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Palestine Solidarity Campaign has held more than 20 protests in central London since Hamas attacked Israel in October 2023 (PA)

Pro-Palestine group and counter-protesters demonstrate near Christmas shoppers

Former prime minister Gordon Brown and First Minister John Swinney at St Giles Cathedral in Edinburgh during the public memorial service for the former first minister of Scotland Alex Salmond (Jeff Mitchell/PA)

Former prime minister Gordon Brown and First Minister John Swinney at St Giles Cathedral in Edinburgh during the public memorial service for the former first minister of Scotland Alex Salmond (Jeff Mitchell/PA)

John Swinney and Gordon Brown at Alex Salmond memorial service

Nicola Sturgeon arriving at the funeral of Janey Godley (Andrew Milligan/PA)

Nicola Sturgeon arriving at the funeral of Janey Godley (Andrew Milligan/PA)

Frank, get the door: Janey Godley funeral ends with Sturgeon-parody catchphrase

Displaced residents drive past destroyed buildings as they return to Nabatiyeh (Mohammed Zaatari/AP)

Displaced residents drive past destroyed buildings as they return to Nabatiyeh (Mohammed Zaatari/AP)

Israel hits Hezbollah weapons smuggling sites in Syria, testing ceasefire

The Financial Conduct Authority offices (PA)

The Financial Conduct Authority offices (PA)

Head of financial watchdog defends performance after critical report from MPs

Chinese journalist Dong Yuyu has been jailed (Dong Family/AP)

Chinese journalist Dong Yuyu has been jailed (Dong Family/AP)

Chinese journalist detained at meal with Japanese diplomat jailed for espionage

Police officers outside Potters International Hotel in Aldershot during the protest (PA)

Police officers outside Potters International Hotel in Aldershot during the protest (PA)

Two jailed for throwing objects during anti-immigration protest

Diane Abbott voted against the legislation (Ian West/PA)

Diane Abbott voted against the legislation (Ian West/PA)

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Senior MP ‘worried that vulnerable people will get swept up’ in assisted dying

Sinn Fein leader Mary Lou McDonald cast her vote on Friday (Brian Lawless/PA)

Sinn Fein leader Mary Lou McDonald cast her vote on Friday (Brian Lawless/PA)

Boxes opened in count for Irish General Election

Al Fayed acquired Harrods for £615 million in 1985 (James Manning/PA)

Al Fayed acquired Harrods for £615 million in 1985 (James Manning/PA)

Mohamed Al Fayed ‘manipulated’ Harrods managers to hide alleged sexual abuse

A woman shouts holding an altered version of a classic painting, depicting Russian President Vladimir Putin and Calin Georgescu (AP/Andreea Alexandru)

A woman shouts holding an altered version of a classic painting, depicting Russian President Vladimir Putin and Calin Georgescu (AP/Andreea Alexandru)

Romania’s parliamentary vote risks being overshadowed by presidential race chaos

People take part in a demonstration at Old Palace Yard in Westminster, London, to oppose the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Yui Mok/PA)

People take part in a demonstration at Old Palace Yard in Westminster, London, to oppose the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Yui Mok/PA)

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‘I hope we can fight assisted dying Bill,’ says woman with terminal prognosis

Counting will begin at 9am (Niall Carson/PA)

Counting will begin at 9am (Niall Carson/PA)

Counting to begin in Irish General Election

What the papers say – November 30 (PA)

What the papers say – November 30 (PA)

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What the papers say – November 30

Kim Leadbeater joins supporters in Parliament Square in London after hearing the result of the vote in parliament for her Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill. Picture date: Friday November 29, 2024.

Kim Leadbeater joins supporters in Parliament Square in London after hearing the result of the vote in parliament for her Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill. Picture date: Friday November 29, 2024.

‘Still a lot of work to do’ on assisted dying, says Leadbeater

People and dogs take part in the Rescue Dogs Of London And Friends Christmas jumper parade outside Buckingham Palace in central London (James Manning/PA)

People and dogs take part in the Rescue Dogs Of London And Friends Christmas jumper parade outside Buckingham Palace in central London (James Manning/PA)

Santa paws: Dozens of dogs don Christmas jumpers for festive parade

Nicola Sturgeon arriving at the funeral of Janey Godley (Andrew Milligan/PA)

Nicola Sturgeon arriving at the funeral of Janey Godley (Andrew Milligan/PA)

Nicola Sturgeon among mourners at Janey Godley funeral

Janey Godley died in early November (Andrew Milligan/PA)

Janey Godley died in early November (Andrew Milligan/PA)

Funeral of Janey Godley to take place after ‘final tour’

Gaby and Kenny Logan (Matt Crossick/PA)

Gaby and Kenny Logan (Matt Crossick/PA)

Kenny and Gabby Logan travel in tractor to Doddie Weir MND charity event

The memorial service will take place on Saturday (Jane Barlow/PA)

The memorial service will take place on Saturday (Jane Barlow/PA)

