National News

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• Mother and three children killed in house fire were loved beyond measure

  The family of a mother and three children killed in a house fire have said they were “loved beyond measure”.

• Chagos handover deal cant go ahead without US support says Streeting

  The deal to hand the Chagos Islands to Mauritius “can’t go ahead without American support”, the Defence Secretary has said, after US President Donald Trump described the agreement as “terrible”.

• Review ordered as second small boat in two days evades Border Force to reach UK

  The failure to intercept two migrant boats in two days before they reached the Kent coast was “not acceptable”, Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood has said.

• RAF pilots injured after ejecting from training aircraft

  Two RAF pilots are being treated for minor injuries after ejecting from their training aircraft which crashed on Anglesey.

• Rise in middle aged money mules as more account closures linked to people in 40s

  Criminals are still shifting dirty money through money mule accounts despite hundreds of thousands of suspect accounts having been shut down in recent years, the City regulator has said.

• Claudia Winkleman dons Faithful jacket ahead of Celebrity Traitors return

  TV presenter Claudia Winkleman has donned a jacket bearing the word “Faithful” across the back ahead of the new season of Celebrity Traitors.

• Coleen Rooney We dont need to prove ourselves with reality series

  Coleen Rooney has said she and husband Wayne Rooney “don’t need to prove ourselves” to anyone with their new reality series.

• Tom Cruise Kate and Beckham men strike it rich at Digger world premiere

  Hollywood star Tom Cruise was joined on the black carpet at a screening of his new film Digger by a host of celebrities including Sir David Beckham, actor Riz Ahmed, and the Prince and Princess of Wales.

• UK growth to slow next year after stronger than expected 2026 says OECD

  UK economic growth is now expected to slow next year in a blow to Andy Burnham’s ambitions despite a stronger-than-expected performance in 2026 in the face of the Middle East conflict, according to new forecasts.

• Burnham says AI safety should be an issue for governments and not left to chance

  Andy Burnham said he wants the UK to lead the world in developing a set of rules to prevent the spread of rogue artificial intelligence (AI), putting him on a collision course with US President Donald Trump