National News

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• Max George says pacemaker has been fitted and is best Christmas present ever

  The Wanted star Max George has revealed his pacemaker has been fitted after an operation to address a 2:1 heart block.

• More misery for Manchester City as Aston Villa comfortably see off the champions

  Manchester City’s abysmal run of form continued with a 2-1 defeat to Aston Villa thanks to goals in each half from Jhon Duran and Morgan Rogers.

• Drivers urged to be patient as millions begin Christmas getaway

  Millions of drivers have been urged to be patient on the roads as the UK prepares for a “perfect storm” of the Christmas getaway and bad weather.

• Thousands greet sun with cheers at Stonehenge to mark winter solstice

  Thousands of people greeted the sun with cheers and applause as it rose over Stonehenge at the winter solstice.

• Germany mourns victims after BMW driven into Christmas market

  Germany is in mourning after a Saudi doctor drove a BMW into a Christmas market teeming with holiday shoppers, killing two people and injuring at least 60 others in what authorities called a deliberate attack.

• Mandelson says it is great honour to be named UK ambassador to US

  Lord Peter Mandelson has said it is a “great honour to serve the country” as the Prime Minister confirmed he had appointed him the next British ambassador to the US.

• Sue Gray among 30 new Labour peers

  Sue Gray, the partygate investigator who went on to become Sir Keir Starmer’s chief of staff, has been named among 30 new Labour peers.

• King jokes Im still alive during visit celebrating Walthamstow community

  The King joked that he was “still alive” during a visit with the Queen to Walthamstow after August’s peaceful anti-racist protest in the area.

• Lord Mandelson good fit for ambassador to US Cabinet minister says

  Lord Peter Mandelson is a “really good fit” to become the next UK ambassador to the US, a Cabinet minister has said as the Labour grandee is expected to be named to the post.

• PM urges councils to get on with fixing broken roads

  Sir Keir Starmer has urged councils to “get on with the job” of fixing pothole-plagued roads.