{"id":44501,"date":"2025-12-09T01:57:15","date_gmt":"2025-12-09T01:57:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/?p=44501"},"modified":"2025-12-09T01:57:15","modified_gmt":"2025-12-09T01:57:15","slug":"c0kdn78v8eroat_mediumrssat_campaignrss","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/2025\/12\/09\/c0kdn78v8eroat_mediumrssat_campaignrss\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;A critical moment&#8217; for Ukraine and &#8216;Southport families&#8217; courage&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\" async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- Africa tv video display -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"3579572842\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\">\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<figure>\n<div data-component=\"image-block\" class=\"sc-3b6b161a-0 gXrNRM\">\n<div data-testid=\"image\" class=\"sc-5340b511-1 cMIbKV\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Russian-assets-deal-plan-and-Joe-the-GOAT.png?w=640&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"sc-5340b511-0 gUePlo hide-when-no-script\" aria-label=\"image unavailable\"\/><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1280px) 50vw, (min-width: 1008px) 66vw, 96vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/240\/cpsprodpb\/f909\/live\/07e69c80-d488-11f0-8c06-f5d460985095.jpg.webp 240w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/320\/cpsprodpb\/f909\/live\/07e69c80-d488-11f0-8c06-f5d460985095.jpg.webp 320w,https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/A-critical-moment-for-Ukraine-and-Southport-families-courage.webp.webp 480w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/640\/cpsprodpb\/f909\/live\/07e69c80-d488-11f0-8c06-f5d460985095.jpg.webp 640w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/800\/cpsprodpb\/f909\/live\/07e69c80-d488-11f0-8c06-f5d460985095.jpg.webp 800w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1024\/cpsprodpb\/f909\/live\/07e69c80-d488-11f0-8c06-f5d460985095.jpg.webp 1024w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1536\/cpsprodpb\/f909\/live\/07e69c80-d488-11f0-8c06-f5d460985095.jpg.webp 1536w\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/A-critical-moment-for-Ukraine-and-Southport-families-courage.webp.webp?w=640&#038;ssl=1\" loading=\"eager\" alt=\"&quot;'A critical moment': European leaders rally behind Ukraine,&quot; reads the headline on the front page of the Guardian. Below the headline, there is a photo of Sir Keir, Zelensky, French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Frederich Merz outside Number 10.\" class=\"sc-5340b511-0 hLdNfA\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"sc-536eff7b-0 gnQokQ\">The Guardian leads with Sir Keir Starmer hosting Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and senior European leaders at Downing Street, in what it calls &#8220;a critical moment&#8221; for the embattled country. The leaders are hoping to achieve a &#8220;breakthrough&#8221; by giving Ukraine &#8220;access to billions of pounds of frozen Russian assets&#8221;, the paper writes. <\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<figure>\n<div data-component=\"image-block\" class=\"sc-3b6b161a-0 gXrNRM\">\n<div data-testid=\"image\" class=\"sc-5340b511-1 cMIbKV\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Russian-assets-deal-plan-and-Joe-the-GOAT.png?w=640&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"sc-5340b511-0 gUePlo hide-when-no-script\" aria-label=\"image unavailable\"\/><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1280px) 50vw, (min-width: 1008px) 66vw, 96vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/240\/cpsprodpb\/7da9\/live\/1d4e5900-d488-11f0-a892-01d657345866.jpg.webp 240w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/320\/cpsprodpb\/7da9\/live\/1d4e5900-d488-11f0-a892-01d657345866.jpg.webp 320w,https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1765245431_849_A-critical-moment-for-Ukraine-and-Southport-families-courage.webp.webp 480w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/640\/cpsprodpb\/7da9\/live\/1d4e5900-d488-11f0-a892-01d657345866.jpg.webp 640w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/800\/cpsprodpb\/7da9\/live\/1d4e5900-d488-11f0-a892-01d657345866.jpg.webp 800w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1024\/cpsprodpb\/7da9\/live\/1d4e5900-d488-11f0-a892-01d657345866.jpg.webp 1024w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1536\/cpsprodpb\/7da9\/live\/1d4e5900-d488-11f0-a892-01d657345866.jpg.webp 1536w\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1765245431_849_A-critical-moment-for-Ukraine-and-Southport-families-courage.webp.webp?w=640&#038;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"&quot;Deal to unlock \u00a3100bn for Ukraine 'within days'&quot;, reads the headline on the front page of the Times.