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The reasons are often "outside of our control", writes the home secretary in newspaper article. from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2ApbpTc via IFTTT

Figures show 62% of councils did not take action against people misusing blue badge permits. from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2AhkLAj via IFTTT

They are being held on suspicion of attempted murder after a man suffered life-threatening wounds. from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2GMEHRd via IFTTT

It can pick up preventable heart problems - and more people should be getting the routine check. from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2BPezPL via IFTTT

After years of "broadcasting" to just his wife, an amateur radio presenter's wish is coming true. from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2SovyiV via IFTTT

Lederhosen and dirndl dresses are making a comeback in Austria. from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2AmkSL1 via IFTTT

Fishers can no longer discard fish to avoid busting quota - but that could put boats off the water. from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2ApOAyD via IFTTT

A top Republican says the president remains determined to defeat the Islamic State group in Syria. from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2SrBV5i via IFTTT

Passengers across the South are warned to expect disruption as staff stage a 24-hour walkout. from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2R1vxVu via IFTTT

Sheikh Hasina wins a third consecutive term in a vote marred by violence and claims of vote rigging. from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2EWFJbC via IFTTT

Outgoing chief of staff John Kelly appears to contradict the US president on the border wall plan. from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2EXMmcP via IFTTT

Seaborne Freight was founded less than two years ago and has never run a ferry service before. from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2EWL0jw via IFTTT

Nasa's New Horizons spacecraft is all set for its dramatic encounter with a far-off icy world. from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2Tk2vNU via IFTTT

There's more front-page criticism of the home secretary over migrants in the Channel, while the Sun interviews battered Strictly star AJ Pritchard. from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2rZrNVJ via IFTTT

A look at the year's most influential hashtags used by women on social media. from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2RntUB7 via IFTTT

From the ridiculous to the more ridiculous, here are the weird stories that caught our eye this year. from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2s3oDAp via IFTTT

Dylema leads us through key events on the continent this year in a specially commissioned poem. from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2BZzjVp via IFTTT

A selection of the best photos from across and about Africa this year. from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2GIKAyK via IFTTT

Clashes between ruling party and opposition supporters have resulted in 17 deaths. from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2Sv4fni via IFTTT

London has endured a year which has seen its homicide total reach its highest level since 2008. from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2AmXgFY via IFTTT

Eli Melki looks for traces of a relative who was killed at 33 during a wave of attacks against eastern Turkey's Christians. from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2BMln0I via IFTTT

Are garment factories in Bangladesh safe five years after the Rana Plaza disaster? from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2s3oVat via IFTTT

The scientist, the singer, the comic book writer... notable deaths of 2018 from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2BNKbpa via IFTTT

India's decision to decriminalise gay sex has taken the country back to its roots, some historians say. from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2ApBWzF via IFTTT

The malware, which affected papers owned by Tribune Publishing, is believed to be from outside the US. from BBC News - Technology https://bbc.in/2Q8aWd2 via IFTTT

A lion at a North Carolina private wildlife sanctuary fatally mauled a 22-year-old worker on Sunday before being shot and killed by local law enforcement, officials said. from Reuters: U.S. https://reut.rs/2Thb1wY via IFTTT

U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham said on Sunday he was optimistic that Republicans, Democrats and President Donald Trump could reach a deal to end a government shutdown that includes border wall funding and legal status for some illegal immigrants. from Reuters: U.S. https://reut.rs/2QV4XgM via IFTTT

Reporters will be the guests of honor at the New Year's Eve party in New York's Times Square on Monday, in what organizers said was a celebration of press freedom after an unusually deadly year for journalists at U.S. news outlets. from Reuters: U.S. https://reut.rs/2RtQND7 via IFTTT

The head of U.S. Customs and Border Protection on Sunday defended his agents' handling of two sick children who died in their custody, saying they did everything they could to get medical help for them in difficult circumstances. from Reuters: U.S. https://reut.rs/2EWPS7p via IFTTT

A Hilton hotel in Portland, Oregon fired a security guard and a manager after a black guest captured them on video calling the police to report him for trespassing after he had been speaking to his mother by phone in the lobby, the hotel said on Saturday. from Reuters: U.S. https://reut.rs/2Rm1FCD via IFTTT

A former patient has filed the first lawsuit against a New Jersey surgery center that may have exposed nearly 3,800 patients to HIV and hepatitis due to poor sterilization and medication practices. from Reuters: U.S. https://reut.rs/2AnNmnE via IFTTT

A cyber attack caused major printing and delivery disruptions on Saturday at the Los Angeles Times and other major U.S. newspapers, including ones owned by Tribune Publishing Co such as the Chicago Tribune and Baltimore Sun. from Reuters: U.S. https://reut.rs/2VjBR9n via IFTTT

