UK denies Milei’s claim of talks over Falklands-era ban on Argentina arms sales (www.theguardian.com)
Real Madrid show fight but another setback leaves Xabi Alonso’s future on knife-edge Sid Lowe (www.theguardian.com)
Sajid Javid told Boris Johnson he was Dominic Cummings’ ‘puppet’ (www.theguardian.com)
Trans doctor changing room case: does it amount to a bathroom ban? (www.theguardian.com)
What will be the cost of Keir Starmer’s new medicines deal with Donald Trump? British lives Aditya Chakrabortty (www.theguardian.com)
‘Like a rock star’: the global reverence for Martin Parr’s class-conscious photography (www.theguardian.com)
‘It’s not going to be some miraculous recovery’: film charts healing of Ukrainian children rescued from Russia (www.theguardian.com)
‘Not in our village’: asylum camp rumours prompt fear and night vigils in East Sussex (www.theguardian.com)
‘I love when my enemies hate me’: how Hasan Piker became one of the biggest voices on the US left (www.theguardian.com)
Sea urchin species on brink of extinction after marine pandemic (www.theguardian.com)
I used to report from the West Bank. Twenty years after my last visit, I was shocked by how much worse it is today (www.theguardian.com)
Sexually explicit letters about exiled Hong Kong activists sent to UK and Australian addresses (www.theguardian.com)
Will Australia’s social media ban survive a high court challenge from two teenagers? Most likely – here’s why Luke Beck (www.theguardian.com)
Tourist zip line failure left man dead and woman injured after falling up to 25 metres, Queensland inquest hears (www.theguardian.com)
‘Not normal’: Climate crisis supercharged deadly monsoon floods in Asia (www.theguardian.com)
Venezuelan Nobel peace prize winner greets crowds in Oslo after nearly a year in hiding (www.theguardian.com)
‘Ruined my Christmas spirit’: McDonald’s removes AI-generated ad after backlash (www.theguardian.com)
Half a million evacuated on Thai-Cambodia border as Trump makes diplomatic push to end fighting (www.theguardian.com)
Some GCSEs and A-levels in England could be taken on laptops by 2030, Ofqual says (www.theguardian.com)
Britain slipping down global league table for youth employment, says report (www.theguardian.com)
Online child sexual abuse surges by 26% in year as police say tech firms must act (www.theguardian.com)
OL Lyonnes show their WCL credentials and outclass Manchester United (www.theguardian.com)
Haaland seals Manchester City win at Real Madrid to leave Alonso on brink (www.theguardian.com)
From ‘glacier aesthetic’ to ‘poetcore’: Pinterest predicts the visual trends of 2026 based on its search data (www.theguardian.com)
Former Bolivian president Luis Arce reportedly detained by police (www.theguardian.com)
Grimaldo’s late strike for Leverkusen denies Newcastle comeback victory (www.theguardian.com)
Sean Duffy wants to bring ‘civility’ to air travel … so why is he doing pull-ups at the airport? Arwa Mahdawi (www.theguardian.com)
Chelsea bounce back and hit Roma for six in Women’s Champions League rout (www.theguardian.com)
Madueke and Martinelli magic makes it perfect six for Arsenal at Club Brugge (www.theguardian.com)
Trump launches 1m ‘gold card’ visa scheme amid immigration crackdown (www.theguardian.com)
Nasa loses contact with spacecraft orbiting Mars for more than a decade (www.theguardian.com)
Immigrant students experience more bullying as ICE raids cause ‘culture of fear’, says survey (www.theguardian.com)
Texas and Florida sue FDA in latest effort to restrict abortion pill access (www.theguardian.com)
Sounds like activism: musicians who fight for change – in pictures (www.theguardian.com)
Whoa, baby: San Francisco woman gives birth in Waymo self-driving taxi (www.theguardian.com)
Chelsea v Roma, Manchester United v Lyonnes, and more: Women’s Champions League – live (www.theguardian.com)
US forces seize oil tanker off Venezuela coast (www.theguardian.com)
