A manifesto should be a statement of principles, not a list of actions to be slavishly delivered despite any changes of circumstance

• The Scotsman
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Data comes as KPMG highlights soft consumer spending as one factor likely to hold back growth in 2026 Shoppers held back from visiting high streets over Black Friday, data shows, amid fears weak consumer spending will put the brakes on economic growth in 2026. Visitors to all UK shopping destinations were down 2% on Friday and 7.2% compared with the equivalent days last year, according to the monitoring company MRI Software, with locations near central London offices among the few to experience a lift in visits. Continue reading...

• The Guardian
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We asked nutritionists what foods they choose to avoid. Here's what they said

• Manchester Evening News
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Broken ceasefires, bombing, ground incursions and mounting deaths: Israeli imperialism is now expanding across the region It is clear now that the ceasefire in Gaza is only a “reducefire”. The onslaught continues. There are near-daily attacks on the territory . On a single day at the end of October, almost 100 Palestinians were killed. On 19 November, 32 were killed. On 23 November, 21. And on it goes. Since the ceasefire, more than 300 have been killed and almost 1,000 injured. Those numbers will rise. The real shift is that the ceasefire has reduced global attention and scrutiny. Meanwhile, Israel’s emerging blueprint becomes clearer: bloody domination not only in Gaza, but across Palestine and the wider region. A “dangerous illusion that life in Gaza is returning to normal”, is how Amnesty International’s secretary general, Agnès Callamard, described this post-ceasefire period. Israeli authorities have reduced attacks and allowed some aid into Gaza, she said, but “the world must not be fooled. Israel’s genocide is not over.” Not a single hospital in Gaza has returned to being fully operational. The onset of rain and cooling weather has left thousands exposed in dilapidated tents. Since the ceasefire on 10 October, almost 6,500 tonnes of UN-coordinated relief materials have been denied entry into Gaza by Israeli authorities. According to Oxfam , in the two weeks after the ceasefire alone, shipments of water, food, tents and medical supplies from 17 international NGOs were denied. Continue reading...

• The Guardian
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Gigglemug’s musical revisits 1991’s cake-or-biscuit VAT dispute, John C Reilly gets romantic and Beauty and the Beast rock out Is it a cake or is it a biscuit? That’s the juicy question at the centre of this jolly courtroom musical . Gigglemug’s comedy revisits the 1991 dispute between McVitie’s and HMRC, about whether the VAT charged on chocolate biscuits should be levied on Jaffa Cakes. Its catchy songs will stay with you long into the new year. Available from Lounges.TV along with Gigglemug’s Scouts! The Musical . Continue reading...

• The Guardian
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Residents in Batn al-Hawa have all but given up hope and blame the Gaza war which, they say, has created ‘an atmosphere of hate’ towards them The dome of the al-Aqsa mosque gleamed in the late afternoon autumnal sun as Zohair Rajabi looked out from his balcony towards the skyline of Jerusalem’s Old City. Christian pilgrims spilled out of buses, while observant Jewish worshippers gathered outside the gate to the Western Wall. New flags now fly a few metres from Rajabi’s home. Blue and white and bearing the Star of David, they mark where residents were evicted recently from their homes by Israeli police. After more than 20 years of activism, Rajabi knows his days in Batn al-Hawa, a predominantly Palestinian neighbourhood less than a mile south of the Old City, are almost certainly numbered. Continue reading...

• The Guardian
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Reports highlight devastating impact of slashed funding, especially in parts of Africa, that could lead to 3.3m new HIV infections by 2030 In Mozambique, a teenage rape victim sought care at a health clinic only to find it closed. In Zimbabwe, Aids-related deaths have risen for the first time in five years. In Ethiopia and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), patients with suspected HIV went undiagnosed due to test-kit stocks running out. Stories of the devastating impact of US, British and wider European aid cuts on the fight against HIV – particularly in sub-Saharan Africa – continue to mount as 2025 comes to an end, and are set out in a series of reports released in the past week. Continue reading...

• The Guardian
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A fishy festive centrepiece that’s ready in next to no time but still has pizzazz While I tend to stick pretty close to tradition when it comes to my Christmas Day side offerings, I can’t remember the last time I cooked a turkey or goose as the showstopper. You see, my family is mostly made up of pescatarians, so anything larger than a chicken or cockerel (my personal favourite) for the meat eaters is just excessive. So, alongside a lovingly cooked smaller bird, I also make something fishy – hopefully something with a bit of star-quality, but not too shouty. A dish that will be delicious, fancy, but stress-free all at the same time. These pan-fried monkfish fillets are this year’s solution. It’s the sort of dish that can be made in next to no time while everything else finishes off in the oven, but that still has all the glitz and glamour of Christmas. Continue reading...

