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UK – (Parliament Politics Magazine) The British Royal Family attended their traditional Christmas Day church service at St Mary Magdalene Church in Sandringham and warmly greeted hundreds of waiting well-wishers afterwards, as crowds gathered in Norfolk despite cold conditions. King Charles III,
(Parliament Politics Magazine) – The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) has published its list of number plates banned from use in 2026, with more than 400 combinations removed for being offensive, inappropriate or misleading, and motorists are being urged to check
(Parliament Politics Magazine) – British-Egyptian activist Alaa Abd el-Fattah has arrived in London after Egypt lifted his travel ban and he was reunited with his family, following nearly a decade of imprisonment and international campaigning for his release. His return marks a