The Papers: 'Mortgage price war in spring' and 'Fresh heir'
Labour's violence against women strategy and a royal Christmas family portrait dominate Friday's papers.
£100 contactless card limit to be lifted
Card providers can decide whether to offer unlimited payments on contactless cards.
Millions head home for Christmas on busiest day of festive getaway
Road, rail and air travellers are being advised to allow extra time for travel and check their routes.
What's pushing up the cost of Christmas dinner this year?
A typical turkey dinner will cost about £32.45 this year, according to research done for the BBC.
Family thought granny was dead after medication mix-up
Ellen Whitla, who is 87, was given the wrong medication by home carers on two occasions.
Watch: British woman surfs potentially record-breaking monster wave
Laura Crane, a 30-year-old from Devon, hopes to have broken a world record for the biggest wave ever surfed by a woman.
Golfer Rory McIlroy wins Sports Personality of the Year
Rory McIlroy is crowned BBC Sports Personality of the Year for 2025 after clinching the career Grand Slam and playing a key role in Europe's Ryder Cup win.
UK names Christian Turner as US ambassador, replacing Peter Mandelson
Turner has spent a nearly 30-year career working across Whitehall and the Foreign Office.
Farage will not face police inquiry into spending
It comes despite a former aide claiming Reform UK overspent on Farage's election campaign.
Will pre-Christmas interest rate cut be enough to boost UK economy next year?
The Bank of England is hoping the interest rate cut will inject some much-needed momentum into the economy.
Mum-of-two died after BBL and tummy tuck in Turkey, inquest rules
Sophie Hunt died two days after having a Brazilian butt-lift and a tummy tuck, an inquest hears.
Covid denier jailed for three years after urging armed revolt
Paul Martin called on people to attack the UK's infrastructure during the pandemic, the Old Bailey heard.
UK to ban deepfake AI 'nudification' apps
A new offence looks to build on existing rules outlawing sexually explicit deepfakes and intimate image abuse.
UK to ban deepfake AI 'nudification' apps
A new offence looks to build on existing rules outlawing sexually explicit deepfakes and intimate image abuse.
Children hurt in Manchester Arena bomb share £20m
Children hurt in the 2017 attack will receive between £2,770 and £11.4m in damages, a judge rules.
'Secret bugging' of SNP MSP unacceptable - Swinney
The first minister has responded to reports of a staff member recording an SNP member they worked for.
Man who murdered sister and set fire to home to be sentenced next year
Kornelijus Bracas pleaded guilty to the murder of his sister, Alesia Nazarova, in October.
Has flu peaked? What the figures tell us
NHS remains on high alert over flu, health bosses say, but there are signs infections are levelling off.
Has flu peaked? What the figures tell us
NHS remains on high alert over flu, health bosses say, but there are signs infections are levelling off.
NHS worker assaulted women for sexual gratification in fake examinations
Ieuan Crump is sentenced to nine years for crimes committed at Grange Hospital in Cwmbran.
