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News and Media RSS FeedsObama unveils $50bn building plan - President Barack Obama announces a $50bn infrastructure plan as part of efforts to jump-start the faltering US economy....Feed Source: www.bbc.co.uk Housing group 'near administration' - Connaught, the property services group that specialises in social housing, is on the brink of going into administration, the BBC learns.... Australia 'kingmakers' to decide - Three independent Australian MPs are due to reveal who they will back as prime minister, ending two weeks of deadlock since inconclusive elections.... Labour MPs call for hacking probe - Labour MPs demand the police investigation into alleged phone-hacking by News of the World reporters is reopened, at an urgent Commons session.... AV referendum bill passes MP vote - Plans to change the way MPs are elected to Parliament survive their first Commons hurdle - despite criticism from Tory MPs.... Tube workers begin 24-hour strike - Severe disruption is expected on London Underground as the first workers begin a 24-hour strike.... Scam fear over electricity credit - Criminals have managed to clone prepayment meter keys in order to make money by offering discounted credit to customers.... Iran 'hampers IAEA investigation' - The International Atomic Energy Agency says Iran has hindered its investigations by repeatedly objecting to its choice of inspectors.... Fears over street light cut-backs - The growing number of councils across the UK switching off street lights prompts criticism from MPs and road safety groups.... France faces pension plan strike - France faces disruption in a strike over pension reform on Tuesday, when MPs will also debate a ban on full face veils and a new security bill.... Service to commemorate the Blitz - A Remembrance service is to be held later to mark the 70th anniversary of the start of the blitz.... Inbred bumblebees 'facing extinction' - Some of the UK's rarest bumblebees are at risk of becoming extinct as a result of inbreeding, research suggests.... Saatchi art gallery deal hits setback - Charles Saatchi's plan to donate his gallery to the British public hits a stumbling block after talks with Arts Council England break down.... Capello insists Rooney will play - England manager Fabio Capello insists striker Wayne Rooney will play in the Euro 2012 qualifier away to Switzerland on Tuesday.... Federer cruises into last eight - Roger Federer continues his smooth progress through the US Open draw with a straight-sets win over Jurgen Melzer in round four.... Houllier poised to take Villa job - Former Liverpool and Lyon boss Gerard Houllier is set to be appointed as Aston Villa's new manager on Wednesday, BBC Sport understands.... Pietersen fined for Twitter rant - England batsman Kevin Pietersen is given an undisclosed fine by the ECB over his Twitter tirade.... Striker Kuyt suffers injury blow - Liverpool striker Dirk Kuyt injures shoulder during training with the Netherlands, according to Dutch boss Bert van Marwijk... New police appeal over MI6 death - Police investigating the death of MI6 worker Gareth Williams appeal for help in tracing two people seen entering his central London flat.... UK radiotherapy 'lagging behind' - Too few UK cancer patients are receiving state-of-the-art radiotherapy care, experts from Cancer Research UK say.... Barclays bank to create 600 jobs - Banking giant Barclays announces it is to expand its presence in Glasgow, creating 600 jobs.... Man dies in Philippines stabbing - A 27-year-old Aberdeen man is stabbed and killed two days after flying to the Philippines.... Shock over pipe bomb at school - A father speaks of his shock after his eight-year-old son picked up a pipe bomb in a school playground in Antrim.... Gang 'advertised city brothels' - A Scottish crime gang spent more than £50,000 advertising brothels in Belfast, a court is told.... 'Disgust' over killer's sentence - A Flintshire mother calls for tougher sentences for so-called "one-punch killers" after her son's attacker was jailed for 40 months for manslaughter.... Children hurt in school bus crash - More than 60 children were involved a collision between two school buses in south Wales, say police.... SA public sector strike suspended - South African trade unions suspend a nationwide strike which has paralysed schools and hospitals for 20 days.... Vicar jailed for sham marriages - A Sussex vicar found guilty of carrying out hundreds of sham marriages is jailed for four years.... NZ quake 'damaged 100,000 homes' - Almost two-thirds of the 160,000 homes in and around Christchurch were damaged by Saturday's earthquake, New Zealand's prime minister says.... Japan convicts whaling activists - A court in Japan gives one-year suspended jail sentences to two anti-whaling activists from Greenpeace for stealing whale meat in 2008.... Greek PM reshuffles his cabinet - Greek PM George Papandreou reshuffles his cabinet but leaves the key post of finance minister unchanged as his government battles a debt crisis.... Germany extends nuclear lifespan - Germany's government agrees to extend the life span of the country's nuclear power plants by an average of 12 years, officials say.... Guatemala mudslide search halted - Teams in Guatemala have to halt the search for bodies following devasting mudslides which have killed at least 45 people.... Miners' families mark first month - Relatives of 33 trapped miners in Chile hold a ceremony to mark their first month underground.... French FM pledges Ashtiani support - France's Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner says he will 'do anything' to help save an Iranian woman sentenced to death on an adultery conviction.... Lebanon PM retracts Syria charge - Lebanese PM Saad Hariri says he was wrong to accuse Syria of assassinating his father - former Lebanese PM Rafik Hariri.... Fresh exodus from Pakistan floods - Hundreds of thousands of people flee towns and villages threatened by fresh floods in Pakistan's deluged southern Sindh province.... Suicide attack on Pakistan police - Nearly 20 people die as a suicide bomber rams an explosives laden pickup truck into a police station in north-west Pakistan.... Travolta extortion case dismissed - Charges against two people accused of trying to extort money from actor John