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• bp agrees to sell a 65% shareholding in Castrol to Stonepeak at an enterprise value of $10 billion - BP Global

  25-12-2025 23:48 via news.google.com
  bp agrees to sell a 65% shareholding in Castrol to Stonepeak at an enterprise value of $10 billion  BP GlobalBP sells stake in motor oil arm Castrol in $6bn deal  BBCBP Agrees to Sell Majority of Castrol Lubricants Unit to Stonepeak  The Wall Street JournalBP to sell majority stake in $10bn Castrol business to US investment firm  The GuardianUnlikely bedfellows: Castrol deal draws private capital into industry  Euronews.com
  
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• Burst pipe leaves homes in East Sussex without water on Christmas Day - The Guardian

  25-12-2025 23:47 via news.google.com
  Burst pipe leaves homes in East Sussex without water on Christmas Day  The GuardianHastings properties lose water supply on Christmas Day  BBCOur teams are delivering bottled water to customers on our priority services register in and around Hastings  Southern WaterBurst water pipe declared 'outworn' by Southern Water 18 years ago repaired | ITV News  ITVXThousands could be without water on Christmas Eve  BBC
  
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• Two men feared missing in sea off Devon beach on Christmas Day - The Guardian

  25-12-2025 23:10 via news.google.com
  Two men feared missing in sea off Devon beach on Christmas Day  The GuardianTwo men still missing after Christmas swim as coastguard calls off search  BBCCoastguard and RNLI end search for missing people in water off Devon beach  Sky NewsSearch called off for two swimmers missing in choppy seas off Devon  The TimesCoastguard search for two men believed to be missing off Devon coast called off | ITV News West Country  ITVX
  
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• North Korea's Kim Jong Un signals continued missile development in next 5 years - Reuters

  25-12-2025 23:06 via news.google.com
  North Korea's Kim Jong Un signals continued missile development in next 5 years  ReutersNorth Korea reveals new images of its first ‘nuclear-powered’ submarine  CNNNorth Korea’s Kim slams US-Seoul nuclear submarine deal as ‘offensive act’  Al JazeeraPutin hails 'invincible friendship' with North Korea in New Year letter: Report  CNANorth Korea touts progress on nuclear-powered submarine  Sky News
  
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• Prescott leads Cowboys past skidding Commanders to kick off Christmas triple-header - The Guardian

  25-12-2025 22:55 via news.google.com
  Prescott leads Cowboys past skidding Commanders to kick off Christmas triple-header  The GuardianDallas Cowboys at Washington Commanders: predictions, betting tips and odds  Racing PostCowboys get Christmas Day victory, defeat Commanders 30-23  NBC SportsCowboys fend off rally from surprisingly competitive Commanders, send reeling rivals to Christmas Day defeat  Yahoo SportsDak Prescott, Cowboys knock off Commanders: Live updates and reaction  Th
  
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• Former Nottingham Forest star John Robertson dies 'peacefully' aged 72 - Sky News

  25-12-2025 22:47 via news.google.com
  Former Nottingham Forest star John Robertson dies 'peacefully' aged 72  Sky News'Picasso' of football Robertson dies aged 72  BBC‘Give it to Robbo’ — unassuming genius who sparked Forest’s glory years  The TimesJohn Robertson, Nottingham Forest and Scotland legend, dies aged 72  The GuardianNottingham Forest great John Robertson remembered: Peter Shilton, Ashley Young pay tribute  ESPN
  
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• Zelensky hails 'new ideas' on peace after talk with US envoys - BBC

  25-12-2025 22:36 via news.google.com
  Zelensky hails 'new ideas' on peace after talk with US envoys  BBCUkraine accepts demilitarised zone to end Russia war, but do DMZs work?  Al JazeeraRussian Offensive Campaign Assessment, December 24, 2025  Institute for the Study of WarUkrainian and US negotiators discuss peace deal on Christmas Day  CNNUS and Ukraine edge closer to joint plan to end war – with Moscow’s response uncertain  The Guardian
  
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• Girls Aloud's Nicola Roberts pregnant with first child as she shares sweet post - The Mirror

  25-12-2025 22:00 via news.google.com
  Girls Aloud's Nicola Roberts pregnant with first child as she shares sweet post  The MirrorGirls Aloud's Nicola Roberts is expecting first child with footballer fiance  The SunWayne and Coleen Rooney continue Christmas tradition as joint family update shared  facebook.comGirls Aloud star Nicola Roberts has been 'keeping a secret' as she announces special update  Liverpool EchoGirls Aloud star Nicola Roberts, 40, reveals she's pregnant with first baby 
  