\" class=\"sc-5340b511-0 hLdNfA\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"sc-536eff7b-0 gnQokQ\">Sir Keir believes &#8220;a deal to unlock \u00a3100bn for Ukraine&#8221; could occur &#8220;within days&#8221; following the meeting at Number 10, the Times reports. The leaders of the UK, France, and Germany will push for the frozen Russian funds &#8211; currently sitting in European bank accounts &#8211; to be freed, an approach which faces opposition from Belgium over concerns it could be &#8220;legally liable for a sum equal to a third of its annual GDP&#8221;.<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<figure>\n<div data-component=\"image-block\" class=\"sc-3b6b161a-0 gXrNRM\">\n<div data-testid=\"image\" class=\"sc-5340b511-1 cMIbKV\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Russian-assets-deal-plan-and-Joe-the-GOAT.png?w=640&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"sc-5340b511-0 gUePlo hide-when-no-script\" aria-label=\"image unavailable\"\/><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1280px) 50vw, (min-width: 1008px) 66vw, 96vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/240\/cpsprodpb\/25cb\/live\/f07b2f80-d481-11f0-9fb5-5f3a3703a365.jpg.webp 240w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/320\/cpsprodpb\/25cb\/live\/f07b2f80-d481-11f0-9fb5-5f3a3703a365.jpg.webp 320w,https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1765245431_383_A-critical-moment-for-Ukraine-and-Southport-families-courage.webp.webp 480w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/640\/cpsprodpb\/25cb\/live\/f07b2f80-d481-11f0-9fb5-5f3a3703a365.jpg.webp 640w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/800\/cpsprodpb\/25cb\/live\/f07b2f80-d481-11f0-9fb5-5f3a3703a365.jpg.webp 800w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1024\/cpsprodpb\/25cb\/live\/f07b2f80-d481-11f0-9fb5-5f3a3703a365.jpg.webp 1024w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1536\/cpsprodpb\/25cb\/live\/f07b2f80-d481-11f0-9fb5-5f3a3703a365.jpg.webp 1536w\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1765245431_383_A-critical-moment-for-Ukraine-and-Southport-families-courage.webp.webp?w=640&#038;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"&quot;Britain under attack from Putin's cyber army, says Cooper,&quot; reads the headline on the front page of the Independent.\" class=\"sc-5340b511-0 hLdNfA\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"sc-536eff7b-0 gnQokQ\">The Independent leads on Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper warning of &#8220;escalating&#8221; Russian cyber attacks. In a major speech today, Cooper will tell diplomats that there is an increased danger of &#8220;hybrid threats&#8221; &#8211; both physical and cyber &#8211; from hostile states, &#8220;designed to weaken critical national infrastructure, undermine our interests and interfere in our democracies&#8221;. <\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<figure>\n<div data-component=\"image-block\" class=\"sc-3b6b161a-0 gXrNRM\">\n<div data-testid=\"image\" class=\"sc-5340b511-1 cMIbKV\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Russian-assets-deal-plan-and-Joe-the-GOAT.png?w=640&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"sc-5340b511-0 gUePlo hide-when-no-script\" aria-label=\"image unavailable\"\/><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1280px) 50vw, (min-width: 1008px) 66vw, 96vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/240\/cpsprodpb\/e3ba\/live\/f6237e00-d487-11f0-8c06-f5d460985095.jpg.webp 240w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/320\/cpsprodpb\/e3ba\/live\/f6237e00-d487-11f0-8c06-f5d460985095.jpg.webp 320w,https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1765245431_872_A-critical-moment-for-Ukraine-and-Southport-families-courage.webp.webp 480w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/640\/cpsprodpb\/e3ba\/live\/f6237e00-d487-11f0-8c06-f5d460985095.jpg.webp 