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  1. Abramovich must pay £2.5bn from Chelsea FC sale to Ukraine fund or face court, Starmer says

    The Russian oligarch was forced to sell up when he was sanctioned for his ties to the Kremlin - but the money remains frozen in a British bank account.
  2. Nick Reiner appears in court for first time charged with murdering parents

    All sides agreed to delay his arraignment until 7 January, when he will again have the opportunity to enter a plea.
  3. Police forces will make arrests over 'globalise the intifada' chants

    The Metropolitan and Greater Manchester forces say they will make arrests over 'globalise the intifada' chants.
  4. Why this month's inflation figure may be good news for you

    The rate of inflation, which charts the rising cost of living, has slowed - driven partly by essentials.
  5. Duke of Marlborough charged with intentional strangulation

    The 70-year-old is accused of attacking the same person in Oxfordshire between 2022 and 2024.
  6. Family of stabbed girl, 9, say she was 'full of life'

    Aria Thorpe's family say the nine-year-old was "bubbly" and loved country music.
  7. Polar bear mother adopts cub in rarely documented case

    It's only the 13th known case of adoption out of the 4,600 bears studied for nearly five decades in the northern Canadian area.
  8. Labour lifts council tax cap in six southern areas

    The councils are among those expected to lose out under a move to shift funding to more deprived areas.
  9. Starmer calls doctors' strike 'dangerous' as five-day walkout begins in England

    The doctors' union, the British Medical Association, said it was time the government came up with "a genuinely long-term plan" on pay and jobs.
  10. True origin of 'first black Briton' revealed

    Scientists say they now know where the 'Beachy Head Lady', an ancient skeleton, actually came from.
  11. Two Palestine Action hunger strikers end protest

    Five more people awaiting trial over alleged offences are said to be continuing to refuse food.
  12. Streeting rejects calls to stop puberty blocker trial

    The health secretary tells MPs he is "uncomfortable" about the use of the drugs but he was following expert advice.
  13. 'I learned languages and travelled Europe through Erasmus'

    Several years after it was scrapped, the UK is now set to rejoin the Erasmus scheme in 2027.
  14. For decades, their families searched for diamonds. Now childhood friends find a £41,000 gem

    The friends dug up the 15.34-carat gem-quality diamond in central India.
  15. How England can keep Ashes alive on pivotal day

    Whether the Ashes series remains alive beyond Christmas rests on how England bat on day two of the third Test in Adelaide.
  16. Timothée Chalamet on table tennis, his twenties and his love of... Susan Boyle

    The US actor is tipped for an Oscar nomination for his portrayal of table tennis star Marty Mauser.
  17. Fallout and the secret of the perfect video game adaptation

    Masterminds behind the classic video game series tell us how they created a successful TV show.
  18. What are the 'ghost ships' Venezuela is using to evade oil sanctions?

    A tanker seized by the US is believed to be part of a "ghost fleet" used by Venezuela to evade oil sanctions.
  19. Ho ho no! Four ways to stop kids' Christmas meltdowns

    Four ways to keep the magic without the meltdowns and create stress-free festive fun for children.
  20. 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.
  21. UK will rejoin Erasmus student scheme in 2027

    The UK left in December 2020 as part of the post-Brexit trade deal with the EU negotiated by Boris Johnson.
  22. Caesarean sections overtake natural vaginal births for the first time

    Experts say there is a complex picture behind why more babies are being delivered through surgery.
  23. Nato spending pledge is Trump's biggest foreign policy success, Rutte tells BBC

    The Nato chief said it was thanks to Donald Trump that the alliance is "stronger than it ever was".
  24. Man arrested over husband and wife's 1993 unsolved murders

    Harry and Megan Tooze were found dead with gunshot wounds at their farm more than 30 years ago.
  25. Billionaire Jared Isaacman confirmed as Nasa chief after turbulent nomination

    The amateur jet pilot is the the first NASA administrator in decades to come directly from outside government.
  26. Spain to open shelters to provide relief from high temperatures

    Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez says the shelters will be in public buildings across the country.
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  28. Are Foreign Countries Interfering in UK Politics?

    Minister orders probe into foreign interference in politics.
  29. The Americast Awards 2025… on 5 Live!

    What were the biggest moments of the year for America?
  30. Heartwarming drama based on the best-selling novel

    A boy, born with facial differences, enters a mainstream school for the first time. Drama.
  31. This is it - how England can keep Ashes alive on pivotal day

    Whether the Ashes series remains alive beyond Christmas rests on how England bat on day two of the third Test in Adelaide.
  32. Macclesfield forward McLeod dies in car accident

    Macclesfield forward Ethan McLeod has died in a car accident on the M1 motorway while travelling back from a game.
  33. No script, Joshua will quickly knock Paul out - Hearn

    Eddie Hearn has been hearing people back Jake Paul against Anthony Joshua and wonders if he is losing his mind.
  34. Carey scores century but third Test in the balance after day one

    Alex Carey hit 106 off 143 balls to help Australia recover from 94-4 to 326-8 at stumps on the opening day of the third Ashes Test against England in Adelaide, in a must-win match for Ben Stokes' side if they're to keep the series alive.