Feb 1, 2013

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No married tax break in Budget

Posted: 01 Feb 2013 06:12 PM PST

The government will not introduce a tax break for married couples in next month's Budget, it emerges.

UN alarm at Mali army abuse claim

Posted: 01 Feb 2013 05:56 PM PST

The UN anti-genocide envoy expresses alarm over reports of reprisal attacks by Malian troops, as France's Francois Hollande is due to visit Mali.

'Pork found' in Halal prison food

Posted: 01 Feb 2013 05:32 PM PST

The Ministry of Justice is suspending a firm supplying meat to prisons after tests found that it may have provided "Halal" products containing traces of pork DNA.

Councils request job-creation role

Posted: 01 Feb 2013 06:57 PM PST

Attempts to cut youth unemployment in England are being hampered by excessive bureaucracy and central government control, council leaders say.

Clashes at Morsi's Cairo palace

Posted: 01 Feb 2013 01:50 PM PST

Egyptian protesters clash with police outside Cairo's presidential palace, after the deadliest week of violence since Mohammed Morsi came to power.

Unhappy childhood heart risk link

Posted: 01 Feb 2013 06:26 PM PST

Emotional behaviour in childhood may be linked with heart disease in middle age, especially in women, research suggests.

Bomber hits US embassy in Ankara

Posted: 01 Feb 2013 10:31 AM PST

A suicide bomber attacks an entrance of the US embassy in the Turkish capital, Ankara, killing a security guard, officials say.

Dow at five-year high on jobs data

Posted: 01 Feb 2013 01:12 PM PST

The main US share index closes on Friday at a five-year high, buoyed by data showing the economy added more jobs than previously estimated at the end of 2012.

Mexico search enters final phase

Posted: 01 Feb 2013 05:36 PM PST

Rescue work after a deadly blast at the headquarters of Mexico's Pemex oil company enters its most dangerous phase, says the attorney general.

'Mineral oils' bird death cause

Posted: 01 Feb 2013 10:32 AM PST

The substance found on hundreds of seabirds washed up on the south coast is a "mixture of refined mineral oils", the Environment Agency says.

Google settles French news dispute

Posted: 01 Feb 2013 11:36 AM PST

Google agrees to set up a fund to help French media to solve a row with news sites that demanded payment for the search giant to display their links.

'Dozens' in Harvard exam scandal

Posted: 01 Feb 2013 04:14 PM PST

Harvard University imposes academic sanctions on dozens of students for cheating in a final exam, a dean says in an email to students.

Marie Osmond sings to Killie fans

Posted: 01 Feb 2013 10:53 AM PST

American singer Marie Osmond performs her 1970s hit single Paper Roses for a specially-invited group of 500 Kilmarnock football fans.

Car park dug up around parked car

Posted: 01 Feb 2013 09:50 AM PST

A driver is in for a shock after workmen at one of Scotland's busiest railway stations cut up the car park around his vehicle, leaving it on a tiny island of asphalt.

Barclays chief to waive his bonus

Posted: 01 Feb 2013 07:57 AM PST

The chief executive of Barclays, Antony Jenkins, is to waive his bonus of about £1m following a "difficult" year for the bank.

Pound in big fall against euro

Posted: 01 Feb 2013 12:18 PM PST

The pound weakens further against the euro, seeing its biggest one-day falls in almost three years, on continuing signs the eurozone economy is improving.

UN 'should end extreme poverty' - PM

Posted: 01 Feb 2013 11:18 AM PST

Prime Minister David Cameron tells a UN meeting in Liberia that "eradicating extreme poverty" must be the focus of a new set of international development goals.

PM vows to protect OAP benefits

Posted: 01 Feb 2013 11:47 AM PST

Universal benefits for pensioners will be protected for almost a year after the 2015 general election, Downing Street says.

Sperm donors can seek access to kids

Posted: 01 Feb 2013 09:12 AM PST

Men who donate sperm can apply to seek a role in the lives of their biological children, the High Court has ruled.

Twin born with 'orange-sized' tumour

Posted: 01 Feb 2013 05:33 AM PST

A baby girl has been born in Sheffield with a huge tumour which accounted for a sixth of her body weight.

School buildings deals announced

Posted: 01 Feb 2013 10:50 AM PST

The first two contracts have been awarded for England's new school building programme.

Warning over world schools rankings

Posted: 01 Feb 2013 05:22 AM PST

International league tables do not give the whole picture of England's schools, a professor of education says.

Plans to 3D print Moon building

Posted: 01 Feb 2013 04:21 AM PST

The architects behind Wembley Stadium are working with the European Space Agency on designs for 3D printed lunar buildings.

Sony gives up on MiniDisc systems

Posted: 01 Feb 2013 09:19 AM PST

Sony is to stop making MiniDisc hi-fi stereo systems, the last of the playback devices it made for the format which it invented.

