Feb 7, 2013

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Findus lasagne beef '100% horsemeat'

Posted: 07 Feb 2013 03:06 PM PST

The meat in some beef lasagne products recalled by Findus earlier this week was 100% horsemeat, the Food Standards Agency says.

EU budget summit wrestles over cuts

Posted: 07 Feb 2013 02:04 PM PST

EU leaders begin budget negotiations hours later than planned, amid deep divisions over spending priorities for the next seven years.

Ex-LAPD man hunted for killing spree

Posted: 07 Feb 2013 05:04 PM PST

Los Angeles area police launch a major manhunt for a sacked officer who is suspected of killing three people, including a former colleague.

Boeing gets 787 test flight approval

Posted: 07 Feb 2013 05:51 PM PST

The US Federal Aviation Administration has granted permission for Boeing to carry out test flights of its 787 Dreamliner planes.

Paracetamol pack limits 'cut deaths'

Posted: 07 Feb 2013 06:10 PM PST

Deaths from paracetamol overdoses fell by 43% in England and Wales in the 11 years after the law on pack sizes was changed, says a study.

Man 'lured PCs to their deaths'

Posted: 07 Feb 2013 11:37 AM PST

A fugitive lured police officers to him before shooting them repeatedly and then throwing a grenade at his victims, a court hears.

African torso case boy 'identified'

Posted: 07 Feb 2013 09:01 AM PST

A murdered African boy whose torso was found in the River Thames in 2001 and whose identity has remained a mystery is named by a key witness in the case.

Two killed as stolen car crashes

Posted: 07 Feb 2013 03:20 PM PST

Two people are killed when a stolen Audi collides with several other vehicles in Salford, Greater Manchester.

MPs hit out over benefits 'misery'

Posted: 07 Feb 2013 06:50 PM PST

The government is to blame for "hardship" imposed upon claimants being re-assessed for benefits eligibility, a Commons committee says.

Beauty spot wind farm gets go-ahead

Posted: 07 Feb 2013 01:43 PM PST

Updated plans for a controversial wind farm at a beauty spot near Swansea are approved by councillors, nearly a year after the original project was blocked by the appeal court.

Tories announce Eastleigh candidate

Posted: 07 Feb 2013 01:53 PM PST

The Conservatives announce that their candidate for the Eastleigh by-election will be Maria Hutchings, who finished second behind Chris Huhne in 2010.

Earliest mammal ancestor pinpointed

Posted: 07 Feb 2013 06:20 PM PST

Researchers using a vast database of physical and genetic data determine the ancestor of all placental mammals was small, furry and probably ate insects.

Paintings set for local landmarks

Posted: 07 Feb 2013 04:22 PM PST

Buildings around the UK are to have art projected upon them later to celebrate the completion of a website showing the national collection of oil paintings.

Patterson tops library lending

Posted: 07 Feb 2013 04:21 PM PST

US crime writers dominate the list of most borrowed authors from British libraries, with James Patterson in pole position for the sixth year in a row

Apple sued by activist shareholder

Posted: 07 Feb 2013 06:03 PM PST

An activist shareholder is demanding Apple share out more of its $137bn (£87bn) cash pile to its investors.

Carney: 'Merit' in inflation debate

Posted: 07 Feb 2013 05:57 AM PST

The future governor of the Bank of England, Mark Carney, does not rule out changes to the way the bank runs monetary policy.

Nick Clegg 'proud' of £600 tax cut

Posted: 07 Feb 2013 04:13 AM PST

Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg says he is "proud" of income tax changes that he claims have made millions of people £600 better off since 2010.

Most cancer cases 'referred quickly'

Posted: 07 Feb 2013 06:15 PM PST

More than 80% of patients with suspected cancer in England are referred by their GP after just one or two consultations, a study has found.

Babies boom by a fifth in a decade

Posted: 07 Feb 2013 04:09 AM PST

The number of babies born in England and Wales has increased by more than a fifth in the past decade, figures show.

Parents 'angry' over childcare plan

Posted: 07 Feb 2013 06:32 PM PST

More than 11,000 parents have signed a petition asking the government to reconsider its plans to change staff-to-child childcare ratios, says a charity.

School curriculum slimmed down

Posted: 07 Feb 2013 10:15 AM PST

The government has published its plans to slim down the national curriculum followed by primary and secondary schools in England.

Dead Space cheat dents in-game fees

Posted: 07 Feb 2013 06:23 AM PST

Glitches in Dead Space 3 are allowing gamers to avoid paying in-game charges, undermining publisher EA's attempt to extend the use of micro-transactions.

