Новости за 08.12.2016

Lawyer who brought charges of torture and murder against British troops admits misconduct charges.

Theresa May warms up the young crowd pantomime-style before switching on the No 10 Christmas lights.

A strike by train drivers on the Southern rail network will go ahead next week after a court ruling.

Artist Graham Short's tiny engravings of Jane Austen on four £5 notes could make anyone who finds one £20,000.

A mother told police signs of heroin might have been in her four-year-old daughter's system "because of passive smoking", a court hears.

McDonald's is to move its non-US tax base from Luxembourg to the UK, the firm says.

A student, expelled from university for taking part in anti-apartheid demonstrations in 1970, is finally awarded an honorary degree.

Gina Miller, the woman behind the Brexit legal challenge, has told the BBC she has employed security to protect herself.

Two people are feared dead after reports of stabbings in Ipswich.

A car is crushed after a bin lorry hits a car port, causing it to collapse.

The UK's energy firms have been holding on to nearly £4bn of their customers' money, according to figures obtained by the BBC.

No 10 says Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson's comments on Saudi Arabia were "not the government's view".

The scale of the terrorism threat to the UK is "unprecedented", the new head of MI6 says.

A six-year-old would understand why the government cannot trigger Brexit, the Supreme Court hears.

An MP moves colleagues to tears after revealing in the House of Commons that she was raped at the age of 14.

People aged between 50 and 70 should keep working to stay healthier for longer, England's chief medical officer says.

A former Celtic youth coach appears in court in Belfast charged with sexual activity with a child.

Leading female arts figures ask the government why Anthea Efunshile was blocked from Channel 4's board.

Councils cut spending on public libraries by £25m last year, new analysis shows.

The Labour MP Luciana Berger, who has suffered racial harassment online, says she is worried about the rise of far right extremists in the UK.

Motorists should legally be made to give way to cyclists when turning, cycling's governing body says.

An MP subjected to an online campaign of anti-Semitic abuse says she fears the far right is on the rise.

Thomas was diagnosed with prostate cancer after Errol McKellar - mechanic and cancer survivor - persuaded him to get a test during a visit to his garage.

Boris Johnson has accused Britain's ally, Saudi Arabia, of engaging in "proxy wars" in the Middle East.

The Supreme Court continues a landmark legal hearing into whether Parliament's consent is required before official Brexit negotiations can begin.