Monday, September 6, 2010

Labour MPs call for hacking probe

Labour MPs call for hacking probe

Labour MPs call for hacking probe

Posted: 06 Sep 2010 10:26 AM PDT

Labour MPs demand the police investigation into alleged phone-hacking by News of the World reporters is reopened, at an urgent Commons session.

New police appeal over MI6 death

Posted: 06 Sep 2010 06:44 AM PDT

Police investigating the death of MI6 worker Gareth Williams appeal for help in tracing two people seen entering his central London flat.

Tube workers begin 24-hour strike

Posted: 06 Sep 2010 09:22 AM PDT

Severe disruption is expected on London Underground as the first workers begin a 24-hour strike.

Saatchi gallery deal hits setback

Posted: 06 Sep 2010 10:18 AM PDT

Charles Saatchi's plan to donate his gallery to the British public hits a stumbling block after talks with Arts Council England break down.

Blair cancels London book signing

Posted: 06 Sep 2010 08:05 AM PDT

Tony Blair cancels a planned book signing in London on Wednesday to prevent causing the police "a lot of hassle".

Former head jailed for sex abuse

Posted: 06 Sep 2010 05:14 AM PDT

A former boarding school head teacher is jailed for 21 years for sexually abusing and beating pupils.

Afghanistan death soldier named

Posted: 06 Sep 2010 09:20 AM PDT

A soldier killed in Afghanistan is named by the Ministry of Defence as L/Cpl Joseph Pool of the Royal Scots Borderers.

NI school evacuated in bomb alert

Posted: 06 Sep 2010 09:07 AM PDT

A primary school is closed in Antrim after an explosive device is found by an eight-year-old pupil and carried into a classroom.

Vicar jailed for sham marriages

Posted: 06 Sep 2010 06:31 AM PDT

A Sussex vicar found guilty of carrying out hundreds of sham marriages is jailed for four years.

US to unveil $50bn building plan

Posted: 06 Sep 2010 09:03 AM PDT

President Barack Obama is expected to call for a new $50bn infrastructure plan on Monday as he bids to find ways to jump-start the US economy.

Forsyth quits dance results show

Posted: 06 Sep 2010 07:14 AM PDT

Bruce Forsyth quits Strictly Come Dancing's Sunday results show and is replaced by Claudia Winkleman.

Quacking profit: Expenses MP sells duck island

Posted: 06 Sep 2010 06:03 AM PDT

The ornamental duck island which sank the career of a Tory MP at the height of the expenses scandal is sold for charity.

Colombian confirmed as world's shortest man

Posted: 06 Sep 2010 02:11 AM PDT

A 70cm (27-inch) tall Colombian is named the world's shortest living man by Guinness World Records.

Pietersen fined for Twitter rant

Posted: 06 Sep 2010 07:47 AM PDT

England batsman Kevin Pietersen is given an undisclosed fine by the ECB over his Twitter tirade.

Live text - US Open day eight

Posted: 06 Sep 2010 07:59 AM PDT

Novak Djokovic and Caroline Wozniacki are in action at the US Open following Svetlana Kuznetsova's shock exit as Roger Federer plays later.

Striker Kuyt suffers injury blow

Posted: 06 Sep 2010 09:40 AM PDT

Liverpool striker Dirk Kuyt injures shoulder during training with the Netherlands, according to Dutch boss Bert van Marwijk

Murray baffled by US Open defeat

Posted: 05 Sep 2010 06:59 PM PDT

Andy Murray is at a loss to explain the physical problems behind his surprise defeat by Stanislas Wawrinka in the third round of the US Open.

Murder accused's 'gymnastic sex'

Posted: 06 Sep 2010 07:15 AM PDT

A man who killed his wife after five months of marriage enjoyed "gymnastic" sex sessions with another woman, a court hears.

ELO cellist killed by bale of hay

Posted: 06 Sep 2010 07:51 AM PDT

Former member of British rock group ELO, Mike Edwards, is killed in a freak accident when a hay bale rolls on to a Devon road and crushes his van.

Barclays bank to create 600 jobs

Posted: 06 Sep 2010 10:04 AM PDT

Banking giant Barclays announces it is to expand its presence in Glasgow, creating 600 jobs.

Extra police drafted in for case

Posted: 06 Sep 2010 10:30 AM PDT

Extra police are drafted into Airdrie Sheriff Court when a teenager appears in private charged with assault to severe injury.

Shock over pipe bomb at school

Posted: 06 Sep 2010 10:04 AM PDT

A father speaks of his shock after his eight-year-old son picked up a pipe bomb in a school playground in Antrim.

