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By-Election Labour Aims To Give PM ‘Kick In Butt'

Boris Johnson’s dip in popularity may be such that Conservative voters in Old Bexley and Sidcup brand the prime minister a “blithering idiot” , but Labour still faces an uphill battle to win the seat in Thursday’s by-election.

Global Roundup Strict Travel Curbs Begin In Morocco And Israel

Israel is barring entry to all foreign nationals and Morocco is suspending all incoming flights for two weeks, in the most drastic travel restrictions imposed by countries around the world in an attempt to slow the spread of the new Omicron variant of the coronavirus.

MPs Urge UK To Widen Hong Kong Visa Scheme

More than nine in 10 people who face protest charges in Hong Kong are too young to access a UK visa scheme dedicated to helping Hong kongers flee to Britain, according to advocates and MPs calling for new laws to help them.

Booster Scheme May Be Widened Today To Tackle Omicron Spread

Rules tighten further amid fears variant has been in UK for 10 days

Israel Is First Country To Shut Borders Over Omicron Fears

Israel has become the first country in the world to shut its borders completely over fears raised by the new omicron coronavirus variant. Prime minister Naftali Bennett said yesterday that the ban on foreigners entering the country would last for 14 days.

Sir Geoffrey Cox Defends ‘Honourable' Second Job

Conservative MP Sir Geoffrey Cox has broken his silence over revelations he had a lucrative second job working for tax havens in the Caribbean, saying that he was “pursuing an honourable profession”.

Jailed Asylum-Seeking Boat Pilots Appeal In Test Cases

More than a dozen asylum seekers who were jailed for steering dinghies across the English Channel are fighting to have their convictions overturned.

People Trapped In Yorkshire Dales Pub For Third Night

Staff at a pub cut off by snow were preparing a karaoke evening yesterday as they expect guests to be unable to escape for a third night.

‘Coldest Night' Forecast In Aftermath Of Storm Arwen

Forecasters warned of the “coldest night of the season” for parts of the UK last night, with temperatures dropping to as low as -10C as Storm Arwen left tens of thousands of homes without power and brought widespread snow.

Rich Nations Attacked For Not Sharing Jabs And Tech

Wealthy western governments will “prolong” the pandemic if they fail to help other nations boost vaccination rates, an international alliance of non-governmental organisations, charities and trades unions has warned.

Britain Panicking Too Much Over Variant, Says Top Doctor

The doctor who first described the omicron variant has said that Britain is “panicking unnecessarily”, saying that the cases she has encountered in South Africa are “extremely mild”.

Christmas Will Be ‘Great'... But There Are No Guarantees

Javid optimistic despite third case of variant being found

‘Bitcoin' Kids Losing £10k In Playground

Currency gambles on phones

Javid: It Can Be Xmas As Usual

No panic despite 3rd Omi case

Bee Network Plan Near Hospital Set For Council Green Light

A £500,000 Bee Network scheme that will make it easier to walk or cycle to a hospital is set to be approved later this week.

China Attacks ‘Malicious Hyping' In Response To Concern Over Peng Shuai

China’s foreign ministry has accused unnamed people of “malicious hyping” in the case of the tennis star Peng Shuai, in a hardline and unrepentant response yesterday to questions in the west over her wellbeing.

Unvaccinated Germans Are Lazy, Merkel's Husband Says

Angela Merkel’s husband has accused unvaccinated Germans of “laziness”, amid calls for the introduction of mandatory coronavirus jabs to combat a dramatic rise in infections.

Einstein's Notes Fetch Record £9.7m At Auction

Albert Einstein’s handwritten notes for the theory of relativity fetched a record €11.6m ( £9.7m) at an auction in Paris yesterday.

Creasy Leads Calls To Regulate Buy-Now-Pay-Later Loan Firms

Buy-now-pay-later lenders should be regulated urgently to prevent young consumers taking on a mountain of debt they may be unable to afford, the Labour MP Stella Creasy has said.

Books Tackling The Climate Breakdown Make Costa Prize Shortlists

Jessie Greengrass’s vision of a near-future Britain drowned by an apocalyptic flood, part of the expanding genre of climate change fiction, has been shortlisted for the Costa book awards.

Pandemic Guidance Updated As More Testing Is Advised

Covid guidance is being toughened across the UK to try to prevent a surge in cases ahead of Christmas, with a focus on more rapid tests and home working.

Social Care Funding Plan ‘Still In Peril', Say MPs As Peers Seek To Amend Bill

MPs have warned the government is “still in peril” over its plans for social care funding, with several expecting a government climbdown as peers warned they would force the issue back to the Commons.

Anyone Got £8K To Help Tarquin ..He's A Bit Stuck

Road blocker plea

Boost For Good Causes After Record Lotto Sales

NATIONAL Lottery operator Camelot says it has now raised more than £45billion for its many beneficiaries following record sales – driven by patriotic Britons supporting Team GB.

Master The Drums With A Little Help From Ringo

Drum roll please, your new music teacher is...Ringo Starr.

Why Our Inspiring Commonwealth Is World's Best Club

‘The Commonwealth promotes inclusivity through unity’

Letter Reveals Johnson's Show Of Empathy On Parthenon Marbles

Boris Johnson believed in 2012 that the Parthenon marbles should “never have been removed from the Acropolis ”, and admitted that ideally they would continue to be seen in their entirety in Athens, a letter shared with the Guardian reveals.

Lords: EU Border Systems Will Cause Chaos For UK Travellers

Sunseekers heading to Europe next summer may face “sustained delays and disruption” due to EU travel checks, peers have warned.

Migrants Condemned To Misery By The EU

Anger at failed open border policy

Macron And Merkel's Brit Jab Doubts Blamed For Europe Covid Woe

Europe could hit two million Covid deaths by March, the World Health Organization warned yesterday.