Plans to force mobile firms to set out price rises
Regulator Ofcom is concerned customers are not being given certainty on how much they will pay. Source: BBC News
The Papers: Rwanda vote 'down to the wire' amid 'standoff'
The papers focus on the PM’s battle to persuade Tory MPs to back his Rwanda bill, ahead of a key vote. Source: BBC News
Calls for police to investigate mental health deaths in Norfolk and Suffolk
Campaigners in Norfolk and Suffolk say lessons are not being learned after thousands of unexpected deaths. Source: BBC News
Zara advert accused of resembling Gaza images
The company describes its thinking behind “The Jacket” as “an exercise in concentrated design that is conceived to showcase the finest aspects of Zara’s creative and manufacturing capabilities, Zara Atelier offers one garment, six ways – and with unlimited possibilities”. Source: BBC News
Rishi Sunak faces crunch Rwanda vote as Tory MPs split
MPs on the right want legislation to go further but more centrist Tories warn against changes. Source: BBC News
Israel Gaza war: 'Broken' takeaway boss loses five relatives in bombing
Dalloul al-Neder says his mother, brother and pregnant sister-in-law all died in a bomb strike. Source: BBC News
UK beast: Why is the phrase trending on social media?
Speaking to BBC News, Dr Kadian Pow, lecturer in Sociology and Black studies at Birmingham City University, said the phrase was another way of denying black women their femininity, related to the sapphire trope – historically used against black women seen as loud or aggressive. Source: BBC News
Shakira Spencer: Three convicted of torture murder of mother of two
Neighbours of Lisa Richardson in Northolt, west London describe her flat as a hive of anti-social behaviour, with visitors coming and going at all hours and fights in the stairwell. Shaun Pendlebury, whose attempt to distance himself from Shakira’s killing has failed, has served a jail term for Class A drugs offences, intending to supply […]
Golden Globes 2024: Barbie and Oppenheimer lead nominations
The ceremony honouring the best in film and TV will take place on 7 January in Los Angeles. Source: BBC News
Train ticket websites warned over drip pricing
The 12 sites found to charge booking and/or finder’s fees were: MyTrainTicket, Omio, Rail Europe, Railboard, Raileasy, Sojo, Split my fare, Train Hugger, Trainline, Trainpal, Trainsplit and TrainTickets.com. However, the ORR is not naming the seven companies it has written to. Source: BBC News