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Kate Forbes urged the First Minister to work with MSPs to develop a ‘reformed’ Bill (Jane Barlow/PA)

Forbes: Scottish Government must not prolong gender legal battle

Much of the country faces heavy rain (PA)

Storm Elin named as weather warnings in place across UK and Ireland

Three people are said to have died (Italian Firefighters Via AP)

Deadly fire breaks out at hospital near Rome

Patrick O’Neal poses with his father, actor Ryan O’Neal (AP Photo/Alex Gallardo, File/PA)

Co-stars Barbra Streisand and Lee Grant remember ‘incredible talent’ Ryan O’Neal

Activists demonstrate with a sign reading ‘negotiate a plant based treaty’ at the summit in Dubai (AP)

Opec ‘panicking’ as Cop28 talks focus on possible fossil fuel phase-out

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Palestinians search for bodies following Israeli bombardment of the Gaza Strip (AP Photo/Adel Hana)

Britain abstains on UN vote demanding ceasefire in Gaza

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Fresh air strikes have hit the Gaza Strip (AP)

Israel presses on with Gaza bombardments as war enters third month

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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un waves to the participants of the National Mothers’ Meeting in Pyongyang (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)

Allies urge stronger international push against North Korea’s nuclear programme

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Olena Zelenska at Buckingham Palace (Jacob King/PA)

Ukraine’s first lady warns of ‘mortal danger’ if West backs down over support

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Peter Park said the exam had been tough, but it was worth it (Tulare County District Attorney’s Office via AP)

US teenager sworn in as lawyer after passing state bar exam

Israeli operations in the Gaza Strip are continuing (AP)

Israeli troops round up Palestinians in Gaza amid warning aid drive ‘in tatters’

People go for a walk on the Bull Wall on a wet and windy day in Dublin (Brian Lawless/PA)

Weather warnings in place as wet and windy conditions move across the UK

National Assembly President Jorge Rodriguez, left, and chairman of the Special Commission for the Defence of Guyana Essequibo Hermann Escarra, unveil Venezuela’s new map that includes the Essequibo territory (Matias Delacroix/AP)

Guyana warns Venezuela ‘profoundly incorrect’ over claiming disputed territory

Undated handout photo issued by the Naturalis Biodiversity Centre of the skeleton of a Tyrannosaurus rex in a room of the Naturalis Biodiversity Center in Leiden, Netherlands (Marten van Dijl/Naturalis Biodiversity Center/ PA)

Two baby dinosaurs found in tyrannosaur fossil shed light on changing diet

What the papers say (Peter Byrne/PA)

What the papers say – December 9

Rishi Sunak’s leadership is under pressure over the Rwanda policy (James Manning/PA)

Sunak’s Rwanda legislation given ‘50% at best’ chance of success

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Pete Wishart said he is looking forward to standing for election again (Chris McAndrew/PA)

Labour Party with its ‘mojo’ back will mean tough challenge for SNP – Wishart

Storm Elin is predicted to bring gale force winds to parts of Ireland as Met Eireann issues a range of weather warnings (PA)

Storm Elin to bring gale force winds to Ireland as weather warnings issued

Paul Nowak, general secretary of the TUC, will address a special conference on strikes (Peter Byrne/PA)

Unions to step up opposition to new law on strikes

Texas has some of the most restrictive laws on abortion (AP)

Texas supreme court pauses abortion approval over foetus with fatal diagnosis

Actor Ryan O’Neal was described as a Hollywood legend (AP)

Paper Moon and Love Story star Ryan O’Neal dies aged 82

The late Queen passed away last September (Steve Parsons/PA)

Queen Elizabeth II wanted ‘effective security’ for Harry and Meghan to continue

Former president Donald Trump (Eduardo Munoz Alvarez/AP)

Appeals court upholds gag order on Trump but narrows restrictions on his speech

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The Princess of Wales arrives for the Royal Carols – Together At Christmas service at Westminster Abbey in London (Chris Jackson/PA)

Royal Christmas concert pays tribute to John Lennon on anniversary of his death

Smoke rises following an Israeli bombardment in the Gaza Strip (Leo Correa/AP)

US vetoes UN resolution demanding immediate humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza

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Smoke rises following an Israeli bombardment in the Gaza Strip (Maya Alleruzzo/AP)

Israeli troops round up Palestinian men as UN warns aid operation ‘in tatters’

Ethan Crumbley was in court listening to victim impact statements (Carlos Osorio, Pool/AP)

Michigan teenager gets life in prison for high school attack

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Mohamed Rahman has been sentenced to life with a minimum term of 20 years at Kingston Crown Court, London (Metropolitan Police/PA)

Robber given life sentence after stabbing two police officers in central London

Fan John Farrell waited outside Shelbourne Park Stadium for the funeral procession of Shane MacGowan (Liam McBurney/PA)

