Irish announce record budget cuts |
- Irish announce record budget cuts
- Qantas grounds A380s after scare
- Obama calls party leaders meeting
- Haiti braced as storm sweeps in
- Yemen bomb 'defused just in time'
- Burma hit by massive net attack
- UK shares at two-year high on Fed move
- Lions kill showering Zimbabwean
- BBC apology over Band Aid reports
- Probe sweeps past 'space peanut'
- Stars give push to German tongue
- Top Chinese artist parties as studio 'forced to close'
- Live text - Europa League
- Fifa row has hit England 2018 bid
- New Zealand hit by Sehwag barrage
- George nursery 'ideal' for abuse
- News Corp's BSkyB bid faces probe
- Most offenders 'return to crime'
- '32% of Liverpool homes jobless'
- Bez hunted for 'breaching order'
- Survivor tells of fatal avalanche
- Life sentences over brutal murder
- Rescue tug damaged grounded sub
- £100k 'found in dissident search'
- Anglo facing £40m Odyssey losses
- 'Shower' teacher in four-year ban
- Student jailed for £250,000 fraud
- Fiddler on the Roof composer dies
- YouTube removes 'terror videos'
- Police find US-Mexico drug tunnel
- Cuba opens new Catholic seminary
- Algerian civilians 'to be armed'
- Zimbabwe arrests mining officials
- Serb apology for Croatia massacre
- Europe simulates total cyber war
- Iran 'arrests four UK-linked men'
- Car bomb kills two in south Yemen
- India firms say US denying visas
- Afghan gold to be displayed in UK
- France hopes for Chinese bonanza
- New Zealand, US in strategic deal
- Eurozone interest rate held at 1%
- Commission opens Eurostar review
- UK interest rates remain at 0.5%
- UK copyright laws to be reviewed
- Facebook eyes mobile domination
- Record label abandons piracy case
- BBC staff to stage strike action
- Lil Wayne is released from prison
- Rolling Stones 'to tour in 2011'
- Bendy idea for invisibility cloak
- Hologram messaging coming of age
- Gravity suit mimics Earth's pull
- Electric current 'boosts maths'
- Haiti cholera deaths rise sharply
- Drug 'could reduce stroke damage'
- Qantas landing: 'Happy to be alive'
- In pictures: 'Haiti still needs help'
- Do the poor have a right to live in expensive areas?
- Who, What, Why: What is a 'shellacking'?
- Undercover in new Burmese capital
- Police find US-Mexico drug tunnel
- Haiti storm threatens cholera recovery
- New eruption at Indonesia volcano
- Afghan warrior eyes Olympic gold
- Worst football team in the world?
- Attemping to speak to Liu Xiabo's wife
- German female rabbi to make history
- Making history
- Crying game
- Day in pictures
- Against the clock
- Celebrities in the red
- Voices from the past
- Eye on the future
| Irish announce record budget cuts Posted: 04 Nov 2010 10:56 AM PDT The Irish government announces it will make budget cuts worth 6bn euros next year in order to reduce its record deficit. |
| Qantas grounds A380s after scare Posted: 04 Nov 2010 10:29 AM PDT Australia's Qantas grounds its Airbus A380 jets, and Singapore Airlines delays flights, after a Qantas superjumbo makes an emergency landing. |
| Obama calls party leaders meeting Posted: 04 Nov 2010 08:46 AM PDT US President Barack Obama asks Republican and Democratic congressional leaders to attend a meeting at the White House later this month. |
| Haiti braced as storm sweeps in Posted: 04 Nov 2010 09:38 AM PDT Haiti is placed on high alert as a powerful tropical storm sweeps in, threatening thousands of earthquake survivors still living in camps. |
| Yemen bomb 'defused just in time' Posted: 04 Nov 2010 10:13 AM PDT A French official says a bomb sent from Yemen last week was minutes from exploding when it was defused, but the US says this cannot be confirmed. |
| Burma hit by massive net attack Posted: 04 Nov 2010 08:33 AM PDT Burma has been cut off by a huge data attack that swamped the nation's link to the wider internet, days before its first elections in 20 years. |
| UK shares at two-year high on Fed move Posted: 04 Nov 2010 09:58 AM PDT The FTSE 100 hits a two-year high and global stocks rise on the Federal Reserve's decision to pump $600bn into the US economy. |
| Lions kill showering Zimbabwean Posted: 04 Nov 2010 07:17 AM PDT A Zimbabwean man has been killed by a pride of lions while having a shower in a safari camp near the Zambezi River, a conservationist group says. |
