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  1. Former prime minister Lord David Cameron has revealed his prostate cancer diagnosis.
  2. It comes as she is expected to scrap the two-child benefit cap, in a move that could cost more than £3 billion.
  3. The Princess of Wales launched the first Addiction Awareness Week in 2021 on behalf of the Forward Trust, a charity supporting recovering addicts
  4. Historian Tom Holland and inventor Sir James Dyson will also curate radio shows.
  5. The ride-sharing app said potential tax changes would disproportionately affect shift-based workers and vulnerable people who rely on taxi services.
  6. Some 43% of people expect to make at least one purchase in the Black Friday sales this year, according to Aegon.
  7. Rain Newton-Smith will tell ministers and business leaders that firms are worried the UK could ‘risk getting locked in a stop-start economy’.
  8. Kelly will present in Jeremy Vine’s slot over the festive period and Radio 4 will feature a festive special of Desert Island Discs with Kate Winslet.
  9. The guitarist said that he is exploring ways to bring the band ‘back to life’ with drummer Roger Taylor.
  10. Awaze said younger couples and adult groups were its fasting-growing demographic when it comes to bookings.