Of lotus eaters, loofahs and singalongs – Dublin bids farewell to Shane MacGowan

Johnny Depp (centre left) carries the coffin of Shane MacGowan following his funeral (Damien Eagers/PA)

Shane MacGowan ‘lit a fire that burns in Ireland and across the world’

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Flowers next to a placard reading ‘I am a teacher’ in tribute to Samuel Paty (Bertrand Guay, Pool via AP)

Six French teenagers convicted over Islamic extremist’s killing of teacher

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A mourner holds the order of service for the funeral of Shane MacGowan at Saint Mary’s of the Rosary Church, Nenagh, Co Tipperary (Damien Eagers/PA)

Depp and Higgins join crowd in saying goodbye to Shane MacGowan

Former prime minister Margaret Thatcher giving a speech during a Conservative Party Conference (PA)

Starmer insists he’s no Thatcher ‘fan boy’, saying she did ‘terrible things’

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Cop28 is taking place in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (Rafiq Maqbool/AP)

UN climate chief says ‘it’s go time’ to save planet as Cop28 talks ramp up

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Antonio Guterres said Hamas’s brutality against Israelis on October 7 ‘can never justify the collective punishment of the Palestinian people’ (Alamy/PA)

Gaza is at breaking point, UN chief warns

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Charles laughs with Ian Thackray, a blacksmith who realises his hands are too dirty to shake hands (Adrian Dennis/PA)

Hands off! Charles declines traditional greeting with dusty blacksmith

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A man bought this Bugatti was bought as a present for his wife’s 70th birthday (Bugatti/PA)

This £3m Bugatti Chiron Super Sport was bought as a 70th birthday present

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Brianna Ghey (Cheshire Police)

Jury hears of ‘dark fantasies’ of girl accused of Brianna Ghey murder

A spokeswoman for Mercedes said the company would be mounting a vigorous defence to legal action (David Davies/PA)

Judges hearing claims made in wake of ‘dieselgate’ told of secrecy concerns

Mourners lined the streets of Dublin to say goodbye to the Pogues frontman at a public procession on Friday ahead of his funeral (Michael Walter/PA)

Imelda May marks Sinead O’Connor’s birthday on day of Shane MacGowan’s funeral

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French President Emmanuel Macron touches the cross installed at the top of the spire of Notre Dame de Paris Cathedral (AP Photo/Christophe Ena, Pool)

Macron visits Notre Dame, marking one-year until reopening after 2019 fire

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Mao Zedong signed the menu in fountain pen (Alamy/PA)

Menu signed by Mao Zedong auctioned for a quarter of a million dollars

The Archbishop of Canterbury said the Government was ‘rightly concerned’ with bringing down legal migration figures but voiced concerns about aspects of the latest restrictions (Doug Peters/PA)

Visa changes will have ‘negative impact’ on family relationships, says Welby

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The Scottish Covid-19 inquiry has been taking evidence this week (Ian West/PA)

Care home boss lied about being by man’s side when he died, Covid Inquiry told

The moves aim to ensure minimum levels of service during strikes (Jordan Pettitt/PA)

Regulations on minimum service levels during strikes come into force

The trial is being held at Lincoln Crown Court (Joe Giddens/PA)

Jury retires to consider verdict in trial of asylum seeker accused of rape

A deputy US marshal has appeared in court and denied a charge of drunken behaviour while on a flight to London (PA)

Deputy US marshal denies drunken behaviour on flight to London

Water pollution can come from sewage discharges, industrial dumping, agriculture and road run-off (PA)

Cornwall is a water pollution hotspot, figures show

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Dame Eleanor Laing did not receive a fixed penalty notice from police regarding the event in December 2020 (House of Commons/UK Parliament/PA)

Met ends investigation into Deputy Speaker gathering

Sardines and mackerels are seen washed up on a beach in Hakodate, Hokkaido, northern Japan (Kyodo News via AP)

Thousands of tons of dead sardines wash ashore in northern Japan

Smoke rises following an Israeli bombardment in the Gaza Strip (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

Desperation grows among Palestinians as Israel’s war in Gaza continues

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The commissioning ceremony for 809 Naval Air Squadron took place at RAF Marham in King’s Lynn in Norfolk (Joe Giddens/PA)

Second frontline squadron stood up to fly UK’s F-35 fighter jets

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An investigation should be carried out after thousands of passengers were stranded on trains for several hours, according to a public transport watchdog (Mikey Worrall/PA)

Call for investigation after train passengers stranded for more than three hours

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Nintendo has cancelled an upcoming video game event in Japan, and postponed several others, because of persistent threats to the company, its workers and people who may take part in them (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)

Nintendo cancels its Live 2024 Tokyo event after persistent threats