640w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/800\/cpsprodpb\/e3ba\/live\/f6237e00-d487-11f0-8c06-f5d460985095.jpg.webp 800w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1024\/cpsprodpb\/e3ba\/live\/f6237e00-d487-11f0-8c06-f5d460985095.jpg.webp 1024w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1536\/cpsprodpb\/e3ba\/live\/f6237e00-d487-11f0-8c06-f5d460985095.jpg.webp 1536w\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1765245431_872_A-critical-moment-for-Ukraine-and-Southport-families-courage.webp.webp?w=640&#038;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"&quot;Paramount gatecrashes Netflix deal for Warner Bros,&quot; reads the headline on the front page of the Financial Times.\" class=\"sc-5340b511-0 hLdNfA\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"sc-536eff7b-0 gnQokQ\">&#8220;Paramount gatecrashes Netflix deal,&#8221; is the lead for the Financial Times, which reports on the streaming giant&#8217;s $108bn (\u00a381bn) &#8220;hostile bid&#8221; for Warner Bros Discovery. It says Paramount is &#8220;teaming up with Middle East sovereign wealth funds and Donald Trump&#8217;s son-in-law Jared Kushner to derail Netflix&#8217;s agreed deal&#8221;.<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<figure>\n<div data-component=\"image-block\" class=\"sc-3b6b161a-0 gXrNRM\">\n<div data-testid=\"image\" class=\"sc-5340b511-1 cMIbKV\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Russian-assets-deal-plan-and-Joe-the-GOAT.png?w=640&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"sc-5340b511-0 gUePlo hide-when-no-script\" aria-label=\"image unavailable\"\/><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1280px) 50vw, (min-width: 1008px) 66vw, 96vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/240\/cpsprodpb\/3068\/live\/0fd9fb30-d488-11f0-9fb5-5f3a3703a365.jpg.webp 240w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/320\/cpsprodpb\/3068\/live\/0fd9fb30-d488-11f0-9fb5-5f3a3703a365.jpg.webp 320w,https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1765245432_426_A-critical-moment-for-Ukraine-and-Southport-families-courage.webp.webp 480w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/640\/cpsprodpb\/3068\/live\/0fd9fb30-d488-11f0-9fb5-5f3a3703a365.jpg.webp 640w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/800\/cpsprodpb\/3068\/live\/0fd9fb30-d488-11f0-9fb5-5f3a3703a365.jpg.webp 800w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1024\/cpsprodpb\/3068\/live\/0fd9fb30-d488-11f0-9fb5-5f3a3703a365.jpg.webp 1024w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1536\/cpsprodpb\/3068\/live\/0fd9fb30-d488-11f0-9fb5-5f3a3703a365.jpg.webp 1536w\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1765245432_426_A-critical-moment-for-Ukraine-and-Southport-families-courage.webp.webp?w=640&#038;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"&quot;Sir Keir Tiktoking rubbish!&quot; reads the headline on the front page of the Daily Star.\" class=\"sc-5340b511-0 hLdNfA\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"sc-536eff7b-0 gnQokQ\">&#8220;Sir Keir Tiktoking rubbish!&#8221; trumpets the Daily Star, which writes the prime minister has become &#8220;the first PM to join TikTok despite huge fears over the Chinese app&#8221;. <\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<figure>\n<div data-component=\"image-block\" class=\"sc-3b6b161a-0 gXrNRM\">\n<div data-testid=\"image\" class=\"sc-5340b511-1 cMIbKV\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Russian-assets-deal-plan-and-Joe-the-GOAT.png?w=640&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"sc-5340b511-0 gUePlo hide-when-no-script\" aria-label=\"image unavailable\"\/><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1280px) 50vw, (min-width: 1008px) 66vw, 96vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/240\/cpsprodpb\/9acc\/live\/f4c8b7b0-d481-11f0-9fb5-5f3a3703a365.jpg.webp 240w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/320\/cpsprodpb\/9acc\/live\/f4c8b7b0-d481-11f0-9fb5-5f3a3703a365.jpg.webp 320w,https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1765245432_573_A-critical-moment-for-Ukraine-and-Southport-families-courage.webp.webp 480w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/640\/cpsprodpb\/9acc\/live\/f4c8b7b0-d481-11f0-9fb5-5f3a3703a365.jpg.webp 