Travolta, following the death of his son in the Bahamas, are dropped.... BP well 'poses no further risk' - The official in charge of cleaning up the Gulf of Mexico oil spill says the well which caused the damage is no longer a risk to the environment.... School clothes boost retail sales - Retail sales rose in August, partly thanks to strong sales of children's clothing ahead of the new school year, figures suggest.... BA boss reveals takeover ambition - British Airways and Iberia draw up a shortlist of 12 airlines which the firms hope to buy or merge with.... Demand for Equitable Life payout - Pensioners hit by the Equitable Life scandal are making a final attempt to persuade the government to pay them full compensation.... Blair cancels London book signing - Tony Blair cancels a planned book signing in London on Wednesday to prevent causing the police "a lot of hassle".... End UK rebate - EU budget chief - The EU budget commissioner says he sees no grounds for the UK to keep its budget rebate.... Student migration 'unsustainable' - The number of foreign students let into the UK is "unsustainable", minister Damian Green says in his first major speech on immigration.... Non-stick pan 'cholesterol link' - Scientists are concerned that exposure to chemicals used in non-stick frying pans could raise cholesterol levels in children after finding a link.... Bipolar 'not linked to violence' - People with a mental illness are no more likely to be violent unless they abuse drugs or alcohol, a study suggests.... Diabetes drug advice 'not heeded' - A type two diabetes drug is still being prescribed in the UK two months after it was recommended for withdrawal, BBC Panorama learns.... First 16 'free schools' revealed - The first 16 'free schools' to be set up are named by Education Secretary Michael Gove.... Former head jailed for sex abuse - A former boarding school head teacher is jailed for 21 years for sexually abusing and beating pupils.... Gove defends free school numbers - Michael Gove says demand for new free schools has exceeded expectations but Labour says plans for 16 new institutions next year are "laughable".... UK mobile firms to merge networks - Customers of Orange and T-Mobile will soon be able to hop between the two mobile networks as the firms merge their networks.... Buzz lawsuit to cost Google $8.5m - Google proposes paying $8.5m (£5.5m) to settle a class-action lawsuit brought over its Buzz social network, launched earlier this year.... Tiny solar cells fix themselves - A mix of chemicals borrowed from plants with tiny tubes of carbon can spontaneously create tiny, self-repairing solar cells.... 'No climate link' to African wars - A study suggests climate change is not responsible for civil wars in Africa, challenging widely held assumptions.... Red Planet 'may not be lifeless' - Carbon-rich organic molecules, which serve as the building blocks of life, may be present on Mars after all, say scientists.... Insect brains to fight MRSA - Cockroach and locust brains are a rich source of antibiotics powerful enough to tackle MRSA, researchers say.... Emmerdale in TV Choice hat-trick - Emmerdale wins three prizes at the TV Choice Awards, with EastEnders taking the prize for best soap in its 25th anniversary year.... Fry slams BBC 'culture of fear' - Stephen Fry criticises a culture of fear at the BBC which is creating "incredibly bland" programmes... Forsyth quits dance results show - Bruce Forsyth quits Strictly Come Dancing's Sunday results show and is replaced by Claudia Winkleman.... Do our memories get better with age? - Our ability to recall events seems to sharpen as we get older, says Lisa Jardine, but can it be trusted to paint an accurate picture?... Eddie who? - Comic Eddie Kadi can command vast crowds at his live shows. Why has he attracted so little mainstream attention?... Don't let the bed bugs bite - The world is on the verge of a bed-bug pandemic, according to a report - how did the tiny biting insects come to pose such a threat?... Police 'will decide on phone hacking inquiry' - The police and not the government should decide whether to re-open the investigation into the News of the World phone-hacking allegations, Home Secretary Theresa May has said.... Rare colour footage of the Blitz - Remarkable new footage of the the London blitz goes on show.... Clear up begins in parts of Pakistan - The BBC's Orla Guerin has returned to the Pakistan town of Nowshera, which was one of the first areas to be hit by the rising waters.... Rooney 'happy to play' says Capello - England manager Fabio Capello says striker Wayne Rooney is in the right frame of mind to play against Switzerland on Tuesday despite allegations about his private life.... Schoolboy: 'I found a pipe bomb' - The suspicious object was left in the playground of St Comgall's Primary School and picked up by an eight -year-old pupil.... Andrea Bocelli concerts to mark 9/11 - Andrea Bocelli is inviting survivors of the attacks on 11 September 2001 in New York to concerts on the Amalfi coast.... Shady world of Indian illegal bookies - The role of the gambling syndicates that can make millions from the outcome of a single game has been highlighted by the allegation that three Pakistani cricket players were involved in a betting scam.... Elbow and Kloot talk Mercury Prize - I Am Kloot singer John Bramwell talks to Elbow's Guy Garvey about Kloot's Mercury Music Prize-nominated album, which Garvey and bandmate Craig Potter produced.... CCTV released in appeal over MI6 death - Police investigating the death of MI6 worker Gareth Williams have released the most recent CCTV footage of the victim.... Tales from the Blitz - Why memories of the bombardment never fade... Unswung hero - What does this man tell us about the real 1960s?... Century man - How likely is it that you'll live to be 100 years old?... Family on film - Director Sofia Coppola returns with her new movie Somewhere... Zero tolerance? - US Muslims are free but that's not enough, argues Michael Goldfarb... U.N. report: Iran stockpiling nuclear materials -
Iran is steadily stockpiling enriched uranium, even in the face of toughened international sanctions, according to a U.N. inspection report that raises new concerns about the ability to monitor parts of the Islamic nation's nuclear program that could be used to make a bomb.
