Saturday, September 4, 2010

Six million facing new tax bills

Six million facing new tax bills


Six million facing new tax bills

Posted: 04 Sep 2010 10:40 AM PDT

HM Revenue and Customs says some 1.4 million people each owe about £1,500 in tax, while 4.3 million will get an average rebate of £418.

Overnight curfew after NZ quake

Posted: 04 Sep 2010 03:56 AM PDT

Police declare an overnight curfew in Christchurch, New Zealand, after a powerful earthquake causes considerable damage but no fatalities.

Burnt body found on golf course

Posted: 04 Sep 2010 09:57 AM PDT

A badly-burnt body is found in undergrowth between the 17th and 18th holes of an East Sussex golf course.

Blair pelted with eggs in Dublin

Posted: 04 Sep 2010 10:34 AM PDT

Shoes, eggs and plastic bottles are thrown at Tony Blair as he arrives at a book-shop in Dublin to sign copies of his memoirs.

Tory defects over schools scheme

Posted: 04 Sep 2010 04:56 AM PDT

A Tory councillor defects to Labour over cuts to the government's schools building programme, saying she was "ashamed to be a Conservative".

Balls seeks phone hack statement

Posted: 04 Sep 2010 09:46 AM PDT

Labour leadership hopeful Ed Balls says the home secretary should make a statement about claims of phone tapping by the News of the World.

Protests over French Roma policy

Posted: 04 Sep 2010 09:15 AM PDT

Thousands attend rallies in Paris and other French cities to protest at the government's policy of deporting Roma people.

Chile miners advised to exercise

Posted: 04 Sep 2010 02:34 AM PDT

Scientists from the US space agency Nasa advise the trapped Chilean miners to exercise and regulate their day and night sleep patterns.

Nine die in New Zealand air crash

Posted: 04 Sep 2010 12:05 AM PDT

Nine people, including four tourists, are killed when a light aircraft crashes after taking off from Fox Glacier in New Zealand, say reports.

Karzai sets up Taliban talks body

Posted: 04 Sep 2010 08:27 AM PDT

Afghan President Hamid Karzai has formed a committee to seek peace talks with the Taliban, his office says.

Police chief raps Moat coverage

Posted: 04 Sep 2010 07:40 AM PDT

Chief Constable Peter Fahy says it was "not right" that TV broadcasters covered the last hours of gunman Raoul Moat on a live rolling basis.

Spud U Like? Gardener chipper over his super-spud

Posted: 04 Sep 2010 06:12 AM PDT

An amateur gardener grows what he believes to be the largest potato in the world.

Robbie Williams turns on Blackpool lights

Posted: 03 Sep 2010 01:44 PM PDT

Thousands of people watch Robbie Williams switch on Blackpool's illuminations.

Dawson facing spell on sidelines

Posted: 04 Sep 2010 08:35 AM PDT

England and Tottenham defender Michael Dawson will miss the game with Switzerland after being ruled out for at least six weeks.

Live text - US Open day six

Posted: 04 Sep 2010 07:57 AM PDT

Roger Federer, Caroline Wozniacki, Maria Sharapova and Novak Djokovic are among the players in action on day six of the US Open at Flushing Meadows.

England boss happy with Mushtaq

Posted: 04 Sep 2010 03:58 AM PDT

England coach Andy Flower says he is satisfied with spin bowling coach Mushtaq Ahmed's role within the team despite previous links with illegal bookmakers.

Chandhok impressed by Korea track

Posted: 04 Sep 2010 05:09 AM PDT

Hispania Racing's Karun Chandhok gives the Korean Grand Prix venue the thumbs-up after being the first F1 driver to drive it.

Officers could face crash charges

Posted: 04 Sep 2010 04:07 AM PDT

Two police officers who crashed a sports car seized from a suspected drink-driver could face prosecution.

Funeral for festival death star

Posted: 04 Sep 2010 07:55 AM PDT

The funeral is held of singer Charles Haddon from Northamptonshire who died in a fall in Belgium.

Rider airlifted at horse trials

Posted: 04 Sep 2010 10:25 AM PDT

Scottish event rider Nicola Malcolm is airlifted to hospital after falling from her horse during the Burghley Horse Trials.

Council could cut over 1,000 jobs

Posted: 03 Sep 2010 10:02 PM PDT

One of Scotland's largest councils - North Lanarkshire - warns that it may have to cut more than 1,000 jobs.

Name released after city death

Posted: 04 Sep 2010 10:52 AM PDT

Police release the name of a man who was found dead at his apartment in Armagh city on Friday.

Irish citizen dies in plane crash

Posted: 04 Sep 2010 09:40 AM PDT

A 26-year-old man from the Irish Republic is among nine people killed in a plane crash in New Zealand.

