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• Freddie Mercury song lyrics sell for 277000 at auction

  A notebook containing Freddie Mercury’s song lyrics sold for £277,000 at auction.

• Celebrity Traitors premiere was most watched debut of hit show in UK

  The return of The Celebrity Traitors was the most watched debut episode of any series of the programme in the UK, with an average of 8.9 million viewers.

• Police chief vows to defend Jewish community on anniversary of attack

  The Jewish community faces a threat not shared by anybody else, the chief constable of Greater Manchester Police said as he marked the first anniversary of the terror attack on a synagogue.

• Manchester City lodge appeal against guilty verdict

  Manchester City have lodged their appeal against the damning judgment that they broke Premier League financial rules.

• FA says Man City verdict has significant implications for integrity of the game

  The Football Association says it is “carefully considering” the implications of the findings into Manchester City.

• George Russell needs big turnaround to catch Kimi Antonelli Max Verstappen

  Max Verstappen has told George Russell he requires a “big turnaround” to stop Kimi Antonelli from winning the world championship ahead of this weekend’s ‘Bahrain Grand Prix’.

• Daryl Powell Wakefield players become instant club legends with Grand Final win

  Daryl Powell has told his Wakefield players that immortality awaits if they complete a stunning transformation from top-flight also-rans to Super League champions with victory over Warrington in Saturday’s Grand Final at Old Trafford.

• Man City verdict has significant implications for integrity of the game FA

  Manchester City have lodged their appeal against the damning judgment that they broke Premier League financial rules.

• Reward offered after crypto heist gang threatens to kill victims pregnant wife

  A robbery victim has told how a hammer-wielding masked gang forced him to transfer hundreds of thousands of pounds in cryptocurrency after threatening to kill his pregnant wife.

• Dont worry about diesel shortages Government says as US urges use of reserves

  People should not worry about diesel shortages, the Government has said, amid pressure from the US for European countries to use their reserves.

• Baby girl found on shoreline may have been in water for weeks police say

  A baby girl whose body was found on the shoreline in Wales may have been in the water for weeks, police have said.

• Release of Scot detained in India for nine years moment of joy and sorrow

  The brother of a Scot detained in India for nearly nine years without conviction is a “moment of joy and sorrow”.

• Sixth man arrested in connection with suspected RAF Fairford terror plot

  A dual UK-Iranian national has become the sixth person to be arrested in connection with the suspected RAF Fairford terror plot.

• Premier League dragged through the mud by Man City case Gary Neville

  The Premier League has been “dragged through the mud” by the Manchester City guilty verdict, Gary Neville has said.

• Princess and Junior Andre lead stars in new Celebrity Race Across The World

  Media personalities Princess and Junior Andre, singers Sam Ryder and Ella Eyre and broadcaster Jeff Stelling will take part in the new series of Celebrity Race Across The World.

• Footballer Ivan Toney pleads not guilty to Soho nightclub assault charge

  England striker Ivan Toney has denied assaulting a man at a Soho nightclub as he appeared in court to face the charge for the first time.

• Hundreds of prisoners to walk free as expanded early release scheme begins

  Hundreds of prisoners are due to walk free from jail on Thursday in the first wave of the Government’s controversial expanded early release scheme.

• Cristiano Ronaldo walks out of Portugal camp and vows to eventually reveal all

  Cristiano Ronaldo’s international career could be over after he left Portugal’s training camp and vowed to “tell the truth” in due course.

• Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua engage in cordial first press conference

  Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua engaged in a series of good-natured exchanges as the countdown started on their ‘Battle of Britain’ clash in Cardiff on December 11.

• Craig Overton scoops four honours at Professional Cricketers Association awards

  Craig Overton was the big winner at the Professional Cricketers’ Association awards, picking up four honours despite his Somerset side falling just short at the end of the season.

• Famous faces braced for lies and betrayal as Celebrity Traitors returns

  Welsh actor Michael Sheen, EastEnders’ Ross Kemp and comedian Miranda Hart are among the famous faces taking part in The Celebrity Traitors when the hit gameshow returns for its second series on Thursday.

• Energy price cap rise of 4 takes effect amid warnings of 16 New Year increase

  A 4% hike to Ofgem’s energy price cap takes effect from Thursday amid warnings that household bills could soar by almost another £300 from January.

• Tributes paid to Dame Esther Rantzen

  Tributes have poured in for broadcaster Dame Esther Rantzen who is said to have left an “extraordinary legacy” through her campaigning work and been described as “our sunshine” by her family.

• Dame Esther Rantzens family pay tribute to our sunshine after her death at 86

  Tributes have been paid to broadcaster Dame Esther Rantzen who is said to have left an “extraordinary legacy” through her campaigning work and been described as “our sunshine” by her family.

• Tories Early release scheme an insult to victims as prisoners set to be freed

  The Conservative Party said the Government is putting the public at risk as it prepares to release hundreds of prisoners on Thursday.