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• New Year's Eve live: Fireworks and drone displays delight as countries welcome 2026 - BBC31 December 2025, 7:15 pm
  New Year's Eve live: Fireworks and drone displays delight as countries welcome 2026  BBCNew year celebrations around the world – in pictures  The GuardianPictured: New Year’s Eve celebrations as the world rings in 2026  The TelegraphHappy New Year, New Zealand!  StuffNew Year’s 2026 Celebrations Around the World: Photos and Videos  The New York Times
  
• ‘We want the mullahs gone’: economic crisis sparks biggest protests in Iran since 2022 - The Guardian31 December 2025, 6:33 pm
  ‘We want the mullahs gone’: economic crisis sparks biggest protests in Iran since 2022  The GuardianIranian protesters attempt to break in to government building  Sky NewsIran protesters try to break into gov’t building as demonstrations continue  Al JazeeraProtests spread across Iran for third day after currency hits record low  BBCInside Iran protests that threaten regime: ‘This is the final battle’  The Times
  
• European court questions UK decision to revoke Shamima Begum's citizenship - Sky News31 December 2025, 6:12 pm
  European court questions UK decision to revoke Shamima Begum's citizenship  Sky NewsEuropean human rights court questions UK decision to strip Shamima Begum of citizenship  The GuardianEuropean judges challenge Shamima Begum’s ban from Britain  The TelegraphEuropean court questions decision to remove Shamima Begum's citizenship | ITV News  ITVXTop European court demands answers from UK over stripping of Shamima Begum’s citizenship  The Independent
  
• British tourists on board crashed train in Machu Picchu - The Telegraph31 December 2025, 5:58 pm
  British tourists on board crashed train in Machu Picchu  The TelegraphPassenger describes 'chaos' after head-on Machu Picchu train collision  BBCTwo trains carrying tourists to Machu Picchu crash - as one person killed  Sky NewsMachu Picchu head-on train crash kills one person and injures dozens  The GuardianFive Australians safe after fatal train crash near Machu Picchu  Australian Broadcasting Corporation
  
• UK energy bills set to fall by £138 in April after green tax move - The Times31 December 2025, 5:40 pm
  UK energy bills set to fall by £138 in April after green tax move  The TimesDrop in energy price cap from April forecast to save typical home £138 a year  The GuardianAnnual energy bill to fall by more than £100 in April as government removes policy costs  Sky NewsWhy your energy bills are actually set to fall in 2026  The i PaperHousehold energy bills ‘to fall by £138’ in April  The Telegraph
  
• Boy, 16, arrested after explosive material found at Blackpool address - The Guardian31 December 2025, 4:46 pm
  Boy, 16, arrested after explosive material found at Blackpool address  The GuardianBlackpool boy, 16, arrested after potential explosives found  BBCTeenager arrested after potential explosives found at property | ITV News  ITVXPolice evacuate homes in Blackpool after emergency incident  Blackpool GazetteSchoolboy, 16 arrested after potentially explosive material is found at a house, sparking evacuation  Daily Mail
  
• Arrests after teenage girls sexually assaulted in Seacroft - BBC31 December 2025, 4:04 pm
  Arrests after teenage girls sexually assaulted in Seacroft  BBC'Suspicious' men arrested over shopping centre sex assaults | ITV News  ITVXThree men arrested on suspicion of sexually assaulting teenage girls near Leeds shopping centre  Yorkshire Evening PostTwo schoolgirls sexually assaulted at busy shopping centre - as cops arrest three men over terrifying 'attack'  The SunAppeal: Sexual Assaults, Leeds  West Yorkshire Police
  
• Moscow insists Ukraine attacked Putin’s residence as Kyiv announces fresh strikes - politico.eu31 December 2025, 3:52 pm
  Moscow insists Ukraine attacked Putin’s residence as Kyiv announces fresh strikes  politico.euEU's top diplomat rejects Russian claims of Ukrainian attack on government sites  BBCDid Ukraine target Putin’s residence or is Russian claim a ploy to sway Trump?  The GuardianRussia sticks to Putin plot claims as allies question Moscow's motives  Euronews.comLive: Kyiv says video footage of alleged drone attack on Putin's residence is 'laughable'  France 24
  
