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• Storm Bram: Amber warnings for wind in parts of Scotland and Northern Ireland - live updates - BBC9 December 2025, 4:06 pm
  Storm Bram: Amber warnings for wind in parts of Scotland and Northern Ireland - live updates  BBCStorm Bram brings flooding and travel disruption to UK  BBCStorm Bram batters Britain and Ireland with strong winds and heavy rain  The GuardianMet Office maps shows Storm Bram warnings as 90mph winds forecast  Yahoo News UKStorm Bram map: Where 90mph winds will hit Britain today in nine-hour rain deluge  The Independent
  
• Government urged to officially confirm 'Stakeknife' IRA spy as Freddie Scappaticci - BBC9 December 2025, 3:33 pm
  Government urged to officially confirm 'Stakeknife' IRA spy as Freddie Scappaticci  BBCMI5 impeded inquiry into Stakeknife agent who murdered for IRA, says official report  The Guardian'Stakeknife' spy inside IRA committed 'worst possible' crimes and should be named, says report  Sky NewsDid Thatcher know about Stakeknife? asks sister of murdered man  The IndependentState-sponsored killer main character in dirty war  RTE.ie
  
• TV faithful Claudia Winkleman made MBE by the King at Windsor Castle - BBC9 December 2025, 3:32 pm
  TV faithful Claudia Winkleman made MBE by the King at Windsor Castle  BBCBeaming Claudia Winkleman receives MBE from the King  The TelegraphClaudia Winkleman ‘speechless at ‘enormous honour’ of being made an MBE  The IndependentTraitors host Claudia Winkleman among those to be honoured at Windsor Castle  ITVXClaudia Winkleman breaks silence after OBE as Tess Daly says two words  Daily Express
  
• Britons face higher chocolate prices but average cost of Christmas dinner falls - The Guardian9 December 2025, 3:28 pm
  Britons face higher chocolate prices but average cost of Christmas dinner falls  The GuardianChristmas dinners are cheaper thanks to a fall in the price of turkeys  Sky NewsUK grocery inflation steady at 4.7%, keeps pressure on households, says Worldpanel  ReutersThe true cost of your Christmas dinner revealed: Price of turkey and all the essential trimmings as food inflation soars  Daily MailSpending on supermarket sparkling jumps– Worldpanel  Drinks Retailing
  
• Justice department can release Ghislaine Maxwell court materials, judge says - The Guardian9 December 2025, 3:19 pm
  Justice department can release Ghislaine Maxwell court materials, judge says  The GuardianJudge Grants Request to Unseal Grand Jury Records in Maxwell Case  The New York TimesJudge says Ghislaine Maxwell court documents can be released as part of the push for information on Jeffrey Epstein  CNNUS court in NY allows release of Epstein-related grand jury documents  ReutersJudge unseals Ghislaine Maxwell grand jury materials, citing Epstein files act  CNBC
  
• Starbucks workers and unions in 10 countries to protest in support of US baristas - BBC9 December 2025, 3:07 pm
  Starbucks workers and unions in 10 countries to protest in support of US baristas  BBCThe Red Cup Rebellion Grows  Starbucks Workers United‘We’re not going anywhere’: how unionization ‘whirlwind’ set stage for historic Starbucks strike  The GuardianWhy Walmart Wants to See the Starbucks Barista Strike Fail  TruthoutStarbucks workers are still without a labor deal four years after their first union win. Here’s why  CNN
  
• Resurrected Pebble maker announces a kind-of-smart ring for capturing audio notes - Ars Technica9 December 2025, 3:00 pm
  Resurrected Pebble maker announces a kind-of-smart ring for capturing audio notes  Ars TechnicaThe next Pebble gadget is the Index 01, a ring with a microphone  The VergePebble Is Making a Smart Ring  WIREDPebble is making its own hackable smart ring – but it isn’t a health-tracking Oura rival  TechRadarAfter Bringing Pebble Watches Back, the Next Thing's a Ring  CNET
  
