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New El Niño weather event likely this winter says WMO By Matt McGrath Environment correspondent 10 September 2018 Image copyright NOAA/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY Image caption …

Les Moonves resigns from CBS after sexual misconduct allegations 10 September 2018 Image copyright AFP Image caption Les Moonves is one of the most powerful men in US media …

Middle-aged should have 'drink-free' days, say campaigners By Laurel Ives BBC Health 10 September 2018 Image copyright Getty Images Image caption "Drink-free" days …

Swedish election: Vote held amid anti-immigration surge 9 September 2018 Related TopicsEurope migrant crisis Image copyright Reuters Image caption Immigration and asylum have been major issues in…

North Korea holds parade without ballistic missiles, reports say 9 September 2018 Image copyright AFP Image caption It is unclear whether Mr Kim (L) gave a speech …

Chuka Umunna tells Jeremy Corbyn to 'call off the dogs' 8 September 2018 Image copyright PA Labour MP Chuka Umunna has accused leader Jeremy Corbyn of driving centre-left MPs like himself out of the party. The MP - a leading member of the cross-party Pe…

Syria war: Idlib rebels targeted by 'fiercest raids in weeks' 8 September 2018 Related TopicsSyrian civil war Image copyright AFP Image caption The strikes targeted an area where the rebels are m…

Egypt sentences hundreds over 2013 pro-Morsi protests 8 September 2018 Image copyright EPA Image caption Hundreds were killed as security forces dispersed a sit-in at Rabaa al-Adawiya square in 20…

By Simon Read Personal finance reporter 8 September 2018 Image copyright Getty Images People being harassed by cold calls about PPI compensation or personal injury claims could gain some respite under new rules being introduced by the govern…

Divorce law: Ministers plan overhaul to cut 'antagonism' 7 September 2018 Image copyright Getty Images Divorce laws in England and Wales are set to be overhauled under government plans seeking to allow couples to split up more quickly and with less acrim…

British Airways probes customer data theft 7 September 2018 Image copyright Getty Images British Airways says it is investigating "as a matter of urgency" the theft of customer data from its website and mobile app. The airline said personal and financia…

Syria war: Iran, Russia and Turkey meet to discuss Idlib 7 September 2018 Related TopicsSyrian civil war Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionThe war in Syria could be about to enter its final stage The presidents of Iran, Russia and Turkey are holding a key summit in Tehran that could decide the fate of Syria's last major rebel str…

Jair Bolsonaro, Brazil's presidential front-runner, stabbed at rally 7 September 2018 Image copyright AFP/Getty Images Image caption Presidential candidate Jair Bolsonaro pictured after being stab…

Return to News 6 September 2018 A 34 year-old man has been named by US authorities as being involved in the 2017 WannaCry cyber attack, which affected the NHS and many other organisations across the UK. Park Jin Hyok, a North Korean programmer, has been charged by the US as a participant and member of the group which created the WannaCry ransomware and conducted cyber intrusions against multiple victims in the entertainment and financial sectors. The US charges relating to the WannaCry attack are the result of critical evidence obtained by the NCA’s National Cyber Crime Unit (NCCU), who were able to link this attack to others already being investigated by th…

Salisbury Novichok poisoning: UK to brief UN on Russian suspects 6 September 2018 Related TopicsRussian spy poisoning Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionThe trail taken by the Salisbury poisoning suspects UK officials will face their Russian counterparts later as they brief the UN Security Council on two men suspected of the Salis…