National news

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• Stacey Solomon explains why baby Rose will be her last child

  Stacey Solomon has said her newborn daughter Rose will be her last child.

• Ellen White aiming to eclipse Kelly Smiths England goal tally

  Ellen White will attempt to match and then eclipse Kelly Smith’s “outrageous” England goalscoring record still not quite believing she is being mentioned in the same breath.

• Teenage boy named as victim of fatal London stabbing

  A teenager has been named as the victim of a fatal stabbing in west London.

• Europe migration officials meet after deaths in Channel

  Top European officials were holding an emergency meeting in the French port of Calais on Sunday to find ways to better fight migrant smuggling, after 27 people died trying to cross the English Channel to the UK in an overcrowded inflatable boat.

• Masks to return on Tuesday but families told to plan for Christmas as normal

  Health Secretary Sajid Javid has said mandatory mask-wearing will return to shops and public transport on Tuesday under plans to combat the new Omicron variant of coronavirus.

• Design of new 50p to mark Queens Platinum Jubilee is unveiled

  The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee is to be celebrated with a new 50p coin to be launched next year, the Royal Mint has announced.

• Swiss vote on Covid law amid sharp rise in infections

  Swiss voters are having their say in a referendum on legislation which imposes the use of a special Covid-19 certificate that lets only people who have been vaccinated, recovered or tested negative attend public events and gatherings.

• Snow and ice warning in aftermath of Storm Arwen

  Winter woollies will be needed amid freezing conditions in the aftermath of Storm Arwen which wreaked havoc across much of the UK.

• Omicron variant spreads to more countries as world on alert

  The Omicron variant of the coronavirus has appeared in an increasing number of European countries, leaving governments around the world scrambling to stop the spread.

• George Clooney I was waiting for my switch to turn off after motorbike crash

  George Clooney has said he was “waiting for my switch to turn off” after he was in a motorcycle crash that could have killed him.