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Brianna Ghey was found with fatal wounds on a path in Culcheth Linear Park, near Warrington on February 11 (Handout/PA)

‘I saw her stabbing Brianna’, boy tells court

James Smith, 84, was killed in an explosion at an Edinburgh property (Police Scotland/PA)

Family pays tribute to man, 84, killed in Edinburgh explosion

Jeremy Corbyn (Jordan Pettitt/PA)

Jeremy Corbyn accuses Israel of ‘cleansing entire population of Gaza’

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James Cleverly announced the plans to MPs (Yui Mok/PA)

Cleverly pledges ‘biggest ever reduction’ in net migration with new plans

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Peter Norgrove, who has admitted the murder of Sharon Gordon (West Midlands Police/PA)

Builder admits murdering woman after working on extension at her home

Net migration in 2022 reached a record-high of 725,000 (Rick Findler/PA)

Key questions around Cleverly’s immigration shake-up

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Parts of the country can expect severe weather (PA)

Nearly 30 flood warnings issued as UK faces heavy rain but snow risk lessens

Una Burns (left), manager of Charlie’s Bar Enniskillen and Sarah Thompson (right), founder of embroidery company Ted & Stitch with Siobhan Casey from Age NI (Fiona Brown Communications/PA)

Enniskillen bar behind viral Christmas ad launches clothing to tackle loneliness

Communities Secretary Michael Gove answered a question in the Commons from Labour MP Chi Onwurah (Brian Lawless/PA)

Cash-strapped councils will see no extra funding from Labour, Gove claims

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Staff at Oasis Academy, on the Isle of Sheppey, Kent, had been on strike for three days demanding a zero-tolerance approach to bad behaviour after months of concerns about safety (PA)

Strikes halted at school as deal reached over ‘unacceptable’ pupil behaviour

Samantha Drummonds was killed during the alleged attack (Metropolitan Police/PA)

Knifeman told mother ‘I’m gonna make a sacrifice’ after bloodbath, court told

French police investigating a fatal attack near the Eiffel Tower at the weekend are looking into the mental health of the suspect (Christophe Ena/AP)

French investigators probe mental health of Paris attacks suspect

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Speaker of The House of Commons Sir Lindsay Hoyle (Hannah McKay/PA)

Speaker absent from Commons after positive Covid test

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Lloyds seized the newspaper group during the summer (Jonathan Brady/PA)

Barclay family repays £1.2bn debt to Lloyds amid potential sale of Telegraph

Ryan Watson, 24, who died on May 6 last year (Cheshire Police/PA)

Woman ‘lost her temper’ and ran over boyfriend, murder trial is told

The China Southern cargo plane carrying Giant pandas Yang Guang and Tian Tian takes off from Edinburgh Airport (Jane Barlow/PA)

Giant pandas flying back to China after 12 years in Edinburgh

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UUP leader Doug Beattie speaks to the media (Liam McBurney/PA)

Any changes to Stormont Executive ‘must be put to the people’ – Beattie

At least 47 people have been killed and 85 others injured amid heavy flooding and landslides in northern Tanzania (AP)

At least 47 dead and 85 injured after heavy rain and landslides in Tanzania

An excavator at a quarry in Co Tyrone during a search for Charlotte Murray (PA)

Man who murdered missing Co Tyrone woman has appeal dismissed

Around half of renters and disabled adults in the UK do not feel able to save any money in the year ahead, according to ONS analysis (PA)

Renters and disabled adults more likely to face cost-of-living squeeze – ONS

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Holly’s family have spoken out about the need for blood donors (Handout/PA)

Grieving parents press awareness of importance of blood donation

Indonesian authorities halted the search for 12 climbers on Monday after the Mount Marapi volcano erupted again (Ardhy Fernando/AP)

Indonesia’s Marapi volcano erupts for second day as 12 climbers remain missing

Nearly half of all scams reported to Nationwide during the summer were purchase scams (Alamy/PA)

Shoppers being duped by fake sellers all year round, Nationwide warns

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International development minister Andrew Mitchell will announce the £100m of funding at Cop28 (James Manning/PA)

Minister to announce £100m for vulnerable climate-hit nations at Cop28

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The Israeli military has widened its ground offensive and bombarded targets across the Gaza Strip (Hatem Ali/AP)

Israel orders mass evacuations as it widens offensive across Gaza Strip

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Conor Murphy, four, from Banbridge, Co Down with his parents Finbar and Jolene (Jolene Murphy/PA)

Four-year-old with sight loss enjoys magic of first Santa letter

Indian authorities have issued warnings over tropical storm Michuang, which is likely to hit the southern coast on Tuesday (AP)

