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* Insurers told to make policies easier to understand
[0 hours old]: The demand follows a "super-complaint" about the home and travel insurance sectors.

. Pay freeze for Father Christmas but elves fare better
[21 hours old]: Some seasonal workers have seen pay rises this year but Santas may have to tighten their belts.

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* Boys to be sent on courses to tackle misogyny in schools
[0 hours old]: The measure is part of the government's strategy to tackle violence against women and girls in England.

* Parents of sextortion victim sue Instagram owner Meta
[1 hours old]: Murray Dowey from Dunblane was 16 when he became a victim of sextortion in 2023.


- The surprising truth about the generations that suffer loneliness the most
[5 hours old]: Conversations around it often focus on the elderly. But by some measures, people in their 20s are the loneliest group in Britain

* William and Catherine release annual Christmas card portrait
[0 hours old]: A post shared on Kensington Palace's social media reads: "Wishing everyone a very Happy Christmas."

* Starmer faces rebellion over plan to cut jury trials
[0 hours old]: Nearly 40 Labour MPs send a letter to Sir Keir Starmer warning the proposal will "limit a fundamental right".

- In this secret missile factory, Ukraine is ramping up its domestic arms industry
[11 hours old]: The BBC goes to a secret Ukrainian factory, where they are manufacturing new long-range missiles.

- Police turned me from victim to offender after I reported assault at school
[5 hours old]: Theo Rose was "misled" by police into accepting a sanction for violence he didn't admit, review finds.

- France's 'Doctor Death' jailed for life for fatally poisoning 12 patients
[1 hours old]: A court finds Frédéric Péchier guilty of contaminating infusion bags with substances that caused cardiac arrest or hemorrhaging.

- Don't let Matilda's death fuel anger, say family of Bondi victim, 10, at funeral
[3 hours old]: Lina Chernykh tells the BBC her niece Matilda was a joyous child who spread love everywhere she went.

- Why Sir David Attenborough wouldn't live anywhere else but London
[5 hours old]: In a new one-off documentary, the broadcaster and conservationist comes home - to London.

- All you need to know about Sports Personality of the Year 2025
[5 hours old]: BBC Sport has everything you need to know about BBC Sport's Personality of The Year 2025 and how to vote.

- Noise and flashing lights - How to avoid Christmas rows with neighbours
[11 hours old]: Neighbourly tensions often rise during the festive season. Here's how to deal with fallouts without a row.

- Will it be cold enough to snow this Christmas?
[10 hours old]: With the weather set to turn much colder for Christmas, will it be cold enough to snow? Chris Fawkes has a festive update.

- England's Ashes hopes vanishing after batters fold again
[4 hours old]: England's Ashes hopes are vanishing after they are overwhelmed by Australia amid more Snicko controversy on the second day of the third Test.

- Should more be done to tackle 'ghost jobs' - vacancies that don't exist?
[11 hours old]: Companies are advertising vacancies that have already been filled or might not have ever existed.

* Zelensky appeals to EU leaders facing crunch decision on Russia's frozen cash
[0 hours old]: The leaders are to decide whether to loan tens of billions of euros in frozen Russian assets to fund Ukraine's military and economic needs.

- Rob Reiner's family speak of 'unimaginable pain' as son Nick faces court for murder charges
[13 hours old]: Jake and Romy Reiner say they are in "unimaginable pain", as their brother faces first-degree murder charges over their parents' death.

- Former JD Sports employee awarded £65k after male boss sexually harassed her
[11 hours old]: A student has settled a sexual harassment case against her former employer JD Sports Fashion PLC for £65,000.

* Australian PM announces crackdown on hate speech after Bondi shooting
[0 hours old]: Measures include fresh penalties for 'those who spread hate' as well as new powers to cancel or refuse visas.

- Will Smith visits Antarctica with ex-rugby star in seven-continent adventure
[5 hours old]: Rugby player turned explorer Richard Parks guided the Fresh Prince of Bel Air around the world's coldest continent.

- Archaeologists uncover 3,000-year-old mysterious mass burial site
[5 hours old]: Archaeologists find evidence of some kind of "horrible event" in the hills of southern Scotland.

- Teacher discussed cocaine with pupils and called Islam 'satanic'
[5 hours old]: Patrick Lawler previously featured in a BBC undercover investigation into far-right views.

- England should resist wholesale change - Vaughan
[1 hours old]: England should not make wholesale changes to their playing group even if their expected Ashes defeat is confirmed, says former captain Michael Vaughan.

