Five things you might not know about 'Wild Thing' Reg Presley

Briefing Tue 5 Feb, AT 10:59

The singer with The Troggs, one of the key British bands of the mid-1960s, has died of lung cancer at 71

Five reasons Mayor Ed Koch was the King of New York

Briefing Fri 1 Feb, AT 15:06

The Big Apple's brash, irrepressible mayor has died at 88, leaving an immense legacy

Britain sends troops to Mali: five things you need to know

Briefing Tue 29 Jan, AT 16:22

The UK is sending 330 military personnel to Mali to aid France's battle against jihadist militants. Why?

HS2's second phase - five things you need to know

Briefing Mon 28 Jan, AT 11:02

Opponents are up in arms, but the government says HS2's £33 billion second phase will boost economy

Will McCartney's Hillsborough song be Christmas No. 1?

Briefing Fri 21 Dec, AT 11:48

Closest race ever for the coveted Christmas No.1 has a clutch of contenders vying for the prize

Report says BBC was 'incapable' of dealing with Savile crisis

Briefing Wed 19 Dec, AT 16:16

Executives resign and stand down as report into Newsnight's shelved investigation is released

The £64 million lottery jackpot that no one wanted

Briefing Thu 6 Dec, AT 16:32

£64m is a lot of cash to leave unclaimed: here's how the winner might have spent it

Take five reasons why Dave Brubeck was a jazz superstar

Briefing Thu 6 Dec, AT 11:18

The American jazz great who got his face on the cover of Time has died at the age of 91

Congo: threat of civil war after M23 rebels seize city of Goma

Briefing Wed 21 Nov, AT 11:07

Militia group takes DR Congo city, prompting fears of further conflict in this 'haunted, blood-soaked' country

EU budget: is UK really isolated and can Cameron 'win'?

Briefing Tue 20 Nov, AT 13:57

Desperate to agree an EU budget freeze, Britain looks isolated - and that's exactly what some EU countries want

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