David Cameron makes first official visit to Ukraine // New Foreign Secretary David Cameron has made his first working visit to Ukraine, meeting President Volodymyr Zelensky in Kyiv. Lord Cameron reiterated the UK's support for Ukraine, promising moral, diplomatic and "above all military support for... however long it takes"
Michael Matheson says sons used iPad data to watch football // Health Secretary Michael Matheson has admitted an £11,000 data roaming charge on his iPad was caused by his sons watching football. The bill was incurred during a family trip to Morocco last year.
Gaza revolt embarrassing for Keir Starmer but are there positives? // Clearly, the Labour rebellion over a ceasefire in Gaza was embarrassing for Sir Keir Starmer. It's the biggest parliamentary revolt he's suffered in his three and a half years as Labour leader, which is especially unusual because over that time he has generally tightened his grip over the party.
The Crown: Netflix's royal drama featuring Diana's ghost splits critics // The first four episodes of the final series of Netflix's The Crown have split critics, but many have given it the thumbs down. Season six of the royal drama depicts the events of the late 1990s, including Princess Diana's death.
It also covers the aftermath of her death in which 'ghost Diana' appears to Prince Charles and the Queen.
Travis Scott breaks silence on Astroworld tragedy // Rapper Travis Scott has broken his silence on the tragic deaths that occurred at his Astroworld festival in 2021. Ten people died and hundreds of others were injured at the concert in Houston, Texas, after the crowd surged towards the stage.
In his first interview about the tragedy, Scott said he was "overly devastated" by the loss of life.
YouTube tests AI tool that clones pop stars' voices // Artists including Charli XCX, Charli Puth, Troye Sivan and Sia are allowing YouTube to "clone" their voices. Users will be able to create songs featuring their vocals with a simple text prompt
Cricket World Cup 2023: Australia into final after a thrilling victory over South Africa // Australia are through to the World Cup final after a tension-filled three-wicket win over South Africa in Kolkata. After bowling South Africa out for 212, Pat Cummins' side made a flying start with Travis Head hitting a quickfire 62 before they were pegged back by the Proteas spinners and slipped to 137-5
Rory McIlroy: Golfer says 'something had to give' after resigning from PGA Tour's Policy Board // Rory McIlroy said "something had to give" as he explained his surprise decision to step down from the PGA Tour's Policy Board this week. McIlroy was arguably golf's most influential player as the game wrestled with the arrival of the breakaway LIV circuit, which has just completed its second season.
ATP Finals: Novak Djokovic semi-final fate uncertain despite win over Hubert Hurkacz // Novak Djokovic's fate in the ATP Finals hangs in the balance despite his win over Hubert Hurkacz on Thursday. Djokovic defeated Poland's Hurkacz, a replacement for the injured Stefanos Tsitsipas, 7-6 (7-1) 4-6 6-1 in Turin.
Train drivers announce new strikes in December // Train drivers are set to stage a fresh round of strikes in their long-running dispute over pay.
The Aslef union has announced a "rolling programme" of walkouts between 2 and 8 December, with different train companies affected on each day.
Inflation slows to 4.6% as the government says pledge met // UK inflation fell sharply in October to its lowest rate in two years, largely due to lower energy prices. Inflation, which measures the rate at which consumer prices rise, dropped to 4.6% in the year to October, down from 6.7% the month before.
Hotel Chocolat founders share £288m from Mars sale // The co-founders of Hotel Chocolat will each get £144m after agreeing to sell the British business to Mars. The US confectionery giant will pay £534m for the firm that Angus Thirlwell and Peter Harris set up in 1993.
