| £1m Lottery grant for minorities
December 21, 2009 at 9:03 pm
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| | Help and advice services for Scotland's ethnic minority population are awarded £925,660 in Lottery funding. |
| Serbia submits EU membership bid
December 21, 2009 at 9:02 pm
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| | Serbia is to submit a formal application to join the EU's 27-nation bloc, despite two war fugitives remaining at large. |
| Public sector 'expect pay rises''
December 21, 2009 at 8:28 pm
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| | Most public sector workers still expect a pay rise in 2010, despite a clampdown on earnings in the sector, a survey finds. |
| More snow forecast for Highlands
December 21, 2009 at 8:24 pm
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| | Snow and temperatures well below freezing are forecast for the rest of the week in the Highlands and Islands. |
| Water warning to festive drinkers
December 21, 2009 at 8:15 pm
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| | A rescue and recovery charity warns revellers in Glasgow to avoid the city's icy waterways over the festive period. |
| Ahmadinejad denies trigger claim
December 21, 2009 at 7:41 pm
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| | President Ahmadinejad tells US TV that papers apparently showing Iran plans to test a nuclear trigger are a forgery. |
| Teaching US teenagers to get rich
December 21, 2009 at 7:23 pm
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| | The Network For Teaching Entrepreneurship, known as "Nifty", aims to educate teenagers about business and encourage them to start their own enterprises. |
| My Bottom Line: Tips from the top
December 21, 2009 at 7:21 pm
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| | Top bosses from the UK and Europe share their recipes for business success. |
| Is UK government debt really that high?
December 21, 2009 at 7:18 pm
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| | The UK's debt levels are no higher than those of other major economies, writes the BBC's Richard Anderson. |
| World 'failed Gaza over blockade'
December 21, 2009 at 7:18 pm
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| | Aid agencies criticise the international community for failing to help end Israel's blockade of the Gaza Strip. |
| 'Logbook loans' may be outlawed
December 21, 2009 at 7:07 pm
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| | A form of secured borrowing known as logbook loans, or bills of sale, may be banned under government proposals. |
| Spotlight on credit search system
December 21, 2009 at 7:07 pm
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| | A committee of MPs recommends an investigation into whether consumers are being penalised for shopping around for loans. |
| 'Bumper year' for botanical finds
December 21, 2009 at 7:06 pm
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| | Almost 300 species - including giant trees and tiny fungi - have been described for the first time by UK botanists in 2009. |
| Has sleaze ruling left Pakistan more polarised?
December 21, 2009 at 7:06 pm
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| | The Pakistani Supreme Court's decision last week to strike down an amnesty law for the politicians has created more questions than answers. |
| 'Burn off' Christmas with a walk
December 21, 2009 at 7:03 pm
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| | The public have been urged to have an active festive break, with a walk on Christmas Day to burn off calories from lunch. |
| Live transplants hit 3,000 figure
December 21, 2009 at 7:03 pm
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| | Three thousand people have been approved for a living transplant donation since the Human Tissue Authority began regulating donation. |
| Fears over child fitness levels
December 21, 2009 at 7:03 pm
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| | Sedentary lifestyles are making children less fit - even among those who are not obese, a study suggests. |
| Decision on bank fees test case
December 21, 2009 at 7:00 pm
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| | The OFT is to reveal if it is going to continue with its legal test case against UK banks over the fairness of their overdraft charges. |
| Bloggers test Azerbaijan democracy limits
December 21, 2009 at 6:58 pm
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| | The BBC's Tom Esslemont asks what the case of two bloggers imprisoned for daring to satirize the state reveals about Azerbaijan's democracy. |
| Ford offers packages to cut staff
December 21, 2009 at 6:43 pm
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| | Carmaker Ford offers incentive packages to all of its 41,000 US hourly workers in a bid to reduce its factory workforce. |
| Man injured in Lurgan stab theft
December 21, 2009 at 6:20 pm
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| | Police in Lurgan are searching for a man who tried to stab a delivery driver before stealing a cash box from him. |
| US snow fight gun use criticised
December 21, 2009 at 6:08 pm
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| | A senior police official in Washington DC says an off-duty officer was wrong to draw his gun during a public snowball fight. |
| Raj Rajaratnam pleads not guilty
December 21, 2009 at 5:45 pm
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| | Raj Rajaratnam pleads not guilty to charges of securities fraud in what is thought to be the biggest ever insider trading case. |
| Colombia denies using spy drones
December 21, 2009 at 5:41 pm
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| | Colombia rejects Venezuela's claims that it used unmanned drones built with US technology to spy on a military base. |
| Mexico City approves gay marriage
December 21, 2009 at 5:38 pm
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| | Lawmakers in Mexico City become the first in Latin America to pass a bill legalising gay marriage, despite opposition from the Church. |
| Bird-like dinosaur was 'venomous'
December 21, 2009 at 5:29 pm
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| | A bird-like dinosaur that prowled an ancient forest 125 million years ago used venom to subdue its prey, according to a new theory. |
| Pair appear on charges of theft
December 21, 2009 at 5:26 pm
