laura plummer — who's 33 — was convicted of drug smuggling. , laura plummer‘s mp, and asked the reaction to the three year sentence. it's extremely disappointing to the family. laura is utterly distraught, as far as family. laura is utterly distraught, as farasi family. laura is utterly distraught, as far as i am aware, and clearly, we have got to be mindful of the fa ct we have got to be mindful of the fact that this was very much at the lower end of the scale, but people are very disappointed, not least, laura. she has been incarcerated since the 9th of october, she is a woman of good character, stupid decent and honest hard—working british woman from hull, who has not so british woman from hull, who has not so much as had a parking violation, and she has found herself in this terrible predicament, where sears facing a custodial sentence, in a foreign prison. it is terrifying for her. what do you make of the misunderstanding which led to today's, well it was not a hearing, was it? because she was sentenced to three years. the conviction was t

laura plummer, who's 33 and from hull, was arrested in october when 300 tablets of the painkiller tramadolfound in her suitcase. daniela relph reports. laura plummer‘s family and friends say she is naive, not a criminal. but today the 33—year—old shop workerfrom hull is beginning a three—year sentence injail in egypt. her mother, roberta, and her egyptian partner, omar caboo, have been at court to support her during the hearings this week. laura plummer had been travelling to the red sea resort of hurghada to visit omar in october when she was stopped by the authorities. in her suitcase were 290 tramadol tablets, a painkiller which is legal on prescription in britain, but banned in egypt. she said the tablets were for her partner, who suffers from severe back pain, but she was arrested and has been held since then in a communal cell with up to 25 women. herfamily at home in hull have described today's sentence as horrendous. she's just a normal girl who works in hull. she just sells clothes, she comes home, she watches telly and she goes to bed. she doesn't drink, she doesn't smoke, she do

reporter: laura plummer's family and friends say she is naÏve, not a criminal.but today, the 33-year-old shop worker from hull is beginning a three-year sentence in jail in egypt. her mother and her egyptian partner have been at court to support her during the hearings this week. laura plummer had been traveling to the red sea resort to visit omar in october when she was stopped by the authorities. in her suitcase were 290 tramadol tablets, a painkiller which is legal on prescription in britain but banned in egypt. she said the tablets were for her partner, who suffers from severe back pain. but she was arrested and has been held since then in a communal cell with up to 25 women. her family at home in hull have described today's sentence as horrendous. >> she's a phenomenal girl. she works in hull. she sells clothes, she comes home, watches telly and goes to bed for she doesn't drink, she doesn't smoke, she doesn't do anything. she lives to go to egypt, she people, she is in love with omar. we can't believe this is happening to us. we are absolutely devastated.

the case of laura plummer, the british woman jailed brexit. plummer, the british womanjailed in egypt is on the mirror. the financial times says that retail is disappointing with a drop in footfall for traditional boxing day sales. the sun leads with british troops being asked to use gender neutral words. and in the express says a stroll in the garden could help to fight dementia. thank you for being with us dementia. thank you for being with us to beginning with the time and a distressing story about the use, potentially, of the internet for the abuse of children. it is a horrible story but it is no real secret that abused children have appeared on youtube. the brazen part about this, the new part, is that now paedophiles are emblazoned in the videos with any mail addresses. people can get in touch with them. —— e—mail addresses. a legal expert is questioning whether or not this would be illegal. in a sense, you are putting children for word and there is always a danger of what might happen after that. it is an opinion but any right minded pe

