Friday, 12 March, 2010, 4:00 GMT 04:00 +00:00:Europe/London | |
TOP STORIES | |
BNP teachers will not be banned Members of groups which may promote racism, such as the BNP, will not be banned from teaching in England, the government says. | |
Rove 'proud' of US waterboarding Former US President George W Bush's senior adviser, Karl Rove, says he is proud of waterboarding and it prevented attacks. | |
Handcuffs asylum use criticised The use of handcuffs by immigration, escort and security staff to restrain asylum seekers is criticised in a report. | |
New York agrees 9/11 dust payout New York City agrees to pay up to $657m (£437m) to thousands of rescue and clean-up workers at the 9/11 attacks site. | |
Man arrested over death in street Police arrest an 18-year-old on suspicion of manslaughter after a man collapsed and died outside his home in Greater Manchester. |
WORLD | |
Turkey and Sweden in genocide row Turkey withdraws its ambassador to Sweden after the parliament votes to describe as genocide the killing of Armenians in WWI. | |
Rove 'proud' of US waterboarding Former US President George W Bush's senior adviser, Karl Rove, says he is proud of waterboarding and it prevented attacks. | |
Thailand braces for mass protests Thailand mobilises thousands of troops ahead of mass rallies by planned supporters of ousted former PM Thaksin Shinawatra. |
AFRICA | |
Nigeria women protest at killings Hundreds of Nigerian women protest over last Sunday's violence near Jos, where many women and children were massacred. | |
Gambia row over wave of arrests An opposition leader criticises a wave of arrests in The Gambia, saying detainees do not know why they are being held. | |
Drogba scoops top African award Ivory Coast and Chelsea striker Didier Drogba is named African Footballer of the Year. |
AMERICAS | |
Rove 'proud' of US waterboarding Former US President George W Bush's senior adviser, Karl Rove, says he is proud of waterboarding and it prevented attacks. | |
New York agrees 9/11 dust payout New York City agrees to pay up to $657m (£437m) to thousands of rescue and clean-up workers at the 9/11 attacks site. | |
Pinera sworn in as new quake hits Sebastian Pinera is sworn in as president of quake-hit Chile, as a 6.9-magnitude aftershock strikes the centre of the country. |
ASIA-PACIFIC | |
Thailand braces for mass protests Thailand mobilises thousands of troops ahead of mass rallies by planned supporters of ousted former PM Thaksin Shinawatra. | |
Burma annuls Suu Kyi poll victory Burma's leaders formally annul the National League for Democracy's 1990 election win, as details of new poll laws emerge. | |
Japan protest over tuna ban plan Japan voices opposition to a proposed ban on international trade in bluefin tuna, after the EU backs the plan. |
EUROPE | |
Ukraine president forms coalition Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych secures a coalition in parliament and one of his loyalists is confirmed as PM. | |
Extradition for Auschwitz suspect A Stockholm court rules a Swedish man can be extradited to Poland for trial over the theft of a sign from Auschwitz. | |
Russians jailed over race murder Nine members of a Russian white supremacist group are jailed for up to 22 years in connection with the killing of an African man. |
MIDDLE EAST | |
Biden tries to ease Mid-East row US Vice-President Joe Biden says Middle East peace talks must resume, despite a row over Israeli settlement plans. | |
Iraq results point to tight race First results from Iraq's election suggest a tight contest may be developing between PM Nouri Maliki and main rival Iyad Allawi. | |
Hamas releases British journalist Hamas releases a British journalist it had held for a month in Gaza, saying at a news conference that it suspects him of being a spy. |
SOUTH ASIA | |
Afghan plea for 'no proxy wars' Afghanistan does not want other countries' "proxy wars" fought on its soil, President Hamid Karzai says in Islamabad. | |
Live - Bangladesh v England Bangladesh win the toss and field first in Chittagong as England hand Test debuts to Steve Finn and Michael Carberry. | |
Sri Lanka general trial date set Defeated Sri Lankan presidential candidate Gen Sarath Fonseka is to be put on military trial next week, officials say. |
UK | |
BNP teachers will not be banned Members of groups which may promote racism, such as the BNP, will not be banned from teaching in England, the government says. | |
Handcuffs asylum use criticised The use of handcuffs by immigration, escort and security staff to restrain asylum seekers is criticised in a report. | |
Man arrested over death in street Police arrest an 18-year-old on suspicion of manslaughter after a man collapsed and died outside his home in Greater Manchester. |
ENGLAND | |
BNP teachers will not be banned Members of groups which may promote racism, such as the BNP, will not be banned from teaching in England, the government says. | |
