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• GB Energy plan to focus on historical oil and gas areas - BBC

  03-12-2025 23:59 via news.google.com
  GB Energy plan to focus on historical oil and gas areas  BBCBritain's Great British Energy unveils plan to boost renewable power by 2030  ReutersGB Energy Seeks to Add 15 Gigawatts of Clean Power by 2030  Bloomberg.comPartnerships at heart of GB Energy’s Strategic Plan  Partnerships BulletinGB Energy finally sets out five year plan  Energy Live News
  
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• Are Scottish Labour on the brink of Westminster revolt?

  03-12-2025 23:57 via bbc.com
  The prime minister is set to visit Scotland this week, but there are murmurings of discontent among his MPs.
  
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• Lib Dems call for farming equivalent of Teach First scheme

  03-12-2025 23:33 via bbc.com
  The party warns the country is facing a "lost generation of farmers" with only 5% of farmers in the UK under the age of 35.
  
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• Arne Slot reaction — Liverpool boss speaks after laborious draw vs Sunderland - NBC Sports

  03-12-2025 23:30 via news.google.com
  Arne Slot reaction — Liverpool boss speaks after laborious draw vs Sunderland  NBC SportsLiverpool 1-1 Sunderland: Virgil van Dijk struggles for Reds again  BBCArne Slot press conference: Every word on Liverpool 1-1 Sunderland  Liverpool FCFlorian Wirtz delivers but lacklustre Liverpool are held by Sunderland  The GuardianLe Bris hails resilient Sunderland after Anfield draw  Sunderland AFC
  
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• Steve Cropper, legendary guitarist for Booker T & the MGs, dies aged 84 - The Guardian

  03-12-2025 23:17 via news.google.com
  Steve Cropper, legendary guitarist for Booker T & the MGs, dies aged 84  The GuardianSteve Cropper, guitarist of Booker T and the MGs, dies aged 84  BBCSteve Cropper, guitarist and member of Stax Records' Booker T and the M.G.'s, has died at age 84  AP NewsSteve Cropper, Legendary Guitarist for Booker T. & the MG’s, Otis Redding and the Blues Brothers, Dies at 84  VarietySongwriting legend and guitarist Steve Cropper dies aged 84  T
  
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• Royals lay out festive greeting at glittering state banquet

  03-12-2025 23:16 via bbc.com
  Germany's president was hosted at the glittering event after the first day of his state visit to the UK.
  
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• The secret meaning (and love story) behind the Princess of Wales’s tiara - The Telegraph

  03-12-2025 23:15 via news.google.com
  The secret meaning (and love story) behind the Princess of Wales’s tiara  The TelegraphRoyals lay out festive greeting at glittering state banquet  BBCKing Charles decries ‘Russian aggression’ in pledge on defending Europe  The GuardianKing addresses 'Russian aggression' at state banquet honouring Germany's president  Sky NewsWatch: Banquet, royal family and Starmer on first day of German state visit  BBC
  
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• Boil water warning after Kent and Sussex supply failure

  03-12-2025 23:05 via bbc.com
  The Prime Minister calls Kent water crisis “shocking” as 24,000 homes are warned to boil water.
  
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• Clashes over state of NHS and Senedd expansion in TV debate

  03-12-2025 23:00 via bbc.com
  Four Senedd hopefuls took part in the debate five months from a much anticipated election.
  
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• Reform UK probes council leader's online activity

  03-12-2025 22:20 via bbc.com
  Staffordshire County Council leader Ian Cooper is alleged to have made racist comments online.
  
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• Two died after man drove wrong way on dual carriageway

  03-12-2025 22:10 via bbc.com
  John Price, 90, died at the scene, while Emily Thornton-Sandy, 30, died six days later. Her dog was also killed.
  
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• Nursery worker admits sexually abusing children

  03-12-2025 21:36 via bbc.com
  Vincent Chan admitted 26 sexual offences relating to children aged between two and four in what the Met Police called one of their most "harrowing and complex" cases
  
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• The best UK Christmas gifts for mums: 64 thoughtful ideas they’ll love

  03-12-2025 20:00 via theguardian.com
  Forget aprons and baking trays: these tried-and-tested gifts – from a lime squeezer for margaritas to a bare root rose – hit the spot for mothers• The best home gifts for Christmas and beyondMothers do A LOT in the buildup to Christmas: studies show the mental load increases significantly for women in particular. Yet while they’re often the ones finding thoughtful gifts for every relative (and their dog), they can sometimes feel a bit forgotten on the big day.We’re h
  
