Thursday, September 9, 2010

Welfare bill 'to be cut by £4bn'

Welfare bill 'to be cut by £4bn'


Welfare bill 'to be cut by £4bn'

Posted: 09 Sep 2010 10:08 AM PDT

The government is planning to reduce the annual welfare bill by a further £4bn, Chancellor George Osborne tells the BBC.

Obama condemns Koran burning plan

Posted: 09 Sep 2010 10:29 AM PDT

President Obama calls a small church's plan to burn the Koran a "recruitment bonanza" for al-Qaeda, while Interpol warns a violent response is likely.

Defence firm BAE cuts 1,000 jobs

Posted: 09 Sep 2010 06:29 AM PDT

BAE Systems announces it is to axe almost 1,000 jobs across the UK, with 740 to go from five sites in England.

Iran 'set to release a US hiker'

Posted: 09 Sep 2010 09:32 AM PDT

Iran is set to release on Saturday one of three detained American hikers held since last July and accused of espionage, reports say.

Second death linked to Legionnaires'

Posted: 09 Sep 2010 09:51 AM PDT

Health officials are investigating a second death which is being linked to a Legionnaires' disease outbreak in south Wales.

Chote set to head Budget office

Posted: 09 Sep 2010 05:18 AM PDT

Economist and former journalist Robert Chote is to become the new head of the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR).

MPs vote to stay in Afghanistan

Posted: 09 Sep 2010 10:33 AM PDT

MPs overwhelmingly back keeping UK troops in Afghanistan - the first time they have voted on the issue.

British hostage freed in Pakistan

Posted: 09 Sep 2010 02:56 AM PDT

A British journalist held captive by militants in north-west Pakistan since March is released.

Euro MPs condemn France over Roma

Posted: 09 Sep 2010 04:38 AM PDT

Euro MPs call on France to suspend its deportations of Roma (Gypsies), as Paris seeks co-operation from Romania.

Alien 'killer' shrimp found in UK

Posted: 09 Sep 2010 08:03 AM PDT

An invasive species of predatory shrimp has been found in the UK for the first time.

Rodney King tying the knot with his juror

Posted: 09 Sep 2010 03:53 AM PDT

Nineteen years after his brutal beating by four LA police officers, Rodney King is marrying a juror from the case.

Victoria Wood to star in Morecambe and Wise film

Posted: 09 Sep 2010 08:10 AM PDT

Comedians Victoria Wood and Vic Reeves sign up to star in a feature-length film about the comic duo Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise.

Toshack departs as Wales manager

Posted: 09 Sep 2010 05:34 AM PDT

John Toshack departs as Wales manager after a six-year reign with immediate effect by "mutual consent".

Riaz to face police questioning

Posted: 09 Sep 2010 07:11 AM PDT

Pakistan bowler Wahab Riaz will be questioned by Scotland Yard on 14 September in relation to allegations of corruption.

Redknapp eyes England manager job

Posted: 09 Sep 2010 10:42 AM PDT

Tottenham boss Harry Redknapp would find it "hard to turn down" the England job if asked to replace manager Fabio Capello.

Alonso faces team orders grilling

Posted: 09 Sep 2010 09:52 AM PDT

Fernando Alonso tries to put the team orders controversy behind Ferrari after the FIA decided against further punishment for the Italian team.

Parker signs new deal at West Ham

Posted: 09 Sep 2010 09:42 AM PDT

Scott Parker signs a new contract with West Ham that will keep him at the club until 2014.

Wife murdered by cheating husband

Posted: 09 Sep 2010 10:56 AM PDT

A man who texted two lovers with messages of affection on the day he killed his wife of nearly 26 years is jailed for life.

Two seriously hurt in plane crash

Posted: 09 Sep 2010 10:45 AM PDT

Two men are seriously injured when they become trapped when their light aircraft crashes into a garden in Hampshire.

Parties unite over carriers fears

Posted: 09 Sep 2010 07:36 AM PDT

Scottish ministers and opposition politicians join forces in a bid to ensure the future of two Royal Navy aircraft carriers.

MSPs' allowances hit record high

Posted: 09 Sep 2010 11:01 AM PDT

MSPs claimed a record amount of expenses last year, with payments totalling almost £11.7m.

Victim would not meet McGuinness

Posted: 09 Sep 2010 10:42 AM PDT

The son of a man killed in the Claudy bombings in 1972 says he does not believe Sinn Fein's Martin McGuinness has told the whole truth.

Taxi driver picks up pipe bomb

Posted: 09 Sep 2010 06:26 AM PDT

A Strabane taxi driver picks up a pipe bomb and takes it to waste ground.

