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Hanley Road in Upton upon Severn which is closed due to flooding (PA)

Brighter weather to come as Storm Conall moves to the Netherlands

Paloma Faith hosted a pop-up sale for her clothes in Kentish Town, London, to raise money for Oxfam’s Gaza-Lebanon appeal (Elliot Morgan)

Paloma Faith hosted a pop-up sale for her clothes in Kentish Town, London, to raise money for Oxfam’s Gaza-Lebanon appeal (Elliot Morgan)

Paloma Faith sells her clothes to raise money for Gaza-Lebanon Oxfam appeal

President-elect Donald Trump speaks during a meeting (AP

President-elect Donald Trump speaks during a meeting (AP

Trump says Mexican president has ‘agreed to stop migration’

A collection of British newspapers (Peter Byrne/PA)

A collection of British newspapers (Peter Byrne/PA)

What the papers say – November 28

Mohamed Al Fayed is accused of sexual offences against dozens of women but was never charged while he was alive (Anthony Devlin/PA)

Mohamed Al Fayed is accused of sexual offences against dozens of women but was never charged while he was alive (Anthony Devlin/PA)

Police investigating those who may have ‘enabled’ Al Fayed to prey on women

Labour MP Kim Leadbeater’s Bill on assisted dying will go before MPs on Friday (Ben Whitley/PA)

Labour MP Kim Leadbeater’s Bill on assisted dying will go before MPs on Friday (Ben Whitley/PA)

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Assisted dying fears not realised, Australian MPs tell Westminster

Long Covid symptoms can include fatigue; brain fog, difficulty breathing, heart palpitations; dizziness as well as joint pain and muscle aches (PA)

Long Covid symptoms can include fatigue; brain fog, difficulty breathing, heart palpitations; dizziness as well as joint pain and muscle aches (PA)

Rehab and talking therapies can help reduce long Covid symptoms – study

Chris Boardman is chair of Sport England and National Active Travel Commissioner (Matt Alexander/PA)

Chris Boardman is chair of Sport England and National Active Travel Commissioner (Matt Alexander/PA)

Cyclist Chris Boardman to receive royal honour at Buckingham Palace

A ‘dying wish’ tied to a tree near the Houses of Parliament by a group of terminally ill people and bereaved relatives in support of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill, in Parliament Square, central London (James Manning/PA)

A ‘dying wish’ tied to a tree near the Houses of Parliament by a group of terminally ill people and bereaved relatives in support of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill, in Parliament Square, central London (James Manning/PA)

Assisted dying: What is happening at Westminster and beyond?

The Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill is being debated on in the House of Commons on Friday (Stefan Rousseau/PA)

The Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill is being debated on in the House of Commons on Friday (Stefan Rousseau/PA)

What is in the new assisted dying Bill MPs are considering?

Asako Yuzuki, who won the Waterstones Book of the Year (Waterstones/PA)

Asako Yuzuki, who won the Waterstones Book of the Year (Waterstones/PA)

Foodie mystery novel Butter named Waterstones Book Of The Year

Alistair Wilson was shot on his doorstep 20 years ago (handout/PA)

Alistair Wilson was shot on his doorstep 20 years ago (handout/PA)

Detectives in new plea for information 20 years after doorstep murder of banker

Details of how funding aimed at supporting unpaid carers will be spent have been released (Yui Mok/PA)

Details of how funding aimed at supporting unpaid carers will be spent have been released (Yui Mok/PA)

Funding for tech and arts sessions aimed at giving unpaid carers a break

Space science is ‘directly relevant’ to life on Earth, astronaut says (ESA)

Space science is ‘directly relevant’ to life on Earth, astronaut says (ESA)

Space science is ‘directly relevant’ to life on Earth, UK astronaut says

The technology is powered by voice security firm Hiya (Yui Mok/PA)

The technology is powered by voice security firm Hiya (Yui Mok/PA)

O2 launches AI-powered scam call detection tool

Ikea is launching a pop-up shop on London’s Oxford Street dedicated to its blue carrier bag (David Parry/PA)

Ikea is launching a pop-up shop on London’s Oxford Street dedicated to its blue carrier bag (David Parry/PA)

Ikea opens pop-up dedicated to blue carrier bag on London’s Oxford Street

Popular UK restaurant chains have been ranked on the quality of children’s meals (David Parry/PA)

Popular UK restaurant chains have been ranked on the quality of children’s meals (David Parry/PA)

UK restaurant chains ripping parents off with ready meals – study

Around a third of the cars made in Britain in October were battery electric, plug-in hybrid and hybrid electric, the SMMT said (PA)

Around a third of the cars made in Britain in October were battery electric, plug-in hybrid and hybrid electric, the SMMT said (PA)

British car production falls for eighth month in a row

Some 49% of licensed doctors in the UK last year were women, a GMC report said (Lynne Cameron/PA)

Some 49% of licensed doctors in the UK last year were women, a GMC report said (Lynne Cameron/PA)

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Majority of UK doctors soon likely to be women, says regulator

