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Billboards and ad campaigns on assisted dying spark MPs' anger

Mass advertising campaigns about assisted dying, including billboards at Westminster tube station and targeted Facebook posts, have sparked anger among MPs.

Johnson emerges with a new pearl of wisdom: it's the church that has made children obese

For Johnson, the greatest crime is to be boring. For his words to go unreported. So he started ad-libbing to get their attention

Watchdog asked to investigate if MP was offered cash to defect to Reform

Labour has written to parliament's standards watchdog asking for an investigation into claims that Lee Anderson was offered a six-figure financial incentive to join the Reform party the year before he defected.

'They are more straight-talking' Farage's party gaining support in Wales

Crossing Gwent Square on a cold, crisp day in Cwmbran, married couple Maxine and David Griffin have more in common with each other than they did a year ago. In July, the Brexit supporters both voted for Reform UK in the constituency of Torfaen; it was the first time they had both voted for the same party.

'Safety first' TikTok to ban children using beauty filters

Teenagers will be restricted from using beauty filters on TikTok amid concern they are contributing to rising anxiety and falling self-esteem.

Fresh weather warnings after more than 500 houses flooded by Storm Bert

More than 500 homes and businesses were flooded across Wales and England during Storm Bert, it has emerged, as forecasters issued another severe weather warning for rain in parts of southern Britain.

Axa 'threatened to cancel cover' for Briton in coma after US crash

The daughter of a woman who suffered brain injuries while on holiday in the US has said she was told by her insurer that her mother must return to the UK, against the advice of doctors, or face having funding for her medical care withdrawn.

Russia bans UK cabinet ministers as relations sour further

Russia has banned UK cabinet ministers, including Angela Rayner, Yvette Cooper and Rachel Reeves, from entering the country under new sanctions announced by Moscow's foreign affairs ministry.

Groucho Club closed as serious crime alleged

The Groucho Club, a private members' club in central London, has been forced to close as police investigate whether the venue was the scene of a serious criminal offence.

Stewart 'proud and ready' for Glastonbury's Pyramid stage

Rod Stewart is to take to Glastonbury's Pyramid stage next year in the Sunday tea-time \"legends\" slot - 23 years after he appeared as a headliner at the festival.

Plans to end NHS dental care crisis not working, warns spending watchdog

Plans to end the deepening crisis in access to NHS dental care are failing, leaving patients unable to get treatment, the government's spending watchdog warned today.

Mother's tributes to girl who died after fleeing police car

The mother of a teenage girl who was struck by a car and killed after she fled a stationary police vehicle on a motorway has paid tribute to \"the most kindest, caring, loving, loyal girl ever\".

F-35 jet parts Activists ask court to block arms sales

Campaigners trying to block UK sales of F-35 jet engine parts to Israel will apply for an emergency high court injunction in light of the international criminal court (ICC) issuing arrest warrants for the Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu.

Last group of asylum seekers leave Bibby Stockholm barge

The final asylum seekers housed on the Bibby Stockholm left the barge yesterday and crew members are set to leave today, with the controversial vessel's final day in port expected to be 8 January.

'We lost faith in the world,' says dance teacher who survived Southport attack

A dance teacher who survived the knife attack in Southport in which three children were killed has said she is hoping her voice \"will get louder and louder\" after the trial of her alleged attacker.

Putin, Trump, Brexit Key takeaways from highly anticipated Merkel memoir

Angela Merkel was notoriously discreet and privacy-conscious as Germany's chancellor, rarely veering off message during her 16 years in office. In her eagerly anticipated political autobiography, Freedom: Memoirs 1954-2021, she has hardly turned into a gossipmonger overnight. But across 721 pages - published yesterday - there are glimpses of a Merkel previously unseen. Here are eight things we have learned.

Final cut: London's Smithfield meat market to close for good after rejection of relocation plans

London's historic Smithfield meat market is to close for good, after the City of London Corporation voted to pull out of plans to relocate it and Billingsgate fish market to Dagenham, to the east of the city.

Phantom gnome snatcher of 1977 says sorry after he is found at last

The closest residents in the sleepy seaside town of Formby got to violent crime in 1977 was, the BBC solemnly reported, by watching Kojak.

Woman who kept her child in drawer for three years is jailed

The mother of a three-year-old girl who was kept in a drawer and had never seen daylight or another human face has been jailed for more than seven years.

Green targets blamed as Vauxhall plant closes

Vauxhall's owner said yesterday it would close its van factory at Luton, with 1,100 jobs at risk of being cut or moved despite the government preparing to relax rules on electric cars.

Biden hails 'historic' ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah

Netanyahu cabinet backs peace agreement despite opposition from far right

Irregular bedtime raises heart attack risk - study

Failing to stick to a regular time for going to bed and waking up increases the risk of stroke, heart attack and heart failure by 26%, even for those who get a full night's sleep, the most comprehensive study of its kind suggests.

Debt, IT woes and no chief executive What returning Asda boss has in store

Allan Leighton faces a back-to-thefuture challenge as he once again takes charge at struggling Asda.

Sweeney's RFU salary rises to £1.1m amid job cuts and losses

The Rugby Football Union chief executive, Bill Sweeney, was paid £1.1m for the 2023-24 financial year despite record losses and swingeing job cuts at the governing body.

'Probably more out than in' Salah leans towards exit with Liverpool yet to offer new deal

Mohamed Salah says he is disappointed Liverpool have not offered him a new contract and feels \"probably more out than in\" in terms of staying beyond the end of the season.

Reds' contract dance with Salah was always likely to be complex

Revamp after Jürgen Klopp's exit did not help and time is short for Liverpool to make their talisman feel wanted

Guardiola insists ageing squad is not behind City's alarming drop in form

Pep Guardiola has denied that a key factor in Manchester City's run of five consecutive defeats is that nine of his squad are aged 30 or older, with the manager pointing to how the same players were Premier League champions last season.

Wan-Bissaka seals West Ham win to take heat off Lopetegui

On a bitterly cold Tyneside night, West Ham finally remembered how to fight back.

Arteta seeks ruthless edge to fix away-day woes in Europe

Mikel Arteta has challenged his Arsenal team to fix their patchy European away form against a vibrant Sporting tonight, admitting they need to improve a record of one win in their past eight continental trips.

I've got my mojo back ... I actually felt unwell at the end at Chelsea'

After recharging her batteries in the US, Emma Hayes reflects on the grind of club coaching and fresh ambitions