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After jetskis and bungee jumps, Davey targets a Christmas No 1

When already this year you've bungee-jumped, jetskied and led your party to its best election result for a century, how can you possibly top that as a politician?

Assisted dying case judge backs law change

The former president of the supreme court who ruled on the most high-profile assisted dying cases has declared his support for the law change as MPs backing the bill say they believe they have the numbers for tomorrow's historic vote to pass.

Thousands head home after truce in Lebanon

Thousands of people displaced from war-torn southern Lebanon have begun returning home after a cease-fire between Israel and the Lebanese militia Hezbollah took effect yesterday, amid fears on both sides over whether the truce would hold.

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'I felt the scapegoat' Bellingham laments media treatment on England duty

Jude Bellingham has said he felt the \"whole world crumbling down on me\" after being mistreated and made a scapegoat for England's defeat in the European Championship final.

United spent £8.6m sacking staff in drive to cut costs

Manchester United spent £8.6m on redundancies in the first quarter of its financial year due to Sir Jim Ratcliffe's drive to reduce the workforce from around 1,000 by 250, the club's latest accounts show.

Slot says contract dispute may be bringing best out of Salah

Khephren Thuram on his father Lilian's activism, what Thierry Henry always told him, and facing Aston Villa

Saka leads Arsenal's charge to blast away doubts on the road in Europe

This was some response to charges of being shot shy. Arsenal's lack of cutting edge on foreign trips had been the pre-match talking point but it turned out they had saved up a hiding for the continent's form team.

City stunned by late fightback as Guardiola's winless run goes on

Manchester City's losing sequence is over - just. But they are still a listing ship that can go down at any moment.

Kerr breaks new ground coaching men at Hearts

Shelley Kerr will lead male player development at the Edinburgh club

'He's a cool cat' Special Bethell ready to pounce on Test debut

Test debutant has impressed everyone from a young age but can he carry off batting at No 3 against New Zealand?

West Brom deny Isidor and hold out for draw

Sunderland extended their unbeaten run to 10 games but, as the smattering of gentle boos that greeted the final whistle testified, it was most certainly not a cause for celebration on Wearside.

George in the groove and ready to rock for England

Manchester United left-back was never going to let rehab end her dream and hopes for a Wembley bow against USA

Stokes clears the air with England on return to the city of his birth

Christchurch is having a positive effect on tourists' captain and hopefully will do the same for his Test side

What does the RFU stand for? Annual report offers few clues

Annual report offers few clues

Macquarie fined £13m for failings that allowed 400 fictitious trades

Macquarie Bank's London branch has been fined £13m by the UK's financial watchdog for \"serious failings\" that allowed one of its junior traders to record more than 400 fictitious trades over a period of 20 months.

Decarbonising Will making 2030 the goal cost more than 2035? Come clean, Labour

The government's plan to decarbonise the electricity system by 2030 is a vast undertaking.

Bosses at Halfords and AO blame budget for predicted price rises

British consumers face paying more for car repairs and new kitchen kit after the retailers Halfords and AO.com warned that the autumn budget had increased their costs.

Fewer women in top FTSE 250 roles as 'glass ceiling' persists

The glass ceiling for women in top roles at FTSE 250 companies is still \"stubbornly in place\", according to research that found the number of women in executive director roles had fallen by more than 10% in the past two years.

Asda revival could take up to five years, says Leighton

It could take three to five years to revive Asda's fortunes, according to the veteran retail boss Allan Leighton, who first helped turn around the supermarket chain more than 20 years ago.

Paradise lost? Cruise ships are having a 'catastrophic impact' on the Bahamas, say activists

Joseph Darville has fond memories of swimming with his young son off the south coast of Grand Bahama island and watching together as dolphins frolicked offshore.

Senior bankers to get bonuses years earlier under new rules

Senior UK bankers will receive their bonuses years earlier under plans by the Bank of England to relax post-financial crisis restrictions.

Romania Pro-Russian's presidential bid troubles Europe

After an upset in the first of three crunch votes that could lead to Romania veering towards a more anti-EU, pro-Russian stance, the country will return to the polls on Sunday for a parliamentary ballot followed, on 8 December, by a presidential runoff.

They were children who looked like me' Netflix show recounts Rio police killings

Netflix show recounts Rio police killings

Ukraine suffers power cuts after Russia launches its biggest drone attack yet

Russia launched its biggest ever drone attack on Ukraine on Monday night and yesterday morning, sending a reported 188 drones into the country against various targets, resulting in power cuts in part of western Ukraine and damage to residential buildings outside Kyiv.

Disenchanted youth hold key to Namibian presidential election

Namibians are going to the polls with the longtime ruling party's parliamentary majority under threat if dissatisfied young people turn out in big numbers amid a wave of anti-incumbent sentiment globally.

Seven dead as Khan supporters battle police in Pakistani capital

At least seven people were killed and dozens injured as thousands of supporters of the jailed former prime minister Imran Khan forced their way through security barriers and entered Pakistan's capital, Islamabad, yesterday morning.

Influencers need 'urgent' training on fact-checking, says Unesco

Social media influencers need urgent help to check their facts before they broadcast to their followers, in order to reduce the spread of misinformation online, Unesco has warned.

America's fentanyl epidemic Is Chinese supply responsible for the crisis?

Donald Trump's announcement that he will impose a 25% duty on all goods from Mexico and Canada, and a 10% duty on China, on top of existing duties, was perhaps to be expected.

US politics Rivalries break out ahead of inauguration

Internal rivalries in Donald Trump's team have spilled into public view with Boris Epshteyn, a top adviser to Trump, being accused of asking potential administration nominees to pay fees in exchange for promoting them to the president-elect.