Kids 'writing malicious hack code'

Posted: 07 Feb 2013 04:01 PM PST

Children as young as 11 years old have been using programming skills to write malicious code to steal data, a security company warns.

Mars rover spins its rock drill

Posted: 07 Feb 2013 05:35 AM PST

The US space agency's Curiosity Mars rover rotates its drill mechanism for the first time, as it builds towards taking a sample from inside a rock.

How salmon make long journey home

Posted: 07 Feb 2013 09:22 AM PST

Salmon use the Earth's magnetic field to navigate the ocean as they make the long journey home to spawn, research suggests.

Soul star Cecil Womack dies at 65

Posted: 07 Feb 2013 07:19 AM PST

Cecil Womack, brother to Bobby, songwriter to stars Teddy Pendergrass and Patti LaBelle, and member of Womack and Womack has died.

Florence producer wins Brit prize

Posted: 07 Feb 2013 04:43 PM PST

Paul Epworth is named producer of the year at the Music Producers Guild Awards, automatically earning him a Brit Award.

How can you make lunch at your desk a bit nicer?

Posted: 07 Feb 2013 04:05 AM PST

The lunch break is under threat with 54% of office workers regularly spending it at their desks. How can office eating be improved?

Lampard sets sights on World Cup

Posted: 07 Feb 2013 03:00 PM PST

Chelsea midfielder Frank Lampard has a 'sniff' of the World Cup and rules out retiring from England duty.

US firm sues Armstrong for $12m

Posted: 07 Feb 2013 11:40 AM PST

Texas company SCA Promotions files lawsuit on Thursday to recoup $12m from disgraced cyclist Lance Armstrong.

Premier League to limit spending

Posted: 07 Feb 2013 12:57 PM PST

The Premier League says its clubs will be punished with a points deduction if they breach new spending controls.

GB beaten by Latvia in qualifiers

Posted: 07 Feb 2013 02:21 PM PST

Great Britain's hopes of qualifying for their first Winter Olympics since 1948 suffer a blow after a 6-2 defeat by Latvia.

Thatcher statue manager suspended

Posted: 07 Feb 2013 05:45 PM PST

A museum manager is suspended for "erroneously" claiming a Margaret Thatcher statue had been offered to Grantham Museum.

Is a son of a king buried in Kent?

Posted: 07 Feb 2013 05:29 PM PST

Following the discovery of the grave of Richard III there are calls for work to be carried out to determine if his illegitimate son is buried in a Kent churchyard.

'East-west split' claim on education

Posted: 07 Feb 2013 04:24 PM PST

The University and College Union publishes figures which it says show an east-west split in Scotland's levels of educational attainment.

Farmers 'optimistic about future'

Posted: 07 Feb 2013 04:25 PM PST

Scottish farmers remain optimistic about the industry's future despite two years of wet weather-hit harvests and rising costs, according to a report.

Flag protest policing costs £15m

Posted: 07 Feb 2013 10:12 AM PST

The cost of policing the union flag protests in Northern Ireland over the past nine weeks has exceeded £15m, the PSNI Chief Constable confirms.

Ireland in 'debt burden agreement'

Posted: 07 Feb 2013 10:05 AM PST

The Republic of Ireland has reached agreement with the European Central Bank (ECB) to ease the 28bn euro (£24bn) bank debt burden from the nationalisation of Anglo Irish Bank.

Investment fund on hold during probe

Posted: 07 Feb 2013 10:17 AM PST

The Welsh government suspends a regeneration fund worth tens of millions of pounds and launches two internal investigations.

Seven rescued from seaside flat fire

Posted: 07 Feb 2013 02:00 PM PST

Seven people are rescued after a fire breaks out at a flat in Barmouth in Gwynedd.

Tense Tunisia to bury slain leader

Posted: 07 Feb 2013 07:25 PM PST

Tunisia is preparing to bury murdered opposition politician Chokri Belaid amid huge tension surrounding his assassination on Wednesday.

Dozens dead in Zambia road crash

Posted: 07 Feb 2013 09:15 AM PST

At least 53 people have been killed in a road accident involving a bus and lorry north of the Zambian capital Lusaka, police say.

India child sex victims 'humiliated'

Posted: 07 Feb 2013 03:35 AM PST

Child victims of sexual abuse in India are humiliated by police and the government cannot cope with the problem, Human Rights Watch says.

Russian jets 'breach Japan airspace'

Posted: 07 Feb 2013 05:57 AM PST

Two Russian fighter jets have violated Japanese airspace, prompting Tokyo to scramble its own aircraft, Japanese reports say.

Sweden suspends wild wolf cull

Posted: 07 Feb 2013 07:24 AM PST

Sweden suspends a controversial cull of its wild wolf population just days after it began after a legal challenge by conservationists.

