BBC News

• RAF jets scrambled after incident
  RAF Typhoon jets are launched to investigate an incident involving a civilian aircraft within UK airspace, the Ministry of Defence says. […]
• 'Suspicious vehicle' closes M6
  The M6 is closed in both directions in Warwickshire because of what police describe as a "suspicious vehicle". […]
• Zoo worker hurt in tiger attack
  A 24-year-old woman is seriously injured by a tiger at a zoo in Cumbria. […]
• Wife expected soldier 'to be safe'
  The wife of a soldier murdered in south-east London on Wednesday says she expected her husband to be safe in the UK. […]
• M4 closed by Severn crossing crash
  The M4 motorway is closed eastbound because of a multi-vehicle crash on the Second Severn Crossing. […]
• BBC abandons £100m digital project
  The BBC is to close it Digital Media Initiative, with director general Tony Hall saying it had "wasted a huge amount of licence fee payers' money". […]
• Man murdered wife in 'jealous rage'
  A man is jailed for life for stabbing to death his wife as she was getting ready for a weekend away with her new boyfriend. […]
• Benefit fraud talent show mum jailed
  A mother of eight is jailed for four years for fraudulently claiming more than £350,000 in benefits and tax credits. […]
• Plane 'fire' closes Heathrow runway
  A plane with smoke billowing from one of its engines makes an emergency landing at Heathrow Airport. […]
• Hit-and-run driver admits killing
  A van driver admits killing a mother of three in a series of hit-and-run incidents around the city of Cardiff in October. […]