Habitat loss hits UK moth numbers

Posted: 31 Jan 2013 06:42 PM PST

Two-thirds of Britain's 337 species of common and widespread larger moths have experienced a significant decline over the past four decade, a survey shows.

Rocket loses satellite in Pacific

Posted: 01 Feb 2013 01:07 AM PST

A Ukrainian-Russian Zenit rocket carrying a US-made telecommunications satellite falls into the Pacific Ocean shortly after its launch.

Coldplay's Clocks is 'greatest hit'

Posted: 01 Feb 2013 10:19 AM PST

Male artists dominate a listeners' poll to find BBC Radio 6 Music's top 100 tracks of the past 10 years, with Coldplay's Clocks at number one.

'Sorry' Japan starlet shaves head

Posted: 01 Feb 2013 08:19 AM PST

Japanese pop star Minami Minegishi shaves her head and films an apology after breaking her band's rules by spending a night with her boyfriend.

The grown-ups with teddy bears

Posted: 01 Feb 2013 09:11 AM PST

The historian David Cannadine considers the enduring appeal of teddy bears for both children and adults.

Warburton upbeat on Six Nations

Posted: 01 Feb 2013 05:34 AM PST

Wales have not won in seven matches but captain Sam Warburton is optimistic about his side's Six Nations title defence.

Balotelli criticises English life

Posted: 01 Feb 2013 03:42 PM PST

Former Manchester City striker Mario Balotelli complains about life in England as AC Milan parade their new £19m signing.

Basketball wins funding reprieve

Posted: 01 Feb 2013 07:14 AM PST

Wheelchair fencing and basketball win funding reprieve but table tennis, wrestling and volleyball miss out.

Leeds 36-6 Hull FC

Posted: 01 Feb 2013 02:51 PM PST

Leeds begin their defence of Super League with a hard-fought win against Hull FC, who lose Gareth Ellis to injury.

Guscott's analysis - England v Scotland

Posted: 01 Feb 2013 06:18 AM PST

'This game seems like a foregone conclusion, but Scotland look a decent side and won't be intimidated'

Man killed wife with garden gnome

Posted: 01 Feb 2013 10:22 AM PST

A 76-year-old man who bludgeoned his wife to death with a garden gnome is jailed for four years.

Body of girl found in alleyway

Posted: 01 Feb 2013 10:08 AM PST

Two people are arrested on suspicion of murder after the body of a 16-year old girl is found in an alleyway in Blackpool.

Campaign boss sets out Union case

Posted: 01 Feb 2013 12:10 PM PST

The head of the campaign for the Union says an independent Scotland would clearly have to apply to become a member of the European Union.

Youth summit looks at knife crime

Posted: 01 Feb 2013 04:18 PM PST

Young people gather for a summit in Glasgow where they will look at the problem of knife crime and how they can help tackle it.

Bacteria found at special school

Posted: 01 Feb 2013 01:09 PM PST

A school for pupils with special needs in Newtownabbey, County Antrim, has been closed for a week following the discovery of a bacteria which can cause legionnaires disease.

Union flag protest legal challenge

Posted: 01 Feb 2013 08:54 AM PST

A nationalist resident cleared the first stage in a High Court challenge to ongoing loyalist flag protests.

Incompetent hitmen killed student

Posted: 01 Feb 2013 08:02 AM PST

Two "staggeringly incompetent" hitmen are found guilty of stabbing to death an innocent 17-year-old in front of his parents after the killers called at the wrong house.

Lift fall woman unlawfully killed

Posted: 01 Feb 2013 08:15 AM PST

An inquest jury returns a verdict of unlawful killing on a 96-year-old woman in a wheelchair who fell down a lift shaft.

Nigeria raids 'kill' militants

Posted: 01 Feb 2013 09:46 AM PST

Nigeria's military says it has killed 17 insurgents in helicopter-backed raids on two training camps belonging to the Boko Haram Islamist group.

Nigeria oil campaigner MP charged

Posted: 01 Feb 2013 06:48 AM PST

The MP who exposed a massive fuel scam costing Nigeria billions of dollars is charged with soliciting a $3m bribe from an oil tycoon.

China highway falls after blast

Posted: 01 Feb 2013 01:33 AM PST

A truck carrying fireworks explodes on a highway in central China, causing part of the road to collapse and leaving at least five people dead.

Suicide attack on Pakistan Shia

Posted: 01 Feb 2013 04:05 AM PST

At least 21 people die and dozens are hurt in a suicide attack near a Shia mosque in the north-western Pakistani town of Hangu, reports say.

Spanish party faces cash inquiry

Posted: 01 Feb 2013 06:38 AM PST

Spain's public prosecutor says there are grounds to investigate alleged secret payments made to leaders of the ruling Popular Party (PP), including the prime minister.

Retrial for Sweden 'serial killer'

Posted: 01 Feb 2013 08:49 AM PST

A man once labelled Sweden's worst serial killer, Sture Bergwall, secures retrials for three murders after withdrawing confessions made in the 1990s.

