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• The Guardian view on Labour’s plan to cut jury trials: it's wrong to remove a pillar of British justice | Editorial

  02-12-2025 19:38 via theguardian.com
  Instead of rebuilding a cash-starved system, ministers propose removing protections. The country needs investment, not the hollowing out of justiceCan Labour save a failing system by hollowing out its safeguards? David Lammy, the justice secretary, thinks so. Under his proposals, jury trials in England and Wales will be effectively halved. Currently, defendants charged with “either-way” offences have the right to choose whether to be tried by magistrates or a jury. But Mr Lammy wants
  
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• The pretty little seaside resort that has the most empty homes in England

  12-12-2025 11:12 via express.co.uk
  The holiday hotspot has a huge disparity between its visitors and residents.
  
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• Major UK high street shop to shut down 33 stores - full list

  12-12-2025 10:22 via express.co.uk
  The retailer will shut the stores over the coming weeks.
  
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• M4 traffic: Delays near London Heathrow Airport as vehicle fire sparks long queues

  12-12-2025 09:44 via express.co.uk
  Drivers on the M4 are facing traffic delays near Heathrow Airport.
  
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• Aldi opens five new stores in UK before Saturday - full list

  12-12-2025 09:02 via express.co.uk
  The supermarket has opened five new stores in just 24 hours.
  
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• Keir Starmer blasted by brother of Brit held captive in India for 8 years - ‘done nothing’

  12-12-2025 08:12 via express.co.uk
  EXCLUSIVE: Scotsman Jagtar Singh Johal has been a prisoner without trial since November 2017 when he was snatched of the street in India.
  
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• Fury as it's revealed asylum seekers were free to roam for a month after rape

  12-12-2025 08:04 via express.co.uk
  The pair from Afghanistan pulled a teenage girl into a park.
  
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• WW3 fears soar as top minister warns of war with Russia in chilling 3-word statement

  12-12-2025 07:09 via express.co.uk
  Al Carns says war is knocking on Europe's door, and the UK has to be prepared to deter it.
  
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• Warning issued to anyone who has had their Christmas lights over 4 years

  12-12-2025 07:03 via express.co.uk
  Experts are urging households to switch out their old festive lights if they keep them turned on all day.
  
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• Keir Starmer leaves UK independence hanging in balance – while EU falls apart

  12-12-2025 07:00 via express.co.uk
  LEO MCKINSTRY: Donald Trump might have sparked outrage on the continent, but he's not blame for Europe's problems.
  
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• Reddit launches high court challenge to Australia’s under-16s social media ban

  12-12-2025 05:21 via theguardian.com
  Platform fighting world-leading ban on grounds it contravenes implied freedom of political communication in constitutionWill Australia’s social media ban survive a high court challenge?Reddit has filed a challenge against Australia’s under-16s social media ban in the high court, lodging its case two days after implementing age restrictions on its website.
  The company said in a Reddit post on Friday that while it agreed with protecting people under 16, the law “has the unfortuna
  
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• The exact date Tesco, Sainsbury’s and Asda ‘will be quietest’ for 2025 Christmas shop

  12-12-2025 05:02 via express.co.uk
  UK shoppers have been advised to visit supermarkets on a specific day to enjoy empty aisles and fully stocked shelves.
  
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• ‘Charismatic, self-assured, formidable’: Lara Croft returns with two new Tomb Raider games

  12-12-2025 03:45 via theguardian.com
  An all-new Croft adventure, Tomb Raider Catalyst, will be released in 2027 – and a remake of the action heroine’s first adventure arrives next yearAfter a long break for Lara Croft, a couple of fresh Tomb Raider adventures are on their way. They will be the first new games in the series since 2018, and both will be published by Amazon.Announced at the Game Awards in LA, Tomb Raider Catalyst stars the “charismatic, self-assured, formidable Lara Croft” from the original 199
  
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• Trump news at a glance: president ‘sick of meetings’ as Ukraine-Russia peace deal talks drag on

  12-12-2025 03:08 via theguardian.com
  Trump’s press secretary suggested Trump was growing weary of process as Ukraine’s president under immense pressure to sign US deal – key US politics stories from 11 December 2025When it comes to Ukraine peace talks, Donald Trump is “sick of meetings just for the sake of meetings”, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters on Thursday.Leavitt added that the White House may send a representative to meet with European and Ukrainian officials this week
  
