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Two teenagers, identified only as girl X and boy Y, were convicted on Wednesday of murdering Brianna.

Training medics who are members of the British Medical Association are also preparing for the NHS’s longest-ever walkout in January.

TransPennine Express advised customers to delay their journeys to and from Edinburgh until after 3pm on Thursday.

The Chancellor will visit Bern to strike a post-Brexit deal aimed at facilitating business between UK and Swiss firms.

It is awarded to an outstanding individual or group of musicians who have had a major influence on the musical life of the nation.

Nearly 1.2 million people in England are currently diagnosed as having the respiratory condition.

Irish premier Leo Varadkar said the ‘strong’ legal advice was that the legislation breached the UN Convention on Human Rights.

The ex-education secretary said Mr Johnson’s decision to shut schools in January 2021 did not ‘sufficiently take children’s interests into account’.

If approved, the proposals will allow local authorities to introduce an overnight accommodation levy to reinvest in facilities used by tourists.

It comes after Penny Mordaunt claims messages between her and former prime minister Boris Johnson had vanished.

Royal College of Nursing general secretary Pat Cullen said the government’s letter to the pay review body was ‘extremely late’.

Emotional tributes were paid outside Manchester Crown Court on Wednesday.

Samuel Wilson died after being hit in Ilkeston, Derbyshire.

Sinn Fein has welcomed the move by Dublin over the UK’s Legacy Act.

Leo Varadkar was targeted by Russian comedians who posed as African diplomats.

The group agreed there could be more economic growth and dynamism next year, Downing Street said.

Leo Varadkar said any change to the rules of the powersharing institutions could be negotiated before the next Assembly election.

A report from Audit Scotland showed the agency spent £77,000 on a Harvard course for a senior manager and more than £200 per head on a meal.

Brianna, 16, was stabbed with a hunting knife 28 times in her head, neck, chest and back.

Darren Osment was sentenced at Bristol Crown Court on Wednesday afternoon.