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December 09, 2022
Rethink Christmas travel plans, urges Braverman
Home secretary Suella Braverman has warned Britons to \"think carefully\" before going ahead with plans to travel abroad this Christmas.
![Rethink Christmas travel plans, urges Braverman](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/22095/1153654/bBftRrXhb1670575145770/RETHINK-CHRISTMAS-TRAVEL-PLANS-URGES-BRAVERMAN.jpg)
2 mins
Rail strikes could go on indefinitely, warns Lynch
The current wave of rail strikes could go on “indefinitely” unless ministers back down on their demand for driver-only operation of trains, the head of the RMT union has warned.
![Rail strikes could go on indefinitely, warns Lynch](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/22095/1153654/wNXGVgAE41670649178912/RAIL-STRIKES-COULD-GO-ON-INDEFINITELY-WARNS-LYNCH.jpg)
3 mins
'Harry, we've done it'
Mother’s emotional reaction as the teenager’s killer, former US spy Anne Sacoolas, gets suspended jail term over crash
!['Harry, we've done it'](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/22095/1153654/PMFE_rX541670650828363/HARRY-WEVE-DONE-IT.jpg)
2 mins
Royals 'not contacted' over Harry and Meghan series
A row has broken out over whether the royal family and the palaces were given the right to reply to the Duke and Duchess of Sussex's controversial Netflix show.
![Royals 'not contacted' over Harry and Meghan series](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/22095/1153654/-1jsTga471670575226385/ROYALS-NOT-CONTACTED-OVER-HARRY-AND-MEGHAN-SERIES.jpg)
4 mins
A ROYAL RETREAT
Intimate, self-aggrandising, and wildly entertaining. Here, Jessie Thompson dissects episode one of 'Harry and Meghan'
![A ROYAL RETREAT](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/22095/1153654/XTyBxGieA1670575338057/A-ROYAL-RETREAT.jpg)
4 mins
The big crime? Saying no to the Piers Morgan principle
To say that six full hours of television programming about two extremely uninteresting people with extremely high opinions of themselves is too much would be to miss the point.
![The big crime? Saying no to the Piers Morgan principle](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/22095/1153654/zK-UUtxeb1670575480615/THE-BIG-CRIME-SAYING-NO-TO-THE-PIERS-MORGAN-PRINCIPLE.jpg)
3 mins
Commons suspended after row breaks out over Gove's Cumbria mine statement
Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle suspended action in the Commons after a bust-up over cabinet minister Michael Gove’s statement on the approval of the coal mine in Cumbria.
![Commons suspended after row breaks out over Gove's Cumbria mine statement](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/22095/1153654/N8deSLE_s1670652169553/COMMONS-SUSPENDED-AFTER-ROW-BREAKS-OUT-OVER-GOVES-CUMBRIA-MINE-STATEMENT.jpg)
3 mins
Fresh faces for the SNP in SW1 but not all are smiling
Stephen Flynn took over as leader of the SNP in Westminster this week and made a good first impression at Prime Minister's Questions.
![Fresh faces for the SNP in SW1 but not all are smiling](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/22095/1153654/Wb4YPLGP_1670575593902/FRESH-FACES-FOR-THE-SNP-IN-SW1-BUT-NOT-ALL-ARE-SMILING.jpg)
2 mins
Four killed in car crashes with more snow on the way
Snow and ice warnings will cover Britain until Sunday, as four people were killed in road collisions during a cold snap that has seen temperatures plummet across the country.
![Four killed in car crashes with more snow on the way](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/22095/1153654/2dYclHwra1670655874837/FOUR-KILLED-IN-CAR-CRASHES-WITH-MORE-SNOW-ON-THE-WAY.jpg)
2 mins
Landmark moment in breast cancer treatment could save thousands
Breast cancer patients will have \"precious extra time with their loved ones\" after a landmark breakthrough in treatment that could prolong lives.
![Landmark moment in breast cancer treatment could save thousands](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/22095/1153654/7cOKMjT5W1670662768323/LANDMARK-MOMENT-IN-BREAST-CANCER-TREATMENT-COULD-SAVE-THOUSANDS.jpg)
3 mins
'It is like a second family': the sports charity helping disadvantaged Londoners
There comes a moment towards the end of the week when Jennifer and her husband and their two-year-old daughter run out of money.
!['It is like a second family': the sports charity helping disadvantaged Londoners](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/22095/1153654/AHm0Vbp9-1670663637883/IT-IS-LIKE-A-SECOND-FAMILY-THE-SPORTS-CHARITY-HELPING-DISADVANTAGED-LONDONERS.jpg)
3 mins
Bishop guilty of fraud over £91 'plague protection oil'
A preacher who claims to have performed miracles has been found guilty of fraud after selling \"plague protection oil\" as a bogus cure for Covid-19.
