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1. I’m a Celebrity eliminates sixth star from ITV jungle

   The departure came after Ruby Wax left the series on Wednesday

2. Why this Yorkshire market town is the happiest place to live in the UK

   People praised Skipton’s range of shops, its high street and nearby green space

3. Mortal Combat actor Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa dies aged 75 after stroke complications

4. Ashes 2025 live score: Australia making progress in first innings as England all out for 334 on day two

   A 50 from Jake Weatherald has given Australia the advantage as they chase England’s first innings score of 334

5. American actor and playwright Jeremy O Harris arrested in Japan

6. US appeals court rejects Trump administration bid to halt grants for school mental health workers

   A federal appeals court has rejected the Trump administration’s bid to halt an order requiring it to release millions of dollars in grants meant to address the shortage of mental health workers in schools

7. Who left I’m A Celebrity last night?

8. I refuse to buy any more ugly Christmas party outfits this year – and you should too

   Unflattering colours, shapeless sacks and everything covered in cheap sequins – no one looks good in the tacky ‘festive’ wear that floods our high streets every December. Enough is enough: it’s time to take a stand and stop buying these crimes against fashion, writes Helen Coffey

9. Is it fair to charge foreigners more to enter tourist sites?

   The Man Who Pays His Way: There are limits and President Trump’s administration has gone way beyond them

10. Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa death: ‘Mortal Combat’ actor dies aged 75

    Tagawa died in Santa Barbara from complications due to a stroke