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Manchester attack: CCTV shows bomber before arena blast 27 May 2017 From the section UK Image copyright Greater Manchester Police CCTV images showing suicide bomber Salman Abedi on the night he attacked Manchester Arena killing 22 people, have been been released by police. Fourteen locations are being searched and 13 people have been arrested on suspicion of terror offences.…

British Airways: Computer problems cause flight delays 27 May 2017 From the section UK Image copyright @TimReidCE Image caption Some passengers said they missed flights after BA's mobile app system went down Computer problems are causing delays for British Airways passengers worldwide, the airline has said. …

General election 2017: Corbyn links terror threat to wars abroad 25 May 2017 From the section Election 2017 Image copyright PA UK foreign policy would change under a Labour government to one that "reduces rather than increases the threat" to the country, Jeremy Corbyn is to say. As election campaigning resumes after the attack in Manchester, the Labour leader will point to lin…

Trump in Brussels for 'tough' Nato talks amid protests 24 May 2017 From the section Europe Image copyright AFP Image caption Demonstrations against the US president were held in Brussels US President Donald Trump is in Brussels for what his team are describing as "tough" talks with other members of the Nato m…

Trump to meet Pope and Italian leaders 24 May 2017 From the section Europe Image copyright AFP Image caption US President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump flew to Rome on Tuesday US President Donald Trump is due to hold talks with Pope Francis and Italy's top leaders in Rome on the third leg of his f…

Park Geun-hye: S Korea trial of impeached president begins 23 May 2017 From the section Asia Image copyright AFP South Korea's former President Park Geun-hye has pleaded not guilty at her trial for corruption, the latest stage in her dramatic fall from grace. The ousted president faces charges including bribery, abusing state power and leaking state secrets. In her first appe…

General election 2017: May defends revised social care plans 22 May 2017 From the section Election 2017 Theresa May has defended making changes to the Tories' social care manifesto pledge as critics called it a "manifesto meltdown". The PM told the BBC "nothing has changed" and claimed rival parties had been "trying to scare" elderly people. Her announcement that an overall cap on costs would be included in the Tories' o…

General election: Theresa May changes social care plans 22 May 2017 From the section Election 2017 Image copyright Science Photo Library Theresa May has said proposed changes to social care funding will include an option for an "absolute limit" on the money people will have to pay. The Conservatives ruled out a cap on total costs in last week's manifesto, instead saying no-one…

General election: Theresa May changes social care plans 22 May 2017 From the section Election 2017 Image copyright Science Photo Library Theresa May has said proposed changes to social care funding will include an option for an "absolute limit" on the money people will have to pay. The Conservatives ruled out a cap on total costs in last week's manifesto, instead saying no-one…

General election: Theresa May changes social care plans 22 May 2017 From the section Election 2017 Image copyright Science Photo Library Theresa May has said proposed changes to social care funding will include an option for an "absolute limit" on the money people will have to pay. The Conservatives ruled out a cap on total costs in last week's manifesto, instead saying no-one…

General election 2017: Labour brings forward tuition fees pledge 22 May 2017 From the section Election 2017 Image copyright PA Labour says it would bring forward its pledge to scrap tuition fees to include students starting university in England this autumn if it wins the election. The party also says students part-way through their courses would not have to pay for the remain…

General election 2017: Labour brings forward tuition fees pledge 22 May 2017 From the section Election 2017 Image copyright PA Labour says it would bring forward its pledge to scrap tuition fees to include students starting university in England this autumn if it wins the election. The party also says students part-way through their courses would not have to pay for the remain…

General election 2017: New warning over social care plans 22 May 2017 From the section Election 2017 Image copyright Science Photo Library Tory plans to change how social care is funded in England could be derailed by councils, a former minister has warned. The party wants to include the value of someone's home when deciding how much they must pay towards care at home - but al…

Tories 'won't look again' at social care plans 21 May 2017 From the section Election 2017 Damian Green has said the Tories will not rethink plans to fund social care in England, amid warnings they will go down badly with core Tory voters. The Work and Pensions Secretary said: "We have set out the policy, which we are not going to look at again." The Tory manifesto says elderly people requiring care in their own homes would have to meet the cost - but would be allowed to keep …

General election 2017: Labour steps up push for pensioner vote 20 May 2017 From the section Election 2017 Image copyright Getty Images Jeremy Corbyn has vowed to protect pensioners from Conservative "attacks" on their income as he steps up his push for older voters. The Labour leader claims pensioners will be £330 a year worse off under the plans set out in the Tory manifesto.…