Factory fire ‘stay indoors’ warning
Residents are urged to stay indoors as firefighters tackle a large blaze and explosions at a coathanger plant on a Flintshire business park.
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Two held after plane alert over UK
Two men are arrested after RAF Typhoon jets were launched to investigate an incident involving a passenger plane from Pakistan within UK airspace.
Explosion and gunfire shake Kabul
There has been a large explosion in the centre of the Afghan capital, Kabul, followed by an apparent attack on a security forces building.
Turkey to ban late-night drink sales
The Turkish parliament approves controversial legislation to restrict the sale and advertising of alcohol.
‘Tanzanian shot’ in gas crackdown
A pregnant woman has been shot dead in Tanzania during a security operation after gas protests in Mtwara, a journalist in the southern town tells the BBC.
West End marks 350 years of theatre
The Phantom of the Opera and Les Miserables are announced as shows performing free songs to the public, to mark 350 years of West End theatre.
Co-op halts new business lending
Co-operative Bank has stopped offering new business loans amid concerns over its capital position and talks with UK regulators.
Belmokhtar ‘supervised’ Niger bombs
Militant leader Mokhtar Belmokhtar masterminded the two suicide bombs in Niger on Thursday which killed 20 people, a Mauritanian news agency reports.
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Wife expected soldier ‘to be safe’
The wife of a soldier murdered in London says she expected her husband to be safe in the UK.