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15 February 2018 Image copyright LFB Image caption The damage caused to a seventh floor flat in Shepherd's Bush, London Faulty household appliances - primarily washing machines and tumble dryers - account for 60 house fires a week in the UK, consumer group Which? has said. It said the number of fires has stayed roughly the same each year for five years. It wants the government to draw up a plan …

15 February 2018 Image copyright LFB Image caption The damage caused to a seventh floor flat in Shepherd's Bush, London Faulty household appliances - primarily washing machines and tumble dryers - account for 60 house fires a week in the UK, consumer group Which? has said. It said the number of fires has stayed roughly the same each year for five years. It wants the government to draw up a plan …

15 February 2018 Image copyright LFB Image caption The damage caused to a seventh floor flat in Shepherd's Bush, London Faulty household appliances - primarily washing machines and tumble dryers - account for 60 house fires a week in the UK, consumer group Which? has said. It said the number of fires has stayed roughly the same each year for five years. It wants the government to draw up a plan …

South Africa: ANC leaders expected to ask President Zuma to resign 12 February 2018 Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Many in the ANC hope that removing Mr Zuma will boost the party's chances in the 2019 elections Leaders of South Africa's governing ANC party are meeting to decide the future of P…

14 February 2018 Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Talks between the DUP and Sinn Féin had not resulted in a "balanced package", said Arlene Foster There is "no current prospect" of a deal to restore power-sharing in Northern Ireland, the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) leader Arlene Foster has said. The DUP and Sinn Féin have been locked in negotiations in a bid to end the 13-month stal…

14 February 2018 Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Talks between the DUP and Sinn Féin had not resulted in a "balanced package", said Arlene Foster There is "no current prospect" of a deal to restore power-sharing in Northern Ireland, the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) leader Arlene Foster has said. The DUP and Sinn Féin have been locked in negotiations in a bid to end the 13-month stal…

14 February 2018 There is "no current prospect" of a deal to restore power-sharing in Northern Ireland, the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) leader Arlene Foster has said. The DUP and Sinn Féin have been locked in negotiations in a bid to end the 13-month stalemate at Stormont. But Mrs Foster said on Wednesday that those talks have been "unsuccessful" and "significant gaps" remain. "We do not have a fair and balanced package," she added. Stormont deadlock: Need-to-know guide She called on the government …

Freezer body murder: Uncle guilty of Celine Dookhran rape and killing 14 February 2018 Image copyright Twitter Image caption Celine Dookhran was found dead in an empty house in Kingston, south-west London An uncle has been convicted of kidnapping, raping and slitting the throat of his niece before putting…

Freezer body murder: Uncle guilty of Celine Dookhran rape and killing 14 February 2018 Image copyright Twitter Image caption Celine Dookhran was found dead in an empty house in Kingston, south-west London An uncle has been convicted of kidnapping, raping and slitting the throat of his niece before putting…

13 February 2018 Israeli police say Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu should be charged over alleged bribery cases, the country's media report. Police questioned Mr Netanyahu as part of an inquiry into corruption allegations last month. At the time, he said: "Nothing will happen, because there is nothing." Israeli media say police will announce there is enough evidence to indict Mr Netanyahu for bribery and breach of trust in two separate cases. View the full article

Boris Johnson: Brexit is a reason for hope not fear 14 February 2018 Image copyright EPA Boris Johnson is to attempt to reassure voters who are angry and alienated by Brexit that the UK's split from the EU is a cause for "hope not fear". The foreign secretary will use a speech to try to build bridges with those who voted to remain in the EU, saying their belief in European…

Boris Johnson: Brexit is a reason for hope not fear 14 February 2018 Image copyright EPA Boris Johnson is to attempt to reassure voters who are angry and alienated by Brexit that the UK's split from the EU is a cause for "hope not fear". The foreign secretary will use a speech to try to build bridges with those who voted to remain in the EU, saying their belief in European…

11 February 2018 A Russian airliner carrying at least 62 passengers has crashed after vanishing from radar screens as it left a Moscow airport for the Urals, media say. The Saratov Airlines An-148 regional jet was en route to the city of Orsk when it vanished. An emergency services source has told Interfax news agency the plane crashed and there was "no chance" anyone could have survived. There were also six crew members aboard, the source added. View the full article

13 February 2018 Ex-football coach Barry Bennell has been found guilty at Liverpool Crown Court of multiple sex offences against boys in the 1980s. Bennell, 64, has been convicted of more than 30 charges including indecent assault and serious sexual assaults against boys aged eight to 15. He had denied 48 offences. The jury of five men and six women was sent out on Thursday and is currently delivering verdicts but was unable to reach decisions on a number of counts. During the trial prosecutors said Bennel…