Man swept into Blackpool sea 'unlikely' to survive

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cumbria-20880687

Seven charity workers, six of them women, are killed by gunmen in north-west Pakistan, police say.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-20880948

Test Match Special commentator Christopher Martin-Jenkins dies of cancer at the age of 67

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cricket/20881346

Pope new year address deplores rampant capitalism

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-20882894

Crowds across the UK braved the weather conditions at New Year's Eve events, as 2012 ended on a damp note

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-20875506

The US Senate approves a deal to avert a combination of tax hikes and spending cuts known as the "fiscal cliff", hours after missing a deadline.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-20880755

At least 60 people are killed and more than 200 are injured in a stampede during new year festivities in Ivory Coast's main city Abidjan, officials say

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-20881552