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John McDonnell: Intervention key to post-Brexit prosperity 26 September 2016 From the section UK Politics Image copyright PA A future Labour government would intervene in the economy to bring about a "manufacturing renaissance", shadow chancellor John McDonnell is to say. Digital advances are encouraging firms to return to the UK but the Conservatives are "too blinkered by their ideology" to take advantage, he will tell the party's conference. Labour, he will say, will not stand by and let industri…

David Cameron 'let down' by Theresa May, says former PM aide 25 September 2016 From the section UK Politics Image copyright PA Image caption David Cameron felt let down by Theresa May, Sir Craig Oliver said Former PM David Cameron felt "badly let down" by Theresa May during the EU referendum campaign, his former director of communications has said. Sir Craig Oliver, a former key aide to Mr Cameron, said the then home secretary Mr…

Syria conflict: Russia 'may have committed war crime' - Johnson 25 September 2016 From the section Middle East Related Topics Syrian civil war Media captionBoris Johnson: "Russians respond to the idea ... that they are in the dock in the court of international opinion"UK Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson has suggested Russia may have committed a war crime in Syria if it was behind an attack on an aid convoy near Aleppo. He told the BBC's Andrew Marr Show that it was right to ask whether Russian forces had deliberately…

Police to release bodycam footage of Keith Scott shooting 24 September 2016 From the section US & Canada Media captionWife's video of Charlotte police shooting of Keith Scott. This video has distressing scenes and strong language.Police in Charlotte, North Carolina, say they will release officer bodycam and dashcam footage of a controversial shooting of a black man last week. Calls for the footage have mounted in the four days since the shooting, and the decision follows the release of footage shot by the victim's wife. The family of victim Keith Scott say he was carrying a b…

Junior doctors' strike action called off 24 September 2016 From the section Health Series of five-day strikes by junior doctors over next three months called off, British Medical Association confirms 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

Network Rail fined £4m over level crossing death of actress 21 September 2016 From the section Suffolk Image caption Olive McFarland (centre) appeared in the BBC costume drama The Three Daughters of M Dupont in 1958 Network Rail has been fined £4m over the death of a former film actress at a level crossing. Brenda McFarland, known as Olive, was killed in August 2011 when she was hit by a train at the Gipsy Lane crossing in Needham Market, Suffolk. The 82-year-old appeared al…

NHS doctors to declare income from private work 20 September 2016 From the section Health Image copyright PA NHS doctors in England are to be made to declare their income from private work which will be published in a hospital register from April. NHS England chairman Sir Malcolm Grant told the Times there needed to be greater transparency to avoid conflicts of interest after leading a review. Sir Malcolm de…

Syria conflict: Air strikes leave Aleppo 'without water' 24 September 2016 From the section Middle East Media captionA baby boy is rescued from the rubble in Aleppo after a second day of heavy bombing, as Quentin Sommerville reportsIntensified attacks on the Syrian city of Aleppo have left nearly two million people without water, the UN says. The UN children's agency says fierce strikes on Friday prevented repairs to a damaged pumping station supplying rebel-held eastern areas of the city. In retaliation, the agency says, a nearby station pumping water to the rest of Aleppo has b…

Labour leadership: Corbyn and Smith await election result 24 September 2016 From the section UK Politics Image copyright PA Image caption Mr Smith has said he will not serve under Mr Corbyn if he is re-elected The outcome of the Labour leadership election between Jeremy Corbyn and Owen Smith will be announced later. The winner will be unveiled in Liverpool where the party is preparing to hold its annual conference. Mr Smith's cha…

Theresa May: Troops must be protected from legal system abuse 23 September 2016 From the section UK Politics Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Theresa May met the Chief of the Defence Staff Air Chief Marshal Stuart Peach and other senior military officers Every effort must be made to stop the legal system being abused over allegations of serious misconduct by UK troops, Theresa May has said. The PM told defence chiefs she…

Johnson: Brexit talks 'probably' to begin in early 2017 22 September 2016 From the section UK Politics Image caption Mr Johnson was a key campaigner for Leave side in the EU Referendum campaign The UK will "probably" begin formal negotiations to leave the European Union early in 2017, Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson has told the BBC. The foreign secretary said it was still "subject for discussion" but the "Article 50 letter" would be produced "probably in the early part" of 2…

Attack on Yahoo hit 500 million users 22 September 2016 From the section Technology Image copyright Flickr Hackers stole information from about 500 million users from Yahoo, the company has confirmed. The breach occurred in late 2014 and included swathes of personal identifiable information, as well as “unencrypted security questions and answers”. It did not include any credit card data, the site said, adding it believed the attack was state-sponsored. In July, Yahoo was sold to US telecoms gian…

Syria conflict: Warplanes set rebel-held Aleppo ablaze 22 September 2016 From the section Middle East Related Topics Syrian civil war Image copyright Thiqa agency Image caption Video from the pro-opposition Thiqa news agency showed a blaze lighting up the night sky Rebel-held areas of the northern Syrian city of Aleppo saw the heaviest air strikes in months overnight…

M40 Beaconsfield crane fire: One lane to be 'closed all day' 22 September 2016 From the section Beds, Herts & Bucks Image copyright Highways England Image caption The blaze, which involved a 96-tonne crane, started just before 21:30 BST on Wednesday Cars were trapped on the southbound M40 in Buckinghamshire overnight after a crane burst into flames, closing the motorway, The 96-tonne crane exploded into a fireball just before …