640w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/800\/cpsprodpb\/9acc\/live\/f4c8b7b0-d481-11f0-9fb5-5f3a3703a365.jpg.webp 800w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1024\/cpsprodpb\/9acc\/live\/f4c8b7b0-d481-11f0-9fb5-5f3a3703a365.jpg.webp 1024w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1536\/cpsprodpb\/9acc\/live\/f4c8b7b0-d481-11f0-9fb5-5f3a3703a365.jpg.webp 1536w\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1765245432_573_A-critical-moment-for-Ukraine-and-Southport-families-courage.webp.webp?w=640&#038;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"&quot;Pension pot hit will delay UK retirement age, experts warn&quot;, reads the headline on the front page of the i Paper.\" class=\"sc-5340b511-0 hLdNfA\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"sc-536eff7b-0 gnQokQ\">Experts warn policies of &#8220;capping pension salary sacrifice schemes and slashing the tax-free limit for cash ISAs&#8221; will &#8220;delay UK retirement age&#8221;, the i Paper reports. Economists tell the paper the Budget policies could lead to &#8220;threadbare private pension pots&#8221; adding &#8220;pressure on the state system&#8221;.<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<figure>\n<div data-component=\"image-block\" class=\"sc-3b6b161a-0 gXrNRM\">\n<div data-testid=\"image\" class=\"sc-5340b511-1 cMIbKV\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Russian-assets-deal-plan-and-Joe-the-GOAT.png?w=640&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"sc-5340b511-0 gUePlo hide-when-no-script\" aria-label=\"image unavailable\"\/><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1280px) 50vw, (min-width: 1008px) 66vw, 96vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/240\/cpsprodpb\/e4e2\/live\/e9964be0-d487-11f0-9fb5-5f3a3703a365.jpg.webp 240w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/320\/cpsprodpb\/e4e2\/live\/e9964be0-d487-11f0-9fb5-5f3a3703a365.jpg.webp 320w,https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1765245432_147_A-critical-moment-for-Ukraine-and-Southport-families-courage.webp.webp 480w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/640\/cpsprodpb\/e4e2\/live\/e9964be0-d487-11f0-9fb5-5f3a3703a365.jpg.webp 640w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/800\/cpsprodpb\/e4e2\/live\/e9964be0-d487-11f0-9fb5-5f3a3703a365.jpg.webp 800w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1024\/cpsprodpb\/e4e2\/live\/e9964be0-d487-11f0-9fb5-5f3a3703a365.jpg.webp 1024w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1536\/cpsprodpb\/e4e2\/live\/e9964be0-d487-11f0-9fb5-5f3a3703a365.jpg.webp 1536w\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1765245432_147_A-critical-moment-for-Ukraine-and-Southport-families-courage.webp.webp?w=640&#038;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"&quot;Boat migrants smuggle in heroin,&quot; reads the headline on the front page of the Daily Telegraph.\" class=\"sc-5340b511-0 hLdNfA\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"sc-536eff7b-0 gnQokQ\">The Daily Telegraph leads with claims that &#8220;gangs offer free crossings to asylum seekers if they carry drugs across Channel&#8221;. The paper&#8217;s investigation, which it has shared with the Home Office and National Crime Agency (NCA), suggests some groups offer &#8220;VIP crossings&#8221; for those willing to act as &#8220;drug mules&#8221; from northern France. Spokespeople for the NCA and Home Office both tell the paper they do not recognise the practice, while noting they are &#8220;alive&#8221; to drug threats.<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<figure>\n<div data-component=\"image-block\" class=\"sc-3b6b161a-0 gXrNRM\">\n<div data-testid=\"image\" class=\"sc-5340b511-1 cMIbKV\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Russian-assets-deal-plan-and-Joe-the-GOAT.png?w=640&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"sc-5340b511-0 gUePlo hide-when-no-script\" aria-label=\"image unavailable\"\/><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1280px) 50vw, (min-width: 1008px) 66vw, 96vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/240\/cpsprodpb\/5cf9\/live\/ed91bc70-d487-11f0-8c06-f5d460985095.jpg.webp 240w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/320\/cpsprodpb\/5cf9\/live\/ed91bc70-d487-11f0-8c06-f5d460985095.jpg.webp 320w,https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1765245432_866_A-critical-moment-for-Ukraine-and-Southport-families-courage.webp.webp 