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  • Murder charge changes supported
    8 Sep 2010 at 4:38am
    Calls for different degrees of murder charges have received the backing of the director of public prosecutions, Keir Starmer, the BBC learns.

  • BP due to publish oil leak report
    8 Sep 2010 at 5:15am
    BP is to release an internal investigation into the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, the worst ecological catastrophe in recent US history.

  • Cameron to miss PM's questions
    8 Sep 2010 at 5:44am
    David Cameron will miss prime minister's questions on Wednesday after his father suffered a stroke while on holiday in France.

  • House giant faces administration
    8 Sep 2010 at 2:34am
    Property giant Connaught is expected to formally enter administration later, putting thousands of jobs at risk.

  • Church defiant over Koran burning
    7 Sep 2010 at 9:18pm
    A small US church says it will defy international condemnation and go ahead with plans to burn copies of the Koran on the 9/11 anniversary.

  • UN 'failed' DR Congo rape victims
    7 Sep 2010 at 8:13pm
    A senior UN official says its peacekeepers failed the victims of mass rape in DR Congo, with the numbers affected double the previous estimate.

  • SNP outlining government vision
    7 Sep 2010 at 6:06pm
    Scottish ministers are setting out their final programme for government before next May's Holyrood election.

  • Blair cancels second book event
    8 Sep 2010 at 5:30am
    Tony Blair pulls out of a second event related to his memoirs amid threats of disruption by an anti-Iraq war protest.

  • Search for S Wales Legionnaires' source
    8 Sep 2010 at 2:47am
    Health officials are trying to find the source of a Legionnaires' disease outbreak which has been linked to the death of a 64-year-old woman.

  • Cable worries over 'casino' banks
    8 Sep 2010 at 3:51am
    Business Secretary Vince Cable expresses "worry" about the combination of High Street banks with investment banking, after Bob Diamond is named as Barclays' new boss.

  • More obesity ops 'will save cash'
    7 Sep 2010 at 6:37pm
    Millions of pounds is lost in England by the failure of the NHS to provide more obesity operations, a study says.

  • Concern for missing girl and baby
    8 Sep 2010 at 5:08am
    Police are concerned about a 14-year-old girl from Bristol who has been missing with her 11-month-old daughter since Friday.

  • Strictly Come Dancing line-up is revealed
    7 Sep 2010 at 6:16pm
    Rugby player Gavin Henson, magician Paul Daniels and former Destiny's Child star Michelle Williams are among the line-up for this year's Strictly Come Dancing.

  • The secrets of good dancing and 'dad dancing'
    7 Sep 2010 at 6:06pm
    Scientists carry out the first rigorous analysis of dance moves that make men attractive to women.

  • Capello praises display by Rooney
    7 Sep 2010 at 5:43pm
    England boss Fabio Capello hails Wayne Rooney, who is the subject of newspaper allegations about his private life, for his performance in the win over Switzerland.

  • McManus praises Scots' character
    8 Sep 2010 at 4:07am
    Stephen McManus insists Scotland's last-gasp victory over Liechtenstein was down to character rather than luck.

  • Nadal powers into quarter-finals
    8 Sep 2010 at 12:19am
    Rafael Nadal beats Feliciano Lopez in straight sets to reach the US Open quarter-finals.

  • Live - County Championship
    8 Sep 2010 at 4:02am
    Yorkshire aim to press home their advantage against leaders Nottinghamshire after blowing the County Championship title race wide open, while Sussex close in on promotion.

  • England cruise to T20 series win
    7 Sep 2010 at 2:40pm
    England record their seventh successive victory in Twenty20 internationals and a 2-0 series win over Pakistan with an emphatic six-wicket victory in Cardiff.

  • Fuel clues sought over burnt body
    8 Sep 2010 at 4:04am
    Police investigating the murder of a man whose body was set alight and dumped at a golf course near Brighton visit petrol stations.

  • Girl, 14, raped during park walk
    8 Sep 2010 at 3:49am
    Police appeal for information in a bid to trace a man who raped a 14-year-old girl in a Bedford park.

  • Homecoming impact 'overestimated'
    8 Sep 2010 at 5:36am
    The economic impact of Scotland's year-long Homecoming celebrations was "substantially" overestimated, a report claims.

  • Man injured in Glasgow shooting
    8 Sep 2010 at 3:32am
    A 41-year-old man is treated in hospital following a shooting in the Bridgeton area of Glasgow.

  • Cuts 'must be resisted' says SF
    8 Sep 2010 at 5:27am
    Sinn Fein says cuts "proposed or imposed by the British goverment must be challenged and resisted", following Peter Robinson's call for savings.

  • DUP MP to step down from assembly
    8 Sep 2010 at 2:59am
    The DUP MP for North Belfast Nigel Dodds is to step down from the assembly within days, the BBC learns.

  • Rape convictions reach new high
    8 Sep 2010 at 12:34am
    The number of rape convictions in Wales has risen to a four-year high, according to figures revealed to BBC Wales.

