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The Scottish First Minister announced the funding, for urban communities in the global south, during the Cop28 summit in Dubai.

A rapid reduction in fossil fuel emissions could halve this risk, analysts have found.

But the former prime minister will say lockdowns saved ‘tens if not hundreds of thousands of lives’, according to The Times.

The Met Office has said there will be a cold start to Saturday for many with a widespread frost.

Phones4U founder John Caudwell has not ruled out switching his allegiances to Labour ahead of a likely general election next year.

The Labour Mayor of London last month blocked a bid to build the 21,000-capacity MSG Sphere in Stratford.

The Prime Minister said he has been listening to festive tunes since mid-November.

Guests at the fully-booked and free-of-charge night paid tribute to the singer.

Manchester City Council said the former Manchester United player has been convicted of fraud.

The former health secretary said Mr Johnson had also said sorry for the ‘damage’ his ex-chief adviser did to the UK’s Covid response.

Protests are expected in 13 London boroughs on Saturday.

She died ‘peacefully in her sleep surrounded by her family’ in the early hours of Friday morning.

Michael Russell has resigned as SNP president after almost 50 years of involvement with the party.

Alan Whitfield admitted assault by beating on James Lee Williams, who performs as drag queen The Vivienne, but denied that it was homophobic.

The Sinn Fein leader denied that sharing the photo showed a lack of compassion.

Two men have been arrested on suspicion of organised crime activity, gardai said.

Rishi Sunak sparked a diplomatic row by controversially cancelling a planned meeting in London on Tuesday with Greece’s Prime Minister.

Sir Keir Starmer accused Rishi Sunak of ‘trying to polarise’ the climate debate and of playing ‘petty politics’.

Mr Hancock told the Covid inquiry the tier system would not work because local politicians were ‘under significant pressure’ not to accept measures.

The actor is being sued for libel by former Stonewall trustee Simon Blake and drag artist Crystal,