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British astronaut Helen Sharman recognised in New Year’s honours

Sue Grafton: Alphabet crime author dies aged 77

Vin Diesel named 2017's biggest box office draw

Egypt's ex-PM Morsi sentenced to three years for insulting the judiciary

Sue Ryder Thorpe Hall Hospice's letter to Christmas thief

Catalonia crisis: Spain PM Rajoy sets timeline for new parliament

US crime author Sue Grafton dies aged 77

'No name' hospital patient identified after social media appeal

Nerves of steel: High up on China's power lines

'We haven't wavered'

Sheffield arrest fifth in 'terror plot' probe

Body of man wearing only socks found on Whitley Bay beach

Missing Sophie Smith: Search continues for Gorleston student

Two boys, 16, shot at takeaway in Plaistow

Nepal bans solo climbers from Mount Everest under new rules

Iranian protests: Government supporters in show of strength

Polling expert John Curtice gets 'unanticipated' knighthood

Seldon: Don't let Brexit mute WW1 centenary

Millennials to enjoy 'inheritance boom'

Mitochondrial disease: Death of boy 'has to be for something'

Jilly Cooper 'did not expect CBE'

Jilly Cooper 'did not expect CBE'

The MPs and ex-MPs who died in 2017 - part three

'I just want to see my mum'

Holiday promotions can be misleading, says Which?

UK stock markets close at a record high

Millennials to enjoy 'inheritance boom'

New Year Honours 2018: Barry Gibb, Ringo Starr and Darcey Bussell head list

Brexit infecting government, says Lord Adonis

£60m fund to make more British kids' TV

Holiday promotions can be misleading, says Which?

Millennials to enjoy 'inheritance boom'

Ashes: Steve Smith century steers Australia to draw against England

New Year's travel chaos looms as rail strikes hit

Grenfell council apology over payment error

Hogmanay event will go ahead in full despite storm

Valerie Graves: Murder in Bosham still unsolved four years on

Head teacher banned for pay rise 'eyesight' trick

UK stock markets close at a record high

The real women of professional wrestling

Commonwealth Games 2022: Host city Birmingham in 60 seconds

Brexit-supporting students getting abuse on campus

The people who play the piano at St Pancras

Mishal Husain comes face-to-face with AI and the Mishalbot

Man City's Vincent Kompany graduates with MBA

Dashcam captures car skidding and flipping over in Sheffield

Newspaper headlines: It's 'Saturday knight fever' as New Year Honours revealed

Wedding belle

Zombie thrills

TV treats

In pictures: Entertainment stars recognised in New Year honours

What to look out for on TV in 2018

Lorraine Kelly aims to be a Wedding Day winner

£60m fund to make more British kids' TV

Vin Diesel named 2017's biggest box office draw

Bataclan massacre film put on hold amid families' anger

The real women of professional wrestling

The litter-shaming photographer cleaning up her country

The people who play the piano at St Pancras

Brexit infecting government, says Lord Adonis

Knighthood for Nick Clegg in New Year Honours list

The local battles being fought within Labour

Call for 'clarity' on referendum spending rules

Political lives

Iranian protests: World is watching response, US warns

Australia rugby star Karmichael Hunt faces drugs charge

Thai fraudster sentenced to 13,275 years in prison

Argentina father jailed for keeping daughter as 'sex slave'

Cardboard tents distributed to Brussels homeless

Bronx NYC fire 'caused by child playing'

St Petersburg supermarket blast claimed by IS

Peru writers condemn ex-president Alberto Fujimori's pardon

Milo Yiannopoulos slams editor over withering book notes

Mental health care a 'national problem' says sheriff

Iran protesters voice opposition in Iranian cities

The litter-shaming photographer cleaning up her country

The people who play the piano at St Pancras

Ooh la la! 19th Century brothel's return

Immunotherapy: Using our immune system to fight cancer

Contact made with 'missing' Angolan satellite

The height of battle

Shooting star

Long goodbye

Busy year for storms

Wikipedia article of the day for December 30, 2017

New Year Honours 2018: AI chief Demis Hassabis made CBE

The man who can't face the internet

Exmo Bitcoin exchange manager freed by kidnappers

Goldman Sachs will lose billions short term on Trump tax reform

Planning Africa's smart cities

Immunotherapy: Using our immune system to fight cancer

Tears of joy

'Shout it from the rooftops, promote your idea'

