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What the papers say – December 6
The new deal to send migrants to Rwanda dominates the front pages of Wednesday’s newspapers.

Foreign Secretary Lord Cameron will hold key meetings in Washington this week (Dan Kitwood/PA)

Ukraine to top agenda in Cameron visit to Washington

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is under pressure from different wings of the party over Rwanda (Daniel Leal/PA)

Rishi Sunak under pressure over Rwanda legislation after treaty signing

Boris Johnson will face a lengthy hearing at the Covid-19 inquiry, with evidence beginning on Wednesday morning (Tolga Akmen/PA)

Boris Johnson to face start of two-day grilling at Covid inquiry

Surrey Police has been told to speed up how quickly it answers 999 calls and reduce the number of 101 calls that are abandoned (Ben Birchall/PA)

Two police forces graded inadequate in areas of working with the public

Exam board OCR staged a pilot of digital exams earlier this year and will now introduce it for GCSE computer science (Alamy/PA)

Exam board to offer digitally-assessed GCSE in computer science

The NHS has launched a campaign on urinal mats to get men to see their GP for symptoms of cancer (NHS England/PA)

NHS warnings on urinal mats will urge men to get checked for cancer

Flooding in the streets of Downpatrick (Claudia Savage/PA)

Government ‘underprepared for extreme weather impact on people and businesses’

Electrical Safety First urged consumers to stick to reputable high street or trusted retailers (PA)

Charity urges consumers to avoid online marketplaces for Christmas electricals

Child poverty rates have risen by a fifth in recent years, according to a report by Unicef (Alamy/PA)

UK ranks worst among some of world’s richest countries on child poverty – Unicef

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Ministers needed to work ‘much more proactively’ with disabled groups, a committee of MPs said (Alamy/PA)

Disabled people feel ‘disempowered’ by lack of engagement on strategy – report

Strikes by train drivers are causing major disruption in parts of England (Danny Lawson/PA)

Summary of daily rail strike disruption

Lufthansa’s ad suggested the airline’s customers would ‘Fly more sustainably’ (Steve Parsons/PA)

Ads for three airlines banned over ‘misleading’ environmental claims

People are spending more on their credit cards, new data fro HSBC reveals (Thinkstock/PA)

Consumers spending more on credit cards but staying well within limits – HSBC

Estimates suggest some 210,000 pensioners might have been left out of pocket by a total of £1.3 billion, a report said (Joe Giddens/PA)

Pensioners left short while benefit fraud still unacceptably high – report

Levelling Up Secretary Michael Gove (Stefan Rousseau/PA)

Councils urge Michael Gove to intervene amid fears of financial failure

A commuter looks at signs at a closed railway station (PA)

Busy commuter services to be hit as train drivers’ strike continues

Hospitals in England have spent more than £3 billion on agency nurses in the last few years, according to new data (PA)

Hospitals in England spend more than £3 billion on agency nurses – data

The irreversible melting of glaciers would cause catastrophic sea level rise, experts warned (Owen Humphreys/PA)

Earth on course for catastrophic tipping points, scientists warn

Jesse Darling has been announced as the winner of the Turner Prize 2023 (David Parry/PA)

Jesse Darling wins Turner Prize after turning roller coaster into mammoth

Three people were found with gunshot wounds after reports of a shooting in east London (Andrew Matthews/PA)

Woman dead and two injured after east London shooting, police say

A screenshot of a video showing a Northants Pc using a borrowed bike to arrest a suspect (Northants Police/PA)

Police release footage of Pc commandeering bike to ram fleeing drug-dealer

The Princess of Wales at an evening reception for members of the Diplomatic Corps at Buckingham Palace (Jonathan Brady/PA)

Royals dazzle at glittering diplomatic reception at Buckingham Palace

The scene on Moy Road in the village of Aberfan, Merthyr, South Wales (Andrew Matthews/PA)

Man held on suspicion of attempted murder after ‘pregnant’ woman stabbed

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (Maya Alleruzzo/AP)

Netanyahu says Israel must retain control of security in Gaza after the war

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Members of the Arlington County Fire department looks towards the remains of a house explosion (Kevin Wolf/AP)

Man believed to have fired shots before Virginia house exploded is dead: police

Palestinians look at the destruction by the Israeli bombardment of the Gaza Strip in Rafah (Hatem Ali/AP)

Sunak pressures Netanyahu on Gaza aid as Israeli offensive continues

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The Afghanistan inquiry is being held at the Royal Courts of Justice (Ben Birchall/PA)

