French President Emmanuel Macron has arrived at Notre-Dame with a TV crew to show the world the restored cathedral, years after it was heavily damaged by fire. The cathedral has undergone an estimated £582m renovation over the past five and a half years.

Reported by BBC News - 29/11/24

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cvg52lgeglxt

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The bill has passed the vote in the House of Commons and will not be put forward to the House of Lords for further scrutiny. 

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A debate about assisted dying legislation is currently taking place in the UK Houses of Parliament, ahead of a vote on the proposed bill due to take place today.

Reported by BBC News - 29/11/24

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c99rzxlv99et

Louise Haigh has resigned as  Transport Secretary after pleading guilty to a criminal offence related to incorrectly telling police that a work mobile phone was stolen in 2013.

Justice minister Heidi Alexander has been announced as her replacement.

Reported by BBC News - 29/11/24

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cdxy1kp73y9o

The owner of Vauxhall has announced plans to close its van-making factory in Luton, putting about 1,100 jobs at risk.

Reported by BBC News - 26/11/24

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cy8n3n62wq4o

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Egyptian rescuers found four bodies and five survivors on Tuesday during a Red Sea search operation after a tourist boat carrying 44 people sank on Monday.

A total of 33 people have been rescued so far but seven were still missing as of Tuesday evening.

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Egyptian authorities say 16 people are missing and 28 have been rescued after a tourist boat sank in the Red Sea.

Two of those missing are understood to be British and a national from Finland is unaccounted for. Four Egyptians are also missing.

The boat with 44 people on board - including 13 crew - sent a distress signal at 05:30 (03:30 GMT).

Reported by BBC News - 25/11/24, updated 26/11/24

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c1knxd24v8xo

The US Air Force (USAF) says several drones have been detected near three bases in eastern England used by American forces.

Tuesday's ongoing incident occurred just days after unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) were spotted near RAF Lakenheath, RAF Mildenhall, and RAF Feltwell. They were actively monitored after they were seen in the vicinity of and over the three bases.

Reported by The Express - 26/11/24

https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/1979885/unidentified-drones-UK-airbases

Snow, high speed winds and flood warnings around the UK and Ireland as Storm Bert causes disruption and danger to life.

A man has died when a tree hit his car. Officers were called to the A34 southbound carriageway between Kings Worthy and Winnall, Hampshire, just after 7.45am. 

A dog walker's body has also been found.

Reported by Sky News - 23/11/24

https://news.sky.com/story/storm-bert-latest-multi-hazard-weather-event-to-hit-uk-as-rare-red-warning-issued-13258302

Gatwick airport has been partially evacuated due to suspicious/potentially prohibited luggage. The evacuation order was lifted after the item was dealt with on Friday afternoon.

This comes as suspicious package also caused an evacuation of the US embassy in London on the same day, which has been destroyed by bomb disposal experts.

Reported by BBC News - 22/11/24

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ced94pggwxpo

Ford has announced it will cut 800 jobs in the UK over the next three years. The move is part of a major restructuring programme, which will see 4,000 posts closed across Europe as a whole.

Reported by BBC News - 20/11/24

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c20626dy9d6o

An underwater telecommunications cables linking Finland to Germany has been severed, disconnecting the service. The breakage in the 730 mile long cable is being investigated.

This follows reports of the discovery of another underwater cable severance, between Sweden's Gotland Island and Lithuania, on Sunday morning (17/11/24).

Reported by BBC News - 19/11/24

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c9dl4vxw501o

A Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-800 was struck by a bullet near the cockpit while taxiing at Dallas Love Field Airport on Friday evening, just before its scheduled flight to Indianapolis. 

Reported by Sky News - 16/11/24

https://news.sky.com/story/dallas-gunfire-at-airport-as-passenger-plane-hit-by-bullet-13255093

Thousands of protesters in Abkhazia clashed with security forces over a proposal allowing Russians to buy property in the Russian-backed separatist region of Georgia. 

Reported by Euronews - 16/11/24

The family of murdered civil rights activist Malcolm X is suing the FBI, the CIA, and the New York Police Department (NYPD) for $100 million (£79 million), accusing them of playing a role in his assassination. 

Reported by BBC News - 16/11/24

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c3rxzndzl7yo

A new China-backed megaport has the potential to create whole new trade routes that will bypass North America entirely. President Xi Jinping himself attended the inauguration of the Chancay port on the Peruvian coast this week. Xi was in Peru for the annual meeting of the Asia-Pacific Economic Co-operation Forum (Apec).

Reported by BBC News - 15/11/24

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ckg79y3rz1eo

The South African government is refusing to assist about 4,000 miners trapped in an illegal mine in Stilfontein as part of its policy to combat illegal mining.

Reported by The Independent - 14/11/24

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/africa/johannesburg-miners-stuck-stilfontein-south-africa-b2647023.html

Brazilian police report a man has died as a result of an attack on the Supreme Court building in the capital Brasilia. The man who died was the perpetrator of the attack and has been identified as Francisco Wanderley Luiz. He set of 2 explosions, but was the only person reported to have been injured.

Reported by BBC News - 14/11/24

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c0j8el1q1gjo

The Archbishop of Canterbury has resigned following the backlash caused by the release of the Malkin report. 

Reported by Sky News - 12/11/24

https://news.sky.com/story/archbishop-of-canterbury-justin-welby-resigns-after-report-into-sexual-abuse-of-children-13252688

Thousands of people have been evacuated from their homes in the Costa del Sol region of southern Spain as extreme rain and flooding drenches the area.

Reported by BBC News - 13/11/24

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c80lxd9kne0o

The Kremlin has denied that Donald Trump spoke with Vladimir Putin in a phone call the day after the presidential election. 

Reported by Sky News - 11/11/24

https://news.sky.com/story/kremlin-denies-trump-and-putin-call-discussing-ukraine-as-biden-to-urge-president-elect-not-to-walk-away-from-kyiv-13252466

Germany's governing coalition collapsed after Chancellor Olaf Scholz dismissed Finance Minister Christian Lindner.

Reported by BBC News - 07/11/24

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c7v3r046pzzo.html

Chinese scientists are reportedly developing high-powered microwave weapons that could disable electronic devices such as satellites, radars, and communication systems. 

Reported by The Mirror - 07/11/24

https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/real-life-death-star-created-34054715

Four NASA astronauts from the Crew-8 mission were hospitalized after returning to Earth. 

Reported by BBC News - 05/11/24

Chris Webb, the Labour MP for Blackpool South, was mugged by a group of masked individuals on bikes in London on Monday evening. 

Reported by BBC News - 05/11/24

A 74-year-old man died after being struck by a bus in Edinburgh's Cowgate area on Saturday at around 7:25 PM. 

Reported by BBC News - 03/11/24