480w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/640\/cpsprodpb\/5cf9\/live\/ed91bc70-d487-11f0-8c06-f5d460985095.jpg.webp 640w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/800\/cpsprodpb\/5cf9\/live\/ed91bc70-d487-11f0-8c06-f5d460985095.jpg.webp 800w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1024\/cpsprodpb\/5cf9\/live\/ed91bc70-d487-11f0-8c06-f5d460985095.jpg.webp 1024w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1536\/cpsprodpb\/5cf9\/live\/ed91bc70-d487-11f0-8c06-f5d460985095.jpg.webp 1536w\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1765245432_866_A-critical-moment-for-Ukraine-and-Southport-families-courage.webp.webp?w=640&#038;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"&quot;'Leave no stone unturned' for grooming gangs probe,&quot; reads the headline on the front page of the Daily Express. \" class=\"sc-5340b511-0 hLdNfA\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"sc-536eff7b-0 gnQokQ\">Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch says there must be &#8220;no stone unturned&#8221; in a national inquiry into grooming gangs. The paper writes Badenoch will push for convicted offenders with dual nationality to be &#8220;stripped of their citizenship and deported&#8221;.<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<figure>\n<div data-component=\"image-block\" class=\"sc-3b6b161a-0 gXrNRM\">\n<div data-testid=\"image\" class=\"sc-5340b511-1 cMIbKV\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Russian-assets-deal-plan-and-Joe-the-GOAT.png?w=640&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"sc-5340b511-0 gUePlo hide-when-no-script\" aria-label=\"image unavailable\"\/><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1280px) 50vw, (min-width: 1008px) 66vw, 96vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/240\/cpsprodpb\/e422\/live\/0bc11790-d488-11f0-9fb5-5f3a3703a365.jpg.webp 240w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/320\/cpsprodpb\/e422\/live\/0bc11790-d488-11f0-9fb5-5f3a3703a365.jpg.webp 320w,https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1765245432_517_A-critical-moment-for-Ukraine-and-Southport-families-courage.webp.webp 480w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/640\/cpsprodpb\/e422\/live\/0bc11790-d488-11f0-9fb5-5f3a3703a365.jpg.webp 640w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/800\/cpsprodpb\/e422\/live\/0bc11790-d488-11f0-9fb5-5f3a3703a365.jpg.webp 800w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1024\/cpsprodpb\/e422\/live\/0bc11790-d488-11f0-9fb5-5f3a3703a365.jpg.webp 1024w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1536\/cpsprodpb\/e422\/live\/0bc11790-d488-11f0-9fb5-5f3a3703a365.jpg.webp 1536w\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1765245432_517_A-critical-moment-for-Ukraine-and-Southport-families-courage.webp.webp?w=640&#038;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"&quot;Together we pull light out of darkness,&quot; reads the headline on the front page of the Daily Mirror.\" class=\"sc-5340b511-0 hLdNfA\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"sc-536eff7b-0 gnQokQ\">The Daily Mirror leads with the &#8220;unbreakable bond&#8221; forged between the parents of the Southport attack victims who are &#8220;offering comfort in the face of impossible grief&#8221;. After sharing baby photos of Elsie Dot Stancombe, Alice da Silva Aguiar and Bebe King as part of a BBC documentary, the families say their friendship allows them &#8220;to pull the light out&#8221; of the darkness.<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<figure>\n<div data-component=\"image-block\" class=\"sc-3b6b161a-0 gXrNRM\">\n<div data-testid=\"image\" class=\"sc-5340b511-1 cMIbKV\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Russian-assets-deal-plan-and-Joe-the-GOAT.png?w=640&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"sc-5340b511-0 gUePlo hide-when-no-script\" aria-label=\"image unavailable\"\/><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1280px) 50vw, (min-width: 1008px) 66vw, 96vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/240\/cpsprodpb\/091d\/live\/be681110-d487-11f0-8c06-f5d460985095.jpg.webp 240w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/320\/cpsprodpb\/091d\/live\/be681110-d487-11f0-8c06-f5d460985095.jpg.webp 