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The snow-covered peak of Beinn Eighe and the mountains of Torridon are reflected in Loch Glascarnoch near Ullapool, Wester Ross. (Jane Barlow/PA)

Warning of ‘very treacherous’ conditions as thawed snow refreezes

President Nicolas Maduro speaks to pro-government supporters after a referendum regarding Venezuela’s claim to a region administered and controlled by Guyana (Matias Delacroix/AP)

Venezuelans approve referendum to claim sovereignty over area of Guyana

The USS Carney in the Mediterranean Sea in 2018 (Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Ryan Kledzik/US Navy via AP)

British merchant ship struck by missile in Red Sea attack

The guided-missile destroyer USS Carney in Souda Bay, Greece (Petty Officer 3rd Class Bill Dodge/US Navy via AP)

Three commercial ships and US warship involved in Houthi attack in Red Sea

Campaigners calling for compensation for victims at the Infected Blood inquiry (PA)

Labour and Tory rebels threaten Government defeat over infected blood

Members of the EuroMillions syndicate at the Ye Olde Bell near Retford are celebrating sharing a £1m win (Camelot UK/PA)

Hotel syndicate planning special Christmas party after £1m EuroMillions win

What the papers say (PA)

What the papers say – December 4

A TransPennine Express train at Leeds train station (PA)

Government pledges almost £4 billion to improve rail links in northern England

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Nearly half of all scams reported to Nationwide during the summer were purchase scams (Alamy/PA)

Shoppers being duped by fake sellers all year round, Nationwide warns

Ncuti Gatwa is the new Doctor Who (Big Issue/PA)

New Doctor Who star Ncuti Gatwa tells Big Issue he is ‘nervous’ about star role

The Ministry of Defence’s 10 year equipment plan is currently unaffordable, the National Audit Office has found (Andrew Matthews/PA)

Spending watchdog finds MoD running £17bn equipment ‘blackhole’

The Pulis family’s home is known as the “Christmas lights house” during the festive period (The Pulis family/PA)

Family reach 10-year milestone for magical festive light displays

Care escort was the profession with the highest proportion of disabled workers, according to new analysis (Alamy/PA)

Disabled more likely to be in lower-paid and non-homeworking jobs – analysis

A learner driver who failed the theory test 59 times before passing has been praised for their ‘amazing’ commitment (Alamy/PA)

Learner driver failed theory test 59 times before passing

Chris Packham who has filed a legal challenge to the Prime Minister over his decision to delay the phase-out of new gas boilers and petrol and diesel cars. (Jonathan Brady/PA)

Chris Packham in legal challenge against Government for weakening green policy

JJ with Buddy (Owen Humphreys/PA)

Disabled five-year-old ‘excited’ to spend first proper Christmas with buddy dog

EasyJet is installing special post boxes at airports across the UK to fly children’s Christmas letters to Santa (TaylorHerringPR/PA)

EasyJet sets up special airport post boxes for letters to Santa

The NIAC has recommended changing Stormont rules to restore and stabilise the powersharing institutions (Liam McBurney/PA)

Committee recommends ‘supermajority’ speaker election to restore Stormont

The guided-missile destroyer USS Carney intervened to protect commercial ships under attack by Houthis (Petty Officer 3rd Class Bill Dodge/AP)

British ship reportedly attacked by Houthi rebels in Red Sea

People ride sledges besides the beach huts at Blyth in Northumberland (Owen Humphreys/PA)

Warning that parts of country face ‘ice rink Monday’ as snow refreezes

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

Sir Keir Starmer will say that growth creation will be a Labour government’s ‘number one goal’ (Stefan Rousseau/PA)

Starmer: Labour must be obsessed with growth to turn economy around

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said the BBC needs to save money (Stefan Rousseau/PA)

BBC needs to ‘cut its cloth appropriately’ amid higher cost of living – Sunak

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A ‘large number’ of the animals stopped traffic (Owen Humphreys/PA)

‘Large number’ of reindeer block major road in Suffolk

Former prime minister Lord Cameron will travel to the US this week (James Manning/PA)

Foreign Secretary Lord Cameron to travel to the US for Ukraine and Israel talks

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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

Baroness Glenys Kinnock has died (Yui Mok/PA)

Former Labour minister and MEP Baroness Kinnock dies

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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

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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

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

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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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French gendarmes patrol the Trocadero plaza near the Eiffel Tower after a man targeted passersbys late Saturday, killing a German tourist with a knife and injuring a British man (Christophe Ena/AP)

Suspect in Paris attack, which left British man injured, ‘pledged support to IS’

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer both declined to commit to the continuation of the triple lock (Hannah McKay/PA)

Sunak and Starmer refuse to commit to pensions triple lock beyond election

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

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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’