Cult leader guilty of sex assaults
Craig TaylorA Maoist cult leader who ran a commune is found guilty of a string of sex assaults, cruelty to a child and false imprisonment. BBC News – UK
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UK launches first Syria air strikes
RAF Tornado jets carried out “successful” bombing of oil fields in Syria controlled by Islamic State militants, the Ministry of Defence says, shortly after MPs voted in favour of extending air strikes. BBC News – UK
Commons to vote on Syria bombing
MPs will decide later whether to authorise UK air strikes against Islamic State in Syria at the end of what is expected to be a mammoth 10-hour debate. BBC News – UK
Labour MPs to get free vote on Syria
Jeremy Corbyn grants Labour MPs a free vote on UK air strikes in Syria – with the Commons debate expected to take place on Wednesday. BBC News – UK
Fallon warns of Paris-style attack risk
A Paris-style attack could “easily” happen in UK cities, says Defence Secretary Michael Fallon as he steps up efforts to win MPs’ backing for air strikes against Islamic State fighters in Syria. BBC News – UK
MPs and councils in abuse inquiry
The Anglican and Catholic churches, three councils, and both current and former MPs are to be investigated by the inquiry into child sexual abuse, its chair says. BBC News – UK