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Oil prices in reverse amid Opec call 25 January 2016 From the section Business Image copyright Getty Images Oil prices tumbled again on Monday, eroding last week's gains, as Opec called for co-operation from oil-producing nations outside the cartel. Brent crude fell 4.1% to $30.86 a barrel following a 10% rise on Friday, while US oil shed 4.7% to $30.68. The slide came as the head of Opec called for all oil-producing nations …

Explorer Henry Worsley dies in Antarctic crossing 25 January 2016 From the section UK Image copyright Shackleton Foundation Explorer Henry Worsley has died after suffering exhaustion and dehydration during an attempt to cross Antarctica. The ex-Army officer, 55, was 30 miles short of his goal of becoming the first person to cross the continent unaided. In a statement, his wife Joanna said she felt "heartbroken sadness". Mr Wo…

Zika virus: Outbreak 'likely to spread across Americas' says WHO By James Gallagher Health editor, BBC News website 25 January 2016 From the section Health Image copyright Felipe Dana The Zika virus is likely to spread across nearly all of the Americas, the World Health Organization has warned. The infection, which causes symptoms including mild fever, conjunctivitis and headache, has already bee…

Fifty dead and thousands stranded as cold snap hits East Asia 25 January 2016 From the section Asia Media captionAsia cold snap: why is it freezing in the region?A cold snap sweeping across East Asia has led to more than 50 deaths in Taiwan and stranded at least 60,000 tourists in South Korea. Taiwanese media reported a rash of deaths from hypothermia and cardiac disease following a sudden drop in temperature over the weekend. Meanwhile heavy snow forced the closure of the airport on the Korean holiday isla…

MH370 search team loses sonar detector mapping seabed 25 January 2016 From the section Asia Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Much of the search is focussed on sonar mapping of the sea floor The Australian team looking for missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 has lost the sonar detector they were using for their search. On Sunday, the deep-water d…

IS in Afghanistan: We will bury them, says President Ghani 25 January 2016 From the section Asia Media captionAshraf Ghani : "This could be a point of no return for Daesh - we will bury Daesh"Afghan President Ashraf Ghani has promised to "bury" the Islamic State (IS) militant group, whose local offshoot has clashed with government forces and Taliban fighters. In a BBC interview, Mr Ghani said IS was "not an Afghan phenomenon" and its atrocities had "alienated the people". "Afghans are now motivated by reven…

UK is 'vulnerable' to next Ebola outbreak By James Gallagher Health editor, BBC News website 25 January 2016 From the section Health Image copyright SPL The UK is vulnerable to epidemics such as Ebola because of a gaping hole in the country's ability to manufacture vaccines, a group of MPs has warned. The Science and Technology Committee said the UK "lacks the capacity" to produce enough to protec…

Paris attacks: Islamic State group 'releases video of attackers' 24 January 2016 From the section Middle East Image copyright Reuters Image caption Abdelhamid Abaaoud is believed to have been the ringleader of the attacks A video apparently showing some of the suspected Paris attackers in the Middle East has been posted online, a group monitoring jihadist act…

Former police officers are being promised more money and excitement in ‘crass’ job adverts for the unit investigating allegations of misconduct by British troops Full Story - Daily Mail

Wada report: Three things learned from doping scandalAdidas, the IAAF's biggest sponsor, has told athletics' world governing body it is to terminate their sponsorship deal four years early, the BBC has learned. The sportswear giant informed the IAAF of its decision - understood to be a direct result of the doping scandal sweeping the sport - earlier this week. Sources have told the BBC the move will result in tens of millions of dollars in lost income to the IAAF. And it is sure to come as a major blow for embattled president Lord Coe. Neither Adidas nor the IAAF have made any comment. The BBC understands Adidas informed the IAAF in November it was considering endi…

South Africa: Nelson Mandela's friend Goldberg seeks ANC clearout 24 January 2016 From the section Africa Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Mr Goldberg called for a leadership clearout of the ANC Veteran African National Congress (ANC) activist Denis Goldberg has called for leaders of the party to be replaced. In a BBC interview, he alleged that the…

Academy diversity pledges welcomed by Hollywood 24 January 2016 From the section Entertainment & Arts Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Cheadle (left) and Damon appeared together in the Ocean's Eleven film series Pledges made to double the number of female and minority members of the organisation behind the Oscars have been welcomed by Hollywood …

Syria refugee children calls 'considered' by government 24 January 2016 From the section UK Politics Image caption The UK has promised to resettle 20,000 Syrian refugees by 2020 The government is looking at calls to take in thousands of unaccompanied refugee children who have made it into Europe, a Cabinet minister says. Charities have been calling on the UK to help 3,000 child refugees as part of its r…

Iran eyes Boeing plane purchases as sanctions end 24 January 2016 From the section Business Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Boeing is one of the companies which could profit from the end of international sanctions on Iran Iran is considering buying planes from US manufacturer Boeing as it moves to upgrade its fleet following the removal of UN sanct…

Snowbound US eastern seaboard begins to dig out 24 January 2016 From the section US & Canada Media captionThe BBC's Laura Bicker reports on the snowstorm sweeping the USMillions of people in the US eastern seaboard are waking to a thick blanket of snow that has paralysed transport links in New York and Washington DC. As householders dug themselves out of drifts up to 40in (102cm) deep, the hazards of shovelling snow were brought home by at least six deaths. A further 12 people have died in other snow-re…