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What will Trump do on his first day back in the White House?
The president-elect made a number of promises in an interview with NBC News
Assad's police threatened to bury me and my reporting. Now I'm back, and free
The BBC's Lina Sinjab - who fled Damascus 2013 as it was engulfed in war – reflects on her return to the city.
Labour council leader quits over alleged messages to Ukrainian refugees
Police are investigating Edinburgh councillor Cammy Day following an allegation of inappropriate behaviour.
Labour council leader quits over alleged sex messages to refugees
Police are investigating Edinburgh councillor Cammy Day following an allegation of inappropriate behaviour.
What Next for Syria?
Crowds gather at notorious Damascus prison, as Assad flees to Russia.
Owner 'not bothered' by XL bully attack on girl, 12
A court heard that the dog's owner, Justin Allison, didn't do anything to help the girl under attack.
Ariana Grande, Cynthia Erivo and Timothee Chalamet up for Golden Globes
Selena Gomez and Nicole Kidman are also among the contenders as Hollywood's award season kicks off.
Major water company uses accounting trick to inflate balance sheet by £1.68bn
A substantial Severn Trent Water investment is based on IOU notes - BBC Panorama finds.
Major water company uses accounting trick to inflate balance sheet by £1.68bn
A substantial Severn Trent Water investment is based on IOU notes - BBC Panorama finds.
Donald Trump says Prince William 'looks better in person'
Prince William met the president-elect after the re-opening of the Notre-Dame cathedral in Paris.
Donald Trump says Prince William 'looks better in person'
Prince William met the president-elect after the re-opening of the Notre-Dame cathedral in Paris.
Premier League official Coote sacked after investigation
Referees' body PGMOL sacks Premier League official David Coote following a "thorough investigation" into his conduct.
Premier League referee Coote sacked after investigation into his conduct
Referees' body PGMOL sacks Premier League official David Coote following a "thorough investigation" into his conduct.
Premier League official Coote sacked after investigation
Referees' body PGMOL sacks Premier League official David Coote following a "thorough investigation" into his conduct.
TikTok asks for emergency pause to looming US ban
The app says the Supreme Court - and incoming Trump administration - needs more time to consider the case.
UK could remove rebel group that led Assad's overthrow from terror list
Pat McFadden says any decision should be "swift" after the group led the overthrow of al-Assad rule.
Woman, 41, killed in dog attack in Aberdeen
Michelle McLeod was described by relatives as a much-loved mother and daughter.
What we know about Syria's notorious Saydnaya Prison
Thousands of people have been executed and tortured in the secretive prison since the 1980s.
Israel says it has bombed missile and chemical weapons facilities
The IDF also released photos of its personnel who crossed from the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights into the buffer zone where UN peacekeepers are based.
Google unveils 'mind-boggling' quantum computing chip
It solves in five minutes a problem computers now would need 10,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 years to work out, Google says.