Fed cuts interest rates by a quarter point amid apparent split over US economy (www.theguardian.com)
‘A movie diary’: how Letterboxd became a film review haven for the algorithm-averse (www.theguardian.com)
The Birth Keepers: I choose this – episode one (www.theguardian.com)
Musk calls Doge only ‘somewhat successful’ and says he would not do it again (www.theguardian.com)
‘Coalition of the willing’ nations to hold call on ending war in Ukraine (www.theguardian.com)
Champions League: Club Brugge v Arsenal, Leverkusen v Newcastle, and more – live (www.theguardian.com)
Real Madrid v Manchester City: Champions League – live (www.theguardian.com)
US senator calls for insider trading inquiry over Trump donors buying 12m worth of shares (www.theguardian.com)
Beyoncé, Venus Williams and Nicole Kidman to join Anna Wintour as Met Gala co-chairs (www.theguardian.com)
Iceland becomes fifth country to boycott Eurovison 2026 over Israel (www.theguardian.com)
‘Nnena Kalu was ready for this – nobody else was’: how her Turner prize victory shook the art world (www.theguardian.com)
Ella McCay review – James L Brooks returns with a sorry mess of a movie (www.theguardian.com)
Charli xcx, Natalie Portman and Salman Rushdie lead 2026 Sundance lineup (www.theguardian.com)
Nicola Jennings on Donald Trump and the ‘civilisational erasure’ of Europe – cartoon (www.theguardian.com)
Scotland’s looser rules on assisted dying could lead to ‘death tourism’, say senior politicians (www.theguardian.com)
‘It’s a breach of trust’: fear and frustration over countries’ push to return Syrians home (www.theguardian.com)
LGBTQ events to go ahead at World Cup game despite Egypt and Iran objections (www.theguardian.com)
A dead whale shows up on your beach. What do you do with the 40-ton carcass? (www.theguardian.com)
Man made fire 350,000 years earlier than previously thought, discovery in Suffolk suggests (www.theguardian.com)
All of the suspected drug boat killings are murders Kenneth Roth (www.theguardian.com)
Michigan Democrat moves to impeach RFK Jr, alleging ‘abuse of authority’ (www.theguardian.com)
AfD responds to Trump ‘erasure’ claims with call for nationalist revival in Europe (www.theguardian.com)
As AI floods our culture, here’s why we must protect human storytelling in games (www.theguardian.com)
Received an unwanted gift? Here is your failsafe guide to how to respond Polly Hudson (www.theguardian.com)
‘The bullying can’t go on’: the film-maker following Filipino fishers under siege by China (www.theguardian.com)
A tribute to resilience: what we can learn from the splendour of Accra Cultural Week (www.theguardian.com)
Meghan accuses Daily Mail of ethics breach over reporting from father’s bedside (www.theguardian.com)
US politics live: most Americans blame Trump for high prices, poll shows (www.theguardian.com)
EU proposes exempting AI gigafactories from environmental assessments (www.theguardian.com)
UK joins call for Europe’s human rights laws to be ‘constrained’ (www.theguardian.com)
‘Already had a profound effect’: parents react to Australia’s social media ban (www.theguardian.com)
Snakes alive! A boy with a serpent in the Appalachians: Hannah Modigh’s best photograph (www.theguardian.com)
How neurodivergent households design ‘a home that knows your brain’ (www.theguardian.com)
Police officer in spycops scandal deceived two women at same time, inquiry told (www.theguardian.com)
Tourists to US would have to reveal five years of social media activity under new Trump plan (www.theguardian.com)
A snow patrol, Dior dresses and Storm Bram: photos of the day – Wednesday (www.theguardian.com)
Quentin Tarantino needs to stop criticising films and start making them again Peter Bradshaw (www.theguardian.com)
Confessions of a Shopaholic novelist Sophie Kinsella dies aged 55 (www.theguardian.com)
