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2014: what made the headlines
It is the end of an eventful and at times awful year – from the conflict in Ukraine to Ebola. These are the stories which made the headlines on Channel 4 News in 2014
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Lost AirAsia plane may have been intact before crash
Several bodies are recovered near the suspected crash site, where rescue teams detect a large object beneath the sea off Indonesia.
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Lost AirAsia flight presumed to be at bottom of the sea
AirAsia flight QZ8501, which went missing mid-flight on Sunday morning carrying 162 passengers, is thought to have crashed into the sea, an Indonesian official says.
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Sony decides to show comedy film The Interview after all
Sony Pictures u-turns on its decision to pull parody film The Interview following a cyber attack blamed on North Korea – and now wants it released in cinemas on Christmas day.
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North Korea back online after internet blackout
North Korea suffers an internet outage for several hours before links were restored on Tuesday, but the US government refuses to say whether it is responsible.
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Obama ‘may put North Korea back on terror list’
US President Barack Obama says the cyber hack against Sony, blamed on North Korea, is not an “act of war” – but is considering putting them back on the terror list.
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Sony capitulation to North Korea ‘a wake-up call’
Everyone in business “has to be worried” about the cyber threat, if a country under strict sanctions like North Korea can force Sony to pull a film, says Lionel Barber, editor of the Financial Times.
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FBI place Sony hacking blame on North Korea
The FBI says it has determined that North Korea was behind the hacking of Sony Pictures, which the White House is treating as a “national security threat”.
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Sony cancels release of The Interview after hack threat
Sony Pictures scraps its comedy film based on the fictional assassination of North Korea’s leader, Kim Jong-un, after embarrassing internal emails are leaked and further cyber hacks are threatened.
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Plane returns to Heathrow after circling English Channel
A United Airlines plane – which circulated over the English Channel for several hours – returns to Heathrow Airport due to a “maintenance issue.”
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Online sellers badly hit after Amazon 1p glitch
Online retailers face significant losses after a glitch on Friday that reduced the price of some items on Amazon’s UK website to as little as 1p.
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IS supporters demand police #FreeShamiWitness after arrest
Supporters of pro-Islamic State tweeter take to Twitter in their hundreds to demand the release of a man arrested after a Channel 4 News investigation.
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Top IS Twitter propagandist arrested after investigation
Indian police arrest a man suspected of operating the most influential pro-IS Twitter account, following a Channel 4 News investigation.
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March of the drones: are they getting out of hand?
A drone came within 20 feet of an airliner landing at Heathrow this summer, and they have become this year’s must-have Christmas gift. Are we ready for the drone era?
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Google News to close down in Spain
Google has said it will shut down Google News in Spain, before a new ruling comes into effect meaning it would have to pay publishers if it displayed their content on its site.