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  The elections watchdog has criticised the government for offering to consider delaying 63 local council elections next year - as five authorities confirmed to Sky News that they would ask for a postponement. Read the full article here. Read More UK News - The latest headlines from the UK | Sky News

  Kylie Minogue's festive hit Xmas is this year's Christmas number one. Read the full article here. Read More UK News - The latest headlines from the UK | Sky News

  David Walliams has been dropped by his publisher HarperCollins UK. Read the full article here. Read More UK News - The latest headlines from the UK | Sky News

  A seaside village has been hit by a second earthquake in a month, with locals reporting windows rattling, rumbling and shaking overnight. Read the full article here. Read More UK News - The latest headlines from the UK | Sky News

  The £100 cap on contactless card payments is to be lifted – under changes that will allow some shoppers to set their own limits. Read the full article here. Read More UK News - The latest headlines from the UK | Sky News

  Hundreds of foreign prison staff who could have faced deportation and the sack have been offered an emergency extension to their visa in order to stop the prison system collapsing, Sky News understands. Read the full article here. Read More UK News - The latest headlines from the UK | Sky News

  The British government is hoping a change in German law will help stop small boat crossings to the UK. Read the full article here. Read More UK News - The latest headlines from the UK | Sky News

  Notorious conman Mark Acklom, who posed as a wealthy banker and MI6 agent, has been ordered to pay the victim of a romance scam £125,000 in compensation after a five-year court battle. Read the full article here. Read More UK News - The latest headlines from the UK | Sky News