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• Chair announced for national inquiry into grooming gangs

  After months of delays it's been announced that the former children's commissioner and Labour peer, Baroness Longfield, will chair the national inquiry into grooming gangs in England and Wales.

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• President Zelensky meets European allies in Downing Street

  Sir Keir Starmer has said any ceasefire between Ukraine and Russia must be just and lasting following talks in Downing Street. Also: A nurse says she's "beyond relieved and delighted" after winning a partial victory against NHS Fife over having to share a changing room with a transgender doctor. And the British driver, Lando Norris, has told the BBC he is looking forward to a chance to "just be normal" after being crowned the Formula One world champion.

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• Lando Norris wins F1 championship

  Britain's Lando Norris has won the Formula 1 drivers' championship for the first time. The 26-year-old secured the title by finishing third at the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Norris's victory makes him the first driver to break Max Verstappen's four-year winning streak and the first Briton to take the title since 2020.

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• BBC Investigation reveals the driving test touts offering hundreds of pounds to bulk book tests

  A BBC investigation has found driving instructors are being offered hundreds of pounds by touts for access to their official accounts so they can bulk book tests. The touts then use social media to sell the slots on to learner drivers for hugely inflated prices.Four protestors have been arrested on suspicion of criminal damage -- after food was thrown at a display case housing the Imperial State Crown at the Tower of London. A group called Take Back Power said its supporters had targeted the Crown Jewels as part of a campaign calling for the rich to pay more tax. Also:Ukraine's President Zelensky says he has agreed the "next steps" in efforts to end the war with Russia, after talks with senior US officials.

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• A BBC investigation throws new light on the historical use of electro-shock therapy on gay men and women

  The BBC understands that the government will investigate the historical use of electric shock treatment in NHS hospitals which aimed to change people's sexuality. Also: The government has been outlining its strategy to reduce the number of children living in poverty by more than half a million by 2030. And Washington hosts a theatrical draw for next year's football world cup.

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