Heavy rains lash south and east India coasts as they brace for powerful storm

Spotify is to cut around 1,500 jobs (Andrew Matthews/PA)

Spotify to axe 1,500 jobs to cut costs

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The Culture Secretary said a £15 rise in the licence fee would be ‘high’ (Victoria Jones/PA)

Culture Secretary Lucy Frazer denies Government ‘ripping up’ licence fee deal

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Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Agnes Chow, who moved to Canada to pursue further studies, has said she will not return to the city to meet her bail conditions (Vincent Yu/AP)

Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Agnes Chow jumps bail

Ryanair’s latest passenger statistics showed it operated over 66,400 flights in November (PA)

Ryanair reveals 960 flights axed in November due to Gaza conflict

Naomi Abehsera (left) surprised her sister, Abby (right) with a bear signed and a personal message from Alessia Russo (Naomi Adehsera/PA)

Girl, 7, receives birthday message in teddy bear from Arsenal star Alessia Russo

The Ministry of Defence’s 10 year equipment plan is currently unaffordable, the National Audit Office has found (Andrew Matthews/PA)

Spending watchdog finds MoD running £17bn equipment ‘blackhole’

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President Nicolas Maduro speaks to pro-government supporters after a referendum regarding Venezuela’s claim to a region administered and controlled by Guyana (Matias Delacroix/AP)

Venezuelans approve referendum to claim sovereignty over area of Guyana

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The guided-missile destroyer USS Carney in Souda Bay, Greece (Petty Officer 3rd Class Bill Dodge/US Navy via AP)

Three commercial ships and US warship involved in Houthi attack in Red Sea

Campaigners calling for compensation for victims at the Infected Blood inquiry (PA)

Labour and Tory rebels threaten Government defeat over infected blood

Members of the EuroMillions syndicate at the Ye Olde Bell near Retford are celebrating sharing a £1m win (Camelot UK/PA)

Hotel syndicate planning special Christmas party after £1m EuroMillions win

What the papers say (PA)

What the papers say – December 4

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

First Minister says Prime Minister not taking climate change seriously

Michael Gove (Brian Lawless/PA)

Gove warns councils not to cancel Hanukkah celebration over Middle East conflict

Image issued by the Metropolitan Police of a man police wish to speak to after graffiti was sprayed on the constituency office of Feryal Clark, MP for Enfield North (Metropolitan Police/PA)

Police hunt after antisemitic graffiti sprayed on MP’s office building

Ikea has revealed plans to hike pay for UK staff as part of more than £35 million of investment in higher wages and bonuses (Ikea/PA)

Ikea announces 2024 pay rises for UK staff worth £10 million

Tanaiste Micheal Martin speaking to the media in Dublin (Niall Carson/PA)

Tanaiste condemns renewed attacks on Gaza as ‘unconscionable’

Sir Keir Starmer underlined the fundamental importance of the fiscal rules (Maja Smiejkowska/PA)

Labour’s £28bn green plans subject to fiscal rules, says Starmer

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Actor Jonathan Majors arrives at court in New York (Yuki Iwamura/AP)

Opening arguments begin in Jonathan Majors assault trial

Api Ratuniyarawa is an international rugby player for Fiji (David Davies/PA)

Top rugby player Api Ratuniyarawa facing jail after admitting sexual offences

A 15-year-old girl has to be watched by four people because of her self-harming, a judge said (Image posed by a model/Alamy/PA)

Mentally ill girl under four-to-one supervision forced to stay in hospital

The freeze on the BBC licence fee is due to come to an end in April (Lucy North/PA)

BBC licence fee – what happens next?

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The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has urged consumers to avoid fake Prime and Wonka chocolate bars, warning they could be unsafe to eat (FSA/PA)

FSA warns consumers to avoid fake ‘Prime’ and ‘Wonka’ branded chocolate bars

Bianca Williams arriving at Lavender Hill Magistrates’ Court on Monday (Jordan Pettitt/PA)

Bianca Williams’ Olympic ‘dream’ in jeopardy as she is banned from driving

A house was destroyed in the blast (Lesley Martin/PA)

Fatal house explosion investigators focusing on internal gas installations

The Sussex Police officer was sacked in November (Alamy/PA)

Police community officer who sent explicit videos to vulnerable teenager sacked

Heavy snow has hit Moscow, causing disruption on roads and at airports (Vasily Kuzmichenok/Moscow News Agency/AP)

Disruption on roads and at airports as Moscow hit by heavy snow

Tory MPs could join with Labour later on a vote on compensation for infected blood victims (Victoria Jones/PA)

Government faces Tory rebellion over infected blood compensation

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