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• COVID-19: Enforce 'Plan B' restrictions immediately or UK risks 'stumbling into winter crisis', PM warned

  "Plan B" coronavirus restrictions must be enforced immediately to prevent the UK "stumbling to a winter crisis", an NHS leader has warned.

• COVID-19: How would Plan B tackle rising coronavirus cases - and when could it come into force?

  As UK coronavirus cases continue to rise and leading figures warn about NHS capacity, the government may soon come under pressure to start rolling out its Plan B to tackle the virus this winter.

• Supply crisis: These industries have job gaps like the HGV sector - and show no sign of bouncing back

  Almost a third of occupations now see less interest from jobseekers than before the pandemic, Sky News analysis shows.

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Entertainment

• Doctor Who: Jodie Whittaker says she will be 'filled with grief' after leaving the show

  Jodie Whittaker said she was "crying her eyes out" during her final days on the Doctor Who set.

• Squid Game: Netflix hails 'mind-boggling' success of series as subscriber growth beats expectations

  Netflix has hailed the "mind-boggling" success of Korean hit Squid Game as it posted better than expected subscriber growth and pencilled in a further acceleration over coming months.

• Duchess of Cambridge talks addiction with Ant and Dec at campaign launch warning 'it can happen to anyone'

  The Duchess of Cambridge has spoken to television presenters Ant and Dec about the stigma around addiction at the launch of a new campaign.

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Strange

• 'You are as old as you feel': Queen turns down Oldie of the Year award

  She may be 95, but it seems the Queen feels too young at heart to accept the main award for "Oldie of the Year".

• Australia's 'biggest-ever' hailstones damage cars and shatter windows in Queensland

  Giant hailstones bigger than 16cm (6.3 inches) appear to have fallen in Queensland, according to Australia's weather agency.

• John Legend: This busker was singing one of his hits. Little did she know that he was in the audience

  A busker in the US had a chance encounter with John Legend - while singing his hit song All Of Me.

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Technology

• 'I was told having a child would kill me'

  Reia DaCosta was told that having a child would kill her.

• Mysterious hacking group is quietly breaking into global telecommunications networks, research finds

  A mysterious group of hackers has been quietly breaking into the computer networks of telecommunications companies on a global scale, according to new security research.

• Apple unveils big changes to Macbook Pro laptops and AirPods at latest launch event

  A new range of laptops and the third generation of AirPods were the key highlights from Apple's latest launch event.

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Business

• Squid Game: Netflix hails 'mind-boggling' success of series as subscriber growth beats expectations

  Netflix has hailed the "mind-boggling" success of Korean hit Squid Game as it posted better than expected subscriber growth and pencilled in a further acceleration over coming months.

• Supply crisis: These industries have job gaps like the HGV sector - and show no sign of bouncing back

  Almost a third of occupations now see less interest from jobseekers than before the pandemic, Sky News analysis shows.

• Adverts for British Gas and Alpro almond milk in hot water for being misleading

  Adverts for British Gas have been banned for being misleading.

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Sports

• Ole Gunnar Solskjaer: Manchester United boss says Jamie Carragher criticisms will have no effect on him

  Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has shrugged off criticism of his managerial abilities from Jamie Carragher and the Manchester United boss says he will not be changing his style.

• Premier League clubs impose temporary freeze on sponsorship deals linked to their owners

  Premier League clubs voted on Monday to impose a temporary freeze on any of them signing commercial and sponsorship deals with businesses that have links to their club's owners.

• Jamie Carragher says James McArthur should have seen red for 'free whack' on Bukayo Saka

  Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta was shocked VAR failed to intervene at the end of the first half as Bukayo Saka was kicked on the back of the calf by James McArthur.

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Politics

• COVID-19: Enforce 'Plan B' restrictions immediately or UK risks 'stumbling into winter crisis', PM warned

  "Plan B" coronavirus restrictions must be enforced immediately to prevent the UK "stumbling to a winter crisis", an NHS leader has warned.

• Net zero strategy: Government plans will 'support up to 440,000 jobs', minister says - as plans to end sale of new petrol and diesel cars revealed

  The government's net zero strategy will "support up to 440,000 jobs" by 2030, a business minister has said - as he announced a move towards the end of the sale of new petrol and diesel cars.

• Climate change: How UK plans to reach net zero by 2050 - here are the key details

  The government has announced its strategy to meet its promise to cut emissions to net zero by 2050.

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World

• Haiti gang demand $17m ransom for release of kidnapped American and Canadian missionaries

  A ransom of $1m (£720,000) is being demanded for each of the 17 American and Canadian missionaries kidnapped in Haiti.

• Hamas warns Israel another war is inevitable unless it ends occupation of Palestine

  Hamas has warned Israel that another war is inevitable unless its occupation of Palestine ends and the dire humanitarian crisis in Gaza is resolved.

• Ethiopia: United Nations says three children killed in airstrike in capital of Tigray region

  At least three children were killed and one other person was injured during an airstrike in the capital of the Tigray region in Ethiopia on Monday, the United Nations has said.

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