| Harman attacks BBC for 'ageism'
January 2, 2010 at 11:49 pm
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| | The minister for women and equality has attacked the BBC for "not valuing" older female news readers. |
| Suspected Mexican druglord caught
January 2, 2010 at 11:42 pm
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| | A suspected senior member of one of Mexico's most feared drugs cartels has been arrested in the state of Sinaloa, officials say. |
| US city's lost sea lions 'found'
January 2, 2010 at 10:38 pm
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| | Scientists in the US believe they may have solved the riddle of San Francisco's vanishing sea lions. |
| Power station shut down by fire
January 2, 2010 at 10:03 pm
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| | Kingsnorth power station is shut down after fire breaks out in one of its pump rooms. |
| 'The day my life changed forever'
January 2, 2010 at 8:40 pm
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| | An Edinburgh woman tells the BBC why she helped set up a charity which supplies prosthetic limbs to amputees in Africa. |
| Charity gives amputees 'a leg up'
January 2, 2010 at 8:37 pm
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| | Olivia Giles tells the BBC why she helped set up a charity which supplies prosthetic limbs to fellow amputees in Africa. |
| Green light for 2010 NHS projects
January 2, 2010 at 8:28 pm
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| | Hi-tech hospital labs running 24-hours-a-day and £25m for new ambulances are two NHS projects given the go-ahead. |
| Plea to smokers to quit in 2010
January 2, 2010 at 8:25 pm
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| | Smokers throughout Scotland are being urged by a government minister to quit the habit in 2010. |
| Afro-Cuban priests predict unrest
January 2, 2010 at 8:00 pm
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| | Afro-Cuban priests predict social unrest in 2010 and call on the older generation of leaders - including President Raul Castro - to step aside. |
| Human trials of artificial artery
January 2, 2010 at 7:37 pm
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| | An artificial artery which the developers hope will save lives is set to be tested in human trials early this year. |
| ''My reattached arm feels part of me again'
January 2, 2010 at 7:33 pm
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| | A man speaks of the rapid return to functionality of his forearm, which was sewn back on after being severed by a circular saw 16 months ago. |
| UK and US unite on 'Yemen threat'
January 2, 2010 at 7:19 pm
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| | The UK and US agree to intensify joint efforts to tackle the "evolving" terror threat from Yemen and Somalia. |
| Celebrity Big Brother's final bow
January 2, 2010 at 7:11 pm
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| | Pamela Anderson and MC Hammer are among the names rumoured for the last Celebrity Big Brother, which launches on Sunday. |
| The music stars returning in 2010
January 2, 2010 at 7:10 pm
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| | The music stars returning in 2010 |
| Afghanistan and Pakistan face decisive year
January 2, 2010 at 7:10 pm
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| | Guest columnist Ahmed Rashid says 2010 will present Afghanistan and Pakistan with their most difficult set of challenges since the end of the Cold War. |
| Blackshirt women's children live with shame
January 2, 2010 at 7:08 pm
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| | Children of Blackshirt women, who joined Oswald Mosley's pro-Nazi British Union of Fascists, explain their guilt and shame. |
| Price boost for first-time buyers
January 2, 2010 at 7:04 pm
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| | Property is now affordable for first-time buyers in nearly four out of 10 areas of the UK, research indicates. |
| Man and girl rescued from cliff
January 2, 2010 at 6:55 pm
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| | A man and a teenage girl are rescued in freezing temperatures from cliffs in Kent. |
| Fan dies outside football ground
January 2, 2010 at 6:35 pm
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| | A football fan dies outside Dundee United's ground after watching his team play. |
| Petition against Icesave pay-out
January 2, 2010 at 6:27 pm
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| | Almost 25% of Iceland's voters sign a petition against a bill to repay foreigners who lost money in the Icesave banking collapse. |
| Talks in Yemen for top US general
January 2, 2010 at 5:56 pm
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| | Top US soldier Gen David Petraeus reportedly visits Yemen's leader amid a new offensive against al-Qaeda. |
| Appeal over Bin Laden daughter
January 2, 2010 at 5:51 pm
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| | Saudi Arabia urges Iran to allow a daughter of Osama Bin Laden to leave after she seeks refuge in its embassy. |
| Tories 'not ruling out tax rises'
January 2, 2010 at 5:48 pm
