Monday, March 22, 2010

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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.
ON THIS DAY NEWS FROM THE BBC ARCHIVES
  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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