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Woman ‘gobsmacked’ by Downing Street lockdown party on day of mother’s funeral

Woman ‘gobsmacked’ by Downing Street lockdown party on day of mother’s funeral

Sharon Mair was giving evidence to the Scottish Covid-19 Inquiry on Wednesday.

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

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

The tech giant said Gemini will not yet be available in the UK.

Council loses High Court fight over migrant plan for disused Dambuster airfield

Council loses High Court fight over migrant plan for disused Dambuster airfield

West Lindsey District Council argued that a decision to use land at the disused RAF Scampton airfield, where the Dambusters were based, was wrong.

Queen hosts Clarence House Christmas party for poorly children

Queen hosts Clarence House Christmas party for poorly children

Camilla helped the youngsters choose decorations for the Christmas tree.

New BBC chairman will return to corporation after 25-year absence

New BBC chairman will return to corporation after 25-year absence

Samir Shah is currently the head of production company Juniper.

Johnson: I shouldn’t have shaken hands with hospital patients in March 2020

Johnson: I shouldn’t have shaken hands with hospital patients in March 2020

The former prime minister boasted of ‘shaking hands continuously’ at that time.

Key points: Boris Johnson’s evidence to the Covid Inquiry

Key points: Boris Johnson’s evidence to the Covid Inquiry

Here, the PA news agency summarises the first of the former prime minister’s two days of questioning.

Development of HS2 trains continues despite doubts over order

Development of HS2 trains continues despite doubts over order

Alstom told MPs ‘cost is being incurred right now’.

Rheumatoid arthritis drug ‘offers new hope for type 1 diabetics’

Rheumatoid arthritis drug ‘offers new hope for type 1 diabetics’

A rheumatoid arthritis drug can suppress the progression of type 1 diabetes, a world-first clinical trial has found.

Cash usage has grown for first time in a decade, British Retail Consortium finds

Cash usage has grown for first time in a decade, British Retail Consortium finds

Faced with rising living costs, cash has been a useful tool for some people to manage their finances and track day-to-day spending, the BRC said.

TV executive Samir Shah is Government’s choice for next BBC chairman

TV executive Samir Shah is Government’s choice for next BBC chairman

Dr Shah is currently chief executive of award-winning production company Juniper TV.

Countries to be taken off gender recognition list over ‘less rigorous systems’

Countries to be taken off gender recognition list over ‘less rigorous systems’

Equalities Minister Kemi Badenoch said the change was ‘long overdue’, with the list last updated in 2011.

Earlier hospital admission could have saved my fiance, woman tells Covid inquiry

Earlier hospital admission could have saved my fiance, woman tells Covid inquiry

Constance McCready gave evidence to the Scottish Covid-19 Inquiry on Wednesday about her partner Jim Russell.

Vertical farm unveiled to grow crops and reduce water use in extreme climates

Vertical farm unveiled to grow crops and reduce water use in extreme climates

Being built in Dubai, it will feature hundreds of 12-metre growth towers spread over a vast area.

Academics say universities will ‘suffer’ from government’s migration measures

Academics say universities will ‘suffer’ from government’s migration measures

A professor and a doctor who came to the UK from overseas said the scientific community will be negatively impacted by the new measures.

Junior doctor strikes at Christmas ‘wrong’, says Rishi Sunak

Junior doctor strikes at Christmas ‘wrong’, says Rishi Sunak

The Prime Minister criticised the announcement by the BMA to take industrial action in England later this month and in January.

Boris Johnson admits ‘underestimating’ threat of Covid in early days of pandemic

Boris Johnson admits ‘underestimating’ threat of Covid in early days of pandemic

The former prime minister said there was not a ‘loud enough klaxon of alarm’ during the early stages of the pandemic.

Three more days of public transport worker strikes in Northern Ireland planned

Three more days of public transport worker strikes in Northern Ireland planned

Strike action will take place on December 15, 16 and 22.

Zinc shows promise as treatment for thrush – study

Zinc shows promise as treatment for thrush – study

Around three quarters of women develop the infection at least once in their lifetime.

Man who won £1m on lottery phone game may buy steam train with winnings

Man who won £1m on lottery phone game may buy steam train with winnings

Neil Leighton, 24, is planning to keep his part-time job despite becoming a millionaire.

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