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Egyptian dissident should be deported from UK, Tories say

Alaa Abdel Fattah flew to the UK on Friday after a travel ban imposed by Cairo was lifted.

Cold weather to ring in New Year as amber health alerts issued

Temperatures will fall to lows of -4C in the North West of England, with snow expected in some areas.

New archbishop urged to scrap £100m fund over slavery links

A group of MPs and peers claims the funds can only legally be spent on churches and payment of clergy wages.

'Remarkable' WW2 veteran dies aged 100

Tributes are paid to Douglas Baldwin, who fought in Normandy when he was 18 and mined coal as a PoW.

Sophie Kinsella urged me to finish my bestseller, says Jojo Moyes

Moyes has credited Kinsella with inspiring her when she nearly gave up after writing 20,000 words.