320w,https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1765245432_519_A-critical-moment-for-Ukraine-and-Southport-families-courage.webp.webp 480w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/640\/cpsprodpb\/091d\/live\/be681110-d487-11f0-8c06-f5d460985095.jpg.webp 640w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/800\/cpsprodpb\/091d\/live\/be681110-d487-11f0-8c06-f5d460985095.jpg.webp 800w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1024\/cpsprodpb\/091d\/live\/be681110-d487-11f0-8c06-f5d460985095.jpg.webp 1024w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1536\/cpsprodpb\/091d\/live\/be681110-d487-11f0-8c06-f5d460985095.jpg.webp 1536w\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1765245432_519_A-critical-moment-for-Ukraine-and-Southport-families-courage.webp.webp?w=640&#038;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"&quot;Head of Navy's broadside at Reeves over defence clash,&quot; reads the headline on the front page of the Daily Mail.\" class=\"sc-5340b511-0 hLdNfA\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"sc-536eff7b-0 gnQokQ\">&#8220;The head of the Royal Navy unleashed an extraordinary broadside at [Chancellor] Rachel Reeves,&#8221; the Daily Mail writes, accusing the government of failing to properly fund defence. The First Sea Lord Sir Gwyn Jenkins warns &#8220;Russia is spending billions to control North Atlantic&#8221;, as the paper features its own campaign titled &#8220;Don&#8217;t leave Britain defenceless&#8221;.<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<figure>\n<div data-component=\"image-block\" class=\"sc-3b6b161a-0 gXrNRM\">\n<div data-testid=\"image\" class=\"sc-5340b511-1 cMIbKV\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Russian-assets-deal-plan-and-Joe-the-GOAT.png?w=640&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"sc-5340b511-0 gUePlo hide-when-no-script\" aria-label=\"image unavailable\"\/><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1280px) 50vw, (min-width: 1008px) 66vw, 96vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/240\/cpsprodpb\/6d76\/live\/f3e10f70-d484-11f0-8c06-f5d460985095.png.webp 240w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/320\/cpsprodpb\/6d76\/live\/f3e10f70-d484-11f0-8c06-f5d460985095.png.webp 320w,https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1765245432_998_A-critical-moment-for-Ukraine-and-Southport-families-courage.webp.webp 480w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/640\/cpsprodpb\/6d76\/live\/f3e10f70-d484-11f0-8c06-f5d460985095.png.webp 640w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/800\/cpsprodpb\/6d76\/live\/f3e10f70-d484-11f0-8c06-f5d460985095.png.webp 800w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1024\/cpsprodpb\/6d76\/live\/f3e10f70-d484-11f0-8c06-f5d460985095.png.webp 1024w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1536\/cpsprodpb\/6d76\/live\/f3e10f70-d484-11f0-8c06-f5d460985095.png.webp 1536w\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1765245432_998_A-critical-moment-for-Ukraine-and-Southport-families-courage.webp.webp?w=640&#038;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"&quot;Cops v Criminals in e-bike pursuit: Tour de force,&quot; reads the headline on the front page of the Metro.\" class=\"sc-5340b511-0 hLdNfA\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"sc-536eff7b-0 gnQokQ\">Metro leads with police adopting new e-bikes to &#8220;take down gangs&#8221; in London. Gangs ride on similar vehicles capable of reaching 60mph to steal &#8220;bags, watches and phones&#8221; from victims, the paper says. <\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<figure>\n<div data-component=\"image-block\" class=\"sc-3b6b161a-0 GunZh\">\n<div data-testid=\"image\" class=\"sc-5340b511-1 cMIbKV\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Russian-assets-deal-plan-and-Joe-the-GOAT.png?w=640&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"sc-5340b511-0 gUePlo hide-when-no-script\" aria-label=\"image unavailable\"\/><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1280px) 50vw, (min-width: 1008px) 66vw, 96vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/240\/cpsprodpb\/7621\/live\/d9e717c0-c99b-11f0-a892-01d657345866.png.webp 240w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/320\/cpsprodpb\/7621\/live\/d9e717c0-c99b-11f0-a892-01d657345866.png.webp 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