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Wednesday
2 December 2020
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PM announces start of mass immunisation amid row over claim Brexit helped speed up approval
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Labour frontbench divided as up to 60 backbench MPs threaten to rebel if told to vote with government
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Concerns expressed that fund may still fall short as business secretary calls on watchdog to investigate bosses
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Heavily redacted court filing, which does not name Trump, comes as president reportedly is considering sweeping pardons
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Traders and hospitality venues open their doors to the public in tiers 1, 2, 3 ready for Christmas
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Live Coronavirus: Germany extends restrictions to 10 January; Putin orders start of mass inoculation
North America seeing record daily cases; WHO says vaccines won’t stop short-term surges; Russian president says programme should start next week
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Spotlight
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Grantham council’s decision to foot £100,000 bill for former PM’s sculpture has caused a furore
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‘I gambled on Ali getting a knockout, fastening my camera to the lights way above the ring. And Williams landed flat on his back in a good spot’
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Major Sulk goes on attack at PMQs but manages to rise above the Brexit baiting at No 10 briefing
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2 out of 5 stars.
Godmothered review Disney remixes Enchanted – minus the charm
2 out of 5 stars.
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Royal correspondent Jennie Bond discusses whether The Crown is an accurate depiction of palace life
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Philip Green favoured making a fast buck over investing in response to retail’s changing landscape – and he paid the price, says Larry Elliott, the Guardian’s economics editor
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The prime minister has warned people not to ‘get their hopes up’ about a very rapid rollout of a newly approved coronavirus vaccine across large parts of the population, urging the public to observe restrictions in the interim
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Editorial: There is a job of public reassurance ahead that will be made harder if partisanship and ministerial grandstanding get in the way
Letters treat
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Minute-by-minute report: United will qualify for the last 16 if they can get a draw at Old Trafford. Nick Ames is your guide
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The BBC has said Tyson Fury will stay on the Spoty shortlist despite his request to be removed
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Damon Hill has said Mick Schumacher deserves his shot at F1 success but has warned of obstacles in his way
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Thirteen of 50 people due to be deported put on controversial flight despite campaigns to prevent it
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Shane Mays tells court he repeatedly hit girl, 16, but denies he intended to kill her
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Collapsed firm says customers will not be able to use vouchers to cover their entire spending value
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Report disputing green benefits of EVs attributed to company registered to wife of carmaker’s director
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József Szájer had boasted of rewriting constitution to define marriage as heterosexual institution
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The outlook for Australian sites including the Blue Mountains and the Gondwana rainforests has deteriorated, report says
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Surprising winning combination sparks accusations of fraud as 20 people win share of jackpot
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Agency warns police forces to prepare for criminal gangs to try to sell illicit vaccines
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Production must fall by 6% a year to avoid ‘severe climate disruption’ but Covid-19 funding is supporting increases
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Jacinda Ardern calls climate change ‘one of the greatest challenges of our time’ and pledges carbon-neutral government by 2025
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Governments to reduce pollution in oceans and end subsidies that contribute to overfishing
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While the fourth series has come under fire for factual inaccuracy, it is just one of many series to reflect the royals’ long history of mythmaking
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3 out of 5 stars.
Mustard review Stinging tale of love, revenge and condiment addiction
3 out of 5 stars.A young woman takes an unusually sticky route to recovery in Eva O’Connor’s solo story about obsession and heartbreak
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5 out of 5 stars.
Nate: A One Man Show review Outrageous and electrifying comedy
5 out of 5 stars.
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Over the course of the pandemic, I’ve been assailed by targeted ads for ‘life-changing’ products – so I put a selection of them to the test
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The traditional 2lb baking container isn’t just for using up fruit – you can create everything from paté to panna cotta
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We’d like to hear your thoughts on plans for a £100,000 unveiling ceremony of a statue of Margaret Thatcher
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We’d like to hear from people in the UK about how they feel about the rollout of the Covid-19 vaccine
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We’d like to hear from people who will be impacted by news that Arcadia Group has called in administrators. High street names include Topshop, Miss Selfridge, Dorothy Perkins and Evans
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Whether you plan on wearing masks or self-isolating before mixing households, we would like to hear from you
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Plans still on hold after revelations about finances of would-be groom’s mother two years ago
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Analysis: Exasperation as fates and fortunes of large industries reliant on efforts to expand much smaller one
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Pop’s mothers have told of guilt, loneliness and record-label prejudice – so do men face the same problems? Wayne Coyne, Ghetts, Thurston Moore and others respond
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The Guardian’s picture editors select highlights from around the world
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The September blaze that ravaged the Moria refugee camp in Greece left thousands of people homeless overnight. Photographers Vincent Haiges and Julian Busch picked through the wreckage
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Festive decorations bringing post-lockdown sparkle include a 5-metre marmot in Hampshire and giant candy canes in Yorkshire
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Many modernist buildings from the Soviet period are being destroyed, but Russian photographer Arseniy Kotov hopes to preserve their memory with these shots of sloping cinemas and rooms under surveillance
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Guardian photographer Tristram Kenton raids his archive for shots of sensational musicals, from Chicago to Bombay Dreams
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In the last of our lockdown diaries series, photographer David Levene visits some of his favourite swimming venues in London
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Art review Masterpieces from Buckingham Palace
5 out of 5 stars.