Record level

• Moscow reports record orders for weapons - Interest in Russian armaments abroad is at a record level, Deputy Prime Minister Denis Manturov said on Monday. "Until 2022, the maximum order value was $55 billion.
• Health secretary’s fury at ‘self-indulgent’ five-day doctors’ strike as NHS faces Christmas flu crisis - Keir Starmer accuses NHS doctors of ‘irresponsible’ behaviour as flu cases surge across England