| Japanese minister urged to stay
January 5, 2010 at 10:01 pm
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| | Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama says he does not want his experienced finance minister, Hirohisa Fujii, to resign. |
| Warning as snow chaos moves south
January 5, 2010 at 9:28 pm
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| | Emergency weather warnings are issued by the Met Office for large parts of central and southern England. |
| Explosive planted in airport test
January 5, 2010 at 9:01 pm
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| | Irish police release a man held over an explosives find, after Slovak authorities admit planting them in his luggage. |
| Footballer opens namesake centre
January 5, 2010 at 8:11 pm
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| | Football legend Ally McCoist officially opens a new sports facility in East Kilbride named after him. |
| Work starts on city games arenas
January 5, 2010 at 8:07 pm
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| | Construction work is due to begin later on a velodrome and sports arena for the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. |
| Cancer survivors 'face neglect'
January 5, 2010 at 7:52 pm
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| | A cancer charity says the increased survival rate is not all good news - as many survivors are neglected as they struggle with other serious illnesses. |
| Big chill to last two more weeks
January 5, 2010 at 7:48 pm
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| | Scotland could be set for another fortnight of freezing winter weather, the Met Office warns. |
| New power line approval expected
January 5, 2010 at 7:45 pm
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| | The Scottish government is expected to approve plans for a line of giant pylons from the Highlands to central Scotland. |
| More snow, shut schools and roads
January 5, 2010 at 7:43 pm
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| | Schools will remain closed and roads shut as more snow and continuing freezing temperatures affect Scotland. |
| 'Inappropriate' tube feed warning
January 5, 2010 at 7:19 pm
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| | Leading doctors say some dying patients are inappropriately having stomach tubes inserted to feed them artificially. |
| Dodging the annuities postcode trap
January 5, 2010 at 7:15 pm
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| | Many people living in the more affluent parts of the country are being disadvantaged by annuity pricing based on postcodes. |
| Plate weighing 'can curb obesity'
January 5, 2010 at 7:11 pm
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| | A computerised weighing device that tracks how quickly food is gobbled off the plate could help fight obesity, researchers say. |
| MPs call for '70m population cap'
January 5, 2010 at 7:09 pm
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| | A cross-party group of MPs and peers call on the main parties to pledge not to allow the UK's population to exceed 70 million. |
| Industrial unrest looms over 2010
January 5, 2010 at 7:04 pm
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| | Industrial unrest looms over 2010 |
| Gaza militant dies in air strike
January 5, 2010 at 6:57 pm
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| | An Israeli air strike kills one Palestinian militant and injures three others in the southern Gaza Strip, officials say. |
| Excerpts of Obama security speech
January 5, 2010 at 6:35 pm
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| | Excerpts from US President Barack Obama's speech made after an alleged plot to blow up a passenger plane in America. |
| UDA set to confirm weapons dumped
January 5, 2010 at 6:24 pm
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| | The Ulster Defence Association is expected to announce on Wednesday that it has put its weapons beyond use. |
| Greece pledges deep cuts in debt
January 5, 2010 at 6:14 pm
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| | Greece says it will have its budget deficit back under control in just two years, earlier than previously planned. |
| Elderly woman is tied up by gang
January 5, 2010 at 6:08 pm
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| | A woman aged in her 70s has been tied up by three men during an incident at her home in County Tyrone. |
| Blast site cordon 'to be relaxed'
January 5, 2010 at 5:14 pm
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| | Pedestrians will be allowed to cross the River Severn as a cordon around a blast site is to be relaxed. |
| Colombian fraudster sent to US
January 5, 2010 at 5:11 pm
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| | Colombia extradites to the US the leader of a pyramid scheme which defrauded thousands of investors. |
| Gritting slashed in Oxfordshire
January 5, 2010 at 5:10 pm
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| | Oxfordshire County Council slashes the amount of roads it grits despite the severity of recent snowfall. |
| Copenhagen disappointing, says UK
January 5, 2010 at 4:48 pm
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| | The UK government says it is "disappointed" the Copenhagen climate talks did not achieve legal commitments to reduce emissions. |
| PM says Wootton march 'offensive'
January 5, 2010 at 4:44 pm
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| | The Prime Minister says a planned march through Wootton Bassett by an Islamic group is "disgusting". |
| London poised for heavy snowfall
January 5, 2010 at 4:35 pm
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| | Transport for London (TfL) says it has "well prepared cold weather plans" which it is putting into place following warnings of heavy snowfall. |
| Governments optimistic on justice
