Stars join Children in Need fun

20 Nov 2009, 5:59 pm
Top names from the worlds of TV, music and theatre are taking part in this year's Children In Need show.

Sears Tower plot leader is jailed

20 Nov 2009, 5:57 pm
The leader of a plot to blow up the Sears Tower in Chicago is sentenced to 13-and-a-half years in prison.

Hacked e-Mails Fuel Climate Change Skeptics

20 Nov 2009, 5:56 pm
The e-mails and documents hacked from a computer server at a British university will undoubtedly raise questions about the actions of some scientists.

Arrests in Europe Over Soccer Fixing Investigation

20 Nov 2009, 5:45 pm
German law enforcement officials arrested 17 on Friday in connection with what was described as the biggest match-fixing scandal yet uncovered in European soccer.

Signs That Swine Flu Has Peaked in U.S.

20 Nov 2009, 5:36 pm
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said flu activity was declining in all regions of the country.

Dialysis Unit Closing Hits Illegal Immigrants Hard

20 Nov 2009, 5:33 pm
When Grady Memorial Hospital in Atlanta closed its dialysis unit, many illegal immigrants had to scramble to find treatment.

Hearing Set for Fort Hood Suspect

20 Nov 2009, 5:30 pm
An attorney for the Army psychiatrist charged in the mass shooting at Fort Hood says his client will have his first court hearing in his hospital room on Saturday.

U.S. Fears Iraq Development Projects May Go to Waste

20 Nov 2009, 5:27 pm
After spending $53 billion for relief and reconstruction in Iraq since 2003, the U.S. is concerned that Iraqis won’t be able to maintain the facilities once the Americans have left.

Flood waters force 500 from homes

20 Nov 2009, 5:25 pm
Hundreds of people in Cumbria are forced to spend the night away from their homes after the county's devastating floods.

Body found in flood is missing Pc

20 Nov 2009, 5:14 pm
A body found after a bridge collapse in what the Environment Agency says is "unprecedented" flooding is that of missing Pc Bill Barker.

No new rules on fish conservation

20 Nov 2009, 5:08 pm
New EU rules aimed at conserving fish stocks have been voted down, but the current restrictions will remain.

Wales dances and sings for Pudsey

20 Nov 2009, 5:03 pm
Stars turn out for a gala concert, as BBC presenters dance-off, all helping raise money for the 30th BBC Children in Need.

Restart for 'Big Bang' experiment

20 Nov 2009, 4:59 pm
The Large Hadron Collider experiment, designed to shed light on the cosmos, restarts after 14 months of repairs.

Budget Shift May Prompt City Job Cuts

20 Nov 2009, 4:52 pm
The Bloomberg administration, which has said it wants to avert layoffs, has not disclosed the change to the public.

Ohio Sues Credit Rating Agencies

20 Nov 2009, 4:29 pm
In the suit, the state’s attorney general asserted that Standard & Poor’s, Moody’s and Fitch Ratings provided misleading ratings that led to hundreds of millions of losses for state funds.

Obama Raised Issue of American Held in China

20 Nov 2009, 4:06 pm
The Chinese government has held an American oil geologist on suspicion of stealing state secrets for nearly two years, prompting President Obama to raise the issue during his visit to Beijing.

France reject Irish replay hopes

20 Nov 2009, 3:51 pm
The French Football Federation turns down the Republic of Ireland's request for a replay of their controversial World Cup play-off game.

UK navy fires on 'Spanish flag'

20 Nov 2009, 3:46 pm
The UK apologises to Spain after the Royal Navy uses a buoy with Spanish colours for target practice off Gibraltar.

As Iran Stalls on Nuclear Deal, New Sanctions Weighed

20 Nov 2009, 3:36 pm
Officials from six countries and the European Union expressed disappointment that Iran had not accepted a deal to export most of its enriched uranium.

