News Headlines - 21 December 2014

Isis morale falls as momentum slows and casualties mount - FT.com

An activist opposed to both the Syrian regime and Isis, and well known to the Financial Times, said he had verified 100 executions of foreign Isis fighters trying to flee the northern Syrian city of Raqqa, Isis’s de facto capital.

Foreign students could be sent back to their home countries as soon as their courses are finished | Daily Mail Online

The move would mean non-European Union students would have to return home in order to apply for a work visa if they wanted to continue to live in the UK after they graduated.

BBC News - Lockerbie bombing: Relatives mark 26th anniversary

Relatives of the 270 people who died in the Lockerbie bombing are to attend a memorial service in Washington to mark the 26th anniversary of the tragedy.

BOE Voted 7-2 as Majority Said Stronger Pay Growth Needed - Bloomberg

The Bank of England isn’t under pressure to raise U.K. interest rates as inflation slides further below its target, policy maker David Miles said.

Oil price crash is 'fault' of non-OPEC members, says Saudi oil minister - Telegraph

Oil prices will recover from their current lows, according to Saudi Arabia’s oil minister, but he blamed the slump on a “lack of co-operation” from countries who are not members of the OPEC cartel.