Military police spoke of ‘cover-up’ concerns after data deletion, inquiry told

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The Princess of Wales during a visit to officially open the Evelina London Children’s Day Surgery Unit at London’s Guy’s and St Thomas’ Hospital (Ian Vogler/PA)

Kate tells of ‘nerve-wrecking’ trips to hospital with young royals

Former South African president Nelson Mandela (Johnny Green/PA)

Hamas officials join Mandela’s family to mark 10th anniversary of his death

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Police Scotland (Andrew Milligan/PA)

Police Scotland launches voluntary redundancy scheme

The letter welcomed Rishi Sunak’s announcement to commit funds to tackle global deforestation this week at Cop28 in Dubai (Ben Birchall/PA)

Supermarkets urge PM to introduce deforestation laws promised two years ago

William with Dave Martin (Andy Parsons/Big Issue/PA)

William joins Big Issue seller in London again

Haiti’s former president Jovenel Moise (Dieu Nalio Chery/AP)

Former DEA informant pleads guilty in 2021 assassination of Haiti’s president

Video grab of Foreign Secretary Lord David Cameron speaking during his first monthly question time in the House of Lords (House of Lords/UK Parliament/PA)

UK defence firms could do more to help arm Ukraine, says Lord Cameron

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Home Secretary James Cleverly and Rwandan minister of foreign affairs Vincent Biruta sign the new treaty (Ben Birchall/PA)

James Cleverly insists new treaty with Rwanda fixes all legal concerns

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The Metropolitan Police said nine people were arrested under Section 18 of the Public Order Act (PA)

Nine arrested after ‘intifada’ banner displayed on building, says Met

Brianna Ghey (Family handout/Cheshire Police/PA)

Trans teenager Brianna’s injuries not survivable, pathologist tells court

Thames Water said it was co-operating with Ofwat (Nicholas T Ansell/PA)

Thames Water asked to explain how dividend does not break Ofwat rules

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Foreign Secretary Lord Cameron took questions from peers for the first time on Tuesday (Dan Kitwood/PA)

UK and Greece still have strong relationship despite Marbles row – Lord Cameron

The changes will force some families to make tough choices, said a woman whose husband is Turkish (Alamy/PA)

Families will feel forced to make horrible decisions, charity worker says

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Junior doctors in England are to stage the longest strike in NHS history after talks between their union and the Government broke down (Stefan Rousseau/PA)

Junior doctors to stage longest strike in NHS history after talks break down

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Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has again rejected calls for Ireland to impose sanctions on Israel (Brian Lawless/PA).

Renewed Israeli bombardment of Gaza will prove counterproductive, says Varadkar

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Chris Huhne speaking outside the Rolls Building after the settlement (Jordan Pettitt/PA)

Ex-Lib Dem minister Chris Huhne settles News Group hacking claim

Beavers are to be reintroduced in the Cairngorms (James Manning/PA)

Beavers to return to Cairngorms after 400 years

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People were evacuated from flooded areas following heavy rains along the Bay of Bengal coast in Chennai (AP)

Heavy rains leave several dead before storm Michaung makes landfall in India

The Government’s handling of compensation for victims of the infected blood scandal has led to a ‘segregation of suffering’, it has been claimed (PA)

Infected blood compensation has led to ‘segregation of suffering’

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An OECD survey has revealed UK teenagers are more likely to feel unsafe in areas of their school than their peers around the world (David Jones/PA)

One in eight UK pupils say they feel unsafe in school, global study shows

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The ancient Greek vase from 420 BC – the Meidias Hydria – is on loan from the British Museum (AP)

British Museum loan to Greece coincides with dispute over Elgin Marbles

Health minister Maria Caulfield denied shortages of ADHD medication were Brexit-related (PA)

Causes of ADHD medication shortage should be resolved ‘very shortly’ – minister

The mix of nationalities varies from year to year (Gareth Fuller/PA)

Afghan, Iranian and Turkish nationals most common small boat arrivals this year

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The death of a railway station cat with hundreds of thousands of social media followers has sparked an outpouring of grief (TransPennine Express/PA)

Fans mourn death of railway station cat and internet sensation Felix

John McBurney, Monica McWilliams, Tim O’Connor and Mitchell Reiss at the launch of the Independent Reporting Commission in Belfast (Kelvin Boyes/Press Eye)

Heightened vigilance needed as 194 homeless due to paramilitary threats – report

Lawyers for Harry say a failure to carry out a risk analysis meant he was treated in an ‘unlawful and unfair’ way by the move to provide him with a different degree of protection when visiting the country (PA)

‘Impact of Harry attack should have been factored into security review’