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Political leaders to pay tribute to Alex Salmond at memorial service

Scotland Yard said it expects the weekend to be one of the busiest shopping weeks before Christmas (Yui Mok/PA)

Scotland Yard said it expects the weekend to be one of the busiest shopping weeks before Christmas (Yui Mok/PA)

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‘Highly visible’ police presence amid pro-Palestine march and festivities

Gregg Wallace’s lawyers say ‘it is entirely false that he engages in behaviour of a sexually harassing nature’ (Andrew Matthews/PA)

Gregg Wallace’s lawyers say ‘it is entirely false that he engages in behaviour of a sexually harassing nature’ (Andrew Matthews/PA)

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Further accusations made against MasterChef star Gregg Wallace

In this photo provided by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, left, meets Russian Defense Minister Andrei Belousov in Pyongyang, North Korea (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service/AP)

In this photo provided by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, left, meets Russian Defense Minister Andrei Belousov in Pyongyang, North Korea (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service/AP)

Kim Jong Un vows North Korean support for Russia in Ukraine

Amilah Hussain, 9, from Horsham, who was diagnosed with aplastic anaemia in October (PA)

Amilah Hussain, 9, from Horsham, who was diagnosed with aplastic anaemia in October (PA)

Mother’s urgent plea to find stem cell donor for nine-year-old daughter

Ivor the sniffer dog is trained at Bents Garden Centre (Forest Research and Canine Assisted Pest Eradication)

Ivor the sniffer dog is trained at Bents Garden Centre (Forest Research and Canine Assisted Pest Eradication)

Sniffer dog trained to detect tree disease in ‘groundbreaking’ project

Sinn Fein leader Mary Lou McDonald, Fianna Fail leader Micheal Martin and Fine Gael leader Simon Harris (Niall Carson/PA)

Sinn Fein leader Mary Lou McDonald, Fianna Fail leader Micheal Martin and Fine Gael leader Simon Harris (Niall Carson/PA)

Three main parties in tight race, according to Irish General Election exit poll

Percy, a bichon cross from Battersea Dogs and Cats Home in Old Windsor, sits on a King’s Foundation footstool at Highgrove (Jonathan Brady/PA)

Percy, a bichon cross from Battersea Dogs and Cats Home in Old Windsor, sits on a King’s Foundation footstool at Highgrove (Jonathan Brady/PA)

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Battersea rescue dogs needing homes head to Highgrove for footstool photoshoot

A view of the Elizabeth Tower, also known as Big Ben, and the Palace of Westminster (Aaron Chown/PA)

A view of the Elizabeth Tower, also known as Big Ben, and the Palace of Westminster (Aaron Chown/PA)

Met Police apologises for email naming alleged Westminster honeytrap victims

Demonstrators rally outside the Georgian parliament’s building in Tbilisi to protest the government’s decision to suspend negotiations on joining the European Union for four years (Zurab Tsertsvadze/AP)

Demonstrators rally outside the Georgian parliament’s building in Tbilisi to protest the government’s decision to suspend negotiations on joining the European Union for four years (Zurab Tsertsvadze/AP)

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Georgian protesters clash with police for second night after EU talks suspended

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is greeted by Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer as he arrives in Downing Street, London, ahead of meetings with the Prime Minister and Nato Secretary General Mark Rutte (Jonathan Brady/PA)

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is greeted by Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer as he arrives in Downing Street, London, ahead of meetings with the Prime Minister and Nato Secretary General Mark Rutte (Jonathan Brady/PA)

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Ukrainian territory should be brought under ‘Nato umbrella’ suggests Zelensky

Syrian opposition fighters enter the village of Anjara, on the western outskirts of Aleppo (Omar Albam/AP)

Syrian opposition fighters enter the village of Anjara, on the western outskirts of Aleppo (Omar Albam/AP)

Insurgents breach Syria’s largest city for first time since 2016

The polling station at St Laurence O’Tooles National School in Dublin (Brian Lawless/PA)

The polling station at St Laurence O’Tooles National School in Dublin (Brian Lawless/PA)

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Voting continues in Irish General Election

NHS Grampian accepting patients again after ‘board level critical incident’

People lined the Royal Mile as Janey Godley’s hearse was taken through Edinburgh (Jane Barlow/PA)

People lined the Royal Mile as Janey Godley’s hearse was taken through Edinburgh (Jane Barlow/PA)

Hearse carrying coffin of Janey Godley showered with roses along Royal Mile

Labour MP Kim Leadbeater met supporters outside Parliament after her Bill passed its first vote (Stefan Rousseau/PA)

Labour MP Kim Leadbeater met supporters outside Parliament after her Bill passed its first vote (Stefan Rousseau/PA)

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Assisted dying Bill: What happens next?

