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Most people no longer think Christmas pudding important for festive table – poll
The majority of adults who celebrate Christmas no longer believe that having a Christmas pudding on their table is important, ...
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Starmer ‘very clear’ on climate change but avoids responding to Trump doubts
The newly re-elected US president is expected to boost fossil fuels, roll back green incentives domestically and pull his ...
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North Korea ratifies major defence treaty with Russia
North Korea’s rubber-stamp parliament, the Supreme People’s Assembly, has the right to ratify treaties but Kim can unilaterally ratify major ones, according to South Korea’s Unification Ministry.
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Trump asks war veteran Mike Waltz to be his national security adviser
Mr Waltz is an ardent Trump advocate who backed efforts to overturn the 2020 election. He is considered hawkish on China, and called for a US boycott of the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing due to its ...
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MPs to consider call to remove Church of England bishops from House of Lords
MPs are to consider calls to remove the Church of England bishops from the House of Lords and introduce a mandatory retirement age for peers. Conservative former minister Sir Gavin Williamson has ...
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Dame Imelda Staunton and Simon Le Bon to receive royal honours at Windsor Castle
Singer-songwriter Rebecca Ferguson and ex-footballer Graeme Souness will also be recognised at the investiture ceremony.
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Environmentalists to challenge Rosebank and Jackdaw oil and gas fields in court
Two environmental groups are set to have their legal challenge against the Rosebank and Jackdaw offshore oil and gas fields in the North Sea heard in court on Tuesday. Greenpeace UK and Uplift will ...
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What the papers say – November 12
The Daily Express, The Times and the Daily Mail all splash on a senior bishop’s call for Mr Welby to step down after a damning report concluded his failure to act meant a “prolific” abuser was never ...
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Re-elected Japanese PM vows to step up reform
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has pledged to take tougher measures against the misuse of political funds after he ...
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Esther Rantzen: Assisted dying Bill wonderful but law would be too late for me
Dame Esther, who has terminal cancer and revealed in December that she had joined Dignitas due to the current law in England, said unless her current medication turns out to be “totally miraculous” ...
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Study finds a third of vulnerable children placed in settings far from home
Research highlighting the growing costs and impact on children of many social care placements should be a ‘turning point’, councils say.
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‘Game-changer’ pill to help people stop smoking to be rolled out on NHS
A once-a-day pill that could help tens of thousands of people give up cigarettes and prevent thousands of smoking-related deaths each year will be rolled out on the health service, NHS England’s chief ...