when laura plummer came back in october, she came to meet her boyfriend in a resort at the red sea.ught around 290 tramadol tablets as well as naproxen for his back pain. she was arrested for carrying the tablets in her suitcase. she said she did not know the drug was banned in egypt. she did not know about that, and she had brought it for her boyfriend. however, the court found her guilty of bringing and smuggling drugs into the country, and therefore came the verdict of today. her lawyer told us yesterday that there were some lost in translation issues in the court. as she was asked by one of the judges about the accusation, and she pleaded guilty, but she said she didn't understand the question very well. we also understand that the lawyer is willing to appeal that verdict. laura plummer‘s mp, labour's karl turner, has been giving his reaction to the news. terribly disappointing to the family. the family are devastated. i have spoken to neville, laura's dad, already. i spoke with family members yesterday. they were optimistic this might be a happier result. but laura, most of all

but first the case of laura plummer. jailed for taking drugs into egypt. she comes from hull city, she went out in october to see her partner and she was arrested on suspicion of trafficking drugs at the airport. she was found with 290 tramadol tablets in her luggage which she claims were for her partner who suffers from chronic back pain. tramadol is a very heavy duty pain reliever which you can only get in this country in prescription. herfamily only get in this country in prescription. her family obviously devastated, she has been in a jail ina communal devastated, she has been in a jail in a communal cell since being arrested in october and clearly very distressing. but there are i think questions about, if the prescription for tramadol was not for her then who was at four. because you can ta ke who was at four. because you can take prescription drugs legally providing you can prove that they are for you and you have only the amount you need. so you think if she had been able to accept a prescription, present bad, that would have helped her case? exact

laura plummer, who's 33 and from england's north, was arrested in october when she was found carryinge painkiller, tramadol, in her suitcase. daniela relph reports. laura plummer‘s family and friends say she is naive, not a criminal. but today the 33—year—old shop workerfrom hull is beginning a three—year sentence injail in egypt. her mother, roberta, and her egyptian partner, omar caboo, have been at court to support her during the hearings this week. laura plummer had been travelling to the red sea resort of hurghada to visit omar in october when she was stopped by the authorities. in her suitcase were 290 tramadol tablets, a painkiller which is legal on prescription in britain, but banned in egypt. she said the tablets were for her partner, who suffers from severe back pain, but she was arrested and has been held since then in a communal cell with up to 25 women. herfamily at home in hull have described today's sentence as horrendous. she's just a normal girl who works in hull. she just sells clothes, she comes home, she watches telly and she goes to bed. she doesn't drink, she doe

the family of the briton laura plummer, jailed in egypt for drug offences, says she has already been be moved to another prison with better conditions closer to cairo. prince harry has set out how he views his role as a senior royal. he promises to remain above politics,— but shine a light on certain issues and causes. he was speaking as guest editor of radio 4's today programme this morning. and southampton's virgil van dijk will become the world's most expensive defender when the january transfer window opens, as liverpool have announced they will be signing him for £75 million, more than £20 million higher than the current record. now on bbc news, rebecca morelle looks back on the year in science — from a spectacular eclipse that wowed millions of americans to the end of a 20—year mission to saturn. this is review 2017: the year in science.

laura plummer, who's 33 and from hull, was arrested in october with 290 tablets of the painkiller, tramadolich is banned in egypt. a spokesman from the foreign office says they will continue to provide assistance to the family. my colleague in cairo, hanan razek, has been speaking to laura plummer‘s family who say they are shocked by today's sentencing. i was just speaking to laura's mother and she tells me she is still shocked after the verdict. she says she cannot believe it after waiting the two months and then having this verdict. back in october laura was arrested as she tried to enter the country and they found around 300 tramadol tablets in her suitcase. laura said she brought those tablets for her boyfriend, as he suffers from severe back pain. this is a painkiller that is prescribed and it's fine to get it in the uk. but it's fine to get it in the uk. but it is banned here in egypt and you can only get it through medical prescriptions, as it is popularly used among some young people as a sort of drug, as it is a cheaper way to get drugs. what happens now by way of a possible appeal

