Friday, April 29, 2011

VIDEO: William drives bride in Aston Martin

VIDEO: William drives bride in Aston Martin


VIDEO: William drives bride in Aston Martin

Posted: 29 Apr 2011 10:04 AM PDT

Prince William has driven his newly titled bride the Duchess of Cambridge from Buckingham Palace to Clarence House in a car festooned with balloons and L-plates.

VIDEO: First kiss as husband and wife

Posted: 29 Apr 2011 05:40 AM PDT

Prince William and his bride Kate Middleton have appeared on the balcony of Buckingham Palace.

VIDEO: Kate and William exchange vows

Posted: 29 Apr 2011 03:28 AM PDT

Prince William and Kate Middleton have made their vows to each other during their wedding ceremony at Westminster Abbey.

VIDEO: Ceremony watched around the world

Posted: 29 Apr 2011 11:14 AM PDT

It wasn't just in Britain that the royal wedding dominated the news. From Bangkok to Boston people joined in the celebrations and watched the ceremony unfold.

VIDEO: New Yorkers party under Brooklyn bridge

Posted: 29 Apr 2011 10:27 AM PDT

Celebrations were held in New York as Prince William and Catherine Middleton married in London.

VIDEO: Newlyweds cheered by abbey crowd

Posted: 29 Apr 2011 04:47 AM PDT

Prince William and Kate Middleton have been pronounced man and wife at Westminster Abbey.

VIDEO: RAF flypast at Buckingham Palace

Posted: 29 Apr 2011 06:27 AM PDT

RAF planes fly past Buckingham Palace as William and Kate kiss on the balcony.

VIDEO: Guests give their verdict on wedding

Posted: 29 Apr 2011 08:09 AM PDT

Well-known guests at the royal wedding, including tv presenters and politicians, give their reaction to the event.

Balcony kisses seal royal wedding

Posted: 29 Apr 2011 10:11 AM PDT

Prince William and his newly titled bride the Duchess of Cambridge kiss on the balcony of Buckingham Palace, as more than a million people descend on central London for the occasion.

Syrian protesters defy crackdown

Posted: 29 Apr 2011 10:55 AM PDT

Thousands of demonstrators take to the streets of towns and cities across Syria, with at least 15 people reportedly shot dead in Deraa.

Obama shocked by tornado damage

Posted: 29 Apr 2011 11:08 AM PDT

President Barack Obama says he has "never seen devastation like this" after visiting a city in Alabama, which has been ravaged by deadly tornadoes.

Nasa delays Endeavour's mission

Posted: 29 Apr 2011 10:05 AM PDT

Nasa has delayed the launch of its Endeavour shuttle by at least three days because of technical problems in the last hours before lift-off.

Famed Swiss climber dies in fall

Posted: 29 Apr 2011 01:34 AM PDT

Swiss climber Erhard Loretan, who reached the summits of all 14 mountain peaks above 8,000m (26,247ft), dies in a fall in the Swiss Alps.

Marrakesh bomb 'set off remotely'

Posted: 29 Apr 2011 10:45 AM PDT

The bomb that killed 15 people - including foreigners - in a Marrakesh cafe was set off by a remote-controlled device, Morocco's interior minister says.

French football 'had race quota'

Posted: 29 Apr 2011 07:03 AM PDT

France's football federation is to hold an internal inquiry into claims its officials backed a secret racial quota for trainees.

Egyptian ferry tragedy 'kills 17'

Posted: 29 Apr 2011 09:20 AM PDT

A minibus falls off a ferry on the Nile River in Egypt, killing at least 17 people, officials say.

Gaddafi 'tries to mine Misrata'

Posted: 29 Apr 2011 08:22 AM PDT

Nato says it warships have intercepted pro-Gaddafi forces trying to lay mines in the harbour of the port of Misrata.

Uganda riots over Besigye arrest

Posted: 29 Apr 2011 11:00 AM PDT

At least two people die in Uganda's capital in riots over the rough treatment of opposition leader Kizza Besigye when he was arrested on Thursday.

John Paul II's coffin brought out

Posted: 29 Apr 2011 08:11 AM PDT

The Vatican brings out Pope John Paul II's coffin in the crypt under St Peter's Basilica ahead of Sunday's beatification ceremony.

Amazon apologises for cloud fault

Posted: 29 Apr 2011 08:27 AM PDT

The online retailer Amazon has apologised for a fault in its web hosting service that knocked out scores of websites.