ICE is tracking pregnant women all the way to the delivery room: ‘She was so afraid they would take her baby’ (www.theguardian.com)
‘What to buy Dad for Christmas’: is retail ready for the AI shopping shift? (www.theguardian.com)
How to use a spent tea bag to make a boozy, fruity treat – recipe Waste not (www.theguardian.com)
Burkina Faso releases 11 Nigerian troops after ‘unauthorised’ plane landing (www.theguardian.com)
Starmer rules out joining customs union with EU, saying it would not be sensible to ‘unravel’ US trade deal – UK politics live (www.theguardian.com)
Louvre thieves evaded police with 30 seconds to spare, investigation finds (www.theguardian.com)
Italy first country to win Unesco recognition for national cuisine (www.theguardian.com)
Daily killings in Mexico drop 37% under Claudia Sheinbaum, according to government figures (www.theguardian.com)
Santa at war: ‘home’ town in Finland hosts Nato soldiers as Russian threat looms (www.theguardian.com)
Paul Pogba invests in Saudi Arabian camel racing team and aims to ‘elevate the sport’ (www.theguardian.com)
British soldier, 28, killed on duty in Ukraine named as L/Cpl George Hooley (www.theguardian.com)
Bob Vylan to sue Ireland’s RTÉ for defamation over Glastonbury coverage (www.theguardian.com)
‘A generation lost at sea’: the desperate Rohingya falling prey to traffickers as they flee Bangladesh (www.theguardian.com)
Liverpool players will not try to influence Salah on his future, says Szoboszlai (www.theguardian.com)
‘The 0.001%’: a quick visual breakdown of the world’s wealthiest people (www.theguardian.com)
Xabi Alonso fights for Madrid future in latest edition of modern classic (www.theguardian.com)
Archive, 1975: Iceland opens fire on British vessel (www.theguardian.com)
Russell Crowe says makers of Gladiator II did not ‘understand what made the first one special’ (www.theguardian.com)
Wrong voters, wrong message: progressives’ autopsy lays bare Kamala Harris failures (www.theguardian.com)
Eurovision used to be a campy joy – but it has become a cynical way to whitewash war Arwa Mahdawi (www.theguardian.com)
The Spin From jaffas to the corridor of uncertainty – revel in cricket’s rich language of bowling (www.theguardian.com)
‘A good place to prove yourself’: Guardiola peps up Manchester City for Bernabéu test (www.theguardian.com)
Coordinated online attack sought to suggest Taylor Swift promoted Nazi ideas, research finds (www.theguardian.com)
‘We are truly doomed’: King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard despair at AI clone appearing on Spotify (www.theguardian.com)
María Corina Machado ‘safe’ and ‘will be’ in Oslo, Nobel committee says, but will miss peace prize ceremony – Europe live (www.theguardian.com)
Gerry McCann calls for stronger press regulation as he recalls ‘monstering’ (www.theguardian.com)
The Christmas vibe shift: forget beige – the Home Alone look is all the rage (www.theguardian.com)
Look behind the pomp of Putin’s New Delhi visit. The India-Russia relationship has weakened Chietigj Bajpaee (www.theguardian.com)
The 50 best TV shows of 2025: 50 to 41 (www.theguardian.com)
Simon Cowell: The Next Act review – the billionth take on his one idea (www.theguardian.com)
Flat Earth by Anika Jade Levy review – fear and loathing in New York (www.theguardian.com)
In what sense is Tommy Robinson a genuine Christian? None that I can see Ravi Holy (www.theguardian.com)
Elon Musk’s SpaceX ‘preparing for flotation that could value it at over 1tn’ (www.theguardian.com)
Elon Musk’s SpaceX ‘aiming for 1.5tn valuation’ in stock market flotation – business live (www.theguardian.com)
Venezuelan Nobel peace prize winner will not attend ceremony, say organisers (www.theguardian.com)
1 Granary: the influential platform holding the fashion establishment to account (www.theguardian.com)
‘Hating soccer is more American than apple pie’: the World Cup nobody wanted the US to host (www.theguardian.com)
