Archive 2023/12/12

• UK unprepared for ransomware attack amid lack of Government investment – report
• UN General Assembly votes to demand humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza
• Erik ten Hag demands Champions League return after Manchester United crash out
• 17 organisations call on Scottish Government to increase mental health funding
• Indhu Rubasingham appointed National Theatre director
• Irish deputy premier Micheal Martin to meet David Cameron in London
• MoD breach of Afghans’ data ‘could have posed threat to life in Taliban’s hands’
• Tens of thousands of students left with little or no maths education – report
• Des Buckingham not concerned by lack of wins after Oxford held by Reading
• Jobe Bellingham can follow brother Jude to the top – Mike Dodds
• Jonathan Greening proud despite finally exiting FA Cup
• Ryan Lowe thrilled with Preston’s display in win at Huddersfield
• Bristol Rovers boss Matt Taylor sees room for improvement after first win
• Leam Richardson ready for Rotherham challenge
• Billy Heath ‘so proud’ of Alfreton’s players despite FA Cup exit at Walsall
• Jon Dahl Tomasson relieved after Blackburn hold off Bristol City onslaught
• Families pay tribute to three teenage men killed in South Wales crash
• Taye Ashby-Hammond the FA Cup hero as Stevenage beat Port Vale on penalties
• Stoke caretaker Paul Gallagher taking his job day by day after Swansea draw
• All about character – Kieran McKenna hails Ipswich’s win over Watford
• Harry Darling makes amends with Swansea equaliser at Stoke
• I have to improve the team – Erik ten Hag
• Bristol Rovers book place in FA Cup third round with win at Crewe
• Graham Coughlan praises Newport players for learning lesson from first match
• Forest Green finally into FA Cup second round after win over Scarborough
• Jobe Bellingham goal downs in-form Leeds as managerless Sunderland win again
• Manchester United out of Europe after defeat to Bayern Munich
• It’s criminal – Rio Ferdinand accuses Man United of playing ‘kamikaze football’
• Blackburn beat Bristol City to close in on the play-offs
• Oxford held to draw at Reading
• Leading medics sound alarm over physician associates
• Biden says Israel is losing global support over ‘indiscriminate bombing’ in Gaza
• Walsall scrape past non-league Alfreton to book FA Cup clash with Southampton
• West Brom back to winning ways against rock-bottom Rotherham
• Preston return to winning ways at struggling Huddersfield
• Morton off the bottom after win over Duncan Ferguson’s Inverness
• Ipswich top of Championship table after comeback win over Watford
• Newport make light work of Barnet in FA Cup second-round replay
• Lancashire assistant chief constable’s death due to ‘natural causes’, force says
• I think we’ve competed really well – Mikel Arteta on Arsenal’s UCL group stage
• Sunak faces down disgruntled right-wing Tory MPs to win crunch Rwanda vote
• Georgia election worker left fearing for her life after Giuliani’s false claims
• Handicap limit would be ‘very dangerous’, says Elliott
• Far-right lawmaker extinguishes Hanukkah candles in Polish parliament
• Karim Benzema creates Club World Cup history with record-breaking goal
• AC Milan’s Stefano Pioli says he had no idea Sandro Tonali had gambling problem
• Pep Guardiola expects Erling Haaland back in training on Thursday
• Thames Water bosses blame ‘very low bills’ for financial troubles
• Much-changed Arsenal draw at PSV Eindhoven in dead-rubber Champions League tie
• Duke’s plans to ‘bulldoze’ allotments and build flats blocked by planning agency
• Right-wing Tories say they cannot back emergency Rwanda bill during crunch vote
• Cleverly promises investigation after asylum seeker dies on Bibby Stockholm
• Immigration turning UK into ‘ghetto’ where no-one speaks English – Tory MP
• Jose Cifuentes out of Viaplay Cup final after red card appeal fails
• Pro-Palestinian demonstration held outside US ambassador’s residence in Dublin
• BBC suffering long, slow, painful diminution, says ex-director general
• Man accused of selling drugs online to assist suicide faces 14 murder charges
