Irish unveil tough recovery plan |
- Irish unveil tough recovery plan
- Somalis guilty of US ship attack
- Police block London student protest
- China urged to act on North Korea
- NZ traumatised by mine disaster
- Swaying bridge 'sparked stampede'
- Pakistan region chief alleges killings
- Assange's detention order upheld
- UBS in $2bn Madoff fraud lawsuit
- Medvedev warns of 'stagnation'
- Africa's cities to triple in size
- Dark energy flattens the universe
- Tears as final Harriers leave Ark Royal
- Woman trapped in Paris bathroom for weeks
- Live - Champions League
- Ajax's Suarez banned for biting
- Berdych hits form to beat Roddick
- Gove spells out schools reforms
- Terror risk 'at three-year high'
- Lebanese court releases cleric
- Gang groomed and abused teenagers
- Nurses gave baby fatal salt dose
- Reporter 'sparked murder arrest'
- Swinney sorry over Tartan tax row
- Church wants Dallas transparency
- PSNI investigate Fermanagh death
- Nephews accused of uncle's murder
- S4C chair reverses 'resignation'
- Students in tuition fees protest
- Obama 'not thinking about Palin'
- US airports avoid security delays
- Rio shaken by fresh gang violence
- Netanyahu clarifies Castro praise
- Police and Copts clash in Egypt
- AU apologises for Somalia deaths
- Strike brings Portugal to a halt
- Top EU court backs staff pay rise
- Yemen car bomb attack 'kills 15'
- Saudi king's 'successful surgery'
- Bankers held over Indian 'scam'
- Bihar leader in landslide victory
- Uzbeks jailed over Kyrgyz clashes
- Vatican threatens Chinese bishop
- German business confidence jumps
- Plan fails to ease market worries
- SAP to pay $1.3bn for data theft
- Facebook feeds beset with malware
- Virgin Media mulls wi-fi network
- Apple computer sells for £130,000
- Brody wins DVD 'likeness' battle
- Naipaul pulls out of author event
- Cafe inspires Stewart's musical
- Summit agrees tiger recovery plan
- Pouched killers 'a diverse group'
- Cuckoos no match for local birds
- Drug 'reduces' HIV infection risk
- Early retirement 'is good for us'
- New Zealand disaster: Your views
- Irish austerity cuts: Your views
- PE hell or PE heaven?
- Sharing a wedding day with Will and Kate
- R.I.P. Ready Steady Cook
- Obama spares turkey from 'shellacking'
- Slumdog children report wins award
- Iraqi girl given gift of hearing
- Amanda Knox begins murder appeal
- Iraq's benefit system runs dry
- Brazil police battle Rio gang violence
- Bridget Riley show opening in UK
- How to make an Ashes-winning bat
- Darkest hour
- Killing the 'kill switch'?
- Day in pictures
- Man behind the mask
- Cambodia's grief
- Weathering the storm
| Irish unveil tough recovery plan Posted: 24 Nov 2010 09:33 AM PST The Irish government unveils a range of tough austerity measures designed to help solve the country's debt crisis. |
| Somalis guilty of US ship attack Posted: 24 Nov 2010 09:43 AM PST Five young Somali men face life in prison after being found guilty of attacking a US Navy warship, the first US piracy conviction for nearly 200 years. |
| Police block London student protest Posted: 24 Nov 2010 11:07 AM PST Police are blocking in student tuition fee protesters in central London - and universities have been hit by a wave of occupations. |
| China urged to act on North Korea Posted: 24 Nov 2010 09:48 AM PST The US urges Beijing to rein in North Korea, whose shelling of a South Korean island has caused outrage around the world. |
| NZ traumatised by mine disaster Posted: 24 Nov 2010 10:10 AM PST New Zealand begins to mourn 29 miners who were earlier declared dead in one of the country's worst-ever mining disasters. |
| Swaying bridge 'sparked stampede' Posted: 24 Nov 2010 05:08 AM PST An initial investigation into the stampede that killed more than 450 people in Cambodia on Monday finds a swaying footbridge triggered the panic. |
| Pakistan region chief alleges killings Posted: 24 Nov 2010 08:04 AM PST Pakistan's security agencies are "definitely" involved in extrajudicial killings in Balochistan, the province's chief minister tells the BBC. |
| Assange's detention order upheld Posted: 24 Nov 2010 08:30 AM PST A Swedish court rejects WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange's appeal against a detention order in a rape case. |