| BBC apology over Band Aid reports Posted: 04 Nov 2010 05:11 AM PDT The BBC apologises over "misleading and unfair" reports claiming millions of pounds raised by Band Aid was used to buy arms in Ethiopia. |
| Probe sweeps past 'space peanut' Posted: 04 Nov 2010 08:22 AM PDT The Deep Impact spacecraft flies by Comet Hartley 2, acquiring a swathe of pictures to be sent back to Earth. |
| Stars give push to German tongue Posted: 04 Nov 2010 09:47 AM PDT Celebrities' tongues painted in the German national colours feature in an ad campaign targeting immigrants. |
| Top Chinese artist parties as studio 'forced to close' Posted: 04 Nov 2010 05:16 AM PDT One of China's most outspoken artists, Ai Weiwei, says he will throw a party to mark the forced demolition of his Shanghai studio. |
| Posted: 04 Nov 2010 10:00 AM PDT Manchester City travel to Lech Poznan ahead of Liverpool's home tie against Napoli on a busy night of Europa League action. |
| Fifa row has hit England 2018 bid Posted: 04 Nov 2010 01:28 AM PDT England's 2018 World Cup bid has been "significantly harmed" by a newspaper investigation into the bidding process, a key member of the campaign team tells the BBC. |
| New Zealand hit by Sehwag barrage Posted: 04 Nov 2010 04:08 AM PDT Virender Sehwag smashes a superb 173 as India compile 329-3 on day one of the first Test in Ahmedabad. |
| George nursery 'ideal' for abuse Posted: 04 Nov 2010 08:03 AM PDT A Plymouth nursery where a worker sexually abused children "provided an ideal environment" for her to abuse, a serious case review finds. |
| News Corp's BSkyB bid faces probe Posted: 04 Nov 2010 08:57 AM PDT Business Secretary Vince Cable orders Ofcom to investigate News Corporation's plan to take full control of BSkyB. |
| Most offenders 'return to crime' Posted: 04 Nov 2010 08:16 AM PDT Three-quarters of offenders return to crime regardless of whether they are jailed or given community sentences, the Ministry of Justice says. |
| '32% of Liverpool homes jobless' Posted: 04 Nov 2010 06:30 AM PDT Nearly a third of households in Liverpool, Nottingham and Glasgow contained nobody in work last year, official figures show. |
| Bez hunted for 'breaching order' Posted: 04 Nov 2010 06:53 AM PDT Ex-Happy Mondays dancer Bez is wanted by police over allegations he breached a restraining order by contacting his ex-girlfriend. |
| Survivor tells of fatal avalanche Posted: 04 Nov 2010 08:47 AM PDT An inquiry is told by the survivor of a fatal avalanche of the moment his two companions were swept away. |
| Life sentences over brutal murder Posted: 04 Nov 2010 05:03 AM PDT Two men are jailed for life after pleading guilty to the brutal murder of a man in South Lanarkshire. |
| Rescue tug damaged grounded sub Posted: 03 Nov 2010 11:38 PM PDT A Royal Navy nuclear submarine which ran aground off the Isle of Skye last month was damaged by a tug during its rescue, it emerges. |
| £100k 'found in dissident search' Posted: 04 Nov 2010 09:38 AM PDT A report into paramilitary violence in Northern Ireland reveals that police found £100,000 in a County Armagh house being used by dissident republicans. |
| Anglo facing £40m Odyssey losses Posted: 04 Nov 2010 09:37 AM PDT Anglo Irish Bank faces losing at least £40m due to the failure of a company which owned the lease on part of the Odyssey complex in Belfast. |
| 'Shower' teacher in four-year ban Posted: 04 Nov 2010 09:05 AM PDT A woman teacher who shared a shower with teenage girl pupils at a school is struck off for four years for "fundamentally incompatible" behaviour. |
| Student jailed for £250,000 fraud Posted: 04 Nov 2010 09:44 AM PDT An asylum seeker in Swansea is jailed for fraudulently claiming £250,000 in student funding and benefits for his wife and six children. |
| Fiddler on the Roof composer dies Posted: 04 Nov 2010 03:42 AM PDT Jerry Bock, who composed the scores for some of Broadway's most famous musicals including Fiddler on the Roof and Fiorello!, dies. |
| YouTube removes 'terror videos' Posted: 04 Nov 2010 10:18 AM PDT YouTube removes hundreds of videos featuring a radical American-born Yemeni Islamist cleric's calls to jihad after complaints from the US and UK. |
