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Restaurant staff 'should keep their tips' 2 May 2016 From the section Business comments Media captionShould restaurants be forced to give tips to your waitress?Waiting staff should receive their tips in full and it should be clearer to customers that gratuities are optional, the business secretary has said. Sajid Javid said tips had to "go to the people you intended it to go to" and announced proposals to stop or limit employer deductions from them. It follows claims that some restaurant chains were …

Thousands 'not told about' do not resuscitate orders 2 May 2016 From the section UK Image copyright Science Photo Library Thousands of people are having "do not resuscitate" orders imposed on them without their families' consent, an audit of dying patients has found. The Royal College of Physicians' audit of 9,000 patients found one in five families had not been told orders had been imposed on their relative. Prof Sam Ahmedza…

Zika virus: Risk higher than first thought, say doctors By Wyre Davies BBC News, Rio de Janeiro 2 May 2016 From the section Latin America & Caribbean Media captionExperts say Zika could be behind many other damaging neurological conditionsThe mosquito-borne Zika virus may be even more dangerous than previously thought, scientists in Brazil say. Leading doctors have told the BBC that Zika could be behind more damaging neurological conditions, affecting one in five pregnant wo…

Holyrood 2016: Independence row dominates TV debate 1 May 2016 From the section Scotland Election 2016 Media captionThe question of Scottish independence dominates the last televised debate between the leaders of Holyrood's main political partiesThe prospect of a second referendum on Scottish independence has dominated the final TV debate between the leaders of the country's five main parties. SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon and Patrick Harvie of the Scottish Greens argued it would be undemocratic to rule out a …

Ken Livingstone suspended by Labour Party in 'anti-Semitism' row 28 April 2016 From the section UK Politics Media captionLabour MP John Mann confronts Ken Livingstone as tensions rise over anti-Semitic claims.Ken Livingstone has been suspended by the Labour Party over comments he made while defending an MP at the centre of an anti-Semitism row. The ex-London mayor will be investigated for "bringing the party into disrepute". Labour MP John Mann, who accused Mr Livingstone of being a "Nazi apologist" in a c…

Shia protesters storm Iraq parliament 30 April 2016 From the section Middle East Iraqi Shia activists have stormed parliament in protest against ongoing deadlock in approving a new cabinet. Hundreds of supporters of Shia cleric Moqtada al-Sadr broke through gates of the protected Green Zone after MPs again failed to convene for a vote. The protesters are reported to have begun ransacking parliament buildings. Mr Sadr wants PM Haider al-Abadi to press ahead with a plan to replace ministers with non-partisan technocrats. View the full article

Labour to launch anti-Semitism inquiry 29 April 2016 From the section UK Politics Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn is to announce an independent inquiry into anti-Semitism, his party has said. The inquiry, to be chaired by the former director of campaign group Liberty, Shami Chakrabarti, will "consult widely with the Jewish community and other minority representatives" on all forms of racism, Labour said. View the full article

Germany AdF meeting: Clashes before far-right conference 30 April 2016 From the section Europe Image copyright Reuters Image caption Close to 1,000 police officers were deployed Hundreds of left-wing demonstrators have tried to block people entering a far-right party conference in the German city of Stuttgart. The Alternative fur Deutschland (AfD) party is …

Kenya flooding: At least seven dead in building collapse 30 April 2016 From the section Africa Media captionThe seven-storey building collapsed after heavy rainsRescuers in the Kenyan capital Nairobi are searching for dozens of people feared trapped after the collapse of a seven-storey building in heavy rain. TV coverage from the scene showed a crowd gathering at the Huruma residential estate as rescuers dug for survivors. At least seven people are known to have died. The Red Cross criticised "chaotic scene…

Syria conflict: Temporary partial truce comes into effect 30 April 2016 From the section Middle East Image copyright Reuters Image caption Rebel-held areas of Aleppo were reported to have been hit by airstrikes throughout Friday A partial truce known as a "regime of calm" has come into effect in most parts of Syria apart from in the divided second city of Ale…

Donald Trump speech delayed by protesters in California 30 April 2016 From the section US Election 2016 Media captionThere have been widespread protests in California against Donald Trump's candidacyHundreds of protesters broke through barricades and threw eggs at police outside a California hotel where Republican Party front-runner Donald Trump was due to address the state's Republican convention. The demonstrations in the city of Burlingame temporarily delayed a speech by the billionaire businessman. Beca…

Norway helicopter crash: 13 killed near Bergen 29 April 2016 From the section Europe Media captionEmergency services try to reach the site of the crashThirteen people are presumed dead after a helicopter crashed west of the Norwegian city of Bergen, rescuers say. Eleven of those on board were Norwegian, one was British and one Italian. No survivors have been found. A major rescue operation was launched but ended within hours of the crash. Meanwhile Norway's civil aviation authority has imposed a flight ban…

SA to review Zuma corruption case 29 April 2016 From the section Africa South Africa court approves review of 2009 decision to drop hundreds of corruption charges against President Zuma 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

US man Kim Dong-chul jailed for spying in North Korea 29 April 2016 From the section Asia Image copyright Reuters Image caption Kim has said he is a naturalised US citizen who used to live in Virginia North Korea has sentenced a US man to 10 years of hard labour for spying. Kim Dong-chul, a 62-year-old naturalised US citizen born in South Korea, was arrested…

Labour 'must improve' battle against anti-Semitism 29 April 2016 From the section UK Politics Media captionJeremy Corbyn tells John Pienaar: There is no crisisShadow home secretary Andy Burnham has criticised his party for failing to deal effectively with allegations of anti-Semitism made against Labour. Mr Burnham said comments made by Ken Livingstone, claiming Hitler supported Zionism "before he went mad", were ill-advised, offensive and distasteful. Mr Livingstone was suspended by the party, a day after …