Mayor of London Sadiq Khan launches the new names and colours of the London Overground (Jonathan Brady/PA)

Mayor of London Sadiq Khan launches the new names and colours of the London Overground (Jonathan Brady/PA)

Mayor Sadiq Khan launches new London Overground lines and colours

Rainbows will learn how to use AI to create an interactive choose-your-own adventure story (PA)

Rainbows will learn how to use AI to create an interactive choose-your-own adventure story (PA)

Girls to learn AI skills as part of new Girlguiding activities

Among teenagers, girls and young women were found to be more concerned than boys about sexual or pornographic content, online misogyny and violent content (Peter Byrne/PA)

Among teenagers, girls and young women were found to be more concerned than boys about sexual or pornographic content, online misogyny and violent content (Peter Byrne/PA)

Women spend more time online than men, but worry more about online harms – Ofcom

The Home Office in Westminster (PA)

The Home Office in Westminster (PA)

Employers who flout visa laws and exploit foreign workers to face crackdown

Rightmove has seen a rush among some first-time buyers looking to beat a stamp duty deadline (Toby Melville/PA)

Rightmove has seen a rush among some first-time buyers looking to beat a stamp duty deadline (Toby Melville/PA)

Some first-time buyers ‘rushing to beat stamp duty deadline as others pause’

Local Government Association analysis of 10 early interventions showed they delivered savings of £3.17 for every pound spent on them (Alamy/PA)

Local Government Association analysis of 10 early interventions showed they delivered savings of £3.17 for every pound spent on them (Alamy/PA)

Early action to prevent care needs escalating ‘could save £11bn in six years’

Daniel Kebede called for ‘pay justice’ (PA)

Daniel Kebede called for ‘pay justice’ (PA)

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Sixth form college teachers to begin strike action in pay dispute

Expectations of personal retail spending remained positive, a survey suggested (PA)

Expectations of personal retail spending remained positive, a survey suggested (PA)

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Consumer confidence ‘weak’ as Christmas approaches

Children aged 13-17 can be invited by their parents or guardians to set up an account which enables them to request trips (Laura Dale/PA)

Children aged 13-17 can be invited by their parents or guardians to set up an account which enables them to request trips (Laura Dale/PA)

Uber launches teen accounts, giving parents option to track children’s journeys

(Battersea Dogs & Cats Home)

(Battersea Dogs & Cats Home)

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Pet passports for dogs, cats and ferrets to travel within UK ‘an outrage’

Researchers say a new way of treating serious asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease attacks could be a ‘game-changer’ and is the first leap in treatment for 50 years (Clive Gee/PA)

Researchers say a new way of treating serious asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease attacks could be a ‘game-changer’ and is the first leap in treatment for 50 years (Clive Gee/PA)

First treatment in 50 years for serious asthma attacks is ‘game-changer’

Lord David Cameron (PA)

Lord David Cameron (PA)

David Cameron becomes first former PM to back assisted dying law change

Sean Combs (Ian West/PA)

Sean Combs (Ian West/PA)

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs denied bail a third time as he awaits sex trafficking trial

Teenager photographer Liz Hatton who has died at the age of 17 (Vicky Robayna/PA)

Teenager photographer Liz Hatton who has died at the age of 17 (Vicky Robayna/PA)

Teenage photographer Liz Hatton who was hugged by Kate dies aged 17

Labour MP Kim Leadbeater has defended her assisted dying Bill (Stefan Rousseau/PA)

Labour MP Kim Leadbeater has defended her assisted dying Bill (Stefan Rousseau/PA)

Kim Leadbeater defends assisted dying Bill in face of efforts to stop it

Sinn Fein leader Mary Lou McDonald, Fianna Fail leader Micheal Martin and Fine Gael leader Simon Harris took part in a TV debate (Niall Carson/PA)

Sinn Fein leader Mary Lou McDonald, Fianna Fail leader Micheal Martin and Fine Gael leader Simon Harris took part in a TV debate (Niall Carson/PA)

Major poll puts Ireland’s lead parties near neck-and-neck

President-elect Donald Trump has been assembling his cabinet for when he takes office (Alex Brandon/AP)

President-elect Donald Trump has been assembling his cabinet for when he takes office (Alex Brandon/AP)

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FBI investigating ‘numerous bomb threats’ against Trump administration nominees

The Met said all seven of those arrested were detained under the Terrorism Act and remain in custody (PA)

The Met said all seven of those arrested were detained under the Terrorism Act and remain in custody (PA)

Seventh person arrested as part of probe into banned Kurdistan terror group

Taoiseach and Fine Gael leader Simon Harris (Brian LAwless/PA)

Taoiseach and Fine Gael leader Simon Harris (Brian LAwless/PA)

Harris dismisses ‘project fear’ approach to Sinn Fein

The Finance Bill, if passed, would raise the rate of energy (oil and gas) profits levy (Andrew Milligan/PA)

The Finance Bill, if passed, would raise the rate of energy (oil and gas) profits levy (Andrew Milligan/PA)

Tax rise for North Sea oil and gas could ‘kill goose that lays the golden egg’

Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch (PA)

Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch (PA)

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Badenoch signals leaving ECHR on the table in new Tory approach to immigration

The mobilisation age is currently 25 (Andriy Andriyenko/Ukraine’s 65th Mechanised Brigade via AP)

The mobilisation age is currently 25 (Andriy Andriyenko/Ukraine’s 65th Mechanised Brigade via AP)

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White House urges Ukraine to lower draft age to help increase size of military

Yusuf Mahmud Nazir died on November 23 2022 – eight days after he was seen at Rotherham Hospital and sent home with antibiotics (Family Handout/PA)

Yusuf Mahmud Nazir died on November 23 2022 – eight days after he was seen at Rotherham Hospital and sent home with antibiotics (Family Handout/PA)

Family welcomes start of new investigation into death of boy sent home from A&E

Children’s mental health could be significantly impacted if they have to move schools following changes to VAT for private schools, a Tory MP has said (Danny Lawson/PA)

Children’s mental health could be significantly impacted if they have to move schools following changes to VAT for private schools, a Tory MP has said (Danny Lawson/PA)

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VAT changes for private schools could impact children’s mental health – Tory MP

Laila Soueif (centre), the mother of British-Egyptian writer Alaa Abd el-Fattah, taking part in a vigil for the jailed pro-democracy activist outside the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office in Westminster in 2023 (Jordan Pettitt/PA)

Laila Soueif (centre), the mother of British-Egyptian writer Alaa Abd el-Fattah, taking part in a vigil for the jailed pro-democracy activist outside the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office in Westminster in 2023 (Jordan Pettitt/PA)

Starmer urged to intervene in bid to free Alaa Abd El-Fattah from Egyptian jail

Sinn Fein leader Mary Lou McDonald during a visit to Naas Fire Station in Kildare, Ireland, ahead of the General Election on November 29 (Niall Carson/PA)

Sinn Fein leader Mary Lou McDonald during a visit to Naas Fire Station in Kildare, Ireland, ahead of the General Election on November 29 (Niall Carson/PA)

Harris and Martin have ‘acute amnesia’ over records in government, says McDonald

Marius Borg Hoiby is the son of Crown Princess Mette-Marit (Lise Aserud/NTB via AP, File)

Marius Borg Hoiby is the son of Crown Princess Mette-Marit (Lise Aserud/NTB via AP, File)

Son of Norway’s crown princess released from custody amid rape allegations

The Criminal Cases Review Commission has come under fire for not publicly acknowledging the Government’s bid to remove its boss over the litany of failings in the Andrew Malkinson case (Jordan Pettitt/PA)

The Criminal Cases Review Commission has come under fire for not publicly acknowledging the Government’s bid to remove its boss over the litany of failings in the Andrew Malkinson case (Jordan Pettitt/PA)

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Criminal Cases Review Commission under fire as Government seeks to remove boss

Brian Whitelock was found guilty at Swansea Crown Court on Wednesday (PA)

Brian Whitelock was found guilty at Swansea Crown Court on Wednesday (PA)

Convicted double killer found guilty of murdering his neighbour

Sir Keir Starmer emphasised the importance of ensuring that children from all backgrounds have the opportunity to access AI-related jobs and education (Stefan Rousseau/PA)

Sir Keir Starmer emphasised the importance of ensuring that children from all backgrounds have the opportunity to access AI-related jobs and education (Stefan Rousseau/PA)

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Starmer encourages young people to get involved in AI ‘revolution’

The Duchess of Edinburgh speaking to Yazidi survivor Awaz Abdi during her visit to view The Women Who Beat ISIS travelling photo exhibition (Aaron Chown/PA)

The Duchess of Edinburgh speaking to Yazidi survivor Awaz Abdi during her visit to view The Women Who Beat ISIS travelling photo exhibition (Aaron Chown/PA)

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Sophie offers support to Yazidi genocide survivor as she pays tribute to bravery

Emission cuts will not be achieved by telling people not to fly, MPs have heard (Steve Parsons/PA)

Emission cuts will not be achieved by telling people not to fly, MPs have heard (Steve Parsons/PA)

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Green behaviour change is not about telling people what to do – climate advisers

A parasitic outbreak in Devon earlier this year pushed Pennon, the owner of South West Water, further into the red in the first half, after it was forced to pay compensation (Ben Birchall/PA)

A parasitic outbreak in Devon earlier this year pushed Pennon, the owner of South West Water, further into the red in the first half, after it was forced to pay compensation (Ben Birchall/PA)

Pennon losses widen after South West Water’s parasite outbreak in Devon

Slowthai during the Hyundai Mercury Prize 2019 (PA)

Slowthai during the Hyundai Mercury Prize 2019 (PA)

Court hears woman’s description of being raped by friend of rapper Slowthai

Farmers take part in a go-slow protest in Dover (Gareth Fuller/PA)

Farmers take part in a go-slow protest in Dover (Gareth Fuller/PA)

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Tractor go-slow protest warns Government to stop ‘betraying’ farmers