Snowfall disrupts northern Europe |
- Snowfall disrupts northern Europe
- Pakistan dismisses Wikileaks fear
- Egypt party 'quitting election'
- Bidders for 2022 make final pitch
- US 'kill team soldier' in court
- Amazon deforestation 'down again'
- CAR decree rehabilitates Bokassa
- Portugal denies need for bail-out
- Iran hangs footballer's mistress
- Prostate cancer clue in fingers
- Lee Harvey Oswald's coffin up for sale
- Wallis Simpson bracelet sells for record £4.5m
- Beckham has faith in Fifa members
- England focus on Adelaide - Trott
- Maldonado gets Williams race seat
- More chaos as big freeze goes on
- Wikileaks focus on PM and Osborne
- Rethink over school sports cuts
- Hair test 'nearly cost mother baby'
- More heavy snow ahead for England
- Man found guilty of chef murder
- Scotland battles on in big freeze
- Right-to-die law rejected by MSPs
- Man convicted of bath tub murder
- Man shot by soldier was innocent
- Extra £7m for potholes and grit
- Schoolboy's death on canoe trip
- US deficit panel urges steep cuts
- Open internet set for US showdown
- Cuban spies 'rife in Venezuela'
- Interpol issues alert for Assange
- Deadline looms for Ivorian result
- Botswana mulls legalised sex work
- Putin to stay away from Fifa bid
- Spain moves to raise state funds
- Egypt resort hit by shark attacks
- Iran in second pollution holiday
- Sri Lanka leader's talk cancelled
- Tata Nano car sales sink by 85%
- N Korea 'likely to attack again'
- Indonesia Islamic laws 'abusive'
- Fed details banks' emergency aid
- Airbus in 1bn-euro engine upgrade
- Europe's bank aid at 4.5tn euros
- GCHQ technology 'could be sold'
- Virgin debuts iPad-only magazine
- Winter's Bone leads Spirit pack
- Queen braves cold for Narnia gala
- Clash album to spawn rock biopic
- Star bonanza hints at many Earths
- Badger vaccine cattle TB promise
- Mercury 'turns birds homosexual'
- Bruni praises Pope over condoms
- Age affects appointment chances
- Calls for routine HIV testing
- Big freeze: Your pictures of disruption
- Extreme World: Your weather experiences
- Why do we get so excited about snow?
- Why do schools shut when it snows?
- Who grows a moustache nowadays? Err, me
- Living with HIV: Kenyan orphan
- Sir Elton guest edits UK newspaper
- New York's Christmas tree lit up
- JFK assassination 'was easily done'
- Royals attend Narnia premiere
- US ambassador on threat from Wikileaks
- Toddler cut free from washing machine
- World's top bikes go on display
- Extreme experience
- Selling point
- Day in pictures
- Precarious Pakistan
- Tale of treasures
- Air-traffic control
- 'Worthy player'
| Snowfall disrupts northern Europe Posted: 01 Dec 2010 09:29 AM PST Heavy snowfall and record low temperatures cause disruption in parts of northern Europe, closing airports and bringing traffic to a standstill. |
| Pakistan dismisses Wikileaks fear Posted: 01 Dec 2010 10:48 AM PST Pakistan rejects fears expressed in US diplomatic cables, revealed by Wikileaks, that its nuclear material could fall into the hands of terrorists. |
| Egypt party 'quitting election' Posted: 01 Dec 2010 07:51 AM PST Egypt's banned opposition movement the Muslim Brotherhood is withdrawing candidates from Sunday's election run-off, media reports say. |
| Bidders for 2022 make final pitch Posted: 01 Dec 2010 10:22 AM PST The five countries jostling for the right to host the 2022 World Cup make their final pitch to Fifa ahead of the Thursday's decisive vote in Zurich. |
| US 'kill team soldier' in court Posted: 01 Dec 2010 07:52 AM PST The first of 12 US soldiers accused of being part of a group that murdered Afghan civilians for sport faces a court martial on Wednesday. |
| Amazon deforestation 'down again' Posted: 01 Dec 2010 10:39 AM PST Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon has fallen to its lowest rate for 22 years, Brazil's government says. |
| CAR decree rehabilitates Bokassa Posted: 01 Dec 2010 08:04 AM PST Central African Republic's flamboyant and ruthless former President, Jean-Bedel Bokassa, is rehabilitated by presidential decree. |
| Portugal denies need for bail-out Posted: 01 Dec 2010 08:01 AM PST Lisbon says it will not require an EU-led financial rescue package, despite growing speculation that it will need assistance. |
