Neil Bradley

They are patrolling the city of Fortaleza following dozens of gang attacks on shops, banks and buses.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

Theresa May again urges MPs to back her deal – but a poll suggests only one in four voters backs it.
BBC News – Europe

A vote on whether to move three million people onto the new benefit system is pushed back.
BBC News – UK

Chief of staff Kevin Sweeney is the latest to leave the US defence department after Syria policy changes.
BBC News – US & Canada

There are growing calls for the result to be published, as the Catholic Church warns of political unrest.
BBC News – Africa

NFC Wild Card Game East v West
All but the most ardent fans of these two sides expected them to be thinking about the draft by now as neither figured highly in the preseason hype and neither had exceptional l […]

AFC Wildcard Round AFC South Battle
Six games into the regular season the odds of both of these sides playing in the postseason must have been in the thousands to one given they were a combined 4-8 and one of […]

The latest survey from the Nationwide says property values grew by just 0.5% last year.
BBC News – Business

US network CBS says it has rejected a request by Egypt not to air an interview with its president.
BBC News – Middle East

Archaeologists believe priests worshipped Xipe Tótec by skinning victims and wearing their flesh.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

The number of people trying to enter the bloc illegally falls to a five-year low, an EU body says.
BBC News – Europe

The killer – who is still at large – fled from the train in Surrey following a “vicious fight”.
BBC News – UK

Mr Trump says he may declare a national emergency to bypass Congress and build a border wall.
BBC News – US & Canada

Hundreds have gathered after Friday prayers to demand an end to the rule of President Omar al-Bashir.
BBC News – Africa

Kendal is a historic Cumbria market town at the southern end of the Lake District which is probably best known Worldwide for its Mint Cake. However, it has loads to offer even for those without a sweet tooth. […]

Total sales rise over the festive period, but the retailer trims its annual profit forecast.
BBC News – Business

Three migrant fishermen saved Greeks fleeing the wildfire that killed dozens near Athens last July.
BBC News – Middle East

The US secretary of state says he is “deeply concerned” about increased production of the leaves.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

South Korea’s spy agency says that the top diplomat fled Pyongyang’s Rome embassy with his wife.
BBC News – Europe

An Iranian and a Briton are arrested on suspicion of arranging “movement of migrants” across the Channel.
BBC News – UK