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In Pictures: It’s now or never for Boxing Day dip enthusiasts

Swimmers up and down the country took to the water for an annual tradition.

Evening Standard

Immigration conversations are dividing us, says Archbishop of Canterbury-elect

Dame Sarah Mullally made history in October when she became the first woman named to take the leading role.

Evening Standard

How many migrants crossed the Channel yesterday? Busy night of small boat journeys amid record day for arrivals

More than 41,000 people have now made the dangerous small boats journey this year, after a record day of activity for a December on Saturday

Evening Standard

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Reform council planning ‘huge’ cuts in adult social care

Kent County Council has estimated that 18,804 people could be impacted by the proposal

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Reform UK council’s budget reveals ‘gaping’ £60 million deficit – and it could get worse

Kent County Council (KCC), faces a projected debt increase of tens of millions of pounds, even with maximum council tax hikes

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Plans show £60m ‘gap’ in Reform council’s budget even with council tax increase

Kent County Council was won by Reform at local elections in May, when their candidates promised to cut council spending and keep taxes low.

Evening Standard

Lion pictured having ‘critical’ procedure to help safeguard species

Sahee, an Asiatic lion living at Hertfordshire Zoo, underwent a specialist procedure to check his fertility.

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Channel crossings begin on Saturday after longest pause in seven years

Before the weekend, no vessels had reached the English coast for 28 days, according to Home Office figures.

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Boil water notice lifted for tens of thousands of properties in Kent

South East Water said people can be sure their tap water is now safe.

Evening Standard

UK set for longest stretch without migrant boat crossings for seven years

The most arrivals ever recorded in the month of December is 3,254, in 2024

The Independent UK

UK government ‘would consider’ Australia-style social media ban for under-16s

The Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy said ministers would be keeping a close eye on the success of Australia’s policy

The Independent UK

UK will ‘keep close eye’ on Australia’s under-16s social media ban – Lisa Nandy

The Culture Secretary said ministers would be watching carefully to see how the Australian policy unfolds.

Evening Standard

PM warns of ‘lost decade of kids’ as 10-year youth plan launched

The Prime Minister warned of a ‘lost decade of young kids left as collateral damage’.

The Independent UK

Water boss should not resign as problem ‘far wider than individual people’

Douglas Whitfield, water supply director of South East Water, has defended the firm’s chief executive officer.

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‘Livid’ Tunbridge Wells residents forced to boil water after supplies finally return

People in the royal town had been left without water for six days because of a ‘bad’ batch of chemicals

Evening Standard

Sun bear undergoes procedure to remove cysts in bid to protect future of species

It is hoped the operation on Kyra at Hertfordshire Zoo will solve her fertility issues.

The Independent UK

Bear undergoes rare surgery to protect future of species

Doctors from Germany travelled to perform the surgery

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Parents queue for water for children in historic London commuter town hit by 'public health emergency'

Sir Keir Starmer said the situation in Tunbridge Wells was ‘shocking’

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Undrinkable water to be restored to 24,000 homes in Kent

South East Water has issued a ‘boil water notice’ for homes in and around Tunbridge Wells who have been without water since Saturday evening.

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Starmer says there was ‘no misleading’ by Chancellor ahead of Budget

Rachel Reeves has also reportedly been accused of misleading the Cabinet.

The Independent UK

It’s not a drill: Sophie takes charge on visit to Oxford workshop

The duchess toured the social enterprise, RAW Workshop, in Blackbird Leys on Wednesday.

Evening Standard

Centuries-old ceremony marks official election of new Archbishop of Canterbury

The ceremony is a formality dating back to the Reformation and saw the College of Canons of Canterbury Cathedral meeting to elect Dame Sarah Mullally.

Evening Standard

Another 503 migrants cross Channel in small boats in single day

The latest arrivals come as the Government considers a major shake-up of immigration policy.

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French coastguard rescues 94 people from water after small boat breaks apart

The incident occurred four nautical miles off Dunkirk on Thursday morning.

Evening Standard

Keir Starmer effigy unveiled in Edenbridge which includes Guy Fawkes digital ID

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