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• Ukraine-Russia latest: Trump says progress made after Ukraine peace plan talks but 'thorny issues' remain - BBC29 December 2025, 12:43 am
  Ukraine-Russia latest: Trump says progress made after Ukraine peace plan talks but 'thorny issues' remain  BBCUkraine war briefing: thorny questions remain after Trump-Zelenskyy talks  The GuardianTakeaways from Trump’s meeting with Zelensky in Florida  CNNTrump says Ukraine security guarantees are ‘95pc done’ after Zelensky meeting  The TelegraphUS President Trump says Russia-Ukraine truce talks in ‘final stages’  Al Jazeera
  
• The words from my Dad that saved me as a new parent - BBC29 December 2025, 12:03 am
  The words from my Dad that saved me as a new parent  BBC
  
• Help UK ceramics industry or ‘lose piece of national identity’, government told - The Guardian29 December 2025, 12:01 am
  Help UK ceramics industry or ‘lose piece of national identity’, government told  The Guardian
  
• Archie Gray heads Spurs to victory at Crystal Palace to ease pressure on Frank - The Guardian28 December 2025, 11:25 pm
  Archie Gray heads Spurs to victory at Crystal Palace to ease pressure on Frank  The GuardianKick Off 4.30pm: Crystal Palace vs Tottenham - live on Sky  Sky SportsPremier League: Crystal Palace 0-1 Tottenham Hotspur highlights  BBCCrystal Palace 0-1 Tottenham: Archie Gray lifeline gives Thomas Frank hope of a New Year revolution  ESPNConfirmed line-ups | Palace vs Spurs  Tottenham Hotspur
  
• Revolutionary | Next-Gen Nike Mercurial Superfly 11 2026 Boots Leaked - Footy Headlines28 December 2025, 10:11 pm
  Revolutionary | Next-Gen Nike Mercurial Superfly 11 2026 Boots Leaked  Footy Headlines
  
• The major high street chains set to close branches in 2026 - full list - Daily Express28 December 2025, 9:02 pm
  The major high street chains set to close branches in 2026 - full list  Daily ExpressWhich high street brands closed stores in 2025?  Norwich Evening NewsThe high street names that have closed stores or gone into administration in 2025  Manchester Evening NewsAll the major UK high street chains closing stores in 2026  Birmingham LiveHigh street shops gone in 2025: Big name chains who closed UK stores this year  NationalWorld
  
• Brigitte Bardot: the zeitgeist-force who was France’s most sensational export | Peter Bradshaw - The Guardian28 December 2025, 8:03 pm
  Brigitte Bardot: the zeitgeist-force who was France’s most sensational export | Peter Bradshaw  The GuardianBrigitte Bardot, French actress and animal rights activist, dies aged 91  BBCOff-the-shoulder tops and a signature hair-do: Brigitte Bardot’s style legacy  The GuardianBrigitte Bardot's 30 years of sympathy for the far right  Le Monde.frAll About Brigitte Bardot's Estranged Son Nicolas-Jacques Charrier  People.com
  
• Starmer under pressure to strip ‘extremist’ of British citizenship - The Telegraph28 December 2025, 7:53 pm
  Starmer under pressure to strip ‘extremist’ of British citizenship  The TelegraphEgyptian dissident should be deported from UK, Tories say  BBCTories and Labour face questions over support for activist Alaa Abd el-Fattah  The GuardianStarmer criticised for celebrating activist's return from Egypt  Sky NewsAlaa Abdel Fattah: British-Egyptian activist arrives in UK after travel ban lifted  BBC
  
• Nick Kyrgios defeats Aryna Sabalenka to win 'Battle of the Sexes' tennis match - Sky News28 December 2025, 7:41 pm
  Nick Kyrgios defeats Aryna Sabalenka to win 'Battle of the Sexes' tennis match  Sky NewsWhat did Sabalenka and Kyrgios' Battle of the Sexes achieve?  BBCBattle of the Sexes: Nick Kyrgios beats Aryna Sabalenka in special tennis exhibition match in Dubai  Sky SportsKyrgios defeats Sabalenka but Battle of the Sexes veers too close to circus  The GuardianThis ‘Battle of the Sexes’ was completely unwatchable – we do not need it again  The Independent
  
• Relive all the action as Michael van Gerwen and Luke Humphries progress at PDC World Championship - BBC28 December 2025, 7:31 pm
  Relive all the action as Michael van Gerwen and Luke Humphries progress at PDC World Championship  BBCWorld Darts Championship 2025 results: Luke Humphries survives scare as Michael van Gerwen wins  BBCHumphries given almighty scare by Clemens magic at PDC World Championship  The GuardianWorld Darts Championship 2026 LIVE: Michael van Gerwen vs Arno Merk - scores, results & updates  BBCPaddy Power World Darts Championship: Mighty Mike can power to victory  Racing Post
  
• Myanmar is going to the polls. But it’s not the people who hold the power – it’s China - The Guardian28 December 2025, 7:06 pm
  Myanmar is going to the polls. But it’s not the people who hold the power – it’s China  The GuardianPolls close on first day of Myanmar's widely criticised 'sham' election  BBCA sham poll in Myanmar opens a new phase of military rule  The EconomistMyanmar's ruling junta says election will provide path to peace as polls open - but opponents criticise 'sham' vote  Sky NewsBBC visits Myanmar polling station as civil war rages on  BBC
  
• Let Jules Verne crater on the moon be a new Point Nemo | Brief letters - The Guardian28 December 2025, 6:41 pm
  Let Jules Verne crater on the moon be a new Point Nemo | Brief letters  The Guardian
  
• One dead, two missing in southern Spain as torrential rains cause flash floods - Reuters28 December 2025, 6:31 pm
  One dead, two missing in southern Spain as torrential rains cause flash floods  ReutersStorm batters Costa del Sol forcing more than 20 Malaga-bound flights to be diverted  Sur in EnglishAt least one dead & two missing after Brit holiday hotspot battered by storm  The SunRoads turn into rivers on the Costa del Sol: Flood-hit Spain issues rare 'red weather alert' warning in Brit holiday hotspot  Daily MailThree people missing in southern Spain following widespread flooding  The Journal
  
• Child dies after 'intense' house fire in Kent - Sky News28 December 2025, 6:17 pm
  Child dies after 'intense' house fire in Kent  Sky NewsChild dies, child and adult in hospital after fire  BBCOne child dead and another in hospital after house fire in Kent  The GuardianChild dies as another child and adult taken to hospital after house fire  ITVXHamstreet Residents Urged to Close Windows as Firefighters Battle House Blaze  Hawkinge Gazette
  
• Sunday Preview – A putrescent crop begins to bloom - Warhammer Community28 December 2025, 5:57 pm
  Sunday Preview – A putrescent crop begins to bloom  Warhammer Community