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Britain First has announced it is to launch a “direct action campaign against Muslim elected officials” targeting “where they live, work, pray”. http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/britain-first-muslim-elected-officials_uk_574352c4e4b0e71ef36d9617?b52pke8u54myousor What a bunch of idiots, I sometimes think Britain First must be a parody of another group, what are they hoping to achieve with their silly stunts? Surely most people In this country can see what they really are?

Didcot power station collapse: Halted recovery work 'a national scandal' 24 May 2016 From the section Oxford Image copyright Thames Valley Police Image caption The plant was set for demolition when it collapsed in February The failure to recover the bodies of three men killed when Didcot power station collapsed is a "national scandal", their families' MP has…

Islamic State group recruited practising NHS doctor By Steve Swann, Daniel Sandford & Riam Dalati BBC News 24 May 2016 From the section UK Image copyright Issam Abuanza An NHS doctor left his family in the UK and joined the Islamic State militant group in Syria, the BBC has learned from leaked IS recruitment papers. Issam Abuanza, 37 - who gained a licence to practise medicine in the UK in 200…

Man dies after crash involving digger near Rutherglen 24 May 2016 From the section Glasgow & West Scotland A man has died after a crash involving a car and a heavy agricultural vehicle which was towing a digger. The incident, which also involved five other cars and a bus, happened in Fernhill Road on the outskirts of Glasgow at 11:05. The car driver was pronounced dead at the scene. The male driver of the agricultural vehicle is in a serious condition in hospital. …

Syria conflict: IS 'destroyed helicopters' at T4 base 24 May 2016 From the section Middle East Related Topics Syrian civil war Media captionStratfor analyst Sim Tack: "This was indeed an IS (Islamic State) attack, rather than an accidental explosion"New satellite imagery appears to reveal extensive damage to a strategically significant airbase in central Syria used by Russian forces after an attack by so-called Islamic State (IS). Four helicop…

Tunisia tourism: Ambassador urges FCO to relax travel warning 24 May 2016 From the section UK Image caption Beaches in Sousse have been all but deserted since last year's terror attack Tunisian officials have urged the UK government to relax its advice warning against all but essential travel to the country, after a 90% drop in British visitors in the first part of 2016. The guidance has been in place s…

Greece begins moving migrants from Idomeni camp 24 May 2016 From the section Europe Image copyright AFP Image caption Buses will take the migrants and asylum seekers to better facilities Greece has begun evacuating thousands of stranded migrants from the makeshift Idomeni camp on its northern border with Macedonia. The operation began at dawn and witnesses r…

Dog fighting: Campaigners call for action against owners By Tom Symonds Home Affairs correspondent 24 May 2016 From the section UK Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Pit Bulls are among the breeds of dog banned in the UK Campaigners want tougher penalties for dog fighting, amid concerns about its prevalence on Britain's s…

Brazil crisis: Leaked tape forces minister Romero Juca out 24 May 2016 From the section Latin America & Caribbean Image copyright AP Image caption Romero Juca (left) is one of acting President Michel Temer's closest advisers A close ally of Brazilian acting President Michel Temer is stepping aside in a new political scandal. Planning Minister Romero Juca…

EgyptAir Flight MS804 from Paris to Cairo 'disappears from radar' 19 May 2016 From the section Africa Image copyrightAP Image captionThe missing plane is an EgyptAir A320-232 registered as SU-GCC, pictured here in 2014 the sectio An EgyptAir flight from Paris to Cairo has disappeared from radar, the Egyptian airline says. It says there are 59 passengers and 10 crew members on board Flight MS804. The aircraft was flying at 37,000ft (11,300m) when it went missing over the eastern Mediterranean. An official said the plane lost contact with radar at 02:45 Cairo time …

Austria 'rejects far-right president, electing Van der Bellen' 23 May 2016 From the section Europe Independent candidate Alexander Van der Bellen has won Austria's presidential election, preventing Norbert Hofer from becoming the EU's first far-right head of state, the BBC has been told. Mr Hofer led narrowly after Sunday's election but postal votes counted on Monday gave Mr Van der Bellen victory. Mr Van der Bellen campaigned on a pro-EU platform, backed by the Green Party. Mr Hofer, of the Freedom Party, had tapped into anti-EU sentiment and fears about rising numbers of asylum seekers. Sharp d…

Takeaway nut curry death: Restaurant owner Mohammed Zaman guilty 23 May 2016 From the section England Image caption Mohammed Zaman was owner of the Indian Garden restaurant in Easingwold where Paul Wilson ordered a takeaway curry A "reckless" restaurant owner has been found guilty of killing a customer who had an allergic reaction to a curry. Paul Wilson, 38, suffered a severe anaphylactic shock in Janu…

Syria conflict: Deadly blasts rock Assad strongholds 23 May 2016 From the section Middle East Image copyright AP Image caption Near-simultaneous car and suicide bombings hit the main bus station in Tartous At least 78 people have been killed in a series of bomb attacks in two government strongholds on Syria's Mediterranean coast, state media say. A suicide b…

Barack Obama to lift US arms embargo on Vietnam 23 May 2016 From the section Asia Media captionPresident Obama said lifting the arms embargo would remove "a lingering vestige of the Cold War"President Barack Obama has announced the US is fully lifting its embargo on sales of lethal weapons to Vietnam, its one-time enemy. Speaking during a visit to communist Vietnam and talks with its leaders, Mr Obama said the move removed a "lingering vestige of the Cold War". The US is trying to bolster its relationship w…