Tensions high after Farc ambush

Posted: 01 Feb 2013 01:52 PM PST

Tension rise in peace talks as Colombia's Farc rebels kill three policemen in an ambush near the Venezuelan border, according to the authorities.

'Unsafe' Brazil nightclubs closed

Posted: 01 Feb 2013 11:58 AM PST

More than 150 nightclubs, restaurants and bars in Brazil are declared unsafe and closed by authorities, following a fire that killed 236 people.

Aid reaches Syria rebel-held area

Posted: 01 Feb 2013 07:52 AM PST

The UN refugee agency for the first time reaches a rebel-held area in northern Syria, saying 45,000 displaced people there live in "appalling" conditions.

Bahrain police jailed for killing

Posted: 01 Feb 2013 03:29 AM PST

A Bahraini police officer has been jailed for seven years for killing a protester, the first fatality in a wave of unrest that swept the Gulf island kingdom in 2011.

Obama gives birth control opt-out

Posted: 01 Feb 2013 02:05 PM PST

President Barack Obama's administration unveils an opt-out for religious groups that object to covering birth control in their staff health plans.

Clinton says world a safer place

Posted: 01 Feb 2013 02:06 PM PST

Hillary Clinton says the world is a safer place, in her farewell address to state department staff on her last day as America's top diplomat.

Week in pictures: 26 January - 1 February 2013

Posted: 01 Feb 2013 07:58 AM PST

News photos from around the world

Day in pictures: 1 February 2013

Posted: 01 Feb 2013 03:43 AM PST

24 hours of news photos: 1 February 2013

In pictures: China highway blast

Posted: 01 Feb 2013 01:45 AM PST

Truck carrying fireworks explodes on a highway in central China

VIDEO: House of Commons

Posted: 30 Jan 2013 05:01 AM PST

David Cameron rejects Labour's claim that the UK economy is flat-lining.

VIDEO: Clinton bids farewell to state department

Posted: 01 Feb 2013 12:14 PM PST

Hillary Clinton has addressed state department employees on her last day as America's top diplomat.

VIDEO: The science behind zombies

Posted: 01 Feb 2013 04:04 PM PST

The Science Museum in London is holding a number of events which explore the science of consciousness through the example of a zombie outbreak.

VIDEO: The canal with a £2 million hole

Posted: 01 Feb 2013 04:39 AM PST

Canals across the UK are in desperate need of investment following heavy rain and icy conditions.

VIDEO: New Orleans gears up for Super Bowl

Posted: 01 Feb 2013 07:53 AM PST

America's National Football League championship game, known globally as the Super Bowl, takes place this weekend in New Orleans.

AUDIO: Car charged by stampeding buffalo

Posted: 01 Feb 2013 01:52 AM PST

A security guard describes what it was like to have his car attacked by buffalo on his way home from work in Derbyshire.

VIDEO: China highway collapses after blast

Posted: 01 Feb 2013 03:38 AM PST

A truck carrying fireworks has exploded on an elevated highway in central China, killing at least five people and causing part of the road to collapse, state media report.

VIDEO: Substance 'could kill more birds'

Posted: 01 Feb 2013 02:34 PM PST

Tests are being carried out on a sticky white wax that has been found on more than 100 seabirds washed up along England's south-west coastline.

VIDEO: 'Escaped zebra' caught in zoo drill

Posted: 01 Feb 2013 03:03 AM PST

Staff at a Japanese zoo have been practising emergency procedures designed to recapture escaped animals in the event of an earthquake.

Smoke on the Water legend among those who passed

Posted: 01 Feb 2013 04:38 PM PST

Smoke on the Water legend and others sadly missed

Should the UK ditch the penny like Canada?

Posted: 01 Feb 2013 04:21 PM PST

Should the UK dispense with its lowest value coin?

In Pictures: Hedgehog health survey

Posted: 01 Feb 2013 04:25 PM PST

Images of Britain's declining hedgehog population

VIDEO: Five Minutes With: Will Self

Posted: 01 Feb 2013 04:04 PM PST

Five minutes with the author, journalist and wit

In pictures: Stalingrad anniversary

Posted: 01 Feb 2013 10:50 AM PST

Seventy years after the epic Battle of Stalingrad

The township dandies with cash to burn

Posted: 01 Feb 2013 05:31 PM PST

Going out with Soweto's decadent young 'boasters'

Decoding facial hair in the Arab world

Posted: 01 Feb 2013 05:11 PM PST

Decoding facial hair in the Arab world

GM spuds withdrawn in EU

Posted: 01 Feb 2013 05:03 PM PST

Why GM potatoes are not taking root in Europe

Timbuktu's art of saving its manuscripts

Posted: 01 Feb 2013 04:45 PM PST

How Timbuktu residents have always saved their manuscripts

Hillary Clinton's long journey

Posted: 01 Feb 2013 02:20 AM PST

Has Hillary's journey ended, or is more to come?

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