Coroner opposes closure of unit

Posted: 09 Sep 2010 08:45 AM PDT

A decision to shut a pathology department will lead to a delay in post-mortems and the downgrading of a general hospital, claims a coroner.

Bodies of seven dogs discovered

Posted: 09 Sep 2010 07:28 AM PDT

The RSPCA appeals for information after the bodies of seven dead dogs are found at stables, including one who was probably buried alive.

Suicide raid hits Somalia airport

Posted: 09 Sep 2010 10:04 AM PDT

A carload of suspected Islamist suicide bombers attack Mogadishu airport, killing soldiers and civilians, officials say.

US marines recapture pirated ship

Posted: 09 Sep 2010 10:24 AM PDT

US Marines have boarded and seized a vessel hijacked by pirates off the coast of Somalia, navy officials say.

China U-turn on enforced blackout

Posted: 09 Sep 2010 07:15 AM PDT

Thousands of people in China are to have their electricity restored after the reversal of an order for enforced power cuts to meet energy-saving goals.

Japan-China boat spat escalates

Posted: 09 Sep 2010 03:10 AM PDT

China warns Japan that their wider relationship will suffer if Tokyo mishandles a dispute about a Chinese fishing boat seized in disputed waters.

Russia suicide bomber murders 16

Posted: 09 Sep 2010 07:58 AM PDT

A suicide bomber has killed at least 16 people and wounded one hundred others at a market in Vladikavkaz in southern Russia, officials say.

Police search Sarkozy party's HQ

Posted: 09 Sep 2010 03:46 AM PDT

French financial police search the headquarters of President Nicolas Sarkozy's party over the inquiry into the L'Oreal party funding scandal, reports say.

Saudi website for fatwas closes

Posted: 09 Sep 2010 07:26 AM PDT

The popular Islam Today website, run by the Saudi cleric Salman al-Awdah, has closed its section offering thousands of Islamic religious rulings.

Yemeni soldier killed in ambush

Posted: 09 Sep 2010 04:43 AM PDT

Gunmen open fire on soldiers in southern Yemen, killing at least one and wounding others.

Indian caste census due in 2011

Posted: 09 Sep 2010 07:00 AM PDT

India's first caste-based census since 1931 will take place next year, the cabinet announces.

Taliban chief says victory close

Posted: 09 Sep 2010 07:22 AM PDT

Taliban leader Mullah Omar says his fighters are on the verge of victory in Afghanistan and the Nato-led campaign has been "a complete failure".

US exports near to two-year high

Posted: 09 Sep 2010 07:14 AM PDT

The US trade gap in July narrowed thanks to increased exports of large US-made items such as aircraft.

Rig firms hit back at BP report

Posted: 08 Sep 2010 04:55 PM PDT

Contractors who worked for BP on the ill-fated Deepwater Horizon oil rig criticise the company's report into the Gulf of Mexico oil spill.

UK interest rates remain at 0.5%

Posted: 09 Sep 2010 04:28 AM PDT

The Bank of England keeps UK interest rates on hold at a record low of 0.5% for the 18th consecutive month.

North East 'least resilient' area

Posted: 09 Sep 2010 08:30 AM PDT

Industrial areas in the North East and Midlands are least resilient to economic shocks, BBC-commissioned research suggests.

Global economy slowing, says OECD

Posted: 09 Sep 2010 08:20 AM PDT

The global economic recovery is slowing faster than forecast, but a return to recession is unlikely, an economic group says.

Clegg seeks to calm cuts anxiety

Posted: 09 Sep 2010 04:13 AM PDT

Nick Clegg has sought to calm fears over the impact of spending cuts, insisting they will be spread over four years not implemented immediately.

Cameron tribute to 'amazing dad'

Posted: 09 Sep 2010 03:32 AM PDT

David Cameron and his family pay tribute to their late father, saying he had "touched a lot of lives".

Ed Miliband tops August donations

Posted: 09 Sep 2010 04:09 AM PDT

Leadership hopeful Ed Miliband raised the most money of any of the Labour contenders during August, Electoral Commission figures show.

Vitamin B 'puts off Alzheimer's'

Posted: 08 Sep 2010 02:05 PM PDT

High doses of B vitamins may slow the rate of brain shrinkage in older people experiencing warning signs of Alzheimer's disease, a study says.

Hospital boss summoned to inquest

Posted: 09 Sep 2010 09:54 AM PDT

The chief executive of an NHS trust appears at an inquest into an elderly patient's death after she was summoned by the coroner.

NHS IT costs to be cut by £700m

Posted: 09 Sep 2010 03:56 AM PDT

The government has announced £700m of savings in the national IT programme for the NHS in England, cutting the overall cost to £11.4bn.

Door ajar on private universities

Posted: 09 Sep 2010 06:13 AM PDT

The Universities Minister suggests an increased role for private universities as he signals graduates will have to pay more for their degrees.

