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1. Explosion on residential street that sent six to hospital being investigated

   Fire officials confirmed six individuals were taken to hospital

2. Camilla surprises seriously-ill children with visit from Santa

3. Publicans ‘petrified’ over closures and job cuts after Budget tax increases

   Industry bosses are calling for urgent tax relief after holding an emergency meeting on Wednesday.

4. Indiana Senate rejects redistricting map in major setback for Trump

   Trump had threatened to support electoral challengers to any Republican senators who refused to vote in favor of the map

5. Kilmar Abrego Garcia released from ICE custody after judge’s orders as he fights criminal charges

   Judge slams Trump administration’s ‘punitive’ attempts to deport Salvadoran immigrant after rearrest

6. Lawsuit challenges the approval of an exploratory drilling program in Alaska petroleum reserve

   A new lawsuit seeks to overturn the recent approval of an exploratory drilling program in the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska

7. Where in the UK is most affected by the flu surge as pressure mounts on hospitals

   There are enough flu patients each day to fill more than three hospital trusts

8. Florida's capital city approves plan to sell golf course built on slaves' graves, despite outcry

   Local officials in Florida’s capital city have voted to sell a city-owned golf course built on top of the graves of enslaved people to a once-segregated country club

9. Family of Chicago officer slain by partner on duty files lawsuit against city, shooter

   The family of a Chicago police officer who was fatally shot by her partner while on duty has filed a lawsuit contending the Chicago Police Department did not heed warnings about the officer who fired the shot

10. How the IRS' crime-fighting force took on immigration and other issues in 2025

    The IRS Criminal Investigations unit is doing more than just cracking down on tax evaders