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The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders said 156,525 vehicles were registered last month, up from 142,889 in November 2022.

The immigration minister said there are ‘merits’ in calls for a cap on numbers coming to the UK.

Developer Rockstar Games confirmed the much-anticipated next instalment in the series will be released in 2025.

James Cleverly is the third Home Secretary to visit Rwanda, but so far no asylum seekers have gone there under the Government’s controversial plan.

William Rucker, chairman of the Wolverhampton-based firm, said consumer demand has remained ‘resilient’.

The group saw half-year profits tumble 54% while debts rose 7% to £14.7 billion.

Railway lines blocked between Edinburgh and Newcastle by flooding.

The monarch is reported to be planning his first trip Down Under during his reign to coincide with Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting.

The Prime Minister wrote in The Sun: ‘If you can’t contribute to the UK, you are not coming to the UK.’

The National Audit Office outlined its findings on how prepared the country is for the likely increase in frequency and intensity of extreme weather.

The 2022 Programme for International Student Assessment (Pisa) showed Scotland’s reading level was above OECD average.

The international study by the OECD was postponed by a year due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Researchers also said the situation could get worse as more people opt for plant-based diets.

The research has been published in the journal BMJ Nutrition Prevention and Health.

The case against the department is expected to conclude on Thursday, with a decision at a later date.

Committee chair Dame Meg Hillier accused the Department for Work and Pensions of being ‘asleep at the switch’.

The UK saw a 20% rise in relative child income poverty rates between 2012/14 and 2019/21, the humanitarian organisation said.

Fierce competition between supermarkets is seeing the cost of the main festive meal rising well below the overall rate of grocery inflation.

An investigation by The Guardian said it had found security breaches dating back to 2015.

An investigation by The Guardian said it had found security breaches dating back to 2015.