The UK’s best Boxing Day walks, all near somewhere lovely to stay
There’s acres of common sense behind the ritual of the Boxing Day walk. Meanwhile, prolonged close proximity to relatives often means tension, which is relieved by fresh air and wide open spaces. Meanwhile, many scenes from the recent film The Salt Path were filmed here, where the path climbs from Porlock into woodland, with Wales visible across the Bristol Channel (alltrails.com). Go the extra mile to Culbone Church, supposedly the smallest in the UK, snuggled into a dell that hosted a remote leper colony. After your walk, head inland to write your own poetry at the refurbished remote Exmoor Forest Inn.
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December 10, 2025 05:01 UTC
UK reclaims top spot for mid-career ERC grants
The UK has regained the top spot for winning European Research Council (ERC) consolidator grants, with the country taking more mid-career awards than any other country for the first time since Brexit. Sixty-six researchers at UK universities have won the prestigious grants in the 2026 funding round, ahead of Germany (56 awards), the Netherlands (40 grants) and Spain (26 grants), it was announced on 9 December. ADVERTISEMENTOften hailed as the “gold standard” for European research, ERC grants are one of the most competitive awards on the continent, with only 11 per cent of 3,121 applications to the consolidator award system winning funding. Overall, Germany won the most awards (48) based on a researcher’s nationality, followed by Italy (37) and the UK (33). ADVERTISEMENTDespite its success in winning ERC grants, UK university leaders have nonetheless raised concerns that the country is struggling to win funding outside the “Pillar 1” stream dedicated to basic research.
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December 10, 2025 04:19 UTC
Rent rises at slowest pace in four years after fall in migration
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December 10, 2025 00:05 UTC
Harrow man convicted of murdering housemate after dispute
Javan Lee, 38, of Sussex Road, Harrow was convicted of murder by a jury at Southwark Crown Court on Monday (December 8). The court heard how Lee stabbed housemate Corey Graham 12 times outside their property on October 30, 2024 after a "trivial" dispute, and proceeded to walk down the nearby residential streets in broad daylight - covered in blood and carrying a knife. This was captured on CCTV, which allowed police to track Lee's movements and recover the murder weapon in nearby Pinner View. He said: "Our thoughts today are with the family of Mr Graham, who lost a loved one in such brutal circumstances – following an apparently trivial dispute between the men. Messages recovered by detectives from the suspect and victim's devices during the investigation revealed there had been a dispute between them.
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December 09, 2025 23:40 UTC
Falling bond yields ‘show Rachel Reeves has won markets’ confidence’
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December 09, 2025 22:31 UTC
UK could allow in 40,000 EU citizens under youth mobility scheme
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December 09, 2025 22:29 UTC
Bank of England job cuts will pay for modernisation, says official
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December 09, 2025 22:22 UTC
MPs defy whip on Brexit with vote for UK rejoining customs union
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December 09, 2025 21:46 UTC
Kemi Badenoch: Young reject jobs they believe are beneath them
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December 09, 2025 20:54 UTC
Liverpool latest: Players continue to back Arne Slot amid Mohamed Salah spat - Paper talk and football gossip
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December 09, 2025 20:37 UTC
Pamela Anderson opens up about romance with Liam Neeson
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December 09, 2025 19:41 UTC
New therapy offers lifeline to ‘incurable’ blood cancer patients
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December 09, 2025 17:52 UTC
Fraud and errors in Covid schemes cost taxpayers £11bn
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December 09, 2025 17:37 UTC
Member of British armed forces dies in ‘tragic accident’ in Ukraine
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December 09, 2025 17:34 UTC
Irvine company boss becomes president of Print Scotland
He said: “It is an honour and a privilege to be appointed president of Print Scotland. I came, initially, from an agricultural background rather than the print industry, and have been engaged in the packaging industry for the past 20 years. “And perhaps it is as a relative outsider that I can see the huge opportunities ahead for an innovative, creative and productive print industry here in Scotland. “Print Scotland can and will respond to the current climate by moving with the times and investing in the latest printing technology to develop and enhance our productivity. The company is considered by many to be a trailblazer in the UK packaging industry, consistently investing substantial sums in new technology.
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December 09, 2025 15:59 UTC