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Spending cuts 'to hit north harder'
09-09-2010 08:33:12 - Industrial towns in the north east of England may be least able to cope with deep cuts in public spending, BBC-commissioned research suggests.
Vitamin B 'puts off Alzheimer's'
08-09-2010 23:05:21 - High doses of B vitamins may slow the rate of brain shrinkage in older people experiencing warning signs of Alzheimer's disease, a study says.
Goldman Sachs fined £20m by FSA
08-09-2010 22:24:23 - Wall Street banking giant Goldman Sachs is fined £20m by the UK's financial watchdog, the BBC learns.
Planes in 'near-miss' over London
09-09-2010 01:05:24 - A business jet and a passenger plane carrying 232 people came close to a mid-air collision over London in July, a report reveals.
Mexico crime 'like an insurgency'
09-09-2010 05:12:42 - US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says Mexican drug violence is looking increasingly like an insurgency, a comment strongly rejected by Mexico.
Rig firms hit back at BP report
09-09-2010 01:55:33 - Contractors who worked for BP on the ill-fated Deepwater Horizon oil rig criticise the company's report into the Gulf of Mexico oil spill.
Shoppers turning to card payments
09-09-2010 01:01:01 - The number of cash machines in the UK has fallen and withdrawals have dropped as shoppers turn to cards, figures show.
Taliban chief says victory close
09-09-2010 00:15:04 - Taliban leader Mullah Omar says his fighters are on the verge of victory in Afghanistan and the Nato-led campaign has been "a complete failure".
Nutrient clue to common birth defect
09-09-2010 01:39:12 - Scientists begin a study to determine if an everyday vitamin supplement could help prevent a common birth defect.
Child detention 'harm' documented
09-09-2010 01:00:36 - A medical charity says it has documented for the first time the effects of immigration detention on children facing removal from the UK.
Capello to quit England in 2012
09-09-2010 00:44:22 - England coach Fabio Capello confirms he will stand down from the role after Euro 2012.
Piers Morgan to replace CNN host Larry King
09-09-2010 00:48:30 - Former newspaper editor and Britain's Got Talent judge Piers will replace US TV presenter Larry King on the US network CNN, it is announced.
Dr Dre or The Cure? Study into music on prescription
09-09-2010 01:40:59 - Patients could be prescribed music tailored to their needs as a result of new university research.
Houllier named Aston Villa boss
08-09-2010 22:07:17 - Former Liverpool and Lyon boss Gerard Houllier is named the new manager of Aston Villa.
Brilliant Federer beats Soderling
09-09-2010 05:38:10 - Five-time champion Roger Federer produces a stunning display to beat Robin Soderling and reach the semi-finals of the US Open.
Higgins cleared of fixing claims
08-09-2010 19:12:42 - John Higgins is cleared of all match-fixing allegations but admits bringing snooker into disrepute, resulting in a £75,000 fine and a ban until November.
Ferrari escape further punishment
08-09-2010 19:15:15 - Ferrari have avoided further punishment for using banned team orders, a Formula 1 disciplinary hearing in Paris has ruled.
FIA rejects new team applications
08-09-2010 15:16:41 - Formula 1's governing body turns down all the entries from teams hoping to fill the vacant 13th slot in 2011, with former champion Jacques Villeneuve among those to miss out.
Shot boy's family still suffering
09-09-2010 01:25:28 - Police use the anniversary of the killing of Manchester schoolboy Jessie James to once again appeal for help to catch his killer.
Britons drown off Spanish coast
08-09-2010 19:00:49 - A Briton is thought to have drowned after going to the aid of his father, who also died, while the pair swam in the sea off Spain's Costa Tropical.
Boundary move 'gives Tories hope'
09-09-2010 01:36:28 - Boundary changes for the next Scottish Parliament elections suggest a possible boost to the Conservatives, according to experts.
'No guarantees' over Moray bases
08-09-2010 19:23:34 - The Scottish Secretary says he can give "no guarantees" about the future of two Scottish RAF bases.
Woman pulled from house fire
09-09-2010 08:35:59 - Firefighters revive a woman found slumped in her living room after she was overcome by smoke in her north Belfast home.
Crumlin alert device was 'viable'
09-09-2010 08:22:44 - The police say a device left close to a primary school in Crumlin, County Antrim was "viable".
Rural Wales waits for funding axe
09-09-2010 07:37:52 - Some of the largest conservation bodies in Wales fear they will have to find massive savings following the UK Government spending review.
