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UK online casinos face money laundering probe 5 January 2018 Image copyright PA Image caption The Gambling Commission expressed "significant concerns" at the practices of UK online gambling operators Online casino operators are failing to prevent money laundering and protect problem gamblers, the Gambling…

5 January 2018 Image copyright Reuters Image caption Russian Ambassador Vassily Nebenzia spoke with US Envoy Nikki Haley before the meeting Russia has fiercely criticised the US for convening the UN Security Council over protests in Iran. Russia's envoy Vassily Nebenzia said Iran should be left to "deal with its own problems" and that involving the council in an "internal affair" damaged the top …

James Bulger killer Jon Venables charged over indecent images 5 January 2018 Image copyright Merseyside Police Image caption Jon Venables was 10 when he and Robert Thompson killed James Bulger Jon Venables, one of the killers of toddler James Bulger, has been charged over indecent images of children. The…

James Bulger killer Jon Venables charged over indecent images 5 January 2018 Image copyright Merseyside Police Image caption Jon Venables was 10 when he and Robert Thompson killed James Bulger Jon Venables, one of the killers of toddler James Bulger in 1993, has been charged over indecent images of childr…

John Worboys: Parole reasoning 'should be public' 5 January 2018 Image copyright Metropolitan Police Image caption John Worboys was jailed in 2009 for a string of sex attacks on women in his taxi The chair of the House of Commons Home Affairs Committee Yvette Cooper has called on the Parole Board to publi…

'Taxi rapist' John Worboys to be freed from jail 4 January 2018 Image copyright Metropolitan Police Image caption John Worboys was jailed in 2009 for a string of sex attacks on women in his taxi One of the UK's most prolific rapists, John Worboys, is to be released from prison. Taxi driver Worboys carrie…

5 January 2018 Image copyright PA New car sales fell for the first time in six years last year with demand for diesel cars plunging by almost a fifth. In total, there were around 2.5 million cars registered, according to industry body the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). The figure was down 5.6% from 2016, while diesel sales fell 17% as higher taxes and pollution fears hit demand. SMMT chief executive Mike Hawes said he expected car sales to co…

Claim Trump aide warned of UK spying absurd, says Tony Blair 4 January 2018 Image copyright Reuters A claim that Tony Blair warned Donald Trump's aides UK intelligence may have spied on him is "categorically absurd", the former PM's office says. A new book says Mr Blair had shared a "juicy rumour" with the son-in-law of the US president, Jared Kushner, that campaign staff…

Schools 'should help children with social media risk' 4 January 2018 Media playback is unsupported on your device Media caption"Everyone's always Snapchatting you" - five children describe how they use social mediaSchools should play a bigger role in preparing children for social media's emotional demands as they move from primary to secondary school, England's children's commissioner says. Anne Longfield said she was…

'Taxi rapist' John Worboys to be freed from jail 4 January 2018 One of the UK's must prolific rapists, John Worboys, is to be released from prison. Taxi driver Worboys carried out more than 100 rapes and sexual assaults on women who were passengers in his cab after giving them drug-laced drinks. In 2009, he was convicted of 19 offences and ordered to serve at least eight years in jail. It is thought Worboys, who is …

Schools 'should help children with social media risk' 4 January 2018 Media playback is unsupported on your device Media caption"Everyone's always Snapchatting you" - five children describe how they use social mediaSchools should play a bigger role in preparing children for social media's emotional demands as they move from primary to secondary school, England's children's commissioner says. Anne Longfield said she was…

Schools 'should help children with social media risk' 4 January 2018 Media playback is unsupported on your device Media caption"Everyone's always Snapchatting you" - five children describe how they use social mediaSchools should play a bigger role in preparing children for social media's emotional demands as they move from primary to secondary school, England's children's commissioner says. Anne Longfield said she was…

Claim Trump aide warned of UK spying absurd, says Tony Blair 4 January 2018 Image copyright Reuters A claim that Tony Blair warned Donald Trump's aides UK intelligence may have spied on him is "categorically absurd", the former PM's office says. A new book says Mr Blair had shared a "juicy rumour" with the son-in-law of the US president, Jared Kushner, that campaign staff…

Claim Trump aide warned of UK spying absurd, says Tony Blair 4 January 2018 Image copyright Reuters A claim that Tony Blair warned Donald Trump's aides UK intelligence may have spied on him is "categorically absurd", the former PM's office says. A new book says Mr Blair had shared a "juicy rumour" with the son-in-law of the US president, Jared Kushner, that campaign staff…

Brexit: Corbyn's Labour 'aiding Tories', says Tony Blair 4 January 2018 Related TopicsBrexit Image copyright PA Tony Blair has attacked Labour's "timidity" on Brexit, saying it would deliver a departure from the EU designed by the "Tory right". He urged the party he once led to "nail" the "myths" of the Brexit campaign - and fight for the rights of voters to "think again"…