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The Ministry of Defence has confirmed it will join the search for Hamas hostages (AP/Uncredited)

UK to conduct Middle East surveillance flights to help find Hamas hostages

A person walks through snow above the Hole of Horcum at the North York Moors National Park (Danny Lawson/PA)

Major incident declared in Cumbria after heavy snowfall on roads

13-year-old Kenyan ambassador Ellyanne Wanjiku Chlystun meets the King at Cop28 (PA)

Teenager states fears of rising malaria cases and links to extreme weather

Former Ukrainian president Petro Poroshenko (Piotr Molecki/AP)

Ex-president barred from leaving Ukraine amid alleged plan to meet Hungarian PM

Defence Secretary Grant Shapps has hailed the ‘new phase’ in the Aukus partnership (Dominic Lipinski/PA)

Defence Secretary hails ‘new phase’ of Aukus partnership

David Hockney’s artwork will be displayed every evening until Christmas Day at Battersea Power Station (Apple)

David Hockney unveils Christmas display to bring ‘joy and hope’ to Londoners

Hospitals could be shut down by storms right as people most need medical attention (Achmad Ibrahim/AP)

More than 16,000 hospitals ‘at risk by 2100 due to extreme weather’

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Liz Truss said the protests showed the ‘woke left’ would ‘rather support authoritarian regimes’ than the West (James Manning/PA)

Pro-Palestinians being ‘allowed to march in favour of terrorists’, Truss claims

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The scene in Baberton Mains Avenue, Edinburgh, after an 84-year-old man died after an explosion (Jane Barlow/PA)

Man who died after house explosion in Edinburgh named

Nigel Harman has withdrawn from Strictly Come Dancing after sustaining an injury, the BBC has said (Guy Levy/BBC/PA)

Nigel Harman withdraws from Strictly Come Dancing after sustaining injury

Major Kevin McCool died while off-duty in Kenya (Ministry of Defence/PA)

Tributes paid to ‘selfless’ British soldier who died while off-duty in Kenya

Police attempt to put out flares thrown towards them outside the stadium before the Uefa Europa Conference League Group E match at Villa Park, Birmingham (David Davies/PA)

Legia Warsaw fans bailed by court as police continue inquiry into major disorder

People take part in the National March for Palestine (Harry Stedman/PA)

Police ‘surrounded’ at pro-Palestine event after making arrests

A person walks through snow above the Hole of Horcum at the North York Moors National Park (Danny Lawson/PA)

Temperatures could drop to minus 12C overnight

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Energy Security Secretary Claire Coutinho announced further UK climate contributions at Cop28 (Danny Lawson/PA)

UK announces funding at Cop28 to prevent global deforestation

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Lucy Letby will face a two-day hearing to decide if she is removed from the register (Cheshire Constabulary/PA)

Child killer Lucy Letby faces being stripped of nursing status

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The scene on Baberton Mains Avenue, Edinburgh (Lesley Martin/PA)

Man, 84, dies and two taken to hospital after house explosion in Edinburgh

The Health Secretary has spoken of her respect for striking junior doctors ahead of fresh pay talks (PA)

Health Secretary tells of ‘respect’ for junior doctors before strike talks

Police officers remove a Just Stop Oil protester outside New Scotland Yard in London on Saturday (Yui Mok/PA)

Just Stop Oil protesters demonstrate outside New Scotland Yard

Former Pogues frontman Shane MacGowan (PA)

Shane MacGowan’s wife joins calls for Fairytale Of New York to go to number one

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Oil refinery (AP Photo/Andre Penner, File)

50 oil companies pledge to reach near-zero methane emissions by 2030

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Palestinians wounded in Israeli bombardment of the Gaza Strip are brought to a hospital in Khan Younis, Friday, Dec. 1, 2023. (AP Photo/Fatima Shbair)

Death toll in Gaza ‘passes 15,200 with women and children making up 70%’

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Mohammed Rahman has received a suspended jail sentence after carrying out unauthorised searches on computer systems for his own purposes while a Metropolitan Police officer (Jordan Pettitt/PA)

Ex-Met officer sentenced over unauthorised searches on police systems

Palestinians wounded in Israeli bombardment of the Gaza Strip are brought to a hospital (AP Photo/Fatima Shbair)

Israel intensifies assault on southern Gaza amid fears over civilian deaths

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The Angel of the North statue in Gateshead covered in snow (Owen Humphreys/PA)

Snowy weather warnings in place as temperatures plunge across UK

Ian and Ann Cooper’s house in Bristol will be covered with ‘28,000 lights’ throughout the month of December (Ian Cooper/PA)

Bristol couple provide festive cheer by using 28,000 bulbs to light up home

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A collection of British newspapers (Peter Byrne/PA)