England scout for World Cup camps amid fears of losing preferred base to Netherlands (www.theguardian.com)
The Knowledge Which football clubs have pictures of people on their badges? (www.theguardian.com)
Arne Slot full of praise for Liverpool efforts after gritty win against Inter (www.theguardian.com)
‘My beautiful house lay in ruins!’: how to build (and wreck) a Hollywood set – in pictures (www.theguardian.com)
Just 0.001% hold three times the wealth of poorest half of humanity, report finds (www.theguardian.com)
‘The patriarchy runs deep’: women still getting a raw deal in the workplace as equality remains a dream (www.theguardian.com)
Don’t Burn Anyone at the Stake Today by Naomi Alderman review – how to navigate the information crisis (www.theguardian.com)
A moment that changed me: my train crashed – and then I heard a little girl crying (www.theguardian.com)
Britain’s ‘golden egg’: how IRA agent Freddie Scappaticci was protected to the end (www.theguardian.com)
Hundreds of sharks filmed in bait fish feeding frenzy near Byron Bay (www.theguardian.com)
UK police forces lobbied to use biased facial recognition technology (www.theguardian.com)
A braver Tory leader than Badenoch would dare to call out Farage''s bogus patriotism Rafael Behr (www.theguardian.com)
Christmas food gifts: Gurdeep Loyal’s recipes for Mexican-spiced brittle and savoury pinwheels (www.theguardian.com)
Synthetic chemicals in food system creating health burden of 2.2tn a year, report finds (www.theguardian.com)
Hospital exhausted blood supply trying to save wellness influencer’s life after free birth, Victorian coroner hears (www.theguardian.com)
Egypt and Iran ask Fifa to prevent LGBTQ Pride celebration at World Cup 2026 match (www.theguardian.com)
Japan issues megaquake advisory in north after magnitude 7.5 earthquake (www.theguardian.com)
The hidden life of Matthew Perry: ‘He would say: I need to stop and get help’ (www.theguardian.com)
The US is not just Europe’s unwilling ally, but an adversary steeped in far-right ideology Cas Mudde (www.theguardian.com)
UK porn traffic down since beginning of age checks but VPN use up, says Ofcom (www.theguardian.com)
Teacher in Hungary facing criminal charges for organising Pride event (www.theguardian.com)
Margot Robbie in red latex, Kate Bush impersonators and a pint of Emily ale: my crash course in Brontëmania (www.theguardian.com)
Trump says he will make a call to end hostilities as Thailand and Cambodia ‘at it again’ (www.theguardian.com)
Japan releases playwright Jeremy O Harris three weeks after arrest for alleged drug smuggling (www.theguardian.com)
‘Even the animals seem confused’: a retreating Kashmir glacier is creating an entire new world in its wake (www.theguardian.com)
Trump rails on affordability ‘hoax’ and immigrants in rally-style speech (www.theguardian.com)
Two US fighter jets circle Gulf of Venezuela in escalation of hostilities (www.theguardian.com)
Social media ban: some platforms still allowing 14-year-olds as Australia’s landmark ruling comes into force (www.theguardian.com)
Eileen Higgins becomes Miami’s first Democratic mayor in 30 years (www.theguardian.com)
Albanese is taking away social media for children but hanging out mistletoe for AI. It’s magical thinking Peter Lewis (www.theguardian.com)
What’s behind the Thailand-Cambodia clashes – explained in 30 seconds (www.theguardian.com)
Font of ‘wasteful’ diversity: Trump’s state department orders return to Times New Roman (www.theguardian.com)
Are Australian kids breaking the law if they sneak onto social media? – video (www.theguardian.com)
Jubilant Sykes’ son arrested after Grammy-nominated opera singer stabbed to death (www.theguardian.com)
Australia news live: social media ban comes into effect; apps not included in banned list surge on app stores (www.theguardian.com)
A vision splendid or eyesore? South Australian court to rule on ‘Blue Blob’ sculpture vandalism charge (www.theguardian.com)