Man arrested over death in street Police arrest an 18-year-old on suspicion of manslaughter after a man collapsed and died outside his home in Greater Manchester. | |
Decapitated group 'were Vikings' Fifty-one decapitated skeletons found in a burial pit in Dorset were those of Scandinavian Vikings, scientists say. |
NORTHERN IRELAND | |
Homes evacuated in Armagh alert A number of houses have been evacuated in Armagh due to a security alert, the police have said. | |
Pair guilty of homophobic murder Two men are found guilty of murdering a County Tyrone supermarket manager because he was gay almost two years ago. | |
Four charged after car gun find Four men are to appear in court on firearms offences after a search targeting dissident republican activity, police say. |
SCOTLAND | |
Salmond to meet BBC over debates SNP leader to meet with the BBC to discuss the row over the party's exclusion from televised general election debates. | |
Plaster treatment for skin cancer A sticking-plaster approach to treating skin cancer has been unveiled at Ninewells Hospital in Dundee. | |
Rail link 'must include Scotland' The UK government's proposals for a high-speed rail link must include Scotland, the Scottish government says. |
POLITICS | |
Four deny charges over expenses Three MPs and a peer tell a court they are not guilty of charges of false accounting in relation to their expenses claims. | |
BNP teachers will not be banned Members of groups which may promote racism, such as the BNP, will not be banned from teaching in England, the government says. | |
Cuts fears for secret agencies The government has said the security services face "difficult choices" amid fears of impending spending cuts. |
BUSINESS | |
'Slow start' for 2010 home sales The number of homes sold in England and Wales at the start of 2010 was at a low level, a survey says. | |
New York banking gains on London New York and London have been ranked as the joint-top global financial centres according to new research. | |
'No giveaway Budget' says Darling Chancellor Alistair Darling warns people not to expect a "giveaway" when he unveils his Budget later this month. |
ENTERTAINMENT | |
Take That star sorry for affairs Take That star Mark Owen says he is "deeply sorry" after admitting he cheated on his partner of five years, before they married in 2009. | |
Corey Haim was 'tormented soul' Lost Boys actor Corey Haim was a "tormented soul", his friend and fellow actor Corey Feldman says. | |
Pink Floyd win EMI court ruling Pink Floyd tracks may be removed from digital music services like iTunes after a High Court ruling. |
SCIENCE/NATURE | |
Thalidomide effect mystery solved The mechanism by which thalidomide causes malformed limbs is revealed by scientists. | |
Scientists to review climate body The UN secretary general asks the world's leading science academies to review the UN's climate science body. | |
Half-cock chicken mystery solved Researchers in Edinburgh say they have solved the mystery of why some chickens hatch out half-male and half-female. |
TECHNOLOGY | |
'Console killer' launches in June A gaming service that aims to kill off the traditional gaming console will begin streaming games over the net in June this year. | |
Web censure 'curbs human rights' Freedom of expression on the web has been curtailed in 2009, the US state department says in its annual human rights report. | |
Telegraph poles to take broadband Virgin Media has begun trials of technology to deliver high-speed fibre-optic broadband over telegraph poles in the UK. |
HEALTH | |
Blood pressure move 'stroke sign' Fluctuations in blood pressure could be more important than high readings as a warning sign for stroke, say researchers. | |
Home 'cervical cancer' test hope At-home screening tests for the virus responsible for most cervical cancers could detect many more cases, say researchers. | |
Thalidomide effect mystery solved The mechanism by which thalidomide causes malformed limbs is revealed by scientists. |
EDUCATION | |
BNP teachers will not be banned Members of groups which may promote racism, such as the BNP, will not be banned from teaching in England, the government says. | |
Crackdown call over school cheats A report into parents who cheat to get their child into a school calls for whistleblowing hotlines to be set up. | |
Over 25,000 make News Day special BBC's School Report featured a raft of highlights from 25,000 students who produced some amazing reports and features. |
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1993: Bombay hit by devastating bombs At least 200 people are killed when a series of devastating bombs explode in India's financial capital. | |||
1984: Miners strike over threatened pit closures Tens of thousands of Britain's miners are stopping work in what looks like becoming a long battle against job losses. | |||
1964: Hoffa faces eight years behind bars The president of the powerful American Teamsters union is sentenced to eight years on bribery charges. | |||
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