Jan 31, 2013

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Police watchdog 'under-equipped'

Posted: 31 Jan 2013 04:41 PM PST

MPs say the police watchdog for England and Wales is overwhelmed, woefully underequipped and failing to get to the truth of allegations of wrongdoing.

Argentina declines Falklands invite

Posted: 31 Jan 2013 03:01 PM PST

Argentina's foreign minister has turned down a Foreign Office invitation to meet members of the Falkland Islands government in London next week.

Mexico City explosion kills 14

Posted: 31 Jan 2013 06:02 PM PST

At least 14 people are killed and more than 80 injured after a blast rocked the headquarters of state oil company Pemex in Mexico City.

US warns Syria over 'arms supply'

Posted: 31 Jan 2013 02:21 PM PST

The US warns Syria not to transfer weapons to Hezbollah in neighbouring Lebanon, amid an international row over an Israeli strike in Syria.

Government urged to act on flooding

Posted: 31 Jan 2013 04:32 PM PST

A committee of MPs welcomes plans for more competition in the water market but says urgent action is needed to reduce flooding.

We stand with you, PM tells Libyans

Posted: 31 Jan 2013 09:03 AM PST

David Cameron tells Libyans that the UK will help to bring them "greater security" as he visited the country on the second leg of his Africa trip.

Mali's militants 'in disarray'

Posted: 31 Jan 2013 01:54 PM PST

Three weeks of French targeted air strikes in northern Mali have left Islamist militants "in disarray", France's defence minister says.

Bali Briton loses legal funding bid

Posted: 31 Jan 2013 12:43 PM PST

A grandmother sentenced to death in Bali for drug trafficking loses her High Court challenge to a UK government refusal to fund a lawyer for her appeal.

Rescue for birds covered in 'wax'

Posted: 31 Jan 2013 01:56 PM PST

Hundreds of seabirds are washed up along the coast of south west England, covered covered in a white waxy substance.

US Christmas tree plotter guilty

Posted: 31 Jan 2013 05:19 PM PST

A Somali-American man is found guilty of plotting to bomb a Christmas tree lighting ceremony in the US state of Oregon.

Wall Street Journal 'also hacked'

Posted: 31 Jan 2013 02:56 PM PST

The Wall Street Journal says it has become the second major US newspaper after the New York Times to have been infiltrated by Chinese hackers.

Premier League clubs spend £120m

Posted: 31 Jan 2013 05:23 PM PST

Premier League clubs spent about £120m in the January transfer window, twice the amount they spent last year, figures show.

Gambia introduces four-day week

Posted: 31 Jan 2013 04:05 PM PST

The Gambia introduces a four-day week for public sector workers, with Fridays now an extra day off.

Actor Hurt takes chancellor post

Posted: 31 Jan 2013 01:07 PM PST

Hollywood star John Hurt speaks of his new role as the first Chancellor of the Norwich University of the Arts (NUA).

Arsenal sign Monreal from Malaga

Posted: 31 Jan 2013 03:37 PM PST

Arsenal confirm the signing of Malaga left-back Nacho Monreal for around £10m, subject to the completion of formalities.

West Brom critical of Odemwingie

Posted: 31 Jan 2013 04:55 PM PST

West Brom say Peter Odemwingie acted "unprofessionally" after apparent attempts to talk to QPR without permission.

Beckham tops deadline day moves

Posted: 31 Jan 2013 04:26 PM PST

David Beckham joins PSG on transfer deadline day, Mario Balotelli signs for AC Milan and QPR make a record signing.

McNulty's January transfer window

Posted: 31 Jan 2013 04:45 PM PST

BBC Sport chief football writer Phil McNulty gives his verdict on how Premier League clubs faired in the January transfer window.

Jessops brand sold to Peter Jones

Posted: 31 Jan 2013 11:39 AM PST

Administrators PwC confirm that they have sold the brand of High Street photographic firm Jessops to entrepreneur Peter Jones.

Samsung gains tablet market share

Posted: 31 Jan 2013 05:43 PM PST

Samsung doubles its share of the tablet PC market in the last three months of 2012 as Apple's lead narrows, according to research firm IDC.

Police make third 'plebgate' arrest

Posted: 31 Jan 2013 10:01 AM PST

Metropolitan Police detectives arrest a third man as part of Operation Alice, the Andrew Mitchell "plebgate" investigation.

Hospital cuts over neighbour debt

Posted: 31 Jan 2013 11:57 AM PST

The A&E department at Lewisham Hospital is to be downgraded after a neighbouring trust ran up debts of £150m.

