A selection of Wednesday's front pages
1. The Government saw off a revolt against its Rwanda safety bill with a majority of how many votes?
2. What is the name of the chairman of the Conservative ERG group which called on the Government to withdraw the Rwanda deportation bill and return with one that 'doesn't have all these holes in it’?
3. At the Covid Inquiry Rishi Sunak, when asked about No 10 officials referring to the Treasury as the ‘pro-__ squad’, said: 'I do not think it is a fair characterisation of the incredibly hard-working people that I was lucky to be supported by’. What is the missing word?
4. The Bank of England held interest rates at what per cent for the third time in a row?
5. Who announced he was standing down, saying: 'When I stood for the leadership, I said that, if elected, I would serve for five years. Exactly five years have passed since I was confirmed as first minister in 2018’?
6. At Cop28 all countries agreed, for the first time, on the need to 'transition away from __ __ in energy systems’. What are the two missing words?
7. Which retailer removed an advertising campaign from its website and social media channels after criticism that it resembled images of destruction in Gaza?
8. BBC presenter Gary Lineker reacted to being told to 'stick to football' by posting four pictures with a caption that read 'a tad rich coming from someone who can't even stick to one name'. The pictures were of Michael Green, Sebastian Fox, Corinne Stockheath and who else?
9. Scott Benton, MP for Blackpool South, was suspended from Parliament for how many days for reportedly offering to lobby ministers on behalf of the gambling industry?
10. The Refugee Council called for an independent review into what, saying that it was 'tragically not surprising'?
11. Divers searched a river in a park in which city looking for missing mother-of-three Gaynor Lord?
12. The High Court ordered Prince Harry to pay which newspaper more than £48,000 after he lost his attempt to strike out part of the paper's defence in a libel case?
13. Alex Batty, who disappeared in Spain aged 11, was found six years later near which French city?
14. Which EU country blocked €50billion in aid for Ukraine?
15. All professional football in Turkey was suspended after what happened?
16. Why did Northampton Town's DJ Matty apologise to fans after the game against Portsmouth?
17. Ryan O’Neal, who died aged 81, became a household name in which 1970 film, co-starring with Ali MacGraw and earning Oscar and Golden Globe nominations for Best Actor?
18. Which company apologised after a video emerged of a security guard soaking a homeless man’s belongings with a water from a mop bucket in London?
19. What was the name of the British actress, who had starring roles in 1960s films including Saturday Night and Sunday Morning and Alfie, who died aged 87?
20. Nurse Catherine Hudson, who gave patients sedatives to keep them 'quiet and compliant' and make her life easier at a hospital in which town, was jailed for more than seven years?
21. Tesco recalled its Finest Apple & Cranberry Stuffing Mix (130g), with a best before date of September 2024 due to the 'possible presence' of what?
22. On Saturday December 23, 40-year-old Rebecca Welch will become the first woman to do what?
23. According to BabyCentre, what name retained its position as the most popular baby girl's name of 2023?
24. Barbie and Oppenheimer led the film nominations at the Golden Globe Awards but which drama led the TV list with nine nominations?
25. Made in Chelsea’s Sam Thompson was crowned King of the Jungle in I’m A Celebrity … Get Me Out Of Here - but who came second?
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