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| | Two people are charged with aggravated burglary and vehicle taking after an incident in part of Nottinghamshire. |
| Men living in medieval condtions
December 21, 2009 at 5:02 pm
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| | Five homeless Polish men are currently living in tents on waste ground in Newry, the BBC has learned. |
| Water pipe burst cuts gas supply
December 21, 2009 at 4:33 pm
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| | Gas supplies are cut to 700 homes in north London after a water pipe bursts and floods the gas main. |
| SDLP man co-opted in Craigavon
December 21, 2009 at 4:26 pm
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| | A community worker from Portadown is co-opted as an SDLP councillor to Craigavon Borough Council. |
| Motorists warned about icy roads
December 21, 2009 at 4:25 pm
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| | Drivers are being advised to take extra care on Cornwall's roads because of icy conditions overnight. |
| Michael Howard's father exhumed
December 21, 2009 at 4:19 pm
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| | The body of ex-Tory leader Michael Howard's father is exhumed from a vandalised Jewish cemetery. |
| Rector apologises for exhumation
December 21, 2009 at 4:19 pm
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| | A Basingstoke rector apologises to a widower after his wife's body is exhumed and reburied because of a mistake over a burial plot. |
| No leaders' debate place for SNP
December 21, 2009 at 4:06 pm
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| | Plans for televised leaders' debates in the run up to the next election will not include a place for the SNP. |
| Merger possible, police boss says
December 21, 2009 at 4:04 pm
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| | A merger with another force could still happen to Gloucestershire Police, its retiring chief constable claims. |
| Police re-bail 42 over fans clash
December 21, 2009 at 4:02 pm
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| | Forty two people arrested over football-related disorder at Newcastle Central Station have their bail extended. |
| Court backs tests of minute DNA
December 21, 2009 at 3:59 pm
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| | The Court of Appeal backs a controversial technique for analysing minute amounts of DNA. |
| Firearm shots smash city windows
December 21, 2009 at 3:58 pm
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| | Two windows are smashed when they are shot at two separate premises in Coventry, police say. |
| Snow causes travel disruption
December 21, 2009 at 3:41 pm
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| | Snow causes widespread travel disruption across large parts of England as airports suspend flights and roads become icy. |
| Snowfall leads to traffic chaos
December 21, 2009 at 3:34 pm
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| | Traffic is severely disrupted in east and north Hampshire as heavy snow sweeps across the county for the second time in four days. |
| New domestic violence crackdown
December 21, 2009 at 3:21 pm
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| | Domestic abuse is one area targeted in a new drive by Lincolnshire Police to tackle violence across the county. |
| Adams' brother employers hit out
December 21, 2009 at 3:17 pm
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| | A community project which employed Gerry Adams' brother has criticised the authorities for not telling them about sexual abuse allegations against him. |
| Pair threatened by armed robbers
December 21, 2009 at 3:12 pm
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| | A man and a woman are recovering after being threatened by an armed gang who forced their way into their home in west Lancashire. |
| Weather hits flights at airports
December 21, 2009 at 3:09 pm
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| | Severe weather sees flights suspended at Luton Airport in Bedfordshire and at Stansted Airport in Essex. |
| Plea over airline's credit money
December 21, 2009 at 3:09 pm
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| | Administrators for the collapsed Globespan airline asks its credit card transactions firm to put £35m of owed money into a joint bank account. |
| Hundreds treated for ice injuries
December 21, 2009 at 2:57 pm
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| | Hospitals in East Sussex treat nearly 600 patients for injuries caused by slipping over in icy conditions since the first snowfall on Friday. |
| Televised election debates agreed
December 21, 2009 at 2:50 pm
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| | The leaders of the three main UK parties agree to stage the first ever live televised election debates next year. |
| Pedestrian dies in bus collision
December 21, 2009 at 2:42 pm
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| | A woman, believed to be aged in her 70s, dies after being hit by a bus as she crossed a road in Merseyside. |
| Snowfall leads to traffic chaos
December 21, 2009 at 2:40 pm
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| | Traffic is disrupted and buses are suspended in Reading as heavy snow sweeps across Berkshire for the second time in four days. | 
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| Israel passes response on prisoner swap to Hamas
December 21, 2009 at 8:03 pm
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| GAZA (Reuters) - A German mediator was expected on Tuesday to give Hamas the Israeli response to a prisoner swap deal that would secure the release of a captured Israel soldier in exchange for hundreds of Palestinian prisoners. |
| U.S. mortgage industry grapples with new disclosures
December 21, 2009 at 7:24 pm
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| NEW YORK (Reuters) - The biggest changes to home loan disclosures since the 1970s are around the corner and many in the industry are warning that misunderstandings will create a logjam of confusion just as housing tries to recover. |
| Senate on track to pass healthcare bill
December 21, 2009 at 7:04 pm
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| WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senate Democrats moved closer on Monday to passing landmark healthcare legislation by Christmas after scoring a win in the first big test vote and gaining the support of a powerful lobbying group for doctors. |
