Cameroon air strikes on Boko Haram
Cameroon has carried out air strikes against militant Islamist group Boko Haram for the first time, after it seized a military base, officials say. BBC News – Africa
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House prices ‘rose by 8.5%’ in 2014
UK house prices rose by an average of £16,000 – or 8.5% – in 2014, according to the mortgage lender Halifax. BBC News – Business
Egypt cuts ‘gay wedding’ sentences
A court in Egypt reduces to one year the three-year jail sentences given to eight men for appearing in a video alleged to show a gay marriage. BBC News – Middle East
Abducted Mexican priest found dead
A Mexican priest who was kidnapped earlier this week is found shot dead in the south-western state of Guerrero. BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean
Rail services to resume after delays
Reduced rail services are due to run from some London stations, after overrunning engineering works cause major disruption on Saturday. BBC News – UK
Snow strands motorists in Alps
Snow and ice strand 15,000 vehicles in the French Alps, snarling up holiday traffic to and from ski resorts. BBC News – Europe