![Bishop guilty of fraud over £91 'plague protection oil'](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/22095/1153654/isCfxqUqp1670664458833/BISHOP-GUILTY-OF-FRAUD-OVER-91-PLAGUE-PROTECTION-OIL.jpg)
3 mins
India to make Russia its number one oil supplier
Russia is on its way to becoming India's top oil supplier this month in a move that will likely undermine the impact of a price cap imposed by G7 countries and their Western allies.
![India to make Russia its number one oil supplier](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/22095/1153654/pZHtE_0XW1670667940429/INDIA-TO-MAKE-RUSSIA-ITS-NUMBER-ONE-OIL-SUPPLIER.jpg)
4 mins
Sacked transgender teacher was called a 'eunuch' by pupils and harassed by staff
When Jane Kaushik, a trans woman, got a job as a trained graduate teacher in a private school in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh in November, she was thankful for the opportunity after years of rejection because of her gender identity.
![Sacked transgender teacher was called a 'eunuch' by pupils and harassed by staff](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/22095/1153654/fhyJ4V4iP1670668603722/SACKED-TRANSGENDER-TEACHER-WAS-CALLED-A-EUNUCH-BY-PUPILS-AND-HARASSED-BY-STAFF.jpg)
5 mins
Xi's grand welcome in Saudi Arabia leaves US in the cold
Xi Jinping's grand entry into Saudi Arabia, which saw his Air China Boeing 747 flanked by jets of green and white smoke to represent the Gulf country's flag, has been contrasted with the lukewarm welcome received by Joe Biden during his visit to the country a few months earlier.
![Xi's grand welcome in Saudi Arabia leaves US in the cold](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/22095/1153654/oNo_WA1Ei1670575703358/XIS-GRAND-WELCOME-IN-SAUDI-ARABIA-LEAVES-US-IN-THE-COLD.jpg)
2 mins
Basketball star freed from Russia jail in prisoner swap
US basketball star Brittney Griner has been released from a Russian jail as part of a prisoner swap nearly nine months after her arrest at a Moscow airport.
![Basketball star freed from Russia jail in prisoner swap](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/22095/1153654/X-ANsAQRB1670575798309/BASKETBALL-STAR-FREED-FROM-RUSSIA-JAIL-IN-PRISONER-SWAP.jpg)
3 mins
'Boy in the Philadelphia's Box' named after 65 years
Police in Philadelphia yesterday publicly identified a four-year old child killed in the city in 1957 as Joseph Augustus Zarelli giving a name to the person long known only as the Boy in the Box”.
!['Boy in the Philadelphia's Box' named after 65 years](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/22095/1153654/bOPa_f13P1670670770175/BOY-IN-THE-PHILADELPHIAS-BOX-NAMED-AFTER-65-YEARS.jpg)
2 mins
An age-old question: how South Korean reform means citizens to be year younger
Every South Korean citizen will officially become one or two years younger from next year after a new bill was passed to revise the antiquated system used to count a person's age.
![An age-old question: how South Korean reform means citizens to be year younger](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/22095/1153654/v4TpHqCU51670575889668/AN-AGEOLD-QUESTION-HOW-SOUTH-KOREAN-REFORM-MEANS-CITIZENS-TO-BE-YEAR-YOUNGER.jpg)
1 min
World news in brief
Indian prime minister Narendra Modi’s Hindu nationalist party retained its 27-year control of his home state of Gujarat with a commanding election victory, but lost power in northern Himachal Pradesh state and in the city of New Delhi.
![World news in brief](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/22095/1153654/1nycaa6sy1670672686604/WORLD-NEWS-IN-BRIEF.jpg)
2 mins
Our dying high streets are proof levelling up has failed
The lament of the death of the high street is not a new tune. It's been played across the North, the West Midlands and the more deprived parts of the rest of the UK for several years now.
![Our dying high streets are proof levelling up has failed](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/22095/1153654/dNhmA00n51670675317616/OUR-DYING-HIGH-STREETS-ARE-PROOF-LEVELLING-UP-HAS-FAILED.jpg)
3 mins
There will be no peace in Europe until Russia feels safe
There have been many times over the past 10 months when it has seemed an almost indecent luxury to turn away from the harrowing realities of the Ukraine war to contemplate some of the wider questions thrown up by the conflict.
![There will be no peace in Europe until Russia feels safe](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/22095/1153654/hlWDvJsH21670677047103/THERE-WILL-BE-NO-PEACE-IN-EUROPE-UNTIL-RUSSIA-FEELS-SAFE.jpg)
5 mins
Tories, the Treasury and their love-hate relationship
I sat in on the last \"History of the Treasury\" class of the year at King's College London on Wednesday.
