A look ahead at the key events leading the news agenda, from the team at Foresight News. Delivered to your inbox on Fridays.
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Happening Over the Holidays
Monday, December 22: GDP national accounts and economic accounts; Resident doctors’ strike ends; Bondi attack suspect appears in court; New South Wales holds special session on gun laws; ASEAN foreign ministers meet on Thailand/Cambodia; China NPC session and loan prime rate decision.
Tuesday, December 23: Carabao Cup quarterfinal: Arsenal v Crystal Palace; US Q3 GDP; UN Security Council discusses Venezuela; Deadline for French budget; Stats on UK inclusive wealth and income accounts.
Wednesday, December 24 (Christmas Eve): Keir Starmer’s Christmas message; Pope Leo celebrates Christmas Eve mass; NORAD tracks Santa Claus.
Thursday, December 25 (Christmas Day): King’s Christmas message; Pope Leo’s Christmas message; Stranger Things Season 5, volume 2 released; Final Strictly appearance for Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman.
Friday, December 26 (Boxing Day): Fourth Ashes test begins; Manchester United v Newcastle in the sole Boxing Day fixture; Boxing Day hunts; James Dyson guest edits the Today programme.
Saturday, December 27: Parliamentary elections in Ivory Coast; Premier League fixtures; World Darts Championship resumes; Welsh Grand National.
Sunday, December 28: First post-coup elections in Myanmar; Elections in Kosovo, Central African Republic and Guinea; Aryna Sabalenka and Nick Kyrgios face off in ‘Battle of the Sexes’; Jubilee Holy Year ends with the closure of the Holy Doors.
Monday, December 29: New Year’s Honours; Donald Trump hosts talks with Benjamin Netanyahu; First post-election meeting of Iraqi parliament; Hogmanay begins.
Tuesday, December 30: National Archives releases Cabinet Office files; Search resumes for flight MH70; Deadline for Honduran president to be declared; WWA report on extreme weather in 2025; EU Regulation on Deforestation Free Products comes into force; Premier League festive fixtures continue
Wednesday, December 31 (New Year’s Eve): Keir Starmer’s New Year’s message; Series finale of Stranger Things airs; Theresa May guest edits the Today programme; NHS Winter SitReps statistics; MTV UK music channels air for the final time; US Federal Reserve minutes.
Thursday, January 1 (New Year’s Day): Zohran Mamdani inaugurated as Mayor of New York City; Annual figures on small boats arrivals expected; Marty Supreme film release; Five years ago: EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement came into force; 75 years ago: first series of The Archers.
FROM JANUARY 1: Energy price cap changes take effect; Chickenpox vaccination programme begins; EU Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism comes into effect; Bulgaria adopts the Euro.
Friday, January 2: London Congestion Charge changes take effect; World Darts Championship semifinals; NHS Winter SitReps statistics; Tesla Q4 car delivery figures; Nationwide house price index.
Saturday, January 3: World Darts Championship final; Quadrantids meteor shower.
Sunday, January 4: Fifth Ashes test begins; Eight OPEC+ countries’ monthly meeting; Media days at CES; Critics Choice Awards.
