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• Enver Solomon restores our faith in Britain | Letters

  01-12-2025 18:55 via theguardian.com
  Readers reflect on an interview with the outgoing chief executive of the Refugee CouncilA brilliant interview as always from Zoe Williams (‘We thought the Rwanda scheme was the worst of it’: Enver Solomon on leading – and leaving – the Refugee Council, 24 November). I only wish this wonderful man had the fortitude to continue in this role, but I can understand why he would feel the need to move on after five years working within the confines of the political arena of &ldq
  
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• Child among those treated after pepper spray used in Heathrow robbery

  07-12-2025 18:03 via bbc.com
  Five people were taken to hospital after an argument between a group of people escalated, police say.
  
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• Murder investigation after child and woman die in house fire

  07-12-2025 17:55 via bbc.com
  Gardaí believe the fire was "deliberately started" and described it as a "reckless, callous and murderous attack" on a family home in Edenderry.
  
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• Rugby star Sinfield completes gruelling ultramarathon challenge in memory of Rob Burrow

  07-12-2025 17:13 via bbc.com
  The former Leeds Rhinos rugby star completes seven ultramarathons in seven days for MND charities.
  
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• Martin Parr: Photographer whose colourful images captured British life dies aged 73

  07-12-2025 17:10 via bbc.com
  Parr rose to prominence in the mid 1980s, his colourful images capturing British life.
  
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• Backed by his family, propelled by his talent: the rise of Lando Norris

  07-12-2025 16:12 via bbc.com
  F1 world champion Lando Norris has long seemed destined for the top of his sport, as key figures who worked with him through the junior categories tell BBC Sport.
  
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• Briton Norris wins his first F1 title in Abu Dhabi

  07-12-2025 16:07 via bbc.com
  A tearful Lando Norris won his first F1 drivers' championship by securing the third place he needed in the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.
  
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• Covid fraud and error cost taxpayers £10.9bn, report will say

  07-12-2025 16:00 via bbc.com
  A lack of anti-fraud controls in Covid support schemes is expected to be highlighted in the report.
  
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• Rayner will make return to cabinet, says Starmer

  07-12-2025 15:23 via bbc.com
  The prime minister says his "hugely talented" former deputy will one day return to government.
  
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• Football stadium's £18m grant will help 'transform Wrexham', says minister

  07-12-2025 15:12 via bbc.com
  Jack Sargeant, minister for sport, said the upgrades would help the stadium host major events.
  
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• Flu cases likely to 'spike' in coming weeks, warns health secretary

  07-12-2025 13:23 via bbc.com
  Neil Gray says the rise in cases is a challenge and urges anyone able to get vaccinated to do so.
  
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• Young people to lose benefits if they turn down work, says minister

  07-12-2025 13:19 via bbc.com
  Pat McFadden says they would need a "good reason" to decline one of 55,000 new work placements.
  
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• Police did not mean to imply Jewish community supported Tel Aviv fan ban, force says

  07-12-2025 10:18 via bbc.com
  A West Midlands Police chief told MPs Jewish community members supported the ban on Maccabi fans.
  
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• Veteran who stopped XL bully attack shocked by owner's sentence

  07-12-2025 08:13 via bbc.com
  Martin Griffiths grabbed the dog and held it down until police arrived in Wrexham city centre.
  
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• Letters reveal tensions at Stormont over money allocation

  07-12-2025 08:04 via bbc.com
  Ministers are due to discuss funding issues this week, in what is known as a monitoring round.
  
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• Several tourists among at least 23 killed in blaze at Goa nightclub

  07-12-2025 01:38 via theguardian.com
  Fire broke out at midnight in the popular club in Arpora in the North Goa district, according to reportsAt least 23 people have been killed in a fire at a popular nightclub in the Indian resort city of Goa, officials said.Several tourists were among the dead in the fire, which broke out at about midnight at a club in Arpora in the North Goa district, according to the Press Trust of India. Continue reading...
  
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• Why Gen Z has a growing appetite for retro tech

  07-12-2025 01:24 via bbc.com
  Gen Z are going retro, with studies showing a resurgence in people buying tech in the modern age that can be dated back decades.
  
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• Wham-ageddon: Can a new song really become Christmas number one?

  07-12-2025 01:17 via bbc.com
  This Christmas, to save you from tears, there’s some genuine competition, our music correspondent finds.
  
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• Don't panic if you get a message about tax after selling 30 items on Vinted

  07-12-2025 01:14 via bbc.com
  Here's what you need to know about tax rules if you're selling items online.
  
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• Netflix deal puts Gary Lineker in podcast super league - but can he succeed?

  07-12-2025 01:07 via bbc.com
  In a big money move, Lineker will go head-to-head with his old employer with The Rest Is Football.
  
