Tuesday, September 28, 2010

We're a new generation - Miliband

We're a new generation - Miliband

We're a new generation - Miliband

Posted: 28 Sep 2010 09:54 AM PDT

Ed Miliband says a new generation is running Labour and signals a break from the past by declaring the Iraq war wrong in his first big speech as leader.

Landslide buries homes in Mexico

Posted: 28 Sep 2010 11:11 AM PDT

At least seven people have been killed and 128 are missing after a landslide in the southern Mexican state of Oaxaca, officials say.

Dissolving heart stent trialled

Posted: 28 Sep 2010 10:04 AM PDT

A man from Leicester becomes the first UK heart patient to have a new type of biodegradable stent to treat his condition.

Thousands more on fresh leak list

Posted: 28 Sep 2010 04:50 AM PDT

Personal details of a further 8,000 people alleged to have shared music or films illegally appear online, following an attack on an anti-piracy law firm.

N Korea signals Kim's succession

Posted: 28 Sep 2010 06:49 AM PDT

A rare meeting of North Korea's ruling party opens the way for the eventual handover of power to Kim Jong-il's youngest son.

Girl 'killed sex attack accused'

Posted: 28 Sep 2010 09:26 AM PDT

A girl of 14 killed a man in his south London home after learning he would not be charged for an alleged sex attack on her sister, a court hears.

Weeping Karzai laments Afghan woe

Posted: 28 Sep 2010 07:40 AM PDT

President Hamid Karzai bursts into tears during a nationally televised speech on the problems facing Afghanistan, as a peace council is appointed to start formal negotiations with the Taliban.

Size of armed forces under review

Posted: 28 Sep 2010 10:25 AM PDT

Defence chiefs have met Prime Minister David Cameron and government ministers to discuss the future shape and size of Britain's armed forces.

Moat Taser firm licence 'revoked'

Posted: 28 Sep 2010 09:03 AM PDT

The firm which supplied the Tasers used by officers during a stand-off with gunman Raoul Moat has its licence taken away.

Carter resting after falling ill

Posted: 28 Sep 2010 11:06 AM PDT

Former US President Jimmy Carter is resting after being taken to hospital for an upset stomach after a flight to Cleveland.

Blair warned over torture in 2002

Posted: 28 Sep 2010 09:52 AM PDT

A secret document has emerged in court, revealing when Tony Blair learned about claims of torture of terror suspects by US agents.

Australian TV model show crowns wrong winner

Posted: 28 Sep 2010 09:56 AM PDT

The wrong winner is crowned on TV show Australia's Next Top Model during a live TV final, but the mistake is rectified minutes later.

Stonehenge boy grew up around Mediterranean Sea

Posted: 28 Sep 2010 08:34 AM PDT

Chemical tests on teeth from an ancient burial near Stonehenge indicate that the person in the grave grew up around the Mediterranean Sea.

Live - Tuesday football

Posted: 28 Sep 2010 10:45 AM PDT

Chelsea entertain Marseille and Arsenal travel to Partizan Belgrade in the Champions League, while there is a full Football League programme too.

Rooney out for up to three weeks

Posted: 28 Sep 2010 09:38 AM PDT

Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney will miss up to three weeks of action because of an ankle injury.

Harrington 'best' in Cup practice

Posted: 28 Sep 2010 07:26 AM PDT

Europe captain Colin Montgomerie says Padraig Harrington produced the best form on Tuesday's first practice day ahead of this week's Ryder Cup.

Problems persist at Games village

Posted: 28 Sep 2010 03:13 AM PDT

A visit by BBC Scotland to the athletes village in Delhi reveals ongoing accommodation issues for competitors.

Butt makes no apology to England

Posted: 28 Sep 2010 10:21 AM PDT

The chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board, Ijaz Butt, refuses to apologise for his match-fixing claims as he arrives in London to meet lawyers.

Price guilty of driving offence

Posted: 28 Sep 2010 11:11 AM PDT

Glamour model Katie Price is found guilty of not being in proper control of her pink horsebox after veering into another lane.

Undertakers find 'dead' man alive

Posted: 28 Sep 2010 08:20 AM PDT

A man who paramedics in south-west England wrongly thought was dead was later found breathing by undertakers, it is revealed.

Speeding driver jailed for death

Posted: 28 Sep 2010 05:01 AM PDT

A man who caused the death of a 20-year-old woman by dangerous driving while high on drugs is jailed for seven years.

Woman faces sex by fraud charges

Posted: 28 Sep 2010 07:58 AM PDT

A 25-year-old woman appears in court accused of tricking two women into sexual contact - by pretending to be a man.

New 'Disappeared' search expected

Posted: 28 Sep 2010 08:22 AM PDT

The commission responsible for finding the so called Disappeared are believed to be due to start a new search.