• Inside Gaza's terror tunnels: NATALIE LISBONA enters Hamas labyrinth and witnesses unbearable hell Israeli hostages were subjected to during two years of rape, torture and execution - Daily Mail9 December 2025, 3:00 pm
  Inside Gaza's terror tunnels: NATALIE LISBONA enters Hamas labyrinth and witnesses unbearable hell Israeli hostages were subjected to during two years of rape, torture and execution  Daily MailIsrael Closes In on Hamas Fighters Trapped in Tunnels, Testing Cease-Fire  The Wall Street JournalUnprecedented look inside Gaza terror tunnels where Hamas tortured hostages  The SunModel for "New Gaza": US Pushes for Terror-Free Tent City in Rafah Despi  JFeedIsrael Flooding And Destroying Rafah Tunnels To Push Remaining Terrorists Out  VINnews
  
• Trump lambasts ‘weak’ and ‘decaying’ Europe and hints at walking away from Ukraine - The Guardian9 December 2025, 2:32 pm
  Trump lambasts ‘weak’ and ‘decaying’ Europe and hints at walking away from Ukraine  The GuardianTrump criticises 'weak' European leaders over Ukraine and immigration  BBCEurope a ‘decaying’ group of nations led by ‘weak’ people, Trump says – latest updates  The GuardianFull transcript: POLITICO's interview with President Donald Trump  PoliticoTrump: Sadiq Khan only gets elected because of mass migration  The Telegraph
  
• Helmut Marko is officially leaving Red Bull F1 team - Motorsport.com9 December 2025, 2:03 pm
  Helmut Marko is officially leaving Red Bull F1 team  Motorsport.comHelmut Marko: Red Bull motorsport adviser to leave team after 20 years  BBCHelmut Marko: Red Bull advisor to leave ahead of 2026 Formula 1 season after 20 years with company  Sky SportsRed Bull F1 adviser Helmut Marko retires after successful 20-year stint  The GuardianWhat's really behind Marko's sudden Red Bull exit  The Race
  
• Netflix and Paramount are battling for more than just Warner Bros - The Economist9 December 2025, 1:53 pm
  Netflix and Paramount are battling for more than just Warner Bros  The EconomistWhy has Paramount launched a hostile bid for Warner Bros Discovery?  BBCKushner, Gulf money and desperate texts: inside Paramount’s hostile bid for Warner Bros  Financial TimesWhy has Paramount Skydance launched a hostile bid for Warner Bros Discovery – and what happens now?  The GuardianDinners, Job Offers and Larry Ellison Zooming John Malone: Inside Paramount’s Wooing of Warners  The Hollywood Reporter
  
• No 10 encourages public to wear masks - The Telegraph9 December 2025, 1:50 pm
  No 10 encourages public to wear masks  The TelegraphSome schools disrupted amid rise in flu cases  BBC'Flu-like outbreak' hits 250 pupils and staff and closes school  BBCFace masks and overwhelmed hospitals: How UK is coping with the 'super flu'  ITVXSchools close as ‘tidal wave’ of flu sweeps across the UK  The Independent
  
• Ex-children’s commissioner Anne Longfield to chair grooming gangs inquiry - The Guardian9 December 2025, 1:24 pm
  Ex-children’s commissioner Anne Longfield to chair grooming gangs inquiry  The GuardianFormer children's commissioner Baroness Anne Longfield to lead grooming gangs inquiry  BBCIndependent Inquiry into Grooming Gangs  GOV.UKWhy Kemi is safer than Keir  The SpectatorGrooming gangs inquiry must 'leave no stone unturned', Kemi Badenoch tells government  Sky News
  
• Covid scheme fraud hit almost £11bn but much 'beyond recovery', report says - BBC9 December 2025, 12:49 pm
  Covid scheme fraud hit almost £11bn but much 'beyond recovery', report says  BBCMuch of £10.9bn Covid scheme fraud 'beyond recovery', report says  BBCCOVID schemes' fraud and error cost taxpayers £11bn  Sky NewsUK fraud prevention ‘still lacking’ after Covid-related scams and errors cost £11bn  The GuardianCovid fraud cost UK taxpayer £10.9 billion, reveals independent report  GOV.UK
  
• Ricky Gervais donates £2.5MILLION to animal charities from proceeds from his Mortality tour - Daily Mail9 December 2025, 12:06 pm
  Ricky Gervais donates £2.5MILLION to animal charities from proceeds from his Mortality tour  Daily MailRicky Gervais donates almost £2.5m from tour proceeds to animal charities  STV NewsRicky Gervais donates .24M to animal charities  Yahoo News CanadaRicky Gervais donates £100k from tour to Hampstead dog charity  Ham & HighRicky Gervais Donates £2.43m to Worldwide Animal Charities  BroadwayWorld.com