Many A&Es 'not sharing crime data'

Posted: 31 Jan 2013 03:20 AM PST

A coalition pledge to make hospitals share violent crime data with police is being carried out in only a third of areas in England, an audit shows.

EA denies games encourage violence

Posted: 31 Jan 2013 06:12 AM PST

The boss of Electronic Arts denies a link between video games and violent acts, but says his industry needs to "step up" and address a "perception problem".

Man charged over online 'sextortion'

Posted: 31 Jan 2013 03:42 AM PST

A US man is charged for allegedly blackmailing more than 350 women by threatening to post nude images of them on Facebook.

EU targets pesticide to save bees

Posted: 31 Jan 2013 07:39 AM PST

The European Commission has proposed that member states restrict the use of certain classes of pesticide that are believed to be harmful to bees.

'No sell-off' for public forests

Posted: 31 Jan 2013 04:09 AM PST

The government has announced that it will not sell off publicly owned forests in England.

Silver haul donated to Ashmolean

Posted: 31 Jan 2013 03:47 AM PST

A stunning collection of Renaissance silverware worth tens of millions of pounds is bequeathed to Oxford University's Ashmolean Museum.

Calvin Harris named top hitmaker

Posted: 31 Jan 2013 08:01 AM PST

Pop star Calvin Harris was the most successful songwriter in both the UK and US singles charts in 2012, it is revealed.

Six things people have learned about Vine

Posted: 31 Jan 2013 04:45 AM PST

Twitter's video app Vine, which allows users to share six-second clips, has generated masses of hype in its first week.

Women guilty of torture murder

Posted: 31 Jan 2013 06:41 AM PST

Two drug addicts who tortured a retired bus conductor, believing he had hidden money at his Norwich home, are convicted of his murder.

Dog hunt woman remortgages home

Posted: 31 Jan 2013 10:58 AM PST

A desperate dog owner re-mortgages her South Yorkshire home to put up a £10,000 reward for her stolen pet.

Lockerbie police to visit Libya

Posted: 31 Jan 2013 07:23 AM PST

Police officers investigating the Lockerbie bombing are to visit Libya, Prime Minister David Cameron announces.

Education report 'provocative'

Posted: 31 Jan 2013 04:40 PM PST

A report into the future of Scottish education says significant investment is needed if the country is to have a world-leading "learning society" by 2025.

John Lewis withdraws Sprucefield plan

Posted: 31 Jan 2013 03:30 PM PST

John Lewis withdraws its plans for a department store at Sprucefield, near Lisburn, County Antrim, following a controversial decision to limit the type of retail on that site.

Resident to challenge flag protests

Posted: 31 Jan 2013 03:17 PM PST

A nationalist resident is to challenge the legality of loyalist flag protests in east Belfast.

Forklift factory closure talks

Posted: 31 Jan 2013 09:53 AM PST

The owner of a factory employing 203 people making forklift trucks in Merthyr Tydfil announces plans for its closure.

Jury out in Aamir murder trial

Posted: 31 Jan 2013 08:47 AM PST

A jury considering its verdicts in the trial of two men accused of the bungled contract killing of a teenager is sent home for the night.

Egyptian leaders condemn violence

Posted: 31 Jan 2013 10:08 AM PST

Leaders from Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood and a prominent opposition coalition condemn political violence, after dozens are killed in a week of unrest.

Nigeria 'plane graveyard' cleared

Posted: 31 Jan 2013 11:09 AM PST

At least 65 planes abandoned at airports across Nigeria are being dismantled as part of efforts to improve air safety, an aviation official says.

Australia protests over whaling ship

Posted: 31 Jan 2013 07:15 PM PST

Australia protests to Japan after a vessel from its whaling fleet entered Australia's exclusive economic zone in the Southern Ocean.

Tibetans guilty over immolations

Posted: 30 Jan 2013 11:58 PM PST

A Tibetan monk and his nephew are given long sentences by a Chinese court for inciting self-immolations, Chinese state media reports.

Russia curbs 'worst since USSR'

Posted: 31 Jan 2013 08:45 AM PST

Russian President Vladimir Putin has unleashed the worst political crackdown in the country's post-Soviet era, a human rights group says.

German farm fire kills 86 camels

Posted: 31 Jan 2013 08:13 AM PST

A night-time blaze sweeps through a camel farm in Germany's Black Forest region, killing 86 animals but causing no human casualties, police say.

