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Geminid meteor shower set to illuminate night skies

Geminid meteor shower set to illuminate night skies

Up to 150 meteors will be visible per hour.

MPs set to debate proposed code of conduct reforms

MPs set to debate proposed code of conduct reforms

The Government currently backs 18 of the 20 recommendations made by the Standards Committee.

Cold snap continues as drivers warned of icy conditions during Monday rush-hour

Cold snap continues as drivers warned of icy conditions during Monday rush-hour

Snowfall on Sunday evening forced airports to close their runways and left drivers struggling to get through.

Government to hold Cobra meeting as it faces widespread strikes

Government to hold Cobra meeting as it faces widespread strikes

Royal Mail staff, nurses, paramedics, rail employees and Border Force officials will all stage walkouts over jobs, pay and conditions.

Hospital in England pays £5,200 for doctor’s agency shift

Hospital in England pays £5,200 for doctor’s agency shift

Labour said it showed the extent of the staffing crisis facing English hospitals.

Families face ‘virtual Christmas’ due to rail strikes, says Transport Secretary

Families face ‘virtual Christmas’ due to rail strikes, says Transport Secretary

Mark Harper hit out at rail unions, as members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union due to stage two 48-hour strikes this coming week.

Four children in critical condition after falling through ice on lake

Four children in critical condition after falling through ice on lake

Emergency services were called to Babbs Mill Park in Kingshurst at 2.36pm, with reports that children had been playing on the ice on a lake.

English National Ballet president Dame Beryl Grey dies aged 95

English National Ballet president Dame Beryl Grey dies aged 95

Dame Beryl made her stage debut aged 15.

What we know about the fatal explosion in Jersey’s capital

What we know about the fatal explosion in Jersey’s capital

Specialist teams are continuing to search the wreckage in St Helier.

Government accused of playing ‘dangerous game’ after ‘pause’ offer rejected

Government accused of playing ‘dangerous game’ after ‘pause’ offer rejected

The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) offered to suspend the proposed action if Health Secretary Steve Barclay would agree to negotiate properly on pay.

Labour calls on Raab to abandon Bill of Rights plan

Labour calls on Raab to abandon Bill of Rights plan

Tory MP Robert Buckland said that the Government needed the Bill ‘like a hole in the head’.

Jersey explosion death toll rises to five with four more people feared missing

Jersey explosion death toll rises to five with four more people feared missing

States of Jersey Police have said five people are now confirmed to have died following the incident in St Helier.

Nasa’s Orion capsule splash-lands in ‘textbook’ return to Earth from the Moon

Nasa’s Orion capsule splash-lands in ‘textbook’ return to Earth from the Moon

The spaceship was launched aboard the Artemis 1 rocket on November 16 from the agency’s Kennedy Space Centre in Florida.

Ex-justice secretary rejects Hancock’s account of Covid prisoner release plan

Ex-justice secretary rejects Hancock’s account of Covid prisoner release plan

Sir Robert Buckland said that ‘at no stage was there some secret plan’ to release thousands of prisoners.

Several people thought to be in critical condition after being pulled from lake

Several people thought to be in critical condition after being pulled from lake

West Midlands Fire and Rescue Service (WMFS) said they were called to Babbs Mill Park in Kingshurst at 2.36pm.

16-year-old student ‘overjoyed’ to win BBC’s Young Chorister of the Year

16-year-old student ‘overjoyed’ to win BBC’s Young Chorister of the Year

Naomi Simon won on Sunday as the stand-out competitor from a shortlist of six choristers.

Ice and fog warning issued for Northern Ireland

Ice and fog warning issued for Northern Ireland

The Met Office’s yellow alert remains in place until 11am on Monday.

Matthew McCallan ‘a happy boy’ who had moments of ‘rascality’, funeral told

Matthew McCallan ‘a happy boy’ who had moments of ‘rascality’, funeral told

His funeral mass at St Malachy’s Church in Edendork heard the goals the 15-year-old had recently set for himself.

World Cup ‘missed opportunity’ rued as England players and fans return home

World Cup ‘missed opportunity’ rued as England players and fans return home

The Three Lions crashed out of the tournament after losing 2-1 to France in the quarter-final.

Kemi Badenoch flies to India for trade deal talks

Kemi Badenoch flies to India for trade deal talks

The negotiations are the first formal round of talks since July.

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