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• Four arrests after 'fight, shooting and stabbing' in street on Christmas Day - Manchester Evening News

  25-12-2025 21:51 via news.google.com
  Four arrests after 'fight, shooting and stabbing' in street on Christmas Day  Manchester Evening NewsView Full coverage on Google News
  
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• Top adverts are starting to send women back to the kitchen - The Times

  25-12-2025 21:30 via news.google.com
  Top adverts are starting to send women back to the kitchen  The Times
  
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• Strictly Come Dancing Christmas Special 2025 – live - The Guardian

  25-12-2025 21:12 via news.google.com
  Strictly Come Dancing Christmas Special 2025 – live  The GuardianClaudia and Tess are waved off in sparkling Strictly style  The TelegraphStrictly Come Dancing Christmas Special 2025 couples tease their festive routines and reveal their first impressions of each other  BBCStrictly Come Dancing fans point out 'mistake' in 2025 Christmas Special and make demand for next year  Yahoo News UKWhat time is the Strictly Come Dancing Christmas Special on?&nbs
  
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• Woman suffers multiple head injuries after attack inside house - Liverpool Echo

  25-12-2025 20:56 via news.google.com
  Woman suffers multiple head injuries after attack inside house  Liverpool Echo
  
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• Two men missing in sea off Devon beach on Christmas Day - The Guardian

  25-12-2025 20:07 via news.google.com
  Two men missing in sea off Devon beach on Christmas Day  The GuardianTwo men still missing after Christmas swim as coastguard calls off search  BBCCoastguard and RNLI end search for missing people in water off Devon beach  Sky NewsSearch called off for two swimmers missing in choppy seas off Devon  The TimesCoastguard search for two missing Christmas Day swimmers called off  The Telegraph
  
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• Don’t fret the first night and nap if you need: how to sleep well, away from home

  25-12-2025 20:00 via theguardian.com
  Disturbed sleep is very common as you adapt to a new environment but, with good sleep hygiene and some practical adjustments, you can quickly settle inRead more summer essentialsGet our weekend culture and lifestyle emailAs the working year draws to a close, many of us only have one hope for the season, and that’s a decent night’s sleep. While not every family visit or post-Christmas getaway is going to be a trip to Rancho Relaxo, a few things can help us catch holiday kip. Pre-depar
  
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• ‘Pure magic!’ Farewell Tess and Claudia, the power couple who were Strictly’s life and soul - The Guardian

  25-12-2025 19:48 via news.google.com
  ‘Pure magic!’ Farewell Tess and Claudia, the power couple who were Strictly’s life and soul  The GuardianStrictly Come Dancing: Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman say farewell on Christmas special  BBCStrictly's Claudia Winkleman breaks silence in first message moments after hosting BBC show for last time  Manchester Evening NewsTess Daly and Claudia Winkleman plot secret 'proper boozy' Strictly party in New Year to celebrate send off from show &
  
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• ‘Lost decade’ of progress after UK introduced shared parental leave, say experts - The Guardian

  25-12-2025 19:11 via news.google.com
  ‘Lost decade’ of progress after UK introduced shared parental leave, say experts  The Guardian
  
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• Southern Water apologises to customers with no water on Christmas Day | ITV News - ITVX

  25-12-2025 19:03 via news.google.com
  Southern Water apologises to customers with no water on Christmas Day | ITV News  ITVXBurst pipe leaves homes in East Sussex without water on Christmas Day  The GuardianHastings properties lose water supply on Christmas Day  BBCOur teams are delivering bottled water to customers on our priority services register in and around Hastings  Southern WaterBurst water pipe declared 'outworn' by Southern Water 18 years ago repaired | ITV News  ITVX
  
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• Blood test could predict who is most at risk from common inherited heart condition - The Guardian

  25-12-2025 18:50 via news.google.com
  Blood test could predict who is most at risk from common inherited heart condition  The Guardian
  
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• Murder arrest after death of woman in her 80s - BBC

  25-12-2025 18:47 via news.google.com
  Murder arrest after death of woman in her 80s  BBCView Full coverage on Google News
  
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• Princesses Eugenie and Beatrice join royal family for Christmas Day service - The Guardian

  25-12-2025 18:44 via news.google.com
  Princesses Eugenie and Beatrice join royal family for Christmas Day service  The GuardianRoyal Family gather for Christmas Day service at Sandringham  BBCAndrew's daughters join Royal Family in Sandringham without their father on Christmas Day  Sky NewsRoyal family walks to traditional church service on King’s Sandringham Estate  ITVXAndrew spends Christmas hundreds of miles from Royal family  The Telegraph
  
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• King Charles calls for reconciliation and unity in Christmas message - The Guardian

  25-12-2025 18:35 via news.google.com
  King Charles calls for reconciliation and unity in Christmas message  The GuardianKing's speech 2025: Christmas message urges communities to pull together in divided world  BBCChristmas latest: Andrew's daughters join Royal Family at Sandringham without father - as King shares personal message  Sky NewsKing urges kindness and resilience in Christmas message  BBCKing Charles Christmas speech hints digital detox is good for soul  The Times
  
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• King urges kindness and resilience in Christmas message

  25-12-2025 18:33 via bbc.com
  The King's Christmas message calls for unity in a divided world.
  
