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WORLD NEWS

Dashcam video shows couple trying to stop gunman before being killed in Bondi attack
Murder charges to be filed against Nick Reiner for allegedly killing parents
US designates Colombian cocaine gang a terrorist group
EU waters down plans to end new petrol and diesel car sales by 2035
Trump's chief of staff disputes Vanity Fair story in which she bashed Vance and Musk

UK NEWS

Erasmus scheme to return for UK students
Liverpool parade attacker Paul Doyle sentenced to 21 years and 6 months in prison
Adverts and subscription model for BBC considered by ministers to boost funding
Stephen Lawrence killer David Norris denied parole
Dentists to prioritise urgent care and save some patients more than £200 under plans

SPORTS NEWS

Fifa introduces some £45 World Cup tickets after backlash
Fernandes 'hurt' that Man Utd 'wanted him to go' to Saudi
'England have been treated like adults - now they must play like adults'
Dembele wins Fifa Best men's player of the year
Bonmati named Fifa Best women's player of the year

BUSINESS NEWS

Employment Rights Bill clears last parliamentary hurdle
EU waters down plans to end new petrol and diesel car sales by 2035
Former chancellor George Osborne joins OpenAI
Young workers hit hard as UK unemployment rate rises to 5.1%
Downing Street insists negotiations over US-UK tech deal still live

TECH NEWS

Downing Street insists negotiations over US-UK tech deal still live
UK launches taskforce to 'break down barriers' for women in technology
Amazon apologises after showing 15-rated film to child who rented PG movie
Ofcom investigates BT and Three for failing to connect 999 calls
Grand Theft Auto game creator sacked us for trying to unionise

SCI NEWS

Government rolls back nature protections to boost housing
Workers were exposed to toxic chemicals in firefighting foam
Thousands of dinosaur footprints found on Italian mountain
Spain's commitment to renewable energy may be in doubt
Geminid meteor shower set to light up sky during weekend peak

POLITICS NEWS

Erasmus scheme to return for UK students, BBC understands
Employment Rights Bill clears last parliamentary hurdle
Government addicted to making announcements, says PM's enforcer
Foreign interference in UK politics to be investigated after jailing of ex-Welsh Reform leader
Downing Street insists negotiations over US-UK tech deal still live

ENVIRONMENT NEWS

Government rolls back nature protections to boost housing
Workers were exposed to toxic chemicals in firefighting foam
Thousands of dinosaur footprints found on Italian mountain
Spain's commitment to renewable energy may be in doubt
Geminid meteor shower set to light up sky during weekend peak

ENTERTAIN NEWS

BBC declares it will fight Donald Trump's defamation claim - but should it?
Lizzo celebrates as fat-shaming claims dismissed
Government considers advertising or subscription model for BBC
England's arts funding 'straitjacket' set for overhaul
Rob Reiner's son Nick arrested on suspicion of murder after director and wife found dead
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