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East Midlands Airport escapes £12.5m parking price fixing fine 20 December 2016 From the section Nottingham Image copyright PA Image caption East Midlands Airport would have been fined £12.5m if it had not cooperated An airport has escaped a £12.5m fine by admitting it fixed car park prices with a fellow parking provider. East Midlands Airport broke competition law by telling Prestige Parking Limited not to charge below a minimum …

Nicola Sturgeon to set out Scottish Brexit proposals 20 December 2016 From the section Scotland politics Image copyright PA The Scottish government is to publish its proposals for future relations with Europe after the UK leaves the EU. At Bute House, Nicola Sturgeon will set out her proposals for access to the single market and new devolved powers for the Scottish Parliament. She will also provide an update to MSPs at Holyrood in the afternoon. Ms Sturgeon spoke to Theresa May on Monday, with the…

Queen to step down as patron of 25 charities 20 December 2016 From the section UK Image copyright Reuters Image caption She visited Battersea Dogs and Cats Home in March 2015, having been patron of the charity for nearly 60 years The Queen is to step down as patron of 25 national organisations at the end of her 90th birthday year, says Buckingham Palace. The patronages, including the NSPCC, Save the Children, Barnardo's and Batte…

Kevin Hicks: Boy who vanished 30 years ago was murdered, say police 20 December 2016 From the section London Image copyright Met Police Image caption Kevin Hicks disappeared on his way to the shops Police investigating the disappearance of a 16-year-old boy in south London more than 30 years ago say they now believe he was murdered. Kevin Hicks went out to buy some eggs for a school project in Croydon in March 1986 and was never s…

Amber Storm Barbara warning for Scotland 20 December 2016 From the section Highlands & Islands Image copyright Met Office The Met Office has issued an amber "be prepared" weather warning for large parts of Scotland for Friday and Christmas Eve. A yellow "be aware" warning is also in place for Scotland for Wednesday to Saturday. The Met Office said a storm, named Storm Barbara, could see winds gusting to 90mph over western and northern parts of Scotland. Forecasters have warned of possible disr…

Clara Markiewicz was diagnosed with cancer and given a 40% chance of survival when she was just four years old. Thanks to a clinical trial she survived but 15 years on she lives with nerve damage, stomach problems and phases of chronic fatigue syndrome. We've been speaking to her as part of BBC Radio 1 and BBC 1Xtra's Million Hours campaign. She tells Newsbeat "chemo destroys you as well as the cancer". Clara had acute myeloid leukaemia (AML). Leukaemia is cancer of the white blood cells. When it's acute it progresses rapidly and aggressively, and usually requires immediate treatment. She spent six months in hospital and tells us people are "surprised" about how …

Russian ambassador Andrei Karlov 'wounded' in gun attack in Turkey 19 December 2016 From the section Europe The Russian ambassador to Ankara, Andrei Karlov, has been shot and seriously injured while visiting an art gallery, Turkish media report. Several other people were reportedly also injured in the attack, a day after protests in Turkey over Russia's military intervention in Syria. View the full article

Travel strikes: Your questions answered 19 December 2016 From the section UK Image copyright Getty Images With pre-Christmas strikes planned for Southern Rail, British Airways and UK airport staff, thousands of travellers are set to be affected over the festive period. Here, we try to answer some of your questions. Are any other rail companies planning to strike over the Christmas period? Southern Rail is the only rail company affected by planned strike action, on Tuesday 20 December and 31 Decemb…

Prisoner James Whitlock admits Pentonville jail escape 19 December 2016 From the section London Image copyright Metropolitan Police Image caption James Whitlock has admitted breaking the bars on his cell window in order to escape A man has admitted breaking out of a north London prison. James Whitlock, 31, pleaded guilty to escaping from HMP Pentonville by removing the bars on his cell window on 7 November. Along with another pri…

Rose Polge inquest: Junior doctor had doubts over profession 19 December 2016 From the section Devon Image copyright Facebook Image caption Junior doctor Rose Polge took her own life A junior doctor who killed herself at the time of a strike by colleagues had doubts over continuing in the profession, an inquest has heard. The body of Rose Polge, 25, who worked at Torbay Hospital in Devon, was found in the sea east of Portland Bil…

HMRC faces 'challenges' over Scottish income tax 19 December 2016 From the section Scotland politics Image copyright Thinkstock Administering the new Scottish rate of income tax (SRIT) will present "significant challenges", a watchdog has warned. In its report, the National Audit Office (NAO) confirmed the HMRC failed to contact 420,000 people to confirm the accuracy of its records. HMRC began contacting potential Scottish taxpayers last December. But an error in the "design of HMRC's taxpayer ide…

Edlington boy torturer 'now a different person' 19 December 2016 From the section Sheffield & South Yorkshire Image caption The brothers moved to Edlington just three weeks before the attack to live with foster parents One of two teenage brothers who tortured two boys in South Yorkshire told a judge he was now "the opposite of that person who did the crimes". The siblings, then aged 10 and 11, carried out the "sadistic" attack in Edlington, near Doncaster, in 2009. Now a…

Media playback is unsupported on your device Football abuse victim: Telling mum 'broke her heart' 19 December 2016 Last updated at 15:45 GMT A football abuse victim has told BBC 5 live of the "heart-breaking" moment he finally revealed his ordeal to his 82-year-old mother. Paul Collins, who played briefly for Charlton Athletic, was groomed by former Chelsea scout Eddie Heath with free boots and holidays, after Heath found out Paul’s father was dead. The trauma Paul suffered led to him quitting the game early into his career. Paul told Adrian Chiles that he kept the secret from his family for more than three decades…

Birmingham, Bedford and Lewes prison riots followed 'low staffing warnings' 19 December 2016 From the section England Image copyright AFP/Getty Image caption Specialist teams were seen leaving the prison on Saturday A series of riots followed repeated warnings about low staffing levels across prisons, a watchdog has said. The National Council of Independent Monitoring Boards said the riot at HMP Birmingham was "yet more evidence" …