it is a tragedy for laura plummer and herfamily, but it's bad for british citizens who want to visitholiday as well. as i say, the egyptian authorities need to be mindful of that. two people have died including a police officer following a collision in sheffield last night. police were responding to an incident when it collided with a citreon c3 travelling in the opposite direction on the a57. the 46—year—old police officer driving the car was pronounced dead shortly after the incident and a 61—year—old woman, who was a passenger in the citroen was taken to hospital but passed away shortly after. an investigation is under way the cause of the incident. the universities minister, jojohnson, will use a speech today to warn that academic institutions must protect free speech. he'll say students must be able to both hear and challenge controversial views during their years of study. some universities and student groups have refused entry to speakers, as edward curwen reports. time spent at university must open minds, not close them. that's the view ofjojohnson, the universities minister,

laura plummer, who's 33 and from hull, was arrested in october. emily unia is here.o egypt on october the 9th, going to visit her egyptian partner who reportedly suffers from severe back pain, and in hersuitcase reportedly suffers from severe back pain, and in her suitcase were 250 tramadol tablets, it is legal in the uk, but it is banned in egypt and is the most abused drug. apparently she had no idea these drugs were banned in egypt, she was simply taking them to her partner. her family have been campaigning on her behalf are the last two months, haven't they? yes, her mother roberta sinclair is in egypt, she travelled out for the hearing which ended up happening today. they are saying that she is being held in terrible conditions in a communal cell with no beds, sharing with 25 other women. she thought it was a joke when she was pulled over by officials, she said, was todd she was carrying illegal drugs. lawyers have lodged an immediate appeal. emily, thank you very much indeed. the universities minister, jojohnson, will use a speech this afternoon to warn that ac

laura plummer the briton jailed laura plummer the britonjailed in egypt for drug offences has been moved ran grenfell tower is handing back control of its other properties to the local council, saying it can no longer give tenants the service they expect. the kensington and chelsea tenant management organisation has responsibility for 9000 properties, as andy moore reports. grenfell tower is owned by the local council, but it was run by one of the largest tenant management organisations in the country. this body manages thousands of properties in the area. it was this management organisation that made the now—controversial decision to refurbish grenfell tower in cladding suspected of fuelling the fire. both it and the local council are now under investigation by the police, over possible corporate manslaughter charges. the organisation has now sent out a letter saying it would be in the best interests of all residents that the services which the tenant management organisation currently provides are handed back to the council. the handover, which will start at the end of next month, means

the lawyer for laura plummer.ham, it was a mum from norfolk who managed to capture the perfect image on her phone. this photograph taken by karen murdoch has now been used by journalists from all over the world. she says she hopes its sale will help with her daughter's university costs. she spoke to bbc breakfast this morning and explained what it's been like since she took the image. in one word, overwhelming. i've had five likes, maybe, on a tweet before! i just... it is a nice photo, though. i do like it. it's a great photo! yeah, it's lovely. but it's bonkers. now, there's another word for you — bonkers! laughter. so, karen, tell us how you managed to get that shot. because you were down there with your daughter. paint the picture for us, how did you get that perfect picture? yes, well, i was with my daughter, rachel, and my friend sara. and i literally, and i hate to sound like a bit of a geek here, but i was fangirling! i was literally, we were all like, "merry christmas!" as you can probably tell, i can get

the family of the briton laura plummer, jailed in egypt for drug offences, says she has already been

the family of the briton laura plummer, jailed in egypt for drug offences, says she has already been ply for her to be moved to another prison with better conditions closer to cairo. prince harry has set out how he views his role as a senior royal. he promises to remain above politics, but shine a light on certain issues and causes. he was speaking as guest editor of radio 4's today programme this morning. now it is time to look at sports. he has all the details. hello. finally a bit of christmas cheer for england as former captain alastair cook made his first ashes century for almost seven years. the visitors finishing on top after day 2 of the fourth test. . .. cook's knock helping england close on 192—2, after stuart broad had earlier returned his best figures of 2017 taking 4 for 51 to spark an australia collapse. patrick gearey was in melbourne for us. this wasn't the day we were expecting. we thought we would come here to see steve smith the australian captain make a huge score ona australian captain make a huge score on a scorching day. after all he just missed this after three