Contact made with 'missing' Angolan satellite

Louise and Jamie Redknapp granted divorce

Caldey Island: Compensation call for sex abuse victims

Missing Sophie Smith: Search on hold due to bad weather

Louise and Jamie Redknapp granted divorce

New Year's Eve party in Berlin to have 'safe zone' for women

Smethwick fire: 'Severe' blaze at furniture storage unit

State papers: Paisley's 'eat himself to death' claims

World first for dog's broken leg

Sophie Smith: Father appeals for missing student to come home

YouTube app removed from Amazon Fire TV kit early

US says Romanians hacked Washington DC police cameras

Rose Marie: Dick Van Dyke Show star dies at 94

World first for dog's broken leg

Rose Marie: Dick Van Dyke Show star dies at 94

North Korea: South seizes ship amid row over illegal oil transfer

Egypt attack: Gunman attacks church in southern Cairo

Citizens Advice: Think carefully about gym membership

South African court delivers Zuma impeachment blow

Jessica Falkholt: Home and Away star's sister dies in crash

Exmo Bitcoin exchange manager kidnapped in Kiev

Philippine Police kill two mistaking them for gunmen

Syria war: Evacuations of critically ill people completed

National Archives: Thatcher and Major clashed over economy

Jessica Falkholt: Home and Away star's sister dies in crash

National Archives: Thatcher and Major clashed over economy

National Archives: 'Kinnocks urged to spend more on clothes'

National Archives: Thatcher refused to share flight with panda

Brexit: SNP calls on Labour to keep UK in single market

Date for fresh political talks 'to be set in next few days'

New UKIP AM after Nathan Gill resignation

Sir Edward Heath abuse claims inquiry detective retires

UK enjoyed 'greenest year for electricity ever' in 2017

Apple apologises for slowing older iPhones down

Uber: Softbank takes large stake in ride-hailing firm

Exmo Bitcoin exchange manager kidnapped in Kiev

Tim Cook required to fly only by private jet

Apple apologises for slowing older iPhones down

Uber: Softbank takes large stake in ride-hailing firm

Exmo Bitcoin exchange manager kidnapped in Kiev

Tim Cook required to fly only by private jet

Why gin and tonic has become more expensive

The year in business

Wikipedia article of the day for December 29, 2017

Drunk tanks may become norm, NHS boss warns 'selfish' revellers

National Archives: Thatcher and Major clashed over economy

National Archives: Thatcher refused to share flight with panda

Two men charged over 'Christmas terror plot'

Date for fresh political talks 'to be set in next few days'

Birmingham Six member Paddy Hill's prison letter revealed

Learning a language is resolution for one in five Brits, survey says

Finsbury Park murder victim named as Iuliana Tudos

UK weather: Snow warnings as temperatures plummet

Tributes paid to Shropshire D-Day veteran who died at 97

Crohn's 'felt like I'd eaten knives'

Why gin and tonic has become more expensive

Man caught cutting hole in car roof in St Leonards

'Racist' Dove ad: Model Lola Ogunyemi speaks out

The little girl who got toilet roll igloo for Christmas

Lost pay packet man 'like Lord Lucan', says pub manager

Coronation Street racism storyline was actress' idea

EuroMillions: North Cornelly man, 81, wins £1m buying milk

Newspaper headlines: 'Thatcher refused to panda' and bacon 'saved'

Bottoms up... and up

Going for gold behind bars

Picture perfect?

