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The changes will force some families to make tough choices, said a woman whose husband is Turkish (Alamy/PA)

Families will feel forced to make horrible decisions, charity worker says

The Dalmunach Distillery owned by Chivas Brothers (Andrew Milligan/PA)

Whisky workers suspend strikes to consider pay offer

Home Secretary James Cleverly and Rwandan minister of foreign affairs Vincent Biruta sign the new treaty (Ben Birchall/PA)

James Cleverly insists new treaty with Rwanda fixes all legal concerns

Chris Huhne speaking outside the Rolls Building after the settlement (Jordan Pettitt/PA)

Ex-Lib Dem minister Chris Huhne settles News Group hacking claim

Beavers are to be reintroduced in the Cairngorms (James Manning/PA)

Beavers to return to Cairngorms after 400 years

People were evacuated from flooded areas following heavy rains along the Bay of Bengal coast in Chennai (AP)

Heavy rains leave several dead before storm Michaung makes landfall in India

The Government’s handling of compensation for victims of the infected blood scandal has led to a ‘segregation of suffering’, it has been claimed (PA)

Infected blood compensation has led to ‘segregation of suffering’

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An OECD survey has revealed UK teenagers are more likely to feel unsafe in areas of their school than their peers around the world (David Jones/PA)

One in eight UK pupils say they feel unsafe in school, global study shows

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The ancient Greek vase from 420 BC – the Meidias Hydria – is on loan from the British Museum (AP)

British Museum loan to Greece coincides with dispute over Elgin Marbles

Health minister Maria Caulfield denied shortages of ADHD medication were Brexit-related (PA)

Causes of ADHD medication shortage should be resolved ‘very shortly’ – minister

The mix of nationalities varies from year to year (Gareth Fuller/PA)

Afghan, Iranian and Turkish nationals most common small boat arrivals this year

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The death of a railway station cat with hundreds of thousands of social media followers has sparked an outpouring of grief (TransPennine Express/PA)

Fans mourn death of railway station cat and internet sensation Felix

John McBurney, Monica McWilliams, Tim O’Connor and Mitchell Reiss at the launch of the Independent Reporting Commission in Belfast (Kelvin Boyes/Press Eye)

Heightened vigilance needed as 194 homeless due to paramilitary threats – report

Lawyers for Harry say a failure to carry out a risk analysis meant he was treated in an ‘unlawful and unfair’ way by the move to provide him with a different degree of protection when visiting the country (PA)

‘Impact of Harry attack should have been factored into security review’

Home Secretary James Cleverly views photographs of victims of the genocide at the Kigali Genocide Memorial (Ben Birchall/PA)

Cleverly thanks Rwandans for showing pain they endured during genocide

The City regulator has moved to clamp down on credit rating agencies sharing patchy information with lenders (Alamy/PA)

City watchdog clamps down on ‘poor quality’ credit ratings

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Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar has defended Sir Keir Starmer’s comments on Margaret Thatcher. (Andrew Milligan/PA)

Sarwar defends Starmer’s comments on Thatcher despite ‘destructive’ policies

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Forecasters say more rain is expected (Jordan Pettitt/PA)

Flood risk for parts of the UK with more heavy rain expected

Flights were suspended from Munich (AP)

Freezing rain causes deadly accidents in Germany

The London Stock Exchange saw trading halted on hundreds of stocks on Tuesday after another outage on the stock market (PA)

Trading halted in hundreds of firms as London Stock Exchange suffers outage

Nordic workers are demanding a collective bargaining agreement (AP)

Danish union to take action against Tesla in solidarity with Swedes

Some items on the festive plate are actually falling in price, analysts Kantar said (PA)

Cost of traditional Christmas dinner for four ‘up by just 1.3% on last year’

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The UK services sector grew last month, a survey has suggested (Danny Lawson/PA)

Service sector returns to growth after months of malaise

The RRS Sir David Attenborough passed close to the gigantic iceberg (Andrew Meijers/British Antarctic Survey via AP)

British research ship crosses paths with world’s largest iceberg in Antarctic

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Attracting teenagers with their sweet flavours, these devices are facing scrutiny for their environmental implications (AP)

Bill to ban disposable e-cigarettes in France approved

Severe weather conditions have hit southern Germany (AP)

Munich Airport suspends all flights due to freezing rain

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Palestinians inspect a house after it was hit by an Israeli airstrike in Deir al Balah, Gaza (AP)

