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Northern Ireland Secretary Chris Heaton-Harris will host talks with Northern Ireland political leaders (James Manning/PA)

Hillsborough talks will focus on stabilising Stormont finances – Heaton-Harris

The shooting took place in Hackney, east London (Lucy North/PA)

Teenager due in court charged with murder after woman shot dead in east London

Police at the scene of the fire in Collingwood Road, Sutton (Yui Mok/PA)

Mother to appear in court charged with manslaughter over children’s fire deaths

Rishi Sunak has a tough week that kicks off with the Covid inquiry (Justin Tallis/PA)

Fraught week for Sunak as warring Tory factions mull over his Rwanda Bill

High water levels along the Severn after heavy rain in Worcester (Jacob King/PA)

Heavy rain to continue across parts of UK after weekend washout

Crocheters across the country have adorned postboxes with festive toppers (Stanley’s Crochet Workshop/Sarah Simpson/PA)

Crocheted ‘cheeky’ elves and Santa in a chimney adorn postboxes

Arnold Sam’s winning Christmas Big Issue cover (Big Issue/PA)

Boy, six, wins Big Issue cover competition

A survey has suggested children are worried about their peers’ ability to celebrate Christmas because of financial worries (Alamy/UK)

Children worried peers’ families cannot afford presents this Christmas – survey

Carnivores in zoos react positively to additional enrichment in their enclosures, according to a new study (Andrew Milligan/PA)

Carnivores in zoos react positively to improvements to their enclosures – study

Figures from the OECD show the UK tax ratio against GDP hit its highest level on record (Dominic Lipinski/PA)

UK tax level rises to highest on record – OECD

Data published by NHS England showed the number of births in the country is at its lowest level in more than 20 years (PA)

Around one in five babies born via emergency Caesarean last year, figures show

Festive getaway traffic is expected to peak earlier than normal this year as Christmas Day falls on a Monday (Aaron Chown/PA)

Christmas getaway traffic to peak earlier than usual

The Asian tiger mosquito is known for its striped body and its potential to spread dengue fever (Marco Uliana/Alamy/PA)

Climate change could bring dengue fever to England mid-century, experts warn

Schools serving disadvantaged children have faced the biggest funding cuts, according to a new report (Ben Birchall/PA)

Secondary schools with poorest pupils faced biggest cuts, say experts

Nusrat Ghani, minister for industry, announced the new sanctions unit (Kirsty Wigglesworth/PA)

New unit to clamp down on firms dodging Russian trade sanctions

Gary Lineker has been outspoken on the issue of the Government’s attitude to refugees (James Manning/PA)

Actors, TV personalities and campaigners call for scrapping of Rwanda scheme

Defence Secretary Grant Shapps says the move will help to strengthen Ukraine’s maritime capabilities and bolster security in the Black Sea (James Manning/PA)

UK to transfer Royal Navy minehunters to Ukraine

An Israeli attack helicopter fires a missile over the Gaza Strip (Leo Correa/AP)

Heavy fighting rages in Gaza as US sends more tank ammunition to Israel

Former president Donald Trump had been expected to return to the witness box on Monday (Mike Segar/pool via AP)

Trump says he will not give evidence again at his New York fraud trial

The Mutange neighborhood in Maceio, Brazil, where a mine belonging to Brazilian petrochemical giant Braskem collapsed on Sunday (Itawi Albuquerque/AP)

Brazil petrochemical giant’s salt mine partially collapses

Derbyshire Police said a man has been arrested (PA)

Man arrested after mother and son killed in hit-and-run crash in Derbyshire

Anthony Littler was found with head injuries in an alleyway known as The Causeway, near East Finchley Tube station, at 12.15am on May 1 1984 (Met Police/PA)

Man arrested in connection with 1984 East Finchley murder of Anthony Littler

Argentina’s incoming President Javier Milei waves after his swearing-in ceremony at the Congress in Buenos Aires (Natacha Pisarenko/AP)

Right-wing Javier Milei sworn in as Argentina’s president

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Bristol Airport said no flights were cancelled (Alamy/PA)

Fire at Bristol Airport car park destroys vehicles and causes flight delays

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Foreign Secretary Lord Cameron has alleged Scotland’s First Minister Humza Yousaf broke protocol during the Cop28 summit (Andrew Matthews/PA)

Lord Cameron reprimands Humza Yousaf over Erdogan meeting ‘protocol breach’

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Kiana and Ali Rahmani receive the Nobel Peace Prize on behalf of their mother, imprisoned Iranian activist Narges Mohammadi, in Oslo City Hall (Javad Parsa/NTB via AP)

Twins accept Nobel Peace Prize on behalf of mother jailed in Iran

People walk along the seafront in Doolin in County Clare on the west coast of Ireland (Niall Carson/PA)