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• The Guardian view on May 2026 elections: a new political geography is coming into view across Britain | Editorial

  25-12-2025 18:30 via theguardian.com
  Over the holiday period, the Guardian leader column is looking ahead at the themes of 2026. Today we look at the impact of devolution on growing volatility of party political allegianceNext year will be pivotal in British politics, and 7 May will be the point around which things pivot. Elections to local councils, the Scottish parliament and the Welsh Senedd will give millions of voters across the UK a chance to express party preferences. Their verdicts could imperil Labour and Conservative lead
  
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• Renewed zeal for Boxing Day sales expected to ring up £3.8bn for retailers - The Guardian

  25-12-2025 18:12 via news.google.com
  Renewed zeal for Boxing Day sales expected to ring up £3.8bn for retailers  The GuardianBest Boxing Day sales live now, handpicked by shopping experts  The IndependentZara's End-of-Year Sale is Here—11 Elegant Finds That Will Be Gone Before 2026  Who What WearYour complete and essential timeline to the Boxing Day sales and when to set your alarm for the best bargains  The SunThe online retailers with the strongest Boxing Day sales – and w
  
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• I thought my son had a winter cold - days later he needed open-heart surgery - The Sun

  25-12-2025 18:00 via news.google.com
  I thought my son had a winter cold - days later he needed open-heart surgery  The Sun
  
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• Grotmas Calendar Day 25 – Huron Blackheart strides forth from the Maelstrom - Warhammer Community

  25-12-2025 17:57 via news.google.com
  Grotmas Calendar Day 25 – Huron Blackheart strides forth from the Maelstrom  Warhammer Community
  
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• Cat missing for five years is home for Christmas - The Telegraph

  25-12-2025 17:45 via news.google.com
  Cat missing for five years is home for Christmas  The Telegraph'Christmas miracle' as Haddenham cat comes home after five years  BBCCat missing for five years turns up in ‘Christmas miracle’  The Times'Best Christmas present ever' - Missing pet reunites with owner  Times & StarFamily Gave Up Looking for Missing Cat—Then Six Years Later They Get a Call  Newsweek
  
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• Rescue helicopter crashes, killing five on Tanzania’s Mount Kilimanjaro - Al Jazeera

  25-12-2025 15:03 via news.google.com
  Rescue helicopter crashes, killing five on Tanzania’s Mount Kilimanjaro  Al JazeeraFive dead in a helicopter crash on Mount Kilimanjaro - Africa's highest mountain  Sky NewsFive dead as helicopter crashes on Mount Kilimanjaro | ITV News  ITVXFive Killed in Helicopter Crash on Kilimanjaro, Africa’s Highest Peak  The New York TimesHelicopter crash on Tanzania's Mount Kilimanjaro kills five, aviation authority says  Reuters
  
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• Pope Leo XIV urges compassion in first Christmas Urbi et Orbi speech - Euronews.com

  25-12-2025 14:18 via news.google.com
  Pope Leo XIV urges compassion in first Christmas Urbi et Orbi speech  Euronews.comPope Leo urges 'courage' to end Ukraine war in first Christmas address  BBCPope and new Archbishop of Canterbury make pleas over Gaza and immigration in Christmas sermons  Sky NewsPope at Urbi et Orbi: Peace is a shared responsibility  Vatican NewsPope Leo: Jesus would identify with migrants trying to enter US  The Telegraph
  
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• Best Currys Boxing Day deals - 11 massive tech discounts you can't afford to miss - Daily Express

  25-12-2025 14:01 via news.google.com
  Best Currys Boxing Day deals - 11 massive tech discounts you can't afford to miss  Daily ExpressCurrys' best Boxing Day tech deals – experts select the best buys in the sale  T3Save up to £170 on Dyson, Samsung and more in the Currys Boxing Day sale 2025  The IndependentWhen does the Currys Boxing Day sale start and deals to look out for  Daily ExpressBest deals to expect in Currys Boxing Day sale 2025, picked by experts  The Independ
  
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• My big night out: I went to a White Stripes gig with a colleague – and she became my best friend

