UK - The Independent

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1. Who has been nominated for BBC Sports Personality of the Year? Full shortlist, odds, favourites and list of awards

   Rory McIlroy, Chloe Kelly and Lando Norris are the leading frontrunners for the Sports Personality of the Year award

2. Supermarket opening hours at Christmas and New Year’s Day

   I’ve got the details for Tesco, Sainsbury's, Aldi and more

3. Holiday warning as major strike in Portugal set to ground flights

   The biggest walkout in a decade is expected to shutter public services and cause severe travel disruption in Portugal

4. Is it safe to travel to Japan after recent earthquakes?

   Japan is asking those in affected areas to be on high alert for at least a week

5. Chaos in Brazil’s Congress as politician forcibly removed from Speaker’s chair

   Brazil’s Congress erupted into chaos when a federal deputy was forcibly removed from the Speaker's chair in the Chamber of Deputies on Tuesday (9 December), after he staged a protest to block a vote on his expulsion taking place on Wednesday.

6. Davina McCall quietly marries hairstylist boyfriend Michael Douglas months after brain surgery

   Surprise nuptials arrive two months after their Ibiza engagement

7. Burger King to open 30 new UK restaurants a year

   It came as the fast-food chain revealed stronger revenues despite a ‘challenging’ economic backdrop.

8. At least half a million people evacuated amid Thai-Cambodia border clash as Unesco urges protection for iconic sites

   This is the second time in four months that hundreds of thousands of people have had to escape the fighting between the Southeast Asian neighbours

9. Coca-Cola names new CEO as drinks giant faces fresh challenges

   Henrique Braun was born in California and raised in Brazil

10. Urgent warning 85,000 tumble dryers in UK risk catching fire

    Eight brands are affected by the warning and are at risk of catching fire