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1. Bridgerton’s Adjoa Andoh ‘humbled’ to accept an MBE

   The actress, most known for playing Lady Agatha Danbury in the Netflix series, was honoured for her services to drama.

2. 34 knockout presents every sports fan secretly wants this Christmas

   From football and rugby to tennis and skiing, here are the gifts that hit pitch-perfect

3. Stereolab at Royal Festival Hall: 'Alt-pop pioneers show their rebellious streak'

   The reformed Anglo-French legends somehow make anti-nostalgia into a crowd-pleasing spectacle

4. Best Christmas party drinks and gift sets for 2025: Boozy tipples to get you in the festive spirit

   From giant bottles of bubbles to the superlative martini, complete with glasses, Abha Shah serves up the drinks to raise this Christmas

5. King hears of persecuted Christians during service at Westminster Abbey

   Cardinal Timothy Radcliffe told the story of his friend Pierre Claverie, Bishop of Oran, Algeria, who was killed in 1996.

6. Two online predators face jail for urging vulnerable teenage girls to self-harm

   Charlie Johnson and Prince Singh urged vulnerable teenage girls to ‘brand’ themselves

7. OPINION - Polanski’s snobbery exposes the Greens’ hollow populism - Labour’s Uma Kumaran

   The Greens talk progress but Zack Polanski only delivers put-downs, says Labour MP for Stratford and Bow Uma Kumaran

8. Arsenal injury update: Declan Rice, William Saliba, Gabriel latest news and return dates

   Max Dowman and Leandro Trossard have also joined list of Gunners absentees

9. British soldier killed in Ukraine was 28-year-old paratrooper

   Sir Keir Starmer paid tribute to Lance Corporal George Hooley.

10. UK life expectancy for females returns to pre-pandemic levels

    It is too early to know whether the latest figures represent the start of a new upwards trend.