National News

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• Met Police will not investigate recent Andrew accusations force says

  The Metropolitan Police has decided not to launch a criminal investigation into reports that Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor asked his taxpayer-funded bodyguard to dig up dirt on Virginia Giuffre.

• Channel crossings begin on Saturday after longest pause in seven years

  Migrants began crossing the English Channel on Saturday after the longest pause in small boat arrivals in the UK in seven years.

• Two people dead in house fire after explosion in garden police

  Two people have died in a house fire following reports of an explosion in the garden, police said.

• Kings message on cancer will save lives

  The King’s message about his cancer recovery “will save lives”, Charles’ friend and authorised biographer Jonathan Dimbleby has said.

• Sir Billy Connolly battling Parkinsons incredibly bravely Martin Compston

  Martin Compston has lauded Sir Billy Connolly for dealing with Parkinson’s “incredibly bravely”.

• Nordic resorts enter top 10 list of best value family ski destinations

  Relatively unknown Nordic resorts are rivalling Italy and Bulgaria as Europe’s best value ski trip destinations, according to new research.

• Legislation on alcohol ban at football games outdated ministers told

  Laws governing the sale of alcohol at football matches are “outdated and out of touch”, the Scottish Government has been told as it was urged to lift the ban on drinking at games.

• Half of secondary pupils avoided school in past year due to anxiety

  Half of secondary pupils have avoided school in the past year because of anxiety, a poll has found.

• Shoppers turning to alternative payments such as buy now pay later

  Shoppers increasingly turned to “alternative” ways to pay in 2024, such as buy now pay later methods, according to the British Retail Consortium (BRC).

• UK economy contracts for second month running in October

  The UK’s economy contracted for the second month running in October, defying expectations for a rebound as car manufacturing only made a slight recovery from the Jaguar Land Recovery cyber attack