laura plummer, the britonjailed in egypt for drug offences, has been moved to a different egyptian prison. also in the next hour. prince harry takes a turn editing the today programme on radio 4. he interviewed the former us president barack obama, who said irresponsible use of social media is spreading misinformation and reinforcing bias. and at 7.45pm newsbeat investigates the use of steroids in gyms. good evening and welcome to bbc news. snow and ice are still causing disruption for many people in parts of the uk, with thousands of homes without power and dangerous conditions on the roads. the runway at stansted airport was closed twice during the day, with a number of flights cancelled and there are currently yellow weather warnings for icefor parts of scotland, all of wales, the south and east of england, and the midlands. let's go to kenilworth in warwickshire — and our correspondent phil mackie. well we had the snow and the floods today and also power cuts. across the central swathe of england, it is a day to heed the warnings. horn blasts. the motorway at a standstill. it's always

laura plummer was convicted of drug smuggling. universities minister john smuggling.ust open minds is not close them and students should be able to take pa rt and students should be able to take part infrank and students should be able to take part in frank discussion. there has been lower than expected turnout the boxing day sales. a% drop in the number of shoppers compared with last year. a police officer and 61—year—old woman died in a crash on christmas day. a6—year—old

laura plummer, who's 33 and from hull, was arrested in october with tablets of the painkiller, tramadol. the universities minister, jojohnson, has warned academic institutions they could face fines if they fail to protect free speech, within the law. there has been a lower turnout than expected at the boxing day sales. the research group springboard believes there was a 4% drop in the number of shoppers — up to midday today — compared with last year. a police officer and a 61—year—old woman died in a crash on christmas day. the 46—year—old officer was responding to an incident when the marked bmw 3 series he was driving was in collision with a citroen c3 on the a57 in sheffield. now on bbc news — sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday — i'm marc edwards. kane is able. he hits his eighth hat—trick of 2017 and breaks the record for the most premier league goals scored in a calendar year as tottenham thrash southampton. england's misery continues down under. they have it all to do after david warner hits a century on the opening day of the fourth ashes test. and might bite wins the day'

the family of the briton laura plummer — jailed in egypt for drug offences — says she has already beenprison. laura plummer‘s lawyer told the bbc that he's planning to apply for her to be moved to another prison with better conditions closer to cairo. prince harry has set out how he views his role as a senior royal. he promises to remain above politics — but shine a light on certain issues and causes. he was speaking as guest editor of radio 4's today programme this morning. thank you for your company through the afternoon. clive myrie will be here with more news at the top of the hour. we leave you now with sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday, with me marc edwards the headlines for you this evening. centurion cook ends his ashes drought as england strike back on day 2 of the 4 test. liverpool agree a world record £75 million fee for southampton defender virgil van dijk. we catch up with tommy fleetwood as he reflects on his life changing year. hello and welcome to sportsday. there was finally a little bit of christmas cheer for england's cricketers as former captain alastair coo

laura plummer, the britonjailed in egypt for drug offences, has been moved to a different egyptian prisonry takes a turn editing the today programme on radio 4. he interviewed the former us president, barack obama,

laura plummer, the britonjailed in egypt for drug offences, has been moved to a different egyptian prisonakes a turn editing the today programme on radio 4. he interviewed the former us president, barack 0bama, who said irresponsible use of social media is spreading misinformation

laura plummer, the britonjailed in egypt for drug smuggling, has been moved to a different egyptian prisonhe was the guest editor of the today programme on radio 4. the prince says he'll remain above politics, but still seek to shine a light on causes he cares about. i will continue to play my part in society and do myjob to the best of my ability, so i can wake up in the morning and feel energised, and go to bed hopefully knowing that i have done

