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  A Scottish town once branded one of the nation's "most depressing" and "most boring" places to live was in the past the "beating heart of the Central Belt". Read the full article here. Read More UK News - The latest headlines from the UK | Sky News

  Sir Keir Starmer must tackle the cost of living crisis in 2026 or risk a further surge in support for Nigel Farage, the boss of Britain's trade unions has warned. Read the full article here. Read More UK News - The latest headlines from the UK | Sky News

  British-Egyptian pro-democracy activist Alaa Abd El-Fattah has returned to the UK for the first time since his release after spending six years in prison in Egypt. Read the full article here. Read More UK News - The latest headlines from the UK | Sky News

  The guitarist and keyboard player for The Cure, Perry Bamonte, has died. Read the full article here. Read More UK News - The latest headlines from the UK | Sky News

  One of the victims has been named after a search was launched for two people who went missing in stormy seas off a beach in Devon. Read the full article here. Read More UK News - The latest headlines from the UK | Sky News

  Three people are unaccounted for after a house fire in the early hours of Boxing Day, police have said. Read the full article here. Read More UK News - The latest headlines from the UK | Sky News

  Police in Devon have warned against sea swimming after two men went missing in the water. Read the full article here. Read More UK News - The latest headlines from the UK | Sky News

  Cold temperatures are set to continue beyond Boxing Day - with a health alert still in force for parts of the UK. Read the full article here. Read More UK News - The latest headlines from the UK | Sky News

  Griff Rhys Jones has been campaigning for decades to preserve Britain's old buildings. Read the full article here. Read More UK News - The latest headlines from the UK | Sky News