Superman 'may end US citizenship'

Posted: 29 Apr 2011 03:42 AM PDT

Superman intends to renounce his US citizenship because he does not wish to be seen as an instrument of US policy, the new issue of Action Comics declares.

Mourinho stands by Barca comments

Posted: 29 Apr 2011 05:36 AM PDT

Jose Mourinho stands by the comments he made in the wake of Real Madrid's Champions League semi-final first leg defeat by Barcelona.

Title race still alive - Ferguson

Posted: 29 Apr 2011 07:42 AM PDT

Sir Alex Ferguson says the Premier League title race is not over despite his Manchester United side holding a six-point lead with four games left.

Mayweather hearing delayed again

Posted: 29 Apr 2011 08:21 AM PDT

Floyd Mayweather's hearing on domestic violence charges, for which he could be jailed for 34 years if found guilty, is postponed again.

Bunting out for wedding parties

Posted: 29 Apr 2011 06:00 AM PDT

Thousands of people across the UK have put up the bunting as more than 5,000 street parties take place to mark the royal wedding.

Arrests in second street protest

Posted: 29 Apr 2011 10:00 AM PDT

Police and protesters clash when a demonstration in Bristol's Stokes Croft area turns violent.

NHS told to seek 50% more savings

Posted: 29 Apr 2011 06:37 AM PDT

Higher-than-expected inflation means hospitals in England will have to find bigger savings out of their budgets, a regulator warns.

Woman dies in fire engine crash

Posted: 29 Apr 2011 06:51 AM PDT

A woman dies after a traffic accident involving a fire engine and a motorcycle in Suffolk.

Thousands celebrate royal wedding

Posted: 29 Apr 2011 10:27 AM PDT

Thousands of people across England celebrate the wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton.

Man held for royal protest plan

Posted: 29 Apr 2011 09:31 AM PDT

A campaigner is arrested at a house in Cambridge a day before he planned to protest against the royal wedding in London.

Scots turn out for royal wedding

Posted: 29 Apr 2011 05:33 AM PDT

Events take place across Scotland to celebrate the royal wedding between Prince William and Kate Middleton.

Unofficial party ends in trouble

Posted: 29 Apr 2011 08:16 AM PDT

Police are attempting to clear Glasgow's Kelvingrove Park after thousands of people gathered for an unofficial royal wedding party.

Thousands celebrate royal wedding

Posted: 29 Apr 2011 08:22 AM PDT

Thousands of people across Northern Ireland hold parties to celebrate the wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton at Westminster Abbey.

Device found in Maghera 'viable'

Posted: 29 Apr 2011 09:15 AM PDT

Police say a device found close to a van in Maghera on Friday morning had partially exploded.

Thousands at Welsh royal parties

Posted: 29 Apr 2011 08:13 AM PDT

Anglesey leads Wales' royal wedding celebrations, as thousands take part in street parties and many more watch the big day on TV.

Family tribute to mother and girl

Posted: 29 Apr 2011 10:04 AM PDT

Tributes are paid to a mother and daughter who died in a road crash on the A465 Heads of the Valleys road in south Wales.

US sanctions target Syria assets

Posted: 29 Apr 2011 11:11 AM PDT

US President Barack Obama is to sign an order putting sanctions on three top Syrian officials, Syria's intelligence agency and Iran's Revolutionary Guard.

Manning 'moved out of isolation'

Posted: 28 Apr 2011 11:59 PM PDT

Bradley Manning, who is accused of leaking US government documents published by Wikileaks, is cleared to live alongside other inmates.

Venezuelan inmates take hostages

Posted: 28 Apr 2011 01:37 PM PDT

Prisoners in a jail in Venezuela take 22 officials hostage to try to force the authorities to send in a medics to treat an alleged tuberculosis outbreak.

France ex-minister wins arms case

Posted: 29 Apr 2011 06:24 AM PDT

A French appeals court quashes the conviction of ex-Interior Minister Charles Pasqua for arms trafficking to Angola.

Germany arrests al-Qaeda suspects

Posted: 29 Apr 2011 08:04 AM PDT

German police arrest three suspected al-Qaeda members who officials say posed a "concrete and imminent" threat.

Spanish jobless level rises again

Posted: 29 Apr 2011 02:31 AM PDT

Unemployment in Spain, already the highest in the EU, rises to a 14-year high, with 4.9 million people out of work.

Rafah border to open permanently

Posted: 29 Apr 2011 04:53 AM PDT

Egypt says it will open its Rafah border crossing with the Gaza Strip on a permanent basis.

