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Child offenders need lifetime anonymity, says review 29 December 2016 From the section UK Image copyright PA Image caption Reoffending rates of young offenders see two thirds of those released committing another crime within one year Child criminals should be given life-long anonymity, a government-commissioned review has recommended. Ministers are considering introducing a law to indefinitely ban the media from identifying young …

Child offenders need lifetime anonymity, says review 29 December 2016 From the section UK Image copyright PA Image caption Reoffending rates of young offenders see two thirds of those released committing another crime within one year Child criminals should be given life-long anonymity, a government-commissioned review has recommended. Ministers are considering introducing a law to indefinitely ban the media from identifying young …

Carrie Fisher, Star Wars actress, dies aged 60 27 December 2016 From the section Entertainment & Arts Image copyright 20th Century Fox via AP Image caption Fisher became a global star through the blockbuster Star Wars series US actress Carrie Fisher, best known for her role as Princess Leia in the Star Wars series, has died aged 60, days after suffering a heart attack. Fisher was taken ill on a flight from London to LA on Frid…

US actress Debbie Reynolds dies, a day after daughter Carrie Fisher 29 December 2016 From the section Entertainment & Arts Image copyright AP Image caption Debbie Reynolds (left) with her daughter and fellow actress Carrie Fisher US actress Debbie Reynolds has died, a day after the death of her daughter Carrie Fisher, her son has announced. US media said the 84-year-old had a stroke. She was taken to a Los Angeles hospital ear…

Watership Down author Richard Adams dies aged 96 27 December 2016 From the section Entertainment & Arts Image caption Richard Adams has died aged 96 The author of Watership Down, Richard Adams, has died aged 96, his daughter has said. The tear-jerking classic tale about a group of rabbits in search of a new home after the destruction of their warren was first published in 1972. View the full article

'Middle age health crisis' warning 28 December 2016 From the section Health Image copyright Thinkstock Middle-aged people in England face a health crisis because of unhealthy lifestyles, experts have warned. Desk jobs, fast food and the daily grind are taking their toll, says Public Health England. Eight in every 10 people aged 40 to 60 in England are overweight, drink too much or get too little exercise, the government body warns. PHE wants people to turn over a new leaf in 2017, and make a pledg…

Wiggins - highlights from a memorable careerFive-time Olympic champion Sir Bradley Wiggins has announced his retirement from cycling aged 36. Britain's first Tour de France winner, in 2012, said he had fulfilled a "childhood aspiration" of making a career out of the sport. "I've met my idols and ridden alongside the best for 20 years," he said. "2016 is the end of the road for this chapter, onwards and upwards. Kids from Kilburn don't win Olympic golds and the Tour de France! They do now." Wiggins became Britain's most decorated Olympian in August when he won the team pursuit gold on the track in Rio, his fifth gold and eighth Olympic medal. He secured eight world ti…

Russia plane crash: Data recorder 'reveals faulty wing flaps to blame' 28 December 2016 From the section Europe Media captionInvestigators examine one of the aircraft's 'black box' flight recordersA flight data recorder from the Russian airliner that crashed into the Black Sea on Sunday has revealed that faulty flaps were to blame, Russian media say. The flaps, panels on the wings that help lift an aircraft, did not open in sync, a source close to the probe told the private Interfax news agency. The pro-Kremlin Life news website says this led the pilots to lose control as the pla…

Woman dies after A40 pile-ups involving up to 20 cars 28 December 2016 From the section Oxford Image copyright Ben Starkey/PA Image caption The A40 is closed between the B4047 and the A415 at Witney A woman has died and several others have been injured in four separate crashes involving more than 20 cars on the A40 in Oxfordshire. South Central Ambulance Service said the crashes happened within a mile-and-a-half-stretch between th…

Woman dies after A40 pile-ups involving up to 20 cars 28 December 2016 From the section Oxford Image copyright Ben Starkey/PA Image caption The A40 is closed between the B4047 and the A415 at Witney A woman has died and several others have been injured in four separate crashes involving more than 20 cars on the A40 in Oxfordshire. South Central Ambulance Service said the crashes happened within a mile-and-a-half-stretch between th…

Woman dies after A40 pile-ups involving up to 20 cars 28 December 2016 From the section Oxford Image copyright Ben Starkey/PA Image caption The A40 is closed between the B4047 and the A415 at Witney A woman has died and several others have been injured in four separate crashes involving more than 20 cars on the A40 in Oxfordshire. South Central Ambulance Service said the crashes happened within a mile-and-a-half-stretch between th…

'Middle age health crisis' warning 28 December 2016 From the section Health Image copyright Thinkstock Middle-aged people in England face a health crisis because of unhealthy lifestyles, experts have warned. Desk jobs, fast food and the daily grind are taking their toll, says Public Health England. Eight in every 10 people aged 40 to 60 in England are overweight, drink too much or get too little exercise, the government body warns. PHE wants people to turn over a new leaf in 2017, and make a pledg…

'Middle age health crisis' warning 28 December 2016 From the section Health Image copyright Thinkstock Middle-aged people in England face a health crisis because of unhealthy lifestyles, experts have warned. Desk jobs, fast food and the daily grind are taking their toll, says Public Health England. Eight in every 10 people aged 40 to 60 in England are overweight, drink too much or get too little exercise, the government body warns. PHE wants people to turn over a new leaf in 2017, and make a pledg…

Watership Down author Richard Adams dies aged 96 27 December 2016 From the section Entertainment & Arts Image caption Richard Adams has died aged 96 The author of Watership Down, Richard Adams, has died aged 96, his daughter has said. The tear-jerking classic tale about a group of rabbits in search of a new home after the destruction of their warren was first published in 1972. The writer, from Newbury in Berkshire, also wrote Shardik, The Plague Dogs and The Girl in a S…