Israel spy Pollard freed by US
Former US navy analyst Jonathan Pollard, jailed for life in 1987 for passing classified information to Israel, is released. BBC News – US & Canada
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HBOS: 10 executives could face ban
A report into the collapse of the High Street bank HBOS says regulators should consider banning up to 10 former executives from working in the City. BBC News – Business
Assad rejects Syria transition deadline
Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad says a political process to end the country’s bloody civil war cannot begin while it is occupied by “terrorists”. BBC News – Middle East
Honduras Syrians ‘had stolen passports’
Police in Honduras say they have arrested five Syrians travelling on stolen Greek passports and aiming to enter the United States by land. BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean
Paris ‘ringleader’ killed in raid
The man believed to have masterminded the attacks in Paris, Abdelhamid Abaaoud, was among those killed in a French police raid, prosecutors confirm. BBC News – Europe
Body found believed to be Kayleigh
Police believe the body found in a field in Leicestershire is that of the missing 15-year-old Kayleigh Haywood. BBC News – UK