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Consumer confidence improves but remains subdued ahead of Christmas

GfK’s long-running Consumer Confidence Index improved by two points to minus 17 for December.

Supporting image for story: Consumer confidence improves but remains subdued ahead of Christmas

Supporting image for story: Firms could set own contactless card limits under changes planned by regulator

Firms could set own contactless card limits under changes planned by regulator

Supporting image for story: Rare specimens collected by naturalist Gerald Durrell donated to museum

Rare specimens collected by naturalist Gerald Durrell donated to museum

Supporting image for story: Black holes to be shown in action in first 3D movies created using AI

Black holes to be shown in action in first 3D movies created using AI

Supporting image for story: Plans show £60m ‘gap’ in Reform council’s budget even with council tax increase

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

Supporting image for story: Sinn Fein urges Starmer to intervene in case of pro-Palestine hunger strikers

Sinn Fein urges Starmer to intervene in case of pro-Palestine hunger strikers

Supporting image for story: Images from Epstein’s estate published on eve of expected full files release

Images from Epstein’s estate published on eve of expected full files release

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Met seizes £80,000 of ‘stolen goods’ at car boot sale dubbed lawless by Jenrick

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Streeting ‘wants to end dispute with resident doctors’ with talks in new year

Supporting image for story: Streeting ‘wants to end dispute with resident doctors’ with talks in new year

Streeting ‘wants to end dispute with resident doctors’ with talks in new year

Supporting image for story: King and Queen meet Royal Navy sailors returning home from eight-month mission

King and Queen meet Royal Navy sailors returning home from eight-month mission

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University lecturers suspend strike action after compulsory job cuts ruled out

Supporting image for story: Boxer Frank Bruno says City of London award ‘means more to me than my MBE’

Boxer Frank Bruno says City of London award ‘means more to me than my MBE’

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Trial of Harry’s claim against Daily Mail publisher to begin in January

Supporting image for story: In Pictures: Charles enjoying a right royal pint or two over the years

In Pictures: Charles enjoying a right royal pint or two over the years

Supporting image for story: Interest rates reduced to near three-year low but further cuts a ‘closer call’

Interest rates reduced to near three-year low but further cuts a ‘closer call’

Supporting image for story: Trump Media unveils £4.5bn tie-up with nuclear fusion power firm

Trump Media unveils £4.5bn tie-up with nuclear fusion power firm

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Supporting image for story: Consumer confidence improves but remains subdued ahead of Christmas

Consumer confidence improves but remains subdued ahead of Christmas

Supporting image for story: Firms could set own contactless card limits under changes planned by regulator

Firms could set own contactless card limits under changes planned by regulator

Supporting image for story: Rare specimens collected by naturalist Gerald Durrell donated to museum

Rare specimens collected by naturalist Gerald Durrell donated to museum

Supporting image for story: Black holes to be shown in action in first 3D movies created using AI

Black holes to be shown in action in first 3D movies created using AI

Supporting image for story: Plans show £60m ‘gap’ in Reform council’s budget even with council tax increase

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

Supporting image for story: Sinn Fein urges Starmer to intervene in case of pro-Palestine hunger strikers

Sinn Fein urges Starmer to intervene in case of pro-Palestine hunger strikers

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Over 200,000 portable chargers sold on Amazon recalled due to 'fire risk'

Supporting image for story: Tiny figures explore Irn-Bru cans in school project assisted by top photographer

Tiny figures explore Irn-Bru cans in school project assisted by top photographer

Supporting image for story: 'Abso-f******-lutely' - Hilarious moment Kelly Osbourne swears live on BBC WM as she declares her support for renaming Birmingham Airport after father Ozzy

'Abso-f******-lutely' - Hilarious moment Kelly Osbourne swears live on BBC WM as she declares her support for renaming Birmingham Airport after father Ozzy

Supporting image for story: Letters to Santa represent ‘magic of Christmas’, Royal Mail elves say

Letters to Santa represent ‘magic of Christmas’, Royal Mail elves say

Supporting image for story: Alex Ferguson backs campaign to fund 150 scholarships for disadvantaged students

Alex Ferguson backs campaign to fund 150 scholarships for disadvantaged students

Supporting image for story: Coca-Cola Christmas Truck Tour 2025: 15 stops planned for milestone anniversary trip across the UK - but will it stop near you?

Coca-Cola Christmas Truck Tour 2025: 15 stops planned for milestone anniversary trip across the UK - but will it stop near you?

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Retired Nascar driver Greg Biffle and family among seven killed plane crash

Supporting image for story: EU delays massive free-trade deal with South American bloc

EU delays massive free-trade deal with South American bloc

Supporting image for story: Trump signs executive order to reclassify marijuana as less dangerous drug

Trump signs executive order to reclassify marijuana as less dangerous drug

Supporting image for story: Farmers block roads in Brussels to protest over South American free trade deal

Farmers block roads in Brussels to protest over South American free trade deal

Supporting image for story: Rain creates crimson spectacle on Iran’s Hormuz Island

Rain creates crimson spectacle on Iran’s Hormuz Island

Supporting image for story: Belgium demands ironclad guarantees of protection as EU considers Ukraine loan

Belgium demands ironclad guarantees of protection as EU considers Ukraine loan