Village in Ireland hit by ‘possible tornado’ as homes and cars seriously damaged

Skiers dressed as Santa Claus gathered in Maine to raise money for charity (Robert F Bukaty/AP)

Skiing Santas hit the slopes in US resort

Nigeria’s President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, right, attends an ECOWAS meeting in Abuja, Nigeria, on Sunday (AP)

West African leaders recognise Niger’s junta but say sanctions will remain

DUP leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson (Liam McBurney/PA)

Government negotiations with DUP on Windsor Framework concluded, Sinn Fein says

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Then-chancellor Rishi Sunak introduced the Eat Out to Help Out Scheme (Jeff J Mitchell/PA)

Rishi Sunak to be quizzed on Eat Out scheme and lockdowns at Covid inquiry

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The woman was reportedly left bruised (Joe Giddens/PA)

Teenage girls arrested after Jewish woman violently assaulted and robbed

The strongest winds are likely to hit south Wales and areas around the Bristol Channel (Gareth Fuller/PA)

Fresh weather warnings in place as wet and windy weekend continues

Mayor of London Sadiq Khan (centre, right) opens Brent Cross West mainline station (Kristina Wemyss/PA)

Sadiq Khan opens first new London mainline train station in 10 years

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Demonstrators in Berlin protest against antisemitism in Germany (Carsten Koall/dpa via AP)

Thousands demonstrate in Berlin against antisemitism

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Doctor Who star Ruth Madeley (Ian West/PA)

Doctor Who actress says Tardis wheelchair ramp is ‘for every disabled kid’

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A vehicle sits by the side of the road near damaged power lines (Mark Zaleski/AP)

Clean-up begins after six killed in Tennessee storms

Michael Gove defended the legislation (Brian Lawless/PA)

Gove defends ‘robust’ Rwanda legislation as Sunak dealt blow from Tory right

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Mayor of London Sadiq Khan quoted Met commissioner Sir Mark Rowley in his letter (Jordan Pettitt/PA)

Relentless London protests creating Met Police funding gap, Sadiq Khan warns

Tory peer Michelle Mone said she regrets not admitting she was linked to PPE Medpro straight away (PA/Neo-space.com)

Michelle Mone admits ‘error’ in denying links to PPE firm

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A person watching high waves in Doolin in County Clare on the west coast of Ireland (Niall Carson/PA)

High winds and potential coastal flooding as Storm Fergus sweeps Ireland

Canadian singer Bryan Adams was friends with Diana (Yui Mok/PA)

Bryan Adams: Meeting Diana was one of the greatest things to happen to me

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Robert Jenrick appearing on Sunday With Laura Kuenssberg (Jeff Overs/BBC/PA)

Jenrick ‘not interested’ in Tory leadership bid

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Elon Musk has restored the X account of Alex Jones (Kirsty Wigglesworth/AP)

X boss Elon Musk restores account of conspiracy theorist Alex Jones

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Education Secretary Gillian Keegan criticised Scotland’s Pisa scores (Jonathan Brady/PA)

Keegan blames ‘nationalist’ policies for Scotland’s falling education scores

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(Left to right) Paul Fenning and Michael Fenning in their Wonka themed home in Doncaster (Danny Lawson/PA)

Couple adorn home with Willy Wonka-themed Christmas lights

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A woman casts her vote in the presidential elections at a polling station in Cairo (Amr Nabil/AP)

Egyptians vote in election set to give El-Sissi another six years as president

A Chinese coast guard ship uses water cannon against Philippine coast guard patrol ship, BRP Cabra as it approaches Second Thomas Shoal (Philippine Coast Guard via AP)

Chinese coast guard ships blast Philippine vessels with water cannon

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Mahsa Amini died in police custody in Iran (Natacha Pisarenko/AP)

Iran bans relatives of Mahsa Amini from accepting human rights award in France

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What the papers say (Peter Byrne/PA)

What the papers say – December 10

A car is buried under rubble on Main Street after a tornado hit Hendersonville, Tennessee (Andrew Nelles/The Tennessean/AP)

Six people killed as storms tear through Tennessee

Keely Dalfen, The Brick’s chief executive (The Brick/PA)

Good cause calling itself ‘fourth emergency service’ launches Christmas campaign

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Hermann Escarra, chairman of the Special Commission for the Defence of Guyana Essequibo, stands next to Venezuela’s new map that includes the Essequibo territory (Matias Delacroix/AP)

Venezuela and Guyana agree to ‘high-level meeting’ over disputed territory

US President Joe Biden has invited Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to the White House on Tuesday (Evan Vucci/File/AP)

Biden invites Zelensky to White House amid push for Congress to approve more aid