Starmer urges Europe’s leaders to curb ECHR to halt rise of far right (www.theguardian.com)
Consuming lots of energy drinks may raise heart disease and stroke risk, say doctors (www.theguardian.com)
Champions League: Koundé double boosts Barcelona, Greenwood lifts Marseille (www.theguardian.com)
Beth Mead fires Arsenal past Twente to book place in WCL knockout stage (www.theguardian.com)
Officers at Texas immigration detention facility accused of beatings and sexual abuse (www.theguardian.com)
Zelenskyy ‘ready for elections’ after Trump questions Ukrainian democracy (www.theguardian.com)
Szoboszlai steps up in place of Salah to sink Inter as Liverpool fans sing Slot’s name (www.theguardian.com)
Spurs ease pressure on Frank as Simons rounds off easy win against Slavia Prague (www.theguardian.com)
Chelsea’s top-eight hopes hit by Atalanta after De Ketelaere seals comeback win (www.theguardian.com)
Honduras president alleges ‘electoral coup’ under way amid Trump ‘interference’ (www.theguardian.com)
This swine life: pig named Six Seven pardoned by Miami-Dade mayor (www.theguardian.com)
Nnena Kalu’s embodied, sensuous art makes her a worthy Turner prize winner (www.theguardian.com)
Nnena Kalu becomes first artist with a learning disability to win Turner prize (www.theguardian.com)
Netflix faces consumer class-action lawsuit over 72bn Warner Bros deal (www.theguardian.com)
DRC fighting forces 200,000 to flee just days after Washington peace deal (www.theguardian.com)
Tell us: are you a UK centenarian or do you know one? (www.theguardian.com)
Woltemade makes Germany return with no care about transfer fee critics (www.theguardian.com)
Atalanta v Chelsea, Tottenham v Slavia Prague, and more: Champions League – live (www.theguardian.com)
Inter v Liverpool: Champions League – live (www.theguardian.com)
Arsenal v FC Twente: Women’s Champions League – live (www.theguardian.com)
The Guardian view on Trump and Europe: more an abusive relationship than an alliance Editorial (www.theguardian.com)
Brigitte Macron filmed using slur against feminist protesters in Paris (www.theguardian.com)
US sanctions network accused of enlisting Colombian mercenaries to fight in Sudan war (www.theguardian.com)
Ben Jennings on Australia’s social media ban for under-16s – cartoon (www.theguardian.com)
Netflix v Paramount: Trump wades into Warner Bros battle The Latest (www.theguardian.com)
Gianni Infantino accused of breaking Fifa rules with Trump’s peace prize (www.theguardian.com)
‘I’m not going to hide again’: Stakeknife report met with relief by victims’ families (www.theguardian.com)
Donald Trump has finally won a peace prize – from Fifa, no less. Here are five other awards he should win Arwa Mahdawi (www.theguardian.com)
The art of going ‘Instagram official’: how 10 celebrity couples shared their love with the world (www.theguardian.com)
Man charged with racially abusing Antoine Semenyo at Liverpool game (www.theguardian.com)
A welcome pit stop: the US university using parking lots to help unhoused students (www.theguardian.com)
Is it a good idea to have a hot toddy when you’re sick? (www.theguardian.com)
Trump had two mortgages he claimed were primary dwellings, records show (www.theguardian.com)
More than 9,000 children in Gaza hospitalised for acute malnutrition in October, UN says (www.theguardian.com)
Over 200 ex-staffers decry destruction of DoJ civil rights arm: ‘America deserves better’ (www.theguardian.com)
Lionel Messi named 2025 MLS MVP, the second player to win award twice (www.theguardian.com)
Raul Malo, frontman of band the Mavericks, dies aged 60 (www.theguardian.com)
Parasite cleanses: why are so many people obsessed with intestinal worms? (www.theguardian.com)
Jon Stewart on Fifa’s peace prize: ‘An entirely fictitious golden butt plug’ (www.theguardian.com)
Florida declares US Muslim civil rights group a foreign terrorist organization (www.theguardian.com)