  25-12-2025 14:00 via theguardian.com
  On that brilliant night at Ally Pally 21 years ago, Laura and I decided to go to Detroit on holiday. Since then there have been countless adventures: road trips, dive bars, rock camps …Kicking-out time, January 2004, and Laura and I are sitting on the kerb waiting for a bus outside Alexandra Palace in north London. Not that we’re in a hurry to be anywhere else. We’re having the best time on our kerb, cheeks flushed from hard liquor and the exhilaration of the White Stripes sho
  
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• Turkey arrests 115 Islamic State suspects ‘plotting Christmas terror attacks’ - The Telegraph

  25-12-2025 13:22 via news.google.com
  Turkey arrests 115 Islamic State suspects ‘plotting Christmas terror attacks’  The TelegraphTurkey arrests 115 IS suspects 'planning New Year's attacks'  BBCTurkey detains 115 ISIS suspects in nationwide raids ahead of Christmas, New Year  CNNTurkey thwarts Islamic state group's New Year's Eve suicide attack plot  Euronews.comTurkiye arrests 115 ISIL suspects it says planned holiday attacks  Al Jazeera
  
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• Arne Slot programme notes: Christmas message, Wolves clash and more - Liverpool FC

  25-12-2025 12:04 via news.google.com
  Arne Slot programme notes: Christmas message, Wolves clash and more  Liverpool FCLiverpool v Wolverhampton Wanderers: Team news  Liverpool FCLiverpool could be without eight players for Wolves after fresh injury update  Liverpool EchoSlot Talk: “Now We Need to Take the Next Steps”  The Liverpool OffsideHugo Ekitike can equal Liverpool record and inflict unwanted Premier League history on Wolves  talkSPORT
  
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• The video games you may have missed in 2025 - The Guardian

  25-12-2025 11:00 via news.google.com
  The video games you may have missed in 2025  The GuardianThe video games readers couldn’t switch off in 2025  The Guardian10 indie games from 2025 that delighted the PlayStation Indies teams  PlayStation.BlogThe Best Video Games of 2025, From ‘Blue Prince’ to ‘Silksong’ to ‘Avowed’  Bloomberg.comThe RPS Selection Box: Ollie's bonus games of the year 2025  Rock Paper Shotgun
  
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• The video games you may have missed in 2025

  25-12-2025 11:00 via theguardian.com
  Date a vending machine, watch intergalactic television and make the most out of your short existence as a fly. Here are the best games you weren’t playing this year
  • The 20 best video games of 2025
  • More on the best culture of 2025PS5, Xbox, Switch, PC
  Have you ever wanted to romance your record player? Date Everything! offers players the chance to develop relationships with everyday objects around your house, in a fully voiced sandbox romp featuring over 100 anthropomorphised
  
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• Cold health alert as parts of UK set to freeze on Christmas Day

  25-12-2025 10:07 via bbc.com
  Organisers of some Christmas Day and Boxing Day swims have cancelled events due to the weather.
  
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• Adam Peaty rubs salt in wound with fresh blow for mum days before lavish wedding - The Mirror

  25-12-2025 09:39 via news.google.com
  Adam Peaty rubs salt in wound with fresh blow for mum days before lavish wedding  The MirrorFury as 'selfish' Adam Peaty and Holly Ramsay BAN public from historic church for an entire day when they get married  The SunAdam Peaty sparks family drama with fresh blow to estranged mum ahead of wedding  dailystar.co.ukAdam Peaty and Holly Ramsay 'spark backlash after banning public from historic church for entire day to host their 90-minute wedding ceremony'  D
  
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• Gary Anderson's verdict on every F1 team's 2025 performance - The Race

  25-12-2025 09:34 via news.google.com
  Gary Anderson's verdict on every F1 team's 2025 performance  The RaceFormula 1: Vote on the best moments of the 2025 F1 season after Lando Norris won thrilling title battle  Sky SportsF1’s top 10 drivers of 2025: Verstappen shows his rivals ‘who’s boss’ once again  The New York TimesF1 2025 awards: Best driver, biggest disappointment and top overtake  The IndependentThe 10 best race drives of F1 2025  Autosport
  
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• One signing each Premier League club needs to make during January transfer window - The Mirror

  25-12-2025 09:15 via news.google.com
  One signing each Premier League club needs to make during January transfer window  The MirrorTransfer window preview: What do Europe's big clubs need?  ESPNTen biggest January transfers that could kick 2026 off in style including Man Utd double swoop for England pair  The SunWho'll be the busiest Prem club in January? All 20 ranked as Liverpool, Tottenham shortfalls addressed  TEAMtalkEverything you need to know about January transfer window dates, times a
  
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• You be the judge: my partner is obsessed with our home’s water consumption. Should he stop?