  • Fire at Swansea car parts plant
    8 Sep 2010 at 2:09am
    Fire crews scale down their operation at the Linamar car parts factory in Swansea after a large blaze overnight.

  • Mozambique bread price climbdown
    7 Sep 2010 at 8:27am
    Mozambique says it will reverse the increase in the price of bread that sparked deadly riots last week.

  • Arrests over Swaziland protests
    7 Sep 2010 at 7:57am
    Police in Swaziland arrest about 50 people ahead of protests against sub-Saharan Africa's last absolute monarchy, activists say.

  • Clan 'behind Philippine massacre'
    8 Sep 2010 at 4:32am
    The first witness in the trial of a powerful clan accused of the Philippines' worst political massacre says the family plotted the killings over dinner.

  • Powerful tremor rattles NZ city
    7 Sep 2010 at 9:06pm
    A powerful aftershock near the New Zealand city of Christchurch causes further damage and sends residents running into the streets, reports say.

  • EU agrees new financial framework
    7 Sep 2010 at 12:49pm
    European finance ministers agree a new framework for financial supervision, designed to help prevent future financial crises.

  • Kampusch releases book on ordeal
    8 Sep 2010 at 5:44am
    Natascha Kampusch, who was kidnapped and held in a cellar for more than eight years as a child, launches her autobiography in Vienna.

  • Gunmen hit Honduras shoe factory
    8 Sep 2010 at 1:54am
    Men armed with automatic weapons burst into a shoe factory in northern Honduras, killing 18 people in suspected gang attack.

  • Thousands caught in Mexico floods
    8 Sep 2010 at 4:17am
    Hundreds of thousands of people in eastern and southern Mexico see floodwaters inundate their homes.

  • Castro criticises Iranian leader
    8 Sep 2010 at 4:59am
    Cuba's Fidel Castro criticises Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad for what he called his anti-Semitic attitudes.

  • Iran stands firm on stoning case
    7 Sep 2010 at 5:38am
    Foreign powers should stop interfering in the case of an Iranian woman who was sentenced to death by stoning, Iran's foreign ministry says.

  • Autocracy fear as Sri Lanka votes
    8 Sep 2010 at 5:13am
    Sri Lankan MPs are to vote on proposals to let President Mahinda Rajapaksa seek a third term, in a move critics warn marks a slide to dictatorship.

  • Six die in Pakistan drone strike
    8 Sep 2010 at 4:28am
    Six people have died in a US missile strike targeting militants in Pakistan's tribal district on the Afghan border, security officials say.

  • American soldiers killed in Iraq
    7 Sep 2010 at 2:19pm
    Two US soldiers are killed in northern Iraq, the first US military deaths since Washington last month declared an end to combat operations in Iraq.

  • Lennon killer denied parole again
    7 Sep 2010 at 1:51pm
    Mark David Chapman, who killed John Lennon, has been denied parole and will remain imprisoned for at least two more years, officials say.

  • Halifax says house prices stable
    8 Sep 2010 at 3:06am
    UK house prices have stabilised, according to the latest survey from the Halifax.

  • UK factory output rises by 0.3%
    8 Sep 2010 at 4:45am
    UK manufacturing output rises 0.3% in July from the month earlier, thanks to increased output in the machinery sector.

  • Job market growth slows in August
    7 Sep 2010 at 6:57pm
    Job appointments grew at their slowest rate in 10 months in August, raising questions about the strength of the UK job market, a survey suggests.

  • Live: Prime Minister's questions
    8 Sep 2010 at 5:47am
    All the action, reaction and analysis in video and text as Nick Clegg stands in for David Cameron at prime minister's questions.

  • Hannan seeks 'in or out' EU vote
    8 Sep 2010 at 4:47am
    Tory MEP Daniel Hannan pushes for a referendum on whether the UK should stay in the European Union, calling it a "matter of major constitutional significance".

  • Extradition laws to be reviewed
    8 Sep 2010 at 4:22am
    An independent review of the UK's controversial extradition laws is due to be announced by the home secretary, with a likely focus on the US-UK treaty.

  • Statins 'may cut arthritis risk'
    7 Sep 2010 at 6:43pm
    Taking statins may reduce the risk of developing rheumatoid arthritis, a study suggests.

  • Call for morning sickness action
    7 Sep 2010 at 6:47pm
    More needs to be done to establish which are safe and effective ways to relieve morning sickness, experts say.

  • ME 'virus link' found in children
    7 Sep 2010 at 2:07am
    ME, or Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, in children could be caused by a virus, scientists say.

  • Two-tier university warning given
    7 Sep 2010 at 7:56pm
    Vice-chancellors warn that the traditional university experience could become the preserve of an elite.

  • Cambridge tops university table
    8 Sep 2010 at 4:35am
    Cambridge University has come top of an international university rankings table, knocking Harvard of the top spot for the first time since 2004.

  • Digital subjects 'priority' call
    7 Sep 2010 at 7:58pm
    Digital technology must be a "national priority" in UK universities, says an industry and university task force.