Chancellor "flexible" on NI cuts

Posted: 28 Sep 2010 09:22 AM PDT

The first and deputy first minister meet the chancellor on budget cuts

Security guard denies choke hold

Posted: 28 Sep 2010 06:27 AM PDT

A security guard on trial for the manslaughter of a shoplifter he helped restrain rejects claims he put him in a dangerous head lock.

Second tragedy for family on A55

Posted: 28 Sep 2010 09:07 AM PDT

A family suffered two road deaths on the the A55 in just 18 months, an inquest at Prestatyn hears.

Gunmen kidnap children in Nigeria

Posted: 28 Sep 2010 06:30 AM PDT

Gunmen have demanded a ransom after seizing 15 schoolchildren in the Nigerian state of Abia, say police.

Somali pirate chief faces death

Posted: 28 Sep 2010 07:28 AM PDT

A pirate ringleader is sentenced to death by a court in the Somali region of Puntland for the murder in June of the Pakistani captain of a hijacked cargo ship.

Japan welcomes Burmese refugees

Posted: 28 Sep 2010 04:03 AM PDT

Eighteen Burmese refugees arrive in Japan from Thailand, in the first wave of a UN-backed third country resettlement programme.

China in Nobel committee warning

Posted: 28 Sep 2010 07:52 AM PDT

China warns the Nobel Peace Prize committee in Oslo not to award the prize to the well-known Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo.

President dismisses Moscow mayor

Posted: 28 Sep 2010 10:01 AM PDT

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev signs a decree firing the powerful and long-standing mayor of Moscow, Yuri Luzhkov.

Germany approves new energy plan

Posted: 28 Sep 2010 07:01 AM PDT

The German cabinet approves a controversial new energy plan, which would extend the lifespan of the country's nuclear reactors by an average of 12 years.

Rousseff vows Brazil 'continuity'

Posted: 28 Sep 2010 01:34 AM PDT

Brazil's Dilma Rousseff vows continuity with President Lula's government as she holds her final rally ahead of Sunday's presidential election.

Chavez foes hail election gains

Posted: 28 Sep 2010 06:33 AM PDT

Venezuela's opposition celebrates the results of Sunday's election, in which it overturned President Hugo Chavez's two-thirds majority in parliament.

Egyptian tycoon jailed for murder

Posted: 28 Sep 2010 05:15 AM PDT

An Egyptian tycoon is jailed for 15 years over the murder of Lebanese popstar Suzanne Tamim, in a retrial a year after he was sentenced to death.

Pioneering Iranian blogger jailed

Posted: 28 Sep 2010 10:51 AM PDT

Iran sentences prominent blogger Hossein Derakhshan to 19 years in prison for 'propagating against the regime', Iranian media say.

Karachi demo for jailed scientist

Posted: 28 Sep 2010 10:07 AM PDT

Tens of thousands of people protest in Pakistan's southern city of Karachi, demanding the release of imprisoned scientist Dr Aafia Siddiqui.

US missiles 'kill al-Qaeda chief'

Posted: 28 Sep 2010 09:54 AM PDT

A senior al-Qaeda figure in Afghanistan and Pakistan is killed in a suspected US drone missile strike, Pakistani officials say.

Speculation grows over Obama aide

Posted: 28 Sep 2010 09:39 AM PDT

Speculation mounts that top Obama aide Rahm Emanuel will leave the White House and run to be mayor of Chicago.

Shots fired at Texas University

Posted: 28 Sep 2010 09:36 AM PDT

A gunman shoots himself after opening fire with an automatic weapon in a library at the University of Texas in the US city of Austin.

Bank 'should consider new boost'

Posted: 28 Sep 2010 08:55 AM PDT

The Bank of England should consider pumping more money into the economy to secure the recovery, says a monetary policy committee member.

Firms 'exploiting' people in debt

Posted: 28 Sep 2010 02:15 AM PDT

Some fee-charging debt management firms are pretending to be charities and are driven by a sales culture, the regulator says.

US banking system 'open to abuse'

Posted: 28 Sep 2010 09:27 AM PDT

One of the US's top fraud investigators is warning that America's policing of money laundering is wide open to abuse.

Iraq war wrong, says Ed Miliband

Posted: 28 Sep 2010 09:19 AM PDT

Labour's new leader Ed Miliband has said that going to war in Iraq was "wrong".

Straw urges Labour 'to help all'

Posted: 28 Sep 2010 05:07 AM PDT

Labour must learn from the past to "maintain the confidence" of the vast majority of British people, Jack Straw tells the party conference.

Miliband speech concerns business

Posted: 28 Sep 2010 09:58 AM PDT

Business groups express concerns after Ed Miliband urged higher bank taxes and more protection for agency workers in his first conference speech as Labour leader.

Doctor warnings 'on the increase'

Posted: 27 Sep 2010 04:02 PM PDT

The number of official warnings given to UK doctors has risen by 50% in the past two years, figures show.