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• Dozens killed in hospital strike in Myanmar’s western Rakhine state

  12-12-2025 03:07 via theguardian.com
  Conflict monitors say the junta has increased airstrikes year-on-year since the start of Myanmar’s civil warDozens have been killed in a military strike on a hospital in Myanmar’s western Rakhine state, according to an aid worker, a rebel group, a witness and local media reports, as the junta wages a withering offensive ahead of elections beginning this month.“The situation is very terrible,” said on-site aid worker Wai Hun Aung. “As for now, we can confirm there ar
  
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• The Reject Shop faces a legal threat from a UK artist over a flamingo egg cup. Does it have a leg to stand on?

  12-12-2025 03:04 via theguardian.com
  Australian retailer tells ceramic artist Hannah Turner it won’t restock the product amid debate over copyrightGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastUK artist Hannah Turner was shocked by the image of a ceramic flamingo-shaped egg cup that showed up on her screen.She took in its green eyes, the pattern of the feathers, its thin pink legs and its overall shape. She felt recognition. Continue reading...
  
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• Body found in search to be missing pensioner Glenda Keal who vanished after bus journey

  12-12-2025 03:00 via express.co.uk
  A body believed to be that of Glenda Keal, 85, from Earl Shilton, Leicestershire, has been found in Hinckley. She was last seen walking towards Westfield Road with a shopping trolley just after 1.50pm on Sunday, December 7, after getting off the number 158 bus.
  
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• Trump expands Venezuela sanctions as Maduro decries new ‘era of piracy’

  12-12-2025 02:43 via theguardian.com
  Six more oil supertankers added to sanctions list, as well as members of Maduro’s extended family, amid rising tensions following tanker seizureDonald Trump has exerted more pressure on Venezuela’s president Nicolás Maduro, expanding sanctions and issuing fresh threats to strike land targets in Venezuela, as the South American dictator accused the US president of ushering in a new “era of criminal naval piracy” in the Caribbean.Late on Thursday, the US imposed curb
  
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• Changes to polar bear DNA could help them adapt to global heating, study finds

  12-12-2025 02:00 via theguardian.com
  Scientists say bears in southern Greenland differ genetically to those in the north, suggesting they could adjustChanges in polar bear DNA that could help the animals adapt to warmer climates have been detected by researchers, in a study thought to be the first time a statistically significant link has been found between rising temperatures and changing DNA in a wild mammal species.Climate breakdown is threatening the survival of polar bears. Two-thirds of them are expected to have disappeared b
  
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• Papua New Guinea grapples with HIV epidemic as it battles stigma and US aid cuts

  12-12-2025 01:47 via theguardian.com
  Papua New Guinea has one of the fastest growing HIV epidemics in the Asia-Pacific region, with many unaware they have the virusAfter battling illness for years, Nancy Karipa tested positive for HIV in 1999. She had just given birth to her first child. “It was a crossroads moment for me, with the fear of denial, but I chose action,” Karipa, who is now in her 50s, said at an Aids awareness event in Papua New Guinea’s capital Port Moresby in December. She and the baby received tre
  
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• Liam Neeson denies anti-vax views after narrating Covid documentary

  12-12-2025 01:23 via theguardian.com
  Taken star lends his voice to a film that questions the legitimacy of vaccines and includes interview with RFK JrLiam Neeson has lent his voice to a new documentary that questions the legitimacy of vaccines and praises Donald Trump’s health and human services secretary, Robert F Kennedy Jr.The film, called Plague of Corruption, is narrated by the Taken actor and based on a bestselling book co-authored by Judy Mikovits, a disgraced former scientist who gained notoriety during the Covid pand
  
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• ‘It’s not going to end’: Thai evacuees fear for future after fresh clashes with Cambodia

  12-12-2025 01:05 via theguardian.com
  Displaced people in Thailand voice doubts that Donald Trump can stop the fighting as violence flares on the borderHalf a million flee as deadly Cambodia-Thailand border clashes escalateRangsan Angda and many of his neighbours in border areas of Thailand had already packed their bags, fearing that a ceasefire with neighbouring Cambodia would soon collapse.The ceasefire deal – brokered by Donald Trump, who proclaimed himself “President of PEACE” after he helped end five days of d
  
