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Top News Stories Trump names Gen James 'Mad Dog' Mattis as defence secretary Donald Trump names ex-marine Gen James Mattis, who served in Iraq and Afghanistan, as defence secretary. Four major cities move to ban diesel vehicles by 2025 The leaders of four major global cities say they will stop the use of all diesel powered cars and trucks by the middle of the next decade. Fawlty Towers star Andrew Sachs dies aged 86 Actor Andrew Sachs, who played Spanish waiter Manuel in Fawlty Towers, has died at 86, his family confirms. Chapecoense air crash: Pilot 'was warned over fuel' The pilot of a plane that crashed in Colombia had been warned he might not have enough fuel, reports say.   Tennessee wildfires: Death toll rises to 10 The death toll from wildfires raging across Tennessee rises to 10. Stories from India The volunteers who saved flooded Chennai A year on from the devastating Chennai floods, we hear from the volunteers who kept the city afloat. The nine-year-old Kashmiri girl who rules the kickboxing world Nine-year-old kickboxing champion Tajamul Islam from Kashmir is an unlikely heroine. The Indian YouTube channel with 6 billion views How Indian company ChuChu TV animates traditional nursery rhymes for its popular YouTube channel.

From the BBC Cultural Calendar Last chance to see: Tapestry, Reliefs, Paintings Work by SG Vasudev is on show at Emami Chisel Art, Kolkata, until 4 December.   Find out more about exciting events around the world in the BBC Cultural Calendar.   Top Videos Italy's referendum: The scooter rider's guide Million-dollar bucket of gold stolen in NY Thai Crown Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn proclaimed king Disabled bodybuilder: Weakness is a choice Magazine Europe's outdoor cannabis capital Albania has become the largest producer of outdoor-grown cannabis in Europe. In a nation that is still poor it's a billion-euro industry. Sport Ex-Southampton footballers describe abuse at club Former footballers allege they were subjected to grooming and sexual abuse while at Southampton FC. Woods returns with over-par round Tiger Woods has a mixed round including five birdies in his first competitive round of golf in 15 months at the Hero World Challenge. Silences to be held for Chapecoense Fifa says periods of silence will be held before every football match this weekend in memory of the victims of the Chapecoense plane crash.

Business Donald Trump vows 'consequences' for companies leaving US President-elect Donald Trump warns companies of "consequences" if they leave the United States. Referendum adds to Italian banks' woes Italy's struggling banks now face added uncertainty because of the country's reform referendum   Technology Fake Apple chargers fail safety tests Investigators warn of potentially fatal risks after 99% of fake Apple chargers fail safety tests. Partially-sighted Paralympian gets to see boyfriend clearly Partially-sighted Paralympian Libby Clegg gets to see her boyfriend's face more clearly thanks to hi-tech goggles.

Autos The Rolls-Royce SUV comes into focus Project Cullinan will be posh, powerful and very large.   How a tyre-maker changed the way we eat The story of the petrol-station guidebook that defined modern restaurant culture Capital The ultimate ocean adventure never ends Forget golf. Meet the retirees who living it up on cruise ships they call home   'They wouldn't hire me – I was too big' Even when qualified, it's hard for some people to get hired and paid fairly Culture What history's love letters reveal Henry VIII's lovesick doodles and the anguished scribbles of Nelson's mistress   This 1976 film predicted the future They called it 'perfectly outrageous' - but was it? Earth Giant lizard versus buffalo Komodo dragons hunt prey ten times their size   Rare fish swims upside down In a dark world, it doesn't matter which way is up Future Sex workers who sell their real lives How social media is offering a new kind of intimacy   The growing gap between us and animals Our own ingenuity risks making the animal kingdom less intelligent Travel A museum of 500,000 oddities You can only enter via a small, hidden door   The food that fed a revolution This national dish takes time, cooperation and a lot of love to prepare

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