- England staring at Ashes defeat after Australia dominate on day two
[2 hours old]: England's batters have another day to forget as Australia dominate with the ball on day two of the third Ashes Test, with the tourists closing on 213-8, still 158 runs behind Australia's first innings total of 371, with the home side closing in on an Ashes series victory with two matches to spare.

- A 'novice' who can 'punch a bit' - how good is Paul?
[1 hours old]: BBC Sport takes a look inside Jake Paul’s camp and assesses his boxing ability before Friday's fight with Anthony Joshua in Miami.

- I've realised I can make a difference - Hoy
[5 hours old]: In a new BBC documentary, Sir Chris Hoy shows how he is using his Olympic mindset to reframe his purpose following a terminal cancer diagnosis.

- Ecuador defender Pineida killed in shooting
[1 hours old]: Ecuador defender Mario Pineida dies at the age of 33 after being shot outside a shop in Guayaquil.

- 'Questions pile up at Celtic, but only some are for Nancy'
[10 hours old]: At this point, it's not just Wilfried Nancy's Celtic team that's a hard watch, it's Nancy himself, writes Tom English.

- Bank of England expected to cut interest rates
[11 hours old]: Analysts believe the Bank rate will fall from 4% to 3.75%, lowering the cost of borrowing.

* BP names new boss as current CEO leaves after less than two years
[0 hours old]: BP has appointed Meg O'Neill as its chief executive, making her the first female boss of a major oil giant.

- Should more be done to tackle 'ghost jobs', vacancies that don't exist?
[11 hours old]: Companies are advertising vacancies that have already been filled or might not have ever existed.

- Warner Bros favours Netflix offer over 8bn Paramount bid
[11 hours old]: Warner Brothers says the offer for its film and streaming businesses is inferior to Netflix's.

- Heating tips to keep your home warm when budgets are squeezed
[1 hours old]: As temperatures fall across much of the UK, how should you heat your home and keep yourself safe?


- Soup kitchen serves 120 meals in 16 minutes
[3 hours old]: Volunteers say rising demand in Luton for their help sees people queuing down the street for food.

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. Starmer tells Abramovich to 'pay up now' or face court
[17 hours old]: The Prime Minister said Roman Abramovich should make good on his pledge that money from the sale of Chelsea FC would go to benefit Ukrainians

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. Lower clothing and food prices help inflation fall by more than expected
[23 hours old]: The 3.2% November figure is down on the 3.6% recorded in the year to October.

. Morrisons faces £17m bill over hot chicken row
[21 hours old]: The supermarket firm claimed its rotisserie chickens were exempt from the hot food tax.

. Six-month wait for driving tests set to last until 2027
[21 hours old]: The National Audit Office said there was a backlog of 1.1 million learner driver tests since the Covid-19 pandemic.

. Weight-loss jab ads banned for exploiting body insecurities
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[23 hours old]: The Gambling Commission said Paddy Power Betfair did not act quickly enough when customers appeared to be engaged in harmful gambling

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[41 hours old]: Sir Keir Starmer said the development marked a "major victory for working people in every part of the country".

. Former chancellor George Osborne joins OpenAI
[40 hours old]: Osborne said it was a privilege to become managing director of OpenAI for Countries based in London.

. New £150m funding package to protect jobs at Grangemouth
[19 hours old]: The UK government and owners Ineos say the funding will support 500 jobs at the site's ethylene plant.

. EU waters down plans to end new petrol and diesel car sales by 2035
[40 hours old]: Carmakers, particularly in Germany, have lobbied heavily for concessions to the planned rules.

. Downing Street insists negotiations over US-UK tech deal still live
[37 hours old]: When the partnership was unveiled in September the UK government said it would "shape the futures of millions of people".

. Young workers hit hard as UK unemployment rate rises to 5.1%
[47 hours old]: UK job vacancies flatline in a "subdued labour market", but average earnings still higher than inflation.

. Thousands of drivers wrongly fined for speeding since 2021
[42 hours old]: An anomaly identified by National Highways caused thousands of incorrect speed camera activations.

. Sunak defends Covid loan scheme over excessive fraud claims
[45 hours old]: Critics say Bounce Back Loans were vulnerable to fraud, but Sunak cited need for speedy rollout

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[46 hours old]: The government said the deal was an extension of its current tariff-free arrangement on most goods and services traded between the countries.

. Ben & Jerry's row deepens as three board members removed
[55 hours old]: One co-founder called it a "blatant power grab" designed to strip the board of its independence.

. UK launches taskforce to 'break down barriers' for women in technology
[59 hours old]: It comes after the government was urged to help close the UK tech sector's gender gap in order to meet its ambitious AI goals.

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