National News

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• Spy accused Chinese businessman was invited to Buckingham Palace by duke

  The businessman accused of being a Chinese spy was invited to Buckingham Palace by the Duke of York, it has been reported.

• South Korean parliament votes to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol

  South Korea’s parliament has voted to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol over his short-lived martial law declaration this month.

• 27 of Britons comfortable asking for contributions to cost of Christmas meal

  More than one in four Britons would ask Christmas Day guests to contribute to the cost of the festive meal, a survey suggests.

• Thousands lose NHS healthcare funding after living longer than expected

  Thousands of people are having NHS funding for their care withdrawn after living longer than expected, new research suggests.

• Government publishes major action plan to decarbonise grid by 2030

  The Government has unveiled a clean power action plan to decarbonise the electricity grid by the end of the decade to protect households from future energy price spikes, boost growth and tackle the climate crisis.

• Documents revealing insight into break up of The Beatles auctioned for 9000

  Documents offering insight into the break-up of The Beatles have sold at auction for £9,000, without buyer’s premium, beating their estimate of between £4,000 and £8,000.

• Idris Elba says work to tackle youth violence is moving in the right direction

  Idris Elba has said tackling serious youth violence is a marathon, not a sprint but feels progress is “moving in the right direction”.

• Letby not referred to regulator by bosses over lack of evidence inquiry hears

  Lucy Letby was not referred to the nursing regulator after concerns about her were raised to hospital bosses because there was a “lack of evidence” she may be killing babies, a public inquiry has heard.

• Police searching for missing ex England rugby star Tom Voyce find body in river

  Specialist officers searching for missing former England rugby player Tom Voyce have found a body close to where he was swept away while trying to drive across a flood-swollen river, police have said.

• Questions need answering after Sara Sharif death Prime Minister says

  Questions must be answered over the “awful” case of 10-year-old Sara Sharif who was murdered by her father and stepmother, Sir Keir Starmer has said.