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       1. The Queen tells Cop26: ‘Rise above politics, for the sake of our children’

       The Queen told world leaders at Cop26 they must act now for the sake of “our children, and our children’s children” as she acknowledged that “none of us will live forever”.

       Her Majesty, 95, spoke warmly of the role that her “dear late husband”, the Duke of Edinburgh, played in the campaign against climate change. Read the full story.

       2. Brexit fishing row in 'solutions mode' after Emmanuel Macron suspends sanctions

       A new agreement is expected to resolve the bitter UK-French spat over fishing, after Emmanuel Macron extended the deadline for sanctions and Britain signalled it was in “solutions mode”.

       The French president declared late on Monday night that he was pausing his threat of retaliatory measures including trade disruptions and port bans so that discussions with the EU and Britain could continue on Tuesday. Read the full story.

       3. Hypocrisy and hot air hover over Glasgow as Cop26 leaders fly in by polluting private jet

       He has spent days telling world leaders to stop "quilting the earth in a suffocating blanket of CO2" and to “get real” about their responsibilities to the planet.

       So the delegates at the Cop26 climate summit were entitled to raise an eyebrow at the news that Boris Johnson will fly back to London by private jet when he leaves the conference in Glasgow later this week. Read the full story.

       4. Salisbury train crash may have been caused by signalling problem

       Police are investigating a major safety failure which allowed two trains to crash in a tunnel leaving a driver with life-changing injuries.

       Thirteen passengers were taken to hospital after a Great Western Railway service from Southampton to Cardiff collided with a South Western Railway service from London to Honiton as they both entered the Fisherton Tunnel in Salisbury at around 6.45pm on Sunday. Read the full story.

       5. School closures ‘did not significantly reduce Covid spread’

       There is "no evidence" that school closures significantly reduced the spread of Covid, a study has found.

       The research, published in the journal Nature Medicine, used data from Japan, where each municipality is responsible for the closure of schools in their areas. Read the full story.

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