Simon Furness

The government is looking into Advent’s £4bn takeover bid for British defence firm Cobham.
BBC News – Business

There is no clear winner in Israel’s second general election in five months, exit polls suggest.
BBC News – Middle East

Edgar Zambrano was released after four months in detention following a failed opposition uprising.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

Fabio Buzzi’s powerboat hit rocks as he neared the finishing line in the Venice lagoon.
BBC News – Europe

The EU’s chief negotiator says it is “not enough” for the UK to say what it does not want.
BBC News – UK

The president praises Corey Lewandowski’s “beautiful” lambasting of congressional Democrats.
BBC News – US & Canada

We hear rare testimony from one woman forced to flee the conflict in Cameron’s Anglophone regions.
BBC News – Africa

Week Three is in the bag already – that’s a quarter of the regular season gone. So who is on the up, and who and which teams are looking at a quiet December? There may be a lot of football still to play, but […]

Frustration for customers continues after pawnbroker Albemarle and Bond shuts branches.
BBC News – Business

There are fears of escalating tensions in the region as Iran is blamed for strikes on oil facilities.
BBC News – Middle East

The former Venezuelan intelligence chief is accused by the US of drug trafficking offences.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

Boris Johnson misses a press conference amid noisy protests, but says there has been “a lot of work”.
BBC News – Europe

The PM says the EU is “fed up” with endless delays, as the Luxembourg PM chastises him at a press conference.
BBC News – UK

Gillis apologised for the remarks saying he was a comedian “who pushes boundaries”.
BBC News – US & Canada

Hundreds of doctors stage a walkout to condemn the alleged abduction of union chief Peter Magombeyi.
BBC News – Africa

Week Two of the College Football season typically has a lot of meaningless games with the big teams scheduling warm-ups against FCS teams as they get ready for conference play. This season is no different and the […]

The troubled travel firm is understood to be in last minute negotiations with bondholders.
BBC News – Business

The US had said that Tehran was behind drone attacks on two Saudi oil sites, not Yemeni rebels.
BBC News – Middle East

The corpses were found among 119 black bags containing human remains.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

It signals a change of approach to migration from the new coalition which took office on Tuesday.
BBC News – Europe