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Articles in this issue: Marine mystery as seal found stranded in field 20 miles from the sea Supermarkets to square off amid festive fervour of year’s biggest trading day Big Brother most complained about show of the year, watchdog reports South Korean nuclear operator hacked amid cyber-attack fears UK nuclear power generator ‘monitors situation’ after South Korea hack Fears over excessive stun gun use by police after man shot with Taser dies The deadly history of the Taser may bring its use into question once again May urged to appoint UK’s most senior female judge to lead child abuse inquiry Joe Cocker, Grammy-winning singer, dies at age of 70 Tory Francis Maude says NHS reforms hinge on inclusion of private firms Brum on over: the London exodus to UK’s second city Cumberbatch for an Oscar and no life on Mars: Britons' predictions for 2015 Support for Labour in Scotland half that of SNP, poll finds Paul Dacre earnings up by nearly 25% to £2.4m in 2014 David Cameron Tory succession moves? Stay behind the PM - for now Labour warns of risk to policing as officers stand on the austerity frontline Alternative Christmas message to be given by Ebola survivor Will Pooley Parents jailed over Birmingham toddler’s death Nigel Farage attacks pupils’ Ukip parody app featuring Nicholas Fromage Gay donkey rapists and other oddities: how Ukip keeps going off-message North Korea threatens US, claiming White House was involved in film plot Untested Ebola drug given to patients in Sierra Leone causes UK walkout How artificial insemination conceived a new era in US-Cuba relations Pope Francis makes scathing critique of Vatican officials in Curia speech Spanish king’s sister to stand trial on tax fraud charges China considers curbs on tobacco advertising Tunisia elections: veteran politician Beji Caid Essebsi wins run-off vote Leader of protests against Pakistani cleric fights on despite Taliban threat Nantes Christmas shoppers hurt as man drives van into crowd Fries with that? Protesters throw chips and mayo at Belgian prime minister Italian police arrest 14 people alleged to be part of neo-fascist terrorist group China targets senior official in corruption crackdown Why Ukraine’s internally displaced have given up hope of returning home Few grieve for the passing of Mumbai’s red-light district IMF raises fears of global crisis as Russian bank forced into bailout Tesco and PwC face fresh inquiry over £263m overstatement of profits Kingfisher sells B&Q; China stake as DIY fails to take off The City regulator who imposed £1.4bn in fines on errant banks Maple syrup heist: Quebec producers bounce back from sticky situation Private tenants forced to cut back on food to pay rent – survey Market-rigging laws will also cover currency, gold, oil and silver Top bankers urged to take cybercrime threat more seriously 135 retail firms in critical condition, say analysts Will Self: we are passive consumers of the pornography of violence The Guardian view on high-end science in the National Health Service Behind the restaurant boom: the urban delusion consuming our cities The Guardian view on Tory leadership plotting Shaker Aamer’s continued detention shames our society Kim Jong-un is too easy a target for satire Let’s stop outsourcing immigration data Foxy faux pas in Downing Street Decades of inaction on global warming Martin Rowson on the child abuse inquiry – cartoon What if Downton Abbey told the truth about Britain? Mandy Rice-Davies called the Profumo affair ‘a pimple’. Now that’s resilience Soul II Soul review – Back to Life, back to Camden Messiah review – the Dunedin Consort delivers Handel’s epic with zest Widowers’ Houses review – Shaw is still chillingly topical The Princess and the Pea review – a charming 21st-century retelling Arabian Nights review – a magical musical revival Billie Whitelaw obituary Charles Lovell obituary Perfect strangers Weatherwatch: Tay tragedy’s new twist Clarke Carlisle in hospital after serious road accident in Yorkshire Leeds’ Giuseppe Bellusci charged with racist abuse of Cameron Jerome Cesc Fàbregas offers Chelsea festive joy in feisty win at Stoke Delon Armitage called ‘habitual offender’ in detailed reasons for ban FA charges Leeds defender Bellusci with making racist remark to Jerome Former Liverpool defender Sami Hyypia resigns as Brighton manager Rangers to discuss Mike Ashley issue with Scottish FA after stormy AGM Steven Taylor: Newcastle can make up for derby loss at Manchester United Blackpool chairman Karl Oyston apologises for abusing supporter Joe Hart relishes going toe-to-toe with Chelsea after City fightback Stoke City 0-2 Chelsea: Five talking points Chelsea harness Matic and Mikel to increase power on cold night in Stoke Per Mertesacker’s cerebral strengths ignored amid Arsenal blame game Martin Skrtel claims Liverpool have turned corner after Arsenal draw Tour de Yorkshire’s inaugural race to feature county’s coastal roads Goodwood gets huge prize money boost under 10-year Qatar sponsorship Premiership salary cap: how would rugby union look without it? The Guardian’s international cricket XI of 2014 Ego Maniac, Curmudgeon or Control Freak – which Christmas guest are you? Goodbye, cruel 2014: we promise not to miss you once you’ve gone ‘We need permanent revolution’: how Thomas Piketty became 2014’s most influential thinker Heroes, villains and victories – the women who shaped 2014 Want to volunteer in a charity shop? Older people with life skills need not apply How can I have a stylish Christmas? How we made The Royle Family The Wrong Mans review – audacious and ambitious, it got everything right Tuesday 23 December's best TV Steve Bell's If ... on Esther McVey deepens the gloom