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Buckingham Palace says the Queen will not be attending the Remembrance Sunday service this morning after all - she has sprained her back.

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The Pennines are joining Scotland in preparing for blizzard-like conditions this morning. The Met Office has expanded a yellow warning to include an area from the Scottish Borders to Derbyshire. A second warning's in place for part of central Scotland. x.com/metoffice/stat…

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BREAKING: Archbishop Desmond Tutu, who fought against apartheid in South Africa and won the Nobel Peace Prize, has died aged 90.

BREAKING: Archbishop Desmond Tutu, who fought against apartheid in South Africa and won the Nobel Peace Prize, has died aged 90.
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An inquest has heard the man who died in an explosion outside #Liverpool Women's Hospital on Remembrance Sunday built the bomb that killed him. The coroner ruled Emad Al Swealmeen made the bomb with 'murderous intent'. Taxi driver, David Perry, survived the blast.

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Hollywood actor Sidney Poitier has died. The 94-year old was the first black man to win an Oscar - in 1964 - for Lilies of the Field. Among his biggest films were In the Heat of the Night and Guess Who's Coming To Dinner. #SidneyPoitier

Hollywood actor Sidney Poitier has died.

The 94-year old was the first black man to win an Oscar - in 1964 - for Lilies of the Field.

Among his biggest films were In the Heat of the Night and Guess Who's Coming To Dinner.

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Government minister Nadhim Zahawi says there are absolutely no plans to charge for #coronavirus lateral flow tests - following reports in the papers. The Sunday Times suggested the kits could be restricted to high-risk settings and those with symptoms 'within weeks'.

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A court in Australia has upheld the government's decision to cancel Novak Djokovic's visa on public health grounds. The world tennis number one faces being deported, and will now be unable to defend his Australian Open title.

A court in Australia has upheld the government's decision to cancel Novak Djokovic's visa on public health grounds.

The world tennis number one faces being deported, and will now be unable to defend his Australian Open title.
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Forecasters are warning of a second storm to hit the UK, just hours after two people were killed by falling trees. Amber weather warnings for #StormCorrie cover parts of Scotland, with yellow alerts for northern England and the north coast of Wales.

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The 19-year-old woman killed in her student accommodation in Clerkenwell, central London, has now been identified by the police. Sabita Thanwani was found with serious neck injuries early on Saturday morning.

The 19-year-old woman killed in her student accommodation in Clerkenwell, central London, has now been identified by the police.

Sabita Thanwani was found with serious neck injuries early on Saturday morning.
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Joe Root has stepped down as England's Test #cricket captain. He has more wins than any other skipper - but a heavy Ashes defeat in Australia, together with a recent loss in the West Indies, put his role under pressure.

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Ukrainian forces have released video footage of elderly women and mothers with small children climbing over debris and getting out of the besieged steel plant in Mariupol. Some are thought to have been in the site for two months, as a Russian bombardment has continued.

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Thousands of Big Jubilee Lunches are expected to be held across the country, on the final day of #PlatinumJubilee celebrations... between the showers and forecast #thunderstorms

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King Charles will lead the nation in remembrance for the first time as monarch this morning, as he lays a wreath at The Cenotaph in central London. A two minute silence will take place across the UK at 11am.

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The housing secretary Michael Gove's described the death of a boy, 2, from a mouldy flat an 'appalling case of the utmost gravity'. He's written to social housing providers and councils, saying it 'must never be allowed to happen again'. A Rochdale housing boss has been sacked.

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A young woman's died in a shooting at a pub on the Wirral, late on Christmas Eve. Police were called to the Lighthouse Inn in Wallasey village just before midnight last night, where three men were taken to hospital with gunshot injuries.

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A murder investigation's underway in Birmingham after a man was killed in a knife attack on the dancefloor of a nightclub. Officers were called to The Crane in Digbeth just before quarter to midnight last night. The 23 year old died at the scene half an hour later.

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The former Pope Benedict has died at the age of 95. He led the Catholic Church for almost eight years before standing down in 2013.

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The prime minister, Rishi Sunak, has sacked the Tory party chairman, Nadhim Zahawi. An independent investigation into the former chancellor's tax affairs found a serious breach of the ministerial code.