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Q Radio National News

• Endgame pulled from Dutch bookshops after royal who 'questioned' Archie's skin colour 'named'

  The sale of a new book about the Royal Family has been halted in the Netherlands.

• Israel-Hamas war: Agony as family fears hostage children have been handed to another group by Hamas

  Shiri Bibas and her children, four-year-old Ariel and 10-month-old Kfir are yet to be released and there has been no word of them.

• India tunnel collapse: All workers rescued after group trapped for more than two weeks in Uttarakhand

  All 41 workers have been rescued from a collapsed tunnel in India after being trapped for more than two weeks.

• Weather: Met Office issues snow and ice warnings as parts of UK told to prepare for 'hazardous conditions'

  Yellow weather warnings have been issued, with parts of the UK told to prepare for "hazardous conditions" as snow and ice is forecasted.

• Brianna Ghey's alleged killers 'used code word to indicate when stabbing should start'

  Two teenagers accused of murdering Brianna Ghey used a code word to indicate when the stabbing should start, a court has heard.

• The 'mind-boggling' Welsh road with eight speed limit changes within two miles

  Drivers in the Vale of Glamorgan have been left "confused" by a road which has eight changes to the speed limit within a two-mile distance.

• Guilt-free flying or clever PR? What it was like on Virgin Atlantic's new 100% sustainable aviation fuel flight

  "It works!" So declares Virgin Atlantic founder Sir Richard Branson as we cross the Atlantic on this record-breaking flight using 100% sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), largely made up of used cooking oil.

• The Crown recreates Princess of Wales's famous catwalk dress in final series

  The Crown has recreated the Princess of Wales's famous catwalk dress in the second part of its final series.

• Nurses' union calls for pay negotiations to be reopened to anger of other health groups after consultants' pay offer

  The UK's largest nursing union is calling for the government to reopen pay negotiations after an offer was made to consultant doctors, in a move that has angered other health unions.

• Former US president Jimmy Carter attends memorial service for late wife Rosalynn

  Friends, family and dignitaries gathered in Atlanta, Georgia, on Tuesday night to honour former first lady Rosalynn Carter, who died last week at the age of 96.

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Q Radio World News

• Israel-Hamas war: Agony as family fears hostage children have been handed to another group by Hamas

  Shiri Bibas and her children, four-year-old Ariel and 10-month-old Kfir are yet to be released and there has been no word of them.

• India tunnel collapse: All workers rescued after group trapped for more than two weeks in Uttarakhand

  All 41 workers have been rescued from a collapsed tunnel in India after being trapped for more than two weeks.

• Evan Gershkovich: Russia extends detention of Wall Street Journal reporter

  A court in Russia has extended the detention of Wall Street Journal reporter, Evan Gershkovich, until 30 January 2024.

• Endgame pulled from Dutch bookshops after royal who 'questioned' Archie's skin colour 'named'

  The sale of a new book about the Royal Family has been halted in the Netherlands.

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Q Radio National Sport

• Ref Watch: VAR right not to award Man City second goal vs Liverpool, says former Premier League official Dermot Gallagher

  Former referee Dermot Gallagher dissects the flashpoints from the latest round of the 2023/24 Premier League season including Manchester City's disallowed goal against Liverpool and Manchester United's penalty at Everton.

• Alejandro Garnacho: Gary Neville says Man Utd winger's goal vs Everton is best overhead kick he's ever seen

  Gary Neville believes Alejandro Garnacho's stunning acrobatic goal at Everton tops Wayne Rooney's Manchester derby winner from 2011 - describing the strike as the "best overhead kick" he's ever seen.

• Tommy Doyle exclusive: Wolves star on becoming the 'complete' midfielder and Gary O'Neil's demands

  Tommy Doyle is just getting started at Wolves.

• Martin Brundle: Assessing the Abu Dhabi GP and delivering the verdict on Formula 1's 2023 season

  This F1 season finishes in much the same way it started with a dominant and assured victory by Max Verstappen. It was all of course largely about a man and his machine and team working in unison in the most spectacular fashion.

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Q Radio Entertainment News

• The Crown recreates Princess of Wales's famous catwalk dress in final series

  The Crown has recreated the Princess of Wales's famous catwalk dress in the second part of its final series.

• Endgame pulled from Dutch bookshops after royal who 'questioned' Archie's skin colour 'named'

  The sale of a new book about the Royal Family has been halted in the Netherlands.

• Taylor Swift 'turned down offer to perform at King's coronation'

  Taylor Swift reportedly turned down an offer to perform at the King's Coronation.