• The Guardian
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Refugee Council says Home Office figures show safe and legal pathways are ‘disappearing when most needed’ The number of refugees allowed to settle in the UK under UN-facilitated schemes has dropped by more than a quarter in a year, according to figures released by the Home Office . Just 7,271 people were granted protection through refugee resettlement programmes in the year ending September 2025, about half of whom were Afghans whose lives were at risk after an accidental data breach by a UK defence official. Continue reading...

• The Guardian
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This December, we’re championing kindness in all its forms through HuffPost UK’s Kindness Advent Calendar. Check back daily (until 24 December) for new stories focusing on how individuals and communities are going above and beyond to help others in their times of need. When you work in a newsroom, there is no switching off from the horrors that unfold around the world every single day. Wars, humanitarian crises, world leaders fuelling division, violence, global warming, racism, misogyny, greed. It can feel like there is a lot wrong with the world – and well, quite clearly there is. But there is also a lot right with it, if you know where to look. Unfortunately, these stories aren’t always as appealing to algorithms because they don’t provoke extreme human reactions like anger and shock (the term ‘rage-baiting’ exists for a reason!). But they do show us what can happen when we choose something different: a path of connection, of caring, of helping others, no matter what they look like, where they’re from, who they choose to love, or how they identify. While this year has felt incredibly bleak and hopeless at several points, there are people choosing a brighter path. People like Rachel Griffin Accurso, more widely known as Ms Rachel – the YouTuber-turned-Netflix-star who has used her massive platform to shine a spotlight on the children of Gaza , who have faced unfathomable levels of death and destruction in recent years. Honoree Rachel Griffin Accurso (aka Ms Rachel) attends the Glamour Women of the Year Awards at The Plaza Hotel on Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP) She’s organised uplifting days out for child amputees who’ve escaped the horrors of war, and has repeatedly called world leaders out over their inaction when Israeli forces prevented aid from entering Gaza, prompting widespread malnutrition, suffering and. Despite facing a backlash from certain organisations and individuals, she has continued to unapologetically support families in Gaza, as well as raise awareness of the plight faced by kids in Sudan and around the world – and all of this while juggling postpartum life (it’s easy to forget she has a family of her own, including a nine-month-old baby ). While many celebrities with much larger followings stayed quiet, Accurso boldly said: enough. “I wouldn’t be Ms Rachel if I didn’t deeply care about all kids. And I would risk everything, and I will risk my career over and over to stand up for them. It’s all about the kids for me,” she told radio station WBUR earlier this year. The reality is: there are thousands of Ms Rachels out there, tirelessly fighting for change, getting up each day and choosing to put others’ needs first. With Christmas coming up, we at HuffPost UK want to celebrate those compassionate humans among us who are going out of their way to help others – whether through hosting refugees in their homes, or helping elderly neighbours keep warm as the cost of living bites. We’ll also be sharing some of the small but meaningful ways you can give back to the community, or help others, in everyday life. You often won’t see many of the people we speak to making front-page headlines or dominating conversations – but they deserve to. I’m excited to share their stories of kindness, love, and decency. And I really hope you’ll enjoy reading them, too. Related... The Sweet History Behind World Kindness Day This 'Kindness Rule' Is A Perfect Way To Teach Children How To Be Considerate

• The Huffington Post
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Photos of 75 Camden Mews show piles of rubbish, collapsed ceilings and a house not suitable for human habitation - and yet it is going to auction with a guide price of £925,000

• Evening Standard
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The questions the review did not ask are key

• The Scotsman
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The science is sound and the evidence is clear; immunization plays a crucial role in helping to protect children’s health worldwide.

• POLITICO Europe
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Frauen waren in der Medizin lange nicht im Fokus, Forschung und Versorgung orientieren sich oft am männlichen Standard. Es ist Zeit, geschlechtersensible Medizin entlang der Patient Journey zu verankern – vom Symptom bis zur Nachsorge.

• POLITICO Europe
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Monday marks the start of Crohn's and Colitis Awareness Week, which aims to raise awareness of the everyday struggles faced by people living with the conditions

• The Mirror
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Explore the academy’s offer in more detail at the Sixth Form Information Evening on Monday, January 5

• Birmingham Live
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