Hadrian's urban legacy

Bronx fire: Twelve die in New York apartment block blaze

Apple apologises for slowing older iPhones down

Russia inquiry: Trump believes he will be treated 'fairly'

Kamala Mills: Fire at Mumbai complex kills 15 people

George Weah elected Liberian president

Brutal cold spell sets record lows across the US

North Korea: Trump accuses China of allowing oil transfers

Zimbabwean family stranded in Bangkok airport for months

Justine Damond: US prosecutor delays decision on charges

Forest guard lifts baby elephant to safety

Alabama certifies election despite last-ditch Roy Moore legal case

Italy dissolves parliament for March election

Bronx fire: 'People were screaming'

Brazilian fishermen work with dolphins to round up their catch

India's moonwalking traffic cop

Rahmah's story: 'I am a Chinese hijabi'

Record cold temperatures on Mount Washington

National Archives: Thatcher refused to share flight with panda

Israel: Minister leads prayers for rain to end drought

Flight to nowhere

A matter of shame

Path to legalisation

Exporting doctors

Political pitch

Africa's year in pictures 2017

Five visions for the future of music

Corrie racism plot was actress's idea

'Racist' Dove ad: Model Lola Ogunyemi speaks out

Bono: 'Music has gotten very girly'

Nintendo Switch secret golf game wiped

Man wanted over Rishton hit-and-run death

Bono: 'Music has gotten very girly'

How 'posh coffee' is helping farmers

Failed satellite programmed with 'wrong co-ordinates'

Troll alert tool banned by Twitter

Milwaukee police rescue teens from burning car

John McAfee says his Twitter account was hacked

Sophie Smith: Search under way for missing student, 21

Argentina Dirty War: Killer Etchecolatz gets house arrest

Mortgage approvals 'lowest for over a year'

Building the Millennium Falcon on Malin Head

NHS parking charges: Hospitals made £174m in a year

Aldi stabbing murder case: Neville Hord in court

Piers Morgan isn't too concerned about Good Morning Britain complaints

Man found on fire in Hull street dies

Apple to release source code for pre-Mac computer Lisa

Piers Morgan isn't too concerned about GMB complaints

Old Stromness log pull street game returning after 80 years

Year in pictures

Mortgage approvals 'lowest for a year'

Japan sumo champion Harumafuji charged with assault

Roy Moore files last-minute lawsuit challenging Alabama result

Missing student Sophie Smith: Family leads search effort

M40 crash: Tributes to Oxford historian Mark Whittow

Ashes: Alastair Cook hits 244 not out as England dominate Australia

Myanmar Rohingya crisis: UK medics to help tackle diphtheria

Burglars target Hirwaun church on Christmas Day

Stubborn cat and wrong haircut among 999 calls to police

Missing pub landlady a '20-year burden' for sister

Syrian Kurds hold top French jihadist Thomas Barnouin

Carrie Fisher's daughter: 'I love you times infinity'

What are we going to do about Tyler?

