‘Please do not turn your back on this last chance to stop us turning in on ourselves’ Via: Brexit: More than 370,000 sign letter demanding Final Say referendum in just five days
Month’s worth of rain set to fall across some regions in 24 hours, with potential for powercuts Via: UK weather: Britain braces for heavy rain and first snowfall of season, as 'danger to life' warnings issued
One unfortunate PSCO appeared to pull too hard on his front brake, causing him to flip over his handlebars on the A32 in Gosport, Hants while pursuing a cyclist. Via: Embarrassing moment police officer chasing a suspect on a bike flips over his handlebars
A 600lb performing Russian bear went wild in a circus ring and attacked its trainer as children screamed in fear. The brown bear was made to push a wheelbarrow in Russia’s Karelia region. Via: Performing circus bear attacks and pins down Russian trainer
A review found a series of ‘missed opportunities’ by officials in the case of Lewis Albon, of Radcliffe, Greater Manchester, who died aged 13 in March last year, and highlighted a lack of guidance for GPs. Via: 13-year-old boy died from blood clot caused by his obesity
The BBC may not be sustainable in its current form if it fails to regain younger audiences who are increasingly tuning out of its services, the Ofcom report has found. Via: Number of 16-24-year-olds watching BBC TV channels falls below 50% for first time
Caroline Farr was jailed today at Reading Crown Court after she admitted plundering the exclusive BA Clubs and using the money to pay for business class flights, lavish holidays and hotel stays. Via: Woman jailed for six years after embezzling over £1m from BA staff club
Mario Draghi warns that geopolitical risks are threatening the eurozone recovery, as he gives his final press conference as president of the European Central BankLatest: Draghi says fiscal policy must do morePress conference underway nowECB leaves interest rates on holdFears mount over GermanyEurozone economy looking sicklyIntroduction: Draghi is leaving the Read more
Rolling updates of today’s political developments, including the Queen’s speech vote, division over a possible election and EU debate over Brexit extensionFull story: Cabinet split over pre-Christmas electionCorbyn urged to resist election callsAnalysis: Labour reluctance goes beyond no-deal fears 2.49pm BST Here’s a full write-up – by the Guardian’s Brexit Read more
Minister reveals sum paid to BBFC to implement age verificationMore than £2m of taxpayers’ money was spent preparing for the pornography block before the policy was quietly dropped in early October, the government has revealed.The bulk of the spending, £2.2m, was paid to the British Board for Film Classification to Read more