The sun begins to rise behind South Shields lighthouse on the North East coast (Owen Humphreys/PA)

The sun begins to rise behind South Shields lighthouse on the North East coast (Owen Humphreys/PA)

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Unseasonably warm weather forecast this weekend following Storm Conall

Gregg Wallace has been accused of making ‘highly inappropriate’ comments (Dominic Lipinski/PA)

Gregg Wallace has been accused of making ‘highly inappropriate’ comments (Dominic Lipinski/PA)

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Gregg Wallace faces more complaints amid external review

Rescue workers and people search for bodies after a landslide following heavy rains that buried 40 homes in the mountainous district of Bulambuli, eastern Uganda (Jean Watala/AP)

Rescue workers and people search for bodies after a landslide following heavy rains that buried 40 homes in the mountainous district of Bulambuli, eastern Uganda (Jean Watala/AP)

Death toll in Uganda landslides rises to 20 as search for casualties presses on

Finlay MacDonald has been jailed for life for murder and attempted murder (Police Scotland/PA)

Finlay MacDonald has been jailed for life for murder and attempted murder (Police Scotland/PA)

Man jailed for life over Skye gun rampage which left one dead and three injured

Gregg Wallace is to step away from presenting BBC cooking show MasterChef while complaints made by individuals about historical allegations of misconduct are externally reviewed (Shine TV/PA)

Gregg Wallace is to step away from presenting BBC cooking show MasterChef while complaints made by individuals about historical allegations of misconduct are externally reviewed (Shine TV/PA)

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Former BBC producer says industry culture shift needed amid Gregg Wallace claims

Palestinians gather to get food at a distribution centre in Deir al-Balah, Gaza Strip (Abdel Kareem Hana/AP)

Palestinians gather to get food at a distribution centre in Deir al-Balah, Gaza Strip (Abdel Kareem Hana/AP)

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Three die in overcrowding outside Gaza bakery amid food shortage

Police have charged a man with attempted murder (Peter Byrne/PA)

Police have charged a man with attempted murder (Peter Byrne/PA)

Man charged with attempted murder after girl and father hurt in double shooting

Police have charged a 19-year-old man with murder (Peter Byrne/PA)

Police have charged a 19-year-old man with murder (Peter Byrne/PA)

Teenager charged with murder over fatal shooting of man in Peckham

People wear masks of Amazon’s Jeff Bezos during a protest in New Delhi, India (Manish Swarup/AP)

People wear masks of Amazon’s Jeff Bezos during a protest in New Delhi, India (Manish Swarup/AP)

Amazon workers in India join Black Friday strike action

MPs gathered to hear the result of the vote on the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (House of Commons/UK Parliament)

MPs gathered to hear the result of the vote on the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (House of Commons/UK Parliament)

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Tory MP says he failed patients because he could not give them a ‘good death’

Members of the National Farmers’ Union (NFU) Scotland joined a rally outside the Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh (Jane Barlow/PA)

Members of the National Farmers’ Union (NFU) Scotland joined a rally outside the Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh (Jane Barlow/PA)

Agriculture funding change sent shock waves through Scottish farming, says NFU

Ethsham Ul-Haq Ghafoor (Family handout)

Ethsham Ul-Haq Ghafoor (Family handout)

Suspects arrested over 1994 murder released after questioning

Police at the scene of one of MacDonald’s attacks in Tarskavaig on the Isle of Skye (PA)

Police at the scene of one of MacDonald’s attacks in Tarskavaig on the Isle of Skye (PA)

Skye gunman guilty of murdering brother-in-law and trying to kill three others

Taoiseach and Fine Gael leader Simon Harris accompanied by his wife Caoimhe and children Cillian and Saoirse as he casts his vote at Delgany National School (Niall Carson/PA)

Taoiseach and Fine Gael leader Simon Harris accompanied by his wife Caoimhe and children Cillian and Saoirse as he casts his vote at Delgany National School (Niall Carson/PA)

Irish political leaders urge people to vote in ‘close-fought’ General Election

Rescue workers at the Gleision Colliery following the disaster (PA)

Rescue workers at the Gleision Colliery following the disaster (PA)

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Gleision mine disaster inquest will have laser-like focus, coroner says

Raj Sidpara was found guilty of murder (Leicestershire Police/PA)

Raj Sidpara was found guilty of murder (Leicestershire Police/PA)

Man jailed for life after murdering partner in ‘merciless’ bedside attack

Notre Dame Cathedral is reopening for worship on December 8 (Stephane de Sakutin, Pool via AP)

Notre Dame Cathedral is reopening for worship on December 8 (Stephane de Sakutin, Pool via AP)

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World gets first glimpse of restored Notre Dame interior following 2019 fire

Demonstrators gathered for protests in places including Rome (Gregorio Borgia/AP)

Demonstrators gathered for protests in places including Rome (Gregorio Borgia/AP)

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Thousands of workers stage protests across Italy in general strike

Gregg Wallace has been accused of making ‘highly inappropriate’ comments (Yui Mok/PA)

Gregg Wallace has been accused of making ‘highly inappropriate’ comments (Yui Mok/PA)

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Gregg Wallace accused of making ‘lesbian jokes’ and ‘inappropriate’ comments