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Dec 30
Gisèle Pelicot rape case: 17 men appeal against convictions

More could follow before the window to lodge appeals closes at midnight on 30 December.

Dec 30
Jewellery worth £10m stolen from north London home

The stolen items include two De Beers butterfly diamond rings and a Van Cleef diamond…

Dec 30
Trinidad and Tobago declares emergency as murders soar

The country has one of the highest homicide rates in the region, with more than 620…

Dec 30
Parents of teenage Belgrade school shooter jailed

Vladimir Kecmanoviæ and Miljana Kecmanoviæ will serve jail terms of 14 and three years…

Dec 30
Edinburgh Hogmanay celebrations cancelled

All events for 30 December and Hogmanay to be scrapped, including a concert in Princes…

Dec 30
Russia and Ukraine exchange hundreds of prisoners of war

Moscow said 150 Russians were released while Zelensky said 189 Ukrainians had returned home.

Dec 30
Cliff collapse blocks beach on Jurassic Coast

The beach between West Bay and Freshwater is blocked following the cliff collapse.

Dec 30
At the scene of the South Korea plane crash investigation

The BBC’s Asia correspondent visited the scene, where investigators are sifting…

Dec 30
Jimmy Carter’s challenges mirror those faced by Biden

From Afghanistan to climate change, Carter’s presidency charted the course for…

Dec 30
Five charged in connection with Liam Payne’s death, reports say

The One Direction star died in October after falling from a third-floor hotel balcony…

Dec 30
Actress Gal Gadot had ‘terrifying’ blood clot during pregnancy

Gadot says youngest daughter born during emergency surgery after blood clot found in…

Dec 30
YouTube urged to promote ‘high-quality’ children’s TV

Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy says children are missing out on educational TV because…

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