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Dublin weigh-in murder: Continuity IRA claims murder of David Byrne By Vincent Kearney BBC News NI Home Affairs Correspondent 8 February 2016 From the section Europe Image copyright Independent.ie / INM / Splash News Image caption Three of the gunmen wore police-style SWAT team uniforms and were armed with AK47 assault rifles Dis…

Storm Imogen lashing parts of England and Wales 8 February 2016 From the section UK Media captionFierce winds whipped up giant waves and left homes without powerMore than 13,000 homes are without power after Storm Imogen brought heavy rain and winds of up to 96mph to parts of southern Britain. South-west England, south and mid-Wales and the Midlands have borne the brunt so far, with eastern areas set to be hit later. The strongest gust was recorded at The Needles off the Isle of Wight. Rail services are d…

Taiwan earthquake: Woman and man rescued from collapsed building 8 February 2016 From the section Asia Media captionDrone footage showed the building felled by the earthquakeTwo people have been pulled alive from the ruins of an apartment building two days after it collapsed in a powerful earthquake in Tainan City in Taiwan. The first was a woman who was officials said was found lying underneath the body of her husband. Their two-year-old son was found dead nearby. Shortly later, a man was also rescued ali…

New refugee camps go up inside Syria as Turkey stems flow 8 February 2016 From the section Middle East Media captionRichard Forest: "The situation is a confusing one"Turkish aid workers have been setting up tents and distributing supplies for thousands of new Syrian refugees kept from entering Turkey at the border. Some 35,000 people fled a Syrian government offensive in the Aleppo area last week, trying to enter Turkey's Kilis border region. But Turkey has so far closed the border to most of them despite a…

Haiti president steps down without successor in place 8 February 2016 From the section Latin America & Caribbean Image copyright Reuters Image caption President Martelly has stepped down without a successor in place Haiti's President Michel Martelly has stepped down at the end of his term amid tension over how he is to be replaced. No successor has yet b…

Taiwan earthquake: Anger over building 'faults' 7 February 2016 From the section Asia Image copyright Reuters Image caption Rescuers pulled 20-year-old Huang Kuang-wei out alive after more than a day An investigation has been launched into the construction of a Taiwanese apartment complex toppled by Saturday's earthquake. Most of the 32 confirmed to have die…

UN Security Council vows new sanctions after N Korea's rocket launch 7 February 2016 From the section Asia Media captionJohn Sudworth: North Korea's thinking behind launch might be to get increased leverage over US and ChinaThe UN Security Council has strongly condemned North Korea's launch of a long-range rocket. After an urgent meeting in New York, the council said it would soon adopt a new sanctions resolution in response. Pyongyang said it fired the rocket to place a satellite in orbit - but critics bel…

Spain breaks up 'IS jihadist cell' 7 February 2016 From the section Europe Image copyright EPA Image caption Spanish police say their investigation - launched in 2014 - is ongoing Spanish police have arrested seven people with suspected links to so-called Islamic State (IS) and other jihadist groups, officials say. The suspects were held in raids in the citi…

North Korea rocket launch: UN Security Council to meet 7 February 2016 From the section Asia Media captionJohn Sudworth: North Korea's thinking behind launch might be to get increased leverage over US and ChinaThe UN Security Council is to hold an emergency meeting later following North Korea's launch of a long-range rocket. The meeting was requested by South Korea, Japan and the US to agree on a collective response to the launch. Pyongyang said it fired the rocket to place a satellite in orbit, but critics…

EU calls on Turkey to let Syrian refugees cross border 7 February 2016 From the section Middle East Image copyright AP Image caption Turkey insists there is no need to let the Syrians in Officials in the EU have urged Turkey to let in tens of thousands of Syrian refugees trapped on its border at Kilis after fleeing fighting. EU foreign policy chief Federica …

Jeremy Hunt to outline 'paperless NHS' plans 7 February 2016 From the section Health Image copyright Thinkstock Image caption Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt will detail how a "paperless" NHS will make services more convenient The government has launched its latest attempt to improve the use of technology in the NHS in England. The aim is to create a paperless …

North Korea 'fires long-range rocket' 7 February 2016 From the section Asia North Korea fires long-range rocket in defiance of warnings - South Korea 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 @BB…

Taiwan earthquake: Scores trapped in rubble in Tainan 6 February 2016 From the section Asia Media captionRupert Wingfield-Hayes: "There are still people missing inside the rubble"A total of 132 people remain trapped under the rubble of an apartment block in the south Taiwanese city of Tainan after an earthquake, officials say. Rescue teams with sniffer dogs and listening devices have worked through the night to find survivors in the ruins of the 17-storey block. Fourteen people are confirmed dead followin…

US election 2016: Republicans in New Hampshire TV debate 6 February 2016 From the section US Election 2016 Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Donald Trump is ahead in the polls but came second in Iowa Seven Republicans seeking the party's nomination to run for the White House are due to return to the stage in the latest TV debate. Ted Cruz will be lo…