| UBS in $2bn Madoff fraud lawsuit Posted: 24 Nov 2010 07:52 AM PST Swiss bank UBS is sued for $2bn over claims it hid the Ponzi scheme of fraudster Bernard Madoff that lost clients billions. |
| Medvedev warns of 'stagnation' Posted: 24 Nov 2010 03:04 AM PST Russia risks slipping into a period of political "stagnation", President Dmitry Medvedev warns. |
| Africa's cities to triple in size Posted: 24 Nov 2010 02:59 AM PST The number of people living in African cities will triple over the next 40 years and by 2050 60% of Africans will be city dwellers, a UN report says. |
| Dark energy flattens the universe Posted: 24 Nov 2010 10:45 AM PST Researchers have developed a simple geometrical method to add weight to the idea that ours is a flat, dark-energy-rich Universe. |
| Tears as final Harriers leave Ark Royal Posted: 24 Nov 2010 05:11 AM PST A formation of Harrier jets make their final journey from HMS Ark Royal - the last such flight from a UK aircraft carrier for 10 years. |
| Woman trapped in Paris bathroom for weeks Posted: 24 Nov 2010 03:37 AM PST A Paris pensioner has survived for 20 days on warm water after getting stuck in her bathroom, before neighbours realised she was trapped. |
| Posted: 24 Nov 2010 10:45 AM PST Manchester United travel to Rangers and Tottenham hosts Werder Bremen on a busy night of Champions League action. |
| Ajax's Suarez banned for biting Posted: 24 Nov 2010 08:04 AM PST Ajax captain Luis Suarez accepts a seven-match ban for biting PSV Eindhoven midfielder Otman Bakkal in Saturday's 0-0 league draw. |
| Berdych hits form to beat Roddick Posted: 24 Nov 2010 08:09 AM PST Tomas Berdych secures a 7-5 6-3 win over Andy Roddick to keep his semi-final hopes alive at the ATP World Tour Finals. |
| Gove spells out schools reforms Posted: 24 Nov 2010 08:43 AM PST The government signals a return to traditional educational values as it sets out wide ranging plans for school reforms in England. |
| Terror risk 'at three-year high' Posted: 24 Nov 2010 05:51 AM PST The threat of terrorism in the UK is at its most dangerous level for three years, Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Paul Stephenson has warned. |
| Lebanese court releases cleric Posted: 24 Nov 2010 08:08 AM PST A court in Lebanon releases the radical Muslim cleric and former UK resident, Omar Bakri Muhammad, on bail pending a retrial. |
| Gang groomed and abused teenagers Posted: 24 Nov 2010 09:17 AM PST A gang of men from Derby is convicted of systematically grooming and sexually abusing teenage girls. |
| Nurses gave baby fatal salt dose Posted: 24 Nov 2010 09:51 AM PST An inquest hears that a four-month-old baby died after being given 10 times the prescribed dose of a salt solution at a Nottingham hospital. |
| Reporter 'sparked murder arrest' Posted: 24 Nov 2010 09:43 AM PST A man accused of killing a mother and two children was arrested after a journalist researching a footballer contacted police, a jury is told. |
| Swinney sorry over Tartan tax row Posted: 24 Nov 2010 10:10 AM PST Finance Secretary John Swinney apologises for not explaining to the Scottish Parliament his decision to allow tax-varying powers to lapse. |
| Church wants Dallas transparency Posted: 24 Nov 2010 08:37 AM PST The Catholic Church want the Scottish Football Association to sack head of refereeing Hugh Dallas if he is found to have sent an "offensive" email about the Pope. |
| PSNI investigate Fermanagh death Posted: 24 Nov 2010 10:29 AM PST Police investigate the possibility that a man found dead at a restaurant in County Fermanagh was overcome by fumes. |
| Nephews accused of uncle's murder Posted: 23 Nov 2010 03:00 PM PST Two nephews of west Belfast murder victim Seamus Holland have appeared in court charged with his murder. |
| S4C chair reverses 'resignation' Posted: 24 Nov 2010 10:11 AM PST The S4C chairman resigned at a meeting of its governing body before later reversing his decision, BBC Wales understands. |
| Students in tuition fees protest Posted: 24 Nov 2010 07:09 AM PST Students protest at tuition fee rises as concerns are raised about the financial sustainability of almost half of the universities in Wales. |
| Obama 'not thinking about Palin' Posted: 24 Nov 2010 06:06 AM PST President Barack Obama says he does not think about Republican former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin, a possible contender for his job in 2012. |
