Six southern areas given power to make larger council tax hikes
Wed, 17 Dec 2025 18:38:33 GMT
The councils are among those expected to lose out under a move to shift funding to more deprived areas.
Will it be cold enough to snow this Christmas?
Thu, 18 Dec 2025 01:27:26 GMT
With the weather set to turn much colder for Christmas, will it be cold enough to snow? Chris Fawkes has a festive update.
The Papers: 'Abramovich clings on to $2.5bn' and 'Ban doctors strike'
Thu, 18 Dec 2025 01:48:43 GMT
Sir Keir Starmer's warning to former Chelsea FC owner and the doctors' strike are prominent on Thursday's papers.
EU leaders face crunch decision on loaning Russia's frozen cash to Ukraine
Thu, 18 Dec 2025 00:43:59 GMT
The leaders are to decide whether to loan tens of billions of euros in frozen Russian assets to fund Ukraine's military and economic needs.
'I learned languages and travelled Europe through Erasmus'
Wed, 17 Dec 2025 18:04:17 GMT
Several years after it was scrapped, the UK is now set to rejoin the Erasmus scheme in 2027.
For decades, their families searched for diamonds. Now childhood friends find a £41,000 gem
Wed, 17 Dec 2025 06:45:10 GMT
The friends dug up the 15.34-carat gem-quality diamond in central India.
King welcomes those who showed bravery during train knife attack
Wed, 17 Dec 2025 20:23:59 GMT
The group of rail staff and passengers had shown bravery during the Huntingdon train knife attack last month.
Heavy rains worsen conditions for displaced Gazans, UN warns
Wed, 17 Dec 2025 20:45:22 GMT
Gaza's health ministry says one baby has died from hypothermia and 11 other people have died in building collapses over the past week.
Warner Bros favours Netflix offer over $108bn Paramount bid
Thu, 18 Dec 2025 00:47:33 GMT
Warner Brothers says the offer for its film and streaming businesses is inferior to Netflix's.
Cut green spending to make UK ready for war, Tories say
Wed, 17 Dec 2025 22:00:05 GMT
Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch says defence "must be the first priority of any government".
