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• Death Notice Aggie MACKEY - Funeral Times2 December 2025, 5:21 am
  Death Notice Aggie MACKEY  Funeral Times
  
• The real story behind the Manchester-London ‘ghost train’ U-turn - The Independent2 December 2025, 4:47 am
  The real story behind the Manchester-London ‘ghost train’ U-turn  The IndependentORR reverses Avanti West Coast’s Manchester–London ‘ghost train’ plan  BBCManchester-London 7am ‘ghost train’ to carry passengers after outcry over regulator’s decision  The GuardianU-turn on 7am Manchester Piccadilly to London Euston 'ghost train' plan  Manchester Evening NewsManchester to London commuter train will run for five months without passengers  The Telegraph
  
• ‘The current could kill an elephant’: Asia flood survivors describe escaping with their lives - The Guardian2 December 2025, 2:31 am
  ‘The current could kill an elephant’: Asia flood survivors describe escaping with their lives  The GuardianDesperate hunt for food and water as Indonesia floods death toll rises to 502  BBCHow cyclones and monsoon rains converged to devastate parts of Asia – visual guide  The GuardianMore than 1,000 dead in Indonesia, Thailand and Sri Lanka floods  The TimesMore than 1,100 confirmed dead and 800 missing in catastrophic Asia floods  Sky News
  
• Shortage of ‘breakthrough’ weight loss drugs will slow fight against obesity, WHO warns - The Guardian2 December 2025, 2:30 am
  Shortage of ‘breakthrough’ weight loss drugs will slow fight against obesity, WHO warns  The GuardianWHO warning over shortage of obesity jabs  BBCWHO issues global guideline on the use of GLP-1 medicines in treating obesity  World Health Organization (WHO)Weight loss jabs conditionally backed to tackle obesity by World Health Organization  Sky NewsWorld Health Organization issues first-ever guidelines for use of GLP-1 weight loss medications  ABC News
  
• How the standoff between Rachel Reeves and the OBR unfolded - The Guardian2 December 2025, 2:30 am
  How the standoff between Rachel Reeves and the OBR unfolded  The GuardianChris Mason: Why, in my judgement, Reeves was misleading on one specific point  BBCThe most misleading thing about Rachel Reeves’s budget? Who it was really for | Aditya Chakrabortty  The GuardianIs Starmer continuing to mislead public over the budget?  Sky NewsKeir Starmer admits he planned to break manifesto pledge on income tax  Financial Times
  
• Trump news at a glance: tensions with Venezuela rise following president’s reported ultimatum to Maduro - The Guardian2 December 2025, 2:08 am
  Trump news at a glance: tensions with Venezuela rise following president’s reported ultimatum to Maduro  The GuardianTrump reportedly gave Maduro ultimatum to relinquish power in Venezuela  The GuardianTrump struggles with Venezuelan dilemma as Maduro digs in and storm builds at home over potential ‘war crime’  CNNAmericanswers… On 5 Live! Why has the US been accused of war crimes off the Venezuelan coast?  BBCTrump, US officials discuss Venezuela amid concerns over military build-up  Al Jazeera
  
• Sound of 2026: 10 acts you'll be obsessed with next year - BBC2 December 2025, 1:09 am
  Sound of 2026: 10 acts you'll be obsessed with next year  BBCView Full coverage on Google News
  
• Deputy PM David Lammy set to announce jury trial reforms - BBC2 December 2025, 1:08 am
  Deputy PM David Lammy set to announce jury trial reforms  BBCWhy scrapping juries can help save British justice  New StatesmanLammy lambasts ‘courts emergency’ as he prepares to face MPs over plans to slash jury trials  The GuardianJudges at risk under plans to restrict jury trials, top barrister warns  Financial TimesDavid Lammy to unveil plans to tackle 'courts emergency' - but possible limits to jury trials spark concern  Sky News
  
• Samsung Galaxy Z TriFold announced with a 10-inch screen and 3.9mm thin design - The Shortcut | Matt Swider2 December 2025, 1:00 am
  Samsung Galaxy Z TriFold announced with a 10-inch screen and 3.9mm thin design  The Shortcut | Matt SwiderIntroducing Galaxy Z TriFold: The Shape of What’s Next in Mobile Innovation  samsung.comSamsung unveils first multi-folding phone as competition set to heat up  ReutersSamsung Galaxy Z Trifold is real and coming to the US in 2026  TechRadarSamsung's tri-fold may be cheaper than expected, but don't celebrate yet  Android Authority
  
• Trump favourite to win Honduras election locked in tie - The Telegraph2 December 2025, 12:55 am
  Trump favourite to win Honduras election locked in tie  The TelegraphHonduras presidential candidates locked in 'technical tie', official says  BBCHondurans vote amid Trump threat to cut aid if his preferred candidate loses  The GuardianHonduras votes for new president in poll overshadowed by Trump’s threats  Al JazeeraHonduras election virtually tied in early results  Financial Times
  
• Teenager, 18, dies after exiting ambulance on motorway - The Independent2 December 2025, 12:33 am
  Teenager, 18, dies after exiting ambulance on motorway  The IndependentTeen dies after getting out of ambulance on M5  BBCTeenager dies after 'exiting' ambulance on M5  Sky NewsTeenager dies after getting out of ambulance on M5 in North Somerset | ITV News  ITVXM5 re-opens after serious overnight crash  Burnham-On-Sea.com
  
• OBR head's resignation leaves potential landmines for Reeves - BBC2 December 2025, 12:15 am
  OBR head's resignation leaves potential landmines for Reeves  BBCHead of OBR resigns after Budget day publishing error  BBCInvestigation into November 2025 EFO publication error  obr.ukOBR chair quits after inquiry into early release of budget document  The GuardianOBR report says Budget leak error also led to early Spring Statement access  Financial Times
  
• UK Championship 2025: Emotional Scott Donaldson defeats Mark Allen in UK shock - BBC2 December 2025, 12:12 am
  UK Championship 2025: Emotional Scott Donaldson defeats Mark Allen in UK shock  BBCUK Snooker Championship 2025 LIVE: Watch Mark Allen v Scott Donaldson - scores, stream & results  BBCDonaldson Comes From 5-0 Down To Beat Bingham  World Snooker TourWorld champion Zhao makes fine start to UK campaign  BBCSnooker star breaks down in tears over death of his dad in emotional interview  The Sun
  
• Ex-England footballer arrested on suspicion of attempted rape - The Times1 December 2025, 11:48 pm
  Ex-England footballer arrested on suspicion of attempted rape  The TimesEx-England & Premier League footie star arrested on suspicion of attempted rape as he was about to fly out of the UK  The SunEx-England footballer arrested at airport on suspicion of attempted rape  Daily StarEx-England and Premier League footballer 'arrested at airport over attempted rape'  Manchester Evening NewsEx-England and Premier League star 'arrested at airport' over attempted rape  Birmingham Live
  
• Starmer says China policy cannot continue blowing 'hot and cold' - BBC1 December 2025, 9:21 pm
  Starmer says China policy cannot continue blowing 'hot and cold'  BBCPM issues China warning - and hits out at Brexit  Sky NewsMystery floor plans stoke espionage fears as UK faces its China reckoning  abc.net.auStarmer urges UK business to boost trade with China despite security threats  Financial TimesStarmer: We have to work with China – even if it threatens national security  The Independent