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Spending Review: George Osborne to pledge housing cash amid cuts 25 November 2015 From the section UK Politics Media captionWhat to expect in the Spending ReviewGeorge Osborne is to set out government spending plans up to 2020 later, which will include billions of pounds in cuts but also new money for housebuilding. The Autumn Statement and Spending Review will detail £20bn of cuts to Whitehall budgets and £12bn to welfare. But the chancellor will pledge almost £7bn to make housebuilding a priority, with more than …

Babies born at weekends 'have higher death risk' By Nick Triggle Health correspondent 25 November 2015 From the section Health Image copyright PA Babies born in hospitals in England at the weekends have a "significantly" greater chance of dying than those born on weekdays, researchers say. A study of more than 1.3 million births found there were just over seven deaths per 1,000 babies delivered at weekend…

Turkey downing of Russia jet 'stab in the back' - Putin 24 November 2015 From the section Middle East Media captionThis video shows a plane falling to the ground on the Syrian border with TurkeyRussian President Vladimir Putin has bitterly condemned the downing of a Russian jet on the Turkey-Syria border. He described it as a "stab in the back" committed by "accomplices of terrorists". Turkey says its jets shot at the plane after warning that it was violating Turkish airspace. But Moscow says it never strayed f…

Canada to resettle 25,000 refugees by end of February 2016 24 November 2015 From the section US & Canada Image copyright AP Image caption The government had originally planned to resettle 25,000 by year's end The newly elected Liberal government in Canada will resettle 10,000 Syrian refugees by the end of the year and 15,000 by the end of February. The governmen…

Paris attacks: 'Suicide bomb belt' dumped on street 24 November 2015 From the section Europe Image copyright AFP Image caption The suspected explosives belt was found in a dustbin in the Montrouge district French police are examining what appears to be a suicide bomb belt dumped on a Paris street, 10 days after the attacks that killed 130 people. It is said to resem…

Tunisia bus of presidential guards targeted in blast 24 November 2015 From the section Africa Image copyright Reuters Image caption The prime minister is visiting the site of the blast An explosion has hit a bus carrying presidential guards in Tunisia's capital, Tunis, officials say. At least 12 people have been killed in the blast, the interior ministry said. The …

UK bomb plotter sentenced to 40 years in US jail 24 November 2015 From the section US & Canada Image copyright Handout A Pakistani man extradited from the UK to the US has been sentenced to 40 years in jail for plotting attacks in several countries. Abid Naseer, 28, was sentenced by a federal judge in New York. US authorities said he had been part of a plot to attack Manchester, New York City and Copenhagen. In March, a jury fou…

Paris attacks: Hollande and Obama to intensify anti-IS push 24 November 2015 From the section Europe Image copyright AFP Image caption Police at Los Angeles airport: The US is tightening security with a worldwide alert The fight against so-called Islamic State (IS) will dominate talks in Washington shortly as French President Francois Hollande meets US President Bara…

Vatican leaks scandal: Five face trial in Holy See 24 November 2015 From the section Europe Image copyright Reuters Image caption Journalists Gianluigi Nuzzi (L) and Emiliano Fittipaldi wrote about allegations of the misuse of charitable and other funds Five people have gone on trial in the Vatican accused of leaking and publishing secret documents revealing mismanag…

Migrants spend night stuck on Macedonia border 24 November 2015 From the section Europe Image copyright AP Image caption Groups of migrants are camping outside, trying to warn up around bonfires on a cool night Scores of migrants are spending another night stuck on the Greece-Macedonia border after they were not allowed to continue their journey. Groups of people ha…

Burundi violence: US to place sanctions on officials 24 November 2015 From the section Africa Image copyright Reuters Image caption At least 240 people have been killed since April and thousands have fled the country The United States is to put sanctions on four current and former officials in Burundi in connection with the continuing violence there. They include th…

US issues rare global travel alert over terror threats 23 November 2015 From the section US & Canada Image copyright Reuters Image caption The alert comes as Belgian authorities say the capital Brussels will stay on its highest terror alert level for another week The US has issued a rare global travel alert for its citizens in response to "increased terrorist thr…

Crimea hit by power blackout and Ukraine trade boycott 23 November 2015 From the section Europe Image copyright Reuters Image caption Anti-Russian activists were accused of sabotaging four electricity pylons near Crimea Ukraine has suspended deliveries of goods to Crimea, where a power blackout has caused major disruption. Only essential services and government offi…

Migrant crisis: 'Iranians' sew lips shut in border protest 23 November 2015 From the section Europe Image copyright AFP Image caption The men - some of whom appear to be from Iran's Kurdish minority - sewed their mouths shut and scrawled messages on their foreheads and chests Migrants stuck on the border between Greece and Macedonia sewed their lips together to prote…