UK - The Evening Standard

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1. OPINION - Jimmy Lai conviction for sedition shows China's real nature

   Britain has a responsibility to Hong Kong; it must make any trade deal conditional on Jimmy Lai’s release

2. How many migrants crossed the Channel yesterday? Total for 2025 passes 40k as small boat crossings resume

   There is understood to be a backlog of migrants in France waiting to make the perilous journey after 28 days without Channel crossings

3. Doctors strike to go ahead despite super flu sweeping through London

   The British Medical Association (BMA) confirmed its members will down tools between December 17 and December 22, despite a strain of super-flu sweeping through the country

4. What we know so far about the Bondi Beach attack and the father and son gunmen

   The father and son shooting has been declared a terrorist incident targeting celebrations on the first day of Hanukkah, the Jewish festival of lights.

5. Amadeus review: Will Sharpe plays Mozart as a messy, priapic indie kid

   This adaptation of Peter Shaffer’s play pits Sharpe’s scamp Mozart against Paul Bettany’s stuffy Salieri to entertaining effect

6. Jewish people living in fear in Britain, admits No10 after Bondi Beach terror attack

   Victims minister Alex Davies-Jones told of an ‘abhorrent’ rise in anti-Semitism

7. Who is Victor Valdepenas? Real Madrid teenage prodigy being 'tracked' by Arsenal

   Gunners face strong competition from clubs across Europe for the youngster’s signature

8. Dame Judi Dench fulfils her ‘dream’ of sharing the stage with Sir Mick Jagger

   Sir Mick ‘gave a beautiful speech about Judi’s career’ during the show, according to Gyles Brandreth.

9. Hundreds of Santa themed sausage dogs take over London

   Londoners were treated to an unusual festive sight as hundreds of sausage dogs dressed as Santa Claus paraded through the capital

10. Mother jailed for killing baby daughter after shaking her in a rage in London flat

    Nazli Merthoca killed her daughter while in a ‘mutually abusive’ relationship