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Syria aid convoys: Two guilty over terror funding By Dominic Casciani Home affairs correspondent 23 December 2016 From the section UK Image copyright North East CTU Image caption Syed Hoque (left) and Mashoud Miah (right) were both convicted of funding terrorism Two UK men have been convicted of using Syria aid convoys to funnel cash to extremists in the war zone. The Muslim community-led convoys beca…
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Syria aid convoys: Two guilty over terror funding By Dominic Casciani Home affairs correspondent 23 December 2016 From the section UK Image copyright North East CTU Image caption Syed Hoque (left) and Mashoud Miah (right) were both convicted of funding terrorism Two UK men have been convicted of using Syria aid convoys to funnel cash to extremists in the war zone. The Muslim community-led convoys beca…
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Disruption as Storm Barbara starts moving across Scotland 23 December 2016 From the section Highlands & Islands Image copyright Met Office Image caption Met Office weather warnings for Storm Barbara and Boxing day's Storm Conor Storm Barbara has started crossing Scotland, causing power cuts, school closures and difficult travelling conditions. The highest wind speeds are forecast for the Western Isles, Skye, the north west …
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Disruption as Storm Barbara starts moving across Scotland 23 December 2016 From the section Highlands & Islands Image copyright Met Office Image caption Met Office weather warnings for Storm Barbara and Boxing day's Storm Conor Storm Barbara has started crossing Scotland, causing power cuts, school closures and difficult travelling conditions. The highest wind speeds are forecast for the Western Isles, Skye, the north west …
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Disruption as Storm Barbara starts moving across Scotland 23 December 2016 From the section Highlands & Islands Image copyright Met Office Image caption Met Office weather warnings for Storm Barbara and Boxing day's Storm Conor Storm Barbara has started crossing Scotland, causing power cuts, school closures and difficult travelling conditions. The highest wind speeds are forecast for the Western Isles, Skye, the north west …
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Berlin attack suspect Anis Amri killed in Milan 23 December 2016 From the section Europe The Berlin market attack suspect Anis Amri has been shot dead by police in Milan, Italian state prosecutors say. The man was approached by police during a routine patrol in the Sesto San Giovanni area of Milan at around 03:00 on Friday (02:00GMT). The fingerprints of the dead man match those of the Tunisian main suspect in the truck bombing in Berlin on Monday which killed 12 people, reports say. Germany has been on high alert after the attack which left 49 injured. Separately, police arrested two people in t…
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Deutsche Bank agrees $7.2bn penalty with US regulators 23 December 2016 From the section Business Image copyright Getty Images Germany's Deutsche Bank says it has agreed a $7.2bn (£5.9bn) payment to US authorities over an investigation into mortgage-backed securities. The sum, which needs final approval, is far lower than the $14bn the US had asked the bank to pay in September. That looming fine had caused concerns that a failure of the bank could pose a risk to the global financial system. The…
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Swaleside Prison: Wing reclaimed after inmates take control 23 December 2016 From the section England Image copyright SWNS Image caption Inmates have taken over part of a wing inside the jail from where this picture is believed to have been sent Part of a prison wing that was taken over by about 60 inmates has been reclaimed, the Prison Service has said. Specialist "Tornado" teams were sent into HMP Swaleside after a disturbance b…
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Swaleside Prison: Wing reclaimed after inmates take over wing 23 December 2016 From the section England Image copyright SWNS Image caption Inmates have taken over part of a wing inside the jail from where this picture is believed to have been sent Part of a wing of a prison that was taken over by about 60 inmates has been reclaimed, the Prison Service has said. Specialist "Tornado" teams were sent into HMP Swaleside after a distur…
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Swaleside Prison: Wing reclaimed after inmates take over wing 23 December 2016 From the section England Image copyright SWNS Image caption Inmates have taken over part of a wing inside the jail from where this picture is believed to have been sent Part of a wing of a prison that was taken over by about 60 inmates has been reclaimed, the Prison Service has said. Specialist "Tornado" teams were sent into HMP Swaleside after a distur…
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Egypt delays UN resolution on Israel as Trump talks to President Sisi 23 December 2016 From the section Middle East Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Mr Trump's strong support for Israel is reciprocated, as this placard in Tel Aviv showed in November Egypt has suddenly delayed a vote on its UN resolution condemning Israeli settlements in the West Bank as Donald Trump intervened in the debate. A US official told the BBC th…
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Swaleside Prison: Inmates 'take over' jail wing 22 December 2016 From the section England Image caption Swaleside Prison, on the Isle of Sheppey, holds more than 1,100 men Prisoners have taken control of a wing at prison in Kent with up to 60 inmates involved, the Prison Officers Association (POA) has said. The association said there was an "ongoing disturbance" at the category B training prison HMP Swaleside. POA chairman Mike Rolfe said the extent of the disturbance was un…
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Swaleside Prison: Inmates 'take over' jail wing 22 December 2016 From the section England Prisoners have taken control of a wing at prison in Kent with up to 60 inmates involved, the Prison Officers Association (POA) has said. The association said there was an "ongoing disturbance" at the category B training prison HMP Swaleside. POA chairman Mike Rolfe said the extent of the disturbance was unclear but fires have been lit. He said: "We are not sure how bad it is yet but we understand 60 prisoners have taken control of 'A' wing there." He ad…
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Trump wants expanded nuclear capability 22 December 2016 From the section US & Canada US should "strengthen and expand" its nuclear capacity, says US President-elect Donald Trump 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
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Margaret Hampshire worked as a tribunal judge when she forged a will with her husband Alan Hampshire An ex-judge and her husband have been jailed for forging a will to inherit a cottage and stealing thousands of pounds for renovations. Ex-solicitor Margaret Hampshire and husband Alan admitted faking the will of Martin Blanche, who died in 2007. The couple then stole £23,000 from a cousin of Mrs Hampshire over whom she held power of attorney. A judge at Nottingham Crown Court jailed them for six months and said it was a "shameful and astonishing crime". While Mrs Hampshire, 69, was still working as a tribunal judge, the couple forged the will of il…
