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December 3, 2024

What the papers say – December 3

Starmer rejects choice between EU and US allies in major speech

Elgin Marbles not on agenda as UK and Greek PMs meet, No 10 says

Nearly a fifth of homeowners ‘have made an offer on a property while in a pub’

Supermarkets off track to meet goal to halt deforestation from food, WWF warns

Cyber risk facing UK being ‘widely underestimated’, security chief warns

Most people happy to share health data to develop artificial intelligence – poll

Christmas ‘unlikely to be bumper one for all’ as consumers focus on budgeting

December 2, 2024

Ministers unveil 2029 cladding deadline amid pleas to prevent ‘another Grenfell’

Ukraine must be in strong position for negotiations, Starmer says

Man charged with tragedy chanting at Liverpool-Manchester City match

Fianna Fail and Fine Gael eye independent TDs as option to secure Dail majority

US ambassador praises charity founded by Gordon Brown

Michelin-starred chef appeals to thieves after £25,000 worth of pies stolen

Beans and peas are better than veggie burgers and plant milks, researchers say

Camilla to miss ceremonial welcome during Qatari state visit

Cladding-issue flats demolished in east London months after devastating fire

MP apologises for code of conduct breach connected to overseas trip

UK calls on Iran and Russia to follow international law amid airstrikes in Syria

Review into in-country asylum applications under way, Yvette Cooper confirms

New Brics banking system would render sanctions useless, ex-chancellor warns

£715 million spent on scrapped Rwanda deportation scheme, breakdown reveals

Man dismembered 20-year-old and dumped body parts in park, court hears

Trial of former London’s Burning actor for sex offences delayed

Home Secretary pledges to ‘restore order’ to migration system

Mike Ashley met by ‘stone wall’ in data bid after £13m HMRC dispute, court told

Covid campaigners criticise Wormald’s promotion to Civil Service top job

Fact check: Sir Keir Starmer’s low approval rating is not worst for a sitting PM

Minister criticises ‘failures’ in care of boy who died week after hospital visit

Haigh to get ministerial severance pay, Downing Street says

Farage calls for referendum on Chagos Islands as he criticises ‘rotten’ deal

Lack of legal recognition for humanist weddings ‘discriminatory’, peers hear

Britain’s ‘biggest drug smuggling gang’ jailed

Almost half of Britons experience loneliness at Christmas – survey

Russian spy plotted to use ‘true sexy bitch’ in journalist honeytrap, court told

Labour’s 1.5 million new homes pledge ‘in tatters’, says Tory shadow minister

Mother told daughter to ‘run a mile’ from ‘controlling’ partner, court told

Starmer’s ‘Plan for Change’ will improve lives of working people, No 10 claims

Kate to join King and Queen for lunch with visiting Emir of Qatar

Wealth management firm St James’s Place to cut 500 jobs

Starmer: No Gaza ceasefire without return of hostages

William and Hannah Waddingham to feature in new Earthshot documentary

Teenager jailed for shooting woman dead through her front door

Lucy Letby’s parents asked hospital bosses for urgent meeting, inquiry told

It is ‘obvious’ HS2 should extend into Euston, says rail minister

‘Frightening’ sinkhole which forced residents from their homes continues to grow

Watchdog: Defra may have failed to comply with law over bee-killing pesticide

Man jailed for murdering partner who died two years after he set her alight

Motorists could save £50 on average following compensation change, firm predicts

Sir Chris Wormald confirmed as UK’s new top civil servant

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