Tuesday, 23 March, 2010, 4:00 GMT 04:00 +00:00:Europe/London | |
TOP STORIES | |
MPs' foreign visit rules breached The BBC uncovers hundreds of parliamentary rule breaches by MPs who accepted free trips abroad from foreign governments. | |
Labour suspends former ministers Three ex-cabinet ministers are suspended from the parliamentary Labour party over claims about influencing policy for cash. | |
Banks 'to change lending targets' Royal Bank of Scotland and Lloyds-TSB will be told in the Budget to change their lending targets, sources claim. | |
BA services resume after strike British Airways is trying to resume normal services following the end of a three-day strike by cabin crew. | |
Israel 'will build in Jerusalem' Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reaffirms Israel's "right to build" in Jerusalem, following a row with the US. |
WORLD | |
Israel 'will build in Jerusalem' Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reaffirms Israel's "right to build" in Jerusalem, following a row with the US. | |
Google stops censoring in China Google says it has stopped censoring its search results in China, setting itself up for a confrontation with the country's authorities. | |
Bush and Clinton urge Haiti aid Former US Presidents George W Bush and Bill Clinton visit earthquake-stricken Haiti to help raise funds for reconstruction. |
AFRICA | |
Angola police jailed for killings Seven Angola police officers are sentenced to 24 years in jail each for killing eight people - reportedly the first such conviction. | |
Sudan 'will expel poll observers' Sudan's Omar al-Bashir threatens to expel foreign poll monitors over suggestions that next month's vote should be delayed. | |
Ivory bids fall on poaching fears A UN wildlife trade meeting rejects proposals for further sales of ivory, amid concern on poaching controls. |
AMERICAS | |
Clinton warns Israel of choices The US secretary of state calls on Israel to make "difficult" choices, amid a row over new homes in East Jerusalem. | |
Google stops censoring in China Google says it has stopped censoring its search results in China, setting itself up for a confrontation with the country's authorities. | |
Bush and Clinton urge Haiti aid Former US Presidents George W Bush and Bill Clinton visit earthquake-stricken Haiti to help raise funds for reconstruction. |
ASIA-PACIFIC | |
Google stops censoring in China Google says it has stopped censoring its search results in China, setting itself up for a confrontation with the country's authorities. | |
Rio Tinto group 'admit bribery' Four executive of mining giant Rio Tinto told a court in the Chinese city of Shanghai they took bribes, officials say. | |
Freak storm hits Perth, Australia A storm hits the western Australian city of Perth, causing widespread damage, cutting power and affecting flights. |
EUROPE | |
Sarkozy reshuffle after poll loss French President Nicolas Sarkozy reshuffles his cabinet after a heavy defeat in regional elections. | |
BA strike hits flight schedules More than a third of BA flights at major UK airports have so far been cancelled on the third day of strike action. | |
Berlin poker heist suspect seized German police say they have arrested the suspected mastermind of a dramatic armed robbery at a Berlin poker tournament. |
MIDDLE EAST | |
Israel 'will build in Jerusalem' Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reaffirms Israel's "right to build" in Jerusalem, following a row with the US. | |
Israeli killed by 'friendly fire' An Israeli soldier is shot dead by 'friendly fire' as three Palestinians are seized trying to cross from Gaza into Israel. | |
Grandson of Iranian reformer held The grandson of former Iranian president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani is arrested as he arrives in the country. |
SOUTH ASIA | |
Afghan insurgents in peace talks A delegation from Gulbuddin Hekmatyar's militant group meets President Karzai in Kabul, the Afghan government says. | |
Indian state in Coca-Cola claim Drinks giant Coca-Cola is asked to pay $47m in compensation for alleged environmental damage at a plant it ran in southern India. | |
Pakistan seeks to probe scientist Pakistan seeks court permission to investigate nuclear scientist AQ Khan over claims he transferred nuclear secrets. |
UK | |
Labour suspends former ministers Three ex-cabinet ministers are suspended from the parliamentary Labour party over claims about influencing policy for cash. | |
MPs' foreign visit rules breached The BBC uncovers hundreds of parliamentary rule breaches by MPs who accepted free trips abroad from foreign governments. | |
BA services resume after strike British Airways is trying to resume normal services following the end of a three-day strike by cabin crew. |
ENGLAND | |
Second arrest over body in Thames A second man is arrested on suspicion of murder after a body is pulled from the River Thames at Wapping. | |