| Iran hangs footballer's mistress Posted: 01 Dec 2010 10:26 AM PST Iran executes a woman found guilty of murdering the first wife of prominent footballer Nasser Mohammadkhani, state media says. |
| Prostate cancer clue in fingers Posted: 30 Nov 2010 04:01 PM PST The length of a man's fingers can provide clues to his risk of prostate cancer, according to new research. |
| Lee Harvey Oswald's coffin up for sale Posted: 01 Dec 2010 02:38 AM PST The coffin which used to contain the body of Lee Harvey Oswald - the suspected killer of US president John F Kennedy - is going up for auction in Los Angeles next week. |
| Wallis Simpson bracelet sells for record £4.5m Posted: 30 Nov 2010 07:36 PM PST A bracelet owned by Wallis Simpson, whose affair with Edward VIII led to his abdication, has sold for a world record-breaking £4.5m at auction. |
| Beckham has faith in Fifa members Posted: 01 Dec 2010 09:15 AM PST David Beckham insists he has faith in Fifa to judge England's 2018 World Cup bid on its merits ahead of Thursday's vote in Zurich. |
| England focus on Adelaide - Trott Posted: 01 Dec 2010 02:19 AM PST Jonathan Trott says England will put their record-breaking performance against Australia in Brisbane to one side ahead of the second Ashes Test starting in Adelaide on Friday. |
| Maldonado gets Williams race seat Posted: 01 Dec 2010 07:04 AM PST Williams have announced that GP2 champion Pastor Maldonado will replace Nico Hulkenberg for the 2011 season. |
| More chaos as big freeze goes on Posted: 01 Dec 2010 10:28 AM PST The UK is in the grip of one of the coldest starts to December in more than 20 years with snow and ice causing road, rail and airport chaos. |
| Wikileaks focus on PM and Osborne Posted: 01 Dec 2010 02:38 AM PST The latest batch of leaked US diplomatic cables suggest the Bank of England's governor had "great concern" about David Cameron and George Osborne's "lack of experience". |
| Rethink over school sports cuts Posted: 01 Dec 2010 10:54 AM PST The government is reconsidering its plan to cut funding for school sports after concern "at local level", Downing Street has said. |
| Hair test 'nearly cost mother baby' Posted: 01 Dec 2010 10:57 AM PST A hair test on a mother who nearly lost her child over alcohol allegations is criticised by the High Court - potentially calling into question some tests done in similar cases. |
| More heavy snow ahead for England Posted: 01 Dec 2010 10:12 AM PST More heavy snow warnings are issued by the Met Office as the wintry weather continues to cause disruption to air, road and rail travel. |
| Man found guilty of chef murder Posted: 01 Dec 2010 08:46 AM PST A 22-year-old man is found guilty of murdering a French chef stabbed outside a classical music concert in Essex. |
| Scotland battles on in big freeze Posted: 01 Dec 2010 08:53 AM PST Further snow and ice brings disruption to road, rail and air travel across Scotland and closes schools in some areas for a third day. |
| Right-to-die law rejected by MSPs Posted: 01 Dec 2010 10:08 AM PST The Scottish Parliament rejects new laws giving terminally ill people the right to seek help to end their life, despite claims of wide public support. |
| Man convicted of bath tub murder Posted: 01 Dec 2010 09:24 AM PST A man is convicted of drowning his partner in the bath of their Ballymena home 15 years ago. |
| Man shot by soldier was innocent Posted: 01 Dec 2010 04:34 AM PST The family of a man shot dead by soldiers in 1971 welcomes a report by the Historical Enquiries team which says he was an innocent victim. |
| Extra £7m for potholes and grit Posted: 01 Dec 2010 09:50 AM PST As the harsh winter continues, councils are told they are to get extra funds to mend potholes and buy salt to grit roads. |
| Schoolboy's death on canoe trip Posted: 01 Dec 2010 10:52 AM PST A young football player who died while on a canoeing trip in mid Wales suffered from a rare and undiagnosed heart condition, an inquest hears. |
| US deficit panel urges steep cuts Posted: 01 Dec 2010 09:15 AM PST A presidential panel set up to help trim the US budget deficit calls for steep spending cuts and tax hikes to save $4 trillion by 2020. |
