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December 20, 2025

Christmas ads put on a diet as UK ban on TV junk food advertising bites

Gone are shots of puddings and sweets as advertisers try to market other foods to stay within rules coming into force on 5 JanuaryThe festive season...

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December 20, 2025

Court backs ruling that UK unlawfully detained Tamils on Diego Garcia

British Indian Ocean Territory commissioner’s appeal against decision last year rejected by judges in LondonAppeal court judges have backed a...

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December 16, 2025

Governments and rights groups condemn conviction of Hong Kong activist Jimmy Lai

UK, EU and Australia say guilty verdict against 78-year-old is further blow to democracy and press freedom in territoryGovernments, institutions and...

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December 13, 2025

‘Who’s it going to be next time?’: ECHR rethink is ‘moral retreat’, say rights experts

As 27 European countries urge changes to laws forged after second world war, human rights chief says politicians are playing into hands of...

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December 12, 2025

UK imposes sanctions on four RSF officers for ‘heinous’ mass killings in Sudan

Senior commanders accused of atrocities against civilians face asset freezes - but no action against key backer UAE The UK has placed sanctions on...

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December 11, 2025

Sexually explicit letters about exiled Hong Kong activists sent to UK and Australian addresses

Exclusive: Letters with deepfake images of Carmen Lau in UK and targeting of Ted Hui in Australia part of growing harassmentSexually explicit letters...

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December 07, 2025

Three more Farage bloc MEPs alleged to have followed Russian asset’s script

At least eight MEPs elected for Ukip or Brexit party now known to have been focus of efforts by jailed Nathan GillThree more British MEPs from Nigel...

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December 06, 2025

Frank Gehry: maximalist master who created instant icons like the Bilbao Guggenheim

He made buildings that looked like slouching drunks and quarrelling couples but it was the Spanish museum that secured his ‘starchitect’ status - a...

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December 05, 2025

‘Three sheets to the wind’: how everyday phrases blew in from the sea

From ‘all at sea’ to ‘by and large’, windy weather has had quite an impact on the English languageSome everyday expressions have an obvious nautical...

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December 04, 2025

HSBC appoints interim chair Brendan Nelson to permanent role

Questions raised about permanency of 76-year-old’s appointment and ‘leadership stability at critical juncture for bank’

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December 03, 2025

Whistleblower accuses Foreign Office of ‘censoring’ warning of Sudan genocide

Exclusive: Analyst claims UK officials deleted alert to threat of genocidal violence by paramilitaries to protect UAEWarnings of a possible...

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December 03, 2025

British troops accused of human rights violations and sexual abuse in Kenya

Kenyan parliament says UK army training unit ‘dismissed most complaints as false, without publishing its findings’A report by the Kenyan parliament...

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