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We've a live brass band, a druid celebrating Winter Solstice at Stonehenge and Darren Jones with a review of the government's performance in 2025.

Eyewitnesses describe thousands of people fleeing as gunmen fire on iconic Sydney beach. We get an update from the scene. Plus, a massive change to the rail timetable, and Sheila Hancock goes for a drive.

Ukraine President Zelensky meets EU leaders and Keir Starmer in London tomorrow. Will it lead to a breakthrough? Also AI lit and three young women on being in care at Christmas.

Playwright Tom Stoppard has died aged 88. Actors Tom Hollander and Dame Harriet Walter tell us he was the greatest writer of his generation. We digest the week in Westminster as the Chancellor denies she misled the public over the UK’s finances prior to the Budget. Also, Petroc Trelawney’s guide to Advent music across the UK.

Key players fly to Geneva to discuss President Trump's plan to end the war in Ukraine. We speak to a woman born in Kherson and a current resident of the city on the front line. Plus: Chris McCausland on the technological breakthroughs improving the lives of blind people.