John Legend and Chrissy Teigen make it to Japan - eventually

Workplace robots could increase inequality, warns IPPR

John Legend and Chrissy Teigen (finally) land in Japan

Rogue landlords targeted by government

Tech 2017: BBC News Online's biggest technology stories

DFS buys assets from failed Multiyork

Unicef says scale of attacks on children in conflicts is shocking

Miss America group asks former winners to help it reform after email scandal

Year in pictures 2017

Crocodile found walking Melbourne street on Christmas Day

Miss America group asks former winners to help it reform after email scandal

Afghanistan suicide attack: Dozens killed as Shia centre hit in Kabul

Syria child evacuees may be used as bargaining chips, UN warns

American Airlines sorry over basketball players theft claim

The White House's famous magnolia tree to be cut back

US officer plunges into frozen pond to rescue boy

Peru's culture minister resigns after Fujimori pardon

St Petersburg supermarket blast injures at least 10 shoppers

Salvation Army defends use of donated McCartney tickets

Jerusalem: Israel plans 'Trump station' near Western Wall

Bosnia war crimes: Former female fighter Azra Bašić gets 14 years

Corey Lewandowski accused of sexual assault by Joy Villa

Race to rescue injured Syrian baby

Adopted Canadian woman's search for birth family

Mofiz Uddin has welcomed over 130 Rohingya onto his land

Africa travel: What I learned visiting 30 countries

Pakistan women learn MMA for sexual harassment defence

Not to blame

Brain drain

Blue tarantula

Hair-chop traffic cop

Design feat

The theatre shows you won't want to miss in 2018

Jessica Falkholt: Home and Away actress critical after crash

Tech 2017: BBC News Online's biggest technology stories

American Airlines sorry over basketball players theft claim

Workplace robots could increase inequality, warns IPPR

UK enjoyed 'greenest year for electricity ever' in 2017

Wikipedia article of the day for December 28, 2017

UK enjoyed 'greenest year for electricity ever' in 2017

Bishop of Liverpool criticises Christian Trump supporters

Young MS sufferer was in home for elderly people

Rogue landlords targeted by government

Workplace robots could increase inequality, warns IPPR

UK weather: Power restored to homes after snow

Deborah Steel: Landlady disappearance a '20-year burden'

John McDonnell: 'Alarming' household debt to keep rising

Drug-smuggling Briton Laura Plummer in 'bad prison'

Police officer and woman killed in Sheffield crash named

Edinburgh's Hogmanay: Some 'volunteer' roles will be paid

Samaritans volunteers talk about life at the end of the phone

Panto warehouse – Looking for scenery? It’s behind you

Pair plucked from dangerous Crib Goch ridge

Doctor Who: Peter Capaldi reassures fan over regeneration

Newspaper headlines: 'Machines threaten jobs' in age of robotics

Curtain calls

Screens and eyesight

Panto warehouse – Looking for scenery? It’s behind you

Rogue landlords targeted by government

John McDonnell: 'Alarming' household debt to keep rising

Heseltine 'should be sanctioned' for Brexit comments

Hammond challenged to release Brexit studies

MP Angela Rayner's tribute to Tameside Council leader

Stars Wars actor Alfie Curtis dies aged 87

Swiss cruise ship collides with motorway bridge in Germany

Stars Wars' actor Alfie Curtis dies aged 87

52 things we learned this year in music

World Cup 2018: Vitaly Mutko leaves role as chief organiser

Shoplifters taking under £200 worth of goods 'not pursued'

Collapsed Croydon man dies after police trace family

Ukraine crisis: Biggest prisoner swap in conflict takes place

Shoplifters taking under £200 worth of goods 'not pursued'

Edward Snowden's Haven app 'catches spies'

Vietnam army hires censors to fight 'internet chaos'

Rihanna's cousin shot dead in Barbados on Boxing Day

Vietnam army hires censors to fight 'internet chaos'

Lincolnshire Police hunt for PC's helmet after theft

Stricken Russian cargo ship 'to move to Southampton'

George Michael's family urge fans to 'raise a glass'

Dogs play in snow-hit US city

Hammond challenged to release Brexit studies

Liverpool FC player Jon Flanagan charged with assault

George Michael's family urge fans to 'raise a glass'

Snow in the Lake District

Motorists stuck in A14 snow 'for five hours'

Hammond challenged to release Brexit studies

The Kings of Swing: The evolution of TV election night graphics

Myanmar Rohingya crisis: Reuters reporters stay jailed

Prince Charles: 'Technology won't solve climate change'

Prince Harry on Meghan Markle's first royal Christmas

Grenfell firm to pass responsibility for homes to council

Woman killed in Boxing Day police chase

Moscow factory shooting: 'Ex-owner' opens fire, killing one

Tesla's Elon Musk promises pick-up truck and new features

Malaysia court clears 'drug mule' grandmother who faced hanging

Go player to take on Chinese AI in match

Tesla's Elon Musk promises pick-up truck and new features

Tesla's Elon Musk promises pick-up truck and new features

Arthur Collins admits hiding mobile phone inside crutch in prison

Murder probe over body found in lane in Rochdale

Carlisle rape: Second man charged over Christmas Eve attack

HMRC employs farmyard ducks to 'niggle' taxpayers

Hull's Henry VIII blockhouse dig 'bit of a gem'

HMRC employs farmyard ducks to 'niggle' taxpayers

Some of the ex-MPs who died in 2017

Go player to take on Chinese AI in match

Murray's brother-in-law treks alone to South Pole

Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome: Woman starts hospital navigation website

Behind the wheel as a professional chauffeur

Football quiz 2017

Lost and found

Black Mirror

Saving Chad's elephants

LA-Tokyo flight turns back after passenger 'boards with wrong ticket'

Shares sink at South Korean shipbuilding giant Hyundai

'Zero real wage growth' forecast for 2018

Obama warns against 'irresponsible' social media use

Barack Obama on how he felt after Trump's inauguration

Does this croc found in Australian suburb belong to you?

