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Tax internet firms over extremist content, says Ben Wallace 31 December 2017 Image copyright Reuters Internet companies should face a tax punishment for failing to deal with the threat of terrorism in the UK, Security Minister Ben Wallace has said. Mr Wallace said firms such as Facebook, Google and YouTube were too slow to remove radical content online, forcing the governm…

Tax internet firms over extremist content, says Ben Wallace 31 December 2017 Image copyright Reuters Internet companies should face a tax punishment for failing to deal with the threat of terrorism in the UK, Security Minister Ben Wallace has said. Mr Wallace said firms such as Facebook, Google and YouTube were too slow to remove radical content online, forcing the governm…

New Year Honours 2018: Barry Gibb, Ringo Starr and Darcey Bussell head list 29 December 2017 Related TopicsNew Year Honours 2018 Image copyright Getty Images, PA Bee Gees singer Barry Gibb and Beatles drummer Ringo Starr have been knighted, and Strictly judge Darcey Bussell made a dame, in the New Year Honours. Ex-Deputy PM Nick Clegg and War Horse novelist Michael Morpur…

New Year Honours 2018: Praise for stars on list 30 December 2017 Related TopicsNew Year Honours 2018 Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionFamous names from music, drama, science and sport are among the 1,123 people named on the 2018 honours listThose listed in the New Year Honours have been praised, with Sir Paul McCartney congratulating "best drummer, best pal" Ringo Starr on his award. The Beat…

New Year Honours 2018: Barry Gibb, Ringo Starr and Darcey Bussell head list 29 December 2017 Related TopicsNew Year Honours 2018 Image copyright Getty Images, PA Bee Gees singer Barry Gibb and Beatles drummer Ringo Starr have been knighted, and Strictly judge Darcey Bussell made a dame, in the New Year Honours. Ex-Deputy PM Nick Clegg and War Horse novelist Michael Morpur…

By Dearbail Jordan Business reporter 29 December 2017 Image copyright AFP UK stock markets climbed to new highs on the final day of trading for 2017. Both the FTSE 100 index of leading blue chip companies and the FTSE 250 reached new records at the close of trading. US stock markets have also hit new peaks over the year, helped by Donald Trump's sweeping tax…

North Korea: South seizes ship amid row over illegal oil transfer 29 December 2017 Image copyright AFP Image caption The Lighthouse Winmore filled up with oil to take to Taiwan but never went there, it is alleged South Korea has revealed it seized a Hong-Kong registered ship last month suspected of supply…

UK weather: More snow brings 'nasty' travel conditions 29 December 2017 Image copyright @Nikster2k Snow, ice and winds are expected to cause "nasty" travel conditions in parts of the UK. The temperature plunged to -12C at Loch Glascarnoch in the Scottish Highlands overnight. Heavy snowfall has forced Glasgow airport to "temporarily" suspend flights. Snow has also fall…

UK weather: More snow brings 'nasty' travel conditions 29 December 2017 Image copyright @Nikster2k Snow, ice and winds are expected to cause "nasty" travel conditions in parts of the UK. The temperature plunged to -12C at Loch Glascarnoch in the Scottish Highlands overnight. Heavy snowfall has forced Glasgow airport to "temporarily" suspend flights. Snow has also fall…

Bronx fire: Twelve die in New York apartment block blaze 29 December 2017 Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionEyewitnesses say they heard people screaming and saw others waiting to be rescuedAt least 12 people have been killed and four others critically injured in a fire at an apartment building in the Bronx borough of New York. New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said the fire was the deadliest i…

Drunk tanks may become norm, NHS boss warns 'selfish' revellers By Nick Triggle Health correspondent 29 December 2017 Image copyright Getty Images Drunk tanks may have to become the norm in towns and cities to keep "selfish" revellers out of A&E, the head of the NHS in England says. Simon Stevens said he would be closely monitoring how th…

Drunk tanks may become norm, NHS boss warns 'selfish' revellers By Nick Triggle Health correspondent 29 December 2017 Image copyright Getty Images Drunk tanks may have to become the norm in towns and cities to keep "selfish" revellers out of A&E, the head of the NHS in England says. Simon Stevens said he would be closely monitoring how th…

Drunk tanks may become norm, NHS boss warns 'selfish' revellers By Nick Triggle Health correspondent 29 December 2017 Image copyright Getty Images Drunk tanks may have to become the norm in towns and cities to keep "selfish" revellers out of A&E, the head of the NHS in England says. Simon Stevens said he would be closely monitoring how th…

Apple apologises for slowing older iPhones down 28 December 2017 Image copyright Reuters Image caption The company has announced a range of measures to "regain the trust" of customers Apple has apologised after facing criticism for admitting it deliberately slows down some ageing iPhone models. The compa…

Missing student Sophie Smith: Possible CCTV sighting 28 December 2017 Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionSophie Smith vanished from her home in Avondale Road, Gorleston, dressed in just a vest top and shortsPolice have been scouring CCTV in an effort to locate a student who has been missing since Boxing Day. Sophie Smith, 21, left her home in Gorleston, Norfolk, dressed in shorts and a vest top …