![Tories, the Treasury and their love-hate relationship](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/22095/1153654/pZyLFjrRT1670677728509/TORIES-THE-TREASURY-AND-THEIR-LOVEHATE-RELATIONSHIP.jpg)
3 mins
Brilliant news for first-time buyers but not for renters
Finally, some good news for first-time buyers: accidental and hobby landlords are getting rid of their properties at record speeds.
![Brilliant news for first-time buyers but not for renters](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/22095/1153654/RuyoWIeM71670678198157/BRILLIANT-NEWS-FOR-FIRSTTIME-BUYERS-BUT-NOT-FOR-RENTERS.jpg)
3 mins
Lords reform will not be easy
Bold plans have been announced before, only to be watered down or abandoned as they come into contact with the realities of life in Westminster, writes Andrew Woodcock
![Lords reform will not be easy](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/22095/1153654/jz2Cu0LO51670577942209/LORDS-REFORM-WILL-NOT-BE-EASY.jpg)
3 mins
Why do planes waste fuel by returning to origin airports if there are technical issues?
British Airways passengers were forced to return to Gatwick instead of starting their trip in Mauritius
![Why do planes waste fuel by returning to origin airports if there are technical issues?](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/22095/1153654/j2qD4gGSn1670575965579/WHY-DO-PLANES-WASTE-FUEL-BY-RETURNING-TO-ORIGIN-AIRPORTS-IF-THERE-ARE-TECHNICAL-ISSUES.jpg)
2 mins
SLAPGATE FALLOUT
In normal circumstances, the awards momentum would now be building fast behind Antoine Fuqua’s Emancipation.
![SLAPGATE FALLOUT](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/22095/1153654/d9ZmxQga-1670678623684/SLAPGATE-FALLOUT.jpg)
7 mins
A masterful performance
The Hungarian Sir Andras Schiff's recitals are so sought after that he has to repeat his programmes, writes Michael Church
![A masterful performance](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/22095/1153654/-l0dw0qyh1670577817247/A-MASTERFUL-PERFORMANCE.jpg)
3 mins
Flexible working rights are self-defeating, warns Dyson
The billionaire businessman Sir James Dyson has condemned government plans to extend employees' rights to work from home as \"economically illiterate and staggeringly self-defeating\".
![Flexible working rights are self-defeating, warns Dyson](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/22095/1153654/0FjCMwNq31670577671368/FLEXIBLE-WORKING-RIGHTS-ARE-SELFDEFEATING-WARNS-DYSON.jpg)
2 mins
Gove's carbuncle could kill green ambition in Britain
City folk see real potential in London becoming a centre of green finance.
![Gove's carbuncle could kill green ambition in Britain](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/22095/1153654/KCBSwf3_-1670576054506/GOVES-CARBUNCLE-COULD-KILL-GREEN-AMBITION-IN-BRITAIN.jpg)
3 mins
A heavyweight clash with symmetry and symbolism
In the Dutch preparations for this evening's game, many of the tactical plans have naturally focused on Lionel Messi but that has taken on a slightly absurd air.
![A heavyweight clash with symmetry and symbolism](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/22095/1153654/L8gAMfxG91670680945537/A-HEAVYWEIGHT-CLASH-WITH-SYMMETRY-AND-SYMBOLISM.jpg)
5 mins
Don't look now, Keano, but here come the hotsteppers
Tite will keep on dancing in celebration of Brazilian 'culture'
![Don't look now, Keano, but here come the hotsteppers](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/22095/1153654/9QnIck8Hi1670577369199/DONT-LOOK-NOW-KEANO-BUT-HERE-COME-THE-HOTSTEPPERS.jpg)
3 mins
Croatia prepared to go the distance again to disrupt Brazil's World Cup rhythm
There is a line of argument that says Brazil against Croatia is the most imbalanced of the four quarter-finals, that says a World Cup giant should swat aside a small nation always punching above its weight without fuss.
![Croatia prepared to go the distance again to disrupt Brazil's World Cup rhythm](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/22095/1153654/lm10j8zFa1670577472616/CROATIA-PREPARED-TO-GO-THE-DISTANCE-AGAIN-TO-DISRUPT-BRAZILS-WORLD-CUP-RHYTHM.jpg)
3 mins
Sterling back for England quarter-final after burglary
Raheem Sterling will return to the England squad ahead of their World Cup 2022 quarter-final with France following the burglary of his family home in Surrey.
![Sterling back for England quarter-final after burglary](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/22095/1153654/Pa5i99hC61670577582093/STERLING-BACK-FOR-ENGLAND-QUARTERFINAL-AFTER-BURGLARY.jpg)
2 mins
Sport news in brief
The Dutch Grand Prix will remain on the Formula One calendar until at least 2025, it has been announced.
![Sport news in brief](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/22095/1153654/haXorSfoG1670681765560/SPORT-NEWS-IN-BRIEF.jpg)
3 mins
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