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2024: The year in review

The year has not been short of dramatic events and developments, and here the PA news agency provides a month by month look back on 2024.

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Drop in Boxing Day footfall ‘signals return to declining pre-pandemic levels’

Boxing Day shopper footfall was down 7.6% across UK retail destinations by 8pm, in comparison to last year, MRI Software found.

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In Pictures: Crowds out in force for Boxing Day sales, swims, hunts and races

While some people went bargain hunting in the sales, others were out watching horse racing.

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Drop in Boxing Day sales footfall as Brits opt to spend their money online

Major retailers including Next, Marks & Spencer and John Lewis have not opened their physical stores on Boxing Day

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Drop in Boxing Day shopper footfall ‘could be influenced by cost-of-living crisis’

Analysts predicted Boxing Day shoppers would spend £236 each on average in the Boxing Day sales this year, with most purchases made online.

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Shoppers predicted to spend average of £236 each in Boxing Day sales

Barclays Consumer Spend researchers forecast a total of £4.6 billion will be spent and the vast majority of sales will be online.

The Independent UK

In Pictures: Family, celebrities and charities join Kate at carol service

The service will be broadcast as part of the programme Royal Carols: Together At Christmas.

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D-Day veteran receives card from King and Queen at surprise 100th birthday party

Mervyn Kersh arrived in Normandy aged 19, three days after the start of the D-Day invasion in June 1944, acting for the Royal Army Ordnance Corps.

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Geri Horner supports husband Christian as F1 team boss is honoured by King Charles

Horner was cleared of allegations of inappropriate behaviour made by female colleague earlier this year

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Lady Mary Peters joins ‘remarkable’ few awarded Freedom of City of London

Lady Mary was recognised for her outstanding sporting achievements and charitable work.

Evening Standard

Sienna Miller is named as latest star ambassador for King’s charity

The actress is to support The King’s Foundation, which runs courses training the next generation in millinery, embroidery and textiles fashion.

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Anne ‘speechless’ that double amputee who scaled Everest plans more climbs

Hari Budha Magar, an adventurer and disability campaigner, said it was ‘absolutely amazing’ to be made an MBE at Windsor Castle.

Evening Standard

Review into in-country asylum applications under way, Yvette Cooper confirms

Ms Cooper was taking questions about migration and border security in the Commons.

Evening Standard

Residents at flooded waterside parks urged to stay away from their homes

People with accommodation at Billing Aquadrome and Yarwell Mill country park are being urged to wait for advice on when to return.

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Ministers told ‘incompetence’ at Met Office led to underestimation of Storm Bert

Hundreds of homes were left under water, roads were turned into rivers and winds of more than 80mph were recorded across parts of the UK.

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Met Office accused of incompetence in ‘clear underestimation’ of Storm Bert as clear-up continues

The Met Office insists Storm Bert was ‘well forecast’ – but that hasn’t stopped criticism from some quarters

Evening Standard

Danger to life warning in place as people evacuate flooded holiday park

‘Significant’ flooding hit Northamptonshire overnight causing an evacuation of the Billing Aquadrome.

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Communities begin ‘massive clean-up’ after flooding from Storm Bert

Hundreds of homes were left under water, roads were turned into rivers and winds of more than 80mph were recorded across parts of the UK.

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In Pictures: Storm Bert brings severe flooding across UK

A holiday park in Northamptonshire was evacuated after being surrounded by floodwater.

Evening Standard

Plans to bring in thousands more neighbourhood police ‘will take years’

Home Secretary Yvette Cooper said the number of people who never see an officer on the beat has doubled since 2010.

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Calls for move away from police structure designed in the early 1960s

Chairman of the National Police Chiefs’ Council Gavin Stephens said responsibilities should be redefined and a new national body set up.

Evening Standard

Wrongly jailed Andrew Malkinson still waiting for compensation, lawyer says

Andrew Malkinson, 58, was jailed in 2004 until his conviction was quashed by the Court of Appeal in July last year.

The Independent UK

King lays wreath at Cenotaph as nation falls silent in remembrance

The Princess of Wales watched on from a balcony over Whitehall.

The Independent UK

Julen Lopetegui vows West Ham’s fortunes will soon change as pressure builds

The Hammers were booed off at full-time.

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Sunless gloom set to lift early next week

The ‘anticyclonic gloom’ enveloping the UK has left southern England seeing less than one hour of sunshine, on average, so far in November.

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