Gang 'advertised city brothels'

Posted: 06 Sep 2010 07:43 AM PDT

A Scottish crime gang spent more than £50,000 advertising brothels in Belfast, a court is told.

'Disgust' over killer's sentence

Posted: 06 Sep 2010 07:56 AM PDT

A Flintshire mother calls for tougher sentences for so-called "one-punch killers" after her son's attacker was jailed for 40 months for manslaughter.

Quad bike men died 'accidentally'

Posted: 06 Sep 2010 10:03 AM PDT

Verdicts of accidental death are recorded on two men struck by a train while riding a quad bike on a railway line.

SA public sector strike suspended

Posted: 06 Sep 2010 09:14 AM PDT

South African trade unions suspend a nationwide strike which has paralysed schools and hospitals for 20 days.

SA ex-police chief Selebi appeals

Posted: 06 Sep 2010 06:56 AM PDT

Jackie Selebi, the former South African police chief convicted of taking bribes from a drug dealer, is allowed to appeal against his 15-year jail sentence.

Japan convicts whaling activists

Posted: 06 Sep 2010 01:54 AM PDT

A court in Japan gives one-year suspended jail sentences to two anti-whaling activists from Greenpeace for stealing whale meat in 2008.

Spain dismisses Eta 'ceasefire'

Posted: 06 Sep 2010 04:48 AM PDT

The Spanish government says an Eta ceasefire is "insufficient" and calls on the Basque separatist group to renounce violence forever.

Miners' families mark first month

Posted: 05 Sep 2010 03:15 PM PDT

Relatives of 33 trapped miners in Chile hold a ceremony to mark their first month underground.

Guatemala sees rescue hopes fade

Posted: 06 Sep 2010 02:48 AM PDT

Guatemalan officials say they have given up hope for dozens buried by mud as they tried to rescue other trapped people.

French FM pledges Ashtiani support

Posted: 06 Sep 2010 07:39 AM PDT

France's Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner says he will 'do anything' to help save an Iranian woman sentenced to death on an adultery conviction.

Lebanon PM retracts Syria charge

Posted: 06 Sep 2010 04:11 AM PDT

Lebanese PM Saad Hariri says he was wrong to accuse Syria of assassinating his father - former Lebanese PM Rafik Hariri.

Fresh exodus from Pakistan floods

Posted: 06 Sep 2010 09:57 AM PDT

Hundreds of thousands of people flee towns and villages threatened by fresh floods in Pakistan's deluged southern Sindh province.

Suicide attack on Pakistan police

Posted: 06 Sep 2010 08:02 AM PDT

Nearly 20 people die as a suicide bomber rams an explosives laden pickup truck into a police station in north-west Pakistan.

Travolta extortion case dismissed

Posted: 06 Sep 2010 08:30 AM PDT

Charges against two people accused of trying to extort money from actor John Travolta, following the death of his son in the Bahamas, are dropped.

BA boss reveals takeover ambition

Posted: 06 Sep 2010 03:01 AM PDT

British Airways and Iberia draw up a shortlist of 12 airlines which the firms hope to buy or merge with.

Demand for Equitable Life payout

Posted: 06 Sep 2010 03:52 AM PDT

Pensioners hit by the Equitable Life scandal are making a final attempt to persuade the government to pay them full compensation.

UK car sales suffer sharp decline

Posted: 06 Sep 2010 01:54 AM PDT

New car sales fell 17.5% in August - the second consecutive month of declines, says the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders.

Voting plans 'will restore faith'

Posted: 06 Sep 2010 10:25 AM PDT

MPs begin debating plans for a referendum on changing the way MPs are elected.

Student migration 'unsustainable'

Posted: 06 Sep 2010 05:04 AM PDT

The number of foreign students let into the UK is "unsustainable", minister Damian Green will say in his first major speech on immigration.

End UK rebate - EU budget chief

Posted: 06 Sep 2010 09:31 AM PDT

The EU budget commissioner says he sees no grounds for the UK to keep its budget rebate.

Diabetes drug advice 'not heeded'

Posted: 05 Sep 2010 04:18 PM PDT

A type two diabetes drug is still being prescribed in the UK two months after it was recommended for withdrawal, BBC Panorama learns.

Junior medics 'leaving training'

Posted: 06 Sep 2010 04:08 AM PDT

Nearly one in four junior doctors drop out of their NHS training after two years, figures show.

Gum and heart link 'breakthrough'

Posted: 05 Sep 2010 06:42 PM PDT

Scientists say they have established one reason why gum disease may increase the risk of heart disease.