Plaid will 'change not manage'
09-09-2010 07:39:40 - Plaid Cymru's conference opens with a pledge to transform, not simply manage, Wales.
UN seeks to placate Rwanda leader
08-09-2010 17:03:12 - The UN's secretary general urges Rwanda not to withdraw its peacekeepers from Sudan over a leaked report saying its troops may have committed genocide.
Nigeria replaces security leaders
08-09-2010 17:51:27 - Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan has appointed new military and police chiefs ahead of planned January presidential election.
China abortion activist 'freed'
09-09-2010 08:30:41 - A blind activist jailed after revealing right abuses under China's one-child policy has been freed after a four-year prison term, a rights group says.
Clan 'behind Philippine massacre'
08-09-2010 11:32:42 - The first witness in the trial of a powerful clan accused of the Philippines' worst political massacre says the family plotted the killings over dinner.
Erdogan raps rivals ahead of poll
09-09-2010 08:39:14 - Turkish PM Recep Tayyip Erdogan criticises the tactics of his opponents, in a BBC interview ahead of Sunday's constitutional referendum.
Merkel defends Danish cartoonist
08-09-2010 22:51:00 - German Chancellor Angela Merkel defends the Danish cartoonist Kurt Westergaard, whose drawings of the Prophet Muhammad caused outrage in 2006.
Honduras massacre 'gang rivalry'
09-09-2010 05:02:48 - A mass shooting in a shoe factory in Honduras is blamed on rival street gangs linked to Mexican drug cartels.
Castro criticises Iranian leader
08-09-2010 11:59:40 - Cuba's Fidel Castro criticises Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad for what he called his anti-Semitic attitudes.
Second Iraqi TV presenter killed
08-09-2010 19:48:15 - Gunmen in Iraq have killed an Iraqi TV journalist - the second in as many days - while four other people were killed in two attacks in the capital Baghdad.
Iran stands firm on stoning case
07-09-2010 12:38:49 - Foreign powers should stop interfering in the case of an Iranian woman who was sentenced to death by stoning, Iran's foreign ministry says.
Pakistan roadside bomb kills nine
09-09-2010 08:12:01 - A roadside bomb kills nine people and injures at least four in Pakistan's Kurram tribal region on the Afghan border, reports say.
Vodafone to pay India $2.6bn tax
08-09-2010 12:59:42 - An Indian court tells Vodafone it has to pay $2.6bn in tax for its takeover of Hutchison Telecom's Indian phone assets.
Obama defiant on tax cut stance
08-09-2010 22:37:25 - President Obama defends his opposition to extending Bush-era tax cuts for wealthier people and criticises what he calls Republican obstruction.
Colorado fire destroys 136 homes
09-09-2010 05:12:32 - A forest fire in the US state of Colorado has destroyed at least 136 homes, officials say.
Empty shops highlighting 'divide'
09-09-2010 03:09:44 - The number of shops closing in Britain is slowing but a north-south divide has emerged, a survey by retail analysts the Local Data Company suggests.
US economic growth 'decelerating'
08-09-2010 22:57:12 - US economic growth showed "widespread signs of deceleration" in August, says the Federal Reserve's Beige Book.
House giant enters administration
08-09-2010 18:18:57 - Property giant Connaught formally enters administration, putting thousands of jobs at risk.
Fees rise 'best' for universities
09-09-2010 05:56:06 - Vice chancellors are expected to be told raising student tuition fees is the best way to ensure future finding for higher education.
MPs to probe Cameron-Clegg deal
08-09-2010 17:58:46 - MPs are to examine how the coalition was formed after the election and issues arising from the negotiations between the two parties.
Hague: Axing embassies 'unlikely'
08-09-2010 20:26:10 - Closing dozens of small embassies to save money would be a "false economy" as they do not cost much, says William Hague.
Outbreak probe at industry sites
08-09-2010 17:52:43 - There are now 12 cases linked to a Legionnaires' outbreak, as health officials focus on south Wales industrial sites in the search for the cause.
More obesity ops 'will save cash'
08-09-2010 01:37:49 - Millions of pounds are lost in England by the failure of the NHS to provide more obesity operations, a study says.
Inquiry to hear from HIV victims
08-09-2010 15:16:37 - The injury into contaminated NHS blood products in the 1980s will hear from the victims who contracted HIV and Hepatitis.
Vocational courses to face review
09-09-2010 06:59:36 - Education Secretary Michael Gove is to announce an independent review of vocational qualifications for students aged 14 to 19 in England.