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Five-year-old to spend first Christmas at home after finally leaving hospital

Five-year-old to spend first Christmas at home after finally leaving hospital

Oscar Edgar was applauded by staff as he left the Royal Hospital for Children in Glasgow, where he has been a patient since birth.

RAF’s new early warning planes to be based at Lossiemouth

RAF’s new early warning planes to be based at Lossiemouth

The E-7 Wedgetail surveillance aircraft will join the Poseidon jets which arrived earlier this year.

Ministerial aide sacked after leaking of letter warning against leaking

Ministerial aide sacked after leaking of letter warning against leaking

Tory MP Andrew Lewer was dismissed as a parliamentary private secretary at the Home Office after a ‘canary trap’ investigation.

Meghan settles privacy and data protection claims over long lens photos

Meghan settles privacy and data protection claims over long lens photos

The duchess brought claims against Splash News and Picture Agency over pictures taken of her and her son in a park in Canada.

Households cutting back on food to afford telecoms bills, research suggests

Households cutting back on food to afford telecoms bills, research suggests

Regulator Ofcom said few people have taken up cheaper tariffs to help customers on low incomes, due in part to a lack of promotion.

Parts of Wales braced for heavy rain and flooding

Parts of Wales braced for heavy rain and flooding

An amber warning for rain is in place for much of South Wales throughout Friday

‘Now we have a dream’: Syrian families share experiences of Christmas in the UK

‘Now we have a dream’: Syrian families share experiences of Christmas in the UK

Charity Migrant Help has called for support for children spending their first Christmas in the country.

Wagamama owner The Restaurant Group swallows £15m November lockdown hit

Wagamama owner The Restaurant Group swallows £15m November lockdown hit

The group said it expects the first quarter of 2021 to be ‘extremely challenging’ amid current tiered restrictions.

Robert Maxwell’s contacts book to be auctioned after discovery in ‘dusty box’

Robert Maxwell’s contacts book to be auctioned after discovery in ‘dusty box’

The directory, which belonged to Ghislaine Maxwell’s father, was found during lockdown and is being sold to raise money for charity.

Brexit: Just a few hours left to strike a trade deal, Barnier warns

Brexit: Just a few hours left to strike a trade deal, Barnier warns

The EU set the latest deadline that an agreement must be ready by Sunday night in order to have enough time for MEPs to ratify it.

Bank of England spends £600,000 on staff home office equipment

Bank of England spends £600,000 on staff home office equipment

It has budgeted up to £375 for each of its 4,447 employees to set up offices at home during the pandemic.

Sony pulls Cyberpunk 2077 from PlayStation Store over bugs and glitches

Sony pulls Cyberpunk 2077 from PlayStation Store over bugs and glitches

The gaming giant says it ‘strives to ensure a high level of customer satisfaction’ and has removed the game ‘until further notice’.

Competition watchdog still has ‘serious concerns’ about UK funeral sector

Competition watchdog still has ‘serious concerns’ about UK funeral sector

The CMA said the pandemic means that some remedies it may have pursued, including to control prices, could not be developed.

Retail sales slide in November as high street stores hit by lockdown

Retail sales slide in November as high street stores hit by lockdown

The Office for National Statistics said retail sales volumes fell 3.8% last month compared with October.

Bird flu confirmed in chickens on island farm

Bird flu confirmed in chickens on island farm

The Scottish Government said the remaining birds at the premises in Orkney have been humanely culled.

WHO warns people against gathering at Christmas as it is ‘not worth the risk’

WHO warns people against gathering at Christmas as it is ‘not worth the risk’

More than two-thirds of England’s population will be living under Tier 3 measures from Saturday as the Government tries to stem rising infections.

Grace Millane’s murderer loses appeal against conviction and sentence

Grace Millane’s murderer loses appeal against conviction and sentence

The man was convicted of murdering the Essex woman by strangling her in a hotel in Auckland after meeting her via Tinder.

What we know so far in the still murky picture of long Covid

What we know so far in the still murky picture of long Covid

Many ‘recovered’ patients still experience debilitating symptoms for weeks and months afterwards.

Planets to align for first time in centuries in ‘Christmas star’ effect

Planets to align for first time in centuries in ‘Christmas star’ effect

Saturn and Jupiter will come the closest they have done since the seventeenth century and create a “spectacular event in the sky”.

British man jailed for breaching Iran embargo in US

British man jailed for breaching Iran embargo in US

Colin Fisher pleaded guilty to the attempted smuggling of equipment that could have been used in Iran’s oilfields.

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