| Police find US-Mexico drug tunnel Posted: 04 Nov 2010 04:29 AM PDT US and Mexican police seize large amounts of marijuana as they discover a cross-border tunnel used for smuggling drugs from Mexico to California. |
| Cuba opens new Catholic seminary Posted: 04 Nov 2010 03:04 AM PDT Cuban President Raul Castro attends the inauguration of the first Catholic seminary in decades amid improving Church-state ties. |
| Algerian civilians 'to be armed' Posted: 04 Nov 2010 09:33 AM PDT Algeria will arm civilians in remote areas to fight Islamist militants, the interior minister says. |
| Zimbabwe arrests mining officials Posted: 04 Nov 2010 09:24 AM PDT Six directors of two diamond mining corporations are arrested for suspected fraud over a licence to mine in the controversial Marange fields. |
| Serb apology for Croatia massacre Posted: 04 Nov 2010 09:55 AM PDT President Boris Tadic becomes the first Serbian leader to pay respects to Croatian victims of the Vukovar massacre in 1991. |
| Europe simulates total cyber war Posted: 04 Nov 2010 09:49 AM PDT A widespread simulated cyber attack is staged on European nations to test their cyber defences and responsiveness. |
| Iran 'arrests four UK-linked men' Posted: 04 Nov 2010 03:08 AM PDT Iran arrests four people it says were paid by a man based in Britain to carry out assassinations, says Iran's state broadcaster, in allegations the UK describes as "baseless". |
| Car bomb kills two in south Yemen Posted: 04 Nov 2010 08:40 AM PDT A car bomb in southern Yemen has killed two people and wounded 13 others, local officials say. |
| India firms say US denying visas Posted: 04 Nov 2010 04:38 AM PDT Indian IT firms say the US is rejecting more visa applications and want the issue taken up during President Obama's forthcoming visit. |
| Afghan gold to be displayed in UK Posted: 04 Nov 2010 02:23 AM PDT The Afghan government and the UK sign an agreement allowing a priceless gold collection to go on display at the British Museum. |
| France hopes for Chinese bonanza Posted: 04 Nov 2010 09:39 AM PDT France's President Nicolas Sarkozy honours China's Hu Jintao with extravagant state events as he arrives to seal huge business deals. |
| New Zealand, US in strategic deal Posted: 04 Nov 2010 04:19 AM PDT US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton signs a declaration to restore full relations with New Zealand after a 25-year row over nuclear-armed ships. |
| Eurozone interest rate held at 1% Posted: 04 Nov 2010 07:41 AM PDT The European Central Bank keeps eurozone interest rates on hold at a record low 1% for the 18th month in a row. |
| Commission opens Eurostar review Posted: 04 Nov 2010 05:33 AM PDT The European Commission starts an 'initial investigation' into the deal between Siemens and Channel Tunnel operator Eurostar. |
| UK interest rates remain at 0.5% Posted: 04 Nov 2010 08:24 AM PDT The Bank of England keeps UK interest rates at 0.5% for the 20th month in a row and holds off on more quantitative easing. |
| UK copyright laws to be reviewed Posted: 04 Nov 2010 10:37 AM PDT Britain's intellectual property laws are to be reviewed to "make them fit for the internet age," says Prime Minister David Cameron. |
| Facebook eyes mobile domination Posted: 03 Nov 2010 04:32 PM PDT Facebook sets out a strategy to make it as dominant a force in the world of mobile as it has become in social networking. |
| Record label abandons piracy case Posted: 03 Nov 2010 02:02 PM PDT The Ministry of Sound is forced to suspend its plans to pursue thousands of people alleged to have shared music illegally online. |
| BBC staff to stage strike action Posted: 04 Nov 2010 09:48 AM PDT Members of the National Union of Journalists are preparing to stage a 48-hour strike at the BBC from midnight in a dispute over proposed changes to staff pension provision. |
| Lil Wayne is released from prison Posted: 04 Nov 2010 06:08 AM PDT The rapper's been released from Rikers Island jail in New York after serving eight months on a gun possession charge. |
| Rolling Stones 'to tour in 2011' Posted: 04 Nov 2010 03:51 AM PDT Guitarist Keith Richards says the Rolling Stones will hit the road next year, despite rumours they had retired from touring. |