What the papers say – December 2

The England football team is being urged to travel to Euro 2024 in Germany by train rather than plane to cut carbon emissions (Gareth Fuller/PA)

England urged to take train to Euro 2024 to cut carbon emissions

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Rioters appear at the US Capitol on January 6, 2021, in Washington (John Minchillo/AP, File)

Appeals court rules lawsuits against Trump over January 6 riot can move forward

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Former prime minister Boris Johnson is due to give evidence to the Covid inquiry next week (Victoria Jones/PA)

Johnson to reportedly admit mistakes in pandemic handling during Covid evidence

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People in the snow in Gateshead (PA)

Low of minus 11C predicted after ‘very cold night’ as some sporting events axed

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The Bank of England and the Treasury are exploring the potential of a central bank digital currency (Aaron Chown/PA)

Benefits of ‘digital pound’ unclear but Government should keep exploring – MPs

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A Lufthansa aircraft parked at the snow-covered Munich airport in Germany (Karl-Josef Hildenbrand/dpa via AP)

Snowstorm brings Munich airport to standstill and hits travel in central Europe

Smoke rises following an Israeli bombardment in the Gaza Strip, as seen from southern Israel (Leo Correa/AP)

Israeli offensive shifts to crowded southern Gaza

Undated handout photo issued by the Ministry of Defence of Major Kevin McCool who has died while off-duty in Kenya (MOD/PA)

Father of soldier killed while off-duty in Kenya pays tribute to ‘special’ son

The Garisenda medieval tower (Michele Nucci, Lapresse Via AP)

Leaning tower cordoned off in Bologna amid collapse fears

Daouda Diallo has been abducted, human rights activists claimed (Sophie Garcia/AP/PA)

Human rights activist abducted in Burkina Faso, group says

Humza Yousaf is in Dubai for Cop28 (Andrew Milligan/PA)

Loss and damage cash must not handicap global south, says Yousaf as £2m pledged

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Alexei Navalny (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, File)

Russia brings new charges against jailed Kremlin foe Alexei Navalny

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Police officers with dogs as flares are set off outside the stadium (David Davies/PA)

Police charge more than 40 away fans after major disorder outside Villa Park

People walk through the venue at the COP28 U.N. Climate (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)

Developing nations press rich world to fight climate change at Cop28 summit

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Boris Johnson in 2022 (Peter Byrne/PA)

Boris Johnson says questioning a baby’s skin colour is just ‘human nature’

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Sir Ed Davey’s Liberal Democrats have put sewage at the heart of their bid to snap up votes in traditionally Tory seats in southern England (Joe Giddens/PA)

Lib Dems: Swimmers who fall ill from sewage-hit waters should get compensation

Claudia Winkleman has announced she is stepping down from hosting her Saturday morning BBC Radio 2 show next year (PA)

Claudia Winkleman to step down from hosting BBC Radio 2 show next year

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Gay rights activists (AP Photo, File)

Police raid Moscow gay bars after court labels LGBT+ movement ‘extremist’

Housing Secretary Michael Gove is to review the decision to reject planning permission for the MSG Sphere in east London (The Madison Square Garden Company/PA)

Gove to review Khan’s decision to reject permission for Las Vegas-style venue

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Phones4u billionaire John Caudwell said Labour’s Sir Keir Starmer is ‘receptive’ to his ideas for improving Britain (Dominic Lipinski/PA)

Starmer more receptive to my ideas than Sunak’s party, says Tory donor

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A Palestinian girl wounded in Israeli bombardment of the Gaza Strip is brought to a hospital in Khan Younis (Fatima Shbair/AP)

Israel urges civilians to leave homes in Gaza as war with Hamas resumes

Derek Chauvin was stabbed by another inmate (Court TV via AP/Pool)

Inmate charged with attempted murder after Derek Chauvin stabbed 22 times

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(Brian Lawless/PA)

London Irish Centre lit up green in tribute to Shane MacGowan

Whatever Happened To The Likely Lads? star Brigit Forsyth dies age 83 (Yui Mok/PA)

Whatever Happened To The Likely Lads? star Brigit Forsyth dies aged 83

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Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and his wife Akshata Murty, at the switching on of the Downing Street Christmas tree lights in London (Eddie Mulholland/DailyTelegraph/PA)

I’m a massive fan of Christmas music, Sunak says

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Ravel Morrison playing for Derby (Martin Rickett/PA)

Ravel Morrison ‘convicted after using dead person’s blue badge to park’

Former prime minister Boris Johnson pictured with his ex-chief adviser Dominic Cummings (Victoria Jones/PA)

Boris Johnson apologised for hiring Dominic Cummings, says Matt Hancock

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