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Scotland, northern England warned to brace for ice and snow as temperatures drop (Kate Jamieson, PA)

Scotland, northern England warned to brace for ice and snow as temperatures drop

Dame Priti Patel argued the government needs to act over trade barriers in the Irish Sea (PA)

Dame Priti Patel: Government ‘needs to act’ over EU control in Northern Ireland

Photographs of Jevon Hirst, Harvey Owen, Wilf Fitchett and Hugo Morris inside Shrewsbury Abbey, where people paid their respects (PA)

Inquest to open into deaths of four teenagers killed in car crash

BBC acting chair Dame Elan Closs Stephens (Aaron Chown/PA)

Acting chair urges nation to ‘believe in’ BBC as it faces difficult choices

A GP at their desk (Anthony Devlin/PA)

GP appointments over the phone or online can ‘put patients at risk’

An aerial view of the City of London skyline (Victoria Jones/PA)

Government’s mixed messages risk stalling financial sector on net zero – MPs

The Molly Rose Foundation focuses on suicide prevention (PA)

Social media sites failing to stop the spread of suicide content, charity says

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex pictured at the Invictus Games in Dusseldorf , as a book about the royal family was (pulled from the shelves in the Netherlands (PA)

Controversial book about royal family pulled from shelves in the Netherlands

A polar bear asleep on an iceberg (Nima Sarikhani, Wildlife Photographer of the Year/PA)

Photography fans given chance to vote for favourite wildlife image

Majority of public back plans to ‘phase-out’ smoking, a new poll shows (PA)

Majority back plans to crack down on smoking

Tens of thousands of refugees could be on the streets this Christmas, councils have warned (Yui Mok/PA)

Perfect storm could see many refugees sleeping rough this Christmas, says LGA

Spiralling food and energy prices were reported to be compounding the issue of food insecurity (Ben Birchall/PA)

Schools providing ‘fourth emergency service’ feeding families in need – study

Ads for Elfbar vapes have been banned for misleading consumers about their environmental benefits and the limited options for recycling the devices (ASA/PA)

Elfbar vape ads banned over misleading environmental claims

Applications will open on January 2 (PA)

First wave of childcare expansion rollout to open for applications in January

Children and young people face ‘significant challenges’ when trying to access mental health support, according to a new report (PA)

Children face ‘significant challenges’ accessing mental health support – charity

People in London will be able to order black cabs through Uber from early next year, the app company has announced (Alamy/PA)

Uber to offer black cab journeys in London

Inspectors visited the Royal Derby Hospital as part of their inspection (Rui Vieira/PA)

NHS trust maternity services rated inadequate by health watchdog

LOL: Last One Laughing Ireland launches globally on Prime Video on Friday January 19 2024 (The Academy PR/PA)

Graham Norton to host new competition series with Irish comedians

Jonathan Reynolds will address small business owners on Wednesday (PA)

Labour vows to protect small firms from late payments and anti-social behaviour

The public spending watchdog said most government departments do not know how much it costs them to hire new staff (PA)

Government departments ‘do not know how many underperforming staff they have’

First Minister Humza Yousaf visited Nova Innovation in Edinburgh this year (Lesley Martin/PA)

Scottish company wins EU backing to build one of the world’s biggest tidal farms

Fewer car journeys are made in large European cities because of a greater reliance on public transport, research has suggested (Alamy/PA)

UK cities lag behind European counterparts in public transport commuting – study

The BCS has called for a new alternative digital literacy qualification for secondary school pupils (Peter Byrne/PA)

Teach children about using AI at secondary school, IT professionals say

A faster walking pace could lower your risk of developing type 2 diabetes (Peter Byrne/PA)

Brisker walking pace could lower type 2 diabetes risk, study suggests

The technology is currently available for preview (Mark Lennihan/AP)

Amazon launches business chatbot powered by generative AI

Gracie Spinks was described as a ‘beautiful soul’ by a colleague at the inquest (Family handout/PA)

Stalking victims face ‘postcode lottery’ after death of Gracie Spinks – coroner

Nurses have called for pay talks to reopen (PA)

Nurses demand fresh negotiations over pay

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Noam Sagi, a London-based British Israeli (PA)

Mother of British-Israeli man Noam Sagi freed by Hamas

Education Secretary Gillian Keegan said keeping children in school was her ‘number one priority’ (Jonathan Brady/PA)

Government announces plans for minimum service levels in schools during strikes

(Olivier Le Moal/Getty Images)

New self-driving cars legislation touted to make roads safer and boost growth

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A teenage boy and a man caught on CCTV using machetes to kill a 50-year-old father have been found guilty of murder and conspiracy to murder their victim’s son (West Midlands Police/PA)