  25-12-2025 09:00 via theguardian.com
  Peter is waging war on the water company but Winnie feels his policing of usage is overbearing. You decide whose argument gets flushed away• Find out how to get a disagreement settled or become a jurorPeter nags me not to flush the toilet after a wee, which is gross. I’m not up for being monitoredEveryone lets these water firms do what they like. It’s time to fight back. So we need to cut our usage Continue reading...
  
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• We invited a man into our home at Christmas and he stayed with us for 45 years

  25-12-2025 08:51 via bbc.com
  An arrangement Rob and Dianne Parsons thought would last a few days ended up changing their lives.
  
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• The major stores in Hull staying closed on Boxing Day - Hull Live

  25-12-2025 08:46 via news.google.com
  The major stores in Hull staying closed on Boxing Day  Hull LiveBoxing Day 2025 opening times for Lidl, Tesco, B&M, Primark - and list of shops that will be closed  Daily RecordShops that WON'T open on Boxing Day - one's really going to annoy customers  The SunBoxing Day 2025 opening hours for Tesco Asda, Aldi, Lidl and other supermarkets  Wales OnlineThe major stores in Grimsby staying closed on Boxing Day  Grimsby Live
  
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• Locals step in at Christmas after canal collapse

  25-12-2025 08:19 via bbc.com
  Linda Edwards is housing two families on boats in her fleet, until they have a solution.
  
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• Catherine and Charlotte perform piano duet for Christmas carol concert

  25-12-2025 08:04 via bbc.com
  The pre-recorded performance aired on ITV1 on Christmas Eve and saw the pair play a piece by Scottish composer Erland Cooper.
  
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• It’s Christmas! Here’s what’s on TV on Dec 25 - London Evening Standard

  25-12-2025 08:02 via news.google.com
  It’s Christmas! Here’s what’s on TV on Dec 25  London Evening StandardWhat's on - TV and streaming picks for Christmas Day  RTE.ieChristmas TV highlights 2025: Stranger Things, Amandaland and Strictly Come Dancing  BBCThe 75 best TV shows and films to watch this Christmas  The TimesWhat's worth watching on Christmas Day?  Radio Times
  
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• Science history: James Webb Space Telescope launches — and promptly cracks our view of the universe — Dec. 25, 2021 - Live Science

  25-12-2025 08:00 via news.google.com
  Science history: James Webb Space Telescope launches — and promptly cracks our view of the universe — Dec. 25, 2021  Live ScienceFly through Webb’s cosmic vistas  European Space AgencyDec. 21, 2021: JWST sees its final delay  Astronomy MagazineThe James Webb Space Telescope Has Transformed How We See Space  Time MagazineFour years on, the JWST is a Christmas gift that keeps on giving  Australian Broadcasting Corporation
  
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• Christmas Day TV: Olivia Colman and the Peep Show gang do Bake Off - The Guardian

  25-12-2025 07:11 via news.google.com
  Christmas Day TV: Olivia Colman and the Peep Show gang do Bake Off  The GuardianThe Great Christmas Bake Off review – there’s something very soothing about this Peep Show reunion  The GuardianChannel 4’s Peep Show reunion is glorious. Shame about all the baking  The TelegraphSorry, Peep Show Bake Off - I'd rather just watch the sitcom  The i PaperRobert Webb makes surprise Bake Off appearance after missing out on competing alongside Peep
  
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• ‘The best thing I have ever witnessed on stage’: readers’ favourite theatre of 2025

  25-12-2025 07:00 via theguardian.com
  A transcendent new take on King Lear, a thrilling Evita and a show at Glasgow’s revamped Citizens that reduced one viewer to a ‘blubbering wreck’ are among your highlights
  • More on the best culture of 2025Hull New theatre Continue reading...
  
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• 'I thought my son would never tell me he loves me'

  25-12-2025 06:25 via bbc.com
  James says messages from his non-speaking 13-year-old son Tommy have made his year.
  
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• Car with ‘Happy Chanukah’ sign firebombed in suspected antisemitic attack in Melbourne

  25-12-2025 04:14 via theguardian.com
  Police say the vehicle was set alight in the driveway of a property in St Kilda East in the early hours of Christmas DayGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA car with a “Happy Chanukah” sign has been firebombed in a Melbourne suburb in the early hours of Christmas morning.The suspected antisemitic incident comes less than two weeks after the terror attack that targeted Jews celebrating the holiday of Hanukah at Sydney’s Bondi beach and claimed 15 lives. C
  
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