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News : BBC
Live. Trump says he had 'very productive' call with Putin ahead of Zelensky talks A 20-point peace plan unveiled by Ukraine is on the agenda, but the US president says nothing is agreed "until I approve it".
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Live. Trump says he had 'very productive' call with Putin ahead of Zelensky talks A 20-point peace plan unveiled by Ukraine is on the agenda, but the US president says nothing is agreed "until I approve it".

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Sport
: Telegraph

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Villa have summit in sight after Watkins double seals victory at Chelsea Football
Andy Carroll facing possible prison sentence after allegedly breaching non-molestation order Football
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Wirtz off mark for Liverpool but need for reinforcements clear fOOTBALL
Freeman and Saints blast past Bath to top table Rugby union
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News : London Evening Standard
Russian submarines shadowed spy ship as it mapped UK undersea gas link
Cable thieves cost £12m as they bring chaos to London’s train network
Starmer criticised for celebrating democracy activist’s return from Egypt
Zelensky arrives in Florida for Trump talks in bid to secure Ukraine peace deal
Man charged with murder of boy, 15, stabbed to death in London street
Rooftop hotel blaze extinguished by firefighters
London fire chiefs’ urgent candle warning after four homes gutted
King greets well-wishers after Sandringham church service
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Government condemns Egyptian activist’s ‘abhorrent’ social media posts
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News : Sky

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Ukraine denies losing control of settlement to Russia
Zelenskyy says he held 'detailed' phone call with Keir Starmer
Trump and Zelenskyy will call EU leaders during Miami talks, Kyiv says
Zelenskyy arrives in Florida ahead of meeting with Trump
Brigitte Bardot: The bombshell and style icon who walked away from fame and glamour
Tributes paid to 'devoted family man' following death of 66-year-old punched outside village pub
Starmer criticised for celebrating activist's return from Egypt
Why Putin has not shifted his position on Ukraine - and what that means for Trump as he prepares to meet Zelenskyy
Kyrgios defeats Sabalenka to win 'Battle of the Sexes' tennis match

News
: Telegraph

Christmas Charity Appeal 2025 Support four charities whose work speaks to the spirit of Christmas
Macron pays tribute to ‘legend of the century’ Brigitte Bardot French actress achieved fame with 1956 film And God Created Woman before becoming an animal rights activist
ObituaryLegendary French film star and original ‘sex kitten’
Starmer did not know about tweets by ‘extremist’ Prime Minister alerted to Alaa Abd el-Fattahs social media posts after they began circulating online
The Tories are also to blame for the Egyptian ‘extremist’ fiasco It wasnt a Labour home secretary who granted citizenship to Alaa Abd el-Fattah
The last of the gamekeepers spells doom for countryside industry Labour plans legislation that would change the rules governing shooting and rearing game
Trump holds ‘very productive’ call with Putin before Zelensky meeting
Italian charities ‘smuggle £6m to Hamas inside medical equipment’
Wetherspoon staff ‘refused to serve gender-critical campaigners’
LiveNick Kyrgios beats Aryna Sabalenka in straight sets in ‘Battle of Sexes’ – reaction
Cocaine-carrying migrants were destroying this Arizona ranch. Then Trump stopped the crossings Ranchers praise US president for crackdown on illegal migrants

News : Guardian
From shrimp Jesus to erotic tractorsHow viral AI slop took over the internet
Ukraine war briefingNabu and Sapo raid Kyiv parliament in new corruption inquiry
EuropePoland preparing €2bn anti-drone fortifications along its eastern border amid Russian threat
Diogo JotaSlot applauds Liverpool and Wolves fans for ‘special’ Anfield tribute to Diogo Jota
Premier LeagueSchade hat-trick fires up Brentford to extend Bournemouth’s winless run
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Premier LeagueBurnley’s lack of quality allows depleted Everton to leave with a point
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‘Finally we’ve won one’Stokes delighted by Ashes Test win but pitch was ‘not ideal’
ReportEngland survive MCG mayhem to break Ashes drought in Australia
‘Bad for business’Cricket Australia facing £5m loss after two-day Test at MCG

News : Huffington Post
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Trump Rages Against 'TRUE ENEMY OF THE PEOPLE!' In After-Midnight Rant
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Internet : Wired News
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News Mail
EXCLUSIVEHolly Ramsay looked radiant in her billowing ivory gown... but as the wedding party was buffeted by the freezing wind, an even icier text was winging its way to her groom Adam Peaty
EXCLUSIVEAnger at six-mile William and Kate exclusion zone: Ramblers and dog walkers who pay £60 to roam royal park where Waleses now live hit out at 'excessive' security cordon
Starmer faces backlash after expressing 'delight' at return to UK of Egyptian activist who said 'kill Zionists'
Tory and Reform UK politicians united to condemn the Prime Minister for welcoming Alaa Abd El-Fattah's return to Britain.
Fury as charity says it's not illegal for British Indians to abort babies because they are girls
The British Pregnancy Advisory Service (BPAS), suggests that aborting a baby on the basis of sex is not illegal - despite Government advice explicitly stating it is against the law.
Farage: I'll strip pensions from civil servants who let in foreign rapists
The Reform UK leader made the vow in the wake of reports that Home Office officials have waved through claims to whittle down a 150,000-strong asylum backlog.
Ex-England, Liverpool and Newcastle United footballer Andy Carroll 'charged with breaching non-molestation order'
The former Newcastle and Liverpool striker, 36, was arrested in April, with the alleged offences relating to an incident in March.
ALISON BOSHOFF: Was aide who set up Harry peace summit forced out by saga of Meghan and the Kardashian mom?

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Politics
: BBC

UK restricts DR Congo visas over migrant return policy The Home Office says Kinshasa has failed to agree to measures allowing the return of illegal immigrants and foreign national offenders.
Egyptian dissident should be deported from UK, Tories say Attribution
UK to offer military 'gap year' to boost recruitment Attribution
Don't rule out EU customs union, TUC boss tells Starmer Attribution
Starmer backs down in farm tax row - but why now? Attribution
Government waters down inheritance tax plan for farms Attribution
Tributes as UK's first female Asian lord mayor dies Attribution
Scrap non-crime hate incidents, police leaders to recommend Attribution
English councils warned against adopting four-day week Attribution
Justice secretary's grooming gang comments probed for code breach Attribution
Lib Dems write to human rights watchdog over election delays Attribution
Hen cages and pig farrowing crates face ban Attribution
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News : Independent
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Zelensky prepares for peace talks with Trump after Putin bombards Kyiv
Latest: Zelensky warns Kyiv strikes are Putin’s ‘answer to peace’ ahead of Trump talks
Key details about latest Ukraine peace deal – and Russia’s objections
Yvette Cooper leads push to free Aung San Suu Kyi
Angola and Namibia agree to take back illegal migrants
Police issue public warning after prisoner flees jail on Christmas Day
Aftershock warning after Taiwan hit by magnitude 6.6 earthquake
Hotel evacuated after fire breaks out in centre of Glasgow
Meghan and Harry lose 11th publicist in five years
Diogo Jota’s children lead tributes before Liverpool match
How a joyful Christmas swim on Devon’s Jurassic coast ended in tragedy
Arsenal’s injury crisis worsens but nervy Brighton win sends them top
How 2025 became the year of the cyber hack for British businesses
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How life changed for Kate McCann after Madeleine went missing
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Huge fire tears through popular amusement park on Boxing Day

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