News Headlines - 18 September 2016

▽Visegrad Group of EU states 'could veto Brexit deal' - BBC News

A group of Central European EU members known as the Visegrad Four is ready to veto any Brexit deal that would limit people's right to work in the UK, Slovakian PM Robert Fico says.

▽British, German embassies in Turkey closed over security concerns - LOCAL

The British embassy in the capital Ankara has announced it will be closed on Sept. 16 over security concerns, while Germany has also temporarily closed its embassy, all other consular offices and a school in Turkey, reportedly due to fears of a possible terror attack.

▽European banking shares dive amid threat of $14bn Deutsche Bank fine | The Guardian

Fears that Deutsche Bank could face a $14bn (￡10.5bn) penalty from the US authorities for mis-selling bonds in the run-up to the financial crisis prompted an 8% plunge in its shares and raised fears about the potential bills for rival lenders involved in similar investigations.

▽British hacker Lauri Love to be extradited to the US for 'accessing government computers'

An alleged computer hacker deemed a suicide risk should be extradited to the US to stand trial for accessing dozens of US government IT systems, including the FBI, the US Army and the Department of Defense, and stealing “massive amounts” of data, a British judge ruled.
If found guilty of the US charges, filed against Love in New York, New Jersey and Virginia, Lauri Love faces a maximum penalty of 99 years in prison and fines of $9 million (￡6.9m), according to his lawyers’ estimates.

▽Phone use behind the wheel at ‘epidemic’ levels - Hemel Gazette

Research by the RAC revealed that a third of motorists (31 per cent) admitted to making or receiving a call on a handheld phone in the last 12 months. Extrapolated across the country, that means an estimated 11 million drivers breaking the law.