A U.S. healthcare worker who may have been exposed to the Ebola virus while treating patients in the Democratic Republic of Congo arrived in the United States on Saturday and was put in quarantine in Nebraska. from Reuters: U.S. https://reut.rs/2LFvby5 via IFTTT

A top Republican says the president remains determined to defeat the Islamic State group in Syria. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2SrBV5i

Sheikh Hasina wins a third consecutive term in a vote marred by violence and claims of vote rigging. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2EWFJbC

Germany will assume greater international responsibility, Angela Merkel says in her New Year address. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2SzaEhv

Outgoing chief of staff John Kelly appears to contradict the US president on the border wall plan. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2EXMmcP

Festival-goers are told that a "dangerous" drug is circulating in Australia, following a man's death. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2AmSDfb

The state bans retailers from selling animals sourced from breeders, to cut down on "puppy mills". from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2EXbrFC

A bird named Clark goes rogue in front of 90,000 fans at a college game. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2Tg7r6c

Four die in a helicopter crash near the world's longest zipline, in the UAE's northern-most emirate. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2QXx536

Six Iranian migrants are found on the Kent coast as the home secretary cuts short a holiday to deal with the issue. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2Ak3q9S

Police escorted Jermaine Massey out of the DoubleTree Portland after he called his mum in the lobby. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2Tist3Y

Afro-Argentines often feel like they’ve been written out of history and are mistaken for foreigners in their own country. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2s2fJ6c

Clashes between ruling party and opposition supporters have resulted in 17 deaths. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2Sv4fni

Dylema leads us through key events on the continent this year in a specially commissioned poem. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2BZzjVp

Lederhosen and dirndl dresses are making a comeback in Austria. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2AmkSL1

A look at the year's most influential hashtags used by women on social media. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2RntUB7

This Canadian man is being called the world's most extreme grandpa. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2AntDnS

Eli Melki looks for traces of a relative who was killed at 33 during a wave of attacks against eastern Turkey's Christians. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2BMln0I

From the ridiculous to the more ridiculous, here are the weird stories that caught our eye this year. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2s3oDAp

India's decision to decriminalise gay sex has taken the country back to its roots, some historians say. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2ApBWzF

Remembering some of the figures from music, film, TV, radio and literature who died in 2018. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2F03HlD

Are garment factories in Bangladesh safe five years after the Rana Plaza disaster? from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2s3oVat

A selection of the best photos from across and about Africa this year. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2GIKAyK

Seaborne Freight was founded less than two years ago and has never run a ferry service before. from BBC News - Business https://bbc.in/2EWL0jw via IFTTT

China's latest statement suggests trade negotiations between the two countries are progressing. from BBC News - Business https://bbc.in/2VlOjWb via IFTTT

Italy's parliament approves a budget for 2019, amid complaints it was revised to placate the EU. from BBC News - Business https://bbc.in/2Q9L0Ob via IFTTT

The Premier League says its prospective new chief executive, Susanna Dinnage, has told the organisation she will not be taking up the position. from BBC News - Business https://bbc.in/2AmuO7f via IFTTT

Kylie Jenner, imploding retail sales and an endless summer - the most-read business stories of 2018. from BBC News - Business https://bbc.in/2RmkN3A via IFTTT

Fox News Breaking News Alert Alabama knocks off Oklahoma in Orange Bowl, sets up National Championship showdown with Clemson 12/29/18 9:08 PM

Fox News Breaking News Alert Illegal immigrant accused of killing California cop arrested, Fox News confirms 12/28/18 10:31 AM

A progressive writer was frustrated last week after she discovered a simple search for “abortion” on YouTube yielded a series of pro-life video results. from CBNNews.com http://bit.ly/2LEeIKu

Last week, a group of activists called for a police department to retract a Facebook post after it was deemed overly religious. from CBNNews.com http://bit.ly/2Q7cyUd

Christian parents concerned over the recent moral downward spiral of the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) are now shunning the organization in favor of a faith-based alternative... from CBNNews.com http://bit.ly/2RrSJfm

A man suspected of gunning down a California policeman was in the U.S. illegally and was captured while planning to flee to his native Mexico, a sheriff announced as he all but blamed the state's sanctuary law for the officer's death. from CBNNews.com http://bit.ly/2SplJBB

A free app developed by Texas-based Living Hope Ministries has been pulled from Apple following accusations that it falsely characterized LGBT lifestyles as an "addiction, sickness, and sin." from CBNNews.com http://bit.ly/2LGaVMA

Outrage over the way things are being handled at the US-Mexico border has sparked yet again due to the death of another young immigrant child. from CBNNews.com http://bit.ly/2LCt8Lg

