Thursday, July 29, 2010

Frenchwoman 'smothered newborns'

Frenchwoman 'smothered newborns'

Frenchwoman 'smothered newborns'

Posted: 29 Jul 2010 09:53 AM PDT

Prosecutors say a Frenchwoman has admitted killing eight newborn babies after remains are found in a northern village but says her husband knew nothing.

Child heart op ban 'should stay'

Posted: 29 Jul 2010 09:17 AM PDT

Children's heart surgery should remain suspended at Oxford's John Radcliffe Hospital where four babies died, a report says.

Cameron defends Pakistan comments

Posted: 29 Jul 2010 08:45 AM PDT

David Cameron says it is important to "speak frankly" after criticism of his comments about Pakistan's record on tackling terrorism.

Fixed retirement age to be axed

Posted: 29 Jul 2010 03:59 AM PDT

People reaching the age of 65 will no longer be forced to retire from October next year, under plans announced by the government.

Fugitive tycoon Nadir seeks bail

Posted: 29 Jul 2010 09:24 AM PDT

Fugitive Polly Peck tycoon Asil Nadir, who fled to northern Cyprus in 1993, begins a legal bid to be granted bail ahead of a UK theft trial.

Dead soldiers repatriated to UK

Posted: 29 Jul 2010 09:36 AM PDT

The bodies of two British soldiers killed trying to rescue a wounded colleague and a third killed by suspected 'friendly fire' are repatriated to the UK from Afghanistan.

Vicar guilty of sham wedding scam

Posted: 29 Jul 2010 08:43 AM PDT

A Sussex vicar is found guilty of carrying out hundreds of sham marriages over four years to bypass immigration law.

DR Congo boat sinking 'kills 140'

Posted: 29 Jul 2010 09:32 AM PDT

About 140 people are feared dead as a boat capsizes on a river in the western Bandundu province of the Democratic Republic of Congo.

150 schools ask to be academies

Posted: 29 Jul 2010 04:29 AM PDT

More than 150 top schools in England have applied to become academies, government documents show.

Landmark ruling on divorce money

Posted: 29 Jul 2010 09:51 AM PDT

A "ground-breaking" Court of Appeal judgement removes the protection previously given to thousands of people in divorce proceedings.

Tokyo's 'oldest man' was a corpse

Posted: 29 Jul 2010 10:24 AM PDT

The skeleton of a man previously thought to be Tokyo's oldest living male resident has been discovered in his family home.

Koh-i-Noor diamond 'staying put', PM insists

Posted: 29 Jul 2010 03:39 AM PDT

David Cameron rejects calls for the famous Koh-i-Noor diamond, part of the Crown Jewels for 150 years, to be returned to India.

Mother bear rescues cub from a fishing net in Alaska

Posted: 28 Jul 2010 08:55 PM PDT

Amateur video captures footage of a mother bear saving her cub from a fishing net in Anchorage, Alaska.

Live - European Championships day three

Posted: 29 Jul 2010 09:01 AM PDT

Britain's Phillips Idowu goes for triple jump gold and high jump medals are up for grabs at the European Championships in Barcelona.

Morgan stars as England dominate

Posted: 29 Jul 2010 10:40 AM PDT

Eoin Morgan makes a superb maiden Test century as England reach an imposing 331-4 after day one of the first Test against Pakistan at Trent Bridge.

Hughes set to become Fulham boss

Posted: 29 Jul 2010 02:18 AM PDT

Fulham have reached an agreement with Mark Hughes to become their new manager, BBC Sport understands.

I am not a number two, says Massa

Posted: 29 Jul 2010 08:51 AM PDT

Felipe Massa insists he is not playing second fiddle to Fernando Alonso, despite controversy surrounding the Ferrari drivers in last weekend's German Grand Prix.

No McLaren team orders - Hamilton

Posted: 29 Jul 2010 09:53 AM PDT

Lewis Hamilton insists there are no team orders governing how he and McLaren team-mate Jenson Button race.

'Mocking' toddler killers jailed

Posted: 29 Jul 2010 05:19 AM PDT

A couple who murdered a three-year-old boy in their care, inflicting more than 70 injuries on him, are jailed for life.

Woman 'killed by crossbow bolt'

Posted: 29 Jul 2010 03:37 AM PDT

One of three women killed in Bradford died from severe head injuries caused by a knife and the bolt from a crossbow, an inquest hears.

Review warns of 60,000 job cuts

Posted: 29 Jul 2010 05:49 AM PDT

Up to 60,000 people working in the public sector in Scotland could lose their jobs, according to an independent review commissioned by ministers.

Tobin questioned over sex crimes

Posted: 29 Jul 2010 04:45 AM PDT

Convicted serial killer Peter Tobin is questioned by police in Edinburgh in connection with serious sexual crimes.