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• Into the Woods review – Brothers Grimm gloriously mashed up by Sondheim

  12-12-2025 01:01 via theguardian.com
  Bridge theatre, LondonStephen Sondheim and James Lapine’s fairytale adventure follows its archetypal characters into real-world emotion, brilliantly drawn and sung
  Can Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine’s eternally imaginative Grimm brothers mashup ever disappoint, when its book is so clever and it is driven by the most gorgeous (if tricky) music? Jordan Fein’s production shimmers and shines with all the humour and pathos of these errant fairytale characters who misadventure int
  
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• Littler lights up Ally Pally opening night as prize money raises stakes

  12-12-2025 00:50 via theguardian.com
  The PDC world darts championship is back, but could the new £1m winners’ cheque make this show too big?A team of assistant referees walks into the Twelve Pins in Finsbury Park carrying linesmen’s flags and whistles. It’s 3pm on a Thursday, you think, they’ve probably just been reffing a local game. Then, you think, there isn’t a football pitch around here. And why haven’t they changed and showered? Then more referees walk in, more linesmen, one
  
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• London venue ‘appalled’ after antisemitic imagery allegedly screened at Primal Scream gig

  11-12-2025 23:58 via theguardian.com
  Roundhouse apologises after animation projected behind band appears to show Star of David entwined with swastikaA music venue in London has apologised after antisemitic imagery was allegedly displayed on stage during a Primal Scream gig.A video appearing to show the Star of David entwined with a swastika was said to be screened during the Scottish band’s show at the Roundhouse in Camden on Monday. Continue reading...
  
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• Labour to create up to 60,000 spaces for children with Send in English schools

  11-12-2025 23:30 via theguardian.com
  Bridget Phillipson says £3bn scheme focussed on local state schools will ‘transform lives’, after rise in parent appealsThe government is to invest £3bn in creating bespoke places within local state schools for pupils with special educational needs and disabilities (Send), a crucial part of its efforts to grapple with England’s rising numbers of children facing social and mental health problems.The plan announced by Bridget Phillipson, the education secretary, to cr
  
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• Classy Tielemans seals win in Basel to keep Aston Villa on march in Europe

  11-12-2025 23:02 via theguardian.com
  Roger Federer, an ardent Basel supporter, was up in the stands, in the posh seats to be precise, but even he could surely ignore his allegiances and appreciate the grace with which Youri Tielemans clinched victory for Aston Villa.Unai Emery turned to Tielemans at half-time and the midfielder delivered within eight minutes, his classy first-time finish regaining the lead, after Evann Guessand’s early strike was cancelled out. This represented a 14th victory in their past 16 matches and it f
  
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• Crystal Palace climb Conference League table as Uche sparks Shelbourne stroll

  11-12-2025 23:00 via theguardian.com
  This might be Crystal Palace’s first European campaign but they are learning very quickly. Having arrived in Dublin missing some of their big-hitters including star striker Jean-Philippe Mateta and the marauding wing-back Daniel Muñoz, they left with a comfortable victory that virtually assured them of a place in the Conference League playoffs.Oliver Glasner has already said that he will play a weakened team against Finnish side KuPS in their final group stage match next week despit
  
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• Ferguson’s double for Roma piles misery on Celtic in Nancy’s European debut

  11-12-2025 22:59 via theguardian.com
  Two matches is not an adequate window in which to judge a manager. Nonetheless, these are worrying times for Wilfried Nancy and Celtic. Seriously worrying, in truth.Back-to-back losses since the Frenchman’s arrival would be bad enough without the rampant manner in which Roma ensured six points from six in visits to Glasgow during this season’s Europa League. What a canter this proved from minute one. Continue reading...
  
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• Key whistleblower contradicts part of phone hacking case against Daily Mail

  11-12-2025 21:30 via theguardian.com
  Private investigator Jonathan Rees denies telling Doreen Lawrence he was involved in bugging herA key whistleblower supporting a legal claim headed by Prince Harry and Doreen Lawrence against the publisher of the Daily Mail appears to have dealt a last-minute blow to the case against the media group.Just weeks before a high court trial, Jonathan Rees, a private investigator who has supported claims of unlawful news gathering at Associated Newspapers, has contradicted a central allegation in the
  
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