| Open internet set for US showdown Posted: 01 Dec 2010 10:07 AM PST US regulators are set for a showdown later this month over so-called "net neutrality" rules intended to ensure an open internet. |
| Cuban spies 'rife in Venezuela' Posted: 30 Nov 2010 06:23 PM PST Secret cables released by Wikileaks reveal US concerns over the activities of Cuban intelligence agents in Venezuela. |
| Interpol issues alert for Assange Posted: 30 Nov 2010 11:14 PM PST The international police agency, Interpol, has issued a "Red Notice" for the founder of the whistle-blowing website Wikileaks, Julian Assange. |
| Deadline looms for Ivorian result Posted: 01 Dec 2010 10:06 AM PST Results from Ivory Coast's presidential poll are further delayed, a day after a supporter of President Laurent Gbagbo tore up the first announcements. |
| Botswana mulls legalised sex work Posted: 01 Dec 2010 07:42 AM PST Politicians call for Botswana to consider legalising prostitution to fight against HIV, as the country marks World Aids Day. |
| Putin to stay away from Fifa bid Posted: 01 Dec 2010 08:06 AM PST Russia's Vladimir Putin is to stay away from the Fifa decision on the 2018 World Cup, saying Fifa is the victim of smears. |
| Spain moves to raise state funds Posted: 01 Dec 2010 07:12 AM PST Spain announces plans to sell off stakes in the country's airport authority and national lottery as it seeks to raise funds. |
| Egypt resort hit by shark attacks Posted: 01 Dec 2010 08:28 AM PST Three tourists are injured by a shark in three separate attacks at the Egyptian resort of Sharm el-Sheikh. |
| Iran in second pollution holiday Posted: 01 Dec 2010 03:41 AM PST Iran declares a two-day holiday in Tehran because of air pollution - the second time in a week pollution has forced a shutdown. |
| Sri Lanka leader's talk cancelled Posted: 01 Dec 2010 10:05 AM PST A leading British debating society says that it is cancelling a talk by President Mahinda Rajapaksa of Sri Lanka because of "security concerns". |
| Tata Nano car sales sink by 85% Posted: 01 Dec 2010 07:29 AM PST Sales of Tata Motors' Nano, the world's cheapest car, plunged by 85% in November, the Indian carmaker says. |
| N Korea 'likely to attack again' Posted: 01 Dec 2010 04:15 AM PST South Korea's intelligence chief says North Korea is very likely to attack it again, a week after an artillery strike on an island. |
| Indonesia Islamic laws 'abusive' Posted: 01 Dec 2010 06:17 AM PST Human Rights Watch says two of the five Islamic laws used in the Indonesian province of Aceh violate rights and are implemented abusively. |
| Fed details banks' emergency aid Posted: 01 Dec 2010 10:10 AM PST US Federal Reserve names the companies that used its emergency loan facilities during the financial crisis and reveals how much they borrowed. |
| Airbus in 1bn-euro engine upgrade Posted: 01 Dec 2010 06:02 AM PST European planemaker Airbus is to invest more than 1bn euros ($1.3bn; £840m) to replace the engines on its A320 single-aisle planes. |
| Europe's bank aid at 4.5tn euros Posted: 01 Dec 2010 09:19 AM PST European Union states have underwritten their financial sectors with 4.5 trillion euros of aid since the banking crisis began two years ago. |
| GCHQ technology 'could be sold' Posted: 01 Dec 2010 06:08 AM PST The UK's secret listening post GCHQ could sell technical expertise to the private sector under plans being considered by the government. |
| Virgin debuts iPad-only magazine Posted: 01 Dec 2010 04:01 AM PST Virgin bossRichard Branson launches a digital magazine for Apple's iPad, ahead of the expected debut of a digital newspaper for the device. |
| Winter's Bone leads Spirit pack Posted: 01 Dec 2010 01:17 AM PST Dark drama Winter's Bone leads the field at the 2011 Spirit awards, with seven nominations at the independent film accolades. |
| Queen braves cold for Narnia gala Posted: 01 Dec 2010 12:34 AM PST The third film in the Chronicles Of Narnia series has a chilly premiere in London's Leicester Square, attended by the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh. |
| Clash album to spawn rock biopic Posted: 01 Dec 2010 03:48 AM PST The creation of classic album London Calling by punk band The Clash is to form the basis of a new music biopic. |
| Star bonanza hints at many Earths Posted: 01 Dec 2010 10:48 AM PST Astronomers say the Universe may contain three times the number of stars as is currently thought and therefore many more planets, too. |
