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WORLD
Ukraine-Russia war latest: Zelensky says he will meet Trump and hopes for peace breakthrough ‘before New Year’
Video: Trump launches deadly US strike against Isis in Nigeria
Trump announces strikes against ISIS in Nigeria and wishes Merry Christmas to ‘dead terrorists’
What to know about the militants targeted by US airstrikes in northwest Nigeria
Nicki Minaj quits Instagram after outrage over her appearance with Erika Kirk at Turning Point USA conference
UK
Supermarket timings for Boxing Day and New Year revealed for Asda, Tesco, Sainsbury’s, Aldi, Lidl and more
Starmer warned of rural backlash as hunt crackdown looms
Worst areas for unsolved car crimes revealed
Royal family gather at Sandringham on Christmas Day – without disgraced Andrew
King Charles praises bravery in the face of Bondi beach and Manchester synagogue attacks in Christmas message
SPORTS
Chaos reigns as 20 wickets tumble in farcical start to fourth Ashes Test
What’s happened to Premier League Boxing Day matches?
Boxing year-end awards 2025: Best fighter, knockout, event and more
The real January Premier League advantage isn’t signings – it’s a different type of data
The strange snooker stat set to shape the sport’s future
BUSINESS
TECH
SCI
POLITICS
Starmer warned of rural backlash as hunt crackdown looms
Starmer’s shift to the right to combat Farage threat is ‘utterly doomed’, union boss warns
Poll shock for Starmer: One in three Labour voters thinks PM should go
UK accused of breaking key aid promise as cuts drive humanitarian crisis in South Sudan
HEALTH
Kumail Nanjiani puts to bed bizarre rumour of affair with Michelle Obama
Can you return Christmas gifts without a receipt? Know your consumer rights
Royal family gather at Sandringham on Christmas Day – without disgraced Andrew
Ozzy Osbourne’s family celebrates first Christmas since death of patriarch
The disguised health risks of artificial sweeteners as dietitians debunk sugar myths
ENTERTAIN
Bridgerton teases Cinderella love story in season four trailer
Martin Scorsese pays emotional tribute to friend Rob Reiner: ‘He had a beautiful sense of uninhibited freedom’
Late James Ransone once saved woman from sexual assault: ‘So grateful he existed’
Song Sung Blue review – This Kate Hudson and Hugh Jackman musical weepie is pure Oscar bait
Here We Go’s Jim Howick: ‘I’m the butt of the joke – a walking indignity’
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