BBC sees crowd surge over rumoured execution of Assad henchman
The BBC sees a crowd surge in Damascus as rumours spread that a hated Assad henchman is about to be executed....
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FBI Director Christopher Wray to resign before Trump takes office
He was nominated to the post by Donald Trump in 2017, but the president-elect has said he wants to replace him....
Services will shut, Mencap warns on National Insurance rise
The charity is one of a number of care organisations warning they will have to axe vital services....
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....
Israel seizing on Syria chaos to strike military assets
Israel has attacked Syrian military assets and has troops operating in the Golan buffer zone and slightly beyond....
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....
Damp and mouldy housing could see personnel leave military
MPs want to see military housing improved but say they are “not confident” funds will be available....
Drugs smuggled in drones and nappies – prison boss
The prison director says there are a number of ways of getting contraband in, including in nappies....
Suicide bomb kills Taliban minister in Kabul
Khalil Haqqani is the Taliban’s most high profile casualty since the group retook power in 2021....
Thames Water boss defends exec bonuses as sewage spills soar
The company saw a 40% increase in pollution incidents in the first half of the year as its debts continued to swell....