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• Apple Seeds iOS 26.2 and iPadOS 26.2 Release Candidates to Developers and Public Beta Testers - MacRumors

  03-12-2025 19:33 via news.google.com
  Apple Seeds iOS 26.2 and iPadOS 26.2 Release Candidates to Developers and Public Beta Testers  MacRumorsApple releases iOS 26.2 RC for iPhone  9to5MacApple CarPlay getting a couple of new features soon – some already have them  T3What will December bring? Applu: new updates, games and the premiere of the F1 movie on Apple TV  Letem světem ApplemiOS 26.2 Release Date: What To Expect And When From The Next Critical iPhone Update  Forbes
  
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• Supermarket loyalty discounts to be allowed on baby formula

  03-12-2025 19:32 via bbc.com
  The government claims that parents who cannot or chose not to breastfeed could save £500 a year.
  
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• King Charles decries ‘Russian aggression’ in pledge on defending Europe - The Guardian

  03-12-2025 19:04 via news.google.com
  King Charles decries ‘Russian aggression’ in pledge on defending Europe  The GuardianRoyals lay out festive greeting at glittering state banquet  BBCKing addresses 'Russian aggression' at state banquet honouring Germany's president  Sky NewsWatch: Banquet, royal family and Starmer on first day of German state visit  BBCThe secret meaning (and love story) behind the Princess of Wales’s tiara  The Telegraph
  
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• Trust official apologises after 19-hour wait for patients in ED

  03-12-2025 19:02 via bbc.com
  Dr Gareth Hampton says an increase in flu and Covid cases have put pressure on the health services in the southern trust.
  
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• HSBC appoints former KPMG executive Brendan Nelson as chairman - The Times

  03-12-2025 19:00 via news.google.com
  HSBC appoints former KPMG executive Brendan Nelson as chairman  The TimesHow Brendan Nelson became HSBC’s stop-gap chair  Financial TimesHSBC has a new chair but the succession process should have been slicker  The GuardianHSBC snubs George Osborne to name ex-KPMG partner as chairman  The TelegraphBanking giant HSBC makes major new announcement  The Independent
  
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• House Democrats release new images of Epstein’s private Caribbean island - The Guardian

  03-12-2025 18:48 via news.google.com
  House Democrats release new images of Epstein’s private Caribbean island  The GuardianPreviously unseen images of Epstein's island released  BBCPictured: ‘Disturbing’ new photos of Epstein’s private island  The TelegraphHouse Democrats post new footage of Epstein Island as Congress demands answers on when full files will be released  The IndependentDozens more images of Epstein's island released - showing 'disturbing look into his w
  
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• Labour MP suspended after rebelling on farm tax plan

  03-12-2025 18:30 via bbc.com
  Dozens of the party's backbenchers are said to have abstained, amid concerns from rural MPs at the move.
  
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• Children hurt as school bus roof ripped off by bridge

  03-12-2025 18:23 via bbc.com
  Among the injured is an eight-year-old boy who was taken to hospital with a "nasty cut to the head".
  
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• Space telescopes are being photobombed by satellites, and the problem is slated to get much worse - theregister.com

  03-12-2025 18:21 via news.google.com
  Space telescopes are being photobombed by satellites, and the problem is slated to get much worse  theregister.comSatellite boom obscures view of distant galaxies  Financial TimesSatellite megaconstellations will threaten space-based astronomy  NaturePlanned satellite launches could ruin Hubble Space Telescope images  New ScientistAlmost All Space Telescope Images Could Soon Be Contaminated, NASA Warns  ScienceAlert
  
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• YouTube Recap not showing up? Here's how to find yours right now - Android Authority

  03-12-2025 16:41 via news.google.com
  YouTube Recap not showing up? Here's how to find yours right now  Android AuthorityYouTube debuts new Recap feature. Here’s how to get your 2025 viewing insights  The IndependentMade for you, by you: Introducing YouTube Recap  YouTube Official BlogYouTube introduces its own version of Spotify Wrapped for videos  The VergeCheck out the top YouTube trends of 2025, and get your first-ever personal Recap.  The Keyword
  
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• Catholic nun 'stabbed herself' in attack locals blamed on a migrant - Metro.co.uk

  03-12-2025 16:37 via news.google.com
  Catholic nun 'stabbed herself' in attack locals blamed on a migrant  Metro.co.ukCroatian nun ‘stabbed herself then blamed fictional attacker’  The TelegraphPolice suspect Croatian nun stabbed herself, falsely reported attack  Catholic News AgencyCroatian police: Religious sister falsely reported attack  The PillarCroatian nun accused of fabricating stabbing attack by Muslim migrant  Türkiye Today
  
