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China introduces condom tax as it tries to boost birthrate
China is set to impose a value-added tax (VAT) on condoms and other contraceptives for the first time in three decades, as the country tries to boost its birthrate and modernise tax laws.
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December 19, 2025
The Guardian
Kenyan vet Munyua bites back to neuter De Decker
The Kenyan debutant David Munyua created one of the biggest shocks in the history of the PDC World Darts Championship by beating the 18th seed, Mike De Decker.
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December 19, 2025
The Guardian
Oh my dear old thing: 300-1 Blowers makes racing history after shock win
Blowers, a horse named after the renowned former cricket commentator Henry Blofeld, earned an entry in the racing history books at Exeter as he became the longest-priced winner ever on a British track at odds of 300-1.
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December 19, 2025
The Guardian
Proposed datacentre 'may use 50 times more water than forecast'
The UK’s largest proposed datacentre is understating the scale of its planned water use, a study suggests.
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December 19, 2025
The Guardian
Albanese announces plan to tackle 'hate preachers' after terror attack
Australia’s hate speech laws will be expanded to directly target “hate preachers” under a new push to stamp out antisemitism, as the prime minister, Anthony Albanese, conceded more could have been done to combat anti-Jewish sentiment ahead of the Bondi beach massacre.
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December 19, 2025
The Guardian
Stay home if you have symptoms of flu, say experts amid fears of second surge
People should stay home over the Christmas period if they have symptoms of flu or Covid, experts have warned, amid fears flu cases could surge again in the new year.
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December 19, 2025
The Guardian
Reform Farage avoids inquiry into electoral spending claims
Nigel Farage has avoided investigation over claims that his general election campaign breached electoral law last year.
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December 19, 2025
The Guardian
Traffic to hit record levels in run-up to Christmas
Britain’s roads and runways will take a festive pounding today as traffic peaks before Christmas and record numbers head to the skies.
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December 19, 2025
The Guardian
Duke accused of strangling estranged wife
The Duke of Marlborough has been accused of strangling his estranged wife.
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December 19, 2025
The Guardian
Ryder Cup hero McIlroy wins Sports Personality of the Year
A full-throated “Rory Roar” reverberated around MediaCity in Salford last night as Rory McIlroy became the first golfer in 36 years to win the BBC Sports Personality of the Year award - and tie a bow on a year for the ages.
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December 19, 2025
The Guardian
Reiners' cause of death is given as 'multiple sharp force injuries'
The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner has released reports stating the cause of death of the film director Rob Reiner and his wife, the photographer Michele Singer Reiner.
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December 19, 2025
The Guardian
Author says schools should use thrillers to build reading skills
Too much of the literature taught in UK schools puts children off reading and thrillers should become part of the curriculum, one of the world's biggest-selling authors has argued.
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December 19, 2025
The Guardian
Waterstones and Barnes & Noble owner 'plans to list' booksellers
The owner of Waterstones and Barnes & Noble is reportedly preparing to list the booksellers on the stock market.
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December 19, 2025
The Guardian
A new leaf Nissan ready for EV revolution - whenever it comes
Car bodies suspended from overhead rails move through Nissan’s factory in Sunderland, with workers stepping in to fit parts at different stations.
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December 19, 2025
The Guardian
Labour's strategy to protect women and girls 'seriously underfunded'
A landmark strategy to protect women and girls from violence and abuse “falls seriously short” of the funding required to realise the government’s ambitions, campaigners have said.
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December 19, 2025
The Guardian
Copenhagen's 'ghetto law' may be unlawful, rules top EU court
Residents of the Copenhagen neigh-bourhood Mjølnerparken, which became an international symbol of a law in Denmark known as the “ghetto law”, have said they are confident they can overturn the legislation in the Danish courts after the top EU court ruled that it may be unlawful.
1 min |
December 19, 2025
The Guardian
Three charged in Germany over the fall of Greensill Bank
German prosecutors have brought criminal charges against three people involved in running Greensill Bank for their role in the 2021 collapse of the lender.
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December 19, 2025
The Guardian
Young Palace let slip lead to give Glasner another headache
The bad news for Oliver Glasner is that Crystal Palace’smarathon season is about to get even longer.
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December 19, 2025
The Guardian
Vodafone bosses to meet MPs over treatment of franchisees
Vodafone executives will meet MPs next month as parliamentarians step up scrutiny of the telecoms group’s alleged treatment of scores of people running its stores.
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December 19, 2025
The Guardian
Troops gather on Yemen border as separatists told to pull back
As many as 20,000 Saudi-backed forces are gathering on the border of Yemen as the separatist Southern Transitional Council comes under pressure to withdraw from the huge territorial gains it has made in the last month in the vast, oil-rich governorate of Hadramaut in eastern Yemen.
2 min |
December 19, 2025
The Guardian
Prizes galore for our talented elite after a year to forget
You can hear the sighs of relief.
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December 19, 2025
The Guardian
'Noble and brave' Bondi hero's Syrian home town takes pride from his actions
It has been almost 20 years since Ahmed al-Ahmed left Nayrab, near the northwestern Syrian city of Idlib.
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December 19, 2025
The Guardian
Thousands of TV and film actors vote to prevent their likenesses being used by AI
Actors have voted to refuse digital scanning to prevent their likenesses being used by artificial intelligence in a pushback against AI in the arts world.
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December 19, 2025
The Guardian
King’s speech Reset moment planned after key elections in May to head off challengers
Keir Starmer is planning for a new king’s speech after crunch elections in May next year as a reset moment for the government amid speculation over the prime minister’s future.
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December 19, 2025
The Guardian
Crime scene Footbridge shooters fired from reopens
Mourners gathered to leave tributes outside Bondi Pavilion yesterday morning as the crime scene was lifted just after 11am, after the police operation ended.
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December 19, 2025
The Guardian
‘Then the penny dropped: I can be good enough to do this full-time’
Back at Alexandra Palace for first time since 2022, the women’s world champion Beau Greaves means business
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December 19, 2025
The Guardian
Wily pensioner beats phone scammers at their own game - twice
Scammers in Germany were given pause for thought after an 85-year-old man managed to twice ensnare phone fraudsters trying to shake him down for cash and valuables.
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December 19, 2025
The Guardian
Love Island 'bullying' generates most complaints to TV regulator
ITV's Love Island has proved a hit for the broadcaster, but the reality dating show has also dominated a more unwelcome chart - comprehensively winning the title of this year's most complained-about programme.
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December 19, 2025
The Guardian
Career diplomat Turner to be new US ambassador
Keir Starmer has appointed the career diplomat Christian Turner as the new ambassador to Washington, replacing Peter Mandelson who was forced to quit over his links to Jeffrey Epstein.
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December 19, 2025
The Guardian
Trump takes aim at rivals on 'Walk of Fame'
White House officials on Wednesday revised what they call the “Presidential Walk of Fame,’ installing plaques beneath portraits of former presidents that reflect Donald Trump’s own views, including branding Joe Biden as “the worst president in American history”.
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