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A photo of Ruth Perry attached to the fence outside John Rankin Schools in Newbury, Berkshire (Andrew MAtthews/PA)

Headteacher Ruth Perry was tearful during Ofsted inspection, inquest told

A teenage boy and a man caught on CCTV using machetes to kill a 50-year-old father have been found guilty of murder and conspiracy to murder their victim’s son (West Midlands Police/PA)

Machete attacker, 17, and accomplice found guilty of murder caught on CCTV

People thought to be migrants are brought in to Dungeness by RNLI lifeboat (Gareth Fuller/PA)

Judge notes falling number of lone child migrants going into hotels

Greek prime minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis cut short his trip to the UK after Rishi Sunak cancelled their meeting (Jordan Pettitt/PA)

Greece pushes back against claims its leader broke assurances over Elgin Marbles

Levelling Up Secretary Michael Gove floated the theory at the Covid-19 inquiry that the virus was ‘man-made’ (UK Covid-19 Inquiry/PA)

Michael Gove suggests to Covid-19 inquiry that virus was ‘man-made’

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The solid gold toilet was installed in Blenheim Palace (Tom Lindboe/Blenheim Art Foundation/PA)

Four men appear in court charged over theft of gold toilet from Blenheim Palace

The bank said is was seeking to ‘simplify and reshape the business, improve service, and deliver higher returns’ (Tim Goode/PA)

Barclays axing 900 staff in ‘disgraceful’ pre-Christmas move, says Unite

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Caroline Glachan was found in the river Leven on August 25 1996 (Police Scotland/PA)

Teenager was unconscious but alive when she entered water, murder trial told

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak decided against meeting his Greek counterpart after he spoke publicly about wanting the return of the Elgin Marbles (Kin Cheung/PA)

Sunak missed Greece talks after Elgin Marbles ‘reassurances not adhered to’

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Necrophiliac killer David Fuller was able to offend for 15 years without being suspected or caught due to ‘serious failings’ at the hospitals where he worked, an inquiry has found (Kent Police/PA)

Serious hospital failings found after case of necrophiliac killer David Fuller

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Linda Bryant’s body was discovered lying in the gateway to a field near her home in Cornwall in October 1998 (Devon and Cornwall Police/PA)

25th anniversary appeal over Linda Bryant murder generates new inquiries

Ofsted inspectors are trained to manage inspections in a way that ‘reduces stress’ on schools, a director at the watchdog has told the inquest into the death of headteacher Ruth Perry (PA)

Ruth Perry inquest: Ofsted inspectors trained to manage stress for schools

Unions have revealed details of a plan aimed at safeguarding the future of the Port Talbot steel plant in South Wales without the loss of thousands of jobs (Ben Birchall/PA)

Unions reveal plan to safeguard Port Talbot steel plant and protect jobs

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People watch rescue and relief operations at the site of an under-construction road tunnel that collapsed in mountainous Uttarakhand state (AP)

Indian workers trapped in tunnel for two weeks ‘close to being rescued’

Irish science minister Simon Harris said the challenges of climate change and food sustainability are faced by all (Brian Lawless/PA)

New centres to research climate change and food sustainability

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Young people will be the UK’s most prolific travellers in 2024, a new survey suggests (Nicholas T Ansell/PA)

‘Young people will be most prolific travellers in 2024’

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Prime Minister of Greece Kyriakos Mitsotakis turned down a meeting with Oliver Dowden (PA)

UK and Greece in diplomatic row after Sunak’s Elgin Marbles snub to Mitsotakis

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A Palestinian woman checks fruit in Gaza City which has been devastated by Israeli bombing (Mohammed Hajjar/AP)

Israeli campaign in southern Gaza must be ‘carefully thought through’ – US

The public were keen to dispose of waste in a responsible and effective way, the Advertising Standards Authority said (Alamy/PA)

Watchdog urges advertisers to clarify ‘green’ household waste claims

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Imran Khan is serving a jail term (KM Chaudary/AP)

Imran Khan to face public trial on charges of revealing official secrets

The Civil Aviation Authority reviewed various aspects of the flight before granting an operating permit (Alamy/PA)

Transport Secretary hails transatlantic flight using greener fuel

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Dancer Amy Dowden is on the cover of the December issue of Women’s Health UK (Mark Cant/Women’s Health UK/PA)

Strictly professional Amy Dowden: I’ve been dealt a difficult one

Ms Newton-Smith took over the leadership of the CBI earlier this year (Aaron Chown/PA)

CBI calls for green investment plan and an end to short-termism

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Brianna Ghey was stabbed 28 times with a hunting knife (Family handout/Cheshire Police/PA)

Two accused of transgender teenager’s murder pre-occupied with death, jury told

Brendan Cox co-founded the Together coalition

Vigil to be held for ‘all those suffering’ in Israeli-Hamas conflict

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Sahar Kalderon, 16, was among the latest to be released (Hostages and Missing Families Forum via AP)

