2+ min ago (261+ words) Lando Norris will take a 22-point lead over Oscar Piastri into Sunday's penultimate race of the Formula 1 season as he looks to clinch a maiden world title at the Qatar Grand Prix. Briton Norris will start from second on the grid at the Lusail International Circuit after being forced to abandon his final lap in qualifying following a mistake at the second corner, allowing McLaren team-mate and main title rival Piastri to snatch top spot. Earlier in the day, Australian Piastri had also won the sprint race to cut Norris' championship lead, with Max Verstappen dropping a point on Norris after finishing fourth. Norris and Piastri were both disqualified from the Las Vegas Grand Prix last weekend for technical infringements, with Verstappen boosting his title hopes with victory. Norris will still win the drivers' title in Qatar with a round…...

4+ min ago (579+ words) Scotland's First Minister is not being "fully candid" about engagement with the UK Government on housing asylum seekers in Inverness, the Scottish Secretary has said. Rachel Reeves defends Budget comments amid row over headroom Prince of Wales "moved by courage' of Gazan children brought to UK for treatment Cameron Barracks asylum seeker plans "made up on back of an envelope' " Swinney The Scottish Government has consistently said there was no consultation before the decision was announced to house 300 asylum seekers at Cameron Barracks in the Highland city. The proposals caused concern on the council and in the Government before being postponed on Friday, with First Minister John Swinney telling the Press Association on Saturday that the plans had been drawn up "on the back of an envelope". Speaking on the BBC's Sunday Show, Scottish Secretary Douglas Alexander said: "Highland Council,…...

16+ min ago (888+ words) Lando Norris' bid to become champion of the world will go to a season finale in Abu Dhabi next weekend after Max Verstappen cashed in on a calamitous McLaren strategy decision to win the Qatar Grand Prix. Norris, who finished only fourth, will head to the concluding round just 12 points ahead of Verstappen with Oscar Piastri, runner-up to the Red Bull driver under the lights on Sunday, 16 points adrift with 25 left to play for. McLaren were in control of the 57-lap contest, despite Norris dropping from second to third behind Verstappen at the start. Piastri led, but both he and Norris were told not to pit when a safety car was deployed on the seventh lap after Nico Hulkenberg and Pierre Gasly collided. Of the other 18 drivers, only Haas' Esteban Ocon elected not to stop for new tyres with two…...

32+ min ago (284+ words) Travellers have been advised not to travel after trains face disruptions due to a power outage at Leeds station. National Rail has said that the disruptions to countless services today were caused by a power outage, which led to a signalling failure. LNER services between London and Leeds and Bradford Forster Square have all been affected. Rail services run by Northern, CrossCountry and TransPennine Express have also been disrupted. Northern advised that none of its rail services were operating through Leeds. Transpennine Express warned that all lines from Manchester Victoria and York via Leeds were closed. All lines have now reopened, but National Rail has warned that disruption is expected until at least 7 pm. LNER has advised customers to defer travel and use their tickets on Monday instead, where possible. Passengers are also able to use services provided by other…...

57+ min ago (391+ words) I'm A Celebrity star Shona McGarty has stepped down as camp leader after contraband was found. The EastEnders actress revealed to her campmates during Sunday night's episode that contraband, in the form of butter, had been found in the food trunk. As punishment, she had to decide to either step down as camp leader or lose two stars won in the day's trial, picking the former to spare the celebrities. McGarty said: "I'm not responsible for it, but I used it. "I don't know where it came from, but I saw it and my eyes lit up and I used it." The campmates speculated it could have been sports broadcaster Alex Scott, who was voted out of the jungle on Friday, after she was caught bringing in salt into the camp. As McGarty stepped down from her publicly voted leadership…...

1+ hour, 25+ min ago (372+ words) A man has been arrested in Aberdeen on suspicion of attempted murder after a 16-year-old boy was shot and seriously injured in Sheffield. The shooting happened on the city's London Road at 5.15pm on Monday and the teenager remained in hospital in critical condition on Sunday. South Yorkshire Police said that a 26-year-old man was arrested by Police Scotland officers in Aberdeen on Saturday November 29 on suspicion of attempted murder, along with a 23-year-old woman who was arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender. Both remain in custody. Two boys, aged 15 and 16, were arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to commit murder earlier this week. They have since been released on bail as investigations continue, police said. A 40-year-old man who was arrested earlier this week on suspicion of assisting an offender has also been released on police bail pending further inquiries....

1+ hour, 41+ min ago (640+ words) Jeremy Corbyn faced a blow on Sunday as his new party voted in favour of collective leadership at their inaugural conference. As part of the party's first conference in Liverpool, members were able to vote on party issues, including the party name and leadership style. This gave members the option to have a single elected leader - in this case, Jeremy Corbyn - or to have a collective leadership model which would put a committee of members in charge. The results came in, and they were close, but ultimately, members voted for a committee to run the party. The new model was supported by 51.6% of over 9,000 members who voted, marking a setback for the former Labour leader. Zarah Sultana, who had been vocal in her support for co-leadership, had been blocked from consideration by other party members. When the result came in,…...

2+ hour, 27+ min ago (828+ words) Thousands of service personnel have been reunited with their families in time for Christmas as the Royal Navy flagship HMS Prince of Wales and its support ships returned to their home bases. The Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carrier and the Type 45 destroyer HMS Dauntless sailed into Portsmouth Naval Base where the crews were met by cheering families and friends. The arrival, which is the biggest naval homecoming in 20 years, was brought forward because of heavy winds forecast for Monday. Frigate HMS Richmond, which was also part of the carrier strike group (CSG), is also returning to Plymouth during the weekend and HNoMS Roald Amundsen also headed back to its home port in Norway. Fast jet and helicopter crews are also being reunited with their families at RAF Marham, RNAS Culdrose and RNAS Yeovilton. The naval ships are returning from a 40,000 nautical…...

2+ hour, 32+ min ago (398+ words) William Saliba has not made the Arsenal squad to face Chelsea this afternoon. The French centre-back is out with a "knock" that he suffered in training, the club announced ahead of kick-off. FOLLOW CHELSEA VS ARSENAL LIVE! It means that summer signings Cristhian Mosquera and Piero Hincapie form a new-look central defensive partnership in the absence of Mikel Arteta's two first-choice names, Gabriel, who is ruled out longer term, and Saliba. Elsewhere, Viktor Gyokeres could make his return to action off the bench, but this game has come too soon for former Chelsea man Kai Havertz. Havertz has been out of action since the first game of the season, when he injured his knee. Gyokeres has missed the last four games for Arsenal after straining his hamstring in a win at Burnley earlier this month. The pair underwent scans earlier…...

2+ hour, 56+ min ago (395+ words) Moises Caicedo will be suspended for three games after he was shown a red card in Chelsea's 1-1 draw with Arsenal. The Blues earned a well-deserved point against the league leaders at Stamford Bridge thanks to Trevoh Chalobah's opener, which got cancelled out by Mikel Merino's header. The home side held on for a share of the spoils, despite being down to 10 men after Caicedo was given his marching orders for a dangerous challenge on Merino. The Ecuadorian went in studs-up on the Spaniard, with the pair both ending up on the turf in pain following the collision. Caicedo was initially shown a yellow card by referee Anthony Taylor, but VAR John Brooks advised that the official take a look at the pitchside monitor for another look. The decision was upgraded to a straight red, which elongates Caicedo's suspension to three…...