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	Woman who blackmailed Son Heung-min gets four years in jail BBCWorld - 8 Dec (BBCWorld) The woman claiming she was carrying the ex-Tottenham captain`s child and extorted $200,000 from him. Read... Newslink ©2025 to BBCWorld General



	One hundred abducted schoolchildren released in Nigeria BBCWorld - 8 Dec (BBCWorld) Details of the release of the schoolchildren are still unclear and 165 people remain unaccounted for. Read... Newslink ©2025 to BBCWorld General



	Minister admits sharp rise needed to hit 1.5m housing target BBCWorld - 8 Dec (BBCWorld) Housing Secretary Steve Reed tells the BBC`s Build Baby Build ministers are `pulling every lever` to increase building. Read... Newslink ©2025 to BBCWorld General



	Watch: Syrians share their thoughts one year on from the fall of Assad BBCWorld - 8 Dec (BBCWorld) The BBC`s Middle East correspondent Hugo Bachega speaks to Syrians about how life has changed since the revolution. Read... Newslink ©2025 to BBCWorld General



	Storm Bram named with severe weather warnings for rain and damaging winds BBCWorld - 8 Dec (BBCWorld) Damaging winds and flooding rain will sweep across the UK on Tuesday with Storm Bram as Simon King explains Read... Newslink ©2025 to BBCWorld General



	Jeremy Bowen: Syria feels lighter without the Assads' crushing weight - but now there are new problems BBCWorld - 8 Dec (BBCWorld) One year into his rule Syria`s leader has won over Trump and much of the West, but at home people know his weaknesses. Read... Newslink ©2025 to BBCWorld General



	'That man ruined my connection with my family', sexual abuse trial hears RadioNZ - 8 Dec (RadioNZ) A man who befriended a boy at a campground became a close family friend while sexually abusing the boy into his teenage years, the Crown says. Read... Newslink ©2025 to RadioNZ General



	Is it the end of the lavish office Christmas party? RadioNZ - 8 Dec (RadioNZ) There was a time when companies spent big on rewarding their employees with raucous events. Read... Newslink ©2025 to RadioNZ General



	No need for a further inquiry into McSkimming scandal - PM RadioNZ - 8 Dec (RadioNZ) Christopher Luxon has expressed confidence in Mark Mitchell and his timeline of events. Read... Newslink ©2025 to RadioNZ General



	24,000 sign petition calling for immediate reinstatement of school Te Tiriti o Waitangi obligations RadioNZ - 8 Dec (RadioNZ) The National Iwi Chairs Forum delivered the petition to Minister of Education Erica Stanford Read... Newslink ©2025 to RadioNZ General