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The Prime Minister said he has been listening to festive tunes since mid-November.

Guests at the fully-booked and free-of-charge night paid tribute to the singer.

Manchester City Council said the former Manchester United player has been convicted of fraud.

The former health secretary said Mr Johnson had also said sorry for the ‘damage’ his ex-chief adviser did to the UK’s Covid response.

Protests are expected in 13 London boroughs on Saturday.

She died ‘peacefully in her sleep surrounded by her family’ in the early hours of Friday morning.

Michael Russell has resigned as SNP president after almost 50 years of involvement with the party.

Alan Whitfield admitted assault by beating on James Lee Williams, who performs as drag queen The Vivienne, but denied that it was homophobic.

The Sinn Fein leader denied that sharing the photo showed a lack of compassion.

Two men have been arrested on suspicion of organised crime activity, gardai said.

Rishi Sunak sparked a diplomatic row by controversially cancelling a planned meeting in London on Tuesday with Greece’s Prime Minister.

Sir Keir Starmer accused Rishi Sunak of ‘trying to polarise’ the climate debate and of playing ‘petty politics’.

Mr Hancock told the Covid inquiry the tier system would not work because local politicians were ‘under significant pressure’ not to accept measures.

The actor is being sued for libel by former Stonewall trustee Simon Blake and drag artist Crystal,

Jones, from Hale Barns, Greater Manchester, set up web hosting provider UKFast with his wife Gail from a spare bedroom in 999.

‘It’s a nitty-gritty, real-life story at Christmas,’ a Dublin-born creative director said.

Brighton and Hove City Council says it will be forced to make millions of pounds in savings to reach a balanced budget next year.

Transport for London (TfL) said five of the new symbols have been introduced near busy Tube stations with step-free access.

South-west England provisionally saw its warmest autumn ever.

The Prime Minister said a deal worth up to £11 billion had been struck by energy firms RWE and Masdar.