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• Get ready to fight: Armed forces chief issues stark warning as Russian threat grows

  There is a growing risk that Russia could attack the UK, and the nation's "sons and daughters" need to be ready to fight, the head of Britain's armed forces has said.

• Trump sues BBC for $5bn

  Donald Trump has filed a defamation lawsuit against the BBC, alleging the corporation's Panorama documentary portrayed him in a "false, defamatory, deceptive, disparaging, inflammatory, and malicious" manner.

• 'I've just ruined my family's life': What Liverpool parade attacker told police

  Liverpool parade attacker Paul Doyle told police he'd "ruined" his family's life after driving into more than 100 people at a Premier League title parade, a court has heard.

• Russia trying to 'bully' UK and allies with attacks under threshold of all-out war, MI6 chief says

  Russia is trying to "bully, fearmonger and manipulate" the UK and its allies with attacks under the threshold of all-out war, the new head of MI6 has said.

• Drivers fined after speed camera issue across major A-roads and motorways

  Some drivers have been incorrectly fined for speeding due to an issue with variable speed cameras in England, National Highways has said.

• Clock ticking on Angela Rayner's workers' rights bill

  Angela Rayner has issued an angry call to MPs to sit "through the night" to stop hereditary peers delaying her flagship employment rights bill.

• Christmas strike by resident doctors to go ahead as flu cases in hospitals surge

  A five-day strike involving tens of thousands of doctors in England will go ahead as planned, the British Medical Association (BMA) has said.

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• Starmer insists budget leaks and leadership speculation did not come from him

  Sir Keir Starmer has insisted none of the budget leaks and leadership speculation has come from him - as he vowed to "get to the bottom" of the briefings.

• 'Truly remarkable' progress in Ukraine peace talks

  European leaders have called for a "multinational force" to secure Ukraine after an eventual peace deal with Russia, as they struck an optimistic tone after talks in Berlin today.