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Mon, 06 Sep 2010 23:34:36 GMT http://www.bbc.co.uk/syndication/ 15 http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-11204281 Labour MPs demand the police investigation into alleged phone-hacking by News of the World reporters is reopened, at an urgent Commons session. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-11204281 Mon, 06 Sep 2010 19:47:25 GMT http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-11207548 People with a mental illness are no more likely to be violent unless they abuse drugs or alcohol, a study suggests. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-11207548 Mon, 06 Sep 2010 20:00:23 GMT http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-england-london-11196317 Severe disruption is expected on London Underground as the first workers begin a 24-hour strike. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-11196317 Mon, 06 Sep 2010 20:03:50 GMT http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-politics-11192939 Plans to change the way MPs are elected to Parliament survive their first Commons hurdle - despite criticism from Tory MPs. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-11192939 Mon, 06 Sep 2010 22:18:32 GMT http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-11201806 Criminals have managed to clone prepayment meter keys in order to make money by offering discounted credit to customers. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-11201806 Mon, 06 Sep 2010 23:01:46 GMT http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-11202142 Two British soldiers who died in Afghanistan and in a UK hospital on the same day are named by the Ministry of Defence. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-11202142 Mon, 06 Sep 2010 19:18:51 GMT http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-middle-east-11209054 The International Atomic Energy Agency says Iran has hindered its investigations by repeatedly objecting to its choice of inspectors. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-11209054 Mon, 06 Sep 2010 22:56:31 GMT http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-england-london-11201945 Police investigating the death of MI6 worker Gareth Williams appeal for help in tracing two people seen entering his central London flat. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-11201945 Mon, 06 Sep 2010 13:44:07 GMT http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-us-canada-11203656 President Barack Obama announces a $50bn infrastructure plan as part of efforts to jump-start the faltering US economy. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-11203656 Mon, 06 Sep 2010 18:15:40 GMT http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-europe-11204528 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. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-11204528 Mon, 06 Sep 2010 18:44:05 GMT http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-11206214 Retail sales rose in August, partly thanks to strong sales of children's clothing ahead of the new school year, figures suggest. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-11206214 Mon, 06 Sep 2010 23:01:08 GMT http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-politics-11202494 The ornamental duck island which sank the career of a Tory MP at the height of the expenses scandal is sold for charity. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-11202494 Mon, 06 Sep 2010 13:03:13 GMT http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/entertainment-arts-11205457 Charles Saatchi's plan to donate his gallery to the British public hits a stumbling block after talks with Arts Council England break down. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-11205457 Mon, 06 Sep 2010 17:18:10 GMT http://newsvote.bbc.co.uk/mpapps/pagetools/print/news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/sport1/hi/football/8969808.stm England manager Fabio Capello insists striker Wayne Rooney will play in the Euro 2012 qualifier away to Switzerland on Tuesday. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/8969808.stm Mon, 06 Sep 2010 15:09:40 GMT http://newsvote.bbc.co.uk/mpapps/pagetools/print/news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/sport1/hi/tennis/8974018.stm Vera Zvonareva is in action in the US Open night session with Roger Federer to follow, after Caroline Wozniacki earlier saw off Maria Sharapova. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tennis/8974018.stm Mon, 06 Sep 2010 14:59:21 GMT http://newsvote.bbc.co.uk/mpapps/pagetools/print/news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/sport1/hi/football/teams/a/aston_villa/8969268.stm Former Liverpool and Lyon boss Gerard Houllier is set to be appointed as Aston Villa's new manager on Wednesday, BBC Sport understands. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/a/aston_villa/8969268.stm Mon, 06 Sep 2010 22:08:05 GMT http://newsvote.bbc.co.uk/mpapps/pagetools/print/news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/sport1/hi/cricket/england/8974336.stm England batsman Kevin Pietersen is given an undisclosed fine by the ECB over his Twitter tirade. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/england/8974336.stm Mon, 06 Sep 2010 14:47:21 GMT http://newsvote.bbc.co.uk/mpapps/pagetools/print/news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/sport1/hi/football/teams/l/liverpool/8974615.stm Liverpool striker Dirk Kuyt injures shoulder during training with the Netherlands, according to Dutch boss Bert van Marwijk http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/l/liverpool/8974615.stm Mon, 06 Sep 2010 16:40:12 GMT http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-england-merseyside-11202051 A man who killed his wife after five months of marriage enjoyed "gymnastic" sex sessions with another woman, a court hears. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-merseyside-11202051 Mon, 06 Sep 2010 14:15:07 GMT http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-england-11199226 A former boarding school head teacher is jailed for 21 years for sexually abusing and beating pupils. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-11199226 Mon, 06 Sep 2010 12:14:02 GMT http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-11196329 Banking giant Barclays announces it is to expand its presence in Glasgow, creating 600 jobs. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-11196329 Mon, 06 Sep 2010 17:04:22 GMT http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-scotland-north-east-orkney-shetland-11207658 A 27-year-old Aberdeen man is stabbed and killed two days after flying to the Philippines. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-north-east-orkney-shetland-11207658 Mon, 06 Sep 2010 18:00:56 GMT http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-northern-ireland-11206821 A father speaks of his shock after his eight-year-old son picked up a pipe bomb in a school playground in Antrim. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-11206821 Mon, 06 Sep 2010 21:21:15 GMT http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-northern-ireland-11205164 A Scottish crime gang spent more than £50,000 advertising brothels in Belfast, a court is told. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-11205164 Mon, 06 Sep 2010 14:43:37 GMT http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-wales-north-east-wales-11200627 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. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-north-east-wales-11200627 Mon, 06 Sep 2010 14:56:05 GMT http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-wales-south-west-wales-11208285 More than 60 children were involved a collision between two school buses in south Wales, say police. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-south-west-wales-11208285 Mon, 06 Sep 2010 19:17:51 GMT http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-africa-11205314 South African trade unions suspend a nationwide strike which has paralysed schools and hospitals for 20 days. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-11205314 Mon, 06 Sep 2010 16:14:38 GMT http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-england-sussex-11200507 A Sussex vicar found guilty of carrying out hundreds of sham marriages is jailed for four years. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-sussex-11200507 Mon, 06 Sep 2010 13:31:23 GMT http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-asia-pacific-11191105 Almost two-thirds of the 160,000 homes in and around Christchurch were damaged by Saturday's earthquake, New Zealand's prime minister says. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-11191105 Mon, 06 Sep 2010 11:28:08 GMT http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-asia-pacific-11197020 A court in Japan gives one-year suspended jail sentences to two anti-whaling activists from Greenpeace for stealing whale meat in 2008. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-11197020 Mon, 06 Sep 2010 08:54:39 GMT http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-europe-11197409 The Spanish government says an Eta ceasefire is "insufficient" and calls on the Basque separatist group to renounce violence forever. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-11197409 Mon, 06 Sep 2010 11:48:02 GMT http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-europe-11194117 Germany's government agrees to extend the life span of the country's nuclear power plants by an average of 12 years, officials say. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-11194117 Mon, 06 Sep 2010 14:16:34 GMT http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-latin-america-11208807 Teams in Guatemala resume rescue work following devasting mudslides which have killed at least 44 people. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-11208807 Mon, 06 Sep 2010 22:32:10 GMT http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-latin-america-11194984 Relatives of 33 trapped miners in Chile hold a ceremony to mark their first month underground. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-11194984 Sun, 05 Sep 2010 22:15:19 GMT http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-middle-east-11203939 France's Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner says he will 'do anything' to help save an Iranian woman sentenced to death on an adultery conviction. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-11203939 Mon, 06 Sep 2010 14:39:34 GMT http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-middle-east-11200278 Lebanese PM Saad Hariri says he was wrong to accuse Syria of assassinating his father - former Lebanese PM Rafik Hariri. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-11200278 Mon, 06 Sep 2010 11:11:59 GMT http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-south-asia-11201618 Hundreds of thousands of people flee towns and villages threatened by fresh floods in Pakistan's deluged southern Sindh province. