BP spreads blame over oil spill |
- BP spreads blame over oil spill
- Cameron's father dies in hospital
- Higgins cleared of fixing claims
- House giant enters administration
- Murder charge changes supported
- MPs to debate phone hacking claim
- Britons drown off Spanish coast
- Extradition laws to be reviewed
- SNP outlines government programme
- Legionnaires' outbreak in S Wales probed
- Damilola killer freed from jail
- UK's 'oldest woman' dies aged 111
- Piers Morgan to replace CNN host Larry King
- Strictly Come Dancing line-up is revealed
- Ferrari escape further punishment
- Live text - US Open day 10
- Woods & Mickelson 'could team up'
- SFA apologises for anthem abuse
- FIA rejects new team applications
- Man guilty over van roll deaths
- 'Racism missed' at attack school
- 'No guarantees' over Moray bases
- Drink driver admits cyclist death
- MP met Claudy bomb suspect priest
- Cuts 'must be resisted' says SF
- New-style device killed soldier
- Metal plant to be decommissioned
- UN seeks to placate Rwanda leader
- Nigeria replaces security leaders
- Clan 'behind Philippine massacre'
- Two missing in China rig accident
- Dublin to break up Anglo Irish
- Russian 'miracle' crash landing
- Mexico crime 'like an insurgency'
- Gunmen hit Honduras shoe factory
- Castro criticises Iranian leader
- Sri Lanka leader gets new powers
- Man in court over India Pune bomb
- Obama pushes plan for US economy
- Islamic centre imam vows openness
- Writing off tax is 'unaffordable'
- Cable worries over 'casino' banks
- UK factory output rises by 0.3%
- MPs to probe Cameron-Clegg deal
- Blair cancels second book event
- The Full Story: PM's questions
- More obesity ops 'will save cash'
- Inquiry to hear from HIV victims
- Statins 'may cut arthritis risk'
- Two-tier university warning given
- Cambridge tops university table
- Digital subjects 'priority' call
- One in four gives fake net names
- European police in pirate raids
- Cable's plan to cut science funds
- New dinosaur clue to bird origins
- Secrets of good dancing uncovered
- 'No decisions' over World Service
- The xx step into the spotlight
- UK moviegoers Exorcised by horror
- The science of manly dance moves
- How BP will kill the oil spill
- Behind the scenes of new Strictly
- Pope 'looking forward' to UK visit
- Jolie praise for Pakistan military
- Trapped miners watch football match
- Pressure mounts against Koran burning
- Mock earthquake test for rescuers
- Barack Obama on US economy
- Papal tours
- All for one
- Clueless?
- World of difference
- Outreach outrage?
- Miss! Pick me
- 'The Russians are here'
| BP spreads blame over oil spill Posted: 08 Sep 2010 08:09 AM PDT BP's internal investigation into the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico finds that "a series of failures" was to blame |
| Cameron's father dies in hospital Posted: 08 Sep 2010 09:31 AM PDT David Cameron's father Ian dies in hospital in France shortly after the Prime Minister joined other members of his family at his bedside. |
| Higgins cleared of fixing claims Posted: 08 Sep 2010 10:12 AM PDT John Higgins is cleared of all match-fixing allegations but admits bringing snooker into disrepute, resulting in a £75,000 fine and a ban until November. |
| House giant enters administration Posted: 08 Sep 2010 09:18 AM PDT Property and environmental services giant Connaught formally enters administration, putting thousands of jobs at risk. |
| Murder charge changes supported Posted: 08 Sep 2010 04:26 AM PDT Calls for different degrees of murder charges have received the backing of the director of public prosecutions, Keir Starmer, the BBC learns. |
| MPs to debate phone hacking claim Posted: 08 Sep 2010 10:00 AM PDT Parliament is to debate allegations that MPs had their mobile phones hacked into by News of the World journalists. |
| Britons drown off Spanish coast Posted: 08 Sep 2010 10:00 AM PDT A Briton is thought to have drowned after going to the aid of his father, who also died, while the pair swam in the sea off Spain's Costa Tropical. |
| Extradition laws to be reviewed Posted: 08 Sep 2010 10:50 AM PDT The government orders an independent review of the UK's extradition laws, which will examine if the US-UK treaty is "unbalanced". |
