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• Harvey Barnes bags brace as Newcastle beat Manchester City in thriller

  Harvey Barnes fired Newcastle to a welcome 2-1 Premier League victory over Manchester City with a quickfire double in a thrilling encounter at St James’ Park.

• Girl 13 arrested on suspicion of murder following womans death in Swindon

  A 13-year-old girl has been arrested on suspicion of murder following the death of a woman.

• Starmer and other Ukraine allies say US peace plan will require work

  Sir Keir Starmer and other international leaders have called the US-drafted peace plan for Ukraine “a basis which will require additional work”, as they expressed concerns about the proposal to limit Kyiv’s armed forces.

• Princess Dianas former personal designer Paul Costelloe dies aged 80

  Diana, Princess of Wales’s former personal designer Paul Costelloe has died aged 80, his label has confirmed.

• Young people need more state support to find employment

  More than half of young people do not feel there is enough state support to help them get paid entry-level jobs with training and opportunities for progression, new research suggests.

• Sarwar outlines Scottish Labour plans for mental health emergency service

  A Scottish Labour government would create a new emergency service to ensure people in mental health crisis get urgent and specialist care, Anas Sarwar has said.

• First hopeful saplings from felled Sycamore Gap tree set to be planted

  The first saplings grown from the illegally felled Sycamore Gap tree are to be planted as National Tree Week kicks off, the National Trust has said.

• UK set to see warmer weather as cold snap comes to an end

  The UK will see warmer weather this weekend as the cold snap which brought temperatures as low as minus 11C comes to an end.

• Dame Helen Mirren to appear on The Repair Shop for cello restoration

  TV show The Repair Shop is throwing open its doors to Dame Helen Mirren, Julia Donaldson and Rob Brydon, who will visit the experts to get their special treasures mended and fixed in time for Christmas.

• Household energy bills to edge up next year despite falling wholesale prices

  Household energy bills will rise slightly from January after increases to Government policy costs helped offset falling gas prices, Ofgem said.

• Cole Palmer ruled out of Barcelona and Arsenal games after accident at home

  Cole Palmer faces another spell on the sidelines after fracturing his toe in an accident at home.

• Ukraine must determine its future says Starmer after call with Zelensky

  Ukraine “must determine its future under its sovereignty”, Sir Keir Starmer has said following a call with Volodymyr Zelensky about a US-backed peace plan.

• Ex Reform leader in Wales jailed for accepting 40k for pro Russian statements

  The former leader of Reform UK in Wales has been jailed for 10-and-a-half years after he was paid £40,000 to make pro-Russian statements in the European Parliament in a “grave betrayal” of the British public.

• Ben Stokes leads brilliant England bowling response on wild first day of Ashes

  England fought fire with fire as the Ashes began with low scores and high drama on a 19-wicket opening day in Perth.

• Kings of Leon and Neil Young to headline new festival in Essex

  Kings of Leon, Neil Young and The Chrome Hearts and The Lumineers will headline a new music festival in Essex.

• Wetherspoons to open first pub in Spain as chain eyes overseas expansion

  JD Wetherspoon is to open its first pub in mainland Europe with plans for a bar at Alicante airport in Spain.

• 60 of farmers at financial risk from supermarket buying behaviour survey

  Some six in 10 farmers say they consider their farm to be at financial risk because of supermarket buying behaviour, with the industry branding the current regulatory scheme “unfit for purpose”.

• NHS facing huge holes in workforce if foreign doctors leave UK report warns

  The NHS could be left with “huge holes” in its medical workforce if foreign doctors leave the health service, according to the medical regulator.

• Money laundering network active in UK bought bank to fund Russian war effort

  A billion-dollar money laundering network which is active in the UK bought a bank to facilitate payments to support Russian military efforts, the National Crime Agency has revealed.

• Stone Roses and ex Primal Scream bass player Gary Mani Mounfield dies aged 63

  Former Stone Roses and Primal Scream bass player Gary ‘Mani’ Mounfield has died aged 63, his former bandmate Ian Brown has confirmed.

• Covid probe calls for reform to help the UK be better prepared for pandemics

  The human and financial cost of the Covid-19 pandemic will be “in vain” unless lessons are learned from the crisis, the chairwoman of the pandemic probe has said.

• Wales to host Bosnia and Herzegovina in World Cup qualifying play off semi final

  Wales will face Bosnia and Herzegovina in the World Cup qualifying play-off semi-finals in March.

• Lily Allen announces new live dates to sold out tour

  Singer Lily Allen has announced a string of new live dates to her sold-out tour.

• Asda to sell off stores for 568m to shore up finances

  Asda has agreed to sell a raft of supermarket stores and a depot in order to bolster its finances.

• Coldest night of season recorded in most of UK as snow forces school closures

  Hundreds of schools have been forced to close, roads are disrupted and homes left without power because of snow, after most parts of the UK recorded the coldest night of the season.