Maze site set to be redeveloped

Posted: 29 Jul 2010 10:18 AM PDT

An agreement on the future of the Maze Prison site is reached by the NI first and deputy first ministers, Peter Robinson and Martin McGuinness.

Human remains found in Monaghan

Posted: 29 Jul 2010 10:50 AM PDT

Human remains are found in County Monaghan by a group searching for one of the Disappeared, Charles Armstrong.

Big S4C changes as chief leaves

Posted: 29 Jul 2010 10:17 AM PDT

Fundamental changes will be made in the way S4C is run after the sudden departure of chief executive Iona Jones, says the chair of the board which oversees it.

Jobs boost at solar panel factory

Posted: 29 Jul 2010 10:23 AM PDT

Electronics giant Sharp says a "substantial" number of jobs will be created following a £30m expansion of its Wrexham factory.

Bashir's party doubts Sudan vote

Posted: 29 Jul 2010 08:26 AM PDT

President Bashir's NCP says the referendum on south Sudan's secession cannot happen until the internal border is decided.

Zimbabwe football chief suspended

Posted: 29 Jul 2010 06:36 AM PDT

The Zimbabwe Football Association suspends chief executive Henrietta Rushwaya over match-fixing allegations.

Chemicals washed into China river

Posted: 29 Jul 2010 06:00 AM PDT

Rescue teams in north-east China are working to retrieve 3,000 barrels of chemicals washed into a major river, state media say.

Japanese tanker in damage mystery

Posted: 29 Jul 2010 05:45 AM PDT

Officials investigate damage to a Japanese oil tanker in the Strait of Hormuz, amid reports of a collision or an attack.

'Hijack' foiled at Moscow airport

Posted: 29 Jul 2010 09:39 AM PDT

Russian security forces at Moscow's Domodedovo airport arrest a man suspected of trying to hijack a plane.

Greek police clash with hauliers

Posted: 29 Jul 2010 03:48 AM PDT

Greek police fire tear gas to disperse hundreds of lorry drivers protesting in Athens against a government order to end their strike.

Arizona takes law fight to appeal

Posted: 29 Jul 2010 08:12 AM PDT

Arizona says it will appeal against a federal court's decision to block parts of an anti-immigration law hours before it came into effect.

Paraguay rebel 'dies in shootout'

Posted: 29 Jul 2010 07:04 AM PDT

Paraguayan police shoot dead a reputed rebel leader as he resists arrest in the north of the country, officials say.

Arab League endorses direct talks

Posted: 29 Jul 2010 08:25 AM PDT

The Arab League backs direct Palestinian peace talks with the Israelis, but leaves the timing to the Palestinians, officials say.

Gun and bomb attacks hit Baghdad

Posted: 29 Jul 2010 09:01 AM PDT

At least 16 people, including several security force members, are killed in shootings and explosions in the Iraqi capital Baghdad, officials say.

Second missing US sailor 'dead'

Posted: 29 Jul 2010 06:57 AM PDT

Jarod Newlove, the second of two US servicemen who went missing in Afghanistan last week, is found dead, officials say.

Hunger striker wins burger claim

Posted: 29 Jul 2010 06:49 AM PDT

A Tamil refugee hunger striker accepts £77,500 in damages over newspaper stories he secretly ate burgers during his protest.

US military graves 'mislabelled'

Posted: 29 Jul 2010 09:39 AM PDT

As many as 6,600 graves at Arlington National Cemetery were mislabelled or unmarked because of incompetence among managers, a US senator says.

California in 'fiscal emergency'

Posted: 29 Jul 2010 03:49 AM PDT

California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger declares a fiscal state of emergency, putting pressure on lawmakers to pass a budget.

Gambling firms reveal merger plan

Posted: 29 Jul 2010 08:10 AM PDT

The UK's Partygaming and Austrian firm Bwin unveil plans to merge and create the world's largest online gaming business.

Oil firms' profits almost double

Posted: 29 Jul 2010 08:56 AM PDT

Oil giants Royal Dutch Shell and Exxon Mobil see profits almost double in the week rival BP suffered record losses.

Toyota announces fresh car recall

Posted: 29 Jul 2010 10:11 AM PDT

Toyota is recalling almost 430,000 vehicles in the US and Japan amid concern over steering problems.

UKIP wins £367,000 donation case

Posted: 29 Jul 2010 04:59 AM PDT

The UK Independence Party wins its court battle against having to pay back all of a £367,697 "impermissible donation".

PM reveals coalition uncertainty

Posted: 28 Jul 2010 09:07 PM PDT

David Cameron reveals he told the Queen he was not "totally sure" what sort of government he was going to form as he became prime minister.

