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When it opened in 1889, The Savoy’s fancy electric lighting (it was the birthplace of “fairy lights”), lifts, and round-the-clock service rendered it the country’s very first “luxury” hotel. It’s no surprise, then, that its Christmas offering is and always has been rather supreme. Last year, there were timely cocktails, grand parties, and an especially festive afternoon tea in the Thames Foyer—with a sweet little menu for children. Christmas dinner was also served in style, with menu options ranging from Keltic langoustine with Champagne sauce to winter vegetable Wellington. Thanks to its spot off the Strand and on the Waterloo…

Pity the billionaire class. The 0.001% are so unpopular these days that when tech billionaire Michael Dell and his wife announced the donation of $6.25bn into the “Trump Accounts” of 25 million children, one of the largest single philanthropic donations in American history, Dell had to hurry to assure us that his was not at all about currying favor with Donald Trump.“I don’t think this is in any way a partisan activity,” Dell told the New York Times.Perhaps. Still, the gargantuan contribution to Trump’s pet program – a federal payment included in his Big Beautiful Bill Act of $1,000 into…

Looking for the most recent Mini Crossword answer? Click here for today’s Mini Crossword hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Wordle, Strands, Connections and Connections: Sports Edition puzzles.Need some help with today’s Mini Crossword? It’s long and challenging today! 16-Across made this GenX girl start humming a classic tune from that era. And 5-Down might be the toughest clue I’ve ever seen in a Mini Crossword. Read on for all the answers. And if you could use some hints and guidance for daily solving, check out our Mini Crossword tips.If you’re looking for today’s Wordle,…

Your support helps us to tell the storyFrom reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it’s investigating the financials of Elon Musk’s pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, ‘The A Word’, which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging.At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story.The…

Lando Norris still has the inside line to win the 2025 Formula 1 Drivers’ Championship, but mistakes could allow Max Verstappen or Oscar Piastri to snatch the title in the final race of the season. (Photo by Ahmad AlShehab/NurPhoto via Getty Images)NurPhoto via Getty ImagesIt’s not often that so much comes down to the final race of the 2025 Formula 1 season, but that’s what’s on the line in Abu Dhabi.It’s hard to believe that testing for the 2025 season was all the way back at the end of February, but by Sunday, Dec 7th, it all comes to an…

Mike Winkelmann, the digital artist known as Beeple, has placed himself at the center of the pack — literally — with his latest viral installation at Art Basel Miami Beach, and there’s still time to see it through Sunday. His “Regular Animals” project features $100,000 robotic dogs outfitted with hyper-realistic heads resembling Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, and Jeff Bezos, alongside art legends Pablo Picasso and Andy Warhol. The robot dogs roam a plexiglass pen, capturing images through chest-mounted cameras that are processed by AI and then essentially pooped out, according to the WSJ. Of the prints produced, 256 include QR…

WHO Member States today ended their latest round of intensive negotiations on the world’s first Pathogen Access andBenefit Sharing (PABS) system. Countries decided to resume deliberations in January in a reflection of the shared commitment and urgency needed to help make the world safer from future pandemics.Countries convened for the fourth meeting of the Intergovernmental Working Group (IGWG) on the WHO Pandemic Agreement in Geneva from 1–5 December 2025. They requested to extend the current fourth round of negotiations, agreeing to resume from 20–22 January 2026.The World Health Assembly established the IGWG to undertake several tasks, including, as a priority,…

It’s just two weeks to go until the final of Strictly Come Dancing 2025, and things are heating up on the ballroom floor.Saturday night sees the return of Musicals week, which will feature songs from The Phantom of the Opera and Guys and Dolls, among others.There will also be a new dance relay performance to open the show, which will see all of the remaining couples take to the floor.Musicals week will also see some special guest appearances, from Paddington Bear to the cast of hit West End show Titanique.Warning: The section below includes spoilers from last week’s StrictlyLast Saturday,…

Ben Stokes dismisses Michael Neser for 16 to give England an early breakthrough leaving Australia on 383-7 on day three of the second Ashes Test in Brisbane.

This week’s biggest science news took us to a region 140 million-light-years away, where scientists have discovered the largest spinning object in the known universe. The enormous rotating filament is wider than the Milky Way and is linked to a daisy-chain of 14 galaxies, which is how astronomers found it. The filament is whirling at around 68 miles per second (110 kilometers per second).Closer to home, researchers looked to southern Africa, where a human population was genetically isolated for 100,000 years.The study looked at a number of human skeletons that were up to 10,000 years old and were found south…