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MoD 'confidence' in Trident after test 'malfunction' 22 January 2017 From the section UK Image copyright MOD The Ministry of Defence says it has "absolute confidence" in the UK's nuclear weapons system despite reports of a malfunction during a test. The Sunday Times says an unarmed Trident missile fired from submarine HMS Vengeance near the Florida coast in June veered off course towards the US. The paper says the incident took place weeks before a crucial Commons vote on the future of Trident. …

Theresa May promises 'active' industrial strategy 22 January 2017 From the section Business Image copyright Reuters The prime minister is to unveil a new, more interventionist, industrial strategy on Monday, designed to boost the post-Brexit UK economy. The government will be "stepping up to a new, active role," Mrs May said. She will launch the new strategy at her first regional cabinet meeting, to be held in the north-west of England. Business leaders welcomed the plan which will focus on "sec…

Theresa May under pressure over Trident missile test 22 January 2017 From the section UK Media captionThe prime minister declined four times to answer questions about when she had been aware of the "misfire'"Theresa May is coming under pressure to say whether she knew about a reported misfire of the UK's nuclear weapons system before a crucial Commons vote. The Sunday Times says the missile veered off course during a test in June last year - weeks before the Commons voted to spend £40bn renewing Trident. Questioned by Andrew Marr, the PM refused to say four times if she had known…

Theresa May 'won't be afraid' to challenge Donald Trump 22 January 2017 From the section UK Politics Theresa May says she "won't be afraid" to tell Donald Trump if he says or does anything she feels is "unacceptable". The prime minister will be the first foreign leader to meet the US President since his inauguration when they hold talks in the White House on Friday. She told the BBC she wanted to build on the special relationship between the two countries and shared interests in areas like trade, security and defence. She insisted she had a …

Historical Institutional Abuse Inquiry: 'Widespread abuse' in children's homes 20 January 2017 From the section Northern Ireland Image copyright Thinkstock Image caption The Historical Institutional Abuse Inquiry (HIA) studied allegations of abuse in 22 homes and other residential institutions between 1922 to 1995 Children's homes run by church and charities in Northern Ireland were the scene of widespread abuse and mistreatment of…

Historical Institutional Abuse Inquiry: 'Widespread abuse' in children's homes 20 January 2017 From the section Northern Ireland Image copyright Thinkstock Image caption The Historical Institutional Abuse Inquiry (HIA) studied allegations of abuse in 22 homes and other residential institutions between 1922 to 1995 Children's homes run by church and charities in Northern Ireland were the scene of widespread abuse and mistreatment of…

Historical Institutional Abuse Inquiry: 'Widespread abuse' in children's homes 20 January 2017 From the section Northern Ireland Image copyright Thinkstock Image caption The Historical Institutional Abuse Inquiry (HIA) studied allegations of abuse in 22 homes and other residential institutions between 1922 to 1995 Children's homes run by church and charities in Northern Ireland were the scene of widespread abuse and mistreatment of…

Man evicted from hospital for blocking bed for two years 20 January 2017 From the section Norfolk Image caption The James Paget University Hospital said the man had been fit to be discharged A hospital applied for a court order to remove a patient who had occupied a bed "unnecessarily" for more than two years. The man, who cannot be named due to patient confidentiality, had refused to leave the James Paget University Hospital in Norfolk. The hospital said he had been "fit fo…

Six found alive in hotel after Italy avalanche 20 January 2017 From the section Europe Media caption"The quickest way through the wall of snow was on skis... the hotel was silent" - The BBC's James Reynolds reportsSix people have been found alive in Italy's Rigopiano hotel, two days after it was buried in an avalanche. Rescuers said the six survivors had been discovered buried under snow, but had not yet been extracted. "They are alive and we are talking to them," Luca Cari, a spokesperson for the fire service, told Reuters news agency. The deep avalanche buried the remote hotel…

Gambia crisis: Jammeh given last chance to resign as troops close in 20 January 2017 From the section Africa Image copyright Getty Images Image caption News of Adama Barrow's presidency was met with celebrations in the Gambian capital Banjul West African leaders have given Yahya Jammeh a final opportunity to relinquish power after Senegalese troops entered The Gambia. Mr Jammeh has been given until noon on Friday to leave office…

Man evicted from hospital for blocking bed for two years 20 January 2017 From the section Norfolk Image caption The James Paget University Hospital said the man had been fit to be discharged A hospital applied for a court order to remove a patient who had occupied a bed "unnecessarily" for more than two years. The man, who cannot be named due to patient confidentiality, had refused to leave the James Paget University Hospital in Norfolk. The hospital said he had been "fit fo…

Senegal troops enter The Gambia 19 January 2017 From the section Africa Senegalese troops enter The Gambia to back Adama Barrow as president as strongman Jammeh refuses to stand down 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 News App then details on how to do so are available on this help page. You can also follow @BBCBreaking on Twitter to get the latest alerts. View the full article

Elections to be held in Northern Ireland on 2 March 16 January 2017 From the section Northern Ireland Northern Ireland will go to the polls on 2 March to elect a new Assembly after the power-sharing executive collapsed over a botched green energy scheme. Stormont was plunged into crisis after the resignation of Martin McGuinness as deputy first minister last week. The catalyst was the Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) scheme, which is likely to cost taxpayers £490m. View the full article

May's 'positive discussion' with banks 19 January 2017 From the section Business Prime Minister Theresa May has had "positive discussion" with big banks about how they might be encouraged to stay in the the City of London. They talked about what had attracted them to London and "how we can continue to build on that for the future," Mrs May told the BBC's economics editor Kamal Ahmed, in Davos. Her remarks came as several big banks said they may move jobs out of London. Both HSBC and UBS have said they could relocate about 1,000 staff. …