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Junior doctors' strike: Thousands protest against government plans to change work schedules
Doctors in dispute over new contracts and are providing emergency cover for two out of three 24-hour walkouts.
UK: Oxford Research Group warns of drone-led terrorist attacks
Drones converted into flying bombs could potentially target nuclear power stations.
Sian Blake murder: Arthur Simpson-Kent arrested in Ghana over deaths of EastEnders actress and children
Simpson-Kent was arrested in the coastal city of Takoradi armed with a 'knife and a spoon'.
Bradford mother jailed for trying to kidnap her children and place them under Isis rule in Syria
The woman wanted her children to grow up in a place where Sharia law was in force.
Boxing: Billy Joe Saunders reveals plan to fight Gennady Golovkin in the UK
The 26-year-old fighter admits he is keen to face unbeaten Kazakh star in Britain.
UK debt bubble: Families borrowing to get essentials puts debt at highest for five years
Consumer credit and student loans reached a record £319bn in the third quarter of 2015.
Sian Blake Murder: EastEnders actress and her two children died from 'head and neck injuries'
Sian Blake, and her two children Zachary Bilal Kent-Blake and Amon Ben George Kent-Blake were found at the family's London home on 6 January.
Cutting sugar in sweetened drinks will prevent one million cases of obesity
The move could also stop 300,000 cases of diabetes in the UK.
PS Now: Uncharted 3 and Journey among 48 new additions to streaming service
Sony bolsters PS Now line-up with 48 new games.
Labour reshuffle: Hilary Benn keeps his job as Emily Thornberry replaces Maria Eagle
The shadow Europe minister Pat McFadden was sacked for 'disloyalty'.
The labour market in 2016: The best countries to get a job in Europe revealed
Unsurprisingly, financially-troubled Greece is one of the hardest places to find employment.
Refugee crisis: 'UK must accept 3,000 children at risk from prostitution and drug trade'
Government faces second attack of the week over handling of the refugee crisis.
Over four million people in the UK live with diabetes says leading charity
Many patients have died 'before their time' due to a lack of awareness.
Labour reshuffle: Hilary Benn is 'safe' after Corbyn is warned he could trigger mass resignations
Two senior Labour sources said both Hilary Benn and chief whip Rosie Winterton are 'safe'.
UK: 'Trojan horse' head teacher in Birmingham banned from teaching indefinitely
A tribunal ruled Jahangir Akbar's behaviour amounted to 'misconduct of a serious nature'.
HSBC snaps ties with Islamic Relief over 'terror' fears
The charity expressed surprise at the decision but said other partners were helping it maintain supplies.
UK: David Cameron to boost affordable housing with 13,000 new homes
The government is rolling its sleeves up and directly getting homes built, said Cameron.
Argentina calls for talks with UK to settle Falkland Islands dispute
Buenos Aires says it wants long-running dispute resolved 'fairly and definitively'.
Shadow cabinet reshuffle: Hilary Benn and Andy Burnham offer to trade positions
Corbyn is expected to hold talks with colleagues today over a small number of changes.
Supermarket giants Morrisons, Tesco and Asda set to cut diesel to under £1 for first time in 7 years
Morrisons have already cut their prices 4 January bringing diesel in-line with petrol prices.
War on Isis: Islamic State threaten David Cameron as they execute five 'British spies' in propaganda video
Sick new video published by Isis features a British-sounding child who threatens to 'kill the kuffar'.
Cricket world mourning of young Sussex County bowler Matthew Hobden, aged 22
The cricketer was one of six pacemen who were to join the Potential England Performance Programme (PEPP) in South Africa this winter.
Two arrested after shootout in Hull McDonalds' car park
A Volkswagen Golf had its windows shot out in the St Andrews Quay McDonald's car park
UK railways: Paperless train travel in sight
Passengers will be allowed to use their bank cards or smartphones to authenticate a journey.
UK: Housing charity slams home builders for sitting on 600,000 plots of land
Shelter dubs housing market 'dysfunctional' over revelations at huge landbanks.
UK: 'You will get caught' warning to uninsured drivers as 118,500 cars seized in 2015
The figure marks an increase on last year as police outline a get-tough policy to the uninsured.
UK floods: Britons face £1bn bill for damage repair that insurance will not cover
Damage cost estimates come as the UK sees continued flooding caused by Storm Frank.
Oliver Letwin at centre of race row over comments made about black people in memo
Conservative minister Oliver Letwin said blacks would spend money on discos and drugs in 1985.
Auschwitz: Cambridge teens face trial after alleged theft of death camp artefacts on school trip
Guards at the infamous death camp say they spotted two pupils pocket rusted hair clipper and glass fragments.
UK high street footfall jumps 12% on Boxing Day
Visits to shopping centres were up 7.8% as businesses benefitted from the long Christmas weekend.

