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Syria war: 'Israeli strike' hits military site near Damascus airport 27 April 2017 From the section Middle East Related Topics Syrian civil war Image copyright AFP Image caption A photo taken from a rebel-held town showed what appeared to be a blaze at Damascus airport …

Johnson: Difficult to say 'no' to Syria strike 27 April 2017 From the section UK Politics Image copyright Getty Images Image caption The US fired 59 cruise missiles at the Shayrat airbase Boris Johnson says it would be very difficult for the UK to refuse the US if it asked for support in another military stri…

General election 2017: Labour leader a 'mugwump', says Johnson 27 April 2017 From the section UK Politics Image copyright PA, AFP Boris Johnson has used his first intervention in the election campaign to mount the Conservatives' most personal attack yet on Jeremy Corbyn. Writing in The Sun, the foreign secretary accused the Labour leader of being a threat to the UK and descri…

General election 2017: Labour leader a 'mugwump', says Johnson 27 April 2017 From the section UK Politics Image copyright PA, AFP Boris Johnson has used his first intervention in the election campaign to mount the Conservatives' most personal attack yet on Jeremy Corbyn. Writing in The Sun, the foreign secretary accused the Labour leader of being a threat to the UK and descri…

Newcastle and West Ham raided in HMRC probe 26 April 2017 From the section England Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Newcastle United was one of the clubs raided Newcastle United and West Ham United's grounds have been raided in a fraud investigation. HMRC said it deployed 180 officers across the UK…

General election 2017: Labour promises pay rises for NHS staff By Nick Triggle Health correspondent 26 April 2017 From the section Health Image copyright Science Photo Library NHS staff will get higher pay and there will be no tuition fees for student nurses and midwives under a Labour government, the party is promising. Labour said the policies …

Teenage offender held in inhuman conditions, court hears By Danny Shaw Home affairs correspondent, BBC News 25 April 2017 From the section UK A teenage boy with "significant" mental health problems has been held in solitary confinement for four-and-a-half months, a court has heard. The boy, who is 16 and referred to as AB, was detained alone in his cell at Feltham Young Offenders Instituti…

General Election 2017: Labour to rip up Tory Brexit plan 24 April 2017 From the section UK Politics Related Topics Brexit Image copyright PA Labour say they would scrap Theresa May's Brexit plans and unilaterally guarantee the rights of EU residents before talks start, if they win power. While accepting the UK was leaving, …

Le Pen 'steps aside' as party leader 24 April 2017 From the section Europe Marine Le Pen says she's stepping aside as leader of far-right National Front party as she seeks French presidency This breaking news story is being updated and more details will be published shortly. Please refresh the page for the fullest version. If you want to receive Breaking News alerts via email, or on a smartphone or tablet via the BBC New…

Navy officer Michael Samwell's car theft death 'beyond criminal' 24 April 2017 From the section Manchester Image copyright GMP Image caption Michael Samwell served in the Royal Navy for 10 years The death of an ex-Royal Navy officer who confronted intruders breaking into his home has been described by police …

Navy officer Michael Samwell's car theft death 'beyond criminal' 24 April 2017 From the section Manchester Image copyright GMP Image caption Michael Samwell served in the Royal Navy for 10 years The death of an ex-Royal Navy officer who confronted intruders breaking into his home has been described by police …

France elections: Macron-Le Pen though to run-off, projections say 23 April 2017 From the section Europe Related Topics France presidential election 2017 Image copyright AFP/EPA Image caption The two face a run-off next month The centrist Emmanuel Macron an…

Man killed as thieves take car from outside his house 23 April 2017 From the section Manchester Image copyright GMP Image caption Mike Samwell and his wife Jess were woken by noises in their house in the middle of the night A former Royal Navy officer has been killed by thieves who stole his car from outside …

North Korea 'ready to sink' US aircraft carrier Vinson 23 April 2017 From the section Asia Image copyright AFP Image caption The Vinson battle group was conducting exercises with the Japanese navy in the Philippine Sea on Sunday North Korea is "ready to sink" a US aircraft carrier heading for the peninsula, s…

Bomb left outside Ardoyne school was designed to kill officers, say police 23 April 2017 From the section Northern Ireland Image caption Ch Supt Chris Noble said the device was "sizeable" and an attempt by dissident republicans to kill police officers Police have said a bomb which was left outside the gates of a primary school in north Belfast could have…