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| | A Tory government would be ready to put up taxes to get UK's deficit under control, says shadow minister Ken Clarke. |
| Brazil mudslide death toll rises
January 2, 2010 at 5:44 pm
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| | At least 26 people are dead and more are missing after a mudslide at a tourist resort close to the resort of Angra dos Reis. |
| Iranian police die in drugs clash
January 2, 2010 at 5:11 pm
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| | At least seven Iranian police officers have died in a clash with drugs smugglers in the east of the country, officials say. |
| Npower light bulb handout: Your comments
January 2, 2010 at 4:43 pm
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| | The energy company Npower has been criticised for sending out millions of low energy light bulbs to meet its target under a household energy cutting scheme. BBC readers react. |
| Antarctica plane remains 'found'
January 2, 2010 at 2:19 pm
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| | Australian researchers find what they believe are the remains of the first aeroplane ever taken to Antarctica. |
| Crime levy: Your comments
January 2, 2010 at 1:49 pm
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| | Motorists in England and Wales fined for minor offences may have to pay an extra £15 under a scheme to support crime victims. BBC News readers react. |
| Motorist killed in crash with bus
January 2, 2010 at 12:58 pm
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| | A driver is killed when her car is involved in a crash with a bus in the south Wales valleys. |
| Npower's bulb giveaway attacked
January 2, 2010 at 12:50 pm
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| | An energy company is criticised for sending out millions of low energy light bulbs to meet a household energy cuts target. |
| Uganda army 'kills senior rebel'
January 2, 2010 at 12:41 pm
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| | The Ugandan army says it has killed a Lord's Resistance Army commander inside the Central African Republic. |
| Three held after attack in town
January 2, 2010 at 12:17 pm
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| | A 46-year-old man remains critically ill in hospital following a fracas at a fast food outlet in Cheltenham. |
| Bid for 1,000 homes on farmland
January 2, 2010 at 12:16 pm
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| | A scheme to build a thousand homes on land near Corby in Northamptonshire is going before a council. |
| War memorial brass plates stolen
January 2, 2010 at 12:14 pm
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| | Brass plates featuring names of soldiers who lost their lives in World War II are taken from a West Midlands war memorial. |
| Hospital revamps parents' rooms
January 2, 2010 at 12:03 pm
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| | Three rooms for patients at the maternity and gynaecology units at the East Surrey Hospital have been refurbished with help from volunteers. |
| Free security service for bikes
January 2, 2010 at 12:02 pm
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| | A free security marking service is being offered for people with pedal cycles in Shropshire. |
| Two-way traffic to reduce delays
January 2, 2010 at 11:57 am
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| | Traffic along a busy road in Stroud is to be made two-way in an attempt to reduce delays during sewer works. |
| The challenges for 2010 and beyond
January 2, 2010 at 11:53 am
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| | Results of a poll about the challenges faced by Tayside and Central organisations in the next 10 years. |
| Police investigate baby's death
January 2, 2010 at 11:47 am
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| | Northumbria Police are investigating the unexplained death of an 11-month-old boy in North Tyneside. |
| Recession worries top decade poll
January 2, 2010 at 11:42 am
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| | The effects of the recession will be felt well into the next decade, some Tayside and Central organisations fear. |
| Icy conditions affecting walkers
January 2, 2010 at 11:33 am
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| | Walkers are being urged to take care as the low temperatures cause problems in Worcestershire. |
| Market moved for town renovation
January 2, 2010 at 11:28 am
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| | A twice-weekly Lincolnshire market is to be moved to allow the refurbishment of a town centre. |
| Ceremony in honour of Manx icon
January 2, 2010 at 11:26 am
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| | Manx nationalists gather in Castletown to salute Illiam Dhone, the man who they believe helped establish the Island's independence. |
| Festive supermarket scheme hailed
January 2, 2010 at 11:19 am
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| | A scheme in which police officers were stationed in supermarkets in Leeds to try and reduce crime in the run-up to Christmas is hailed a success. |
| Views sought on surf bus proposal
January 2, 2010 at 11:06 am
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| | A Devon council is considering the introduction of a dedicated bus for surfers and watersports enthusiasts. |