• Timothee Chalamet reveals he is a Hugh Grant 'stan' at Wonka premiere

  Timothee Chalamet says he had to "loosen up" to play Willy Wonka, but says making the Roald Dahl prequel was a "joyful" experience.

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Q Radio Business News

• Cold weather prompts National Grid to activate energy blackout scheme

  The National Grid is to pay some households to cut their energy use after activating its blackout prevention scheme during the current cold snap.

• Whitehall weighs Telegraph restrictions as Abu Dhabi deal probe looms

  The government is considering issuing an edict used in corporate mergers to prevent The Daily Telegraph's long-standing owners from exerting influence over the newspaper if it permits a £1bn-plus loan to be repaid to Lloyds Banking Group.

• Wilko boss explains chain's collapse: 'We ran out of cash, and I am sorry'

  The former chair of collapsed retail chain Wilko has told MPs that the retailer "ran out of cash" before its turnaround efforts were able to take effect.

• Premier League to hold fresh New Deal summit amid tensions with clubs

  The Premier League is to convene another meeting of English football's top-flight clubs within a fortnight as it scrambles to gain approval for a landmark financial distribution agreement with its lower league counterparts.

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Q Radio Quirky News

• Passenger uses Southwest Airlines plane's emergency exit and climbs on wing in New Orleans

  A passenger on board a plane was taken to hospital after opening the emergency exit door and climbing onto the wing.

• Yemeni social media influencers dance on Galaxy Leader cargo ship hijacked by Houthi rebels in Red Sea

  Yemeni social media influencers have been sharing videos of themselves on the cargo ship which was seized by Houthi rebels in the Red Sea - with one clip showing a group of men dancing on the top deck.

• Spider lays eggs in man's toe during cruise holiday

  A cruise ship passenger has told of his horror after discovering a spider had laid eggs inside his toe - including one that hatched.

• Child driving stolen forklift truck hits 10 cars during police chase in Michigan

  A 12-year-old boy driving a stolen forklift truck led police in the US on an hour-long chase - and hit about 10 parked cars during the pursuit.

• Charlie's Bar Christmas advert: Northern Ireland pub's £700 tear-jerker video goes viral

  A budget Christmas advert by a pub in Northern Ireland has gone viral - with the manager describing the reaction as beyond her "wildest dreams".

• Fears 'super pigs' could invade US states - and it's not easy to eradicate them

  Experts in the US fear a rising number of "super pigs" that are proving tough to eradicate could invade northern states.

• Scientists baffled after extremely high-energy particle detected falling to Earth

  A rare and extremely high-energy particle has been detected falling to Earth by astronomers.

• Started from the bottom, now I'm here: How a sea worm's butt swims away to start life of its own

  When living your best life just isn't enough, why not live two?

• Why do we itch? Scientists have been scratching their heads and now have the answer

  Few things are as satisfying as scratching an itch - and now scientists have scratched the most nagging of all: why do we itch?

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Q Radio Politics

• Senior doctors' strike could end after new pay offer from government

  A new pay offer has been made to NHS consultants which could end long-running strike action in England.

• Nurses' union calls for pay negotiations to be reopened to anger of other health groups after consultants' pay offer

  The UK's largest nursing union is calling for the government to reopen pay negotiations after an offer was made to consultant doctors, in a move that has angered other health unions.

• Elgin Marbles: Even Rishi Sunak's backers fear he's made 'wrong decision' picking fight with Greek PM

  Rishi Sunak hasn't had many wins in his short premiership. But one he could legitimately claim was being a prime minister who improved Britain's standing in the world - drawing a line under the bumpy Brexit years and provocative style of his predecessors Boris Johnson and Liz Truss.

• Elgin Marbles row intensifies as Greece denies promising not to raise issue with Downing Street

  Rishi Sunak is embroiled in a deepening row with Athens after cancelling a meeting with the Greek prime minister over the Elgin Marbles.

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Q Radio Tech News

• 4.5 billion-year-old asteroid could reveal the origins of life on Earth

  Samples of a 4.5 billion-year-old asteroid could reveal the origins of life on the planet.

• Pioneering flight to use 100% sustainable aviation fuel to cross the Atlantic

  For the first time a long haul commercial aircraft is flying across the Atlantic using 100% sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).

• New strain of swine flu detected in person for first time in UK

  A new strain of swine flu - similar to a flu virus currently circulating in pigs - has been detected in a human in the UK for the first time.

• Swine flu: What we know about A(H1N2)v - the new strain found in a person in the UK

  A person in North Yorkshire has been diagnosed with a strain of flu similar to a virus circulating in pigs.

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