| US airports avoid security delays Posted: 24 Nov 2010 09:03 AM PST Fears of jams at US airport security check points are failing to materialise on one of the busiest travel days of the year. |
| Rio shaken by fresh gang violence Posted: 24 Nov 2010 09:41 AM PST Police and gang members clash in the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro for a fourth day, with another 10 people shot dead by security forces. |
| Netanyahu clarifies Castro praise Posted: 24 Nov 2010 08:50 AM PST Israel's prime minister phones a Cuban-born US congresswoman to clarify his praise of remarks by former Cuban leader Fidel Castro. |
| Police and Copts clash in Egypt Posted: 24 Nov 2010 05:24 AM PST Police in Egypt clash with Coptic Christians over the construction of a new church, leaving one protester dead. |
| AU apologises for Somalia deaths Posted: 24 Nov 2010 06:57 AM PST African Union peacekeepers in Somalia apologise for the deaths of two civilians, killed after troops opened fire on a group of people near Mogadishu airport. |
| Strike brings Portugal to a halt Posted: 24 Nov 2010 06:47 AM PST Strikers bring Portuguese public services to a halt in a bid to weaken the government's resolve to make deep budget cuts. |
| Top EU court backs staff pay rise Posted: 24 Nov 2010 06:17 AM PST The EU's top court backs the European Commission's bid to boost pay for EU staff by 3.7% - not the 1.85% that member states wanted. |
| Yemen car bomb attack 'kills 15' Posted: 24 Nov 2010 01:55 AM PST A car bomb targeting a Shia religious procession in the north of Yemen kills 15 people, reports say. |
| Saudi king's 'successful surgery' Posted: 24 Nov 2010 10:09 AM PST Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah undergoes a successful back operation for a herniated disc in a New York hospital, according to media reports. |
| Bankers held over Indian 'scam' Posted: 24 Nov 2010 06:03 AM PST Police in the Indian city of Mumbai arrest eight people, including senior executives of top state banks, over a suspected loans scam. |
| Bihar leader in landslide victory Posted: 24 Nov 2010 07:55 AM PST The chief minister of India's Bihar state, Nitish Kumar, sweeps back to power with a landslide victory in assembly elections. |
| Uzbeks jailed over Kyrgyz clashes Posted: 24 Nov 2010 07:38 AM PST Seventeen ethnic Uzbeks are jailed for life for their role in June's deadly ethnic clashes in southern Kyrgyzstan, amid accusations of bias. |
| Vatican threatens Chinese bishop Posted: 24 Nov 2010 04:28 AM PST The Vatican threatens a bishop with excommunication after he is ordained by China's state-backed Church without papal approval. |
| German business confidence jumps Posted: 24 Nov 2010 03:59 AM PST German business confidence has hit its highest level since reunification, a closely-watched survey says. |
| Plan fails to ease market worries Posted: 24 Nov 2010 09:34 AM PST The Republic of Ireland's austerity programme fails to ease fears about the financial health of Europe's economies. |
| SAP to pay $1.3bn for data theft Posted: 23 Nov 2010 11:32 PM PST European software giant SAP is ordered by a Californian court to pay US rival Oracle $1.3bn after losing a data theft case. |
| Facebook feeds beset with malware Posted: 24 Nov 2010 07:22 AM PST A study of 17 million links posted on Facebook suggests that 20% of users' news feeds contain links to malicious software. |
| Virgin Media mulls wi-fi network Posted: 24 Nov 2010 03:14 AM PST Cable broadband firm Virgin Media says that it is considering launching a nationwide wi-fi network to compete with rival BT. |
| Apple computer sells for £130,000 Posted: 23 Nov 2010 04:48 PM PST One of the first batch of Apple computers is sold at auction at Christie's in London for more than £130,000. |
| Brody wins DVD 'likeness' battle Posted: 24 Nov 2010 01:49 AM PST Oscar-winning actor Adrien Brody wins a legal battle against the makers of an Italian-set thriller movie for which he claims he was not fully paid. |
| Naipaul pulls out of author event Posted: 24 Nov 2010 03:42 AM PST Author VS Naipaul pulls out of an international writers' conference in Istanbul over objections to his previous criticism of Islam. |
| Cafe inspires Stewart's musical Posted: 24 Nov 2010 02:59 AM PST Eurythmics star Dave Stewart is to tell the story of a landmark London cafe which he regularly visits in a new stage musical. |
