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This page is an archive of main headlines from the UK for 26.12.2025.
It displays 80 headlines from many sources chronologically, as they appeared throughout the day, accompanied by AI overviews that were written in real time.
26.12.2025 โข The Day of the Mar-a-Lago Ceasefire Proposal
โจBoxing Day editorial priorities were dominated by the immediate fallout of President Trumpโs Christmas Day airstrikes in Nigeria. Morning coverage shifted from reporting military success to a skeptical examination of the sectarian framing; while Trump claimed to be protecting Christians, media outlets highlighted discrepancies in his data and reports of civilian debris in local villages.
By early afternoon, domestic attention intensified on the tragic Christmas Day swim in Devon. Tabloids pivoted from search-and-rescue updates to naming the victimsโincluding a prominent antiques dealerโand reporting growing public anger over the eventโs safety protocols during rough seas.
The evening saw a major geopolitical shift as President Zelenskyy proposed a 60-day ceasefire and a historic vote on ceding land to Russia. Editors framed this as a strategic pivot ahead of his upcoming summit with Trump at Mar-a-Lago, effectively replacing the dayโs earlier military focus with a diplomatic narrative of territorial concessions.
By early afternoon, domestic attention intensified on the tragic Christmas Day swim in Devon. Tabloids pivoted from search-and-rescue updates to naming the victimsโincluding a prominent antiques dealerโand reporting growing public anger over the eventโs safety protocols during rough seas.
The evening saw a major geopolitical shift as President Zelenskyy proposed a 60-day ceasefire and a historic vote on ceding land to Russia. Editors framed this as a strategic pivot ahead of his upcoming summit with Trump at Mar-a-Lago, effectively replacing the dayโs earlier military focus with a diplomatic narrative of territorial concessions.
26.12.2025
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Ukraine's leader gives an upbeat assessment after discussing the plan with Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner.
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The US president says IS targets were attacked in north-western Nigeria, accusing the group of killing Christians.
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President claims strikes targeted militants in countryโs north-west, accusing group of attacking Christian communities
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President claims strikes targeted militants in countryโs north-west, accusing group of attacking Christian communities
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Sky News
Breaking | Breaking
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The US president accuses the group of killing Christians, as Nigeriaโs foreign minister tells the BBC the strikes were a "joint operation" and "nothing to do" with religion.
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The Spectator
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07:21โขTrump Strikes Islamic State Nigeria
โจThe UK media has pivoted to US-led military intervention, reporting on airstrikes ordered by Donald Trump against Islamic State militants in Nigeria (BBC News, The Guardian, Sky News). While editors highlight the sectarian framing of protecting Christian communities, Nigerian officials describe it as a joint operation. Domestically, focus remains on the Boxing Day travel surge (Evening Standard) and the fatal Christmas Day swimming accident in Devon (Daily Mail, The Mirror, Metro).
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New Statesman
This has been a 12 months for resignations, disgrace, duplicity and strife in Westminster
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President Donald Trump has previously accused the Nigerian government of failing to protect Christians from jihadist groups.
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UK | Noora Mykkanen
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A New York federal judge has intervened to block the Trump administration from deporting Centre for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH) CEO Imran Ahmed after the State Department announced sanctions against him and four other Europeans for waging censorship campaigns against Americans.
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Sky News
Live | Live
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Sky News
Live | Live
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Rebecca Kuang speaks to Krishnan Guru-Murthy why Americaโs higher education is broken and why AI is not a threat to literature.
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11:44โขTrump Strikes Nigeria to Protect Christians
โจUK editors are prioritizing Donald Trump's military intervention in Nigeria, with headlines highlighting his focus on protecting Christian communities despite data questioning his sectarian narrative (BBC News, The Guardian, Sky News). Domestically, coverage is split between the escalating Boxing Day search for two missing swimmers in Devon (The Mirror, Metro, Daily Mail) and a poll revealing significant dissatisfaction with Keir Starmer among Labour voters (The Independent).
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Breitbart UK
Considerable majority of Britons believe Labour โunfairly neglects those living in the countrysideโ and prioritises urban issues, says poll.
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The Guardian
Yusuf Tuggar says strikes against group accused by Donald Trump of attacking Christian communities will be an โongoing processโ
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The Ukrainian leader says he will see the US president in Florida to discuss a US plan aimed at ending Russia's war.
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Pete Hegseth says โmore to comeโ as Nigerian FM confirms his country provided intelligence for first wave
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The Telegraph
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15:34โขDoubts Over Trump's Nigerian Crusade
โจUK editors are prioritizing the escalating US military intervention in Nigeria, with liberal outlets highlighting discrepancies in Donald Trump's sectarian 'Christian slaughter' narrative while reporting on civilian debris (The Guardian, Sky News). Simultaneously, focus shifts to the upcoming Zelenskyy-Trump summit in Florida to discuss ending the war (BBC News). Domestic coverage reflects growing internal strife, from Labour voter dissatisfaction with Keir Starmer (The Independent) to rural resentment over urban-centric policies (Breitbart).
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A schoolteacher in England was reportedly referred to the Prevent programme after he showed his students Donald Trump videos.
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The countryโs rebels are on the back foot
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Exclusive: Imran Ahmed says US companies are โcorrupting the systemโ of politics by seeking to avoid accountability
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The United States has claimed it has killed several Islamic State militants in airstrikes in northern Nigeria.
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Live | Live
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Music | Brooke Ivey Johnson
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20:04โขNigerian Skies and Skeptics
โจUK editors are scrutinizing President Trump's military intervention in Nigeria, with liberal and state-funded outlets highlighting local skepticism regarding his claims of targeting ISIS (Sky News, Channel 4 News). Concurrently, the domestic narrative is dominated by the tragic Boxing Day drowning in Devon, as tabloids identify the deceased and provide tributes (Daily Mail, The Mirror). Sources also track the upcoming Zelenskyy summit and tech-industry accountability (BBC News, The Guardian).
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The Telegraph
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