More cuts in councillors proposed

Posted: 04 Sep 2010 10:45 AM PDT

More plans to reduce the number of councillors in Wales are put forward to create what ministers say would be greater fairness for voters.

Village £550,000 broadband quote

Posted: 04 Sep 2010 02:20 AM PDT

Villagers told by BT it will cost £550,000 for a broadband connection receive an estimate from another company of £50,000.

South Korea FM offers to resign

Posted: 04 Sep 2010 03:37 AM PDT

The South Korean Foreign Minister, Yu Myung-hwan, offers to resign after it was revealed that his daughter was offered a job in his ministry.

Belarus web activist found hanged

Posted: 04 Sep 2010 10:13 AM PDT

A Belarus opposition website activist found hanged at his home outside Minsk committed suicide, officials say.

Netherlands coalition talks fail

Posted: 03 Sep 2010 09:14 PM PDT

Talks to form a coalition government in the Netherlands collapse as the leader of the far-right Freedom Party Geert Wilders walks out.

Castro addresses rally in Havana

Posted: 03 Sep 2010 03:04 PM PDT

Fidel Castro addresses a rally for the first time since handing the Cuban presidency to his brother Raul in 2006.

Colombian troops storm rebel camp

Posted: 03 Sep 2010 12:46 PM PDT

Colombian troops storm an ELN guerrilla camp near the Venezuelan border, killing 11 rebels, a day after 14 policemen were killed in an ambush in the south.

Blair in 'radical Islam' warning

Posted: 03 Sep 2010 04:41 PM PDT

Former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair tells the BBC that radical Islam is the greatest threat facing the world.

Clinton warns on Mid-East talks

Posted: 03 Sep 2010 12:22 PM PDT

The US secretary of state warns the current round of Mid-East peace talks may be "the last chance for a very long time".

Afghan violence 'will get worse'

Posted: 04 Sep 2010 01:53 AM PDT

Violence in Afghanistan will get worse before it gets better, the UK's most senior military commander in the country tells the BBC.

Tropical storm Earl hits Canada

Posted: 04 Sep 2010 10:00 AM PDT

Tropical Storm Earl reaches Nova Scotia, on the eastern Canadian coast, with tens of thousands of people experiencing power cuts.

Petrobras files $65bn share offer

Posted: 03 Sep 2010 01:12 PM PDT

The Brazilian state oil company, Petrobras, unveils plans to sell up to $64.5bn of new stock, in one of the world's largest share offers.

Poll 'backs move from New Labour'

Posted: 03 Sep 2010 06:44 PM PDT

A poll commissioned by Ed Miliband's leadership campaign finds voters are less likely to vote Labour if there is not a shift from New Labour policies.

Reading Arabic 'hard for brain'

Posted: 03 Sep 2010 04:56 PM PDT

Israeli scientists believe they have identified why Arabic is particularly hard to learn to read.

Music tuition falling, poll says

Posted: 03 Sep 2010 05:39 PM PDT

Fewer children are learning to play a musical instrument than in their parents' generation, a survey suggests.

Blair pelted with eggs in Dublin

Posted: 04 Sep 2010 03:39 AM PDT

Eggs and shoes have been thrown by anti-war protestors at former Prime Minister Tony Blair as he arrived at a book signing in Dublin.

Imran Khan on corruption in cricket

Posted: 03 Sep 2010 09:01 PM PDT

The former Pakistan cricket captain, Imran Khan, has said that if players are found guilty of spot fixing, they should not be given a life ban, which some officials are demanding.

Making music from children's old toys

Posted: 03 Sep 2010 11:30 PM PDT

The Modified Toy Orchestra is a band made up of five musicians - and 48 tweaked toy instruments.

‘We were woken by the earthquake’

Posted: 03 Sep 2010 02:02 PM PDT

A 7.0-magnitude earthquake strikes New Zealand's South Island, causing widespread minor damage and power cuts.

Canine Cinema gets audience howling

Posted: 03 Sep 2010 02:13 PM PDT

In an attempt to reach people who do not normally go to the cinema, Shetland film festival is targeting their pets.

Reporter's dilemma

Posted: 04 Sep 2010 03:46 AM PDT

Should a journalist bear witness, or interfere to help save a life?

Five Minutes

Posted: 03 Sep 2010 11:25 PM PDT

Author Ian McEwan on writing, walking and quantum mechanics

'Death squad'

Posted: 04 Sep 2010 07:55 AM PDT

The merciless drugs gang spreading fear in Mexico

Star Chamber secrets

Posted: 03 Sep 2010 09:56 PM PDT

The spending review's political arm-wrestling contest

Eddie who?

Posted: 03 Sep 2010 06:10 PM PDT

The most famous comic you've never heard of

Week in pictures

Posted: 03 Sep 2010 09:55 AM PDT

Striking pictures from around the world this week

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