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Brexit: Labour rebels to receive formal written warning 11 February 2017 From the section UK Politics Image copyright PA Image caption Jeremy Corbyn imposed a three-line whip on his MPs in the Brexit vote Labour frontbenchers who defied Jeremy Corbyn in the Commons Brexit vote will be sent a formal written warning over their behaviour but will not be sacked. Mr Corbyn had imposed a three-line whip on his MPs to vote to back Brexit…

£50m of cocaine found on Norfolk beaches 10 February 2017 From the section Norfolk Cocaine worth up to to £50m has been washed up on beaches in Norfolk, the National Crime Agency says. About 360kg (793lbs) of cocaine that has washed up on Hopton beach, near Great Yarmouth and a beach near Caister. A member of the public contacted Norfolk Police having discovered a number of holdalls on Hopton Beach. The seizure was referred to the National Crime Agency. If you want to receive Breaking News alerts via email, or on a smartphone or tablet vi…

£50m of cocaine found on Norfolk beaches 10 February 2017 From the section Norfolk Cocaine worth up to to £50m has been washed up on beaches in Norfolk, the National Crime Agency says. About 360kg (793lbs) of cocaine that has washed up on Hopton beach, near Great Yarmouth and a beach near Caister. A member of the public contacted Norfolk Police having discovered a number of holdalls on Hopton Beach. The seizure was referred to the National Crime Agency. If you want to receive Breaking News alerts via email, or on a smartphone or tablet vi…

Montpellier arrests: France police avert 'imminent' attack 10 February 2017 From the section Europe Image copyright AFP Image caption Anti-terror police raided the flat in Montpellier on Friday An "imminent" terror attack on French soil has been averted with the arrest of four suspects in Montpellier, Interior Minister Bruno Le Roux said. Three men and a girl of 16 were found with bomb-making materials by anti-terrorist police in …

NHS Health Check: Hunt says NHS problems 'unacceptable' By Nick Triggle Health correspondent 10 February 2017 From the section Health Media captionHealth Secretary Jeremy Hunt says he has a plan to ease pressure on the NHSHealth Secretary Jeremy Hunt has conceded the NHS in England is facing "completely unacceptable" problems. He said there was "no excuse" for some of the difficulties highlighted during the BBC's NHS week, and the government had a plan to help hospitals cope. A series of reports have revealed lengthening waits in A&E and patients…

High Court challenge to UK's child refugee efforts 10 February 2017 From the section UK Related Topics Europe migrant crisis Image copyright Getty Images Image caption A child at the refugee camp north of Athens Campaigners will challenge the government's handling of the arrival of unaccompanied child refugees from Europe, at a High Court hearing later. Campaigners say mini…

Syria war: Russian air strike kills Turkey soldiers 9 February 2017 From the section Middle East Related Topics Syrian civil war President Vladimir Putin has apologised after a Russian air strike accidentally killed three Turkish soldiers in northern Syria, Turkey says. The soldiers were supporting Syrian rebels in efforts to capture the city of al-Bab from so-called Islamic State. It is part of a broader offensive by Turkey to push IS and Kurdish fighters away from Turkey's southern bo…

A&E figures for January 'worst ever', leaked data suggests By Dr Faye Kirkland and Philippa Roxby BBC News 9 February 2017 From the section Health Image copyright PA Record numbers of patients spent more than four hours in accident and emergency units in England in January, figures leaked to the BBC suggest. During a difficult winter for the NHS, January appears to be the worst performing month since the four-hour target was introduced. The figures also suggest rec…

A&E figures for January 'worst ever', leaked data suggests By Dr Faye Kirkland and Philippa Roxby BBC News 9 February 2017 From the section Health Image copyright PA Record numbers of patients spent more than four hours in accident and emergency units in England in January, figures leaked to the BBC suggest. During a difficult winter for the NHS, January appears to be the worst performing month since the four-hour target was introduced. The figures also suggest rec…

A&E figures for January 'worst ever', leaked data suggests By Dr Faye Kirkland and Philippa Roxby BBC News 9 February 2017 From the section Health Image copyright PA Record numbers of patients spent more than four hours in accident and emergency units in England in January, figures leaked to the BBC suggest. During a difficult winter for the NHS, January appears to be the worst performing month since the four-hour target was introduced. The figures also suggest rec…

House of Lords given abolition warning over Brexit bill 9 February 2017 From the section UK Politics Image caption Some Conservative MPs applauded after the result was announced The House of Lords has been warned its existence will be put at risk if it attempts to block the Brexit bill, after MPs voted to pass it unamended. The bill - to give the government the authority to trigger Article 50 - was approved by 494 votes to 122 in the Commons, and now moves to the Lords. A go…

House of Lords given abolition warning over Brexit bill 9 February 2017 From the section UK Politics Image caption Some Conservative MPs applauded after the result was announced The House of Lords has been warned its existence will be put at risk if it attempts to block the Brexit bill, after MPs voted to pass it unamended. The bill - to give the government the authority to trigger Article 50 - was approved by 494 votes to 122 in the Commons, and now moves to the Lords. A go…

Socialite Tara Palmer-Tomkinson found dead 8 February 2017 From the section London Image copyright PA Image caption Tara Palmer-Tomkinson rose to fame in the 1990s Socialite Tara Palmer-Tomkinson has been found dead. The former Sunday Times columnist and reality TV star, 45, had received treatment in 2016 for a non-malignant brain tumour. Officers were called to her flat in Bramham Gardens, South Kensington, at 13:40 GMT. A woma…