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Israel’s military ordered more areas in and around Gaza’s second-largest city of Khan Younis to be evacuated on Sunday, as it shifted its offensive to the southern half of the territory where it says many Hamas leaders are hiding (Leo Correa/AP)

Israel says its military ground operations now cover every part of Gaza

Baroness Glenys Kinnock has died (Yui Mok/PA)

Former Labour minister and MEP Baroness Kinnock dies

People watch a ceremony at Liverpool Street Station to mark the 85th anniversary of the Kindertransport (Victoria Jones/PA)

Kindertransport refugees mark 85th anniversary of rescue operation

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The USS Carney, an American warship, and multiple commercial ships came under attack on Sunday in the Red Sea, the Pentagon said (Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Ryan U. Kledzik/U.S. Navy via AP)

Pentagon says US warship among ships attacked in Red Sea

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has pledged to cut NHS waiting lists (Finbarr Webster/PA)

PM’s waiting list pledge hinges on resolving NHS strikes, Atkins suggests

It is estimated that more than 130 people are still being held hostage by Hamas (Ohad Zwigenberg/AP)

Hamas can end the war with Israel immediately, says UK minister

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The song was written by Skipinnish in protest at a Scottish Government fishing policy (Andrew King/PA)

Protest song wins traditional music award

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The head of the Infected Blood Inquiry is set to produce a final report (Infected Blood Inquiry/PA)

Government may face Commons defeat over compensation for infected blood victims

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Chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court Karim Khan has said his office will ‘further intensify its efforts to advance its investigations’ in the occupied Palestinian territories (Fatima Shbair/AP)

International court prosecutor to intensify inquiries in Palestinian territories

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Pope Francis has missed his popular window appearance in St Peter’s Square for a second Sunday (Andrew Medichini/AP)

Pope Francis ‘doing better’ but misses St Peter’s Square window appearance again

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It has been reported that the UK Government is preparing to pay Rwanda another £15m for a stop the boats treaty (Gareth Fuller/PA)

Reports £15m Rwanda treaty ready this week is speculation, says Cabinet minister

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Scotland First Minister Humza Yousaf has hit out at comments by Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer (Jane Barlow/PA)

Yousaf hits out at Starmer’s apparent praise of Margaret Thatcher

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The Duke and Duchess of Sussex hold their son Archie during a meeting with Archbishop Desmond Tutu in South Africa (PA)

Harry and Meghan should speak about ‘misgivings’, Mandela’s granddaughter says

A powerful earthquake that struck off the southern Philippine coast on Saturday prompted many villagers to flee their homes in panic after authorities issued a tsunami warning (Local Government Unit of Hinatuan/AP)

Strong earthquake that sparked tsunami warning leaves one dead in Philippines

Sir Robert Buckland is chair of the Northern Ireland Affairs Committee (Stefan Rousseau/PA)

Leaving ECHR over Rwanda scheme ruling would be foolish, says Tory MP

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Former prime minister Liz Truss was drawn as one of the 20 MPs invited to bring forward a private members bill (Stefan Rousseau/PA)

Liz Truss to propose law banning biological males from single-sex spaces

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A powerful explosion, believed to have been caused by a bomb, ripped through a Catholic Mass, killing four people and injuring dozens of others (Provincial Government of Lanao Del Sur – Public Information Office/AP)

Philippine president blames foreign militants for blast that killed four at Mass

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The First Minister announced the funding on Sunday (Andrew Matthews/PA)

Scottish energy funding for African children’s operating theatres

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A powerful explosion tore through a Catholic Mass at Mindanao State University in Marawi city in the southern Philippines, killing several people and injuring dozens of others (Froilan Gallardo/AP)

Suspected bomb blast kills at least four worshippers during Mass in Philippines

A person walks through snow above the Hole of Horcum at the North York Moors National Park (Danny Lawson/PA)

Police declare major incident and urge against travel to Cumbria after snowfall

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Kiss perform during the final night of the band’s farewell tour at Madison Square Garden (Evan Agostini/AP)

Kiss achieves music immortality with new hologram bandmates for live gigs

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Tourists look at the illuminated Eiffel Tower in Paris (Thibault Camus/AP, File)

Police in Paris arrest man who killed one person and injured two more

What the papers say (Peter Byrne/PA)

What the papers say – December 3

A group of people thought to be migrants are brought in to Dover, Kent, during freezing conditions on Saturday (Gareth Fuller/PA)

UK ready to give Rwanda £15m to seal new small boats treaty, report suggests

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People hold candles during an anti-hate vigil on Whitehall in central London (Yui Mok/PA)

Faith leaders and MPs speak out against antisemitism and Islamophobia at vigil

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Glenys Kinnock with her husband at the Labour Summer Party at the Roundhouse, in Camden, north London (Dominic Lipinski/PA)

