Bernie Sanders lays out plan to break up big banks in 1st year

US Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders, who has made reining in Wall Street a top campaign theme, warned on 5 January that financial-sector greed of Wall Street and corporate America is destroying the very fabric of our nation. Sanders delivered a speech in New York in which he detailed his plan for Wall Street reform. Jan 6, 2016

Storm Frank: 16th century Scottish castle could fall into a river

A 16th century castle edged closer to slipping into a river in Aberdeenshire, Scotland on 4 January, after severe flooding continued to erode the banks of the River Dee. The owner of Abergeldie Castle, Baron Abergeldie, John Gordon and his wife fled the castle after the river burst its banks. Jan 4, 2016