laura plummer, who's 33 and from hull, was arrested in october for having nearly 300 tramadol tablets in her suitcase. both said they were confident they would win. harry cane has set a record for the most goals scored in england's premier league in a calendar year. his hat—trick against southampton took him to 39 goals this year. we will have a full round—up of the day's news at 10.00pm. it's now time for our world. his is probably the most recognisable face in latin america. perhaps one of the most iconic images in the world. synonymous with youthful rebellion, with socialism, with revolution. but today, 50 years after the death of che guevara, what does he mean in a fast—changing cuba? as the communist—run island evolves, some see his example as more relevant than ever. others see a different future ahead, one that breaks with the indoctrination and intolerance of the past. i have spent the past few years living on this fascinating island at a period of great upheaval and want to know what el che means today. it's the start of another school day in cuba's capital, havana. and the s

laura plummer was arrested in october when officials found 290 tramadol tablets in her suitcase, which, but not in egypt. the shop assistant from hull says she was carrying the pills for her egyptian partner, who suffers from back pain. millions are expected to head out to the boxing day sales, marking the start of a what has traditionally been a crucial period for retailers across the uk. our reporterjohn mcmanus is on oxford street in london. the queues are definitely forming? they have started to arrive, as you can see behind me, and there are queues that way as well. there are crash barriers in place at selfridge's. they haven't been needed yet but perhaps they will come into their own in an hour when the doors open. but we do know that these boxing day sales seem to have lost some of their sparkle compared to previous years. there used to be people camping out overnight. that wasn't the case last night. why is that? we know that many people shop online, beginning their boxing day shopping on christmas day in the comfort of their own home, and we know from the bbc survey that many

laura plummer was arrested in october, when she was found with 290 tramadol tablets in her suitcase.iller is legal in the uk, but not in egypt. her family has maintained she wasn't aware the drug was illegal. if found guilty, she faces up to 25 years in prison. surrey police are trying to identify a man who was found unconscious in a ditch yesterday afternoon. they have released pictures of the man's clothing in an attempt to track down his family. the man, who is thought to be in his 20s, is in a serious condition in hospital. almost 200,000 people are currently serving as part of the uk armed forces, and for many on deployment, it means christmas away from loved ones. yesterday bbc visited one military base in iraq as troops prepared to spend the day far, far from home. iam not i am not going to pretend that it is not difficult to be in iraq over christmas. of all the families are pa rt christmas. of all the families are part of christmas, these are amongst the furthest away for the longest amount of time. this is my first christmas away from home in the army, and to be honest, i a

laura plummer was arrested in october when she was found with 290 tramadol tablets in her suitcase.r is legal in the uk, but not in egypt. her family has maintained she wasn't aware the drug was illegal. if found guilty, she faces up to 25 years in prison. surrey police are trying to identify a man who was found unconscious in a ditch yesterday afternoon. they've released pictures of the man's clothing in an attempt to track down his family. the man, who is thought to be in his 20s, is in a serious condition in hospital. around 150 skiers have been rescued from a broken down ski lift in the french alps after being trapped on it for several hours on christmas eve. helicopters were used to rescue the people from their individual gondalas, which were around 82 feet above the snow, and rope was used to help the skiers get back down the slopes. the cause of the fault isn't known. that would be a scary trip down that slope, wouldn't it?! if you're relaxing at home, perhaps opening presents this morning, spare a thought for this team who are still hard at work. santa and his reindeer spent

the family of laura plummer say the hearing has been put back 2a hours after she became visibly upsetr, from hull, was arrested in october when she was found with nearly 300 tramadol tablets in her suitcase. the painkiller is legal in the uk, but not in egypt. the police watchdog is investigating after a man died, when the car in which he was a passenger crashed, as it was being pursued by officers. the collision happened early this morning in liverpool. a man was arrested at the scene. forces must refer cases that involve a death after police contact to the watchdog. ten people have been killed in a suicide bomb attack close to afg hanistan‘s national intelligence agency in the capital, kabul. the bomber targeted people as they arrived for work. the so—called islamic state group said it carried out the attack. anbarasan ethirajan reports. the mangled remains of a car hit by the suicide bombing. most of the passengers of the car died in the impact of the explosion. the bomber was on foot, and detonated before the security guards could stop him. two guards were among the dead. several

