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Brownhills stabbing: Arrested man is victim's father 22 January 2018 Image copyright Family handout Image caption Mylee Billingham died in hospital shortly after being found seriously injured The 54-year-old man arrested after eight-year-old Mylee Billingham was stabbed to death is understood to be her fa…

Army chief warns British forces would struggle against Russia 22 January 2018 Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Russian T-90 tanks firing outside Moscow in August 2017 Britain's armed forces would struggle to match the Russian army in battle, the head of the Army will say. General Sir Nick Cart…

Army chief warns British forces would struggle against Russia 22 January 2018 Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Russian T-90 tanks firing outside Moscow in August 2017 Britain's armed forces would struggle to match the Russian army in battle, the head of the Army will say. General Sir Nick Cart…

Army chief warns British forces would struggle against Russia 22 January 2018 Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Russian T-90 tanks firing outside Moscow in August 2017 Britain's armed forces would struggle to match the Russian army in battle, the head of the Army will say. General Sir Nick Cart…

Chancellor's plan to solve housing crisis will fail - MPs 22 January 2018 Image copyright PA Chancellor Philip Hammond's plans to tackle the housing crisis will fail without further reforms, MPs say. Abolishing stamp duty on homes under £300,000 was the centre piece of Mr Hammond's November budget. The government says it has already helped more than 16,000 people get on t…

Chancellor's plan to solve housing crisis will fail - MPs 22 January 2018 Image copyright PA Chancellor Philip Hammond's plans to tackle the housing crisis will fail without further reforms, MPs say. Abolishing stamp duty on homes under £300,000 was the centre piece of Mr Hammond's November budget. The government says it has already helped more than 16,000 people get on t…

Chancellor's plan to solve housing crisis will fail - MPs 22 January 2018 Image copyright PA Chancellor Philip Hammond's plans to tackle the housing crisis will fail without further reforms, MPs say. Abolishing stamp duty on homes under £300,000 was the centre piece of Mr Hammond's November budget. The government says it has already helped more than 16,000 people get on t…

UKIP leader Henry Bolton hit by ruling body 'no confidence' vote 21 January 2018 UKIP's ruling national executive committee (NEC) has unanimously backed a vote of no confidence in party leader Henry Bolton. Mr Bolton has faced repeated calls to quit over offensive texts sent by his former girlfriend. But he has said he will defy the committee and continue as leader, as a contest would finish the party. The committee…

UKIP leader Henry Bolton hit by ruling body 'no confidence' vote 21 January 2018 UKIP's ruling national executive committee (NEC) has unanimously backed a vote of no confidence in party leader Henry Bolton. Mr Bolton has faced repeated calls to quit over offensive texts sent by his former girlfriend. But he has said he will defy the committee and continue as leader, as a contest would finish the party. The committee…

UKIP leader Henry Bolton hit by ruling body 'no confidence' vote 21 January 2018 UKIP's ruling national executive committee (NEC) has unanimously backed a vote of no confidence in party leader Henry Bolton. Mr Bolton has faced repeated calls to quit over offensive texts sent by his former girlfriend. But he has said he will defy the committee and continue as leader. The committee does not have the power to remove hi…

Brownhills stabbing: Victim named as Mylee Billingham 21 January 2018 Image copyright Family handout Image caption Mylee Billingham died in hospital shortly after being found seriously injured An eight-year-old girl who was stabbed to death has been named as Mylee Billingham. West Midlands Police said sh…

Kabul: Gunmen attack Intercontinental Hotel 20 January 2018 Image copyright Reuters Image caption Afghan security forces have taken up positions around the hotel At least four gunmen have launched an attack on Kabul's Intercontinental Hotel, Afghan officials say. Special forces killed two of the attacker…

Syria: Turkey war planes 'launch strikes on Afrin' 20 January 2018 Image copyright AFP Image caption Turkish war planes hit Kurdish positions on the Syrian side of the border on Saturday Turkey's military says its war planes have launched air strikes on Kurdish positions in northern Syria, in a move likel…

Brownhills stabbing: Man arrested after girl, 8, killed 21 January 2018 Image caption Police were called to Valley View in Brownhills on Saturday night A man has been arrested after an eight-year-old girl was stabbed to death. The child was found at an address in Valley View in Brownhills, near Walsall, with serious injuries, at 21:15 GMT on Saturda…

21 January 2018 Image copyright Getty Images The government will stop workers' pensions being put at risk from "executives who try to line their own pockets", the prime minister has said. In the Observer, Theresa May said a government white paper would set out "tough new rules" for company bosses. It comes as construction firm Carillion's collapse could leave a pension scheme deficit of £900m, potentially affecting 27,500 workers. She also defended using the pr…