Day: December 10, 2025
Toffee Crisp and Blue Riband can’t be called chocolate since recipe change
December 10, 2025British classics Toffee Crisp and Blue Riband bars can no longer be referred to as “chocolate” after the latest changes made to their recipe. In the UK, in order to be called milk chocolate, a product must be made up of at least 20% milk solids and 20% chocolate solids. But both products have fallen […]
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Doctors’ strike may be cancelled after Streeting makes new offer
December 10, 2025A doctor’s strike may be called off, prompting Wes Streeting to accuse the doctors’ union of “playing games with patients’ lives”. This comes after the union was made a fresh offer by the Health Secretary, who delayed a decision to call off the strikes. Mr Streeting warned that a strike over Christmas would carry with […]
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No 10 publishes list of 34 new political peerages including 25 Labour, five Liberal Democrats and three Conservatives – as it happened
December 10, 2025No 10 publishes list of 34 new political peerages – including 25 Labour, 5 Lib Dems and 3 Tories Downing Street has published a list of political peerages. There are 25 new Labour peers on the list, five new Lib Dem peers, three new Tory ones. Three of the peers on the list are hereditary […]
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Half of people recently arrested by Met police may have undiagnosed ADHD, study finds
December 10, 2025Half of people arrested recently in London were found to potentially have undiagnosed ADHD, according to a study calling for better neurodivergence screening for vulnerable individuals. Research by the University of Cambridge found that one in two individuals arrested and detained over an eight-week period in London in 2024 may have undiagnosed attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder […]
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Rail worker suffers chemical burns to eyes after being sprayed in the face
December 10, 2025Noora Mykkanen Published December 10, 2025 1:15pm Updated December 10, 2025 5:01pm A manhunt has been launched after an unsuspecting train worker was left with painful injuries from a chemical attack. The assault unfolded at the busy Blackfriars central London train station at rush hour on May 17 when the victim was guarding the ticket […]
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Fast food chain from Netherlands that ‘beats McDonald’s’ announces new UK sites
December 10, 2025We’ve seen an influx of American and Canadian fast food chains setting up shop here lately – from Dave’s Hot Chicken to Carl’s Jr and Chick-fil-A. But in a surprising twist, it’s a burger joint from The Netherlands that you could soon see popping up all over the UK and Ireland. Fat Phill’s, which is […]
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