Deadly bomb attack hits Iraq town

Posted: 28 Apr 2011 11:09 AM PDT

At least six people are killed and 15 injured in a suicide bomb attack on the town of Baladruz in eastern Iraq, officials say.

Row over Sri Lanka 'match-fixing'

Posted: 29 Apr 2011 07:45 AM PDT

Sri Lanka's cricket authorities say they will hold a special meeting to discuss match-fixing allegations by a former captain of the national team.

India to pick European fighters

Posted: 28 Apr 2011 12:20 PM PDT

India shortlists two European fighter jets and rules out two US rivals for a key $11bn contract, a move the US ambassador calls "deeply disappointing".

Thai-Cambodia clash breaks truce

Posted: 29 Apr 2011 01:44 AM PDT

A Thai soldier dies in a fresh border clash between Thailand and Cambodia, Thai officials say, despite a truce struck by the two countries.

Australia sex row cadets charged

Posted: 28 Apr 2011 11:25 PM PDT

Two cadets are charged over a sex scandal at an Australian defence academy, in a row which led to a review of the military's treatment of women.

China's yuan rises past key level

Posted: 29 Apr 2011 04:13 AM PDT

China's yuan surges past 6.50 level against the US dollar with more gains expected

US consumer spending up in March

Posted: 29 Apr 2011 06:47 AM PDT

US consumer spending increased by 0.6% in March, rising for the ninth straight month, helped by an increase in personal incomes.

Eurozone inflation rises to 2.8%

Posted: 29 Apr 2011 04:25 AM PDT

The eurozone's inflation rate has edged up to to 2.8% in April from March's figure of 2.7%, according to official data.

Sony: credit cards were encrypted

Posted: 28 Apr 2011 11:05 AM PDT

Sony says that credit card details held on its hacked PlayStation Network were stored in securely encrypted files.

Office boosts Microsoft profits

Posted: 28 Apr 2011 02:11 PM PDT

Technology giant Microsoft reports a sharp jump in quarterly profits, thanks in part to strong sales of its Office applications.

Swedish film wins Tribeca prize

Posted: 29 Apr 2011 03:10 AM PDT

A Swedish film about two teenage girls whose friendship turns to rivalry wins a top award at the Tribeca film festival in New York.

Stewart receives lifetime honour

Posted: 29 Apr 2011 06:18 AM PDT

Rod Stewart has been honoured with a lifetime achievement from the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) in Los Angeles.

Boom and bust flags eco-collapse

Posted: 28 Apr 2011 11:17 AM PDT

An experiment in a US lake shows that major ecosystem changes could be predicted, with the right monitoring.

Pigs have 'evolved to love mud'

Posted: 29 Apr 2011 04:57 AM PDT

A scientist is suggesting that a pig's love of mud is more than just a way to keep cool.

Warning over excess thyroid drugs

Posted: 28 Apr 2011 06:36 PM PDT

Many elderly people may be taking "excessive" medication for their thyroid problems, increasing their fracture risk, researchers warn.

Royal wedding: Your pictures

Posted: 29 Apr 2011 08:54 AM PDT

Prince William and Kate Middleton marry at Westminster Abbey, England. See pictures of you celebrating the big day.

Royal wedding: Where were you?

Posted: 29 Apr 2011 07:32 AM PDT

Did you celebrate or avoid the royal wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton? Take a look at some BBC website readers stories of how they spent the 'big day'.

The politics of bank holidays

Posted: 29 Apr 2011 03:56 AM PDT

How did we end up with the bank holidays we have and what do they tell us about the UK?

Quiz of the week's news

Posted: 28 Apr 2011 04:38 PM PDT

The Magazine's weekly quiz of the news, 7 days 7 questions.

In pictures

Posted: 29 Apr 2011 05:33 AM PDT

The world celebrates the royal wedding

It's quiz time!

Posted: 28 Apr 2011 04:54 PM PDT

Who did Angelina push aside in setting new record?

Energy boost

Posted: 28 Apr 2011 04:32 PM PDT

Is 26 minutes the ideal length of time for a powernap?

Day in pictures

Posted: 29 Apr 2011 09:09 AM PDT

Some striking images from around the world

Media revolution

Posted: 28 Apr 2011 04:06 PM PDT

Tunisia's journalists enjoy new-found freedom

Is the husband king?

Posted: 28 Apr 2011 05:15 PM PDT

South African woman's conflict as she prepares to wed

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