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Kodak Black was ordered to drug rehab for 30 days earlier this year (Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)

Rapper Kodak Black arrested on cocaine charges in Florida

Michael Brereton was arrested after landing at Heathrow Airport (Steve Parsons/PA)

US marshal charged with drunken behaviour on flight to London

Smoke rises following an Israeli bombardment in the Gaza Strip, as seen from southern Israel (Leo Correa/AP)

Strikes on Gaza’s southern edge sow fear in one of last areas people can flee to

Yao honey hunter Seliano Rucunua holding a male honeyguide in Mozambique (Claire Spottiswoode/University of Cambridge)

Wild birds ‘distinguish between calls made by different African tribes’ – study

Kevin Sinfield starts his run from Twickenham Stadium on day seven of the 7 in 7 in 7 Challenge in London. Since starting his ultra-marathon quest in 2020, the 43-year-old has raised over �8million to help fund research and help those with the disease,

Kevin Sinfield completes MND fundraising ultra-marathon challenge

A hand holding a television remote control (Myung Jung Kim/PA)

Former TV channel boss takes overdose amid bullying allegations

Former Greater Manchester Police officer Adnan Ali (Peter Byrne/PA)

Former Pc convicted over sex assaults and misconduct has jail term cut

Rishi Sunak said the Bill ‘blocks every single reason that has ever been used’ to prevent flights to Rwanda (James Manning/PA)

Sunak defends Rwanda plan following Jenrick resignation

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Flowers and messages left at the scene in Sandgate, near Folkestone (Gareth Fuller/PA)

Father appeals for driver to come forward after son killed in hit-and-run

David Cameron said blocking a package of aid to Ukraine would leave Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping ‘smiling’ (Stefan Rousseau/PA)

Blocking Ukraine aid would be ‘Christmas present’ to Putin and Xi, Cameron says

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Researchers found that some UK-listed firms saw their profits outpace inflation following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, while ordinary families’ real incomes plummeted (PA)

‘Excess profits’ made by big firms boosted inflation – report

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The new rules bring in protection zones for wild salmon (PA)

Wild salmon protection zones to be brought in next year

Business customers will win extra protections under proposals (PA)

200,000 small businesses to get tool to complain about their energy supplier

The former prime minister was questioned as to why pubs and restaurants reopened before schools in summer 2020 (PA)

Boris Johnson said he hated closing schools when quizzed on opening pubs first

The planned change to give pharmacy technicians more power forms part of the Government’s Primary Care Recovery Plan (PA)

Consultation launched on proposed pharmacy changes

Thomas Barton, who was described as ‘a caring and generous man’ by his family, died as he was being taken to hospital (Hampshire Police/PA)

Man found guilty of ‘brutal’ murder of cricketer

Jane Horrocks (Ian West/PA)

Councillor ‘very sorry’ after Jane Horrocks breaks wrist on icy road

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The Duke of Sussex’s case over the change in his security arrangements is being heard in the High Court (Jordan Pettitt/PA)

UK not home for Harry’s children ‘if not possible to keep them safe’, court told

An inquiry will examine the circumstances surrounding the death of Rochdale imam Jalal Uddin (Greater Manchester Police/PA)

‘Thorough and fearless’ inquiry to examine death of murdered imam

All chats on Facebook and Messenger will now be automatically encrypted (Nick Ansell/PA)

Meta begins end-to-end encryption rollout

Colin Pitchfork was jailed for life with a minimum term of 30 years in 1988 (Handout/PA)

Double child killer Colin Pitchfork to stay in prison, Parole Board rules

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The Treasury Committee has raised concerns after HM Revenue and Customs said its self-assessment helpline will focus on priority calls in the run-up to the filing deadline (picture posed by model/Dominic Lipinski/PA)

Self-assessment helpline will focus on ‘priority queries’ in run-up to deadline

The Government said the schemes would ‘enhance transport connections across the UK’ (Alamy/PA)

Rail electrification among projects awarded funding to boost connectivity

2023 has seen a change in the most common groups arriving in small boats (Gareth Fuller/PA)

Small boat crossings: How the nationality of arrivals has changed

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Somerset Capital Management – co-founded by Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg – is to be wound down after losing its largest client (PA)

Fund manager founded by Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg to close

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Boris Johnson is giving his second and final day of evidence to the Covid inquiry (UK Covid-19 Inquiry/PA)

Johnson ‘perplexed’ at claims top scientists unaware of Eat Out to Help Out

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Suella Braverman (PA)

Sunak’s Rwanda policy ‘won’t work’, Braverman says

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Boris Johnson giving evidence at Dorland House for a second day (UK Covid-19 Inquiry)