Hamas set to release more hostages as Gaza truce enters fifth day

A Sumatran rhino calf walks in its enclosure at a Sumatran rhino sanctuary (Indonesian Ministry of Environment and Forestry via AP)

Critically endangered Sumatran rhino born on Indonesian island

Lord Hague said Britain still has a ‘searching, competitive’ media (Victoria Jones/PA)

Lord Hague urges Culture Secretary to ‘intervene’ on Telegraph sale

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Homes close to the cliff edge at Hemsby in Norfolk, pictured in March 2023, months before the road collapse. (Joe Giddens/ PA)

Four coastal homes may be demolished after road collapse

A collection of British newspapers (Peter Byrne/PA)

What the papers say – November 28

An asteroid could reveal the origins of life on Earth (Aaron Chown/PA)

4.5 billion-year-old asteroid could reveal the origins of life on Earth

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Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is looking to appease judges’ concerns about his Rwanda plan (Stefan Rousseau/PA)

Ignoring international rules on Rwanda could delay flights, PM reportedly told

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Pushkar Singh Dhami, right, chief minister of the state of Uttarakhand, greeting a worker rescued from the site of an under-construction road tunnel that collapsed in Silkyara in the northern Indian state of Uttarakhand, India (Uttarakhand State

Indian rescuers pull out all 41 workers who were trapped in tunnel for 17 days

Sergei Lavrov is set to travel to Skopje (Alexander Zemlianichenko/AP)

Top diplomats of Baltics and Ukraine to boycott meeting over Lavrov invitation

Sixty-nine-year-old Fuller was employed at the now-closed Kent and Sussex Hospital and the Tunbridge Wells Hospital (Kent Police/PA)

Key failings identified by David Fuller inquiry

The Prince of Wales arranged a meeting with his grandmother at Windsor Castle following the Duke of York’s sex scandal, according to a new book (PA)

William lobbied Queen Elizabeth to take action against Duke of York – new book

The Irish Government’s response to riots in Dublin is and will be robust, the premier insisted as Sinn Fein levelled accusations of ‘delusion’ (PA)

Response to Dublin riots ‘robust’ Varadkar says as Sinn Fein accuses government

Immigration minister Robert Jenrick has said the public are ‘sick of talk’ and want action to reduce net migration (Stefan Rousseau/PA)

Jenrick: Public sick of talk and want action on reducing net migration

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Finnish border guards escort two migrants at the Raja-Jooseppi international border crossing (Emmi Korhonen/Lehtikuva via AP)

Finland to close entire border with Russia due to migration concerns

Eddie Izzard will play every part in Hamlet (Scott Garfitt/Invision/AP)

Eddie Izzard to play every part in Hamlet on return to New York stage

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Laurence Fox (Lucy North/PA)

Laurence Fox says racism tweets were ‘organised pile on’ that ended career

Education Secretary Gillian Keegan said keeping children in school was her ‘number one priority’ (Jonathan Brady/PA)

Government announces plans for minimum service levels in schools during strikes

Frost on grass near Lockerbie, Dumfriesshire (Kerry Thomas/PA)

Overnight frosts to hit much of the UK, Met Office says

Levelling Up Secretary Michael Gove gave evidence to the UK Covid-19 Inquiry at Dorland House in London (Yui Mok/PA)

Michael Gove apologises for Government’s ‘errors’ during pandemic

German singer Gil Ofarim stands in the courtroom in Leipzig (Hendrik Schmidt/dpa via AP)

German-Israeli singer fined after admitting making up antisemitism claim

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Krishnan Guru-Murthy and Bobby Brazier are among the celebrities joining the star-studded line-up for the Strictly Come Dancing live UK tour next year (Neil Reading PR/PA)

Krishnan Guru-Murthy and Bobby Brazier join Strictly live UK tour line-up

France will ban smoking in many public places (Jacques Brinon/AP)

France to widen smoking ban to beaches, parks and forests

The latest A&E waiting times figures show little change from the previous week (Jeff Moore/PA)

A&E waiting times in Scotland stagnate, latest figures show

Edward Little, 22, was travelling in a taxi from Brighton to the capital with £5,000 to buy the firearm and bullets when police swooped on September 23 last year (PA)

Gangsters jailed for plotting to sell gun to terrorist for attack in Hyde Park

Ukrainian emergency workers try to push a car trapped in snow on the Odesa region highway (Ukrainian Emergency Service via AP Photo)

Russian military operations affected by bad weather in Black Sea region

Commuters queue on a country road in the Taunus region near Frankfurt, Germany (Michael Probst/AP)

Children stuck overnight in German school as heavy snow hits northern Europe

The deaths took place at Impala platinum mine (Implats via AP)

South African mine elevator crash leaves 11 dead and 75 hurt

Wills Memorial Building (Alamy/PA)

Bristol University to remove slave trader Edward Colston’s emblem from logo

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The King and Prime Minister Rishi Sunak meet guests during a reception at Buckingham Palace (Daniel Leal/PA)

King meets world business and finance figures at Buckingham Palace