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1. Why Matheus Cunha is missing from Manchester United squad against Everton today

   Man Utd’s summer signing is not involved in tonight’s Premier League match at Old Trafford

2. Starmer to host call with Ukraine’s coalition of the willing allies

   The Prime Minister will host a call on Tuesday after efforts over the weekend between the US and Kyiv to broker a truce with Russia.

3. Brave New World podcast relaunches with Steven Bartlett

   The Dragon’s Den star and host of The Diary of a CEO, Steven Bartlett, is the first guest of the new season of Brave New World: The London Standard’s proprietor Evgeny Lebedev’s podcast exploring the cutting edge of science, medicine and the future of humankind

4. Women more likely than men to be in poverty due to public debt, research finds

   The study was commissioned by Aberlour Children’s Charity, One Parent Families Scotland, and Trussell.

5. Cracking exhibition Gromit: Aardman animation featured at Young V&A

   The Young V&A exhibition will go behind the scenes of stop-motion animation to explore how characters such as Wallace & Gromit are brought to life.

6. Eight in 10 Black Friday deals the same price or cheaper at other times – Which?

   The watchdog compared prices on 175 home, technology and health appliances from eight major retailers for six months either side of Black Friday 2024.

7. Offering work experience ‘too time consuming’, some businesses claim

   Businesses polled by The Careers & Enterprise Company said making it easier to work with schools would make them more likely to offer work experience.

8. Ofcom urges tech firms to step up to protect women and girls online

   The watchdog has published new guidance but some organisations have said it must be made mandatory.

9. ‘Next generation’ treatment to cure leukaemia given NHS approval

   The therapy was developed by Autolus, a University College London spinout company.

10. Dame Joanna Lumley describes humans as ‘unbearably vain and destructive’

    The veteran actress stars in the upcoming A Ghost Story For Christmas: The Room In The Tower and said she loves ‘frightening stories’.