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Wales OnlineDrivers using 'simple' methods to make cars look invisible to speed cameras
The special reflective number plates cannot be read by speed and bus lane cameras and are illegal
- The Telegraph
Fall of the House of Assad, with a billion-pound fortune and blood on their hands
He didn’t look like a dictator. Awkward and gangly, his mannerisms unassuming, at least until he opened his mouth, Bashar al-Assad exuded none of the machismo of other Arab strongmen like Muammar Gaddafi or Saddam Hussein.
- Sky News
Angela Rayner says newts can't be more protected than people who need housing
Protecting wildlife shouldn't come at the expense of building more homes, Angela Rayner has said. Last week, Sir Keir Starmer pledged to build 1.5 million homes and fast-track planning decisions on 150 major infrastructure projects by the end of the decade. Ms Rayner, who is deputy prime minister and housing secretary, was asked if this meant fewer protections for wildlife like newts, bats, and kittiwakes.
- The Telegraph
Millions face stealth council tax rise under Government plans to boost local powers
Millions of households face a stealth council tax rise because of Government plans to create more directly elected mayors.
- Warrington Guardian
Emergency services attend six-vehicle crash involving 10 people on M6
Emergency services attend six-vehicle crash involving 10 people on M6
- The Telegraph
Oxford Union speaker who ‘expressed support’ for Hamas faces counter-terror investigation
Counter-terror police are investigating reports that an Oxford Union speaker broke the law by “expressing support” for Hamas during a debate on Israel.
- The Telegraph
Rayner to ‘end nimby chokehold on house building’
Angela Rayner has declared that nimbys will “no longer have the upper hand” as she unveiled plans to end their “chokehold” on housebuilding.
- People
Family of 15-Year-Old Killed by Police on Thanksgiving Speak Out After Body Camera Footage Is Released: He 'Was a Great Kid'
"We’re just hoping for, looking for prayers," Jazmir Tucker's family said after he was shot and killed on Nov. 28
- Lancashire Telegraph
'No thank you' - Borough leaders blast 'disturbing' land grab plans
Ribble Valley politicians have slammed plans by the Preston Council boss to land grab parts of the borough for a new council area.
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UK would welcome fall of Assad regime – Angela Rayner
She said ‘dictatorship and terrorism creates problems for the people of Syria’, as she called for a political solution.
- Bloomberg
South Korea Crisis Deepens as Yoon Faces Probe Over Martial Law
(Bloomberg) -- South Korea’s political crisis intensified after President Yoon Suk Yeol survived an impeachment vote on Saturday, with the prosecutors’ office reported to have opened an investigation into his role in last week’s brief imposition of martial law and arrested the former defense minister in connection with the declaration.Most Read from BloombergA Chicago Skyscraper Cements the Legacy of a Visionary Postmodern ArchitectNYC’s Run-Down Bus Terminal Gets Approval for $10 Billion Revamp
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GOP rifts open over Trump agenda as legislative landmines await new Congress
For more on the GOP agenda in the new Congress, watch CNN’s “Inside Politics Sunday with Manu Raju” this Sunday at 8 a.m. ET and 11 a.m ET.
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Calls to ban first-cousin marriage to be raised in Parliament
Conservative former minister Richard Holden will seek to progress the issue in the House of Commons on Tuesday.
- CityAM
Newts can’t be ‘more protected than people who need housing’, Rayner says
Angela Rayner has said the UK should not be in a situation where “newts are more protected than people” who need housing, ahead of a government shake-up of planning. The deputy Prime Minister suggested protecting the country’s wildlife should not always be prioritised over building new homes, after Sir Keir Starmer last week reiterated his
- The Argus
Traffic chaos in city centre after Storm Darragh bring debris crashing from building
A busy city centre shopping road ground to a halt after debris came crashing down from a building amid the high winds of Storm Darragh.
- Business Insider
Elon Musk says DOGE's work will be public — legally, it has to be
Legal experts say Elon Musk's DOGE must comply with a decades-old transparency law.
- CNN
Nic Robertson says Assad appears to recognize his grip on Syria is loosening. Hear why
CNN’s Nic Robertson reports that Syrian rebels are searching for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in Damascus, while army and police are abandoning their posts in the capital.
- AFP
'David v Goliath' battle at ICJ climate hearings
Halfway through marathon climate change hearings at the world's top court, battle lines are being drawn between developed countries urging judges to stick to current legal obligations and vulnerable nations pleading for more.First, what were the obligations of countries in the fight against climate change?
- AFP
Ghana's ex-president Mahama returns with election win
Ghana's former president John Drahami Mahama won a historic comeback election victory on Sunday after the ruling party accepted defeat with voters appearing to punish them for the government's handling of an economic crisis. That frustration opened the way for a comeback from Mahama, who came to the presidency in 2012 when he was serving as vice president and then President John Atta Mills died in office.
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Voting against the Budget will be ‘albatross’ around Labour’s neck, says Swinney
The SNP remain short of a majority and will have to seek support from other parties to pass the Budget.