First 16 'free schools' revealed

Posted: 06 Sep 2010 03:22 AM PDT

The first 16 'free schools' to be set up are named by Education Secretary Michael Gove.

UK mobile firms to merge networks

Posted: 06 Sep 2010 07:15 AM PDT

Customers of Orange and T-Mobile will soon be able to hop between the two mobile networks as the firms merge their networks.

Buzz lawsuit to cost Google $8.5m

Posted: 06 Sep 2010 02:19 AM PDT

Google proposes paying $8.5m (£5.5m) to settle a class-action lawsuit brought over its Buzz social network, launched earlier this year.

Blair in climate inaction warning

Posted: 05 Sep 2010 04:09 PM PDT

Former UK Prime Minster Tony Blair warns world leaders they may pay a heavy price in history if they fail to tackle global warming.

Red Planet 'may not be lifeless'

Posted: 06 Sep 2010 05:18 AM PDT

Carbon-rich organic molecules, which serve as the building blocks of life, may be present on Mars after all, say scientists.

Insect brains to fight MRSA

Posted: 06 Sep 2010 04:08 AM PDT

Cockroach and locust brains are a rich source of antibiotics powerful enough to tackle MRSA, researchers say.

Hall works tipped to fetch £1.5m

Posted: 06 Sep 2010 07:48 AM PDT

Contemporary artwork owned by model Jerry Hall are expected to fetch more than £1.5 million when they are sold in October at Sotheby's in London.

American Pie star gets probation

Posted: 06 Sep 2010 08:04 AM PDT

American Pie actor Chris Klein pleaded no contest to drink-driving following and will serve four years probation.

Bookie cuts Weller Mercury odds

Posted: 06 Sep 2010 04:43 AM PDT

The odds of Paul Weller winning the Mercury Prize are slashed after a bookmaker takes an "unprecedented" rush of bets backing him.

Live: Parliamentary Reform Bill

Posted: 05 Nov 2009 10:09 AM PST

Plans for a referendum on changing the way in which MPs are elected to Parliament are being debated in the House of Commons.

Rare colour footage of the Blitz

Posted: 06 Sep 2010 04:34 AM PDT

Remarkable new footage of the the London blitz goes on show.

Clear up begins in parts of Pakistan

Posted: 06 Sep 2010 09:24 AM PDT

The BBC's Orla Guerin has returned to the Pakistan town of Nowshera, which was one of the first areas to be hit by the rising waters.

Rooney 'happy to play' says Capello

Posted: 06 Sep 2010 08:49 AM PDT

England manager Fabio Capello says striker Wayne Rooney is in the right frame of mind to play against Switzerland on Tuesday despite allegations about his private life.

Schoolboy: 'I found a pipe bomb'

Posted: 06 Sep 2010 05:08 AM PDT

The suspicious object was left in the playground of St Comgall's Primary School and picked up by an eight -year-old pupil.

Shady world of Indian illegal bookies

Posted: 06 Sep 2010 05:31 AM PDT

The role of the gambling syndicates that can make millions from the outcome of a single game has been highlighted by the allegation that three Pakistani cricket players were involved in a betting scam.

Elbow and Kloot talk Mercury Prize

Posted: 06 Sep 2010 12:42 AM PDT

I Am Kloot singer John Bramwell talks to Elbow's Guy Garvey about Kloot's Mercury Music Prize-nominated album, which Garvey and bandmate Craig Potter produced.

CCTV released in appeal over MI6 death

Posted: 06 Sep 2010 07:17 AM PDT

Police investigating the death of MI6 worker Gareth Williams have released the most recent CCTV footage of the victim.

Male victims of domestic violence

Posted: 06 Sep 2010 12:19 AM PDT

40% of domestic violence victims are male but a new study suggests victims are often ignored by police and there are only a handful of refuge places for abused men across the UK. Ian McNicholl was abused by a partner and told his story to BBC Breakfast

Brilliant ideas

Posted: 06 Sep 2010 12:23 AM PDT

The secrets behind some of the UK's newest inventions

Unswung hero

Posted: 06 Sep 2010 04:35 AM PDT

What does this man tell us about the real 1960s?

Family on film

Posted: 06 Sep 2010 03:08 AM PDT

Director Sofia Coppola returns with her new movie Somewhere

Century man

Posted: 06 Sep 2010 03:52 AM PDT

How likely is it that you'll live to be 100 years old?

Zero tolerance?

Posted: 06 Sep 2010 06:20 AM PDT

US Muslims are free but that's not enough, argues Michael Goldfarb
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