International (bbc.co.uk)
- Three suspended over Baby P case
Three Haringey Council staff are suspended and two councillors quit after a “damning” report into the Baby P case. - Clinton named secretary of state
US President-elect Barack Obama names former rival Hillary Clinton as secretary of state, as she vows to give her all. - Sterling plunges against dollar
Sterling suffers its sharpest one day fall against the dollar since crashing out of the Exchange Rate Mechanism in 1992. - Life in UK ‘has become lonelier’
Community life in Britain has weakened substantially over the past 30 years, research commissioned by the BBC finds. - Tory ‘anger’ over leak statement
The Tories accuse ministers of seeking to influence the Commons speaker ahead of his statement on the Damian Green leak row. - India makes protest to Pakistan
India summons Pakistan’s high commissioner to protest over groups it claims carried out deadly attacks in Mumbai. - Soldiers rampage at Harare bank
Dozens of troops run amok in the Zimbabwean capital Harare after losing their temper while queuing for currency at a bank. - ‘Ugly’ barrister wins court case
A barrister’s detailed account of childhood abuse at the hands of her mother was not libellous, a court rules. - Buncefield firms to be prosecuted
Five companies are to be prosecuted over the Buncefield oil depot fire in Hertfordshire in 2005, the Environment Agency says. - Felix the Cat helps artist Mark Leckey win £25k Turner Prize
Felix the Cat helps artist Mark Leckey win £25k Turner Prize
