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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

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

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

Leaning tower cordoned off in Bologna amid collapse fears

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

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 as heavy snow hits flights

Former Pogues frontman Shane MacGowan (PA)

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

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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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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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

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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Alexei Navalny (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, File)

Russia brings new charges against jailed Kremlin foe Alexei Navalny

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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Paul Nthenge Mackenzie appeared at the Malindi court under tight security (Gideon Maundu/AP)

Kenyan cult leader sentenced to 18 months for film violations

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People at a rally in Trafalgar Square, London, during Stop the War coalition’s call for a Palestine ceasefire (Victoria Jones/PA)

Met has ‘locally led’ London policing plan for expected pro-Palestine protests

Michael Russell has resigned as president of the SNP after three years in post and almost 50 years of involvement with the party (Jane Barlow/PA)

Michael Russell resigns as SNP president for role with Scottish Land Commission

The Vivienne attends the British Soap Awards 2023 at The Lowry Theatre in Salford (Danny Lawson/PA)

Assault on drag star The Vivienne was homophobic attack, court finds

Former health secretary Matt Hancock leaving Dorland House in London where he has been giving evidence to the UK Covid-19 Inquiry (Jordan Pettitt/PA)

Matt Hancock: Some regional leaders put ‘politics ahead of public health’

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The King, wearing a tie bearing a motif of the Greek flag, speaks to Prime Minister Rishi Sunak as they attend the opening ceremony of the World Climate Action Summit at Cop28 in Dubai (Chris Jackson/PA)

Charles sports tie decorated with Greek flag for meeting with Prime Minister

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Lawrence Jones, former head of tech firm UKFast, has been jailed for two rapes and a sexual assault (PA)

Tech entrepreneur Lawrence Jones jailed for 15 years for three sex attacks

The inquest heard that following the Ofsted inspection, Ms Perry contacted her local GP, as well as local mental health services (Andrew Matthews/PA)

Ruth Perry’s GP tells inquest Ofsted inspection contributed to her death

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Renewed efforts are being made to get the ‘nitty-gritty’ Christmas song Fairytale Of New York to top the music charts after Shane MacGowan’s death (Brian Lawless/PA)

Efforts redoubled for Fairytale Of New York to top charts after MacGowan’s death

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Prime Minister Rishi Sunak speaking to the media during a press conference at the Cop28 summit (PA)

Sunak wraps up 11-hour Cop28 trip with new deal for UK wind farm

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All of the UK’s top six warmest autumns have occurred this century (Victoria Jones/PA)

Past three autumns all among warmest on record in UK

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Laurence Fox is being sued by former Stonewall trustee Simon Blake and drag artist Crystal, also known as Colin Seymour. Mr Fox is countersuing the pair and actress Nicola Thorp (Lucy North/PA)

Laurence Fox ‘paedophile’ comment did not cause reputational harm, court hears

The union took strike action in the summer (PA)

Lighthouse staff agree pay rise of up to 15% after strike action

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Former health secretary Matt Hancock and Gina Coladangelo (Lucy North/PA)

Matt Hancock acknowledges his affair with aide damaged public confidence

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Police have released a reconstructed image of what the man may have looked like (Hampshire Police/PA)

Fresh appeal over man found dead in Hampshire barn six years ago