Ukraine to show US new peace plan as land remains sticking point
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December 09, 2025 13:36 UTC
Mark Wood ruled out of rest of Ashes series with knee injury
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December 09, 2025 13:30 UTC
Mark Wood: rocket-launcher with a mad streak let down by his body
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December 09, 2025 13:27 UTC
Deal to release ‘£100bn of Russian assets’ for Ukraine expected imminently
Read our Privacy noticeA deal to release up to £100bn of frozen Russian assets in Europe to aid Ukraine is just days away, Downing Street believes, after Sir Keir Starmer and allies held crunch talks in London yesterday. The prime minister said talks about the future of Ukraine have reached a “critical stage”, while European leaders agreed that pressure on Vladimir Putin must be ramped up. The Times reported that the value of the assets will be up to £100bn, including around £8bn held in UK bank accounts. A No 10 readout of the private talks between the leaders said they “discussed the importance of the US-led peace talks for European security and supported the progress made”. Before the meeting began, Mr Zelensky had said that the issues under discussion were “very important for unity between Europe and Ukraine, and also unity between Europe and Ukraine and the United States”.
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December 09, 2025 13:15 UTC
PRESS: WPP boosted by £2 billion government contract win - Times
WPP PLC has landed a contract worth up to £2 billion to manage the UK government‘s advertising campaigns, the Times on Tuesday reported. The win is seen as a vote of confidence in the under pressure advertising agency which will exit the FTSE 100 this month after a series of profit warnings dragged its share price downwards. On Tuesday, shares in WPP rose 4.9% to 313.10 pence each, although they have fallen 65% in the last 12 months. According to the Times, WPP has won a four-year contract which was previously held by US rival Omnicom Group Inc. WPP has has lost major clients including Mars Inc and Coca-Cola Co’s North American media-buying business, issued two profit warnings this year and cut 7,000 roles, the report noted.
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December 09, 2025 12:15 UTC
US administration has revoked 85,000 visas since January: Report
The spike reflects the government’s wider effort to tighten immigration controls and step up monitoring of foreign nationals in the United States.The revocations include more than 8,000 student visas. Officials accused some students of antisemitism and of supporting terrorism, and the State Department said in October it had revoked visas from individuals who allegedly “celebrated” Charlie Kirk ’s murder. A recent diplomatic cable said officials can deny visas to individuals who worked in areas such as content moderation and fact-checking as part of stricter vetting for H-1B applicants. Refugee resettlement remains effectively frozen, and the administration has said it will review refugees admitted under the Biden administration.Travel restrictions have also widened. Earlier this year, the administration limited entry from 19 countries.
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December 09, 2025 11:04 UTC
Emile Heskey: ‘Gone are the times when you just ignore abuse. No. Why should we?’
Emile Heskey was about 14 years old when he was chased from Leicester City’s old Filbert Street stadium all the way into town by a man shouting racist abuse. “Fast forward three years that same guy would’ve been chanting my name in the stadium,” Heskey says now. We’ve seen it. They’ve seen it. They’ve seen me go through it.
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December 09, 2025 09:31 UTC
Reeves hands Selfridges and Harrods ‘outrageous’ tax cuts
Rachel Reeves has been accused of funding tax cuts for Harrods and Selfridges through a raid on pubs and restaurants. Harrods’ business rates bill for its flagship Knightsbridge store is expected to fall by £1.1m between 2025-26 and 2026-27, according to figures from tax specialist firm Ryan Tax, falling to £8.7m. Selfridges is expected to pay £622,000 less for its Oxford Street shop, with its business rates bill for the landmark store falling to £8.7m for the 2026-27 year. Tax firm Ryan said this was because of a reduction in the so-called “multiplier” used to calculate business rates, which are a form of property tax. The eye-watering increases to business rates that many hospitality businesses are seeing risk further closures and job losses, and need to be urgently addressed.”
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December 09, 2025 09:02 UTC
‘My Jamaica hotel is closed because of hurricane damage — but the agent won’t refund’
✉ I booked a holiday to Jamaica with DialAFlight for mid-January but I want to cancel it because hurricane damage means one of the hotels my husband and I are due to stay in won’t be open. Resort hotels in Jamaica are now reopening after the devastation wreaked by Hurricane Melissa but a few will be closed until next spring, including Sandals Montego Bay, which is getting an upgrade. It has now offered you a refund of your deposit as a gesture of goodwill. Stay at stylish boutique B&B the Corner, two minutes’ walk from the beach, where B&B doubles start from £180pp in June (thecornerbroadstairs.co.uk). It costs £1,547pp in June, including B&B and some meals as well as transport and guiding, but excluding flights (gadventures.com).
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December 09, 2025 05:01 UTC
Ukraine prepares to present new peace plan for Trump after London talks
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December 09, 2025 01:52 UTC
Ukraine-Russia war latest: Trump says Putin is winning war in latest attack on Zelensky
Read our Privacy noticePresident Donald Trump has said that Ukraine must make concessions as it is “losing” the war with Russia. The US leader said President Volodymyr Zelensky “is going to have to get on the ball and start accepting things”, adding: “When you’re losing — because he’s losing,” in an interview with Politico. He added: “He[President Vladimir Putin] had no respect for Zelensky, didn’t like Zelensky. Speaking to the German tabloid Bild, Trump said: “He needs to get his act together and start accepting things.”Earlier on Tuesday, Trump said that European leaders were “weak”. In an extraordinary attack on Washington’s closest allies, he accused countries such as France or Germany of failing to take decisive action to end the war in Ukraine.
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December 09, 2025 00:48 UTC
Storm Bram batters the UK, with flights cancelled and roads closed
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December 09, 2025 00:41 UTC
Balloons containing up to six times legal limit of carcinogens on sale in UK
Tests revealed that one balloon from AliExpress contained more than six times the legally permitted level of nitrosamines – chemicals that are probable carcinogens. Football-themed balloons bought from The Range contained more than four times the permissible levels of nitrosamines. These balloons were also for sale at Wilko (Which?/PA)Wilko said it independently tested these products in June 2025 and found them to be safe. said testimonies from consumers suggest that its investigation could only be the “tip of the iceberg” for dangerous balloons sold on online marketplaces. The watchdog said Trevor and Lucille Mathers bought balloons from Amazon Marketplace in March 2024 for their child’s birthday.
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December 09, 2025 00:16 UTC
‘Abrasive’ trader who earned $60m for fund wins $7.5m payout after suing
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December 08, 2025 22:07 UTC
India welcomes UK action against Babbar Khalsa network
India Issues Warning To China Over Targeting Indians, Blasts Pakistan’s Remarks On Arunachal PradeshNEW DELHI: India on Monday welcomed the steps taken by the UK govt to sanction anti-India extremist entiti-es, which strengthen the global fight against terrorism and extremism and help curb illicit financial flows and transnational crime networks. The govt was responding to the UK's announcement of an asset freeze against an individual suspected of belo-nging to the Babbar Khalsa terror group and an organisation for promoting and supporting the same group. According to UK authorities, this was the first use of the Domestic Counter-Terrorism Regime to disrupt funding for Pro-Khalistan militant group Babbar Khalsa. "We look forward to continuing to work closely with the UK side in further strengthening counterterrorism and security cooperation," said MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal.The individual, Gurpreet Singh Rehal, is involved in Babbar Khalsa's terrorist activities, including supporting and assisting those organisations, including thr-ough purchasing weapons and other military materiel.
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December 08, 2025 21:48 UTC