laura plummer was convicted of drug smuggling. universities minister john smuggling.s minister jothohnson has warned that academic institutions must protect free speech. he said universities must open minds is not close them and students should be able to take pa rt and students should be able to take part infrank and students should be able to take part in frank discussion. there has been lower than expected turnout the boxing day sales. 4% drop in the number of shoppers compared with last year. a police officer and 61—year—old woman died in a crash on christmas day. 46—year—old officer was responding to an incident when the car he was driving was in collision with another on the a 57 in sheffield. now it has been a memorable year in the sport from the world athletics championships to the rise to the top of world boxing for anthonyjoshua. we go on a trip through the sporting highlights of the year. hello, and welcome along to a look back at what has been another fantastic year in sport. yes, from the women's cricket world cup to the british and irish lions tour of ne

laura plummer, who's 33 and from hull, was arrested in october with tablets of the painkiller tramadolher family say they are planning to appeal the sentence. the universities minister, jojohnson, has given his clearest warning yet that academic institutions must protect free speech. he says universities must "open minds, not close them", and students should have the resilience to take part in frank discussions. the boxing day sales are under way with millions of shoppers hitting the high streets as they hunt for bargains. meanwhile, a bbc survey has suggested that online shopping and early black friday deals have made the post christmas sales less appealing. a police officer and a 61—year—old woman died in a crash on christmas day. the 46—year—old officer was responding to an incident when the marked bmw 3 series he was driving was in collision with a citroen c3 on the a57 in sheffield. now on bbc news, rebecca jones reveals the inside stories of world—changing events from photographers in new york, london and paris. that's in through the lens — images of the eras that defined society

laura plummer was arrested in october when officials found 290 tramadol tablets in her suitcase, whichn the uk, but not in egypt. the shop assistant from hull says she was carrying the pills for her egyptian partner, who suffers from back pain. the royal navy says there has been an increase in the number of russian ships travelling through, or near the uk's territorial waters over the festive period. on christmas day, hms st albans was sent to escort a russian warship through the north sea as it passed close to uk waters. defence secretary gavin williamson said he will not "tolerate any form of aggression". dr who fans were given a glimpse of the first ever female doctor in action in last night's christmas special. jodie whittaker appeared in the final two minutes of the episode, which saw the departure of peter capaldi, as well as the show‘s writer steven moffatt. a lot to look forward to. now on breakfast, alex guljarani and jessica creighton take a look back at the year's sporting highlights. hello, and welcome along to a look back at what has been another fantastic year in sport. y

the family of laura plummer say the hearing has been put back 2a hours after she became visibly upset hull was arrested in october when she was found with 290 tramadol tablets in her suitcase. the painkiller is legal in the uk, but not in egypt. you've heard of recycling, but these days the new buzzword is "upcycling" — transforming rubbish into objects of desire. a non—profit workshop in austria supported by the city government is working with the long—term unemployed to make furniture, ornaments and jewellery out of old household appliances. bethany bell reports from vienna. it's beautiful, but it is actually all made from rubbish. the process starts here at this workshop. workers remove hazardous substances from old computers and appliances. the leftovers are sent either for recycling, or upstairs, to the trash design team. what we do is that we collect specific kinds of garbage — that means electric and electronic equipment. we make, design objects and jewellery, and we offer the old garbage an opportunity to get reused, or to get upcycled. they turn vinyl records into clocks, and