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• West Midlands police chief sorry for saying Jewish community supported Maccabi fan ban

  07-12-2025 00:29 via theguardian.com
  Senior officer had told MPs some Jewish representatives did not want Maccabi Tel Aviv fans at Aston Villa game classified as high riskA senior police officer has apologised to Birmingham’s Jewish residents after he told MPs that some had expressed support for the exclusion of Maccabi Tel Aviv fans from attending last month’s match against Aston Villa.The decision to ban supporters of the Israeli team from the Europa League game at Villa Park in Birmingham had triggered political upro
  
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• ‘It’s not your turn,’ the board's selection committee chair said. Instantly I felt as though I was back in the school yard | Julianne Schultz

  07-12-2025 00:00 via theguardian.com
  While the tension between meritocracy and ‘jobs for mates’ is always there, the best boards are more than the sum of their partsGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastMany years ago, I was encouraged to put my name forward to chair a significant government board. It seemed like a long shot to me, I wasn’t in anyone’s club, but my supporters were insistent. I agreed to let my name go into the mix.It was a surprise then when the chair of the selection co
  
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• King and Queen reveal this year's Christmas card

  06-12-2025 23:30 via bbc.com
  The card features of photograph of the royal couple taken in April during their state visit to Italy.
  
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• Tanaka strikes late as Leeds deny Liverpool before Salah outburst

  06-12-2025 23:24 via theguardian.com
  It was breathless, it was thrilling and it made very little sense.Twice Liverpool seemed to have the game won but the ruthless competence of last season has gone. It seems almost incredible now that this was a club that won the league with a series of cold-eyed 2-0 victories. They led 2-0 here, and were 3-2 up four minutes into injury time, yet still couldn’t manage a win. Continue reading...
  
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• Qatar and Egypt urge Israeli withdrawal to secure next step in Gaza peace deal

  06-12-2025 22:58 via theguardian.com
  Mediators of delicate truce say troop removal and deployment of international force crucial to second phaseQatar and Egypt, the guarantors of the Gaza ceasefire, called on Saturday for the withdrawal of Israeli troops and the deployment of an international stabilisation force as the necessary next steps in fully implementing the fragile agreement.The measures were spelt out in the US- and UN-backed peace plan that has largely halted fighting, though the warring parties have yet to agree on how t
  
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• Mohamed Salah says ‘I’ve been thrown under the bus’ and signals Liverpool exit

  06-12-2025 22:25 via theguardian.com
  Forward launches astonishing attack on Arne SlotSalah benched at Leeds for third consecutive matchMohamed Salah has accused Liverpool of throwing him “under the bus” after being left out of the starting lineup for the third game running as the champions drew at Leeds, saying he has been made a scapegoat for the poor start to the season and casting severe doubt on his future at the club.“I can’t believe … I’m sitting on the bench for 90 minutes,” the Egy
  
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• California officials warn foragers after person dies from poison mushroom

  06-12-2025 21:19 via theguardian.com
  Several additional people, including children, have severe liver damage amid 21 cases of amatoxin poisoningCalifornia officials are warning foragers after an outbreak of poisoning linked to wild mushrooms that has killed one adult and caused severe liver damage in several patients, including children.The state poison control system has identified 21 cases of amatoxin poisoning, likely caused by death cap mushrooms, the health department said Friday. The toxic wild mushrooms are often mistaken fo
  
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• Africa Cup of Nations shunted into margins as greedy game finds no room at top table | Jonathan Wilson

  06-12-2025 21:00 via theguardian.com
  So long as the Premier League invests in its players and Fifa pays it lip service, the continent’s flagship tournament will always struggle to fit inPerhaps attitudes are not quite as parochial as they once were, but it remains true that, in England at least, the Africa Cup of Nations is discussed less as a tournament in its own right than in terms of what it means for the Premier League.There will be the usual harrumphing about why the tournament is played in the middle of our season, but
  
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• England given UK-friendly World Cup kick-off times as Scotland face late finishes

  06-12-2025 20:47 via bbc.com
  England are handed World Cup kick-off times which suit UK audiences - but Scotland fans face later finishes during next summer's tournament.
  
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• Gunmen kill at least 12 people including three-year-old in hostel in South Africa

  06-12-2025 20:31 via theguardian.com
  Police launch ‘manhunt’ after 25 people are shot in early morning in township attack west of PretoriaGunmen have stormed into a hostel in South Africa’s capital and killed at least 12 people, including a three-year-old child, and injured more than a dozen others.Police said they had launched a “manhunt” for three people and were investigating whether the killings were linked to a bar within the hostel that may have been selling alcohol illegally. Continue reading...
  
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