Government's £6m web search bill

Posted: 29 Jul 2010 07:29 AM PDT

Four government departments spent almost £6m ensuring their websites appeared on search engine results pages, new figures show.

Public health fear in NHS revamp

Posted: 28 Jul 2010 04:07 PM PDT

The overhaul of the NHS may harm the public health drive, a health think tank is warning.

Hip hope from stem cell technique

Posted: 28 Jul 2010 04:07 PM PDT

Doctors may soon be able to patch up damaged bones and joints anywhere in the body with a simple shot in the arm.

Dramatic fall in pupil expulsion

Posted: 29 Jul 2010 03:32 AM PDT

There has been a dramatic fall in the number of pupils excluded from schools in England in the past year, official figures show.

Rise in parental child abductions

Posted: 29 Jul 2010 04:21 AM PDT

A growing number of children in Britain are being abducted by a parent and taken overseas, the Foreign Office says.

Facebook data hoarder speaks out

Posted: 29 Jul 2010 04:40 AM PDT

Security researcher Ron Bowes tells BBC News why he collected and published the personal details of 100m Facebook users.

Google cleared of wi-fi snooping

Posted: 29 Jul 2010 05:48 AM PDT

No "significant" personal data was grabbed by Google when it snooped on wi-fi networks, says the UK data protection office.

Amazon offers new look UK Kindle

Posted: 28 Jul 2010 09:00 PM PDT

Online retailer Amazon launches its popular Kindle e-reader into the UK market for the first time, with a new look and more books.

Doomed 1848 ship found in Arctic

Posted: 28 Jul 2010 01:34 PM PDT

Canadian archaeologists locate the wreck of HMS Investigator, a British ship abandoned in the Arctic in the 19th Century.

Cheetah will run again in India

Posted: 28 Jul 2010 11:49 PM PDT

The cheetah, eradicated in India by hunting nearly a century ago, will run again in the country, as three sites are earmarked for its reintroduction.

No charges for Jackson's doctors

Posted: 29 Jul 2010 12:58 AM PDT

Seven doctors who treated Michael Jackson in the years before his death will not face charges, US investigators say.

Capsules to mark Lennon's legacy

Posted: 29 Jul 2010 09:52 AM PDT

Three time capsules are to be created on what would have been John Lennon's 70th birthday, to be dedicated at a ceremony in the US.

Bertrand says vocal 'was not me'

Posted: 29 Jul 2010 02:50 AM PDT

Musician Plastic Bertrand apparently admits to a Belgian newspaper that he did not sing on signature hit Ca Plane Pour Moi.

Monsoon rains flood Pakistan

Posted: 29 Jul 2010 09:25 AM PDT

With monsoons being heavier than normal, floods in north-west Pakistan have killed at least 120 people.

Labour contenders' secret vices

Posted: 29 Jul 2010 04:45 AM PDT

The contenders for the Labour leadership have set out their personal circumstances, the reasons they went into politics and their secret vices.

Fire engulfs tour boat off Turkey

Posted: 29 Jul 2010 08:43 AM PDT

A Spanish tourist remains missing after a Turkish tour boat was engulfed by flames while sailing in the Mediterranean.

Cameron on 'speaking frankly'

Posted: 29 Jul 2010 02:51 AM PDT

Prime Minister David Cameron has defended his comments about Pakistan's record on tackling terrorism.

Keeping pace with a top athlete

Posted: 29 Jul 2010 09:07 AM PDT

The BBC's Tim Franks tries to keep pace with Nader el Masri on the dusty roads of Gaza.

Everything, including the kitchen sink

Posted: 28 Jul 2010 08:37 PM PDT

A team of divers - known as Neptune's Army of Rubbish Cleaners - are stepping up efforts to keep Britain's coastline clean and litter free.

Metro Bank's first customers speak

Posted: 29 Jul 2010 05:06 AM PDT

The first High Street bank to launch in the UK for more than 100 years has opened its first branch in Holborn in London.

Rickshaws give prisoners new hope

Posted: 28 Jul 2010 09:10 PM PDT

The problems of congested roads and prisoner rehabilitation are being tackled at the same time in a project in Rome.

Body of evidence

Posted: 29 Jul 2010 03:47 AM PDT

Was Dr Crippen innocent of his wife's murder?

Childless stigma

Posted: 29 Jul 2010 03:50 AM PDT

Happily married, don't want kids - why is it seen as odd?

Wall's wars

Posted: 29 Jul 2010 06:10 AM PDT

Profile of new head of British army, Gen Sir Peter Wall

Human cost

Posted: 28 Jul 2010 10:00 PM PDT

Madagascar hospitals hit as aid cut over army coup
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