The Chief Constables of the Greater Manchester and Metropolitan police forces have said they plan to take a more "assertive" approach to pro-Palestinian demonstrations. Also: Resident doctors are condemned as "utterly irresponsible" by the Prime Minister as the latest five day strike gets underway. And the government has rejected claims by the Consevatives that re-joining the Erasmus student exchange scheme is a betrayal of Brexit.

The man who drove his car into crowds celebrating Liverpool's Premier League title win in May has been jailed for 21 years and 6 months. Also: The BBC says it will defend itself against a multi billion dollar lawsuit brought by Donald Trump. And a couple from mid Wales have won 1 million pounds on the National Lottery for the second time.

The Australian Prime Minister, Anthony Albanese, says the father and son gunmen who killed 15 people at a Jewish religious festival on Bondi Beach were motivated by 'extreme ideology'. Also: a five day strike by resident doctors will go ahead this week as government proposals for a deal are rejected. And the Royal Horticultural Society has predicted that more people will be growing what are known as “tabletop vegetables” in the new year.

11 people have been killed after gunmen opened fire on crowds at the start of the Jewish festival of Hanukkah on Bondi Beach in Sydney. Australia’s Prime Minister, Anthony Albanese, described the attack as “evil beyond comprehension.” Also: Police in Rhode Island have arrested a man in connection with a deadly mass shooting at Brown University. Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelensky says he is willing to compromise on NATO membership, and Sunderland beat Newcastle United in their first Premier League derby in nine years.

The Metropolitan Police says it has decided not to investigate newspaper reports that Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor asked his close protection officer to gather information fourteen years ago about Virginia Giuffre, who accused him of sexual assault. He has not commented on the reports, but has consistently denied all the allegations against him. Also: Buckingham Palace says the King's delighted with the worldwide reaction to his call for more people to be screened for cancer, and: it's believed that more than 600 migrants have crossed the channel today in small boats.

After months of delays it's been announced that the former children's commissioner and Labour peer, Baroness Longfield, will chair the national inquiry into grooming gangs in England and Wales.

Sir Keir Starmer has said any ceasefire between Ukraine and Russia must be just and lasting following talks in Downing Street. Also: A nurse says she's "beyond relieved and delighted" after winning a partial victory against NHS Fife over having to share a changing room with a transgender doctor. And the British driver, Lando Norris, has told the BBC he is looking forward to a chance to "just be normal" after being crowned the Formula One world champion.

Britain's Lando Norris has won the Formula 1 drivers' championship for the first time. The 26-year-old secured the title by finishing third at the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Norris's victory makes him the first driver to break Max Verstappen's four-year winning streak and the first Briton to take the title since 2020.

A BBC investigation has found driving instructors are being offered hundreds of pounds by touts for access to their official accounts so they can bulk book tests. The touts then use social media to sell the slots on to learner drivers for hugely inflated prices.Four protestors have been arrested on suspicion of criminal damage -- after food was thrown at a display case housing the Imperial State Crown at the Tower of London. A group called Take Back Power said its supporters had targeted the Crown Jewels as part of a campaign calling for the rich to pay more tax. Also:Ukraine's President Zelensky says he has agreed the "next steps" in efforts to end the war with Russia, after talks with senior US officials.

A public inquiry has found that Russia’s President, Vladimir Putin, bears "moral responsibility" for the poisoning of a woman near Salisbury. Also: Ireland, Spain and the Netherlands withdraw from next year's Eurovision Song Contest in protest at Israel's participation. And the government has ordered an independent review of the rising demand for mental health, ADHD and autism services in England.