UK media headlines | From TV networks' gradual death to protests against Britain’s judicial system inefficiency

Pars Today – Young viewers in the UK, amid the rise of online streaming, rarely watch the networks that once dominated Christmas programming.

British media have covered a range of news across various fields, and in this Pars Today report, we take a look at some of their headlines.

The Guardian

• “Ghost Resorts”: With hundreds of ski slopes abandoned, will nature reclaim the Alps?
• Glasgow hospital launches investigation after burning the wrong body
• Study shows over 20% of videos shown to new YouTube users are “AI mistakes”
• Trade union leader urges Labour Party to build closer ties with Europe
• UK ministers urged to limit political donations to “rebuild voter trust”

The Times

• MPs urge new Archbishop of Canterbury to cancel £100 million slavery-era compensation plan
• Who could replace Starmer as Labour leader? His rivals ranked
• Officials, in a media war with Charles, labeled Diana a “plunderer”
• Britain’s inefficient judicial system laid bare in a single day of court hearings
• London’s most ruthless arms race

Daily Mirror

• Killer who brutally murdered his grandfather in a horrific street attack found dead in his cell
• Christmas dinner chaos for Miller and Carter as 78 families fail to show up
• English footballer Andy Carroll could face jail after being accused of violating harassment injunction
• Snow expected to blanket all counties across the UK
• New Year’s Eve terror threats force several major cities to cancel events

Financial Times

• Sadiq Khan says populists are attacking London because it is “progressive and successful”
• The political use of sleep as a weapon
• UK aid department prepares to cut costs in 2026
• Epstein files appear to show former Prince Andrew requested “inappropriate friendship” from Maxwell
• The gradual death of UK television networks

Metro

• London restaurant owner faces shocking racist abuse just days after opening
• Drivers block M25 in Essex after severe crash, causing miles of traffic
• Teens offered “gap years” in military service to boost recruitment
• One-third of Gen Z think drunk driving is socially acceptable
• Poland scrambles fighter jets as Putin attacks Kyiv, ahead of Trump-Zelensky talks