Deadly clashes before Farc talks

Posted: 31 Jan 2013 12:44 PM PST

Fighting between Farc rebels and Colombia's government leaves at least nine people dead, as the latest round of peace talks start in Cuba.

US warns Iran on nuclear upgrade

Posted: 31 Jan 2013 12:16 PM PST

Iran's reported plans to upgrade its uranium enrichment centrifuges would be a "further escalation" in the nuclear stand-off, the US warns.

Anger over Saudi child death case

Posted: 31 Jan 2013 02:36 PM PST

The case of a five-year-old Saudi girl who died after allegedly being beaten by her father sparks an online campaign in the kingdom.

Pentagon nominee in testy hearing

Posted: 31 Jan 2013 01:16 PM PST

Defence Secretary nominee Chuck Hagel seeks to allay concerns that he is anti-Israel and soft on Iran, as he is questioned at a confirmation hearing.

Congress extends US debt limit

Posted: 31 Jan 2013 01:31 PM PST

The US Congress extends the nation's borrowing limit until the middle of May, setting the stage for yet another fiscal fight in the spring.

Day in pictures: 31 January 2013

Posted: 31 Jan 2013 05:46 AM PST

Twenty four hours of news photos: 31 January

VIDEO: House of Commons

Posted: 31 Jan 2013 05:28 AM PST

Jeremy Hunt announces the A&E department at Lewisham Hospital will be downgraded.

VIDEO: 'The Taliban stormed my office'

Posted: 31 Jan 2013 04:41 PM PST

The BBC's Orla Guerin meets Parwan provincial governor Basir Salangi to look at the challenges of governing Afghanistan.

VIDEO: Struggle to save birds covered in mystery oil

Posted: 31 Jan 2013 02:43 PM PST

The birds, which are mostly guillemots, have been discovered on beaches from Hampshire to Cornwall.

VIDEO: Mali: Fears of ethnic conflict and revenge

Posted: 31 Jan 2013 03:03 PM PST

Malians in the south are now preparing to go to battle, with many seeking revenge for atrocities committed during the nine months of strict Islamist rule.

VIDEO: Bonjour Becks: Paris ready to greet David

Posted: 31 Jan 2013 03:11 PM PST

David Beckham has announced that he has signed with French team Paris St-Germain and that he will give his salary to a local children's charity.

VIDEO: Is 'dirty' archaeology in the past?

Posted: 30 Jan 2013 05:46 PM PST

BBC News visits Southampton University to see how a powerful scanner is changing the way archaeologists make discoveries.

VIDEO: US Navy to dismantle stricken ship

Posted: 31 Jan 2013 07:03 AM PST

The US Navy plans to dismantle a minesweeper that ran aground on a coral reef in Philippine waters.

VIDEO: Massive storm wreaks havoc in US

Posted: 31 Jan 2013 02:11 AM PST

A sprawling storm system has brought havoc to a swathe of the US, leaving two people dead and thousands of households without electricity.

VIDEO: Museum unveils silver treasure trove

Posted: 31 Jan 2013 03:05 AM PST

The Ashmolean in Oxford has received the largest donation of silver treasures to a British museum in more than a century, from antique dealer Michael Wellby.

Quiz of the week's news

Posted: 31 Jan 2013 04:54 PM PST

Who has declared war on the hashtag?

Why do some countries regulate baby names?

Posted: 31 Jan 2013 04:15 PM PST

Why do some countries ban certain names?

Should people be off on Fridays?

Posted: 31 Jan 2013 05:13 PM PST

Is a four-day week the ideal working pattern?

The history of the future in 10 images

Posted: 31 Jan 2013 05:34 PM PST

The history of the future in just 10 images

In Pictures: Ups and downs for UK moths

Posted: 31 Jan 2013 06:42 PM PST

Pictures of Britain's endangered moths

Breakfast TV's 'turmoil' recalled

Posted: 31 Jan 2013 05:13 PM PST

The BBC's Nick Owen recalls TV-am's difficult start

Cleaning house after a hack attack

Posted: 31 Jan 2013 05:21 AM PST

How the New York Times tackled its hack attack

Gas staff wired to suicide bomber

Posted: 31 Jan 2013 05:22 AM PST

Eyewitness account of Algeria hostage crisis

Appealing to the people

Posted: 31 Jan 2013 09:45 AM PST

It's been a tale of two balconies, says Nick Robinson

A sign of things to come?

Posted: 31 Jan 2013 04:53 AM PST

Downgrading of A&E unit in London shows NHS is changing

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