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• Competition watchdog investigating eight firms over online pricing - BBC18 November 2025, 7:27 am
  Competition watchdog investigating eight firms over online pricing  BBCStubHub and Viagogo among eight firms investigated over pricing practices  The GuardianOnline pricing crackdown targets over 100 firms operating in the UK  Sky NewsCMA launches major consumer protection drive focused on online pricing practices  GOV.UKUK competition watchdog launches sweeping crackdown on online pricing tactics  Financial Times
  
• Stock market sell-off continues, as Google boss warns ‘no company immune’ if AI bubble bursts – business live - The Guardian18 November 2025, 7:26 am
  Stock market sell-off continues, as Google boss warns ‘no company immune’ if AI bubble bursts – business live  The GuardianView Full coverage on Google News
  
• Stocks plunge amid US recession fears – latest updates - The Telegraph18 November 2025, 7:13 am
  Stocks plunge amid US recession fears – latest updates  The TelegraphBusiness live: Shares and bitcoin fall as fear and caution grip markets  The TimesGlobal markets struggle after tech sell-off and fears over Chinese economy | Stock markets  The GuardianDaily Dispatch: Downbeat sentiment puts dampener on global markets  ThePost.co.nzRisk-Off Rekindled by Fed Pushback and Deepening China Weakness  Action Forex
  
• M40 shut Oxford-Watlington after tanker crash - BBC18 November 2025, 7:03 am
  M40 shut Oxford-Watlington after tanker crash  BBCView Full coverage on Google News
  
• MoD identifies possible UK sites for making explosives and ammunition - The Guardian18 November 2025, 7:03 am
  MoD identifies possible UK sites for making explosives and ammunition  The Guardian
  
• Major AI project to tackle drug-resistant superbugs - BBC18 November 2025, 6:10 am
  Major AI project to tackle drug-resistant superbugs  BBCView Full coverage on Google News
  
• Former councillor 'intimidated' by Herts police in WhatsApp case - BBC18 November 2025, 5:46 am
  Former councillor 'intimidated' by Herts police in WhatsApp case  BBCHertfordshire Police admit WhatsApp arrest error with £20k payout  BBCSchool ban put us in 'ridiculous position', says father in WhatsApp row after police admit unlawful arrest  Sky NewsParents ‘vindicated’ after police admit unlawful arrest over WhatsApp row  The GuardianParents wrongly arrested over school complaint receive £20k payout  The Telegraph
  
• Cambridge Dictionary names its 2025 word of the year - do you know what it means? - lbc.co.uk18 November 2025, 5:26 am
  Cambridge Dictionary names its 2025 word of the year - do you know what it means?  lbc.co.ukFeel a connection to a celebrity you don’t know? There’s a word for that  The GuardianParasocial is Cambridge Dictionary Word of the Year  BBCWord of the year revealed ... but do you know what it means?  The TelegraphParasocial is the word of a year led by influencers and chatbots  The Times
  
• Ticket resales to be capped at face value under government crackdown on rip-off prices - Sky News18 November 2025, 5:18 am
  Ticket resales to be capped at face value under government crackdown on rip-off prices  Sky NewsReselling tickets above face value set to be banned by government  BBCResale of tickets above face value to be outlawed in crackdown on ticket touts  ITVXReselling tickets for profit to be outlawed in UK government crackdown  The GuardianUK to ban resale of tickets above face value for live events  Financial Times
  
• Why India likely won’t return Hasina to face Bangladesh death penalty - Al Jazeera18 November 2025, 5:00 am
  Why India likely won’t return Hasina to face Bangladesh death penalty  Al JazeeraBangladesh's ousted leader Sheikh Hasina sentenced to death  BBCOusted Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina sentenced to death for crimes against humanity  The GuardianBBC in Dhaka: 'The trial may be over... anger very much remains'  BBCFormer Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina sentenced to death after lethal crackdown on uprising  Sky News
  
• Jake Paul to fight Anthony Joshua in heavyweight bout on December 19 - Al Jazeera18 November 2025, 4:42 am
  Jake Paul to fight Anthony Joshua in heavyweight bout on December 19  Al JazeeraAJ given offer he simply couldn't refuse - Bunce  BBCAnthony Joshua is in a 'no-win situation' after accepting a fight against Jake Paul, says Johnny Nelson  Sky SportsMoney lured Anthony Joshua to circus fight but he could really hurt Jake Paul | Donald McRae  The GuardianMeet Anthony Joshua, Jake Paul’s Dec. 19 Opponent  Netflix
  
• Starmer facing fresh challenge as Labour MPs condemn asylum plans - The Guardian18 November 2025, 2:30 am
  Starmer facing fresh challenge as Labour MPs condemn asylum plans  The Guardian'Labour asylum mutiny begins' and 'crackdown' on ticket touts  BBCHome secretary admits illegal immigration numbers still 'too high' under Labour - but says Farage can 'sod off'  Sky NewsKey takeaways: What are the proposed asylum system reforms?  BBCLabour needs a way out of the infernal circle of immigration policy  Financial Times
  
• Larry Summers steps back from public role after Epstein emails emerge - BBC18 November 2025, 2:02 am
  Larry Summers steps back from public role after Epstein emails emerge  BBC‘Deeply ashamed’ Larry Summers steps back from public life over Epstein links  The GuardianClinton’s treasury secretary forced to step back from public life over Epstein links  The TelegraphLawrence Summers to step back from public roles over ties to Epstein  Financial TimesAs Summers Sought Clandestine Relationship With Woman He Called a Mentee, Epstein Was His ‘Wing Man’  The Harvard Crimson
  
• UK raises bank deposit guarantee to £120,000 to keep pace with inflation - Financial Times18 November 2025, 12:01 am
  UK raises bank deposit guarantee to £120,000 to keep pace with inflation  Financial TimesUK bank and building society customer protection limit to rise to £120,000  The GuardianBank savings to be protected up to £120,000 under new UK rules  Yahoo Finance UKPRA confirms FSCS deposit limit to be increased to £120,000 from 1 December  Bank of EnglandUK bank customer protection rises to £120,000  BBC
  
• UN Security Council backs Trump peace plan for Gaza - Sky News17 November 2025, 11:15 pm
  UN Security Council backs Trump peace plan for Gaza  Sky NewsTrump's plan for Gaza backed by UN Security Council  BBCTrump secures a victory at the UN, which is backing his Gaza peace plan  Le Monde.frOne of the oddest UN resolutions in history seeks to solidify shaky Gaza ceasefire into an enduring peace  The GuardianHamas rejects UN Gaza resolution, says international force would become party to conflict  Reuters