laura plummer was arrested in october when officials found 290 tramadol tablets in her suitcase, whichbut not in egypt. the shop assistant from hull says she was carrying the pills for her egyptian partner, who suffers from back pain. the royal navy says there has been an increase in the number of russian ships travelling through, or near the uk's territorial waters over the festive period. on christmas day, hms st albans was sent to escort a russian warship through the north sea as it passed close to uk waters. defence secretary gavin williamson said he will not "tolerate any form of aggression". dr who fans were given a glimpse of the first ever female doctor in action in last night's christmas special. jodie whittaker appeared in the final two minutes of the episode, which saw the departure of peter capaldi, as well as the show‘s writer steven moffatt. now on breakfast, it's a white christmas for sarah keith—lucas and nick miller, as they take a look back at the year in weather. this time, we have come to a winter wonderland. or have we? look very closely in the next half—hour, beca

the family of the briton laura plummer, jailed in egypt for drug offences, says she has already been sferred to a notorious prison. laura plummer‘s lawyer told the bbc that he's planning to apply for her to be moved to another prison with better conditions closer to cairo. prince harry has set out how he views his role as a senior royal. he promises to remain above politics but shine a light on certain issues and causes. he was speaking as guest editor of radio 4's today programme this morning. and southampton‘s virgil van dijk will become the world's most expensive defender when the january transfer window opens, as liverpool have announced they will be signing him for £75m — more than £20m higher than the current record. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me arejosie cox, business editor at the independent, and tom bergin, business correspondent for reuters. it is not just it is notjust business news, folks, there is a lot of variety so stay with us. tomorrow's front pages, starting with the i hasjeremy corbyn declaring he's

laura plummer was arrested in october when officials found 290 tramadol tablets in her suitcase, whichop assistant from hull says she was carrying the pills for her egyptian partner, who suffers from back pain. the nhs has promised to cut back on prescribing gluten—free biscuits, pasta and anti—dandruff shampoo. a study by the taxpayers‘ alliance has found many items, which are prescribed by gps in england, are available in supermarkets — often at a much cheaper price. nick quraishi reports. the taxpayers‘ alliance has highlighted a number of items it says were prescribed on the nhs last year. they include this sunscreen. a nonbranded version is available for half the price. branded gluten—free biscuits, significantly more expensive than a supermarket equivalent. ibuprofen, 30% cheaper away from the nhs. and colgate toothpaste, over—the—counter it is 70% cheaper. the taxpayers‘ alliance says... in response, an nhs england spokesman said... the health service says it is already reviewing ten items it claims are ineffective, unnecessary and inappropriate for prescriptions. nick quraishi,

laura plummer was arrested in october when officials found 290 tramadol tablets in her suitcase, which shop assistant from hull says she was carrying the pills for her egyptian partner, who suffers from back pain. supporters of vladimir putin will meet in moscow later to begin the formal process of nominating him as their candidate for president in next year's election. mr putin is seeking a fourth term in office, and will run as an independent this time. it comes a day after the electoral commission barred opposition leader, alexei navalny, from standing. virginia langeberg has the story. he's spent almost 18 years in power. he's a man familiar with the grand entrance. but on this occasion, vladimir putin is expected to not even turn up to his own nomination event. some have read into that decision as a sign of confidence, but the kremlin says the russian president has a prior engagement. today marks the official launch of mr putin's presidential campaign. he's running as an independent, and has until the end of january to collect 300,000 signatures to register his bid. there's little

laura plummer was arrested in october when she was found with 290 tramadol tablets in her suitcase.gal in the uk, but not in egypt. her family has maintained she wasn't aware the drug was illegal. if found guilty she faces up to 25 years in prison. surrey police are trying to identify a man who was found unconscious in a ditch yesterday afternoon. they've released pictures of the man's clothing in an attempt to track down his family. the man, who is thought to be in his 20s, is in a serious condition in hospital. they say the man was wearing a red and white checked shirt and red canvas shoes. ten people have been killed in a suicide bomb attack close to afg hanistan‘s national intelligence agency in the capital, kabul. the bomber was apparently on foot, and targeted people as they arrived into work. the so—called islamic state group said it carried out the attack. 0ur correspondent, khalil noori, is following developments in kabul where he sent this update a short time ago. a suicide attackjust happened right in the morning rush—hour time. hospital and security sources say that at l