Boris Johnson begins second day of evidence at Covid inquiry

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Sports Direct owner Frasers Group has revealed higher sales and profits (Frasers/PA)

Sports Direct owner cheers ‘great’ sales momentum ahead of Christmas

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Florida governor Ron DeSantis, third from left, speaks as former New Jersey governor Chris Christie, left, former UN ambassador Nikki Haley and businessman Vivek Ramaswamy, right, watch during a Republican presidential primary debate hosted by NewsNation

Republican debate candidates asked about Trump but Haley faces most attacks

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Levelling Up Secretary Michael Gove admitted he is concerned about local government finances. (James Manning/PA)

Michael Gove blames councils’ financial failure on poor leadership

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Google is rolling out an upgraded version of its generative AI platform Bard which promises to be its ‘most capable’ model yet (Alamy/PA)

Google upgrades Bard with ‘most capable’ AI model to date

Monika Dratwicka inspects a new white ‘Alaska’ poinsettia in a sea of traditional red plants at Bridge Farm Group in Spalding, Lincolnshire (Joe Giddens/ PA)

Grower produces rarer white variety of poinsettia house plant

Figures show house prices have increased month-on-month (PA)

Average UK house price jumped for second month in a row in November – Halifax

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Former immigration minister Robert Jenrick (Yui Mok/PA)

‘Tory crisis’ – Papers react to Robert Jenrick stepping down over Rwanda policy

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US President Joe Biden (Evan Vucci/AP)

US Senate blocks international aid to push for stronger domestic border policy

Palestinians inspect the rubble of destroyed buildings following Israeli airstrikes on the town of Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip (Mohammed Dahman/AP)

UN chief uses rare power to warn of impending humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza

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An inquest into Ruth Perry’s death will conclude (Andrew Matthews/PA)

Inquest into death of headteacher Ruth Perry to conclude

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What the papers say – December 7 (Peter Byrne/PA)

What the papers say – December 7

Law enforcement officers head into the University of Nevada (Steve Marcus/Las Vegas Sun via AP)

Three people killed and gunman dead in university attack in Las Vegas

Members of the public shelter from the rain

Met Office issues severe weather warnings as further rain expected

Flowers and messages left at the scene in Sandgate, near Folkestone, after seven-year-old William Brown was killed in a hit-and-run (Gareth Fuller/PA)

Man arrested after seven-year-old killed in Folkestone crash

The King during a visit to Ealing Broadway Shopping Centre (Peter Nicholls/PA)

Santa Claus tells King he is on ‘very good boy list’

The storage bill has topped £10 million, lawyers representing Health and Social Care Secretary Victoria Atkins said (Victoria Jones/PA)

Storage of legal battle ‘sterile gowns’ costing £3.2m per year, court hears

Brianna Ghey was killed near Warrington in February (Family handout/Warrington Police/PA)

‘Murder plan’ to kill transgender teenager Brianna Ghey detailed in court

Six former Met officers given suspended sentences for sending racist messages

A No 10 spokeswoman suggested it has not yet been decided whether visa renewals will be affected by new rules (PA)

Undecided whether new income rules will apply to family visa renewals – No 10

Nicholas Rossi is facing extradition to the US (PA)

Court rejects Rossi’s attempt to delay US extradition

Protesters formed a blockade outside BAE Systems in Govan, Glasgow, as part of the ongoing campaign against sending arms to Israel (Jane Barlow/PA)

Hundreds protest outside defence factories against arms being sent to Israel

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former prime minister Boris Johnson giving evidence to the inquiry (UK Covid-19 Inquiry)

Johnson fights back tears as he recalls time in intensive care with Covid-19

Home Secretary James Cleverly speaks during a press conference with Rwandan Minister of Foreign Affairs Vincent Biruta after the signing of a new treaty in the capital Kigali (PA)

Home Office spent more than £2.1 million defending Rwanda plan in courts

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Shane MacGowan portrait by Dan Llywelyn Hall (Dan Llywelyn Hall/Encephalitis Society/PA)

Portraits capturing Shane MacGowan’s final London visit up for auction

Queen Camilla opens Winter Flowers Week, a celebration of seasonal flowers and foliage, at the Garden Museum (Paul Grover/Daily Telegraph/PA)

Queen hears reference to ‘happy and unhappy families’ during Garden Museum visit

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The former prime minister argued that he was not ‘reconciled’ to Covid deaths or thought it wise to ‘let it rip’ (UK Covid-19 Inquiry/PA)

Key points: Boris Johnson’s second day at Covid inquiry