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| Hello. More than 11,000 new Epstein files have been published by the US justice department, including more images, emails and videos. In Ukraine, a "massive" overnight attack by Russia has killed at least three people. And finally, a small Spanish town hit by wildfires this summer has won a staggering amount of money in the country's Christmas lottery. | |
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TOP OF THE AGENDA | DoJ releases 11,000 new Epstein files |
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|  | A photograph of Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell on a private jet. Credit: US Department of Justice | More than 11,000 new Epstein files have been released by the US Department of Justice (DoJ) - marking the largest document dump to date. The DoJ had been legally required to publish all documents it holds relating to the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein by the end of Friday, and continued to release batches of files over the weekend amid growing criticism about information that has not yet been published. My BBC colleagues are trawling through the huge tranche of documents to bring us the key developments. |
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| Russia launches attacks across Ukraine | Russia has launched more than 600 drones and 30 missiles, with at least three people reported to have been killed. | Follow live > |
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| Trump announces new 'Golden Fleet' battleships | The US president will commission a new series of heavily-armed Navy battleships - named after himself. | Find out more > |
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| Injured Bondi police officer returns home | Jack Hibbert was just four months into his job when he was shot in the head during the Bondi Beach attack. | More on this > |
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| Texas plane crash kills at least five people | A Mexican Navy plane has crashed in foggy conditions while transporting a child burns victim for treatment. | Here's the latest > |
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| Christmas lottery brings joy for wildfire town | A small Spanish town hit by wildfires this summer has won €468m ($552m, £409m) in the country's Christmas lottery. | Read more > |
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| | - Climate change: 2025 is likely to go down in history as the UK's hottest year on record.
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| BEYOND THE HEADLINES | Touchy-feely Royal Christmas cards |
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| |  | The Prince and Princess of Wales showed a picture of family togetherness Credit: Kensington Palace | This year's Christmas cards sent by some of Europe's royal families appear to have one thing in common, our royal correspondent Sean Coughlan notes. From the UK's Prince William and Princess Catherine to Spain's King and Queen, they're all sending messages about how close they are to each other. |
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SOMETHING DIFFERENT | Frankincense shortage | |
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