| U.S. court urges misconduct probe into Polanski case
December 21, 2009 at 7:01 pm
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| LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A California appeals court on Monday denied a bid to dismiss a 32-year-old unlawful sex charge against director Roman Polanski but urged prosecutors to investigate claims of misconduct in the handling of the case. |
| Qaeda makes rare public appearance at Yemen rally
December 21, 2009 at 5:17 pm
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| SANAA (Reuters) - Al Qaeda militants made a rare public appearance in restive south Yemen on Monday, telling an anti-government rally that the group's war was with the United States and not the Yemeni army, residents said. |
| Court denies Polanski attempt to dismiss charge
December 21, 2009 at 2:52 pm
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| LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A California appeals court on Monday denied an attempt by attorneys representing Roman Polanski to have a sex charge against the film director dismissed on grounds of judicial misconduct. |
| Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood conservatives win vote
December 21, 2009 at 2:43 pm
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| CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt's main opposition group announced the results of an election for its governing body and analysts said most of the 16 members are conservatives, signaling that it will reduce its role in mainstream politics. |
| U.S. airlines can face big fines for long delays
December 21, 2009 at 2:32 pm
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| WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. airlines could face stiff fines for stranding passengers aboard grounded planes for more than three hours, according to a regulation that officials said on Monday was aimed at upholding passenger rights. |
| NY socialite Astor's son given 1 to 3 year sentence
December 21, 2009 at 2:17 pm
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| NEW YORK (Reuters) - The 85-year-old son of the late New York socialite Brooke Astor was sentenced to at least one year in prison on Monday for looting his mother's estate of money that had been set aside for charity. |
| Pentagon must ready Iran options: top U.S. officer
December 21, 2009 at 2:13 pm
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| WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Diplomacy remains the best course for curbing Iran's nuclear ambitions but the Pentagon must have military options ready should President Barack Obama call for them, the top U.S. military officer said on Monday. |
| Airlines add seats after snowstorm hits travel
December 21, 2009 at 1:36 pm
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| ATLANTA (Reuters) - Major air carriers added extra flights on Monday to accommodate passengers whose travel plans were disrupted by a massive weekend storm that dumped as much as two feet of snow on the U.S. Northeast. |
| Crime drops in first half of 2009: FBI
December 21, 2009 at 12:07 pm
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| WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Violent crime in the United States, including murder and robbery, dropped 4.4 percent in the first half of 2009 and property crime like car thefts also dropped, the Federal Bureau of Investigation said on Monday. |
| "Get me home for Christmas" say Eurostar passengers
December 21, 2009 at 10:03 am
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| LONDON (Reuters) - A stream of frustrated Eurostar passengers turned up at stations in London and Paris on Monday, desperate for information on how to get home for Christmas. |
| Eurostar halts trains, angry France demands answers
December 21, 2009 at 9:59 am
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| PARIS (Reuters) - Eurostar halted services for a third day to probe a breakdown of trains through the Channel Tunnel that stranded thousands, prompting an angry French government to demand an explanation and call its own inquiry. |
| Netanyahu holds marathon talks on Israel-Hamas swap
December 21, 2009 at 9:46 am
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| JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held marathon talks with cabinet ministers on Monday on a prisoner swap with Gaza's Hamas rulers as the parents of a captive soldier held a vigil outside his office. |
| Cambodia tightens economic links with China
December 21, 2009 at 9:08 am
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| PHNOM PENH (Reuters) - Cambodia signed 14 deals worth an estimated $850 million with China on Monday, two days after defying international pressure by deporting 20 ethnic Chinese asylum-seekers, underlining growing trade and diplomatic links. |
| Egypt Muslim Brotherhood declares results of vote
December 21, 2009 at 8:59 am
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| CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt's main opposition group, the Muslim Brotherhood, announced results on Monday of a controversial election for its governing body, with analysts saying the group's old guard won the bulk of seats. |
| Protests mark funeral of dissident Iranian cleric
December 21, 2009 at 8:56 am
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| TEHRAN (Reuters) - Huge crowds of Iranians turned out for the funeral of leading dissident cleric Grand Ayatollah Hossein Ali Montazeri in the holy Shi'ite city of Qom on Monday and some chanted anti-government slogans, websites reported. |
| Brazil top court to rule Monday on U.S. custody case
December 21, 2009 at 8:47 am
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| BRASILIA (Reuters) - The Brazilian Supreme Court's top judge is expected to issue a ruling on Monday on whether a boy at the center of an international custody battle will be reunited with his father and return to the United States. |
| Aid groups adjust as funding crisis bites
December 21, 2009 at 7:33 am
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| LONDON (Reuters) - Relief agencies have been hit by the global recession and falling donations, forcing them to cut jobs and to scale back or slow aid projects, and experts warn they may have to take more extreme measures. | | | 
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