EU opens investigation into Google’s use of online content for AI models (www.theguardian.com)
US judge strikes down Trump order blocking wind energy projects (www.theguardian.com)
Justice department can release Ghislaine Maxwell court materials, judge says (www.theguardian.com)
He was called one of the most violent prison guards in America. Then he got promoted (www.theguardian.com)
Merv review – a dog steals the show in Amazon’s by-the-book Christmas romcom (www.theguardian.com)
Cheryl Hines says Robert F Kennedy Jr won’t run for president in 2028 (www.theguardian.com)
In this age of authoritarians, online abuse of women is soaring – and it’s leading to ‘real-world’ violence Julie Posetti (www.theguardian.com)
Joyful, irreverent, endlessly quotable: why Hunt for the Wilderpeople is the perfect holiday movie (www.theguardian.com)
Alice Zaslavsky’s festive vegetable terrine – recipe (www.theguardian.com)
Longevity supplements are sold as helping prevent ageing. But do they have any long-term benefits or increase lifespan? Antiviral (www.theguardian.com)
Trump lambasts ‘weak’ and ‘decaying’ Europe and hints at walking away from Ukraine (www.theguardian.com)
Shakira fans and an elephant protest: photos of the day – Tuesday (www.theguardian.com)
Western carmakers ‘in fight for lives’ against Chinese rivals, says Ford boss (www.theguardian.com)
‘I drunkenly hugged him and said I love you, Martin Parr!’ Grayson Perry, Don McCullin and more on Britain’s national photographer (www.theguardian.com)
Christmas, Again review – laidback tale of a forlorn Christmas tree seller has authentic charm (www.theguardian.com)
‘After almost destroying the world, our families are friends’: the thrilling podcast from JFK and Khrushchev’s relatives (www.theguardian.com)
Millions of children and teens lose access to accounts as Australia’s world-first social media ban begins (www.theguardian.com)
New York City braces for new casinos as gambling surge in US worries experts (www.theguardian.com)
‘Can we have more comedies?’: Armenian cinema processes trauma as country wrangles EU membership – and Trump (www.theguardian.com)
‘This is a tough league’: Temwa Chawinga on coping without her sibling and starring in NWSL (www.theguardian.com)
Hegseth and Rubio expected to brief ‘Gang of Eight’ as Trump refuses to rule out sending troops to Venezuela – US politics live (www.theguardian.com)
American Canto by Olivia Nuzzi review – insufferable filler that sidesteps the real issues (www.theguardian.com)
‘One of the best actors of his generation’: Daniel Day-Lewis defends Paul Dano after Tarantino criticism (www.theguardian.com)
‘We’re living in terror’: fears in southern Syria over Israel’s growing occupation (www.theguardian.com)
Anybody heard of a rehearsal? Mangling nominees’ names may be traditional – but it’s still embarrassing (www.theguardian.com)
Oslo appearance by Nobel peace prize winner María Corina Machado delayed (www.theguardian.com)
Two men charged over ‘pepper spray attack’ at Heathrow airport (www.theguardian.com)
We asked activists from authoritarian regimes what they wish they’d known sooner. Here’s what they said (www.theguardian.com)
Preparation for the Next Life review – deeply felt story of love among the marginalised in New York (www.theguardian.com)
Trump is remodeling Washington to fit his twisted vision of America Judith Levine (www.theguardian.com)
Could a drug for narcolepsy change the world? Zoe Williams (www.theguardian.com)
David Squires on … Mohamed Salah’s explosive interview and Liverpool chaos (www.theguardian.com)
Hannigan/Chamayou review – strange and beautiful musical magic (www.theguardian.com)
Nigerian troops held in Burkina Faso after ‘unfriendly’ emergency landing (www.theguardian.com)
How Israel is taking Syrian territory since Assad''s fall – video (www.theguardian.com)
