National News

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• UK sanctions GRU after Putin found morally responsible for Novichok death

  Russian military intelligence agency the GRU has been sanctioned in its entirety by the UK in the wake of the Sturgess inquiry report, the Foreign Office has said.

• Household energy bills to rise after watchdog approves 28bn investment

  Britain’s energy watchdog has given the green light to an initial £28 billion of investment to upgrade UK energy infrastructure, but revealed the move will push up network charges on household bills by £108.

• Poor harvest to cost arable farmers more than 800m in revenue analysis finds

  Arable farmers in the UK are facing a reduction in revenues of more than £800 million following one of the worst ever harvests, analysis suggests.

• Starmer to visit RAF base with Norwegian PM as he heads to Scotland

  Sir Keir Starmer will visit Scotland on Thursday, with his Norwegian counterpart Jonas Store accompanying him to an RAF base as they meet military personnel.

• King and Queen greet German president at start of historic state visit

  The King, the Queen and the Prince and Princess of Wales have given a warm welcome to the President of Germany at the start of his historic state visit.

• England to face Wales in group stage at 2027 Mens Rugby World Cup

  England and Wales will clash in the group stage of the 2027 Men’s Rugby World Cup.

• Meghans Christmas cracker love letter to Harry as holiday special hits Netflix

  The Duchess of Sussex’s Christmas special has premiered on Netflix, with Meghan sharing the UK’s “sweet” tradition of pulling crackers and revealing she puts a love letter inside the one she makes for the Duke of Sussex.

• Thames Water talks over rescue plan ongoing as bill hikes drive revenues higher

  Troubled supplier Thames Water has said it remains locked in talks over its proposed rescue deal with creditors as it revealed soaring revenues and customer complaints due to bill hikes.

• Undrinkable water to be restored to 24000 homes in Kent

  Water will be restored to thousands of homes in Kent after five days, but must be boiled before drinking, the water company has said.

• Officials lost opportunities to influence US on Dunn suspects immunity review

  The Foreign Office failed to treat the Harry Dunn case as a crisis and lost “opportunities to influence” the US after diplomatic immunity was asserted on behalf of the suspect, an independent review has concluded.