HEADLINES ¦ Monthly Roundup: Dec-2025

-> Six in ten say Christmas traditions’ under threat due to cost of living

-> Cost of living reshaping Christmas traditions

-> Thousands tackle their finances on Christmas Day

-> ‘Spectacular’ progress has been made towards useful quantum computers

-> AI Is Changing How We Learn at Work

-> UK consumers saving less as taxes squeeze incomes, data shows

-> So long, American exceptionalism

-> Private credit firms pile into consumer debt as risk-taking mounts

-> The relentless rise of YouTube

-> Microsoft’s Nadella Not Happy With Copilot Development

-> Council tax debt collection to be reviewed in North East Lincolnshire

-> Everyday People Financial Corp. Announces FCA approval of ACT Credit Management Limited Acquisition

-> Credit Clear to Complete ARC Europe Acquisition, Accelerating UK and EU Expansion

-> 26 Predictions for 2026

-> How Prodigal uses AI to modernise loan collection

-> Nationwide fined £44m over failings in financial crime controls

-> One in three struggling with energy bills set to rise £75

-> Ofcom fines Virgin Media £23.8m for putting vulnerable customers at risk

-> 14% of households are worried about debt

-> Household spending falls 1.1%