Craig Taylor

Car maker Jaguar Land Rover posts record sales for 2013 with nearly half a million cars sold worldwide.
BBC News – Business

Israelis are beginning a period of mourning for ex-Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, who has died at 85 of heart failure after eight years in a coma.
BBC News – Middle East

Venezuela’s interior minister gives out his mobile phone number on live television and urges police officers to call him to report cases of corruption, amid public outcry after a former beauty queen’s murder.
BBC […]

At least 100,000 people march through the northern Spanish city of Bilbao after a rally in support of jailed Basque militants is banned.
BBC News – Europe

Charging tuition fees to students from the rest of the UK in an independent Scotland could break European law, pro-union academics claim.
BBC News – UK

The US is “very open” to a new relationship with Cuba, on condition of more political freedom on the communist-run island, a senior official says.
BBC News – US & Canada

The UN Security Council calls on President Salva Kiir to free political prisoners in the hope of bringing about a ceasefire in South Sudan with rebels led by his former vice-president.
BBC News – Africa

The US economy created only 74,000 jobs in December, less than forecast, with many Americans giving up looking for work, latest figures show.
BBC News – Business

Almost 500 people have been killed in clashes between Syrian rebels and the al-Qaeda-linked Islamist State in Iraq and the Levant, activists say.
BBC News – Middle East

Colombia suspends the loading of coal by US-based mining company Drummond after it failed to abide by stricter rules aimed at preventing pollution.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

A Metropolitan Police officer admits misconduct in public office over the “plebgate” affair and will offer to resign from the force.
BBC News – UK

About 300,000 people in the US state of West Virginia are warned not to drink tap water after a chemical spill into a river near the state capital.
BBC News – US & Canada

Central African Republic’s interim President Michel Djotodia resigns at a summit aimed at stopping months of religious violence in the country.
BBC News – Africa

Tesco and Morrisons both report a fall in like-for-like UK sales over the Christmas period, sending shares in both companies lower.
BBC News – Business

Russia blocks a UN Security Council statement condemning the Syrian government’s use of air strikes against civilians in the city of Aleppo.
BBC News – Middle East

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro meets governors and mayors to co-ordinate action against violence, following the murder of ex-beauty queen Monica Spear.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

Russian security forces launch an anti-terrorist operation just 300km from Sochi, venue for February’s Winter Olympics, after the discovery of five bodies in several cars.
BBC News – Europe

Mark Duggan’s aunt Carole says the family will fight the lawful killing decision “through the courts” and says there should be “no more violence”.
BBC News – UK

The deep freeze that has left people in North America shivering for days, shattering century-old temperature records, is set to loosen its icy grip.
BBC News – US & Canada

Central African Republic interim leader Michel Djotodia is expected to face pressure to step down when he attends a regional summit in Chad.
BBC News – Africa