NEWS HEADLINES

• Clinton gets top Obama post
  Barack Obama has named former rival Hillary Clinton as his Secretary of State.
• Emissions 'must be cut by a third'
  The UK must cut its greenhouse gas emissions by at least 34 per cent by 2020, a report has warned.
• Iraq blasts leave 32 dead
  A number of blasts in Baghdad and northern Iraq have left at least 32 people dead.
• Criminals must wear visibility bibs
  High visibility orange vests have been introduced for criminals on community service.
• Xmas drink-drive blitz launched
  The fight against drink and drug drivers steps up as part of a new campaign in the Christmas run-up.
• Civilians killed in suicide blast
  A suicide bomber has killed eight civilians and two policemen in Afghanistan.
• Mortgage lending dives to £459m
  Net mortgage lending dived by nearly 70 per cent during October to just £459 million.