Pensioner bonds’ website struggles
New pensioner bonds paying an annual interest rate of up to 4% are now on sale but high demand has led to some website problems. BBC News – Business
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Yemenis transferred from Guantanamo
Five Yemeni men held at the US jail in Guantanamo Bay in Cuba for more than a dozen years are transferred to Oman and Estonia, US officials say. BBC News – Middle East
Hollande hails ‘reborn’ magazine
French President Francois Hollande insists satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo will grow stronger after the new edition sold out in hours. BBC News – Europe
Colombia ‘ready for ceasefire talks’
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos says his government is for the first time prepared to begin talks on a bilateral ceasefire with Farc rebels. BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean
Firms failing on minimum wage named
Retail giant H&M and service station operator Welcome Break are among 37 firms “named and shamed” for failing to pay the minimum wage. BBC News – UK
FBI ‘foils plot to attack US Capitol’
The FBI has arrested an Ohio man for allegedly planning to bomb the US Capitol in an Islamic State-inspired attack, according to court documents. BBC News – US & Canada