| Bendy idea for invisibility cloak Posted: 03 Nov 2010 05:11 PM PDT A researcher demonstrates a flexible film described as a step toward the "invisibility cloak" made famous by the Harry Potter franchise. |
| Hologram messaging coming of age Posted: 04 Nov 2010 01:07 AM PDT Scientists demonstrate a system to "print" holographic images at a remote location and update them every two seconds. |
| Gravity suit mimics Earth's pull Posted: 03 Nov 2010 05:19 PM PDT A new stretchy suit developed for astronauts replicates the pull of Earth's gravity to avoid health problems caused by weightlessness. |
| Electric current 'boosts maths' Posted: 04 Nov 2010 09:01 AM PDT Applying a tiny electrical current to the brain could make you better at learning maths, according to Oxford University scientists. |
| Haiti cholera deaths rise sharply Posted: 03 Nov 2010 06:32 PM PDT The number of people known to have died from a cholera outbreak in Haiti rises to 442, up by about a third in a few days. |
| Drug 'could reduce stroke damage' Posted: 03 Nov 2010 11:09 AM PDT Blocking a molecule which stops brain cells working properly in the wake of a stroke could help patients recover better. |
| Qantas landing: 'Happy to be alive' Posted: 04 Nov 2010 07:20 AM PDT Lars Sandberg, a DJ from Glasgow, was on board the Airbus A380 superjumbo that made an emergency landing in Singapore. |
| In pictures: 'Haiti still needs help' Posted: 04 Nov 2010 09:32 AM PDT American amateur photographer Justin King's pictures of Haiti, a country "battered by history". |
| Do the poor have a right to live in expensive areas? Posted: 04 Nov 2010 10:14 AM PDT The housing benefit row has led to warnings of "social cleansing". But can low-income families really expect to live in expensive districts? |
| Who, What, Why: What is a 'shellacking'? Posted: 04 Nov 2010 05:50 AM PDT US President Barack Obama has spoken of the "shellacking" his Democrats received at the hands of voters. So where does the word come from? |
| Undercover in new Burmese capital Posted: 04 Nov 2010 06:43 AM PDT Ahead of Burma's elections, Newsnight's Sue Lloyd-Roberts travels undercover to Nay Pyi Taw, the expensive new capital built by the military junta led by General Than Shwe. |
| Police find US-Mexico drug tunnel Posted: 04 Nov 2010 04:16 AM PDT US and Mexican police have discovered a tunnel used to smuggle drugs across the California-Mexico border. |
| Haiti storm threatens cholera recovery Posted: 04 Nov 2010 12:19 AM PDT Tropical storm Tomas is threatening Haiti, even before the Caribbean nation has had a chance to recover from last January's devastating earthquake. |
| New eruption at Indonesia volcano Posted: 03 Nov 2010 10:41 AM PDT Indonesia's Mount Merapi volcano erupts again, this time with greater force than eruptions last week which killed 36 people |
| Afghan warrior eyes Olympic gold Posted: 03 Nov 2010 10:49 AM PDT Rohullah Nikpai's journey from an Iranian refugee camp to Afghanistan's sole Olympic medallist has made him a national hero. |
| Worst football team in the world? Posted: 04 Nov 2010 05:09 AM PDT The football team dubbed the worst in the world has won its first game. Coaches Conrad and Watson speak to BBC Radio 5 live. |
| Attemping to speak to Liu Xiabo's wife Posted: 03 Nov 2010 03:44 AM PDT John Humphrys attempts to speak to the wife of China's most famous dissident, Liu Xiaobo. |
| German female rabbi to make history Posted: 03 Nov 2010 11:13 PM PDT Germany will ordain a female rabbi at a ceremony in Berlin on Thursday, for the first time since 1935. |
| Posted: 04 Nov 2010 03:47 AM PDT Germany ordains its first female rabbi since the Holocaust |
| Posted: 04 Nov 2010 03:03 AM PDT Can you trust a leader who weeps? |
| Posted: 04 Nov 2010 08:20 AM PDT Striking pictures from around the world |
| Posted: 04 Nov 2010 07:06 AM PDT Epic 24-hour film addresses our anxieties about time |
| Posted: 04 Nov 2010 05:52 AM PDT What the stars teach us about handling money? |
| Posted: 03 Nov 2010 10:56 AM PDT Songs and stories from empire-era India go online |
| Posted: 04 Nov 2010 06:04 AM PDT Decades-long CO2 experiment gives global warming clue |
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