| SNP outlines government programme Posted: 08 Sep 2010 08:36 AM PDT The Scottish government unveils plans to scrap the "double jeopardy" rule under its new programme for government. |
| Legionnaires' outbreak in S Wales probed Posted: 08 Sep 2010 08:52 AM PDT There are now 12 cases linked to a Legionnaires' outbreak, as health officials focus on south Wales industrial sites in the search for the cause. |
| Damilola killer freed from jail Posted: 08 Sep 2010 09:20 AM PDT One of the men convicted of killing 10-year-old Damilola Taylor is released from prison. |
| UK's 'oldest woman' dies aged 111 Posted: 08 Sep 2010 08:30 AM PDT A woman who was thought to be the oldest person in Britain has died at the age of 111. |
| Piers Morgan to replace CNN host Larry King Posted: 08 Sep 2010 09:48 AM PDT Former newspaper editor and Britain's Got Talent judge Piers will replace US TV presenter Larry King on the US network CNN, it is announced. |
| Strictly Come Dancing line-up is revealed Posted: 07 Sep 2010 04:16 PM PDT Rugby player Gavin Henson, magician Paul Daniels and former Destiny's Child star Michelle Williams are among the line-up for this year's Strictly Come Dancing. |
| Ferrari escape further punishment Posted: 08 Sep 2010 10:15 AM PDT Ferrari will receive no further punishment for using banned team orders, a Formula 1 disciplinary hearing in Paris has ruled. |
| Posted: 08 Sep 2010 09:57 AM PDT More semi-final places at the US Open are up for grabs with Vera Zvonareva, Novak Djokovic, Caroline Wozniacki, Robin Soderling and Roger Federer all in action. |
| Woods & Mickelson 'could team up' Posted: 08 Sep 2010 09:29 AM PDT United States Ryder Cup captain Corey Pavin refuses to rule out pairing world numbers one and two Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson at Celtic Manor. |
| SFA apologises for anthem abuse Posted: 08 Sep 2010 04:38 AM PDT The Scottish FA apologises to Liechtenstein for the "disgraceful" booing of their national anthem before the Euro 2012 qualifier. |
| FIA rejects new team applications Posted: 08 Sep 2010 06:16 AM PDT Formula 1's governing body turns down all the entries from teams hoping to fill the vacant 13th slot in 2011, with former champion Jacques Villeneuve among those to miss out. |
| Man guilty over van roll deaths Posted: 08 Sep 2010 06:55 AM PDT A driver is found guilty of causing death by careless driving after he left his handbrake off and his van rolled down a slope in London, killing two people. |
| 'Racism missed' at attack school Posted: 08 Sep 2010 08:10 AM PDT A school where a boy was attacked with a hammer failed to recognise a series of racist incidents prior to the assault, a serious case review finds. |
| 'No guarantees' over Moray bases Posted: 08 Sep 2010 10:23 AM PDT The Scottish Secretary says he can give "no guarantees" about the future of two Scottish RAF bases. |
| Drink driver admits cyclist death Posted: 08 Sep 2010 07:59 AM PDT A driver who was almost three times over the alcohol limit admits causing the death of a 37-year-old cyclist in West Lothian. |
| MP met Claudy bomb suspect priest Posted: 08 Sep 2010 05:26 AM PDT The priest suspected of being involved in the 1972 Claudy bombing met Martin McGuinness shortly before he died, the deputy first minister confirms. |
| Cuts 'must be resisted' says SF Posted: 08 Sep 2010 04:06 AM PDT Sinn Fein says cuts "proposed or imposed by the British goverment must be challenged and resisted", following Peter Robinson's call for savings. |
| New-style device killed soldier Posted: 08 Sep 2010 09:38 AM PDT A 29-year-old soldier on foot patrol in Afghanistan was killed by a sophisticated explosive device which was hard to detect, an inquest hears. |
| Metal plant to be decommissioned Posted: 08 Sep 2010 07:37 AM PDT Metal plant owners Anglesey Aluminium confirm production will not restart at their Holyhead factory which was mothballed 12 months ago. |
| UN seeks to placate Rwanda leader Posted: 08 Sep 2010 08:03 AM PDT The UN's secretary general urges Rwanda not to withdraw its peacekeepers from Sudan over a leaked report saying its troops may have committed genocide. |
| Nigeria replaces security leaders Posted: 08 Sep 2010 08:51 AM PDT Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan has appointed new military and police chiefs ahead of planned January presidential election. |
