News Headlines - 31 December 2017
Two people are understood to have been killed after Iranian security forces reportedly opened fire on anti-government demonstrators on Saturday as the largest protests seen in the country since 2009 continued for a third day.
If Mr. Papadopoulos, who pleaded guilty to lying to the F.B.I. and is now a cooperating witness, was the improbable match that set off a blaze that has consumed the first year of the Trump administration, his saga is also a tale of the Trump campaign in miniature. He was brash, boastful and underqualified, yet he exceeded expectations. And, like the campaign itself, he proved to be a tantalizing target for a Russian influence operation.
▽Margaret Thatcher refused to fly with panda, documents show - CNN
The former British Prime Minister once refused to share a flight to Washington with a giant panda on an official visit, according to official documents declassified on Friday ... Thatcher was not impressed. "I am not taking a panda with me," she wrote in blue felt-tip pen on the document containing the request. For emphasis, she double-underlined the words "not" and "me."
"Pandas and politicians are not happy omens!" she wrote.
A look back at notable people who have died in 2017.
▽Wenger 811: The Arsenal manager's most memorable moments | FourFourTwo
Arsene Wenger will surpass Alex Ferguson's record number of Premier League matches when he leads Arsenal for the 811th time at West Brom on Sunday.
The Frenchman took over at Highbury in 1996 and has won 10 major trophies during his time at the club, most recently lifting last season's FA Cup... Here, we look at five of the best moments from Wenger's reign.
THE DOUBLE
SIGNING THIERRY HENRY
OLD TRAFFORD WIN SEALS SECOND DOUBLE
THE INVINCIBLES
FA CUP WIN ENDS NINE-YEAR TROPHY DROUGHT
