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Media playback is unsupported on your device The Cub scouts turn 100 15 December 2016 Last updated at 23:25 GMT A look back at the history of the Cub scouts over the last century. View the full article

Media playback is unsupported on your device Three-person babies approved in UK 15 December 2016 Last updated at 22:42 GMT Babies made from two women and one man have been approved by the UK's fertility regulator. Hannah Smith is one of those that will benefit. View the full article

Media playback is unsupported on your device Southern rail strike: Angry commuters protest at DoT 15 December 2016 Last updated at 22:32 GMT Talks aimed at stopping Friday's 24-hour strike on the Southern rail network have ended with no deal, the operator says. About 250 of the affected passengers are now protesting outside the Department of Transport, calling for the Transport Secretary, Chris Grayling to resolve the issue or resign. Commuters Brad and Martin, who organised the protest, spoke to the BBC's Mark Ashdown. View the full article

Riba House of Year award won by 'Wallace and Gromit' home 15 December 2016 From the section Edinburgh, Fife & East Scotland Image copyright Keith Hunter Image caption Riba said the five-level Murphy House was filled with tricks and surprises A "whimsical" terraced home in Edinburgh has been named the Royal Institute of British Architects (Riba) House of the Year. The five-level house, by Richard Murphy Architects, was a "deepl…

Media playback is unsupported on your device Shirley Oaks ex-residents to get 'abuse' payouts 15 December 2016 Last updated at 21:42 GMT A former resident of a council-run children's home in south London has told the BBC of abuse he suffered at the hands of a teacher there in the 1950s. Twenty-seven men have been named as alleged paedophiles in a report by the Shirley Oaks Survivors Association. Its report covers the period from the 1950s to the closure of the network of homes in 1983. Lambeth Council says it is preparing to pay compensation to every ex-resident, because all were judged to be at risk. BBC home affai…

US hacking could inspire UK attack, cyber chief warns 15 December 2016 From the section UK Image caption Ciaran Martin said that GCHQ had taken measures to protect the 2015 UK general election against hacking The man responsible for Britain's cyberdefences says a suspected hacking campaign to influence the US election could inspire attacks on the UK. Ciaran Martin, chief executive of the National Cyber Security Centre, said it may have created "a perception that this is a suc…

US F35 fighters to deploy from Royal Navy aircraft carrier 15 December 2016 From the section UK Image copyright Getty Images Image caption British and US F35s were photographed together on a training mission in July US and UK F35 fighters are to deploy alongside each other when the Royal Navy's new aircraft carrier begins her first operational tour in 2021. Defence Secretary Sir Michael Fallon has signed an agreement with his US c…

Media playback is unsupported on your device Drone footage of Oldham Maple Mill fire 15 December 2016 Last updated at 18:52 GMT Drone footage of a former cotton mill being consumed by fire has been released. People may have been sleeping inside Maple Mill, in Oldham, when it was engulfed in a huge blaze, the fire service said. Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service (GMFRS) said it had been "made aware" homeless people have been sleeping in the mill in Oldham. About 100 nearby homes were evacuated as up to 80 firefighters tackled the fire, which broke out at 04:15 GMT. View the full article

Boy, 7, asks for 'peace in Syria' in Santa letter 15 December 2016 From the section Nottingham Image copyright PA Image caption In the letter, Aarush Anand said: "The only thing I want for Christmas is peace, like in Syria." A seven-year-old boy has penned a Christmas letter to Santa asking for peace in Syria instead of presents. Aarush Anand, a pupil at Nottingham High School, wrote the letter on Wednesday as part of an exercise …

Five-year-old Sunderland supporter Bradley Lowery has terminal cancer, but he scored a penalty for his beloved Black Cats in the warm-up against Chelsea on Tuesday night. Now fans have started a campaign to try to make his strike December's Premier League goal of the month. READ MORE: Mascot joy for terminally ill boy Pictures courtesy of the Premier League View the full article

Boris Johnson summons Russia and Iran ambassadors 15 December 2016 From the section UK Politics Related Topics Syrian civil war Image copyright PA Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson has summoned Russia and Iran's UK ambassadors to discuss his "concern" over the countries' actions in Syria. He said they had "failed" to uphold "humanitarian law", by not helping aid to get through to Aleppo when it was under siege. Nearly 1,000 people have been ev…

Karen Danczuk's rapist brother jailed for 15 years 15 December 2016 From the section Manchester Image copyright Greater Manchester Police Image caption Michael Burke was convicted of eight rapes and another serious sexual offence The brother of Karen Danczuk has been jailed for 15 years for a series of sex attacks on her and two other victims. Michael Burke, 37, from Rochdale, was earlier found guilty of eight counts of rape and a…

Media playback is unsupported on your device The pie at night: Meat and potato treat 'sent into space' 15 December 2016 Last updated at 17:12 GMT A meat and potato pie attached to a weather balloon has been "sent into space". The pioneering pastry - believed to be the first ever launched into the stratosphere - was launched from Wigan earlier. Space enthusiasts have attached a camera and tracking equipment and monitor the pie's progress as it soars above the Earth's crust. The aim is to see if its journey, of up to about 100,000 feet, changes the molecular structure of the pie. Pie-makers from St Helens who were com…