China’s London mega-embassy was bulletproofBy Matthew Brooker / Bloomberg OpinionThe end is in sight for the saga of China’s London “super embassy.” British Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s Labour government has let it be known that it would approve Europe’s largest diplomatic compound on the site of the former Royal Mint, jumping the gun ahead of a twice-delayed formal decision due next month. The Royal Mint controversy has opened Starmer’s government to charges of placing economic advantage ahead of national security. It is unfortunate that Royal Mint Court, centered on a 19th-century Georgian mansion and including the ruins of a 14th-century Cistercian abbey, was sold to China. The Royal Mint Court Residents Association has sought two opinions from planning lawyer Charles Banner and is preparing to lodge a judicial review. Few who remember the China’s unanimously rejected attempt to win local approval would lose sleep over that.

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Ahead of the Budget, warnings suggested that Rachel Reeves could face a fiscal gap of up to £20 billion in meeting her self-imposed rule of not borrowing for day-to-day spending. Ms Reeves said: “People often talk about what chancellors do in their budget, but sometimes what’s more important are the things you don’t do. However, the OBR suggested it had provided ministers with no new forecasting in November. At the Budget on Wednesday, Ms Reeves hiked taxes by £26 billion, including by freezing thresholds on income tax. Ms Reeves also used some of the tax take to build herself a bigger buffer against her borrowing rules.

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Airbus is the world's largest manufacturer of airliners, with its planes used by major companies such as British Airways, easyJet and Wizz Air. Airbus issues delay warning after software issue with planesIn a statement, Airbus said: "Analysis of a recent event involving an A320 Family aircraft has revealed that intense solar radiation may corrupt data critical to the functioning of flight controls. "Airbus has consequently identified a significant number of A320 Family aircraft currently in-service which may be impacted." It has been reported that the software issue was identified after an incident involving a JetBlue flight from Cancun, Mexico, to Newark, New Jersey, on October 30. Airbus said that the software update for many planes would take 2 to 3 hours, but others would be affected for longer.

Credit: BloombergA senior academic has stepped down from his roles at the University of Oxford and the British Academy following a Bloomberg investigation in which multiple women said he had made unwanted sexual advances to female students and junior academics.Miles Hewstone no longer holds the honorific title of Emeritus Fellow at New College, which is part of Oxford. He has resigned as a fellow of the British Academy, a body that promotes humanities and social sciences.Hewstone, a well-known social psychologist who has advised the UK govt, spent 18 years at Oxford. He touched, bullied and made unwanted sexual advances to multiple female students and junior academics working under him, Bloomberg's investigation revealed for the first time, based on the accounts of almost 20 people with knowledge of the situation.Hewstone left his full-time role at Oxford in 2019 but was awarded the title of Emeritus Fellow at New College, where he had been a member of the governing body.Hewstone did not immediately respond to a request for comment. New College confirmed he was no longer a fellow without further comment. In a previous statement, the college said it could not comment on any individual allegation, but that it "takes allegations of sexual harassment very seriously" and has robust procedures in place.A spokesperson for the British Academy said the institution "treats the issue of misconduct very seriously and we swiftly opened an investigation into the allegations published by Bloomberg on 19 Nov."

The change is part of a new national child poverty strategy and will offer immediate financial relief to struggling families. An estimated 5,940 children in the borough will benefit from the removal of the cap. Around 300,000 children are in poverty directly because of the policy. Mark Russell, chief executive of The Children’s Society, said: "Removing the two child limit is a landmark moment for children. Alison Garnham, CEO of the Child Poverty Action Group, said: "Lifting children out of poverty is morally right and strengthens the country.

Brella was moved to a women's refuge in Corby.Brella's mother, Sudesh Kumari, told ITV news on Tuesday: "The police did not support her. Even when officers did answer, they told her they were on leave and then disconnected. "The IOPC said: "Our investigation has considered the actions of two detectives who were assigned to the domestic abuse investigation, plus two more senior officers who had supervisory responsibility. It is our opinion the two detective constables have a case to answer for gross misconduct." The misconduct proceedings will consider whether they appropriately reviewed the case, set investigative actions, sought supervisory advice and kept Brella sufficiently updated.The IOPC also concluded there is a misconduct case to answer for a sergeant and chief Inspector over their supervision and review of the domestic abuse investigation and associated risk assessment for Brella.Northamptonshire Police said that misconduct proceedings were now underway and the murder investigation into Brella's death is "ongoing."

Major road closures in Cardiff city centre as huge two events held on same dayRugby and football fans are set to descend on the city this weekendView Image It is going to be a busy Saturday in Cardiff (Image: Matthew Horwood)Cardiff is set for a busy day on Saturday as the city hosts two major sporting events. At the same time, Cardiff City will play a home game against Mansfield Town at the Cardiff City Stadium on Leckwith Road, kicking off at 3pm. City centre car parks are also available: North Road Car Parks, St David's Shopping Centre, John Lewis, Capitol Shopping Centre, and NCP (Adam Street, Dumfries Place and Greyfriars Road). ‌On the same day, Cardiff City are expected to play Mansfield at the Cardiff City stadium located on Leckwith Road. This will include:Article continues belowService 1 will not serve Clare Road, Cornwall Court, Sevenoaks Park, Bessemer Road, Sloper Road, Leckwith Close & Leckwith Place.