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This page is an archive of main headlines from the UK for 05.12.2025.
It displays 120 headlines from many sources chronologically, as they appeared throughout the day, accompanied by AI overviews that were written in real time.
05.12.2025 ⇢ The Day Putin Pledged Uninterrupted Fuel to India
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UK media opened the day with initial reports on ongoing cricket matches and domestic social issues, including grooming gangs and local happiness indices. By mid-morning, attention shifted to international relations, particularly Putin's meeting with Modi in Delhi, with discussions focusing on oil and trade. This built on previous days' coverage of Russia's diplomatic engagements.
Later, Putin explicitly pledged to supply "uninterrupted" fuel to India, potentially risking a fresh row with Trump. Reports also emerged linking Putin's spies to London Waterloo station with Novichok, following earlier findings of his 'moral responsibility' for a Salisbury poisoning death. In the afternoon, the NHS warned of an early 'superflu' crisis, and Princess Kate hosted a Christmas carol service.
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New Statesman
The Child Poverty Review represents a bold attempt to reduce the number of children growing up in hardship
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Putin meeting Modi in Delhi with oil and trade in focus
The leaders are expected to sign a number of deals, months after the US increased pressure on India to stop buying Russian oil.
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06:45⇢Putin's Delhi Meeting with Modi
⌨UK media continues to focus on Russia's actions and influence, with new reports highlighting Putin meeting Modi to discuss oil and trade (BBC News). This follows earlier coverage of Putin being deemed 'morally responsible' for a Novichok poisoning death in the UK (Metro, Channel 4 News). Separately, the Pentagon announced it killed four men in a Pacific boat strike (The Guardian), and a donation to Reform UK remains in focus (The Independent, Morning Star Online, HuffPost UK).
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Modi welcomes Putin to India with guard of honour ahead of talks
The leaders are expected to sign a number of deals, months after the US increased pressure on India to stop buying Russian oil.
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Where to live
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World | Molly Lee
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Putin and Modi to speak to media as leaders hold talks in India
The leaders are expected to sign a number of deals, months after the US increased pressure on India to stop buying Russian oil.
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08:13⇢Putin and Modi's Delhi Talks
⌨UK media continues to focus on Russia's actions and influence, with new reports highlighting Putin meeting Modi to discuss oil and trade (BBC News). This follows earlier coverage of Putin being deemed 'morally responsible' for a Novichok poisoning death in the UK (Metro, Channel 4 News). Separately, the Pentagon announced it killed four men in a Pacific boat strike (The Guardian), and a donation to Reform UK remains in focus (The Independent, Morning Star Online, HuffPost UK).
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Putin and Modi to speak to media as leaders hold trade and defence talks in India
The leaders are expected to sign a number of deals during Putin's visit, months after the US increased pressure on India to stop buying Russian oil.
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Our interview with the British prime minister
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Putin and Modi speaking as they meet for trade and defence talks in India
The leaders are expected to sign a number of deals during Putin's visit, months after the US increased pressure on India to stop buying Russian oil.
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The Economist
The technology presents dazzling opportunities—and ominous risks
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Two leaders are due to hold defence and trade talks on Friday, against the backdrop of the Ukraine war, which has seen the US hit India with tariffs over its continued purchases of Russian oil
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BBC
Putin and Modi speak as they meet for trade and defence talks in India
The leaders sign a number of deals during Putin's visit, months after the US increased pressure on India to stop buying Russian oil.
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Putin says Russia ready to supply 'uninterrupted' fuel to India despite objection from Trump
The US president had hit India with a further 25% tariff over its purchases of Russian oil, arguing it was funding the war in Ukraine.
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Putin, on visit to India, says Russia is ready to continue to provide uninterrupted fuel supplies to the country
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Breitbart UK
The Berlin police union chastised Antifa “extremists” who attempted to violently shut down an Alternative for Germany conference over the weekend for displaying the very fascist tendencies they claim to be fighting.
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10:21⇢Putin's India Fuel Pledge
⌨UK media reports new developments on Russia's international relations, with Putin confirming "many agreements" signed with Modi and readiness for uninterrupted fuel supplies to India (The Guardian, BBC News). This occurs amid US trade pressure and follows earlier coverage of Putin being deemed 'morally responsible' for a Novichok poisoning death (Channel 4 News). Separately, the BBC has backed Israel's participation in Eurovision (The Telegraph).
