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NHS cyber-attack: Experts strive to restore NHS computers 13 May 2017 From the section Health Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionExperts discuss the attack: "The most terrifying thing about this is how simple it is."IT experts are "working round the clock" to restore NHS computer systems hit by Friday's ransomware attack. Ciaran Martin, head of the UK's cyber security agency, said it was doing "eve…

NHS cyber-attack: Experts strive to restore NHS computers 13 May 2017 From the section Health Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionExperts discuss the attack: "The most terrifying thing about this is how simple it is."IT experts are "working round the clock" to restore NHS computer systems hit by Friday's ransomware attack. Ciaran Martin, head of the UK's cyber security agency, said it was doing "eve…

FBI chief sacking: 'Four to be interviewed' to replace Comey 13 May 2017 From the section US & Canada Image copyright Getty Images Image caption The FBI is conducting an inquiry into alleged Russian meddling in the US election The first interviews to find a replacement for fired FBI Director James Comey t…

General election 2017: Labour pledges in 'manifesto leak' 10 May 2017 From the section UK Politics Labour's draft general election manifesto has reportedly been leaked, including plans to nationalise the energy industry and abolish tuition fees. The Mirror and the Daily Telegraph both say they have copies of the document, which has yet to be formally signed off. Labour would not comment on leaks. View the full arti…

Girl, 11, dies after Drayton Manor theme park fall 9 May 2017 From the section Stoke & Staffordshire Image copyright Tom Goodwin Image caption Emergency services rushed to the park after reports that someone had fallen in the water on a ride An 11-year-old girl has died on a school trip after falling from…

Drayton Manor theme park ride closed in major incident 9 May 2017 From the section Stoke & Staffordshire Image copyright Tom Goodwin Image caption Emergency services went to the park after reports that someone had fallen in the water on the Splash Canyon ride An 11-year-old girl has died on a school trip…

Girl, 11, dies after Drayton Manor theme park fall 9 May 2017 From the section Stoke & Staffordshire Image copyright Tom Goodwin Image caption Emergency services rushed to the park after reports that someone had fallen in the water on a ride An 11-year-old girl has died on a school trip after falling fro…

FBI Director James Comey 'terminated' by Trump 9 May 2017 From the section US & Canada Image copyright Getty Images US President Donald Trump has dismissed FBI director James Comey, White House says. "Today, President Donald J Trump informed FBI Director James Comey that he has been terminated and removed from office," said a White House statement. The surprise move comes…

General election 2017: Labour and Lib Dems pledge school cash 10 May 2017 From the section UK Politics Image copyright PA Labour and the Lib Dems are both making multibillion pound funding pledges to tackle school cash shortages in England. Labour says it would raise corporation tax to spend £4.8bn on keeping up with rising costs, and £335m so no schools lost out from a fundin…

General election 2017: Labour and Lib Dems pledge school cash 10 May 2017 From the section UK Politics Image copyright PA Labour and the Lib Dems are both making multibillion pound funding pledges to tackle school cash shortages in England. Labour says it would raise corporation tax to spend £4.8bn on keeping up with rising costs, and £335m so no schools lost out from a fundin…

General election 2017: PM vows to end 'rip-off' energy bills 8 May 2017 From the section Election 2017 Image copyright British Gas Theresa May has vowed to end the "injustice" of rising energy costs by including a cap in the Conservative general election manifesto. The PM said the energy market "is not working", with vulnerable people worst hit by "rip-off" bills. Industry fi…

Election 2017: Labour rules out tax rises for 95% of earners 6 May 2017 From the section UK Politics Image copyright AFP Image caption Only the top 5% of earners will pay more tax, Labour will say Labour is pledging not to raise income tax for those earning less than £80,000 a year as part of a "personal tax …

Tories will keep pledge to cut migration to 'tens of thousands' 7 May 2017 From the section UK Politics Image copyright PA The Conservatives will once again promise to cut net migration to the "tens of thousands" in their election manifesto, the BBC understands. On Sunday, Home Secretary Amber Rudd refused to say whether the pledge - which was in the 2010 and 2015 Tory manifes…