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26/12/2016
National and international news from 大象传媒 Radio 4.
27/12/2016 Actress Carrie Fisher dies
Carrie Fisher's death announced - hours after that of Watership Down author Richard Adams
28/12/2016 Kerry warning on Middle East peace
The US Secretary of State has warned about the prospects of peace in the Middle East.
29/12/2016 Syrian ceasefire agreed
Russia and Turkey have backed a truce due to come into force across Syria tonight.
30/12/2016 Russia won't expel American diplomats
Putin rejects reciprocal measures, after the US told 35 Russians to leave.
31/12/2016 Ceasefire in Syria under threat
Rebel groups say they'll resume fighting if attacks by the Syrian government continue.
01/01/2017 Hunt for Istanbul nightclub attacker
Police are looking for the gunman who killed people as they celebrated the New Year.
02/01/2017 The Islamic State group claims Istanbul attack
IS says it was behind the attack on a Turkish nightclub that killed 39 people
03/01/2017 The UK's ambassador to the EU resigns
Sir Ivan Rogers has quit just months before Brexit negotiations get underway in Brussels
04/01/2017 Fallout over the resignation of the UK's EU ambassador
Sir Ivan Rogers is to be replaced by a senior diplomat, Sir Tim Barrow.
05/01/2017 America's top intelligence officials warn of cyber attacks by Russia.
Jill Saward, who campaigned against sexual violence, has died at the age of 51.
06/01/2017 Soft Brexit could shelve a second Scottish referendum
Nicola Sturgeon has said a "soft Brexit" could remove the prospect of a second vote.
07/012017 NHS England dismisses Red Cross claims that the health service is suffering a humanitarian crisis.
NHS England dismisses claims that the health service is suffering a humanitarian crisis.
Theresa May has given a strong indication that Britain will leave the single market once the process of Brexit is completed.
Theresa May suggests that the UK will leave the single market when it leaves the EU.
09/01/17 Northern Ireland Power Sharing in Crisis
NI Deputy First Minister resigns forcing snap election; A&E wait time commitment queried
10/01/2017 Jeremy Corbyn attempts to clarify his stance on immigration
Jeremy Corbyn has attempted to reposition the Labour party on Brexit.
11/01/17 Trump blasts US spy agencies
Trump suggests that US intelligence may have leaked damaging claims about him
12/01/2017 Donald Trump's top nominees defend America's intelligence agents
Donald Trump's nominees for Defence Secretary and CIA chief defend US intelligence agents
13/01/2016 Extraordinary pressure on the NHS this winter is laid bare
Nearly half of hospitals in England declared a major alert in the first week of the year.
Doctors' anger at government funding threat
Doctors say government is scapegoating them Man killed in cliff collapse
15/01/2016 Winter pressures mount on NHS
Several hospitals are cancelling cancer operations as pressures mount on the NHS.
16/01/2017 Tunisian police 'delayed' beach attack response
Inquest for 30 British tourists hears police delayed response to Tunisia beach attack
17/01/2017 Theresa May -- the UK will leave the single market
The PM rejects "anything that leaves us half-in, half-out".
18/01/17 City banks confirm Brexit jobs transfer to Europe.
Two banks have confirmed they will transfer jobs from London to Europe after Brexit.
19/01/2017 McGuinness retiring
Martin McGuiness is leaving politics; Four dead, thirty missing in Italian avalanche
20/01/2016 Donald Trump becomes the 45th US President
In his inaugural address, Donald Trump vowed to put America first
21/01/2017 Protests against President Trump held around the world
Hundreds of thousands of people are marching for women's rights
22/01/2017 Labour demands answers from Theresa May about an apparent malfunction during testing of a Trident missile
The government is being accused of trying to cover up the problem.
23/01/2017 Theresa May refuses to confirm if a Trident missile veered off course during a test
Prime Minister would not be drawn on Trident allegations.
The government has lost its legal battle to bypass parliament before triggering Brexit.
The UK's highest court rules that MPs must have final say on triggering Article Fifty.
25/01/2017 President Trump considers lifting torture ban.
Mr Trump preparing to lift ban imposed by President Obama on harsh interrogation methods.