Growing pains: the struggle to make a must-see gen Z TV show (www.theguardian.com)
Europe live: Zelenskyy meets pope as he tours Europe to shore up support amid US pressure for Ukraine deal (www.theguardian.com)
Houseplant hacks: can grow lights help plants during winter? (www.theguardian.com)
Pity Keir Starmer – he’s the fall guy for a Labour right that’s ready to cast him aside Owen Jones (www.theguardian.com)
Skate Story review – hellish premise aside, this is skateboarding paradise (www.theguardian.com)
‘There’s no longer a heartbeat’: the couple whose twins were stillborn – and the ‘birth keeper’ they blame (www.theguardian.com)
Britons face higher chocolate prices but average cost of Christmas dinner falls (www.theguardian.com)
This month’s best paperbacks: Emmanuel Carrère, Mary Trump and more (www.theguardian.com)
It Girl by Marisa Meltzer review – how Jane Birkin became an icon (www.theguardian.com)
‘Food and fossil fuel production causing 5bn of environmental damage an hour’ (www.theguardian.com)
Food Delivery: Fresh from the West Philippine Sea review – gripping trip along supply lines in China standoff (www.theguardian.com)
Mother of Karoline Leavitt’s nephew rejects White House portrayal of her after ICE arrest (www.theguardian.com)
Emile Heskey: ‘Gone are the times when you just ignore abuse. No. Why should we?’ (www.theguardian.com)
Come with me to Jacob Rees-Mogg’s house. The Brexiters are rattled – and it shows Polly Toynbee (www.theguardian.com)
Noël, coal and control: Strasbourg’s festive blip strikes again as Rosenior feels heat (www.theguardian.com)
Zimbabwe’s only female heart surgeon on medicine, misogyny and making a difference (www.theguardian.com)
UK households bin 168m Christmas lights and ‘fast tech’ items a year (www.theguardian.com)
All hail Avatar! How event movies are trying to bring back the box office blockbuster (www.theguardian.com)
Back to their roots: a brief history of trees – in pictures (www.theguardian.com)
‘This is the real Santa’s workshop’: a trip to Germany’s toy village (www.theguardian.com)
On the Calculation of Volume III by Solvej Balle review – how to make a timeloop endlessly interesting (www.theguardian.com)
China’s record trade surplus reveals its biggest strength – and hidden weakness (www.theguardian.com)
Reform campaign for Farage’s Clacton seat was a ‘juggernaut’, say candidates (www.theguardian.com)
Would you entrust a child’s life to a chatbot? That’s what happens every day that we fail to regulate AI Gaby Hinsliff (www.theguardian.com)
France and UK ‘failing to tackle anti-migrant activists’ (www.theguardian.com)
Festive treats: Adriann Ramirez’s recipes for pumpkin loaf and gingerbread cookies (www.theguardian.com)
Caribbean reefs have lost 48% of hard coral since 1980, study finds (www.theguardian.com)
Marjorie Prime review – Cynthia Nixon steals sad, and spotty, sci-fi revival (www.theguardian.com)
UK households cut spending at fastest pace in almost five years, says Barclays (www.theguardian.com)
‘I feel it’s a friend’: quarter of teenagers turn to AI chatbots for mental health support (www.theguardian.com)
‘Don’t pander to the tech giants!’ How a youth movement for digital justice is spreading across Europe (www.theguardian.com)
Trump has declared civilisational war on Europe. It won’t be easy – but here’s how to fight back Paul Taylor (www.theguardian.com)
Anatomical exhibition includes rare Victorian-era drawing of a black body (www.theguardian.com)
Walking into disaster: how narcotraffickers captured the BVI (www.theguardian.com)
It’s the world’s rarest ape. Now a billion-dollar dig for gold threatens its future (www.theguardian.com)
Australia deporting refugee to Nauru may cause his ‘imminent’ and ‘preventable’ death, court hears (www.theguardian.com)
What is LegCo in Hong Kong – explained in 30 seconds (www.theguardian.com)
Jamie’s Cook-Ahead Christmas review – at last, he moves beyond the bish-bash-bosh! (www.theguardian.com)
