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1. Arsenal v Wolves live: Premier League leaders aim to heap more misery on rock-bottom Wolves

   Fresh from a commanding 3-0 Champions League win over Club Brugge, Arsenal aim for another masterclass over struggling Wolves

2. US Army soldiers killed by ‘Isis gunman’ in Syria

3. Father of Tejano music icon dies at 86

4. Bears at Queens zoo figure out how to use a branch as a see-saw

   This is the adorable moment that a pair of bears figured out how to use a branch as a see-saw.

5. Ukraine-Russia war latest: Outrage after Moscow ‘hits Turkish civilian ship carrying sunflower oil’ with drone attack

   Ukraine’s navy said the vessel had 11 Turkish citizens onboard

6. Tommy Robinson closes Unite the Kingdom ‘Christmas service’ after police keep protesters apart– live

   Attendees kept apart from a Stand Up To Racism counter protest on Whitehall

7. Children’s operations cancelled as super flu piles pressure on intensive care units

   Exclusive: Paediatric units are under ‘severe and sustained pressure’, warn top intensive care doctors

8. Two US Army soldiers and a civilian translator killed in Syria ambush

   Attack on US forces occurred as soldiers were conducting ‘key leader engagement’ as part of a larger counter-terrorism operation

9. Dr Dolphin, call off these strikes

   Editorial: With the NHS under pressures not seen since the once-in-a-century Covid pandemic, the BMA’s refusal to reconsider the timing of its industrial action is dangerous and wrong

10. It’s National Cocoa Day: The holiday treat that’s rich in antioxidants and proven to combat stress

    Americans eat nearly 3 billion pounds of chocolate each year