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1. Nobel winner Machado snuck through 10 checkpoints in Venezuela in a wig to reach Norway in daring three-day journey

   The exiled Venezuelan opposition leader crossed the Caribbean Sea in a fishing boat before being escorted to Norway in a US plane

2. 11 best supermarket wines, chosen by experts and sommeliers

   From orange wine to champagne alternatives, these are the bargain bottles to buy

3. Puerto Rico sues Luma in first push to cancel contract with private power company

   Puerto Rico’s government has sued Luma Energy to cancel its multimillion-dollar contract

4. Joanna Trollope death: Bestselling British author behind The Rector’s Wife dies aged 82

   Author published a number of books including ‘The Rector’s Wife’ and ‘A Village Affair’

5. Evri to hire 2,500 more workers as expansion continues

   The parcel delivery specialist was bought by US private equity firm Apollo for around £2.7 billion last year.

6. Russia's Central Bank sues Belgian financial institution as EU mulls using Moscow's frozen assets

   Russia’s Central Bank says it has filed a lawsuit against Belgian financial institution Euroclear

7. Luke Littler to snub SPOTY ceremony - and reveals who he thinks will win

   The 18-year-old has made the six-person shortlist for the prestigious prize but he believes Lando Norris will claim the accolade

8. Best supermarket Christmas food to elevate your festive dining in 2025

   These supermarkets are in full festive spirit

9. Ukraine-Russia war latest: Kremlin deals hammer blow to hopes of peace deal with territory demand

   ‘If not by negotiation then by military means, this territory will come under the full control of the Russian federation’ top foreign policy aid Ushakov said about the Donbas region

10. Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor tries to evade media at palace event