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• Dan Houser on Victorian novels, Red Dead Redemption and redefining open-world games

  03-12-2025 16:00 via theguardian.com
  As the Grand Theft Auto co-writer launches a new project, he reflects on his hugely successful open-world adventures and where game design might go next• Don’t get Pushing Buttons delivered to your inbox? Sign up hereIt is hard to think of a more modern entertainment format than the open-world video game. These sprawling technological endeavours, which mix narrative, social connectivity and the complete freedom to explore, are uniquely immersive and potentially endless. But do they re
  
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• 'Cold Supermoon' 2025: Why the final full moon of the year also towers highest - Live Science

  03-12-2025 15:53 via news.google.com
  'Cold Supermoon' 2025: Why the final full moon of the year also towers highest  Live ScienceYou might see a supermoon and a meteor shower in one night  BBCBest time to see the last supermoon of 2025 this week  Yahoo News UKDecember’s supermoon peaks this week. Here’s what to know  CNNThe Final Supermoon of 2025 Is December's Cold Moon  CNET
  
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• Interstellar object covered in 'icy volcanoes' could rewrite our understanding of how comets formed - Phys.org

  03-12-2025 15:50 via news.google.com
  Interstellar object covered in 'icy volcanoes' could rewrite our understanding of how comets formed  Phys.orgIs the Sunward Anti-Tail of 3I/ATLAS Composed of a Swarm of Objects?  Avi Loeb – MediumNASA’s Psyche Mission Tracks Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS  NASA Science (.gov)Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS is erupting in 'ice volcanoes', new images suggest  Live ScienceI watched scientists track interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS leaving the solar system in
  
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• Zara Aleena's aunt calls for law creating duty to act when someone is in danger

  03-12-2025 15:29 via bbc.com
  It follows a report by Lady Elish Angiolini into the prevention of sexually motivated crimes against women in public.
  
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• Government 'withheld info from Harry Dunn family'

  03-12-2025 15:22 via bbc.com
  Dame Anne Owers issues a report into the government's response to Mr Dunn's death outside a US base.
  
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• Tory-Reform election pact would be ‘alliance of austerity and failure’, says Starmer – UK politics live

  03-12-2025 15:09 via theguardian.com
  PM responds to report that Nigel Farage told donors he expects Reform could do an election deal with the ConservativesThis is from Ed Davey, the Lib Dem leader, on Nigel Farage’s denial of the FT story. (See 9.33am.)A handy reminder that in 2019 Farage did a deal to put Boris Johnson in No10 and push through his disastrous Brexit deal.But instead of taking responsibility, of course Farage plays the victim. Continue reading...
  
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• Private View review – slick but stifling study of queer entanglement

  03-12-2025 15:09 via theguardian.com
  Soho theatre, London
  Sex Education’s Patricia Allison and The Gold’s Stefanie Martini star in Jess Edwards’s debut play about love and scienceThe red flags are raised and waving. This queer drama from debut playwright Jess Edwards (director of Hotter and Fitter) spirals a chance encounter into an abusive relationship. Shortlisted for numerous playwriting awards, Private View reaches for a physical manifestation of entanglement theory, where two separate particles become inextri
  
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• HSBC appoints interim chair Brendan Nelson to permanent role

  03-12-2025 15:08 via theguardian.com
  Questions raised about permanency of appointment and ‘leadership stability’ at bank after chief executive’s remarks• Business live – latest updatesHSBC has appointed the former KPMG partner Brendan Nelson as its chair after a prolonged search process that left one of the world’s biggest banks without a permanent executive in the top role for months.The decision to appoint Nelson, who has been serving as interim chair, came as a surprise, after a protracted hunt
  
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• EU pushes ahead with plan to use frozen Russian assets for Ukraine as Moscow denies rejecting US peace plan - Europe live

  03-12-2025 15:06 via theguardian.com
  Kremlin says Putin did not reject peace plan but found some parts of the deal ‘unacceptable’European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen is now briefing the media after the commission’s weekly meeting, presenting the bloc’s plan to help fund Ukraine’s continuing fight against Russia.I will bring you the key lines here. Continue reading...
  