Pennsylvania woman gets $284bn electricity bill

Chinese skyscraper to be auctioned online

The path to curing the deadliest diseases

Obama warns against 'irresponsible' social media use

Comfort women deal with Japan ignored victims, says S Korea

Ashes: Alastair Cook makes century on day two at the MCG

Quantum computing: Modular system announced

Generational challenge

Prince Harry: Why I'm editing Today programme

Prince Harry edits Radio 4's Today programme

Prince Harry edits Radio 4's Today programme

Beach bystanders criticised in Christmas Day drowning

Chinese skyscraper to be auctioned online

Police warn drivers of 'hazardous' snow

Snow emergency in US town after huge storm

Grenfell firm to pass responsibility for homes to council

Yoinks, a tenner!

Fighter pilot 'debriefed' after near miss with RAF helicopter

Can AI keep these zoo animals warm?

Bitcoin: charting a crazy 2017

Charlie Brooker: Expect the most varied series of Black Mirror yet

Bitcoin: Would you want to get paid in cryptocurrency?

Pennsylvania woman gets $284bn electricity bill

Taking a punt

Damaged Scottish reef 'biggest of its kind'

'Zero real wage growth' forecast for 2018

London commuter trains survey: 37% think service is worse

Bitcoin: Would you want to get paid in cryptocurrency?

Crocodile found wandering Melbourne streets

Bitcoin: charting a crazy 2017

'Zero real wage growth' forecast for 2018

Lewis Hamilton apologises for 'boys don't wear dresses' remark

Generational challenge

Made in India

Killing an icon

Brazil expels Venezuela's most senior diplomat

Syria war: Eastern Ghouta medical evacuations begin

'I lost both my legs, but still feel lucky'

Is this the ‘sexiest dance ever’?

Wikipedia article of the day for December 27, 2017

Newspaper headlines: Briton in 'hell' jail and shoplifting 'boom'

Rugeley police station and cars targeted by petrol-sprayer

Margam Crematorium given Grade II listed status

North Korea missile developers hit by US sanctions

Boxing Day dippers brave chilly coastal waters for charity

Oxford Street panic: Woman hurt after 'shots fired' false alarm

Police break up Westfield Stratford fight

Lewis Hamilton apologises for 'boys don't wear dresses' remark

India police kill Kashmir 'Merchant of Death'

Laura Plummer's sister: Drug crime 'was a kind gesture'

The Royal Family attend church in Sandringham

Manuel Burga: Peruvian ex-Fifa official cleared of corruption

White Christmas sweeps US states

Does Bundling Your Homeowners Insurance and Auto Insurance Save You Money?

The Insurance Carriers With the Best Customer Service Ratings

Sea smoke phenomenon on Lake Superior, Minnesota

MP campaigns to end unpaid 'trial shifts'

Trump Turnberry will no longer get business rates relief

Shoppers stay home for Boxing Day sales

Peru's Alberto Fujimori speaks after divisive pardon

Myanmar says it will drop charges against journalists

Shoppers stay home for Boxing Day sales

China power tower flattened in demolition

Kane breaks Premier League goal record

Russia election: Kremlin queries legality of boycott call

Changes in The Insurance Industry For 2017

More 1,000 take part in Boxing Day swims

Newport dad's 4,000 miniature alcohol bottle hobby

Brexit: German minister sees model for Turkey and Ukraine

Policeman killed in Sheffield collision

Saudi chess tournament starts without Israeli players

Swansea assault: Man remanded on attempted murder charge

Egypt hangs 15 militants convicted of 2013 Sinai attacks

Briton Laura Plummer jailed in Egypt on drug charges

The school children writing an opera

Brexit: German minister sees model for Turkey and Ukraine

Queen's message tops Christmas TV ratings

Ian Paterson: Surgeon's victims 'may have been missed'

