BBC News 7 December 2014 Last updated at 18:27

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Salmond announces UK Parliament bidAlex Salmond

Former SNP leader and First Minister Alex Salmond announces he is to stand for a seat at Westminster at next May's General Election.


Yusuf Sarwar Mother 'betrayed' by terror sentence

The mother of a man jailed for 12 years and eight months for going to Syria to join rebel fighters tells the BBC she feels betrayed by the length of his sentence.

Heathrow airportDrone involved in Heathrow near miss

An unidentified drone came close to hitting a plane as it landed at Heathrow, the Civil Aviation Authority confirms.

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