Israel strikes Gaza’s second largest city in new phase of the war

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Vehicles driving through service water on a flooded part of the A37 near Bristol (Ben Birchall/PA)

Train passengers face delays as heavy rain leads to flood warnings

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Prime Minister Rishi Sunak speaking to the media at the Cop28 summit (Stefan Rousseau/PA)

Sunak says ‘enough is enough’ as he steps up fight to control immigration

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Rising sea levels put coastal communities at greater risk of flooding from the sea (Gareth Fuller/PA)

Last decade hottest on record, says World Meteorological Organisation

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Rescue workers and volunteers work at the site of a bus accident at the Prachuap Khiri Khan province in Thailand (Sawang Rungrueang Rescue22 Foundation via AP)

Fourteen dead and more than 30 injured after bus crashes in western Thailand

The King speaks at the World Climate Action Summit at Cop28 in Dubai (Chris Jackson/PA)

King and Queen planning first trip to Australia and New Zealand – report

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Police officers pursue a deer down a hallway at Cedar Grove Elementary School in Toms River, New Jersey (Toms River Police Department via AP)

Deer’s escape after breaking into US school captured on police bodycams

The USS Carney warship in the Mediterranean Sea (Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Ryan U. Kledzik/US Navy via AP)

US and allies in talks on naval task force after Houthi attacks in Red Sea

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The Duke of Sussex’s legal challenge over his security arrangements while in the UK will reach the High Court (PA)

Harry’s legal challenge against Home Office to begin

What the papers say (Peter Byrne/PA)

What the papers say – December 5

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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Junior doctors in England are to stage the longest strike in NHS history after talks between their union and the Government broke down (Stefan Rousseau/PA)

Junior doctors to stage longest strike in NHS history after talks break down

The letter welcomed Rishi Sunak’s announcement to commit funds to tackle global deforestation this week at Cop28 in Dubai (Ben Birchall/PA)

Supermarkets urge PM to introduce deforestation laws promised two years ago

The industries accounted for 82% of the total greenhouse gas emissions across the UK in 2021, figure show (David Jones/PA)

One in five workers in Midlands employed in highest-emitting industries – ONS

The King was given a handwritten Christmas letter by a young girl during a visit to the Coptic Orthodox Church Centre UK in Hertfordshire (Kin Cheung/PA)

Charles given handwritten Christmas letter by six-year-old girl on church visit

The scene in Moy Road in the village of Aberfan, Merthyr, South Wales (Rod Minchin/PA)

Scream ‘alerted neighbours to stabbing of pregnant woman in village’

The Scottish Health Survey involved 4,394 adults and 1,764 children (PA)

Mental wellbeing at lowest level on record, ‘stark’ survey shows

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The issue is under investigation (PA)

London Stock Exchange trading halted by outages

Marston’s has cheered another rise in sales (Marston’s/PA)

Marston’s cheers ‘promising’ Christmas bookings but drops to loss

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has promised to ‘stop the boats’ (Gareth Fuller/PA)

Will the new Rwanda treaty see flights get off the ground?

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Junior doctors in England are to stage strikes in December and January (PA)

Junior doctors announce strikes after talks break down

Melanie C performs at the Isle of Wight Festival (David Jensen/PA)

Spice Girl among celebrities who have made hacking claim settlements, court told

Paddy McCourt playing for Celtic (PA)

Former NI footballer Paddy McCourt cleared of sexual assault conviction

The Princess of Wales arrives to officially open the Evelina London Children’s Day Surgery Unit (Aaron Chown/PA)

Kate to meet young patients at opening of children’s hospital’s day surgery unit

Inquiries are ongoing into the blast (AP)

Blast levels house in US as officers served search warrant

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Dancer Dan Corthorn performs a Christmas ballet titled The Reunion at Heathrow’s Terminal 5 Arrivals, celebrating the emotion of festive reconnections at the airport (Matt Alexander/PA)

Ballet dancers help Heathrow prepare for second-busiest December

Thames Water said revenues rose to £1.3 billion but it spent a record £1 billion on improving its network (Dominic Lipinski/PA)

Thames Water warns overhaul will ‘take time’ as debts mount and profits slump

The sixth game in the Grand Theft Auto series will be released in 2025, and will include its first female protagonist, Lucia (Screengrab/Rockstar Games/PA)

Grand Theft Auto VI trailer revealed early after online leak

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