BBC News

1. Three dead after family get into difficulty in sea

   A man, a woman and a teenage girl die and a younger girl is in a critical condition after swimming off the Sussex coast.

2. 'Everyone in for Christmas' - Burnham unveils rough sleeping plan

   Rough sleepers in England will be offered housing, in a move likened to the “Everyone In” initiative during the pandemic.

3. British couple on honeymoon killed in helicopter crash on Greek island

   The newlyweds, named as Alexander Cromie and Marie Ebert, were killed alongside their Greek pilot.

4. PM says he's not embarrassed about hoax message exchange

   The PM communicated with a person posing as Susie Wiles, the chief of staff to Donald Trump.

5. How soon will the drought be over?

   Rain has returned to parts of the UK this week but is it enough to end the drought some regions are facing?