2025 ‘virtually certain’ to be second- or third-hottest year on record, EU data shows (www.theguardian.com)
Trump unveils 12bn aid package for US farmers amid tariff fallout (www.theguardian.com)
Fatal Thailand-Cambodia clashes spread along contested border area (www.theguardian.com)
Trump clears way for Nvidia to sell powerful AI chips to China (www.theguardian.com)
Teenage Afghan asylum seekers who abducted and raped girl, 15, sentenced (www.theguardian.com)
R&B Xmas Ball review – Toni Braxton melts hearts and Boyz II Men blow minds on trip back to the 90s (www.theguardian.com)
Judi Dench says she ‘can’t remember what I’m doing tomorrow’ but can still recite Shakespeare (www.theguardian.com)
Baby review – an astute portrait of queer Brazilian hustlers lost in the system (www.theguardian.com)
Great British Railways flies the flag as logo goes back to the future (www.theguardian.com)
Powerful wave in Tenerife leaves four swimmers dead after being swept out of ocean pool (www.theguardian.com)
Smoke haze smothers Sydney skyline as bushfire season begins – video (www.theguardian.com)
Fifa to use cooling breaks at every World Cup 2026 game, regardless of weather (www.theguardian.com)
Trump turns on Europe: will he pull support for Ukraine? The Latest (www.theguardian.com)
Bullets in Mangione bag convinced police he was CEO killing suspect, court hears (www.theguardian.com)
Fernandes at the double as Manchester United ease past Wolves amid fan unrest (www.theguardian.com)
Community outraged after California high schoolers form a human swastika (www.theguardian.com)
Garnacho happy to have taken ‘a step forward’ by swapping United for Chelsea (www.theguardian.com)
‘Yellow line’ that divides Gaza under Trump plan is ‘new border’ for Israel, says military chief (www.theguardian.com)
Arne Slot has ‘no clue’ if Mohamed Salah will play for Liverpool again (www.theguardian.com)
Non-league Macclesfield to host holders Crystal Palace in FA Cup third round (www.theguardian.com)
Tony Blair reportedly dropped from Trump’s Gaza ‘board of peace’ shortlist (www.theguardian.com)
European leaders rally behind Ukraine in Downing Street talks (www.theguardian.com)
Drinking water contaminated with Pfas probably increases risk of infant mortality, study finds (www.theguardian.com)
US supreme court appears poised to back Trump’s power to fire FTC member (www.theguardian.com)
Trump’s former lawyer Alina Habba says she’s resigning as top federal prosecutor in New Jersey (www.theguardian.com)
Wolves v Manchester United: Premier League – live (www.theguardian.com)
Hundreds of survivors of sexual abuse by New Orleans clergy to be paid 305m (www.theguardian.com)
FA Cup third-round draw – live (www.theguardian.com)
Brighton accused of ‘dangerous precedent’ after ban on Guardian over Tony Bloom coverage (www.theguardian.com)
Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney sell Wrexham stake to US private equity group (www.theguardian.com)
Ben Jennings on Trump and the Ukraine peace talks – cartoon (www.theguardian.com)
Far-right National Rally ‘not a danger’ to France, Sarkozy claims (www.theguardian.com)
Sydney Sweeney, Richard Linklater and Emma Thompson are up for most egregious snub in the 2026 Golden Globe nominations (www.theguardian.com)
Jim Caviezel to play Jair Bolsonaro in ‘heroic’ biopic (www.theguardian.com)
Cornish activist injured as police remove her from tree-felling protest (www.theguardian.com)
Did you solve it? The forgotten Dutch invention that created the modern world (www.theguardian.com)
Netflix buying Warner Bros is bad news for cinema and those of us who love it Jesse Hassenger (www.theguardian.com)
Public urged to stay away after ship containers of bananas wash up in West Sussex (www.theguardian.com)
New Orleans Catholic archdiocese gains approval to pay 230m to sexual abuse survivors (www.theguardian.com)