A severe winter blast is hitting the country right now, dropping more than a foot of snow in some areas of the Midwest. The storm stretches from Georgia to the New England states. from CBNNews.com http://bit.ly/2LEFJNY

U.S. forces have underpinned stability in Manbij since Islamic State's defeat here in 2016. Some 30 km (20 miles) from the Turkish border, it occupies a critical spot in the map of the Syrian conflict, near the junction of three separate blocks of territory that form spheres of Russian, Turkish and - for now - U.S. influence. While U.S. forces have yet to leave, the consequences of Trump's decision are already playing out in Manbij. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://yhoo.it/2GLTewv via IFTTT

ORCUTT, Calif. (AP) — California authorities are trying to determine why a Central Coast man stabbed and beat his sister, mother and a third person to death in their home. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://yhoo.it/2BP0SR6 via IFTTT

At least 6 people were injured, according to a Tweet sent out by BWI airport. However, none of the injuries appear to be life-threatening. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://yhoo.it/2EY9EiE via IFTTT

Two right-wing Israeli government ministers on Saturday launched a new party aimed at winning over secular voters ahead of snap elections in April. Education Minister Naftali Bennett and Justice Minister Ayelet Shaked said they were quitting the far-right Jewish Home party to found the New Right party. Nationalist Jewish Home -- of which Bennett was the head and Shaked deputy leader -- has been part of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's coalition with eight seats in parliament. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://yhoo.it/2EUtcEM via IFTTT

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The bill, "would require all sales of dogs and cats authorized by this provision to be in compliance with laws requiring the spaying or neutering of animals, as specified." from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://yhoo.it/2Aku1nm via IFTTT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The origins of a suspected computer attack that disrupted the Los Angeles Times and Tribune Publishing newspapers remained unclear Sunday after causing delivery delays and being brought to the attention of federal investigators. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://yhoo.it/2SyWlcN via IFTTT

Just three months before the United Kingdom is due to leave the world's largest bloc, the risk of a no-deal Brexit is rising -- the nightmare scenario for many businesses, which are now planning for an economic shock. To ease a potential backlog, the government has awarded three contracts to provide additional freight capacity on routes from English south-coast ports including Poole, Portsmouth and Plymouth. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://yhoo.it/2RngW69 via IFTTT

Egyptian police killed 40 suspects in a crackdown on Saturday after a roadside bomb hit a tour bus claiming the lives of three Vietnamese holidaymakers and an Egyptian guide. Thirty alleged "terrorists" were killed in separate raids in Giza governorate, home to Egypt's famed pyramids and the scene of Friday's deadly bombing, while 10 others were killed in the restive North Sinai, the interior ministry said without directly linking them to the attack. A security source said the raids took place early Saturday morning, hours after Friday evening's roadside bombing which officials said hit a tour bus in the Al-Haram district near the Giza pyramids killing the three Vietnamese holidaymakers and their Egyptian guide. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://yhoo.it/2RoYJW6 via IFTTT

Britain's trade minister Liam Fox said there is a "50-50" chance that Brexit may be stopped if parliament rejects the government's divorce deal with the European Union next month. "If we were not to vote for that, I'm not sure I would give it (Brexit) much more than 50-50," Fox, a leading supporter of leaving the EU, told the Sunday Times newspaper. With three months left until the United Kingdom is due to leave the EU on March 29, May's Brexit deal is floundering, opening up a range of possibilities from a Brexit without a trade deal to calling Brexit off. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://yhoo.it/2EY7NKY via IFTTT

DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Syrian President Bashar Assad authorized Iraqi forces on Sunday to attack the Islamic State group inside Syria without waiting for permission from authorities in Damascus, the state news agency SANA said, as the two allies coordinate their fight against extremists ahead of a planned U.S. withdrawal from Syria. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://yhoo.it/2Amjt6S via IFTTT

Allied tanks were engineered for mass production and to handle routine battlefield tasks well, rather than being over-engineered to survive the heaviest guns or penetrate the thickest armor. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://yhoo.it/2Rnqqyj via IFTTT

An Israeli woman walking near ancient ruins noticed a head sticking out of the ground, leading to the uncovering of two Roman-era busts, archaeologists said Sunday. The life-size sculptures, carved in limestone, were found in the northern city of Beit Shean earlier this month, with the Israel Antiquities Authority dating them to the late Roman period, some 1,700 years ago. The well-preserved busts are of men, one of them bearded, sculpted in the Oriental style that was becoming fashionable at the end of the Roman period, according to Eitan Klein, deputy head of the IAA's theft prevention unit. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://yhoo.it/2QXCpTZ via IFTTT