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1. PepsiCo to cut prices, eliminate products as part of a deal with an activist investor

   PepsiCo plans to cut prices and eliminate some of its products under a deal with an activist investor announced Monday

2. Judy Murray says school children should do 40 minutes of PE per day

   The tennis coach said PE should be as much as a priority as numeracy and literacy

3. Warning issued over Christmas lights amid fire safety fears

   Christmas lights are often powered by lithium-ion batteries which, when placed in everyday rubbish bins, can get crushed in bin lorries or at waste sites, sparking dangerous fires

4. One in four teens turning to AI chatbots for mental health support, study finds

   Young people affected by serious violence were even more likely to seek help online

5. Balloons with illegal levels of chemicals that can cause cancer sold in UK shops

   Platforms including Debenhams and eBay were found to be selling products with up to six times the legal limit of these harmful chemicals

6. Government urged to crackdown on illegal number plates amid national security fears

   It is estimated that up to one in 15 vehicles may use plates designed to evade automatic number plate recognition (ANPR) cameras

7. Premiere date confirmed for James McAvoy’s directorial debut

   Actor’s film will be shown at next year’s Glasgow Film Festival

8. Balloons containing up to six times legal limit of carcinogens on sale in UK

   Which? found eight out of 21 balloons contained concentrations of potentially carcinogenic chemicals significantly above the UK’s permitted limit.

9. Florida man threatened to decapitate ‘subhuman’ Rep. Ilhan Omar and ‘eat’ her kids after Charlie Kirk remark

   First inThe Independent: Myles McQuade, 30, pleaded guilty to one count of transmitting an interstate threat to injure, which could put him behind bars for up to five years

10. Manchester United’s Bruno Fernandes shines in statement win over Wolves

    Wolves 1-4 Man Utd:Bryan Mbeumo and Mason Mount were also on target as United jumped to sixth in the table