| Badger vaccine cattle TB promise Posted: 30 Nov 2010 04:42 PM PST Vaccinating badgers against tuberculosis could be an effective strategy against the disease in cattle, research indicates. |
| Mercury 'turns birds homosexual' Posted: 01 Dec 2010 02:05 AM PST White ibises are "turned homosexual" by doses of mercury equivalent to concentrations found in their wetland habitat, according to new research. |
| Bruni praises Pope over condoms Posted: 01 Dec 2010 01:44 AM PST French first lady Carla Bruni thanks Pope Benedict for saying the use of condoms to prevent HIV/Aids may be justified. |
| Age affects appointment chances Posted: 01 Dec 2010 12:02 AM PST Age, sex and wealth all affect how likely your GP is to refer you for a specialist appointment, a study has concluded. |
| Posted: 01 Dec 2010 12:04 AM PST Routine tests for the HIV virus should be carried out in casualty wards and GP surgeries, according to experts who say too many cases are going unrecorded. |
| Big freeze: Your pictures of disruption Posted: 01 Dec 2010 09:30 AM PST Further snow and freezing temperatures are causing major problems for road, rail and air services in much of the UK. BBC News website readers have been sending in their photos. |
| Extreme World: Your weather experiences Posted: 01 Dec 2010 07:04 AM PST People have been emailing the BBC with their experiences of extreme climates. |
| Why do we get so excited about snow? Posted: 01 Dec 2010 04:36 AM PST For many in the UK snow is something special, but why do we feel this way about it? |
| Why do schools shut when it snows? Posted: 01 Dec 2010 03:28 AM PST Hundreds of schools across the UK are closed due to snow. But if everything else is open, why do schools have to shut? |
| Who grows a moustache nowadays? Err, me Posted: 01 Dec 2010 07:18 AM PST Thousands of men sprouted upper-lip hair in November to raise money for prostate cancer charities. One of them reflects on the highs and socially awkward lows. |
| Living with HIV: Kenyan orphan Posted: 01 Dec 2010 05:04 AM PST As World Aids Day is marked around the globe, one orphaned woman in Kenya describes how she discovered she was HIV-positive. |
| Sir Elton guest edits UK newspaper Posted: 01 Dec 2010 03:01 AM PST Sir Elton John has been handed editorial duties at the Independent for a special edition to mark World Aids Day. |
| New York's Christmas tree lit up Posted: 01 Dec 2010 12:23 AM PST The lighting of the Christmas tree at New York's Rockefeller Center has taken place watched by a crowd of tens of thousands of people. |
| JFK assassination 'was easily done' Posted: 01 Dec 2010 12:38 AM PST Former secret service agent Clint Hill describes the moment JFK was assassinated |
| Posted: 01 Dec 2010 01:38 AM PST The Queen was the guest of honour in London at the world premiere of the latest film in the multi-million pound Narnia series. |
| US ambassador on threat from Wikileaks Posted: 30 Nov 2010 11:26 AM PST The US ambassador to Britain, Louis Susman, has insisted the publishing of confidential papers by Wikileaks will not hinder future communications. |
| Toddler cut free from washing machine Posted: 30 Nov 2010 01:30 PM PST A three-year-old boy in China's Shanxi Province has been freed after getting stuck in a washing machine, in a rescue that was broadcast on state television. |
| World's top bikes go on display Posted: 30 Nov 2010 10:14 PM PST Jenny Tinmouth, one of the UK's fastest female superbike riders, shows Newsbeat around Motorcycle Live 2010 in Birmingham. |
| Posted: 30 Nov 2010 04:40 PM PST How to survive when it gets to -60C |
| Posted: 01 Dec 2010 09:09 AM PST Spain and Portugal play sunshine card in bid to host World Cup |
| Posted: 01 Dec 2010 05:08 AM PST Some striking images from around the world |
| Posted: 01 Dec 2010 07:53 AM PST Leaks paint picture of unreliable, unstable nuclear-armed nation |
| Posted: 30 Nov 2010 11:45 PM PST Can no-drilling pledge conserve oil-rich park in Ecuador? |
| Posted: 01 Dec 2010 12:19 AM PST How Israel copes with one billion migrating birds |
| Posted: 30 Nov 2010 04:34 PM PST Kazakhstan seeks image boost from OSCE summit |
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