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	Norris fastest as he makes good start in Abu Dhabi BBCWorld - 6 Dec (BBCWorld) Championship leader McLaren`s Lando Norris sets the pace in Friday practice at the title-deciding Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Read... Newslink ©2025 to BBCWorld General



	'Never going to be perfect' - Root defends 'jaded' England over drops BBCWorld - 6 Dec (BBCWorld) England batter Joe Root says England practised catching in all lights before the day-night Test, but former captain Michael Vaughan questions their approach. Read... Newslink ©2025 to BBCWorld General



	Residents still out of 200 homes with two in custody BBCWorld - 6 Dec (BBCWorld) Two men were held on Thursday on suspicion of explosives offences before 200 homes were evacuated. Read... Newslink ©2025 to BBCWorld General



	City's 'grubby and grimy' phone boxes 'need to be replaced' BBCWorld - 6 Dec (BBCWorld) Newport residents have called for `radical improvements`, saying kiosks are a blight on the city centre. Read... Newslink ©2025 to BBCWorld General



	'It's worse than Covid,' says principal as 170 pupils off sick in one day BBCWorld - 6 Dec (BBCWorld) Confirmed flu cases among adults and children across Northern Ireland have more than trebled in the last two weeks. Read... Newslink ©2025 to BBCWorld General



	Work began on a hotel on Edinburgh's Royal Mile in 2020 - why is the scaffolding still there? BBCWorld - 6 Dec (BBCWorld) Scaffolding was due to be torn down from the G&V Hotel on George IV Bridge by November, but now may be delayed again. Read... Newslink ©2025 to BBCWorld General



	They're sweets, but not as you know them - why freeze-dried candy is trending BBCWorld - 6 Dec (BBCWorld) Big confectionery makers are rolling out freeze-dried sweets after they become an online sensation. Read... Newslink ©2025 to BBCWorld General



	Last supermoon of 2025 captured in photos from around the world BBCWorld - 6 Dec (BBCWorld) The last supermoon of 2025 rose on Thursday night and for some sky gazers it included a Moon halo, as Simon King explains Read... Newslink ©2025 to BBCWorld General



	Quiz: Can you name every nation that has qualified? BBCWorld - 6 Dec (BBCWorld) We want you to name every nation who has qualified for the 2026 World Cup. Read... Newslink ©2025 to BBCWorld General



	Disruption as flights resume at Edinburgh Airport after outage BBCWorld - 6 Dec (BBCWorld) Services resumed this morning but there have been knock-on delays, diversions and cancellations to flights. Read... Newslink ©2025 to BBCWorld General