Detained Chinese artist Ai Weiwei has been allowed his very first contact with his family members considering that his arrest in Beijing far more than 40 days ago.
BBC News – House
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Sudan’s former rebels reject the election victory of an alleged war criminal in an oil-wealthy state, which has sparked fears of renewed conflict.
BBC News – House
The government is due to publish an updated strategy for tackling extremism and terrorism, which is expected to recommend targeting radicalism in prisons.
BBC News – Home
EU agriculture ministers are to hold emergency talks, as efforts continue to find the source of an E.coli outbreak which has killed 22 individuals.
BBC News – House
An MPs’ report warns of a potentially big funding gap for universities and highlights a range of new monetary risks.
BBC News – Residence
Some 80 Royal Marines are on standby off the coast of Yemen to assist with the probable evacuation of British civilians, the BBC has learned.
BBC News – Property
Neighbours of a mother and daughter found dead after a shooting in Essex express concerns that police could have prevented the deaths.
BBC News – Home
More than half of the 1.8m individuals who applied for the London 2012 Olympic Games tickets did not receive any in the ballot, BBC learns.
BBC News – Home
The initial 23 samples of bean sprouts from a German farm suspected of being the source of an E. coli outbreak test negative but further tests are pending.
BBC News – House
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) concludes that no modifications are required to UK economic policy in its latest assessment.
BBC News – Property