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The Guardian says Boris Johnson has refused to guarantee that he will not have to disrupt Christmas gatherings for a second year running

Triple lock scrap confirmed as tories break promise to cut pensions. PENSIONERS are to miss out on a mega-boost to their state pension payments after MPs vote through legislation last night. Conservative MPs overwhelmingly backed the Government in a vote that saw the party break its manifesto pledge. At the 2019 election, the Tories promised to maintain its commitment to the policy first introduced by David Cameron in 2010. It means for the next year the state pension will only rise by the highest out of 2.5 percent or inflation. Triple lock scrap confirmed: with a vote to change the…

The Independent says a harsh winter could force the UK to restrict business’ energy supplies shutting down factories in a throw-back to the three-day week of the 1970s.

The Daily Mirror says Prince Andrew has finally been served court papers over his sex accuser’s lawsuit after his US lawyers received them by FedEx delivery.

The Guardian says Justin Trudeau has won a third term as Canada’s prime minister with his Liberal party set to capture the most votes

BORIS JOHNSON’s pioneering trilateral defence deal has left both the European Union and France looking weak in comparison with the “bigger, tougher” UK and US, a former British diplomat has said. EU shamed by ‘bigger, tougher’ UK and US after Australia defence pact ‘Full marks Boris’ And Adrian Hill has hailed the agreement, whereby Australia will begin building nuclear submarines using technology supplied by the other two countries, as a masterstroke – stressing: “The EU is no match for the United States.” Mr Hill was commenting after details were confirmed last week, with Australia pulling the plug on a $90billion…

Prince Harry does an impersonation of the Queen in a documentary film about his grandfather which airs this week. Prince Philip: The Family Remembers features new interviews with all of his children and adult grandchildren, including William and Harry. Prince Harry impersonates the Queen in touching Philip documentary The episode has been seen by several UK newspapers ahead of its release on BBC One on Wednesday night. A section shows Harry scanning Philip’s flight logs from a 1983 royal tour which took him to Geneva, Nairobi, Jakarta and Delhi. Harry said: ‘He was doing all the flying himself, or certainly chunks…

Sky News says hundreds of people have attended a vigil in Killamarsh to remember a mother and three children who were found dead.

A schoolboy was allegedly choked by a Met Police officer during a stop-and-search in Streatham South London. Dozens of people rushed to help the 13-year-old child during the stop-and-search In the distressing footage, Benjamin’s screams for help drew the attention of people on the street who gathered around and called for his immediate release. https://twitter.com/jofish50/status/1437896045426585600?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1437896045426585600%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fmetro.co.uk%2F2021%2F09%2F20%2Fmet-police-officer-filmed-choking-boy-13-in-school-uniform-15287427%2F Met Police officer filmed ‘choking’ boy, 13, in school uniform Benjamin Olajive, 13, was on his way to McDonald’s last Tuesday when he was swarmed by police responding to a report of a black person with a knife – and he was identified as the…

BBC News says Ben Wallace has launched an investigation into a data breach of dozens of Afghan interpreters who worked for British forces.