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• Footage reveals No 10 staff joking about 'Christmas party' in Downing St last year while under strict COVID rules

  Boris Johnson is facing a furious backlash after footage emerged of Number 10 officials joking and laughing about a Christmas party in Downing Street last year during a time of strict COVID restrictions.

• Storm Barra: Floods and 59,000 without power in Ireland as 80mph winds and rain batter UK

  Storm Barra has left at least 59,000 people without power in Ireland - and is now battering the UK with 80mph winds, rain and snow.

• Energy networks boss partly blames 'wind direction' after thousands cut off by storm

  The head of a select committee has reacted with incredulity after an energy boss blamed the way the wind blew for exacerbating problems caused by a devastating storm that cut off supplies to parts of the UK.

• Jussie Smollett: US actor tells court 'there was no hoax' as he denies staging racist, homophobic attack on himself

  US actor Jussie Smollett has denied setting up a homophobic, racist attack on himself, taking the witness stand for the first time at his trial to tell the jury: "There was no hoax."

• Revealed: How the prices of Christmas dinner favourites have changed this year

  Turkey prices are up while carrots are cheaper as the price of a Christmas dinner rises this year amid a broader pick-up in food inflation, according to industry figures.

• Boris Johnson: 'Complete nonsense' to say government prioritised animals over people during Afghan evacuation

  Boris Johnson has dismissed claims that the government prioritised animals over people during the Afghanistan evacuation as "complete nonsense".

• Billy Connolly on dealing with Parkinson's disease: Comedian says he has learnt to 'hypnotise' his hand when it shakes

  Sir Billy Connolly has told how he has taught himself to "hypnotise" his hand into becoming still when it shakes due to Parkinson's disease - and says he does not want the condition to be the "main topic" of his life.

• COVID-19: Indications Omicron is more transmissible than Delta variant, Boris Johnson says - as Fauci suggests it is less severe

  The early indications are that the Omicron variant of coronavirus is more transmissible than Delta, the prime minister has said.

• House prices rising at fastest pace in 15 years on quarterly basis, says Halifax

  House prices are rising at the fastest pace for 15 years on a rolling quarterly basis, according to latest figures from Halifax.

• COVID-19: Pre-departure tests now required of arrivals in the UK to slow spread of Omicron

  People arriving in the UK from overseas now have to take a COVID-19 test before they travel, under new rules designed to slow the spread of the Omicron variant.

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• 'Hard-hitting measures coming - buy NOW!': Inside the criminal groups using disinformation to sell fake COVID passes

  "For all those who do not wish to be vaccinated, here is an alternative."

• Joe Biden warns Vladimir Putin that US would launch 'strong' response if Russia invaded Ukraine

  President Joe Biden has told Russian president Vladimir Putin that the US and its allies would respond with "strong economic and other measures" if Russia invaded Ukraine. 

• Russia-Ukraine border: What is happening and will tensions lead to war?

  Joe Biden and Vladimir Putin have agreed to keep talking after a phone call between the two presidents at a time of increasing tension over Ukraine.

• UK security outlook more dangerous now than at any time in past 30 years, warns new head of armed forces Admiral Sir Tony Radakin

  The security outlook for the UK and its allies is far more dangerous now than at any time in the past 30 years, the new head of the armed forces has warned in his first speech.

• COVID-19: Antibodies from Pfizer vaccine may be up to 40 times less effective against Omicron, first lab tests suggest

  Antibodies from the Pfizer vaccine may be up to 40 times less effective against Omicron than the original COVID strain, the first lab tests on the new variant in South Africa have shown.

• Jamal Khashoggi: Suspect linked to killing of Saudi journalist arrested in France

  A suspect linked to the killing in Turkey of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi has been arrested in France, two officials close to the investigation have told NBC News.

• Foreign Office's top civil servant admits he was on holiday during most of Afghanistan evacuation

  The Foreign Office's top civil servant has admitted to MPs he was on holiday for nearly all of the UK's evacuation effort in Afghanistan.

• Ghislaine Maxwell trial: Woman tells Maxwell trial she was paid $300 for Epstein sexual massages when she was 14

  Warning: This report contains graphic descriptions of alleged sexual abuse of a child.

• Ghislaine Maxwell trial: Massage room, nude photos and diamonds shown in FBI images of Jeffrey Epstein's New York mansion

  Pictures taken during a raid on Jeffrey Epstein's £58m New York townhouse have been shown during Ghislaine Maxwell's trial.

• Amazon cloud outage hits websites and streaming apps

  Thousands of the world's web users were affected by a major outage which disrupted Amazon's cloud services on Tuesday.

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• Storm Barra: More ice, wind, and rain to come, along with flooding

  Storm Barra is not quite done with the UK yet - more ice, wind, and rain are on the way, with flooding expected in some parts.

• COVID-19: Boosters will probably be needed for 'years to come', says Pfizer

  People will probably need coronavirus booster jabs "for a number of years to come", a Pfizer boss has said.

• COVID-19: Nurse giving out coronavirus vaccines reveals why she was worried about getting her own

  A nurse has revealed why she was worried about getting her COVID vaccine and waited two months before taking up the offer.

• Footage reveals No 10 staff joking about 'Christmas party' in Downing St last year while under strict COVID rules

  Boris Johnson is facing a furious backlash after footage emerged of Number 10 officials joking and laughing about a Christmas party in Downing Street last year during a time of strict COVID restrictions.

• Storm Barra: Floods and 59,000 without power in Ireland as 80mph winds and rain batter UK

  Storm Barra has left at least 59,000 people without power in Ireland - and is now battering the UK with 80mph winds, rain and snow.

• UK security outlook more dangerous now than at any time in past 30 years, warns new head of armed forces Admiral Sir Tony Radakin

  The security outlook for the UK and its allies is far more dangerous now than at any time in the past 30 years, the new head of the armed forces has warned in his first speech.

• 'Our most common call is shootings or stabbings': A night with London's Air Ambulance

  London's Air Ambulance which specialises in dealing with high trauma cases say their most common call out is knife or gun wounds but that they are constantly developing new techniques to keep people alive.

• The most searched memes of 2021 revealed - with Matt Hancock topping the list

  The UK's most popular meme searches in 2021 have been revealed by Google.

• Foreign Office's top civil servant admits he was on holiday during most of Afghanistan evacuation

  The Foreign Office's top civil servant has admitted to MPs he was on holiday for nearly all of the UK's evacuation effort in Afghanistan.

• COVID-19: UK records 101 new Omicron variant cases in past 24 hours taking total to 437

  Another 101 Omicron COVID variant cases have been recorded in the UK, taking the total across the country to 437.

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