| Clan 'behind Philippine massacre' Posted: 08 Sep 2010 02:32 AM PDT The first witness in the trial of a powerful clan accused of the Philippines' worst political massacre says the family plotted the killings over dinner. |
| Two missing in China rig accident Posted: 08 Sep 2010 04:37 AM PDT At least 30 workers are rescued and at least two are missing after a storm causes an oil rig off China's north-east coast to list dangerously. |
| Dublin to break up Anglo Irish Posted: 08 Sep 2010 07:56 AM PDT The Irish government says it will break up the nationalised Anglo Irish Bank as part of the failed lender's resolution. |
| Russian 'miracle' crash landing Posted: 08 Sep 2010 08:00 AM PDT A Russian passenger plane makes a safe landing in the Siberian taiga after a power failure at more than 10,000 metres. |
| Mexico crime 'like an insurgency' Posted: 08 Sep 2010 10:23 AM PDT US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton expresses concerns over the power of drug cartels and drug-related violence in Mexico. |
| Gunmen hit Honduras shoe factory Posted: 07 Sep 2010 11:54 PM PDT Men armed with automatic weapons burst into a shoe factory in northern Honduras, killing 18 people in a suspected gang attack. |
| Castro criticises Iranian leader Posted: 08 Sep 2010 02:59 AM PDT Cuba's Fidel Castro criticises Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad for what he called his anti-Semitic attitudes. |
| Sri Lanka leader gets new powers Posted: 08 Sep 2010 08:16 AM PDT Sri Lankan MPs overwhelmingly approve proposals to let President Mahinda Rajapaksa seek an unlimited number of terms, in a move critics say could lead to dictatorship. |
| Man in court over India Pune bomb Posted: 08 Sep 2010 07:22 AM PDT A man appears in court in Mumbai in connection with a bomb blast at a German bakery in the Indian city of Pune six months ago. |
| Obama pushes plan for US economy Posted: 08 Sep 2010 11:09 AM PDT President Obama urges the US Congress to approve billions in tax breaks and spending to boost the faltering US economy ahead of the November elections. |
| Islamic centre imam vows openness Posted: 08 Sep 2010 10:06 AM PDT The imam of an Islamic centre planned near New York's Ground Zero vows to name its financial backers amid accusations it is funded by extremists. |
| Writing off tax is 'unaffordable' Posted: 08 Sep 2010 05:45 AM PDT The country "cannot afford" to write off underpayments of income tax caused by problems with the calculation system, a minister says. |
| Cable worries over 'casino' banks Posted: 08 Sep 2010 01:51 AM PDT Business Secretary Vince Cable expresses "worry" about the combination of High Street banks with investment banking, after Bob Diamond is named as Barclays' new boss. |
| UK factory output rises by 0.3% Posted: 08 Sep 2010 02:45 AM PDT UK manufacturing output rises 0.3% in July from the month earlier, thanks to increased output in the machinery sector. |
| MPs to probe Cameron-Clegg deal Posted: 08 Sep 2010 08:58 AM PDT MPs are to examine how the coalition was formed after the election and issues arising from the negotiations between the two parties. |
| Blair cancels second book event Posted: 08 Sep 2010 03:30 AM PDT Tony Blair pulls out of a second event related to his memoirs amid threats of disruption by an anti-Iraq war protest. |
| The Full Story: PM's questions Posted: 08 Sep 2010 04:57 AM PDT All the action, reaction and analysis as Nick Clegg stood in for David Cameron at prime minister's questions. |
| More obesity ops 'will save cash' Posted: 07 Sep 2010 04:37 PM PDT Millions of pounds are lost in England by the failure of the NHS to provide more obesity operations, a study says. |
| Inquiry to hear from HIV victims Posted: 08 Sep 2010 06:16 AM PDT The injury into contaminated NHS blood products in the 1980s will hear from the victims who contracted HIV and Hepatitis. |
| Statins 'may cut arthritis risk' Posted: 07 Sep 2010 04:43 PM PDT Taking statins may reduce the risk of developing rheumatoid arthritis, a study suggests. |
| Two-tier university warning given Posted: 07 Sep 2010 05:56 PM PDT Vice-chancellors warn that the traditional university experience could become the preserve of an elite. |