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The Spectator
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The UK has sanctioned Russia’s military intelligence agency, the GRU, after an inquiry concluded that Vladimir Putin bears “moral responsibility” for the death of Dawn Sturgess.
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Channel 4 News has identified at least seven complaints to the CQC about the alleged behaviour of Slaney-Summers across four different care homes, spanning 2014 to 2021.
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The Australian actor who starred in a hit Holocaust drama has shared some repugnant views about Jews.
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Former E.U. Foreign Policy Chief Federica Mogherini resigned from her position as head of the College of Europe on Thursday hours after being detained and accused of corruption in an ongoing investigation.
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How much does a politician’s behaviour at school matter? It depends how extreme it was, and whether they’re willing to take accountability now, argues Ash Sarkar.
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Channel 4
Cory Doctorow has spent decades helping to shape the way we think about the modern internet. He is a campaigner against monopolies, surveillance and digital rights. On this episode of Ways to Change the World, Krishnan Guru-Murthy speaks to Doctorow about the broken systems we are living in and what we can do to try and make things better.
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Allies may panic; despots will cheer
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12:25⇢Putin's India Fuel Pledge
⌨UK media continues to focus on Russia's international relations, with Putin's pledge of uninterrupted fuel to India amidst US trade pressure remaining a key theme (The Independent, The Guardian, BBC News). Reports also highlight Putin's spies at London Waterloo with Novichok (Evening Standard), and the resignation of former EU Foreign Policy Chief Mogherini amid a corruption probe (Breitbart London).
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Allies may panic; despots will cheer
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The deal means Netflix will takeover ownership of franchises including Harry Potter and Game of Thrones, and Warner Bros streaming service HBO Max.
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The deal means Netflix will takeover ownership of franchises including Harry Potter and Game of Thrones, and Warner Bros streaming service HBO Max.
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Allies may panic; despots will cheer
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The Telegraph
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The Jewish Chronicle
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Exclusive: A socialist councillor has joined the Green party from Labour after accusing the government of ‘betraying its historic mission’. Harriet Williamson reports.
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‘I deny everything,’ Macron said when asked about a leaked transcript of his call with Kyiv
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French president’s remarks come a day after a report claimed he had warned Washington could betray Kyiv
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UK gov follows up attacking Magna Carta by announcing it is postponing elections and inroducing a nationwide facial camera recognition system.
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14:34⇢Superflu Sweeps Britain
⌨UK media reports an early flu crisis with an extra-mutated 'superflu' sweeping Britain, leading the NHS to warn of the 'worst winter ever' and experts suggesting mask-wearing (Daily Mail, The Telegraph). Additionally, reports surface of alleged 'horrifying' conditions in children's hospitals (The Independent) and a former doctor charged with sexual assaults on patients (Sky News).
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Exclusive | Exclusive
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The Guardian
Footage seen by US senators shows two unarmed, shirtless men struggling to stay afloat before they were killed, sources say
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It’s undeniable now: bigotry, hypocrisy and double standards are the fuel of today’s anti-Israel mania.
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Text signed by president seems to echo ‘great replacement’ theory, saying Europe faces ‘civilisational erasure’
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Left-led govt appears to have begun what may be process of softening up public for overturning largest democratic mandate in British history.
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18:38⇢Princess Kate's Carol Service
⌨UK media reports on Princess Kate hosting a star-studded Christmas carol service at Westminster Abbey, attended by royals including her children (Daily Mail, The Mirror, The Times). Separately, an exclusive report discusses Ukraine's armed forces chief stating that giving up territory would be 'unacceptable' (Sky News). Concerns about Donald Trump's support for Europe's far-right and potential for 'civilisational erasure' are also noted (The Guardian, The Economist).
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Donald Trump's controversial executive order to end birthright citizenship had been rejected by lower courts.
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President Trump has described the FIFA peace prize as “truly one of the great honours of my life”.
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Plus: David Lammy’s tyrannical war on juries and the celebrities on the march against Reform UK.
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