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British paratrooper who died in Ukraine named
Sir Keir Starmer pays tribute to Lance Corporal George Hooley, who the Ministry of Defence say died in a “tragic accident” away from the front lines. Source link
Author Sophie Kinsella dies aged 55
The author of the Shopaholic series of novels had been diagnosed with an aggressive form of brain cancer. Source link
US jets tracked circling Gulf of Venezuela as tensions mount
The F/A-18 Super Hornets appear on flight tracking sites near Maracaibo, Venezuela’s second-largest city. Source link
Man guilty of murdering ex-girlfriend's sister and three children in house fire
Bryonie Gawith and her children Denisty, Oscar and Aubree Birtle died in their home in Bradford. Source link
'A sense of panic' – what's going on in Turkish football?
A wide-ranging investigation into illegal gambling involving figures in Turkish football is underway with hundreds of players, club owners and referees under scrutiny, BBC Sport looks at what’s going on. Source link
BBC or ITV? Inside how World Cup broadcast picks are made
We now know the broadcast schedule for the 2026 World Cup, but how do BBC and ITV decide who shows which matches? Source link
GCHQ Christmas card sets annual code-cracking challenge
Do you have what it takes to crack GCHQ’s Christmas codes? Source link
Teaching assistant lied to pupils about killing 250 people as a sniper
Scott John Trigg-Turner told a year eight class he had been a US marine and still owned a gun. Source link
Madeleine McCann's father calls for greater scrutiny of press
Gerry McCann, whose daughter vanished in 2007, tells the BBC he believes politicians fear the media. Source link
'I was poisoning myself before endurance events'
Ironman world champion Lucy Charles-Barclay believes she was poisoning her body when carb-loading before she knew she was coeliac. Source link