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1. Is Liverpool vs Sunderland on TV? Channel, kick-off time and how to watch Premier League clash

   Everything you need to know ahead of the Premier League clash

2. Is Arsenal v Brentford on TV? Channel, kick-off time and how to watch Premier League clash

   Mikel Arteta’s table-toppers host Brentford after dropping points at Chelsea

3. Deadly floods in Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Malaysia kill more than 1,400 people

   Parts of Asia are reeling after torrents of rain unleashed catastrophic floods and landslides last week and killed more than 1,400 people in Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Malaysia

4. Myanmar opium cultivation hit highest level in a decade, UN report says

   Opium poppy cultivation in Myanmar has surged to its highest level in a decade as the nation enduring a long conflict remains one of the world’s primary suppliers for the illicit drug economy

5. German bakers preserve tradition of iconic Christmas delicacy rich with dried fruit and nuts

   Bakers in the eastern German city of Dresden have been making stollen for Christmas for hundreds of years

6. Pep Guardiola says Man City were in ‘survival’ mode during dramatic win at Fulham

7. British media tycoon Jimmy Lai’s teeth rotting and nails falling out in Hong Kong jail, his children say

   Lai’s children say the diabetic founder of now-shuttered Apple Daily has lost ‘a significant amount of weight’ in prison

8. HSBC appoints Brendan Nelson as group chairman

   Sir Mark Tucker stepped down from the post at the end of September.

9. Porsche Cayenne review: Driver-focused Range Rover Sport rival

   The Porsche Cayenne is one of the Stuttgart firm’s most important cars. It hasn’t been left behind in the race to electrification, with a compelling plug-in hybrid version called E-Hybrid

10. Ukraine-Russia war latest: Trump envoys fail to secure peace deal after Putin tells Europe he’s ready for war

    Kremlin describes talks as constructive but says no compromise could be reached on thorniest issue – territory