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   Celebrated designer is biggest name to be lured to new SME workspace development in Harringay

2. London’s New Year’s Eve fireworks 2025: Where to watch displays for free across the capital

   Ringing in the New Year without rinsing out the wallet. Here's a grifter's guide to watching the London fireworks without a ticket

3. PM says special educational needs ‘raised with me more than any other issue’

   Sir Keir Starmer made his comments during a visit to a school breakfast club in Reading.

4. Minister declines to say reported US-Russia peace plan ‘unacceptable’

   Hamish Falconer said he would not be drawn on media reports which suggest the new framework would require Ukraine to give up territory.

5. Man misses not guilty verdict over ‘graffiti art’ at US embassy

   Daniel Parmenter, 44, denied intending to cause alarm and claimed that staff at the embassy would recognise it was not an explosive device.

6. Around 100 schools in northern Scotland closed as snow brings more disruption

   Many schools have also delayed opening times due to the weather.

7. Woman who survived fire started by ex-partner says she ‘couldn’t save’ family

   Prosecutors say Sharaz Ali wanted revenge on his former partner Antonia Gawith when he started the fire that killed her sister and her three children.

8. Max Porter on The Thing With Feathers: 'Benedict Cumberbatch went to extreme places'

   The Things With Feathers is a remarkable film about grief, based on the book by Max Porter, who tells us the hallucinatory extremes reflect the human experience of this taboo topic

9. The Princess of Wales confirms chandelier earrings are this season's ultimate party piece

   Pairing emerald-green velvet and diamonds, the Princess of Wales provides the perfect party inspiration

10. Bizarre AI Christmas mural above London restaurant is removed after being mocked mercilessly

    The mural which stood proudly in Kingston’s top tourist area featured Christmas revellers missing limbs and dogs morphing into birds