Breast milk 'cuts baby infection'

Posted: 27 Sep 2010 04:02 PM PDT

Exclusive breastfeeding for six months wards off baby infections, further evidence suggests.

HIV treatment target is missed

Posted: 28 Sep 2010 06:14 AM PDT

Only a third of people in need are getting HIV drugs, meaning an international target for universal access to medication has been missed, says a report.

UCL agrees to pay 'living wage'

Posted: 28 Sep 2010 09:24 AM PDT

University College London has agreed to introduce the "living wage" for all staff - including cleaners working for contract companies.

Child commissioner's dignity call

Posted: 27 Sep 2010 10:46 PM PDT

The assembly government and councils must get "the basics right" amid shrinking budgets, warns the children's commissioner.

Manager 'plotted university coup'

Posted: 28 Sep 2010 08:55 AM PDT

A former investment banker denies trying to force out a university's vice-chancellor so he could have her job.

Blackberry launches rival to iPad

Posted: 27 Sep 2010 02:31 PM PDT

Research In Motion, maker of the Blackberry smart phone, announces its answer to Apple's iPad with a device called the Playbook.

Web searches 'predict the future'

Posted: 28 Sep 2010 12:56 AM PDT

The number of searches around a given title can be a good predictor for the success of films, songs and games, researchers say.

UK to launch three new spacecraft

Posted: 27 Sep 2010 04:59 PM PDT

A £100m project is announced to build three new British spacecraft to image the surface of the Earth at high resolution.

Iceland volcano yields ash clues

Posted: 28 Sep 2010 03:07 AM PDT

Clumps of ash retrieved using double-sided sticky tape are giving scientists fresh insights into the recent Eyjafjallajoekull eruption.

India 'faces pollination crisis'

Posted: 27 Sep 2010 06:46 PM PDT

A decline in natural pollinators in India is resulting in reduced vegetable yields and could limit access to a nutritional diet, a study warns.

Charlatans star 'back in 6 weeks'

Posted: 28 Sep 2010 09:12 AM PDT

Charlatans drummer Jon Brookes, who collapsed during a gig in Philadelphia suffering from a brain tumour, could play again within 'six weeks' says the band's singer.

Minister backs local TV stations

Posted: 28 Sep 2010 08:17 AM PDT

Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt has called for a new "landscape of local TV services" in towns and villages around the UK.

Doherty faces fresh drugs charges

Posted: 28 Sep 2010 08:00 AM PDT

Singer Pete Doherty is charged with possession of cocaine following an inquiry into the death of an heiress.

Bank chief warns of 'uncertain' recovery

Posted: 27 Sep 2010 08:44 AM PDT

The President of the European Central Bank warned MEPs that growth prospects for the Eurozone were "moderate" at best.

Bowler, 72, set for Delhi Games

Posted: 28 Sep 2010 06:13 AM PDT

There are ongoing concerns over security and facilities in Delhi ahead of the Commonwealth Games, but that is no deterrent for the oldest member of Scotland's Commonwealth squad.

Robotic legs help people walk again

Posted: 28 Sep 2010 02:19 AM PDT

A robot that can help people who are paralysed walk again is on trial in Japan.

Smoking breaks face council crackdown

Posted: 28 Sep 2010 03:28 AM PDT

Smokers working for a council in Norfolk may be forced to clock off while they are on a cigarette break.

Man and croc are 'best friends'

Posted: 27 Sep 2010 11:27 PM PDT

A fisherman in Costa Rica has been explaining his unusual relationship with a crocodile called "Pocho", who he plays with like a pet dog.

Sweeney followed on Scientology story

Posted: 27 Sep 2010 03:43 PM PDT

Panorama reporter John Sweeney travels to Florida, where he confronts strangers filming him for the Church of Scientology.

School for trapped miners' children

Posted: 27 Sep 2010 10:41 PM PDT

Some of the children at Camp Hope in Chile have begun a new school term in a specially created kindergarten for the families of the trapped miners.

New Blackberry is 'iPad for suits'

Posted: 28 Sep 2010 01:58 AM PDT

Blackberry has unveiled the device it hopes will convince professionals to abandon Apple's iPad.

US city erased from Google maps

Posted: 27 Sep 2010 04:32 PM PDT

How one city in Florida learned the hard way what it means to be nowhere in Google's world

It's like, OK, like

Posted: 28 Sep 2010 07:50 AM PDT

Why using 'like' in conversation isn't a sign of stupidity

Spend or save?

Posted: 28 Sep 2010 08:24 AM PDT

The dilemma facing consumers during times of low interest rates

'A restful place to stay'

Posted: 28 Sep 2010 03:27 AM PDT

Can you trust hotel reviews on the internet?

Standing start

Posted: 28 Sep 2010 04:48 AM PDT

Why did moving pavements never take off?

Failure of care?

Posted: 27 Sep 2010 10:00 PM PDT

'The NHS is letting down cancer survivors'
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