| Summit agrees tiger recovery plan Posted: 24 Nov 2010 03:24 AM PST Governments of 13 countries where tigers still live have endorsed a plan to save the big cats from extinction. |
| Pouched killers 'a diverse group' Posted: 24 Nov 2010 05:14 AM PST A study of marsupial carnivores' skulls from the past 40 million years shows the creatures rose to the challenge of evolution just as their placental cousins did. |
| Cuckoos no match for local birds Posted: 24 Nov 2010 02:27 AM PST There is a limit to how convincingly the common cuckoo can mimic other birds, according to new research. |
| Drug 'reduces' HIV infection risk Posted: 23 Nov 2010 12:13 PM PST A drug used to treat HIV may offer gay and bisexual men some protection against contracting the virus, claim the authors of a new study. |
| Early retirement 'is good for us' Posted: 24 Nov 2010 01:35 AM PST Taking early retirement is beneficial, at least for your mental health, say researchers. |
| New Zealand disaster: Your views Posted: 24 Nov 2010 01:59 AM PST All 29 miners trapped in a coal mine in New Zealand are believed to be dead after a second explosion. BBC News website readers in New Zealand and neighbouring Australia have emailed their reaction. |
| Irish austerity cuts: Your views Posted: 24 Nov 2010 09:51 AM PST Irish readers and tweeters react to a range of tough austerity measures unveiled by the government, which are designed to help solve the country's debt crisis. |
| Posted: 24 Nov 2010 05:05 AM PST With funding changes to school sports planned, is there likely to be a bitter battle for the heart of PE? |
| Sharing a wedding day with Will and Kate Posted: 23 Nov 2010 07:14 PM PST We know about Prince William and Kate Middleton, but what does 29 April have in store for the nation's other betrothed? |
| Posted: 24 Nov 2010 04:25 AM PST Ready Steady Cook has been given the chop, the red tomato and green pepper sent to the great compost heap in the sky. |
| Obama spares turkey from 'shellacking' Posted: 24 Nov 2010 09:28 AM PST US President Barack Obama has pardoned a turkey at the White House as part of an annual presidential tradition held in advance of the Thanksgiving holiday. |
| Slumdog children report wins award Posted: 24 Nov 2010 01:45 AM PST This year's special SONY Professional Impact Award went to a moving story about the lives of impoverished children in the Indian city of Mumbai. |
| Iraqi girl given gift of hearing Posted: 24 Nov 2010 09:03 AM PST A four-year-old Iraqi girl has heard her mother's voice - and other sounds - for the first time following an operation in India. |
| Amanda Knox begins murder appeal Posted: 24 Nov 2010 02:16 AM PST American Amanda Knox made a brief appearance in an Italian court as she began a bid to overturn her conviction for the murder of Meredith Kercher. |
| Iraq's benefit system runs dry Posted: 24 Nov 2010 07:07 AM PST Parliament has reconvened in Iraq after nearly nine months of deadlock, only to discover that the country has run out of money for incapacity benefits and other payments. |
| Brazil police battle Rio gang violence Posted: 23 Nov 2010 11:12 PM PST Brazilian police have launched a major operation in Rio de Janeiro to try to stop a new wave of violence. |
| Bridget Riley show opening in UK Posted: 24 Nov 2010 08:36 AM PST Immediately recognisable by its precise geometrical shapes - Bridget Riley's work, and the paintings of Impressionists and old masters that inspired her, are being displayed together at The National Gallery in London. |
| How to make an Ashes-winning bat Posted: 23 Nov 2010 10:51 PM PST On the eve of the Ashes series in which players on both sides are expected to use Gunn & Moore bats, BBC News visited the factory to find out how one is put together. |
| Posted: 24 Nov 2010 09:24 AM PST What might have gone wrong at Pike River mine? |
| Posted: 24 Nov 2010 01:40 AM PST Obama's 'power' to pull plug on internet under Congress scrutiny |
| Posted: 24 Nov 2010 09:59 AM PST Some striking images from around the world |
| Posted: 24 Nov 2010 12:48 AM PST The actor behind screen baddie Darth Vader |
| Posted: 23 Nov 2010 09:07 AM PST Relatives search for missing loved ones after stampede |
| Posted: 23 Nov 2010 04:02 PM PST Stoicism and determination in small-town Ireland |
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