  • TalkTalk rapped for malware trial
    7 Sep 2010 at 8:25am
    The UK's Information Commissioner has reprimanded ISP TalkTalk over recent unpublicised trials of its anti-malware system.

  • PS3 update blocks hardware hack
    7 Sep 2010 at 6:13am
    Sony has released a "minor" update for its PlayStation 3 that closes a loophole that allowed users to run pirated software.

  • HP sues Hurd over new Oracle job
    7 Sep 2010 at 2:43pm
    Hewlett Packard files a lawsuit against its former head Mark Hurd to try and stop him joining database software maker Oracle.

  • Dwarf galaxies gobbled by giants
    7 Sep 2010 at 1:56pm
    Astronomers spot the tell-tale signs of so-called "dwarf galaxies" being digested by much bigger spiral galaxies.

  • Cable to signal 'cuts to science'
    8 Sep 2010 at 12:53am
    Business Secretary Vince Cable is expected to signal a squeeze on government funding for scientific research, urging universities to do 'more for less'.

  • Gravity probe 'caught the cold'
    7 Sep 2010 at 4:31pm
    Europe's gravity probe, Goce, is returned to health after being knocked offline because some onboard systems got too cold as the satellite circled the Earth.

  • UK moviegoers Exorcised by horror
    8 Sep 2010 at 4:45am
    Horror movie The Last Exorcism debuts at the top of the UK and Ireland box office, taking £1.1m in its opening weekend.

  • Online archive for Shaw pictures
    8 Sep 2010 at 4:06am
    Thousands of photographs taken by playwright George Bernard Shaw are to be posted online, the National Trust announces.

  • Sir Paul to get US culture honour
    8 Sep 2010 at 2:58am
    Sir Paul McCartney is to be presented with a Kennedy Center honour at the White House in Washington in December.

  • The blackmarket in cutting agents
    6 Sep 2010 at 11:00pm
    Street cocaine has long been diluted, but now the cutting agents themselves have spawned a black market.

  • The 60s, but not as we know it
    6 Sep 2010 at 6:35am
    US drama Mad Men has won praise for its recreation of the 1960s, but it's not a classic depiction of the decade.

  • Do our memories get better with age?
    3 Sep 2010 at 10:16am
    Our ability to recall events seems to sharpen as we get older, says Lisa Jardine, but can it be trusted to paint an accurate picture?

  • Live: Wales questions
    5 Nov 2009 at 12:09pm
    MPs are setting questions to Welsh Secretary Cheryl Gillan and her team on plans to reduce the number of MPs, prison capacities, winter fuel payments and the Welsh referendum.

  • Trapped miners watch football match
    7 Sep 2010 at 9:13pm
    The miners trapped underground in Chile were able to watch a football match after rescue workers provided a mini TV screen.

  • Behind the scenes of new Strictly
    7 Sep 2010 at 9:38pm
    As preparations are made for the eighth series of Strictly Come Dancing, Radio 1 Newsbeat's Natalie Jamieson has a look behind the scenes.

  • Pressure mounts against Koran burning
    7 Sep 2010 at 6:27pm
    A small US church planning to burn copies of the Koran on the anniversary of the 9/11 attacks in New York is facing international condemnation.

  • The xx on winning Mercury Prize
    7 Sep 2010 at 4:58pm
    The xx have won this year's Mercury Music Prize for their debut album xx.

  • Mock earthquake test for rescuers
    7 Sep 2010 at 2:55pm
    Rescue workers from seven countries gather for a two-day disaster exercise in Portsmouth to test how they would react to an earthquake.

  • On the road with 'action man' Putin
    7 Sep 2010 at 3:07pm
    Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin says he has not ruled out standing for president again at the 2012 elections.

  • Drilling ban's effect on Louisiana
    7 Sep 2010 at 6:54pm
    The environmental impact and effect of a drilling moratorium imposed by the Obama administration following the Gulf oil spill is continuing to be felt in towns like Lafayette, Louisiana.

  • Angelina Jolie visits Pakistan
    7 Sep 2010 at 11:38am
    Angelina Jolie has visited Nowshera in north-west Pakistan to highlight the plight of more than 20 million people affected by the country's worst ever floods.

  • Clueless?
    7 Sep 2010 at 6:33pm
    Why people who say 'I don't know' are smarter than we think

  • All for one
    8 Sep 2010 at 4:34am
    Did the Blitz really make British people tougher?

  • Papal tours
    8 Sep 2010 at 4:52am
    The UK visits of Benedict XVI and John Paul II compared

  • Miss! Pick me
    7 Sep 2010 at 6:33pm
    The experimental class where hands-up are banned

  • Mercury musicians
    7 Sep 2010 at 9:58pm
    The xx express surprise at debut album's success

  • 'The Russians are here'
    8 Sep 2010 at 4:07am
    How John le Carre's old foe is back on British soil

  • Afghan dancing boys
    7 Sep 2010 at 6:42pm
    Uncovering the exploitation of young boys made to dance for money
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