Gambia election: Internet and international calls banned
The Gambia bans the internet and international phone calls, as President Jammeh seeks a fifth term. BBC News – Africa
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Philip Morris could stop making conventional cigarettes
Philip Morris is launching a new cigarette in the UK which it says could see it stop selling conventional cigarettes altogether. BBC News – Business
Chapecoense plane crash: Football rallies around Brazilian team
Top football sides pay tribute to a Brazilian team which lost most of its players in a plane crash. BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean
Aleppo battle: UN alarm as 16,000 civilians flee government advance
Some 16,000 civilians have fled the Syrian government’s advance into rebel-held Aleppo, the UN says. BBC News – Middle East
Germany extremism: Intelligence agency employee arrested over Islamist comments
A German intelligence agency employee is held after making Islamist statements and leaking material. BBC News – Europe
Ambulance crews ‘struggle to reach 999 calls’
Ambulance services are struggling to reach the seriously ill quickly enough after rising demand has left the system at breaking point, a BBC investigation has found. BBC News – UK