Teenager jailed for man's murder A Somerset waitress is jailed for life, with a minimum term of nine years, for murdering the boyfriend of her best friend. | |
Support for shunned gay couple A gay couple turned away by a Berkshire guest house owner because of their sexuality have received messages of support. |
NORTHERN IRELAND | |
Commons backs justice devolution MPs approve parliamentary orders necessary to transfer Policing and Justice powers to the Stormont Assembly on 12 April. | |
Election may delay Saville report The report into Bloody Sunday may not be made public until after the general election is held, the NI secretary says. | |
House attacked with petrol bombs A woman in Ballymena escapes injury after the house she is in is attacked with several petrol bombs. |
SCOTLAND | |
Attacks on gay people unreported Most gay, lesbian and transgender people have suffered verbal or physical attacks but are reluctant to report them. | |
Patients want a 'say in services' Diabetes patients want more say in the way local NHS services for their condition are run, a charity says. | |
First Queen of Scots stamp issued Scotland's most famous Queen features in the latest stamp set issued by Royal Mail. |
POLITICS | |
Labour suspends former ministers Three ex-cabinet ministers are suspended from the parliamentary Labour party over claims about influencing policy for cash. | |
MPs' foreign visit rules breached The BBC uncovers hundreds of parliamentary rule breaches by MPs who accepted free trips abroad from foreign governments. | |
9-5 hours 'would cut MP expenses' MPs could do away with many of their expenses if they worked office hours, says the man overhauling the system. |
BUSINESS | |
Banks 'to change lending targets' Royal Bank of Scotland and Lloyds-TSB will be told in the Budget to change their lending targets, sources claim. | |
Google stops censoring in China Google says it has stopped censoring its search results in China, setting itself up for a confrontation with the country's authorities. | |
BA services resume after strike British Airways is trying to resume normal services following the end of a three-day strike by cabin crew. |
ENTERTAINMENT | |
GMTV rapped over consumer expert GMTV was wrong to allow its consumer expert Martin Lewis to promote his commercial website, Ofcom rules. | |
Boy George's band 'may re-form' Singer Boy George says Culture Club might re-form in 2011 to mark his former band's 30th anniversary. | |
Doherty arrested on drug charges Singer Pete Doherty was arrested last week on suspicion of supplying drugs following the death of heiress Robin Whitehead, it has emerged. |
SCIENCE/NATURE | |
Britain to establish space agency The UK is formally launching its new executive space agency, to put space policy in the hands of one co-ordinating authority. | |
'Cosmonauts' ready for Mars test Four Europeans agree to be locked away in steel containers for 18 months to simulate a mission to Mars. | |
Ivory bids fall on poaching fears A UN wildlife trade meeting rejects proposals for further sales of ivory, amid concern on poaching controls. |
TECHNOLOGY | |
Google stops censoring in China Google says it has stopped censoring its search results in China, setting itself up for a confrontation with the country's authorities. | |
Mixed reaction to fast net pledge Plans for super-fast broadband and putting government services online has won a mixed reaction from analysts and experts. | |
Quantum tech boosts phone cameras Tiny semiconductor "quantum dot" particles could be used in mobile phone cameras that outperform larger approaches. |
HEALTH | |
A&E target 'risks patient safety' Doctors say one of the key NHS targets for A&E in England is compromising care and patient safety. | |
Patients fight bone drug ruling Cancer groups appeal against a ruling which denies NHS patients a drug for treating debilitating bone marrow diseases. | |
'Good fat' cuts heart risk by 20% Replacing saturated fats with healthier options can cut the risk of heart disease by a fifth, a US study says. |
EDUCATION | |
Child's play 'a political issue' Children's access to safe places to play outdoors should be treated as a serious political issue, say campaigners. | |
Oxford state pupil numbers peak The proportion of state school pupils at Oxford University looks set to be the highest since the early 1980s, figures reveal. | |
Free internet to boost libraries Free internet access and the right to order any book are among the measures in a review on the future of libraries. |
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1987: 30 hurt as car bomb hits Army base More than 30 people are injured in a car bomb explosion at the UK Army headquarters in Rheindahlen, West Germany. | |||
1983: Reagan launches Cold War into space President Reagan has unveiled plans to combat nuclear war in space. | |||
1981: New measures to contain farm disease The government bans all animal transport to contain an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease. | |||
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