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• Thames Water face collapse as crisis talks over future taking ‘longer than expected’

  03-12-2025 15:03 via theguardian.com
  Debt-ridden utility company warns of ‘material uncertainty’ despite seeing profits rise to more than £400mThames Water has said crisis talks to secure its future with lenders are taking “longer than expected” and will drag into 2026 as it faces the prospect of a collapse into government control.Britain’s biggest water company on Wednesday said it had swung to a profit of £414m for the six months to September helped by bills rising by nearly a third, afte
  
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• Partygoers are pushing for clubs to offer free water: ‘It costs as much as a beer’

  03-12-2025 15:00 via theguardian.com
  New York venues aren’t required to give out water – but nightlife workers say it could make the difference between a safe evening out and an ER visitWhen Brooklyn metal band Contract performs around New York, they expect a mosh pit: thrashing bodies shoving and jumping along to the music. They also want to make sure the amped-up, usually drunk crowd stays hydrated. Without water, a mosher might feel sick, faint or pass out. “You don’t want anyone to get injured or hurt,&r
  
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• Jess Cartner-Morley on fashion: ’tis the season to party. Time to recap Christmas dressing rules

  03-12-2025 15:00 via theguardian.com
  Amid all the fairy lights and tinsel, an understated getup can look a bit curmudgeonly – you need to add some fashion sparkleChristmas has begun. Don’t come for me with your pedantry about partridges and pear trees. The lights are lit, the turkey sandwiches are in Pret: ’tis the season, already. For the next few weeks we will be in a bubble that has its own festive rules. This is an alternate universe in which it is perfectly acceptable to have Michael Bublé on
  
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• Drunk raccoon found passed out in Virginia liquor store

  03-12-2025 14:56 via theguardian.com
  Store employee found masked bandit sleeping off a bender after invading booze store and tippling a tad too muchA liquor store employee in Virginia was startled on Saturday to discover smashed whisky bottles on the floor of the shop and, upon entering the bathroom, an apparently drunk, sleeping and spread-eagled raccoon.“He fell through one of the ceiling tiles and went on a full-blown rampage, drinking everything,” Samantha Martin, an local animal control officer, told the Daily Mail
  
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• India revokes order to preload smartphones with state-owned security app

  03-12-2025 14:53 via theguardian.com
  Tech companies including Apple and Google made it clear they would not comply due to privacy concernsIndia’s government has backtracked on an order for all smartphones to be pre-installed with a state-owned security app after a mass outcry over privacy concerns and refusal by technology companies to comply.The department of telecommunications confirmed it had revoked its previous order for all technology companies to mandatorily install the government’s Sanchar Saathi cybersecurity a
  
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• Emerald Storm review – a delirious bar-room dance-off with shots of showmanship

  03-12-2025 14:52 via theguardian.com
  Emerald theatre, London
  A mashup of Irish dance, tap and talent-show sparkle, Adam Garcia’s party wins you over with its energy and enthusiasmIn the nicest possible way, this feels a bit like being on a cruise ship. We’re in full-on entertainment mode. Co-created by actor, hoofer and reality TV judge Adam Garcia, this Irish dance and tap hybrid is a live embodiment of the small-screen age. At the outset, singer Tom Ball says phones and filming are welcome. That’s big-haired, sw
  
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• Mr Men Little Miss feature film in the works from Paddington producers

  03-12-2025 14:37 via theguardian.com
  David Heyman has joined the French media company StudioCanal with plans to bring one of the bestselling children’s book series of all time to the screenThe film-makers behind the successful Paddington series are to embark on a feature film adaptation of another British family favourite, the Mr Men and Little Miss series of illustrated children’s books.David Heyman, whose Heyday Films produced Paddington and Paddington 2 as well as the Harry Potter series, Once Upon a Time in Hollywoo
  
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• Paedophile admits sexually assaulting toddlers at London nursery

  03-12-2025 14:23 via theguardian.com
  Vincent Chan, 45, pleads guilty to 26 offences from 2022 to 2024 including attacks on four young girls Warning: this article contains descriptions of offences readers may find distressing A man passed vetting to get a job at a London nursery where he sexually assaulted toddlers, some during their nap time, while they were in his care.Vincent Chan, 45, who worked at a north London branch of the Bright Horizons nursery group, pleaded guilty on Wednesday to 26 offences from 2022 to 2024, including
  
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• The single-parent penalty: why do they get such a poor deal on family tickets?