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-11201618 Mon, 06 Sep 2010 16:57:36 GMT http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-south-asia-11195797 Nearly 20 people die as a suicide bomber rams an explosives laden pickup truck into a police station in north-west Pakistan. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-11195797 Mon, 06 Sep 2010 15:02:58 GMT http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/entertainment-arts-11204669 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. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-11204669 Mon, 06 Sep 2010 15:30:31 GMT http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/11190710 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. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/11190710 Sun, 05 Sep 2010 02:27:10 GMT http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-11196410 British Airways and Iberia draw up a shortlist of 12 airlines which the firms hope to buy or merge with. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-11196410 Mon, 06 Sep 2010 10:01:59 GMT http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-11195727 Pensioners hit by the Equitable Life scandal are making a final attempt to persuade the government to pay them full compensation. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-11195727 Mon, 06 Sep 2010 10:52:39 GMT http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-11198016 New car sales fell 17.5% in August - the second consecutive month of declines, says the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-11198016 Mon, 06 Sep 2010 08:54:16 GMT http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-politics-11197376 Tony Blair cancels a planned book signing in London on Wednesday to prevent causing the police "a lot of hassle". http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-11197376 Mon, 06 Sep 2010 15:05:10 GMT http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-europe-11198960 The EU budget commissioner says he sees no grounds for the UK to keep its budget rebate. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-11198960 Mon, 06 Sep 2010 16:31:10 GMT http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-politics-11191341 The number of foreign students let into the UK is "unsustainable", minister Damian Green says in his first major speech on immigration. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-11191341 Mon, 06 Sep 2010 18:53:23 GMT http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/health-11179359 Too few UK cancer patients are receiving state-of-the-art radiotherapy care, experts from Cancer Research UK say. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-11179359 Mon, 06 Sep 2010 23:01:50 GMT http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/health-11201956 Scientists are concerned that exposure to chemicals used in non-stick frying pans could raise cholesterol levels in children after finding a link. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-11201956 Mon, 06 Sep 2010 23:02:17 GMT http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/health-11170878 A type two diabetes drug is still being prescribed in the UK two months after it was recommended for withdrawal, BBC Panorama learns. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-11170878 Sun, 05 Sep 2010 23:18:33 GMT http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-11197827 The first 16 'free schools' to be set up are named by Education Secretary Michael Gove. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-11197827 Mon, 06 Sep 2010 10:22:02 GMT http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-11191479 Michael Gove says demand for new free schools has exceeded expectations but Labour says plans for 16 new institutions next year are "laughable". http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-11191479 Mon, 06 Sep 2010 12:04:07 GMT http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-politics-11186771 A Tory councillor defects to Labour over cuts to the government's schools building programme, saying she was "ashamed to be a Conservative". http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-11186771 Sat, 04 Sep 2010 11:56:22 GMT http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/technology-11199786 Customers of Orange and T-Mobile will soon be able to hop between the two mobile networks as the firms merge their networks. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-11199786 Mon, 06 Sep 2010 14:15:02 GMT http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/technology-11198297 Google proposes paying $8.5m (£5.5m) to settle a class-action lawsuit brought over its Buzz social network, launched earlier this year. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-11198297 Mon, 06 Sep 2010 09:19:46 GMT http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/technology-11181753 A mix of chemicals borrowed from plants with tiny tubes of carbon can spontaneously create tiny, self-repairing solar cells. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-11181753 Sun, 05 Sep 2010 17:20:42 GMT http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/science-environment-11204686 A study suggests climate change is not responsible for civil wars in Africa, challenging widely held assumptions. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-11204686 Mon, 06 Sep 2010 22:47:23 GMT http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/science-environment-11199779 Some of the UK's rarest bumblebees are at risk of becoming extinct as a result of inbreeding, research suggests. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-11199779 Mon, 06 Sep 2010 23:19:38 GMT http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/science-environment-11201699 Carbon-rich organic molecules, which serve as the building blocks of life, may be present on Mars after all, say scientists. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-11201699 Mon, 06 Sep 2010 12:18:12 GMT http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/entertainment-arts-11204820 Emmerdale wins three prizes at the TV Choice Awards, with EastEnders taking the prize for best soap in its 25th anniversary year. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-11204820 Mon, 06 Sep 2010 21:53:09 GMT http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/entertainment-arts-11202198 Bruce Forsyth quits Strictly Come Dancing's Sunday results show and is replaced by Claudia Winkleman. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-11202198 Mon, 06 Sep 2010 14:14:04 GMT http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/entertainment-arts-11202897 Contemporary artwork owned by model Jerry Hall are expected to fetch more than £1.5 million when they are sold in October at Sotheby's in London. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-11202897 Mon, 06 Sep 2010 14:48:08 GMT http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/magazine-11178713 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? http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-11178713 Fri, 03 Sep 2010 15:16:57 GMT http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/magazine-11167459 Comic Eddie Kadi can command vast crowds at his live shows. Why has he attracted so little mainstream attention? http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-11167459 Sat, 04 Sep 2010 01:10:21 GMT http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/magazine-11165108 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? http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-11165108 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 23:42:04 GMT http://newsvote.bbc.co.uk/mpapps/pagetools/print/news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/democracylive/hi/house_of_commons/newsid_8973000/8973443.stm 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. http://news.bbc.co.uk/democracylive/hi/house_of_commons/newsid_8973000/8973443.stm Mon, 06 Sep 2010 16:02:27 GMT http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-england-11201390 Remarkable new footage of the the London blitz goes on show. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-11201390 Mon, 06 Sep 2010 11:34:46 GMT http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-south-asia-11206718 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. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-11206718 Mon, 06 Sep 2010 16:24:23 GMT http://newsvote.bbc.co.uk/mpapps/pagetools/print/news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/sport1/hi/football/8974560.stm 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. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/8974560.stm Mon, 06 Sep 2010 15:49:16 GMT http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-northern-ireland-11202879 The suspicious object was left in the playground of St Comgall's Primary School and picked up by an eight -year-old pupil. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-11202879 Mon, 06 Sep 2010 12:08:52 GMT http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-south-asia-11200235 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. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-11200235 Mon, 06 Sep 2010 12:31:14 GMT http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/entertainment-arts-11184337 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. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-11184337 Mon, 06 Sep 2010 07:42:44 GMT http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-11203640 Police investigating the death of MI6 worker Gareth Williams have released the most recent CCTV footage of the victim. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-11203640 Mon, 06 Sep 2010 14:17:24 GMT http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/health-11196907 40% of domestic violence victims are male but a new study suggests victims are often ignored by police and there are only a handful of refuge places for abused men across the UK. Ian McNicholl was abused by a partner and told his story to BBC Breakfast http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-11196907 Mon, 06 Sep 2010 07:19:56 GMT http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/magazine-11200259 What does this man tell us about the real 1960s? http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-11200259 Mon, 06 Sep 2010 11:35:37 GMT http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/technology-11180146 The secrets behind some of the UK’s newest inventions http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-11180146 Mon, 06 Sep 2010 07:23:00 GMT http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/entertainment-arts-11197687 Director Sofia Coppola returns with her new movie Somewhere http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-11197687 Mon, 06 Sep 2010 10:08:11 GMT http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/magazine-11178319 How likely is it that you'll live to be 100 years old? http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-11178319 Mon, 06 Sep 2010 10:52:24 GMT http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-11200987 US Muslims are free but that's not enough, argues Michael Goldfarb http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-11200987 Mon, 06 Sep 2010 13:20:39 GMT