• Finland police seize vessel suspected of damaging Baltic Sea cable - Sky News31 December 2025, 3:44 pm
  Finland police seize vessel suspected of damaging Baltic Sea cable  Sky NewsFinnish police seize ship suspected of sabotaging undersea cable  BBCFinnish police seize vessel suspected of damaging underwater cable  The GuardianRussian crew detained after undersea cable cut in ‘sabotage’  The TelegraphFinland detains ship and its crew after critical undersea cable damaged  CNN
  
• Newton hospital suspect 'spent 90 minutes in waiting room' before metal bar attack - Liverpool Echo31 December 2025, 3:44 pm
  Newton hospital suspect 'spent 90 minutes in waiting room' before metal bar attack  Liverpool Echo'I am so lucky to be alive after crowbar rampage'  BBCMan held after five people attacked in hospital  BBCNurse ‘beaten nearly to death in crowbar rampage’  The TelegraphMan detained after six people treated for injuries in hospital incident  Sky News
  
• 'There's not enough words to explain how proud we are': Gordon Ramsay shares birthday tribute to his daughter Holly as she jets away from her in-laws drama for her honeymoon with husband Adam Peaty - Daily Mail31 December 2025, 3:36 pm
  'There's not enough words to explain how proud we are': Gordon Ramsay shares birthday tribute to his daughter Holly as she jets away from her in-laws drama for her honeymoon with husband Adam Peaty  Daily MailGordon's fiery speech at Holly's wedding as Adam Peaty blocks texts from family  The SunAdam Peaty changes name after wedding to Holly Ramsay amid family rift  The IndependentHolly Ramsay and Adam Peaty marry in Bath with the Beckhams in attendance - all the photos  HELLO! MagazineGordon Ramsay's Daughter Holly Marries Olympic Swimmer Adam Peaty: 'Couldn’t Be a Prouder Dad,' Chef Says  People.com
  
• Queen Camilla says she was ‘so angry’ after assault on train when a teenager - The Guardian31 December 2025, 3:22 pm
  Queen Camilla says she was ‘so angry’ after assault on train when a teenager  The GuardianHunt family bravery prompted me to share assault story, says Queen  BBCQueen praises Hunt family for their bravery after triple murders  BBCQueen was 'so angry' and 'fought back' after being assaulted on train as teenager  Sky NewsQueen Camilla speaks for the first time about being assaulted by man as a teenager  NBC News
  
• Bottled water from Waitrose recalled over risk it contains glass - BBC31 December 2025, 3:00 pm
  Bottled water from Waitrose recalled over risk it contains glass  BBCView Full coverage on Google News
  
• London stock exchange beats Wall Street with best FTSE 100 year since 2009 - The Guardian31 December 2025, 2:17 pm
  London stock exchange beats Wall Street with best FTSE 100 year since 2009  The GuardianHow the FTSE 100 ‘dinosaur’ roared back to life | Nils Pratley  The GuardianFTSE 100 shrugs off tariffs and war to enjoy best year since 2009  The TimesFTSE 100 has best year since 2009 - outperforming US and European rivals  Sky NewsFTSE 100 best performing stocks of 2025  Yahoo Finance UK
  
• Arne Slot press conference: Leeds analysis, Wirtz adaptation, Jones form and more - Liverpool FC31 December 2025, 1:34 pm
  Arne Slot press conference: Leeds analysis, Wirtz adaptation, Jones form and more  Liverpool FCArne Slot highlights two Liverpool players as 'struggle' emerges - 'we have to cope'  Liverpool EchoArne Slot sympathises with Florian Wirtz adjustment – ‘Your life is upside down’  This Is AnfieldLiverpool vs Leeds: Arne Slot on the Reds' game management  BBCLiverpool's Slot wants no repeat of chaotic draw in Leeds rematch  Reuters