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£100 contactless card limit to be lifted from March - BBC19 December 2025, 12:04 am
£100 contactless card limit to be lifted from March BBCView Full coverage on Google News -
Bondi paddle-out: surfers, paddleboarders and swimmers pay tribute to victims of mass shooting - The Guardian18 December 2025, 10:30 pm
Bondi paddle-out: surfers, paddleboarders and swimmers pay tribute to victims of mass shooting The GuardianAustralia news live: thousands join paddle-out in honour of Bondi victims; Coalition calls for new powers to strip citizenship The GuardianBondi Beach shooting: 'Maybe she's an angel now' says aunt of 10-year-old victim BBC'All Jewish hearts are broken' says UK Chief Rabbi on Bondi terror attack visit Sky NewsHero cop hailed, youngest Bondi shooting victim laid to rest CNN -
Rory McIlroy named Sports Personality of the Year to end golf’s drought - The Guardian18 December 2025, 10:25 pm
Rory McIlroy named Sports Personality of the Year to end golf’s drought The GuardianRory McIlroy wins Sports Personality of the Year 2025 award BBCAll the Sports Personality 2025 winners BBCRory McIlroy WINS SPOTY: Golf superstar dedicates victory to wife Erica and daughter Poppy after capping incredible 2025 to claim prestigious award after ending snub of ceremony Daily MailRory McIlroy crowned Sports Personality of the Year after record-breaking year Daily Star -
Meg O’Neill: ‘hard-nosed’ outsider who will head BP’s pivot away from green energy - The Guardian18 December 2025, 10:11 pm
Meg O’Neill: ‘hard-nosed’ outsider who will head BP’s pivot away from green energy The GuardianBP opts for culture shock with new CEO appointment, but the timing is odd The GuardianBP (Announcement): CEO resignation and succession Hargreaves LansdownMeg O’Neill, the former Exxon executive tasked with turning around BP Financial TimesBP names new boss as current CEO leaves after less than two years BBC -
Retired NASCAR driver Greg Biffle and family among seven dead in North Carolina plane crash - Sky News18 December 2025, 10:07 pm
Retired NASCAR driver Greg Biffle and family among seven dead in North Carolina plane crash Sky NewsEx-Nascar driver and his family among seven killed in US plane crash BBC'Multiple people killed' after business jet linked to former NASCAR driver crashes in North Carolina Sky NewsNASCAR driver Greg Biffle, family believed dead in Statesville plane crash WSOC TVMultiple dead after plane crash at Iredell County airport: What we know WBTV -
Greater Manchester Police sackings over homeworking 'key jamming' - BBC18 December 2025, 8:54 pm
Greater Manchester Police sackings over homeworking 'key jamming' BBCPolice skivers lose their jobs after probe into GMP staff working from home Manchester Evening NewsSex worker-linked police and staff sacked and suspended BBCInvestigation launched into police's contact with sex workers and 'key jamming' The Bolton NewsBREAKING: Three people have been sacked and another 10 are being investigated facebook.com -
LLMs’ impact on science: Booming publications, stagnating quality - Ars Technica18 December 2025, 8:54 pm
LLMs’ impact on science: Booming publications, stagnating quality Ars TechnicaResearchers who use generative AI to write papers are publishing more C&ENLLM Use Reshapes Science: Boosts Output, Cuts Quality Mirage NewsMore A than I: Testing for Large Language Model Plagiarism in Political Science - Political Science NowLLM use in scholarly writing poses a provenance problem Nature -
Trump to be added to name of Washington’s Kennedy Center - Financial Times18 December 2025, 8:38 pm
Trump to be added to name of Washington’s Kennedy Center Financial TimesKennedy Center to be renamed Trump-Kennedy Center, White House says BBCKennedy Center board votes to add Trump’s name to DC arts institution The GuardianTrump-handpicked board votes to rename Kennedy arts building as Trump-Kennedy Center Sky NewsDid the Trump-Kennedy Center board violate federal law by renaming facility? The Independent -
LG forced a Copilot web app onto its TVs but will let you delete it - The Verge18 December 2025, 8:31 pm
LG forced a Copilot web app onto its TVs but will let you delete it The VergeLG TV users baffled by unremovable Microsoft Copilot installation — surprise forced update shows app pinned to the home screen Tom's HardwareLG Quietly Installs Microsoft Copilot on Its Smart TVs—And You Can't Delete It PCMag UKLG Will Let TV Owners Delete Microsoft Copilot After Customer Outcry Bloomberg.comThis is bad — LG smart TVs just got an AI 'upgrade' that's impossible to remove inkl -
New Epstein photos from House Democrats show high-profile figures, island plans and passports - BBC18 December 2025, 8:15 pm
New Epstein photos from House Democrats show high-profile figures, island plans and passports BBCLive updates: New Epstein photos from House Democrats show high-profile figures, island plans and passports BBCDemocrats release new Epstein photos ahead of DoJ transparency deadline The GuardianBill Gates and Sergey Brin among newly released Epstein photos Financial TimesEpstein files: New photos reveal woman with Lolita quotes scrawled on body The Telegraph -
Minister says government not mistreating Palestine Action activists on hunger strike - The Guardian18 December 2025, 7:46 pm
Minister says government not mistreating Palestine Action activists on hunger strike The GuardianPalestine Action: Two protesters awaiting trial end hunger strike BBCMP Zarah Sultana protests in support of hunger striker Qesser Zuhrah BBCEight Palestine Action prisoners on hunger strike ‘at imminent risk of death’ | ITV News ITVXPalestine Action hunger strikers in UK are dying - doctor RTE.ie -
Trump family deal with fusion energy firm adds to complicated UK-US ties - Financial Times18 December 2025, 7:31 pm
Trump family deal with fusion energy firm adds to complicated UK-US ties Financial TimesTrump Media to merge with fusion energy firm in bn deal BBCTrump Media announces bn merger plan with fusion power company The GuardianTruth Social Parent to Merge With Nuclear Fusion Firm in Billion Deal The New York TimesNot a ‘game changer’: What to know about Trump’s nuclear fusion deal Politico -
Naughty Dog Studio Orders Employee Overtime for ‘Intergalactic’ - Bloomberg.com18 December 2025, 7:20 pm
Naughty Dog Studio Orders Employee Overtime for ‘Intergalactic’ Bloomberg.comReport claims Naughty Dog recently ordered employees take on "mandatory" overtime GamesIndustry.bizNaughty Dog Devs Are Reportedly Working Mandatory Overtime for Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet IGNPlayStation’s Next Big Game Is Already In Trouble Screen RantReport: Last of Us creator's new game, Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet, due out mid-2027 TweakTown -
Mysterious space object 3i/ATLAS to reach its closest point to Earth - Sky News18 December 2025, 7:07 pm
Mysterious space object 3i/ATLAS to reach its closest point to Earth Sky NewsWatch interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS make its closest approach to Earth in free livestream tonight SpaceXMM-Newton sees comet 3I/ATLAS in X-ray light European Space Agency‘Alien’ Comet 3I/ATLAS Is Getting Brighter And Greener, Scientists Say ForbesComet 3I/ATLAS Is Experiencing A Non-Gravitational Acceleration – What Does That Mean? IFLScience -
Nigel Farage avoids police investigation into election spending - BBC18 December 2025, 6:55 pm
Nigel Farage avoids police investigation into election spending BBCFarage avoids police investigation over alleged electoral law breach The GuardianReform faces second investigation over Farage expenses The TelegraphNigel Farage avoids police probe into election spending The IndependentFarage avoids police probe into election spending Financial Times