| Sex attacker targets teenage girl
January 2, 2010 at 11:01 am
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| | A teenager is subjected to a serious sexual assault in the centre of Harlow on New Year's Day. |
| San Francisco's sea lions: Your pictures
January 2, 2010 at 10:57 am
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| | The famous sea lions of San Francisco's Fisherman's Wharf have disappeared after 20 years - leaving experts baffled as to why. Many of you have visited the sea lions, here are some of your pictures. |
| Thames bridge land order granted
January 2, 2010 at 10:54 am
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| | The first new road crossing over the River Thames in 20 years clears a major hurdle with permission being granted to buy the necessary land. |
| Plans unveiled for town toilets
January 2, 2010 at 10:40 am
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| | Plans are put forward to replace public toilets which were controversially closed in a Nottinghamshire town. |
| Woman charged with OAP's murder
January 2, 2010 at 10:39 am
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| | A 28-year-old woman appears at a sherriff court over the murder of a pensioner at her Glasgow flat. | | | 
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| Bomb suspect "reached out" to UK militants: report
January 2, 2010 at 11:04 pm
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| LONDON (Reuters) - British security services knew three years ago that the Nigerian accused of trying to blow up a U.S.-bound plane had "multiple communications" with Islamic extremists in Britain, a newspaper reported on Saturday. Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, 23, charged with trying to blow up Northwest flight 253 from Amsterdam as it approached Detroit on Christmas Day, studied in London between 2005 and 2008. |
| Obama blames al Qaeda for plane attack
January 2, 2010 at 11:01 pm
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| HONOLULU (Reuters) - The Obama administration on Saturday zeroed in on al Qaeda as the driving force behind an attempt to bomb a U.S.-bound airliner on Christmas and promised again to hold accountable those involved in the failed attack. |
| U.K. says it, U.S. agree to fund Yemen police unit
January 2, 2010 at 10:55 pm
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| LONDON (Reuters) - The United States and Britain have agreed to fund a counter-terrorism police unit in Yemen as part of stepped-up efforts to fight terrorism in Yemen and Somalia after an attack on a U.S.-bound plane, Britain said on Sunday. |
| Yemen president to work with U.S. to boost security
January 2, 2010 at 3:32 pm
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| SANAA (Reuters) - Yemen's president met a top U.S. general on Saturday to discuss boosting military cooperation, after President Barack Obama tied al Qaeda's regional arm to the Christmas Day attempt to blow up a U.S. passenger jet. |
| Karzai visits south Afghanistan, rockets land nearby
January 2, 2010 at 12:25 pm
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| LASHKAR GAH, Afghanistan (Reuters) - Afghan President Hamid Karzai visited the southerly Helmand province on Saturday, where he condemned recent foreign air strikes that have killed civilians, and two rockets apparently exploded nearby. |
| Yemen rebels ready for talks once fighting stops
January 2, 2010 at 12:17 pm
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| DUBAI (Reuters) - Yemen's Shi'ite rebels are ready for talks with the government once fighting stops, their leader said on Saturday, responding to a presidential plea as fears grow that al Qaeda could exploit the country's instability. |
| Brazil death toll from floods, mudslides rises to 64
January 2, 2010 at 12:15 pm
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| RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Rescue crews on Saturday intensified the search for victims at a plush Brazilian beach resort ravaged by mudslides and flooding that have killed at least 64 people in three states. |
| Bomb suspect may not have begun trip in Ghana
January 2, 2010 at 11:34 am
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| ACCRA (Reuters) - A Nigerian charged with trying to blow up a U.S. passenger jet on Christmas Day may not have begun his journey in Ghana, a Ghanaian airport official said on Saturday. |
| Bin Laden daughter should be free to quit Iran: Saudi Arabia
January 2, 2010 at 11:16 am
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| RIYADH (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia urged Iran on Saturday to allow a daughter of Osama bin Laden, who fled house arrest and sought refuge in the Saudi embassy in Tehran, to leave the country if she wishes. |
| Afghan parliament rejects 17 of 24 cabinet nominees
January 2, 2010 at 10:53 am
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| KABUL (Reuters) - The Afghan parliament on Saturday dealt President Hamid Karzai a painful political blow when they rejected 17 out of 24 of his cabinet nominees, including several close allies and former guerrilla commander Ismail Khan. | | | |
