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Advance UK News Diary

December 8-14: Reeves quizzed on the Budget, Australian social media ban, and TIME Person of the Year

December 5, 2025
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A look ahead at the key events leading the news agenda next week, from the team at Foresight News. Delivered to your inbox on Fridays.

Leading the week 

Monday (December 8): John Swinney delivers speech on independence; Ed Miliband questioned by MPs on international climate negotiations; Golden Globes nominations. 

Tuesday (December 9): Rachel Reeves and Treasury ministers questioned in Parliament; Turner Prize. 

Wednesday (December 10): Rachel Reeves quizzed by MPs on Autumn Budget; NAO analysis of the asylum system; Australian ban on social media for under-16s takes effect. 

Thursday (December 11): Andrew Bailey appears at Covid-19 Inquiry; TIME Magazine Person of the Year; Maria Corina Machado addresses Nobel Peace Prize Forum. 

Friday (December 12): UK GDP monthly estimate; House of Lords debates assisted dying bill. 

Sunday (December 14): Presidential election runoff in Chile; Scottish League Cup final; Chanukah. 

Marina Corina Machado stands in front of a Venezuelan flag
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Also look out for...

December 8

Joey Barton sentenced over offensive messages 

BMA ballot opens for resident doctors' strike mandate extension 

UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage Committee meeting 

Five years ago: first UK Covid vaccine administered 

December 9

Bank of England officials at Treasury committee session on MPC reports 

Olly Robbins at committee session on work of the FCDO 

Gene Simmons appears before US Senate committee 

UNEP releases Global Environment Outlook 7 

December 10

US Federal Reserve interest rate decision

Nick Thomas-Symonds and Chris Bryant hold meetings in Brussels 

Nobel Peace Prize award ceremony 

EU European affairs ministers meet in Ukraine 

December 11

David Coote sentenced for making an indecent image of a child 

Ofcom publishes Online Nation report 

World Darts Championship begins 

Nine months ago: Birmingham bin strikes began 

December 12

US hosts critical minerals summit 

Giorgia Meloni and Mahmoud Abbas meet 

Knives Out sequel released on Netflix 

10 years ago: Paris climate agreement adopted 

December 13

Josh O’Connor hosts Saturday Night Live

John Cena’s final WWE match 

December 14

Geminid meteor shower 

Key statistics, reports and results

December 8

S&P/REC Report on Jobs 

OECD consumer price indices 

China trade data 

December 9

OECD Revenue Statistics 

OECD Skills Outlook 2025 

BRC retail sales monitor 

Annual statistics on sexual orientation in the UK 

DHSC adult oral health survey 

Australia interest rate decision 

Results from: ThyssenKrupp, Ashtead Group 

December 10

UCAS End of Cycle report 

Life expectancy in Scotland 

China consumer price index 

Brazil and Canada interest rate decisions 

Forbes 100 Most Powerful Women 

Results from: Oracle Corporation, TUI Group, Berkeley Group 

December 11

ONS figures on drug misuse in England and Wales 

UK Food Security Digest 2025 

NHS key services performance data 

Key Stage 2 national curriculum assessments 

RICS residential market survey 

IEA and OPEC monthly oil market reports 

Turkey interest rate decision 

Results from: Broadcom, Costco 

December 12

UK index of services and production 

Bank of England/Ipsos inflation attitudes survey 

KBRA sovereign review of France 

 

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