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14/11/2016
National and international news from 大象传媒 Radio 4.
Russia launches Syrian offensive from aircraft carrier
16/11/2016 Derailed Croydon tram was almost four times over speed limit.
A tram that derailed in Croydon was almost four times over the speed limit.
17/11/2016 Housing crisis costs 拢3.5bn
18/11/2016 Trump reveals more key cabinet posts
Donald Trump has begun naming key members of his administration
19/11/16 Investors to repay vast sums put into tax avoidance scheme.
Investors must repay up to twenty times the amount they put into a tax avoidance fund.
20/11/2016 Angela Merkel will seek a fourth term in power
The German chancellor, Angela Merkel, will run for a fourth term in power.
21/11/2016 PM seeks to reassure business leaders about Brexit
Theresa May tells CBI she understands fears about trading after quitting EU
22/11/2016 No 10 rejects Trump's vision of Farage as US ambassador
Downing Street insists there's no vacancy to be Britain's top US diplomat
Autumn Statement; Jo Cox murder trial.
The Chancellor has given his autumn statement. Jo Cox's killer has been jailed for life.
24/11/16 Economists warn outlook for wages "dreadful"
Economists suggest real wages won't return to pre-recession levels for another 5 years
25/11/2016 More ex footballers speak of child abuse
2 players give harrowing accounts of suffering at the hands of their coach as children
26/11/2016 world reacts to Castro death
Cuba declares period of mourning for Fidel Castro. Leader's death is welcomed by some
27/11/2016 Syrian army makes gains in Aleppo
Government forces have advanced deeper into the city, aiming to divide rebel territory
28/11/2016 A third of rebel-held east Aleppo has been recaptured by the Syrian military and its allies
President Assad is close to his biggest victory of Syria's civil war
29/11/2016
30/11/2016 Child sex abuse in football - Chelsea allegations reported
Chelsea is the latest football club to become embroiled in allegations of child sex abuse
01/12/2016 Government acknowledges UK could pay EU after leaving
Government acknowledges UK could pay EU after leaving
02/12/2015 MPs debate Syria air strikes
Cameron calls for attacks on "medieval monsters", Corbyn warns of mission creep
02/12/16 Lib Dems hail "terrifying" by-election victory in Richmond
The Lib Dem say their victory in the Richmond Park byelection will terrify the government
03/12/2016 Chelsea apologises to Gary Johnson who said he was sexually abused as a youth player
Chelsea Football Club offers its "profuse apologies" to Mr Johnson
04/12/2016 Austrian far-right leader admits defeat
The far right leader hoping to become president of Austria has admitted defeat.
05/12/2016 Ministers start their appeal to the Supreme Court over triggering Article 50
The government tries to win back control of the Brexit process
06/12/2016 EU negotiator wants Brexit deal by October 2018
Brexit: EU's chief negotiator says UK will have to reach a deal by October 2018.
08/12/2016 Johnson Saudi rebuke
Downing Street says Boris Johnson's Saudi comments are not the government's views.
09/12/2016 Russian doping 'corrupted London 2012'
Report says Russian state-sponsored doping corrupted London 2012 Olympics and Paralympics
10/12/2016 Trump reacts to Russian hacking claims
Trump dismisses claims of Russian hacking Syrian troops in final Aleppo push
11/12/2016 Trump dismisses hacking claims
Donald Trump has dismissed the CIA's claim that Russia tried to influence the US election
12/12/2016 More than 2 years for Brexit, says Hammond
The Chancellor says a longer transition would mean less risk of disruption for UK and EU
13/12/2016 More than 80 unarmed civilians have been killed in the Syrian city of Aleppo, UN says.
The UN says more than 80 civilians have been killed in the Syrian City of Aleppo.
14/12/2016 Fighting resumes in Aleppo
Fighting has resumed in Aleppo in Syria, ending a ceasefire agreed yesterday