National news

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• Former Top Gear and Fifth Gear presenter Quentin Willson dies at 68

  Former Top Gear and Fifth Gear presenter Quentin Willson has died aged 68 following a short battle with lung cancer, his family said.

• First ever Lady Mayor of London in 800 years of the post swears loyalty to crown

  The first Lady Mayor of London has sworn loyalty to the crown more than 800 years after the mayoralty was created.

• Latest hostage remains returned from Gaza identified as Israeli man

  Israel said on Saturday that the remains of a hostage returned from Gaza the previous night belong to an Israeli man who died while fighting Hamas in the militants’ October 7 2023 attack that started the war.

• Davina McCall breast cancer diagnosis

  The presenter had surgery three weeks ago

• UK looks to Denmark to shake up immigration system

  Shabana Mahmood set to announce changes

• Ed Miliband urges unity around green policies

  World leaders gathering for Cop30 summit in Brazil

• Identities of lost war heroes uncovered in time for Remembrance Sunday

  War heroes whose identities have remained a mystery for decades have been identified by Ministry of Defence (MoD) “war detectives” in time for Remembrance Sunday.

• Take some green levies not VAT off bills to cut energy costs Treasury urged

  The Government should cut energy bills by removing renewables subsidies, reducing system costs and implementing efficiency standards for landlords, a think tank has urged.

• Tories call for Starmer to face ethics scrutiny over football regulator

  The Government’s independent ethics adviser must investigate whether Sir Keir Starmer risked a conflict of interest when the new football watchdog’s chairman was chosen, the Conservatives have said.

• Driver said Ive killed my best friend after crashing a day after passing test

  A young driver who killed a passenger in his car the day after he passed his driving test said “what have I done, I’ve killed my best friend” immediately after the crash, a court has heard.