... North Korea's party leaders gather in Pyongyang as speculation about Kim Jong Il's successor intensifies -
SEOUL - Party officials are arriving in Pyongyang, North Korea's state-run media said Monday, signaling an imminent meeting that outsiders describe as a critical step in leader Kim Jong Il's hereditary power transfer.
... In Europe, science collides with the bottom line -
MEYRIN, Switzerland - Using a machine kept colder than space, scientists at the world's most ambitious international research facility are puzzling out the questions of the universe, working to re-create the cosmic soup served up by the Big Bang. But the famous institute is also facing a far more
... As U.S. officials begin visit to Beijing, relations are 'sound,' China says -
"Sound" and "stable" was how a top Communist Party official described the two countries' relationship while receiving the U.S. delegation.
... Kabul Bank has 'normalized,' Afghan officials say -
Afghanistan's top financial officials insisted Monday that the ailing Kabul Bank remains solvent and does not require a government bailout, despite persistent crowds demanding their deposits back.
Afghanista... Dutch town of Delft is center of a new Iranian activism -
DELFT, NETHERLANDS - A dreamy university town in the Netherlands known as the birthplace of 17th-century painter Johannes Vermeer has become a major center for Iranian activists abroad.
Delft - ... North Korea to free seven fishermen detained last month -
North Korea will release seven crew members detained since last month after their fishing boat was captured in the East Sea, Pyongyang's news agency said Monday.
North Korea - ... Trapped Chilean miners, families frustrated over mail delivery -
COPIAPO, CHILE - Tensions heightened over the weekend as family members of the 33 men trapped in a Chilean mine shaft for the past month protested that the government is censoring and losing their letters to the miners and restricting information to the men.
... Pakistani refugees showing some can-do spirit -
IN SUKKUR, PAKISTAN As ruined lives and landscapes threaten Pakistan's fragile government, another dismal reality might help save it: The refugees from this summer's catastrophic floods have profoundly low expectations of their leaders.
... Scientists find evidence discrediting theory Amazon was virtually unlivable -
SAN MARTIN DE SAMIRIA, PERU - To the untrained eye, all evidence here in the heart of the Amazon signals virgin forest, untouched by man for time immemorial - from the ubiquitous fruit palms to the cry of howler monkeys, from the air thick with mosquitoes to the unruly tangle of jungle vines.
... Car bomb kills 12 at Baghdad military HQ Iraq -
BAGHDAD - Just five days after the United States declared the end of its combat mission in Iraq, U.S. soldiers opened fire Sunday morning on suicide bombers who snuck into an Iraqi army base in Baghdad, a U.S. military spokesman said.
... Basque government in Spain calls ETA cease-fire meaningless -
MADRID - The armed Basque separatist group ETA, under pressure from political allies to renounce violence and weakened repeatedly by the arrests of its leaders, announced another cease-fire Sunday, suggesting it might turn to a political process in its quest for an independent homeland.
... Officials freeze assets of Kabul Bank shareholders, excepting Karzai's brother -
DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - Struggling to contain an escalating crisis at Kabul Bank, Afghan authorities have barred the sale of Kabul properties held by the bank's principal owners.
Hamid Karzai - ... Guatemala mudslides kill at least 38; 2 buses hit -
NAHUALA, Guatemala -- Torrential rains from a tropical depression caused landslides that have killed at least 38 people in Guatemala - some of them rescuers trying to save people already buried under a wall of mud.
... Classic cars can cost millions, but are they good investments? -
Peter Mullin, owner of one of the world's largest private collections of classic French automobiles, points to a 1935 Hispano-Suiza J12 Cabriolet sitting among 60 other cars in his museum in Southern California.
... Mine foreman keeps trapped crew on task in Chile -
Luis Urzua went to work as a shift foreman at the San Jose gold and copper mine here in northern Chile on Aug. 5. A month later, the steely 54-year-old has yet to relinquish his command, pivoting to the challenge of organizing the increasingly sophisticated existence of 33 men facing long-term entra
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