Machete attacker, 17, and accomplice found guilty of murder caught on CCTV

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs (Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs temporarily steps down as Revolt chairman amid allegations

Lord Hague said Britain still has a ‘searching, competitive’ media (Victoria Jones/PA)

Lord Hague urges Culture Secretary to ‘intervene’ on Telegraph sale

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A grey squirrel in Bushy park Dublin (Niall Carson/PA)

MP: Grey squirrels are Hamas of squirrel world

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Palestinians walk by a destroyed building in Jebaliya refugee camp, Gaza Strip (Mohammed Hajjar/AP)

Israel says 12 more hostages have been freed by Hamas and have arrived in Egypt

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Tanaiste Michael Martin and Northern Ireland Secretary Chris Heaton-Harris (PA)

Irish government to give UK Legacy Act ‘very serious consideration’

Former deputy chief medical officer Professor Dame Jenny Harries arrives to give evidence to the UK Covid-19 Inquiry on Tuesday (Yui Mok/PA)

Lockdown ‘would have been much later’ without decision to test in hospitals

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Tanaiste Micheal Martin, left, and Northern Ireland Secretary Chris Heaton-Harris at Farmleigh House, Dublin, during the British-Irish Intergovernmental Conference on Tuesday (Niall Carson/PA)

Micheal Martin criticises Sinn Fein’s response to Dublin riots as ‘knee-jerk’

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Hollywood actor and producer Michael Douglas speaks to Indian film producer Shailendra Singh at a session on the last day of the 54th International Film Festival of India in Goa (Vineeta Deepak/AP)

Michael Douglas honoured at International Film Festival of India

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Tanaiste Micheal Martin (left) and Northern Ireland Secretary Chris Heaton-Harris at Farmleigh House (Niall Carson/PA)

Progress made in DUP talks but no timeline for return of Stormont: Heaton-Harris

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The Irish Government’s response to riots in Dublin is and will be robust, the premier insisted as Sinn Fein levelled accusations of ‘delusion’ (PA)

Response to Dublin riots ‘robust’ Varadkar says as Sinn Fein accuses government

Major General Kyrylo Budanov, Ukraine’s military intelligence chief (Ukrainian Presidential Press Office via AP)

Ukraine spy chief’s wife treated for suspected poisoning with heavy metals

Sixty-nine-year-old Fuller was employed at the now-closed Kent and Sussex Hospital and the Tunbridge Wells Hospital (Kent Police/PA)

Key failings identified by David Fuller inquiry

Court artist sketch of David Fuller (Elizabeth Cook/PA)

Boss at mortuary abuse hospitals should be sacked, victim’s family says

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Necrophiliac killer David Fuller was able to offend for 15 years without being suspected or caught due to ‘serious failings’ at the hospitals where he worked, an inquiry has found (Kent Police/PA)

Serious hospital failings found after case of necrophiliac killer David Fuller

The hearing was held at St Albans Crown Court (Nick Ansell/PA)

Man accused of kidnapping wealthy businessman at golf club appears in court

Home Secretary James Cleverly (Stefan Rousseau/PA)

Cleverly outlines amendment plan to prevent sex offenders changing their names

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A photo of Ruth Perry attached to the fence outside John Rankin Schools in Newbury, Berkshire (Andrew MAtthews/PA)

Headteacher Ruth Perry was tearful during Ofsted inspection, inquest told

People thought to be migrants are brought in to Dungeness by RNLI lifeboat (Gareth Fuller/PA)

Judge notes falling number of lone child migrants going into hotels

Greek prime minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis cut short his trip to the UK after Rishi Sunak cancelled their meeting (Jordan Pettitt/PA)

Greece pushes back against claims its leader broke assurances over Elgin Marbles

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Levelling Up Secretary Michael Gove floated the theory at the Covid-19 inquiry that the virus was ‘man-made’ (UK Covid-19 Inquiry/PA)

Michael Gove suggests to Covid-19 inquiry that virus was ‘man-made’

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The solid gold toilet was installed in Blenheim Palace (Tom Lindboe/Blenheim Art Foundation/PA)

Four men appear in court charged over theft of gold toilet from Blenheim Palace

The bank said is was seeking to ‘simplify and reshape the business, improve service, and deliver higher returns’ (Tim Goode/PA)

Barclays axing 900 staff in ‘disgraceful’ pre-Christmas move, says Unite

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Prime Minister Rishi Sunak decided against meeting his Greek counterpart after he spoke publicly about wanting the return of the Elgin Marbles (Kin Cheung/PA)

Sunak missed Greece talks after Elgin Marbles ‘reassurances not adhered to’

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