Gove to change vocational courses

Posted: 09 Sep 2010 08:20 AM PDT

Education Secretary Michael Gove announces a review of vocational education in England, which he says "lost its way" under Labour.

University research focus 'wrong'

Posted: 09 Sep 2010 05:42 AM PDT

Science Minister David Willetts says the research-teaching balance in universities has 'gone wrong', after defending cuts to science research.

Apple lays App Store rules bare

Posted: 09 Sep 2010 09:06 AM PDT

Apple says that it will publish the guidelines it uses to determine which programs it sells in its App Store to appease critical developers.

Google unveils 'instant' searches

Posted: 08 Sep 2010 02:09 PM PDT

Google speeds up its internet search engine by launching a new product called Instant that displays results as soon as users type in queries.

Smartphone chip battle heats up

Posted: 09 Sep 2010 08:37 AM PDT

Intel is to launch its first chip with built-in graphics, while established phone chipmaker ARM releases a fast new chip.

New evidence for rare black hole

Posted: 09 Sep 2010 12:24 AM PDT

Researchers say they may have found further evidence for the existence of an unusual type of black hole.

Fungus threatening film history

Posted: 08 Sep 2010 04:23 AM PDT

A fungus that 'eats' cine film threatens to irreversibly damage important film archive and record of British social history.

UK 'blind' to black female acts

Posted: 09 Sep 2010 10:00 AM PDT

The chair of the Mercury Prize claims that black British female artists are being ignored by the British public.

Explosive end for EastEnders star

Posted: 09 Sep 2010 01:03 AM PDT

An explosive EastEnders storyline which could see the end of Peggy Mitchell, played by Barbara Windsor, begins on Thursday.

Most expensive book up for sale

Posted: 09 Sep 2010 08:55 AM PDT

A rare copy of John James Audubon's Birds of America, billed as the world's most expensive book, is to go on sale at Sotheby's.

What became of Mercury Communications?

Posted: 08 Sep 2010 04:11 PM PDT

Its name lives on in the form of a prestigious music prize but whatever happened to Mercury Communications?

Committee to examine MP phone-hacking claims

Posted: 09 Sep 2010 07:30 AM PDT

MPs have decided to hold a new inquiry into allegations that some of their phones were hacked by journalists at the News of the World.

Google revamps search system

Posted: 08 Sep 2010 03:55 PM PDT

Google launches a system for web links to appear and refresh as soon as characters are typed

Living under fire in a US Army outpost

Posted: 09 Sep 2010 07:30 AM PDT

Captain Henry Hansen of the US Army's 101st Airborne shows Quentin Sommerville around their combat outpost near Afghanistan's border with Pakistan.

Media barons "have no predators"

Posted: 09 Sep 2010 05:35 AM PDT

The Labour MP for West Bromwich, Tom Watson, used the Commons debate on phone hacking to accuse fellow members of cowardice in the face of Britain's tabloid newspapers.

Meet the Strictly Stars

Posted: 09 Sep 2010 05:21 AM PDT

Meet the Strictly Come Dancing Stars of 2010.

Colorado fire destroys homes

Posted: 08 Sep 2010 11:50 PM PDT

A forest fire in the US state of Colorado has destroyed at least 136 homes, according to officials.

Merlin series takes 'darker tone'

Posted: 08 Sep 2010 10:27 PM PDT

Newsbeat visits the cast of Merlin on location in a soggy Puzzlewood and speaks to the actors who play Merlin and Morgana.

Lion lunges at Las Vegas trainer

Posted: 08 Sep 2010 02:13 PM PDT

A lion lunged at a trainer as stunned onlookers watched in horror, at Las Vegas's MGM Grand Hotel and Casino.

Plus size debut at NY Fashion Week

Posted: 08 Sep 2010 10:06 PM PDT

For the first time at New York Fashion Week there will be a runway show featuring plus size models.

Vulnerable to public sector cuts?

Posted: 09 Sep 2010 07:54 AM PDT

Find out how resilient areas of England might be

Talk of The Town

Posted: 09 Sep 2010 04:48 AM PDT

Rebecca Hall is fast becoming one of Britain's leading actresses

Critical mass

Posted: 09 Sep 2010 04:40 AM PDT

How does the Catholic church endorse Britain's only gay Mass?

Model politician

Posted: 09 Sep 2010 07:17 AM PDT

British-born ex-Miss Bolivia on why she has gone into politics

Altered image

Posted: 09 Sep 2010 01:40 AM PDT

Pictures reveal new side to life in trend-setting Soweto

Magnificent Mary

Posted: 08 Sep 2010 10:11 AM PDT

India's top woman boxer dreams of Olympic glory

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