  03-12-2025 14:21 via theguardian.com
  Major attractions often don’t take lone-parent families into account in their pricing structures, making days out more expensiveI’m frequently irked by family tickets – as a parent of an only child there’s rarely a deal to be had for my circumstances. But at least in my set-up there are two adults. In families with only one earner it must be especially frustrating to be charged as much as a family where there are two.Vaila McClure from the charity Gingerbread, which campa
  
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• A nine-goal thriller at Fulham and Romero rescues Spurs – Football Weekly

  03-12-2025 14:14 via theguardian.com
  Max Rushden is joined by Barry Glendenning, Jonathan Liew and Will Unwin to discuss the Premier League, with David Conn discussing the IOPC report on policing at HillsboroughRate, review, share on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Audioboom, Mixcloud, Acast and Stitcher, and join the conversation on Facebook, Twitter and email.On the podcast today: Manchester City were 5-1 up at Craven Cottage before very nearly throwing it away. If not for Josko Gvardiol’s goal-line clearance in injury time, Fu
  
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• UK temporary workers: tell us have you received less holiday pay than you are due?

  03-12-2025 14:13 via theguardian.com
  We’d like to hear from temporary workers in the UK who have not received their correct holiday pay by their agencyHarrods warehouse staff have been underpaid thousands of pounds after the temporary recruitment agency employing the workers failed to award them the correct levels of holiday pay.The warehouse workers were underpaid by a temporary staffing agency that employs staff and then supplies them to Harrods. Continue reading...
  
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• Illustrating the ‘postcolonial experience’: 40 years of Peepal Tree Press

  03-12-2025 14:10 via theguardian.com
  As the publisher celebrates an important milestone, we chart its journey from an ‘expensive hobby’ to an international household name• Don’t get The Long Wave delivered to your inbox? Sign up hereHello and welcome to the Long Wave. This week, I had the huge pleasure of an audience with Peepal Tree Press, which has been home to authors such as Bernardine Evaristo and Roger Robinson. Peepal Tree publishes books from the Caribbean and its diaspora, and has just celebrated its
  
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• Women’s Institute will no longer accept trans women as members from April

  03-12-2025 14:06 via theguardian.com
  Exclusive: CEO says decision taken with ‘utmost regret and sadness’ after supreme court ruling on definition of a womanThe Women’s Institute will no longer accept transgender women as members from April following the UK supreme court ruling on the legal definition of a woman, the Guardian can reveal.Melissa Green, the chief executive of the National Federation of Women’s Institutes, said the organisation had taken the decision with the “utmost regret and sadness&rdq
  
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• Design boss behind new Jaguar leaves JLR months after change of CEO

  03-12-2025 14:03 via theguardian.com
  Gerry McGovern reportedly removed from role of chief creative officer after 20 years with businessThe Jaguar Land Rover design boss behind the Range Rover and the polarising Jaguar relaunch has abruptly departed the business just four months after its new chief executive took charge.Gerry McGovern left the role of chief creative officer on Monday after 20 years at the business in which he oversaw the design of some of the company’s most successful cars as well as the launch of a new-look,
  
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• Spotify Wrapped is taking over our feeds, but you don’t have outsource your relationship with music to AI | Liz Pelly

  03-12-2025 14:00 via theguardian.com
  The streamer’s annual charts are just another version of the tech that’s alienating us from our inner lives. Hold on to your musical memories and reclaim ownership of your tasteI like year-end list season. I like an opportunity to remember and reflect on the records that stuck with me over the course of a year – especially when there is a chance to recommend something that others may have overlooked. I like looking through friends’ favourites for albums that I missed comp
  
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• How to turn excess nuts and seeds into a barnstoming festive pudding – recipe | Waste not

  03-12-2025 14:00 via theguardian.com
  Love ice-cream, don’t love Christmas pudding? This make-ahead semifreddo, jewelled with dried fruits, might just fit the bill …Last Christmas we visited my in-laws in Cape Town, where, at over 30C, a traditional Christmas pudding just didn’t feel quite right. But my mother-in-law and her friend created the most delicious feast: a South African braai (barbecue) followed by an incredible ice-cream Christmas pudding made by mashing vanilla ice-cream with a mix of tutti frutti, ca
  
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• Death of Irish mother in ‘free birth’ reveals how poor maternity care is pushing women towards extreme influencers

  03-12-2025 14:00 via theguardian.com
  Women in Ireland and the UK linked to Free Birth Society among scores around world to have suffered loss or serious harm after birthsFull story: How the FBS is linked to baby deaths around the worldOver a weekend in late June 2024, Emilee Saldaya, the leader of the Free Birth Society, hosted a festival on her 21-hectare (53-acre) property in North Carolina. It was a celebratory gathering for FBS, a multimillion-dollar business that promotes a radical approach to giving birth without medical supp
  
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