| Cambridge tops university table Posted: 08 Sep 2010 02:35 AM PDT Cambridge University has come top of an international university rankings table, knocking Harvard of the top spot for the first time since 2004. |
| Digital subjects 'priority' call Posted: 07 Sep 2010 05:58 PM PDT Digital technology must be a "national priority" in UK universities, says an industry and university task force. |
| One in four gives fake net names Posted: 08 Sep 2010 09:33 AM PDT A survey shows a majority of web users have suffered cybercrime, but many respondents were themselves less than honest. |
| European police in pirate raids Posted: 08 Sep 2010 09:00 AM PDT Premises across Europe, including a Swedish university, have been raided by police in a piracy crackdown |
| Cable's plan to cut science funds Posted: 08 Sep 2010 07:04 AM PDT Business Secretary Vince Cable has unveiled plans for a squeeze on public funding for scientific research. |
| New dinosaur clue to bird origins Posted: 08 Sep 2010 10:50 AM PDT Palaeontologists uncover a new dinosaur with what may be the earliest evidence of feathers. |
| Secrets of good dancing uncovered Posted: 07 Sep 2010 04:06 PM PDT Scientists carry out the first rigorous analysis of dance moves that make men attractive to women. |
| 'No decisions' over World Service Posted: 08 Sep 2010 07:19 AM PDT No decisions have been taken about possible funding cuts to the BBC World Service, Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt says. |
| The xx step into the spotlight Posted: 07 Sep 2010 07:58 PM PDT The xx express surprise at their Mercury Prize win and singer-songwiter Conor J O'Brien gives the stand-out performance of the ceremony. |
| UK moviegoers Exorcised by horror Posted: 08 Sep 2010 02:45 AM PDT Horror movie The Last Exorcism debuts at the top of the UK and Ireland box office, taking £1.1m in its opening weekend. |
| The science of manly dance moves Posted: 08 Sep 2010 08:59 AM PDT Scientists say they have carried out the first rigorous analysis of dance moves that make men attractive to women. |
| How BP will kill the oil spill Posted: 08 Sep 2010 05:47 AM PDT A scale model of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill and how it is being repaired |
| Behind the scenes of new Strictly Posted: 07 Sep 2010 07:38 PM PDT As preparations are made for the eighth series of Strictly Come Dancing, Radio 1 Newsbeat's Natalie Jamieson has a look behind the scenes. |
| Pope 'looking forward' to UK visit Posted: 08 Sep 2010 06:25 AM PDT The Pope has said he is "very much looking forward" to his visit to the UK next week, and thanked all those involved in advance for their efforts. |
| Jolie praise for Pakistan military Posted: 08 Sep 2010 05:07 AM PDT Angelina Jolie has visited Nowshera in north-west Pakistan to highlight the plight of more than 20 million people affected by the country's worst ever floods. |
| Trapped miners watch football match Posted: 07 Sep 2010 07:13 PM PDT The miners trapped underground in Chile were able to watch a football match after rescue workers provided a mini TV screen. |
| Pressure mounts against Koran burning Posted: 08 Sep 2010 10:46 AM PDT A small US church says it will defy international condemnation and go ahead with plans to burn copies of the Koran on the 9/11 anniversary. |
| Mock earthquake test for rescuers Posted: 07 Sep 2010 12:55 PM PDT Rescue workers from seven countries gather for a two-day disaster exercise in Portsmouth to test how they would react to an earthquake. |
| Posted: 08 Sep 2010 09:46 AM PDT US President Barack Obama is giving a speech on the US economy. |
| Posted: 08 Sep 2010 02:52 AM PDT The UK visits of Benedict XVI and John Paul II compared |
| Posted: 08 Sep 2010 02:34 AM PDT Did the Blitz really make British people tougher? |
| Posted: 07 Sep 2010 04:33 PM PDT Why people who say 'I don't know' are smarter than we think |
| Posted: 08 Sep 2010 05:35 AM PDT Is it bad taste to have a 'shortest man' record? |
| Posted: 08 Sep 2010 03:41 AM PDT The US church threatening to burn Korans on 9/11 |
| Posted: 07 Sep 2010 04:33 PM PDT The experimental class where hands-up are banned |
| Posted: 08 Sep 2010 02:07 AM PDT How John le Carre's old foe is back on British soil |
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