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At least four dead in Florida university bridge collapse 16 March 2018 Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionMiami rescue workers search for survivorsAt least four people are dead and 10 others are injured after a bridge collapsed near Florida International University in Miami, officials say. Rescue teams were still searching the rubble on Thursday night for victims trapped beneath the buckled foo…

N Korea 'providing materials to Syria chemical weapons factories' 27 February 2018 Related TopicsSyrian civil war Image copyright AFP Image caption There have been recent reports of chlorine gas attacks in the eastern Ghouta region North Korea has been sending equipment to Syria that could be used in che…

16 March 2018 UK police have launched a murder investigation after the death of Russian businessman Nikolai Glushkov in south-west London. Police say Mr Glushkov, whose family has been informed, died from "compression to the neck". Counter-terror police, who have led the investigation from the outset, are now treating the death as murder. Police say there is, at this stage, no evidence linking the death to the incidents in Salisbury. Detectives are retaining an open mind and are appealing for any informatio…

North Korea's Sweden visit prompts speculation on US summit 16 March 2018 Image copyright EPA Image caption Ri Yong-ho (right) arrived in Sweden late on Tuesday with his delegation North Korea's foreign minister is in Sweden for a surprise visit, ahead of a possible meeting between US President Donald Tru…

NHS accused of fuelling rise in opioid addiction By David Rhodes BBC News 15 March 2018 Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Opioid painkillers include tramadol, codeine and morphine Doctors warn the NHS is fuelling an addiction crisis because of an increase in the pre…

'Ex-soldier' raiding Home Counties houses at gunpoint 30 January 2018 Image copyright PA Image caption Susan Morris suffered a broken jaw and bruising after she was tied up and dragged by her hair A highly-professional soldier with a "commanding nature" is believed to have carried out seven violent £1m ra…

14 March 2018 Image copyright BBC/Richard Ansett Physicist Stephen Hawking has died at the age of 76, a spokesman for his family has said. This breaking news story is being updated and more details will be published shortly. Please refresh the page for the fullest version. You can receive Breaking News on a smartphone or tablet via the BBC News App. You can also follow @BBCBreaking on Twitter to get the latest alerts. View the full article

Sir Bradley Wiggins retired from cycling in December 2016Sir Bradley Wiggins and Team Sky "crossed an ethical line" by using drugs allowed under anti-doping rules to enhance performance, instead of just for medical need, a report by MPs says. The Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) select committee said it is "not in a position" to state what was in the 'jiffy bag' delivered to Wiggins at the 2011 Criterium du Dauphine. But it added there is no "reliable evidence" to back up Team Sky's claim the medical package contained a legal decongestant. The report also said Team Sky used the anti-inflammatory drug triamcinolone to prepare Britain's most decorated Olympian fo…

14 March 2018 Image copyright BBC/Richard Ansett Stephen Hawking has died at the age of 76, his family has said. The British theoretical physicist was known for his groundbreaking work with black holes and relativity, and was the author of several popular science books including A Brief History of Time. His children, Lucy, Robert and Tim, said: "We are deeply saddened that our beloved father passed away today. "He was a great scientist and an extraordinary man w…

13 March 2018 US President Donald Trump has sacked Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, replacing him with the director of the CIA, Mike Pompeo. Thanking Mr Tillerson for his service on Twitter, Mr Trump said the new state secretary would do "a fantastic job". Mr Tillerson, a former chief executive of ExxonMobil, was only appointed to the job just over a year ago. View the full article

5 March 2018 A man who is critically ill after being exposed to an unknown substance in Wiltshire is a Russian national convicted of spying for Britain, the BBC understands. Sergei Skripal, who is 66, was granted refuge in the UK following a "spy swap" between the US and Russia in 2010. Police declared a major incident on Sunday after a man and a woman were reported ill at a shopping centre in Salisbury. The substance is still unknown. A number of locations in the city centre were cordoned off and the A&amp…

12 March 2018 Comedian Sir Ken Dodd has died at the age of 90, his publicist has confirmed. The Liverpool comedian had recently been released from hospital after six weeks of treatment for a chest infection. View the full article