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1. 'We have to be serious': Edouard Mendy reacts to Brahim Diaz penalty theory after AFCON final drama

   Brahim Diaz had the chance to secure Morocco’s first AFCON title in 50 years

2. Hottest hotel openings for 2026

   From a private island in the French Riviera to a wine tasting retreat in Guadalupe, Suzannah Ramsdale rounds up next year’s most intriguing new hotels

3. Harry says Daily Mail publisher’s alleged unlawful actions ‘deeply troubling’

   Lawyers acting on behalf of the duke and others said Associated Newspapers Limited ‘knew they had skeletons in their closet’.

4. Jeremy Clarkson takes swipe at Millionaire ‘coughing scandal’ during Hot Seat episode

   The faster-paced spin-off of the long-running ITV quiz show launched earlier this month

5. Swinney: Holyrood’s days are numbered if Farage becomes prime minister

   The First Minister accused the Reform UK leader of holding Holyrood in contempt.

6. Harry left ‘paranoid beyond belief’ by Mail’s ‘unlawful’ actions, court told

   The duke is taking legal action against Associated Newspapers Limited (ANL) over allegations of unlawful information gathering.

7. Court told gore video fan fatally stabbed woman with hunting knife bought online

   Members of the public allegedly saw Jala Debella, 24, carrying out the ‘senseless attack’ on Anita Mukhey, 66, at a bus stop in May 2024.

8. Transfer news LIVE! Arsenal want Diomande; Chelsea agree Jacquet deal; Man Utd eye Gomes; Liverpool latest

   January window heating up with big deals expected

9. Lorraine Kelly shares heartbreaking update after dad's 'distressing' death as she returns to TV

   Her father John Kelly died aged 84 earlier this month after slipping on an icy path in freezing conditions

10. Farage says ‘centre right is uniting’ as he welcomes Andrew Rosindell to Reform

    Mr Rosindell has been a Conservative MP since 2001.