Day: December 29, 2025
Man ‘carrying handgun’ shot dead by police in Norfolk after two-car crash
December 29, 2025A man in his 60s believed to be carrying a handgun has been fatally shot by police after a car crash in Norfolk. Armed police were called to London Road, Thetford, at around 8:35 pm on Sunday when a man, thought to be the driver of one of the cars, left the scene carrying what […]
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Octopus Energy lines up sale of stake in $10bn software arm Kraken
December 29, 2025Octopus Energy Group is on the brink of selling a big stake in its software arm, Kraken Technologies, at a valuation that will cement its status as one of Britain’s biggest private companies. Sky News has learnt that Octopus Energy has lined up a syndicate of investors to buy between 10% and 20% of Kraken. […]
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No 10 defends approach to Alaa Abd El-Fattah’s case amid calls for deportation
December 29, 2025Downing Street has defended Alaa Abd El-Fattah’s entry into the UK, insisting the Government would welcome the return of any citizen “unfairly detained abroad”. The activist, who was recently released after years of detention in Egypt, previously wrote tweets which appeared to show him calling for violence against Zionists and the police. The Conservatives and […]
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Close adviser to Harry and Meghan quits job to return to UK
December 29, 2025James Holt has worked with the couple for nearly a decade (PA) PA Archive A close adviser to the Duke and Duchess of Sussex has announced he is leaving his role in Los Angeles to return to the UK. James Holt, who worked as the executive director at Harry and Meghan’s charity the Archewell Foundation […]
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Met Police issue travel warning ahead of New Year’s Eve in London
December 29, 2025Police have asked Londoners to avoid certain areas as the force gears up for “one of the busiest nights of the year”. Met Police officers told New Year’s Eve revellers to plan their night in advance, including checking Tube, bus and rail updates before leaving the house. The force asked people to consider attending local […]
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Primrose Hill closed on NYE after parks police scrapped in cost-cutting measure
December 29, 2025People have been warned not to go to a central London viewpoint where thousands usually flock to see New Year’s Eve fireworks because it will be closed after dedicated parks police were scrapped as part of a cost-cutting measure. Primrose Hill in Camden has panoramic views of the capital and in 2024 an estimated 30,000 […]
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FTSE 100 edges lower in quiet end of year trade
December 29, 2025Stock prices in London closed mixed on Monday, after a day of quiet trading at the start of another holiday-shortened week, as FTSE 250 firm International Personal Finance agreed to a £543 million takeover. The FTSE 100 index closed down 4.15 points at 9,866.53. The FTSE 250 index ended up 93.01 points, 0.4%, at 22,407.51, […]
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Anthony Joshua injured in car crash in Nigeria that has left two other people dead
December 29, 2025British boxer Anthony Joshua is in a “stable” condition after being injured in a car crash that killed two people in Nigeria, authorities say. The former two-time world heavyweight champion, 36, was travelling in the back of a black Lexus when the SUV hit a stationary truck on a busy highway in Makun, Ogun State. […]
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I cleared my £30,000 debt by living in a London hostel for a year
December 29, 2025When Zahra Khozema was offered an unpaid internship at a top company in 2019, she knew it was an opportunity too good to pass up. She was 23 at the time, and studying towards a Master’s degree in journalism, she needed all the experience she could get. As soon as the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation’s international […]
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AP Exclusive: China threatens detention in Xinjiang over banned Uyghur songs
December 29, 2025It is a soulful folk song, filled with feeling and history: A love-stricken young man tells God about his hopes and dreams of happiness. Generations of Uyghurs, the Turkic ethnic minority in China’s Xinjiang region, have played it at parties and weddings. But today, if they download it, play it or share it online, they […]
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