National news

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• Members of US Congress formally request transcribed interview with Andrew

  Members of the US Congress have written to Andrew Mountbatten Windsor requesting he sit for a “transcribed interview” in connection with his “long-standing friendship” with paedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein.

• Selfridges and Disney collaborate for stores Christmas window displays

  Selfridges has collaborated with Disney for its flagship Christmas displays, featuring a Tinker Bell-themed light and music window show.

• Police preparing for 6 crime surge in first year if sentencing reforms go ahead

  Police are preparing for a surge in crime of up to 6% in one year if government plans to cut the number of shorter prison sentences and release some criminals earlier go ahead.

• Wallace and Gromit to star in Barbour Christmas advert

  Wallace and Gromit are to star in the Christmas advert for clothing brand Barbour.

• William honours young environmentalists at Earthshot Prize

  The Prince of Wales hailed the next generation of environmentalists, saying the “future belongs to them” as his Earthshot Prize celebrated solutions to repair the planet.

• Police manhunt after another foreign prisoner mistakenly released from jail

  Police have launched a manhunt after prisoner Brahim Kaddour-Cherif was mistakenly released from jail.

• Bank warns of spike in purchase fraud ahead of Christmas shopping season

  Shoppers are being warned about a spike in purchase fraud ahead of the festive shopping season.

• Michael Rosen Climate change education should be woven throughout curriculum

  Poets going into schools can help teach children about climate change without making them feel “guilty or responsible”, author Michael Rosen has said.

• Call for nationwide ban on fireworks sales a year after death of baby red panda

  The Royal Zoological Society of Scotland (RZSS) has renewed its call for a national ban on the public sale of fireworks, saying “loud and unpredictable” pyrotechnics continue to cause distress to animals and people.

• Prince Harry has called for veterans not to be forgotten

  The Duke of Sussex has penned a passionate essay ahead of Remembrance Day