• Migrants who crossed Channel in boats claim damages for ‘unlawful’ treatment
• Man, 56, sentenced to 10 years in prison for child sexual abuse
• Tyson Fury and brothers to pay nearly £100,000 after business rates ruling
• Father pays tribute to ‘perfect’ son after three killed in South Wales collision
• Critics of Sunak’s Rwanda Bill meet in Westminster to consider next moves
• I’m still a threat and ready to fire for England – Tymal Mills
• Child serial killer Lucy Letby struck off nursing register
• Eddie Howe wants ‘magical European night’ to keep Newcastle in Champions League
• ‘Beloved’ teacher found dead in canal sparking murder probe is named by police
• Birmingham City Council to apply to raise council tax above government limit
• Stormont ministers’ pandemic WhatsApps lost after devices wiped, inquiry told
• William serves food during homeless charity’s Christmas lunch
• Government ‘should immediately stump up for pay rise for public sector workers’
• Henry Arundell chooses Racing 92 over England in two-year deal
• Rwanda asylum plan could cost £400 million, Labour warns
• Jockey Club and Ascot build Churchill Downs ties
• Five men arrested over alleged non-recent abuse at Edinburgh Academy
• Navalny’s disappearance is a ploy by Kremlin to deepen his isolation, allies say
• Brendan Rodgers ready to give fringe players chance to impress on European stage
• Met Office warns of heavy rain across Scotland and parts of England
• First Church of England blessings for same-sex couples in use from Sunday
• Gun-boast drill rapper guilty of gang murder with three others
• Girl accused of Brianna Ghey murder liked the idea of ‘causing pain’, court told
• Turkish club president arrested after punching referee at end of Super Lig match
• Thugs who kidnapped and killed popular radio DJ are jailed
• Sunak seeks to win over rebel Tories ahead of crunch Rwanda vote
• Stonehenge ‘risks losing world heritage status because of road project’
• Gerri Colombe still on course for King George
• Audi driver who killed two boys in ‘truly appalling’ crash jailed for 13 years
• Child serial killer Lucy Letby found unfit to practise nursing
• Jury retires to consider verdict in Caroline Glachan murder trial
• ‘Bankrupt’ council facing £50m spending gap as cuts to services loom
• Lord Cameron ‘cancelled’ meeting with Scottish Government, MSPs told
• US airwoman ‘didn’t see motorcyclist’ before driving into his path, court told
• Elixir D’Ainay returns to win after mammoth absence
• Local residents tell of sadness at ‘predictable’ death of asylum seeker on barge
• You have been my everything – Giorgio Chiellini calls time on career
• Disposable vapes can be recharged hundreds of times, study finds
• Spain seizes tons of cocaine hidden among frozen tuna in shipping containers
• British Museum suspect ‘not talking or co-operating’, says Osborne
• Leading scientist on Covid-19 vaccine recalls ‘immensely gratifying’ work
• All five injured in building site lift crash have died, say Swedish authorities
• Work starts on UK’s most expensive road project under construction
• Archewell video shows Sussexes’ charity work amid funding drop
• Poland’s new prime minister pledges to keep world committed to helping Ukraine
• No clear evidence as to how woman found near lay-by died, trial told
• Tories have fallen from Churchill’s politics and now resemble Trump – Starmer
• Jenrick accuses Government of ‘sophistry’ as MPs debate Rwanda Bill
• Veteran Tory MP singles out 1997 re-election as career highlight
• Imagine a Kempton Christmas possible
• Jetara upholds family honour with Punchestown win
• ‘Frenzied’ stabbing was girl’s ‘dark fantasies’ turned reality, court told
• Vicky McClure dedicates MBE to ‘breaking barriers’ with dementia charity
• LGBT people ‘may face some discrimination’ in Rwanda, says Government
• British Museum must document entire collection after thefts – independent review
• UK climate minister ‘Awol’ from critical stage in Cop28 talks
• Cole keeping options open with Flight Deck
• Destiny Udogie signs new long-term contract with Tottenham
• Thousands of illegal wildlife products seized at UK border
