigerBritish dad, 37, who drowned in front of family in Thailand horror identified  The MirrorThree Tourist Fatalities in Southern Thailand: British, Russian, and South Korean Travelers Die in Separate Drowning Incidents, Here’s What to Know About Water Safety  Travel And Tour World
  
• UK weather: Met Office amber warning in force for heavy rain and flooding - BBC1 December 2025, 8:06 am
  UK weather: Met Office amber warning in force for heavy rain and flooding  BBCMet Office issues 'danger to life' amber weather warning for heavy rain | ITV News  ITVXUK weather: Danger to life warning for parts of UK as 'month's worth of rain' to fall in 24 hours  Sky NewsHeavy rain may cause disruption and floods in north-west England  BBCHeavy rain to start the week with Amber warning issued  Met Office
  
• BBC Scotland headquarters in Glasgow evacuated after fire breaks out - Daily Record1 December 2025, 7:39 am
  BBC Scotland headquarters in Glasgow evacuated after fire breaks out  Daily RecordView Full coverage on Google News
  
• Knee replacement patients told of cancellations just hours before scheduled surgeries - The Telegraph1 December 2025, 7:30 am
  Knee replacement patients told of cancellations just hours before scheduled surgeries  The TelegraphView Full coverage on Google News
  
• Ex-UK minister Tulip Siddiq receives two-year jail sentence in Bangladesh - Financial Times1 December 2025, 7:27 am
  Ex-UK minister Tulip Siddiq receives two-year jail sentence in Bangladesh  Financial TimesTulip Siddiq MP given jail sentence in Bangladesh after trial in her absence  BBCBangladesh court sentences UK MP Tulip Siddiq to two years in prison in absentia  The GuardianLabour MP Tulip Siddiq sentenced to two years in prison at corruption trial in Bangladesh  Sky NewsTulip Siddiq sentenced to two years in prison over corruption in Bangladesh  The Telegraph
  
• HIV testing in Midlands A&Es 'quite literally saving lives' - BBC1 December 2025, 6:26 am
  HIV testing in Midlands A&Es 'quite literally saving lives'  BBCWorld Aids Day: More HIV testing can help end new cases in England by 2030, says Streeting  Sky News‘Groundbreaking’ HIV prevention programme aims to end transmissions by 2030  The IndependentTrailblazing scheme to reconnect thousands with HIV treatment  GOV.UKTesting at A&Es part of plan to end new HIV cases in England by 2030  The Guardian
  
• Reeves’s tax raid ‘to damage growth’ - The Telegraph1 December 2025, 6:15 am
  Reeves’s tax raid ‘to damage growth’  The TelegraphUK factory sector grows for first time in a year despite budget uncertainty; £5.3bn infrastructure merger collapses – business live  The GuardianSimon Jack: Businesses left asking - what happened to growth?  BBCKPMG’s post-budget forecast: slower growth and rising unemployment  The TimesUK economy set to cool as weak consumer confidence damages spending  City AM
  
• Prostrate cancer test would have saved me, says Altrincham man - BBC1 December 2025, 6:03 am
  Prostrate cancer test would have saved me, says Altrincham man  BBCBritish men must be offered regular screening for prostate cancer  The TelegraphMost men should not be screened for prostate cancer, says UK expert body  BBCFamous names affected by prostate cancer criticise NHS screening decision  Sky NewsTimes letters: Pros and cons of prostate cancer screening  The Times
  
• Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky set for Republic of Ireland visit - BBC1 December 2025, 6:02 am
  Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky set for Republic of Ireland visit  BBCZelenskyy to make first official visit to Ireland - as 'productive' Ukraine-US talks under way in Florida  Sky NewsUkrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to pay first official visit to Ireland tomorrow  RTE.ieUkrainian President Zelensky set for visit to Republic of Ireland  BBCUkraine's Zelenskiy to visit Ireland on Tuesday, government says  Yahoo News UK
  
• Reeves spares 110 council houses worth over £2m from mansion tax - The Telegraph1 December 2025, 6:01 am
  Reeves spares 110 council houses worth over £2m from mansion tax  The Telegraph‘I don’t live in a mansion. It’s a 1930s house’: Richmond residents react to council tax rise | Budget  The GuardianWarning Reeves’s landlord tax will push up rents and ‘dry up’ housing supply  The Independent‘My home is no mansion’: the suburb left on the brink by new tax  The TimesRadical Reeves? The chancellor’s mansion tax is a small but brave step forward | Phillip Inman  The Guardian
  
• Maresca claims referee inconsistency after Caicedo red card vs Arsenal - London Evening Standard1 December 2025, 5:40 am
  Maresca claims referee inconsistency after Caicedo red card vs Arsenal  London Evening Standard'Arsenal deserve to be clear - but who's best placed to challenge?'  BBCEnzo Maresca happy enough for point gained with ten in feisty draw against Arsenal  We Ain't Got No HistoryCombative Chelsea rattle Arsenal but Maresca’s men stray close to the edge | Jacob Steinberg  The GuardianChalobah on James: That was a captain’s performance | News | Official Site  Chelsea Football Club