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Hazy spells of sunshine will be replaced by cloud and patchy rain across northern and western parts. Further blustery wintry showers for northern Scotland. Driest and brightest towards the south. Feeling colder. Tonight: Scattered wintry blustery showers in the far north, with clear spells leading to a cold and frosty night. Unsettled across central areas with outbreaks of rain, heaviest in the west.

Various stories lead the Sunday front pages, but domestic news mostly dominates the splashes. The back pages continue coverage of England’s international November camp, as the three lions face Ireland next. There’s also coverage of English rugby following their latest loss. 

French club Lyon will be demoted to Ligue 2 at the end of the season if they do not improve their finances, and will be banned from signing players in January. Lyon owner John Textor is also co-owner of Premier League club Crystal Palace, and the largest shareholder of Brazilian club Botafogo. His Eagle Football Group recently announced debts of £422m. The DNGC, the body which oversees the accounts of French professional football clubs, made the ruling on Friday. Mr. Textor is a globally recognized pioneer and developer of disruptive technologies, creative content, and digital distribution business models for media,…

Rishi Sunak’s top aides advised against early election. Isaac Levido and Michael Brooks warned ex-PM on 3 April voters ‘less likely to feel financially optimistic’ Rishi Sunak’s top aides advised him not to call an early election, warning him that voters would be less likely to feel “financially optimistic” in the summer and that Conservatives would not be able to “hit Labour hard with both fists”. Isaac Levido, who directed the election campaign for the Conservative party, and Michael Brooks, a Tory strategist, issued the warning to the former prime minister in a blunt memo on 3 April, seven weeks…

10 million Ukrainians will experience depression, anxiety and schizophrenia. “Rockets are flying in this dream”. A Polish Psychologist writes from Warsaw. As Poland is fighting its own Ukrainian immigration problem. – Go to a psychologist? Even if we wanted it, we don’t have it – residents of the Ukrainian province tell “Wyborcza”. 10 million Ukrainians will experience depression, anxiety and schizophrenia. “Rockets are flying in this dream” “I often dream that they are coming back here,” says Sergiy, a 17-year-old from the tiny village of Jahidne, 40 km from the border with Belarus. “They scream and run after me, and…

Cardiff: Man charged with murder after death of 43-year-old South Wales Police says that a man has been charged with the murder of 43-year-old James Brogan from St. Mellons. Georgie Tannetta,20 from Trowbridge has been charged with murder and being in possession of an offensive weapon James Brogan, died after he was discovered with serious injuries on Coleford Road in St. Mellons at around 4pm on Tuesday November 12. Man charged with murder after death of 43-year-old in Cardiff Detective Chief Inspector Lianne Rees from the Major Crime Investigation Team said: “We continue to investigate the matter and are appealing…

SNP ruling body proposes cutting HQ staff SNP ruling body proposes cutting HQ staff. The party’s national executive committee (NEC) agreed to a proposal to “streamline” staffing during a meeting on Saturday. A voluntary redundancy scheme has been opened. National secretary Councillor Alex Kerr said the move would “protect the long-term finances of the party”. https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/24728978.snp-ruling-body-proposes-cutting-hq-staff/?ref=rss The SNP’s ruling body has proposed cutting staff at its headquarters from 26 to 16.

Police probe after teen raped in Glasgow city centre early on Friday morning. The scene, between the junction with Elmbank Street and Holland Street, was taped off following the incident. Police Scotland confirmed inquiries into the serious sexual assault were ongoing. A spokesperson said: “Around 1.55am on Friday, 15 November 2024 we received a report of a serious sexual assault of a 19-year-old woman in Sauchiehall Lane between the junction with Elmbank Street and Holland Street in Glasgow. “Enquiries are ongoing.” Police probe after teen raped in Glasgow city centre

The assisted dying debate: Charles Falconer and the Observer’s Sonia Sodha tackle the issues Last week’s launch of a historic private member’s bill set off an impassioned nationwide discourse in the UK. Here, the Observer’s chief leader writer discusses the big talking points with the former lord chancellor Charles Falconer: The current law has been abandoned. The director of public prosecutions (DPP) will not prosecute those motivated by compassion as long as they are not healthcare professionals, despite the fact they are committing a crime to which they have no defence, with a maximum of 14 years in prison. This…

Swimmers have been warned to stay away from the Seals – as they will bite and give them their distance amid fears of a “seal finger”. Which is a serious infection if you are bitten by the aquatic mammals that are gathering in their hundreds around the UK coastline. Stay away from the Seals The British Divers Marine Life Rescue charity issued the call after hundreds of seals were spotted off the coast of Cornwall during pupping season in recent weeks. Seals set up home off the coast of Britain Around 120,000 grey seals set up home off the coast…