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Jessica Jing Ren hailed as a ‘much loved’ and ‘talented academic’ Via: Woman dies after double-decker bus crashes into railway bridge in Swansea

Matthew Benjamin, 37, was heard by his housemate returning to his home in Chepstow, Wales, after going out drinking before he kicked the dog to death and shouted ‘this f***ing dog is going to die’. Via: Construction boss, 37, is jailed for 17 weeks after kicking dog to death

Tania Morris (pictured) from Staffordshire fears this Christmas could be her last after she was struck down with Hodgkin Lymphoma a year ago and has been unable to find a donor. Via: Cancer-stricken mother needs stem cell transplant but is told ONLY match was son who was killed

Caroline Flack, 40, was charged with common assault after a 5am bust-up at the flat she shares with Lewis Burton in Islington, North London. She attended Highbury Corner Magistrates’ Court. Via: Caroline Flack hit boyfriend over head with a LAMP, court hears

Saudi Arabia’s public prosecutor said on Monday five people had been sentenced to death and three more to jail terms totalling 24 years in the case of the killing of Saudi journalist. Via: Khashoggi murder: Saudi Arabia sentences five to death

Currently there are 75 flood warnings in place, the Environment Agency said – meaning immediate action is needed. There were also 192 alerts for possible flooding, from Cornwall to East Yorkshire. Via: Widespread flooding threatens to ruin the 'Manic Monday' Christmas getaway

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news, as China gives the world economy a festive giftLatest: FTSE 100 hits five-month highEIU expects more trade tensions in 2020Introduction: Beijing cuts tariffs on hundreds of productsPork, avocado, and semiconductors all on listChina wants to boost imports amid slowing economyTrump: We’ll Read more

HBO’s take on the Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons comic succeeds where all others have failed, but it is yet another DC project made without Moore’s approvalIt’s been profoundly depressing to watch Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons’s Watchmen mutate into a cottage industry for DC Entertainment. The comic book’s suspicion Read more

President Macron says 40 jihadists killed, delivering ‘heavy blow’ to Islamist groupFrance’s military has said it carried out a drone strike during operations in Mali in which 40 alleged terrorists were killed.On Saturday, the French president, Emmanuel Macron, announced that French forces had “neutralised” 33 jihadists in the central Malian Read more

The US needs to work closely with allies to bring its model of society and economy into the 21st centuryFinancial markets were cheered recently by the news that the US and China have reached a “phase one” deal to prevent further escalation of their bilateral trade war. But there is Read more