• Christmas miracle hailed as ‘exceptionally rare’ nativity painting goes on show
• Business of streaming changed music industry ‘not for the better’ – Nile Rodgers
• Pakistan court overturns conviction of ex-premier Nawaz Sharif ahead of election
• Ex-Labour chief whip condemns complaints process and confirms plan to step down
• Sunak pleads with Tory MPs to back Rwanda Bill as crunch vote looms
• Foot issue continues to plague Erling Haaland with City striker missing training
• Congo and rebel groups agree three-day ceasefire ahead of presidential vote
• Lord Cameron ‘unaccountable’ to MPs amid Middle East conflict, Labour claims
• Live animals, horns and ivory seized in global wildlife trafficking operation
• Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo set to renew rivalry in February
• Starmer predicts Government will win crunch vote on Rwanda Bill
• Epic Games wins court case against Google over barriers to Android app store
• Asylum seeker on board Bibby Stockholm barge dies
• Edwardstone set for step up in trip
• 50 serving police officers in NI have applied to work in Australia, MPs told
• Unemployment in Scotland falls slightly – with record number of people in work
• Scan results confirm hamstring injury for Chelsea captain Reece James
• Three men killed and two injured in crash between bus and car in South Wales
• Japanese ex-servicemen convicted of sex assault against former junior soldier
• Authorities in Turkey say attack on referee should be ‘milestone’ for change
• Geminid meteor shower to light up night sky
• Schools can choose to defer inspections until 2024 after Ruth Perry inquest
• 6 warning signs of dementia everyone should know
• Baby killer Lucy Letby ‘not resisting strike-off bid but maintains innocence’
• Thousands join Brussels protest calling for better wages and public services
• Amateur rower hopes to inspire sons by conquering solo Atlantic crossing
• Pay growth slows as jobs market clouds gather
• You Wear It Well to be kept to calmer waters
• 23 killed, 32 injured in suicide attack on Pakistan police station
• 10 ways to survive long car journeys with young children this Christmas
• General Sir Roly Walker to become new head of the army
• Sarah, Duchess of York describes mastectomy as a ‘badge of office’
• Train passengers buying food at stations hit by 10% price premium – regulator
• Israeli forces storm hospital in northern Gaza, Health Ministry spokesman claims
• Nigella Lawson: ‘I don’t have a script – sometimes I think, why did that come out?’
• Sunak desperate to avert revolt over Rwanda plan and restore authority over Tories
• Pay growth eases back sharply as vacancies drop in record run of falls – ONS
• Two people arrested on suspicion of murdering eight-week-old baby
• Ofcom plans ban on inflation-linked mobile and broadband contracts
• Domestic football in Turkey suspended after ‘shameful’ attack on referee
• £2.5bn financial package to restore Stormont a short-term sugar rush – Farry
• Hasbro to axe 1,100 jobs as slowdown in toy sales continues
• Harry memoir Spare tops Amazon list of UK bestsellers
• How to get the spare room ready for hosting family and friends
• CMA probes potential greenwashing of Unilever cleaning products
• Israel plans to keep fighting as other countries call for ceasefire in Gaza
• Private Eye’s Ian Hislop on politics in 2023: ‘It was supposed to be the year of the grown-ups’
• Court sets aside South African president’s recognition of Zulu king
• 9 things you didn’t know about holly, our favourite Christmas plant
• Football rumours: Chelsea open to offers for Conor Gallagher
• Heart of Hawaiian town burned by wildfire reopens to residents
• Sunak bids to see off major Tory rebellion in crunch Rwanda vote
• Tennessee Titans stun Miami Dolphins with two late touchdowns
• UN envoy warns of heightening tensions between DRC and Rwanda
• Wet weather warnings issued as heavy rain forecast for parts of the UK
• Los Angeles Dodgers confirm £558m deal for Shohei Ohtani
• What the papers say – December 12
• Pc Andrew Harper’s widow to be made an MBE for campaigning work
• Cop28 draft deal ‘does not meet the test’, says US climate envoy