Ukraine rejects Gazprom gas bill

Posted: 07 Feb 2013 08:11 AM PST

The Ukrainian government rejects a $7bn (£4.5bn; 5.1 euros) bill from Russia's Gazprom for unused gas it was contracted to buy last year.

Duvalier fails to attend Haiti trial

Posted: 07 Feb 2013 03:48 PM PST

Hearing on allegations of rights crimes rescheduled for 21 February, after former Haiti ruler Jean-Claude "Baby Doc" Duvalier fails to appear in Port-au-Prince .

Iran rebuffs US nuclear talks offer

Posted: 07 Feb 2013 05:07 AM PST

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei dismisses a US offer of one-to-one talks on Tehran's nuclear programme.

Tunisia's political crisis deepens

Posted: 07 Feb 2013 01:52 PM PST

Tunisia's political crisis is deepening following the assassination of a leading opposition leader that triggered violent protests.

CIA nominee defends drone strikes

Posted: 07 Feb 2013 05:33 PM PST

CIA director nominee John Brennan says drone strikes are only used a last resort, at a Senate confirmation hearing disrupted by protesters.

US braces for 'historic' snowstorm

Posted: 07 Feb 2013 07:15 PM PST

The north-east US coast is braced for a major snowstorm that has already caused school closures and hundreds of flight cancellations.

Day in pictures: 7 February 2013

Posted: 07 Feb 2013 04:39 AM PST

Twenty four hours of news photos: 7 February

VIDEO: House of Commons

Posted: 07 Feb 2013 05:18 AM PST

Michael Gove confirms plans for an English Baccalaureate have been scrapped.

VIDEO: Man freed as car hangs over stairwell

Posted: 07 Feb 2013 08:27 AM PST

A driver in San Diego has had a remarkable escape after losing control of his car and crashing into a medical centre.

VIDEO: China: 200m on the move for New Year

Posted: 07 Feb 2013 05:38 PM PST

Over 200 million people are on the move in China to be with their families for Chinese or Lunar new year this weekend.

VIDEO: Robot patients help doctors learn

Posted: 07 Feb 2013 06:12 AM PST

Life-like robotic patients are being used in central Scotland by doctors and nurses who want to practise their clinical skills.

VIDEO: Woman, 92, has tattoo for her husband

Posted: 07 Feb 2013 11:37 AM PST

At 92, Winifred Turner from Dorset is believed to be the oldest person in Britain to have a tattoo, inspired by the memory of her late husband Jim.

VIDEO: New Year treats for China's 'kitchen god'

Posted: 07 Feb 2013 04:12 PM PST

Chinese households are putting out offerings of melon-shaped confections for their mythological 'kitchen god' in the run-up to Lunar New Year celebrations.

VIDEO: Aussies win Empire State stair race

Posted: 07 Feb 2013 10:13 AM PST

Two Australian runners have triumphed in the annual Empire State Building run.

VIDEO: 'Can we trust Leicester with Richard?'

Posted: 07 Feb 2013 05:23 AM PST

The leader of Scarborough Borough Council has written to the Prime Minister asking for King Richard III's remains to be brought to North Yorkshire.

VIDEO: London mayor ambushes Clegg phone-in

Posted: 07 Feb 2013 02:06 AM PST

London Mayor Boris Johnson has demanded that Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg gets his Cabinet colleagues out of their "posh limos" and onto public transport.

Wreck-It Ralph's support group

Posted: 07 Feb 2013 04:58 PM PST

How Disney lined up an all-star gaming cast for its new film

Readers and their poignant teddy bears

Posted: 07 Feb 2013 05:04 PM PST

Adult readers on their long-cherished teddies

Quiz of the week's news

Posted: 07 Feb 2013 04:56 PM PST

Which awards ceremony is cracking down on skimpy outfits?

In Pictures: Glam! at Tate Liverpool

Posted: 07 Feb 2013 05:00 PM PST

The art of the glam era in focus at Tate Liverpool

Viewpoints: How serious are China-Japan tensions?

Posted: 07 Feb 2013 05:19 PM PST

Experts assess Japan-China tensions

Boyfriends for hire to beat China's wedding pressure

Posted: 06 Feb 2013 06:07 PM PST

How China's singles stave off holiday wedding pressure

Stafford Hospital: Does NHS boss have case to answer?

Posted: 07 Feb 2013 05:41 PM PST

Does NHS boss have a case to answer?

Music, TV and digital disruption

Posted: 07 Feb 2013 05:54 AM PST

Rory Cellan-Jones on reaction from music and TV industries

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