Yacht pair plead for ransom talks

20 Nov 2009, 2:41 pm
A British couple kidnapped by Somali pirates say via video footage that they fear they may be killed within a week.

For the Soul

20 Nov 2009, 1:43 pm
A lingering cold has one positive side effect: having a reason to explore chicken soup in a variety of ethnic cuisines, and finding all of them delicious.

Lady Gaga joins royal gala show

20 Nov 2009, 1:35 pm
Eccentric chart-topper Lady Gaga is to sing for the Queen at the Royal Variety Performance at Blackpool's Opera House.

Hedge watch

20 Nov 2009, 1:04 pm
Labour pledged to cut high hedges in 2003. Did it work?

Match-fix probe targets 200 games

20 Nov 2009, 12:29 pm
About 200 football ties are under investigation in what one Uefa official calls Europe's biggest match-fixing scandal.

Universities 'face tougher times'

20 Nov 2009, 12:24 pm
England's university funding chief says a golden age may be over as funding falls behind overseas competitors.

A Tearful Winfrey Explains Her Departure

20 Nov 2009, 12:18 pm
Oprah Winfrey confirmed to viewers what she told her staff members on Thursday afternoon: that she is ending her successful daytime talk show in September 2011.

Drug-resistant swine flu hits UK

20 Nov 2009, 12:14 pm
Health officials in Cardiff say a Tamiflu-resistant strain of swine flu has spread between hospital patients.

Man guilty of ice-scrape carjack

20 Nov 2009, 12:13 pm
A man who carjacked a mother-of-four leaving her fighting for her life is found guilty of deliberately running her over.

Riot over Egypt football defeat

20 Nov 2009, 12:02 pm
Police are injured as Egypt fans' anger over reported violence after a World Cup game erupts in Cairo.

Iran criticised over nuclear deal

20 Nov 2009, 11:57 am
The six major powers say they are disappointed with Iran's apparent rejection of a deal over its nuclear programme.

Would you elect a commissioner?

20 Nov 2009, 11:21 am
Police chiefs may quit if the Tories introduced elected commissioners, claims Sir Hugh Orde. What do you think?

Boy dies in quad bike accident

20 Nov 2009, 11:13 am
A 14-year old boy is dead and a 16-year-old boy is critically ill after an accident involving a quad bike in County Londonderry.

Reid pushes for votes on health-care bill

20 Nov 2009, 12:00 am
Senate Majority Leader Harry M. Reid worked Thursday to nail down the votes needed to move to a final debate on health-care legislation, but a tepid assessment of the public insurance plan he crafted emerged as the latest potential obstacle to the passage of the far-reaching changes.

In Fort Hood aftermath, Pentagon opens two reviews

20 Nov 2009, 12:00 am
The Pentagon is launching an urgent review of whether military procedures hinder the identification of service members who pose a threat to their fellow troops.

Women can wait until age 21 for cervical cancer test, group says

20 Nov 2009, 12:00 am
Women can delay having their first Pap test for cervical cancer until they turn 21 and many can wait longer to go back for follow-up screenings, according to new guidelines released Friday by a major medical group.

A black teen longs for the wild blue yonder

20 Nov 2009, 12:00 am
Colin Banks can talk to you about World War I and World War II planes until you're not interested anymore. He likes to TiVo aerial dogfights on the History Channel. The 17-year-old can't drive the distance from Maryland to Richmond by himself, but he's flown it.


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20 Nov 2009, 12:00 am

Obama faces congressional anger about economy

20 Nov 2009, 12:00 am
Growing discontent over the economy and frustration with efforts to speed its recovery boiled over Thursday on Capitol Hill in a wave of criticism and outright anger directed at the Obama administration.

U.S. resetting its relationship with Karzai

20 Nov 2009, 12:00 am
When a team of senior U.S. officials led by Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton entered the presidential palace in Kabul on Wednesday for a dinner meeting, they had little indication of what Afghan President Hamid Karzai planned to discuss, or whether questions about corruption and governance...