1. Clinton: 'I wanted never to leave the house again'
Hillary Clinton has made her first public appearance since conceding the US presidential election to Donald Trump one week ago. She told a Washington DC charity event: "There have been a few times this past week when all I've wanted to do was just to curl up with a good book or our dogs and never leave the house ever again."
What is Hillary Clinton doing now?
2. Leonard Cohen 'died after fall at home'
Leonard Cohen died after a fall at his Los Angeles home, it has emerged. The Canadian singer-songwriter's agent, Robert Kory, said the 82-year-old "died during his sleep following a fall in the middle of the night on 7 November". Kory added: "The death was sudden, unexpected and peaceful." Cohen was buried in Montreal this week.
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3. Deloitte warns it will move jobs abroad
Accountancy firm Deloitte has warned it will "reluctantly" move jobs out of the UK if the Prime Minister fulfils her promise to make immigration harder. UK chief executive David Sproul said the firm, one of the largest in the world, would try to train British workers instead but needed the ability to bring in talent from overseas.
4. Plan to cap whiplash compensation payouts
The Ministry of Justice wants to cap the payouts accorded to drivers who have suffered minor injuries including whiplash in accidents, saying making it harder to claim will reduce insurance premiums for all drivers. The Ministry says there are 50% more whiplash claims now than there were a decade ago, due to industry advertising.
5. Government 'drops plans to weaken Lords'
The government has ditched plans to weaken the powers of the House of Lords, according to BBC political editor, Laura Kuenssberg. A plan to remove the upper house's power of veto was proposed by Lord Strathclyde last year after a series of government defeats but Kuenssberg says sources have told her it has "been dumped".
The pros and cons of the House of Lords
6. US intelligence chief Clapper stands down
James Clapper, the US director of national intelligence, has submitted his resignation as US president-elect Donald Trump prepares to appoint the key figures in his administration. Clapper, who was tasked with countering the Edward Snowden revelations, said last year that he would step down at the end of President Barack Obama’s final term in office.
7. Jo Cox killer 'blasted' woman with pistol
Witnesses at the Jo Cox murder trial have recalled how the man who attacked the Labour MP stabbed and then shot her as she lay on the ground outside her constituency office, before walking away without "a care in the world". One said that he saw a man "blast" the victim with a pistol while another said he saw the attacker stab Cox five times. Thomas Mair, 53, denies murder. The trial continues.
8. Jet in near miss with drone above London
A passenger plane heading to Heathrow had a near miss with a drone over central London this summer, according to a report. The pilot of an Airbus A320, carrying around 165 passengers, said his plane came within 66 feet of the device. The plane was 650ft east of The Shard at the time, at about five times its height
Jet had 'near miss' with drone over central London
9. Foldable paper bike helmet wins Dyson prize
A disposable bike helmet made of paper has won James Dyson's international inventors' competition. The foldable headgear, designed by 29-year-old New Yorker Isis Shiffer, is constructed out of waterproof recycled paper in a honeycomb pattern, which Shiffer says is effective at absorbing impact. She has been given £30,000 to develop the product.
Bicycle helmet made of paper wins Dyson award
10. Briefing: The mystery of the £2.5m Tesco Bank robbery
It's been described as the worst cyber attack in British banking history, but little is known about how fraudsters stole £2.5m from 9,000 Tesco Bank account holders. The financial services arm of Britain's largest supermarket group has sought to assure customers by saying that "no customer data has been lost" and that "none of our systems were breached".
Tesco Bank: How was £2.5m stolen from customers' accounts?