Queen's message tops Christmas TV ratings

Justine Damond death: Police remove white nationalist memorial

Santa, penguins and a flying snowman

Royal Christmas photograph reaction 'overwhelming'

Cotton: The mills are alive with the sound of sewing

Ashes: David Warner hits century on opening day of fourth Test

China's 'Super Vulgar Butcher' activist Wu Gan gets eight years

Liberia election run-off: Ex-footballer up against vice-president

Fujimori: New clashes after Peru ex-president is pardoned

Universities could face fines over 'no-platforming'

Smarties

Back in time

Your pictures - jugaad

How baby play is helping robots imagine the future

Ones to watch

Is surgery rationed?

Ariana Grande, Arctic Monkeys and The 1975 prepare new albums for 2018

Mystery of the golden harp

Shoppers immune to Boxing Day sales fever

Shoppers immune to Boxing Day sales fever

Too gloomy

HMS St Albans: Russian warship escorted by UK frigate in North Sea

Your pictures

UK frigate escorts Russian warship in North Sea

Behind the scenes at the Nutcracker

'My twin's skin saved my life'

Leicestershire's Christmas pork pie tradition

'Rocket Man' lands in Seoul

Wikipedia article of the day for December 26, 2017

Little Women: How to make period drama costumes look authentic

Woman arrested in Barnsley murder probe

Swansea assault: Man charged with attempted murder

Newspaper headlines: Boxing Day sales and 'no-platform' fines

Canada expels Venezuela diplomat in tit-for-tat move

Jodie Whittaker makes first appearance as Doctor Who

Jodie Whittaker makes first appearance as Doctor Who

Euston station opens its doors as homeless shelter

Urbi et Orbi: Pope addresses world crises

Mum hopes royal photo can pay for university

White Christmas 'could still happen'

Russia football head quits amid doping ban

How China's first emperor searched for elixir of life

Ashes: Tom Curran to make England Test debut on Boxing Day at MCG

Heather Menzies-Urich, The Sound of Music's Louisa von Trapp, dies

Heather Menzies-Urich, The Sound of Music's Louisa von Trapp, dies

Festive pictures

Russian presidential election: Alexei Navalny barred from competing

Attack fears prompted UAE-Tunisia female passenger row

N Korea marks the birth of Kim Jong-un's grandmother

Murder inquiry after woman dies in NI

Clockmaker John Harrison statue appeal for Barrow upon Humber

Boxing Day warning for snow and heavy rain across Wales

Christmas campaign raises £4m for homeless in Scotland

Swimmers brave icy sea in Porthcawl on Christmas Day

Bus crashes into Moscow subway killing four people

Australia coach to leave after 2019 Ashes

Political review of 2017: May, Corbyn, Brexit and election

Queen's message hails terror-hit London and Manchester

Christmas message: 'Conflict the main exchange on social media'

Urbi et Orbi: Pope calls for peace for Jerusalem

Rachel Johnson to take part in Celeb Big Brother

Charlie Chaplin's love for the Highlands

Charlie Chaplin's love for the Highlands

British troops celebrate Christmas in Iraq

Urbi et Orbi: Pope calls for 'peace for Jerusalem'

Chills and thrills

Tembin: Vietnam braces for killer typhoon

Great-grandmother Edith Pryor turns 100 on Christmas Day

Head to head

Meghan Markle joins royals for Christmas service

Through the lens: The photographers capturing Africa's year

150 skiers stuck on broken lift in French Alps

Kulbushan Jadhav: Pakistan lets family meet 'Indian spy'

Man dies in Liverpool police pursuit crash

Twitter #joinin campaign by comic Sarah Millican helps lonely

London Euston rail station hosts homeless for Christmas

Pope Francis pleads for migrants at Christmas Eve Mass

Kabul blast: Suicide attack near Afghan intelligence HQ

Guatemala to move embassy to Jerusalem

Alberto Fujimori: Peru's jailed ex-president pardoned

SPD crash: Car rammed into German political party's HQ