UK - The Independent

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1. What’s the new ‘do nothing’ challenge and what are the health benefits?

   Being bored might provide more benefits than originally expected

2. Ex-French President Sarkozy to publish memoir ‘Diary of a Prisoner’ as appeal looms

   The former French president was freed from jail this month after serving just three weeks of a five-year sentence

3. There is only one thing Europe and Ukraine can do with Trump’s ‘peace’ ultimatum

   Trump’s America is falling into autocracy and advocates for Russian victory in Ukraine - it’s time the West saw this and dealt with it, Sam Kiley world affairs editor explains how

4. 25 Amazon Black Friday deals that are actually worth it, chosen by a consumer writer

   From kitchen appliances to skincare, we’re rounding up the best of this year’s sale

5. The latest Black Friday offers as they land – these are the discounts to shop right now

   I’ve found early discounts on top brands such as Zara, Lego, H&M and more

6. Why you should swap Cornwall (and the Caribbean) for this Channel Island

   As Matt Ray discovers on a trip to the Channel Islands, Guernsey boasts Caribbean-blue seas, idyllic white-sand beaches and cider orchards, all without the crowds of the English south coast – or St Lucia’s air miles

7. Ben Stokes left ‘shellshocked’ after quickfire first Ashes Test defeat

   Travis Head’s remarkable century led Australia to an eight-wicket win.

8. Pope Leo XIV accepts resignation of Spanish bishop accused of abuse in first known case for pontiff

   Pope Leo XIV has accepted the resignation of an ailing Spanish bishop who is under church investigation for allegedly sexually abusing a young seminarian in the 1990s

9. Michael Vaughan: England can’t afford to waste practice match for second Test

   Ben Stokes’ side were humbled in the opening Ashes Test in Perth after a second-innings collapse.

10. The Guinness 60/40 invention spreading across pubs this Christmas