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19 games down, 19 to go for English Premier League leaders Arsenal

19 games down, 19 to go for English Premier League leaders Arsenal

31 December 2025

The Gunners will toast the New Year - and the halfway mark of the season - with a five-point advantage atop the table after a 4-1 statement win over third-placed Aston Villa.

Manager Mikel Arteta says snapping Villa's 11 game winning run feels good.

Manchester City can restore the gap to two points when they play at Sunderland on the 2nd our time. 12-31-25 1330

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31 Dec: Martin Guptill is offering his perspective on the evolution of franchise cricket after featuring in the New Year honours list for services to the sport

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31 Dec: The Wellington Blaze have continued their unbeaten start to the women's T20 Super Smash with a 61-run thumping of Northern at Bay Oval

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31 Dec: Aston Villa manager Unai Emery is far from downcast despite falling to a humbling 4-1 defeat to leaders Arsenal in football's Premier League

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Today's News

International:
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Politics:
Israel banning dozens of aid organisations from operating in Gaza 8:36

Business:
New agreements take effect today - for a strategic coal reserve stockpile at Huntly Power Station 8:16

Politics:
New dog-walking restrictions in Auckland start today 8:16

Auckland:
A person's been found dead on Kaipara Coast Highway - State Highway 16 - at Makarau, north-west of Auckland 8:06

Environment:
A wet start to the New Year for the top of the South Island 7:56

Politics:
Countries adopting 'new year's resolutions' with health, economy and internet laws 7:46

Law and Order:
The hired chauffeur of the vehicle involved in the accident that injured former world heavyweight boxing champion Anthony Joshua and killed two of the fighter's friends on a highway in Nigeria could face prosecution for reckless driving 7:46

Motoring:
A person's died in an early morning single vehicle crash on the Hauraki Plains south of Paeroa, - the fifth confirmed death of the summer road toll period 7:36

Politics:
Enrolling in this year's General Election is different this year, from last time, in 2023 7:26

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