Political spouse became a force to be reckoned with in her own right

Torrential rain triggered flash floods and a landslide on Indonesia’s Sumatra island, leaving one man dead and 11 other people missing, officials said (Hermanto Tobing/AP)

One dead, 11 missing after landslide and floods hit Indonesia’s Sumatra island

Health Secretary Victoria Atkins talks to the media outside the BBC Broadcasting House in London, after appearing on the BBC One current affairs programme, Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg. Picture date: Sunday December 3, 2023 (Victoria Jones/PA)

Health Secretary: Avoiding winter crisis in NHS is ‘number one priority’

Tourists stand at the site in Paris where a man targeted passers-by, killing a German tourist with a knife and injuring a British man (Christophe Ena/AP)

British man injured in suspected terror attack in Paris which left tourist dead

The King, Queen and other senior royals on the balcony of Buckingham Palace, London, to view the flypast following the Trooping the Colour ceremony (PA)

Busy week of engagements as royals try to move on from race row furore

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Members of the drivers’ union Aslef are staging a series of walkouts (Joe Giddens/PA)

More travel chaos for passengers as train drivers strike

A person walks through snow (Danny Lawson/PA)

Thousands without electricity in Cumbria as people rescued from snowbound cars

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer (Jeff J Mitchell/PA)

Sir Keir Starmer criticised for crediting Margaret Thatcher’s ‘sense of purpose’

Riley Dodie, from Glasgow, wears a kimono made from royal curtains (Jane Barlow/PA)

King recycles old Palace curtains as kimonos in sustainable fashion drive

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Boris Johnson in 2022 (Peter Byrne/PA)

Boris Johnson says questioning a baby’s skin colour is just ‘human nature’

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The attacks appeared to be random (PA)

One killed and another person injured in Paris attack, French minister says

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International development minister Andrew Mitchell will announce the £100m of funding at Cop28 (James Manning/PA)

Minister to announce £100m for vulnerable climate-hit nations at Cop28

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A person walks through snow above the Hole of Horcum at the North York Moors National Park (Danny Lawson/PA)

Major incident declared in Cumbria after heavy snowfall on roads

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13-year-old Kenyan ambassador Ellyanne Wanjiku Chlystun meets the King at Cop28 (PA)

Teenager states fears of rising malaria cases and links to extreme weather

Former Ukrainian president Petro Poroshenko (Piotr Molecki/AP)

Ex-president barred from leaving Ukraine amid alleged plan to meet Hungarian PM

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Defence Secretary Grant Shapps has hailed the ‘new phase’ in the Aukus partnership (Dominic Lipinski/PA)

Defence Secretary hails ‘new phase’ of Aukus partnership

David Hockney’s artwork will be displayed every evening until Christmas Day at Battersea Power Station (Apple)

David Hockney unveils Christmas display to bring ‘joy and hope’ to Londoners

Hospitals could be shut down by storms right as people most need medical attention (Achmad Ibrahim/AP)

More than 16,000 hospitals ‘at risk by 2100 due to extreme weather’

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Liz Truss said the protests showed the ‘woke left’ would ‘rather support authoritarian regimes’ than the West (James Manning/PA)

Pro-Palestinians being ‘allowed to march in favour of terrorists’, Truss claims

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The scene in Baberton Mains Avenue, Edinburgh, after an 84-year-old man died after an explosion (Jane Barlow/PA)

Man who died after house explosion in Edinburgh named

Nigel Harman has withdrawn from Strictly Come Dancing after sustaining an injury, the BBC has said (Guy Levy/BBC/PA)

Nigel Harman withdraws from Strictly Come Dancing after sustaining injury

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Major Kevin McCool died while off-duty in Kenya (Ministry of Defence/PA)

Tributes paid to ‘selfless’ British soldier who died while off-duty in Kenya

Police attempt to put out flares thrown towards them outside the stadium before the Uefa Europa Conference League Group E match at Villa Park, Birmingham (David Davies/PA)

Legia Warsaw fans bailed by court as police continue inquiry into major disorder

People take part in the National March for Palestine (Harry Stedman/PA)

Police ‘surrounded’ at pro-Palestine event after making arrests

A person walks through snow above the Hole of Horcum at the North York Moors National Park (Danny Lawson/PA)

Temperatures could drop to minus 12C overnight

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Energy Security Secretary Claire Coutinho announced further UK climate contributions at Cop28 (Danny Lawson/PA)

UK announces funding at Cop28 to prevent global deforestation

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Lucy Letby will face a two-day hearing to decide if she is removed from the register (Cheshire Constabulary/PA)

Child killer Lucy Letby faces being stripped of nursing status

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The scene on Baberton Mains Avenue, Edinburgh (Lesley Martin/PA)

Man, 84, dies and two taken to hospital after house explosion in Edinburgh

The Health Secretary has spoken of her respect for striking junior doctors ahead of fresh pay talks (PA)

Health Secretary tells of ‘respect’ for junior doctors before strike talks