METABLOKS / BRITAIN

BBC

Naveed Akram charged with 15 counts of murder over Bondi shooting

Naveed Akram, 24, faces 59 charges in total following the attack at Sydney's Bondi Beach on Sunday.

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BBC

Naveed Akram charged with 15 counts of murder over Bondi shooting

BBC

Doctors start five-day strike as hospital bosses warn of disruption

British Medical Association members started the 14th walkout over pay in England at 07:00 on Wednesday.

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BBC

Doctors start five-day strike as hospital bosses warn of disruption

BBC

UK to rejoin Erasmus exchange programme for students

The UK ended its participation in the scheme in 2020 after agreeing a Brexit deal with the EU.

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BBC

UK to rejoin Erasmus exchange programme for students

BBC

2025 has been the UK's sunniest year on record

Sunshine amounts across the UK in 2025 have beaten the previous record set in 2003. Sarah Keith-Lucas looks at reasons behind this record-breaking weather.

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BBC

2025 has been the UK's sunniest year on record

BBC

Nick Reiner charged with murder of his parents Rob and Michele

Rob Reiner, the Hollywood director, and his wife Michele were both found dead with stab wounds on Sunday.

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BBC

Nick Reiner charged with murder of his parents Rob and Michele

BBC

The two sides of Liverpool parade attacker Paul Doyle

For 32 years Paul Doyle lived a blameless life, but in his past were signs of a violent temper.

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BBC

The two sides of Liverpool parade attacker Paul Doyle

The Guardian

Worried about winter? 10 ways to thrive – from socialising to Sad lamps to celebrating the new year in April

The temptation is to sit at home and hibernate, but beating the winter blues can be done. Here’s how to embrace the coldest and arguably most beautiful season Stephanie Fitzgerald, a chartered clinical psychologist, used to dread winter. Like many, she coped by keeping busy at work and hibernating ...

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The Guardian

Worried about winter? 10 ways to thrive – from socialising to Sad lamps to celebrating the new year in April

The Guardian

Fallout season two review – this postapocalyptic thriller is absolutely hilarious

The video game-derived thriller series should be terrifying, but it’s often side-splitting. Its second outing adds excellent guest spots from Justin Theroux, Kumail Nanjiani and Macaulay Culkin The west doesn’t get much wilder than in Fallout. The show takes place 200 years into a post-nuclear ...

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The Guardian

Fallout season two review – this postapocalyptic thriller is absolutely hilarious

The Guardian

The best theatre, comedy and dance of 2025

A meet-cute between Humanity and Earth, a mod ballet and Nick Mohammed’s career-best standup set – our critics pick the best stage shows of the year 10. The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold FryStaging a bestselling book that has already been adapted into a film starring bona fide national treasures ...

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The Guardian

The best theatre, comedy and dance of 2025

The Guardian

The Anti-Sports Personality of the Year awards 2025

On Thursday night the BBC will honour the heroes. But here are the year’s best dark, devious and downright dumb sporting stories Another year, another raft of sporting cheating scandals for our annual anti‑Spoty awards. Where the BBC Sports Personality ceremony this week rewards the cream of athletic ...

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The Guardian

The Anti-Sports Personality of the Year awards 2025

The Guardian

A moment that changed me: a pigeon fell out of the sky – and she led me to a secret underground rescue network

I had no idea what to do with the injured bird I named Belinda. But suddenly 3,000 Mancunians were happy to help, giving me a whole new appreciation of my home town The plane pushed through wall after wall of sleet on its descent into Manchester. I’d had a sinking feeling during the flight that only ...

1 hour ago

The Guardian

A moment that changed me: a pigeon fell out of the sky – and she led me to a secret underground rescue network

The Guardian

Nigel Farage told to apologise by 26 of his school contemporaries

Open letter to Reform UK leader expresses ‘dismay and anger’ at his response to racism and antisemitism allegations Nigel Farage has been told to apologise for his alleged teenage racism by 26 school contemporaries who have written an open letter telling of their “dismay and anger” at his response ...

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The Guardian

Nigel Farage told to apologise by 26 of his school contemporaries

The Independent

Christmas interest rate cut set to follow after UK inflation drop exceeds expectations – latest

Falling food prices helped drag inflation down

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The Independent

Christmas interest rate cut set to follow after UK inflation drop exceeds expectations – latest

The Independent

Tears, hurt and hope: Inside the emotional sentencing of Liverpool parade attacker Paul Doyle

Inside the courtroom where Paul Doyle was sentenced, the ex-Royal Marine’s victims relived the devastation of his heinous crimes all over again, writes Alex Ross

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The Independent

Tears, hurt and hope: Inside the emotional sentencing of Liverpool parade attacker Paul Doyle

The Independent

Resident doctors in England begin five-day walkout amid surging flu cases

It comes amid warnings of a ‘superflu’ sweeping the nation, with flu cases in hospitals in England at a record level for this time of year

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The Independent

Resident doctors in England begin five-day walkout amid surging flu cases

The Independent

‘I was £4,000 in debt and I wanted to disappear forever’

Buried in debt, Dillon Duffy felt as if he had no other option but to disappear for good. A year on, he tells Harriette Boucher that those in similar situations must reach out for support instead

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The Independent

‘I was £4,000 in debt and I wanted to disappear forever’

The Independent

Why the doctors’ strike is taking place as NHS hit by rising flu cases

Health secretary Wes Streeting has hit out against the planned action

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The Independent

Why the doctors’ strike is taking place as NHS hit by rising flu cases

The Independent

2025 was the UK’s sunniest year on record

The previous record has been smashed with two weeks still to go

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The Independent

2025 was the UK’s sunniest year on record

Sky News

The big-name chocolate brands that can no longer be classed as chocolate - and why

Britain loves chocolate.

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Sky News

The big-name chocolate brands that can no longer be classed as chocolate - and why

Sky News

UK set to rejoin Erasmus in Brexit reversal

The UK is to rejoin the European Union's Erasmus student exchange scheme, according to reports.

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Sky News

UK set to rejoin Erasmus in Brexit reversal

Sky News

Christmas cheer for Britain's biggest chemical plant, but there are two distinct problems

You've doubtless heard of the National Grid, the network of pylons and electricity infrastructure ensuring the country is supplied with power. You're probably aware that there is a similar national network of gas pipelines sending methane into millions of our boilers.

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Sky News

Christmas cheer for Britain's biggest chemical plant, but there are two distinct problems

Sky News

Violent past of Paul Doyle revealed as he's jailed for driving car into crowds

The dashcam footage from Paul Doyle's Ford Galaxy, as he ploughs his way through the crowd at the Liverpool parade, is chilling.

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Sky News

Violent past of Paul Doyle revealed as he's jailed for driving car into crowds

Sky News

The UK is getting sunnier - and scientists aren't sure why

The UK has recorded its sunniest year ever - and we are only halfway through December.

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Sky News

The UK is getting sunnier - and scientists aren't sure why

Sky News

FIFA announces cheaper World Cup tickets

FIFA has announced "more affordable" tickets for all 104 matches at next year's World Cup after an outcry over pricing.

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Sky News

FIFA announces cheaper World Cup tickets