laura plummer was arrested in october when officials found 290 tramadol tablets in her suitcase, whichthe uk, but not in egypt. the shop assistant from hull claims she was carrying the pills for her egyptian partner, who suffers from back pain. a tropical storm that was threatening southern vietnam has weakened and is expected to dissipate within the next 48 hours. yesterday, hundreds of thousands of people were told they may need to evacuate their homes as forecasters warned that up to 200 centimetres of rain could fall. a 20—year—old man will appear before magistrates this morning charged with murder after a fatal stabbing in a restaurant in middlesbrough on christmas eve. efreeqi mohamed siddig is accused of killing 41—year—old mazhar ali from stockton—on—tees who died in hospital yesterday. the nhs has promised to cut back on prescribing gluten—free biscuits, pasta and anti—dandruff shampoo. a study by the taxpayers alliance has found many items which are prescribed by gps in england are available in supermarkets — often at a much cheaper price. nick quraishi reports. the taxpayers

laura plummer was arrested in october when officials found 290 tramadol tablets in her suitcase, whichpt. the shop assistant from hull says she was carrying the pills for her egyptian partner, who suffers from back pain. the nhs has promised to cutback on prescribing gluten—free biscuits, pasta and anti—dandruff shampoo. a study by the taxpayers alliance has found many items, which are prescribed by gps in england, are available in supermarkets — often at a much cheaper price. nick quraishi reports. the taxpayers alliance has highlighted a number of items it says were prescribed on the nhs last year. they include this sunscreen. a non—branded version is available for half the price. branded gluten—free biscuits, significantly more expensive than a supermarket equivalent. ibuprofen, 30% cheaper away from the nhs. and colgate total advance toothpaste, over—the—counter it is a seventh of the cost. the taxpayers' alliance says... in response, an nhs england spokesman said... the health service says it is already reviewing ten items it claims are ineffective, unnecessary and inappropriate f

laura plummer was arrested in october when she was found with 290 tramadol tablets in her suitcase.egypt. her family has maintained she wasn't aware the drug was illegal. if found guilty she faces up to 25 years in prison. surrey police are trying to identify a man who was found unconscious in a ditch yesterday afternoon. they've released pictures of the man's clothing in an attempt to track down his family. the man, who is thought to be in his 20s, is in a serious condition in hospital. they say the man, believed to be in his 20s, was wearing a red and white checked shirt and red canvas shoes. the deadly tropical storm that cut through the southern philippines on saturday is now headed to southern vietnam, where is it expected to make landfall later today, with up to 500mm of rain forecast in some areas. storm tembin killed 230 people in mudslides and flash floods in the philippines and left at least 70,000 people displaced. peru's president has granted a medical pardon to jailed former president alberto fujimori. fujimori was serving a 25—year sentence for human rights abuses, cor

laura plummer, who's 33 and from hull, was arrested in october for having nearly 300 tramadol tablets in her suitcase. the universities minister, jojohnson, has warned academic institutions they could face fines if they fail to protect free speech within the law. south yorkshire police say an officer has died in a car crash which happened near sheffield last night. the 46—year—old man died along with a 61—year—old female passenger of another car when their vehicles collided. there has been a lower turnout than expected at the boxing day sales. the research group springboard believes there was a 4% drop in the number of shoppers, up to midday today, compared with bosing day last year. more headlines from me at the top of the hour. now on bbc news, film critic mark kermode takes a look back at the big releases of the year, sorting the crackers from the turkeys, in review 2017: the year in film. as always, the film year began with the oscar circus which back