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Farage inadvertently breached MPs' rules, says watchdog
The parliamentary commissioner for standards said Farage had apologised after missing the deadline for registering interests.
'Minor electrical issue' on Air Force One delays Trump Davos visit
Journalists travelling with the president said the lights went out briefly in the press cabin.
UK inflation rises to 3.4%, driven by tobacco and airfares
It is the last set of monthly inflation figures before the next interest rate decision on 5 February.
UK homes to get £15bn for solar and green tech to cut energy bills
The government has announced the details of its long-awaited Warm Homes Plan which promises to cut energy bills.
What went wrong for Raducanu in Melbourne?
After Emma Raducanu suffered a humbling second-round exit, BBC Sport analyses what went wrong and where the Briton goes from here.
In pictures: Northern lights dazzle for second night across the UK
After a strong geomagnetic storm on the Sun earlier this week, the aurora was spotted for the second night in a row across the UK
Life sentence for man who killed Japan's ex-PM Shinzo Abe
Abe's assassination stunned the country where there is virtually no gun crime.
Train driver killed in second deadly Spain rail crash in days
At least 37 people have been injured, five seriously, in a second crash, after Sunday's two-train collision in Andalusia.
England fans have 'every right to be annoyed, I made terrible mistake' - Brook
Harry Brook says supporters have “every right to be annoyed” by his behaviour after he was punched by a nightclub bouncer on England’s tour of New Zealand that preceded the Ashes.
'I'm a scary sight' - Northampton's 23-stone, one-meal man
Northampton lock JJ van der Mescht's gainline power and 23-stone frame is fuelled by just one meal a day.
Out-of-sorts Raducanu beaten at Australian Open
Britain's Emma Raducanu is below-par in an Australian Open second-round defeat by Austria's Anastasia Potapova.
Out-of-sorts Raducanu out in Australian Open second round
Britain's Emma Raducanu is below-par in an Australian Open second-round defeat by Austria's Anastasia Potapova.
'Really scary': Sydney residents react to shark attacks
The BBC spoke to people in Sydney about the four shark attacks in 48 hours along Australia's New South Wales coast.
Are we not good enough? Girls football team win tiny plastic cup as boys get full-size trophy
The cup paled into comparison to the grand old trophy presented to the winning boys football team.
Mum demands answers over son found dead with stab wounds in a Home Office flat
Sheena Millar says she is still seeking answers despite a year-long investigation into the death of her son Mikhail.
Global markets on alert as Europe to suspend approval of US trade deal
The move follows renewed tensions between the US and EU, as Donald Trump pushes to acquire Greenland.
River of waste 'visible for miles' dumped at mountain beauty spot
A farmer says she is "devastated" by a "disgusting" river of fly-tipped waste dumped down the side of a mountain.
Photos leaked to BBC show faces of hundreds killed in Iran's brutal protest crackdown
The images from one mortuary in Tehran were shown to families who went to identify their loved ones.
The Papers: Europe condemns Trump 'new colonialism' and 'Becks bites back'
European leaders hitting back at Donald Trump's Greenland threat at the World Economic Forum in Davos dominates Wednesday's front pages.
Life sentence for man who killed Japan's ex-PM Shinzo Abe
Abe's assassination stunned the country where there is virtually no gun crime.