January 5, 2010 at 4:31 pm
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| | The British and Irish governments are optimistic about the devolution of policing and justice powers,the NI Secretary says. |
| A9 closed by heavy falls of snow
January 5, 2010 at 4:28 pm
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| | Sections of the A9 in the Highlands are closed by police after the road was affected by heavy snowfalls. |
| Ice warning as more snow expected
January 5, 2010 at 4:28 pm
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| | More snow is forecast in parts of Wales as freezing weather continues to cause major problems on many roads. |
| Schools closed due to weather
January 5, 2010 at 4:27 pm
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| | A list of schools closed in Northern Ireland due to icy weather. |
| Man admits caravan murder attempt
January 5, 2010 at 4:25 pm
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| | A 26-year-old man admits the attempted murder of a 59-year-old woman at a Lincolnshire caravan park. |
| Wards affected by vomiting virus
January 5, 2010 at 4:24 pm
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| | One ward closes and another is partially shut off at a hospital in Norfolk because patients are showing symptoms of the winter vomiting bug. |
| Robber fails to return to prison
January 5, 2010 at 4:24 pm
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| | An inmate serving eight years for robbery and aggravated burglary in a Suffolk prison fails to return from a family gathering in Cambridgeshire. |
| Luton airport shut due to weather
January 5, 2010 at 4:22 pm
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| | Thousands of travellers are disrupted following the closure of Luton airport due to the severe weather conditions. |
| Top slimmer lost over 14 stone
January 5, 2010 at 4:20 pm
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| | Diet and fitness expert Rosemary Conley's over-40s slimmer of the year is an Antrim woman who lost more than 14 stone. |
| Day in pictures
January 5, 2010 at 4:15 pm
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| | Striking images from around the world on 5 January, 2010. |
| Berkshire braced for heavy snow
January 5, 2010 at 4:15 pm
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| | Councils in Berkshire are preparing for heavy snowfalls as they await the arrival of further salt stocks. |
| Heavy snow warnings in cold snap
January 5, 2010 at 4:10 pm
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| | Extreme weather warnings are issued across England as heavy snowfall threatens to cause further chaos. |
| Mother 'tried to kill son before'
January 5, 2010 at 4:08 pm
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| | A mother on trial for killing her brain-damaged son with a lethal dose of heroin was on bail for his attempted murder, a court hears. |
| Alert ends as police find BB gun
January 5, 2010 at 3:57 pm
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| | A security alert in Londonderry has ended after the suspicious object at the centre of a police search turned out to be a pellet gun. |
| Hampshire prepares for heavy snow
January 5, 2010 at 3:48 pm
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| | Emergency services in Hampshire gear up to deal with the impact of the snow expected to cover the county. |
| Boy falls through ice into pond
January 5, 2010 at 3:46 pm
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| | A six-year-old boy is airlifted to hospital after going missing for 30 minutes and falling through ice into a freezing pond in Berkshire. |
| CIA killings a major blow to US
January 5, 2010 at 3:45 pm
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| | The US and Jordan embarrassed and wary after "triple agent's" attack on a CIA base in Afghanistan. |
| Weather problems set to continue
January 5, 2010 at 3:41 pm
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| | Heavy snow and freezing temperatures cause disruption across North West England and people are being warned the difficulties are set to continue. |
| MPs warned over expenses overhaul
January 5, 2010 at 3:38 pm
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| | The man tasked with introducing a new system for MP's expenses suggests he is not bound to implement all proposed reforms. |
| Plea to drivers as snow forecast
January 5, 2010 at 3:21 pm
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| | Drivers are urged to only make essential journeys as a severe weather warning remains in place for Herefordshire and Worcestershire. |
| Warning after heavy snow forecast
January 5, 2010 at 3:17 pm
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| | Police in Wiltshire advise people only to call 999 in cases of "extreme emergency" ahead of heavy snow. |
| Animals affected by cold weather
January 5, 2010 at 3:17 pm
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| | Livestock and rare birds are being affected by food and water shortages in cold weather in Devon and Cornwall, animal groups and farmers warn. |
| US halts Guantanamo-Yemen moves
January 5, 2010 at 3:10 pm
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| | The White House says it is suspending the transfer of prisoners released from Guantanamo to Yemen, following increasing insecurity. |
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| Expect more U.S. charges vs Rajaratnam: prosecutors
January 5, 2010 at 9:49 pm
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| NEW YORK (Reuters) - Indicted Galleon hedge fund founder Raj Rajaratnam faces expanded charges of insider trading and allegations that he earned $36 million in illicit profits, double the amount previously alleged, U.S. prosecutors said on Tuesday. |
| "Explosive" at California airport found to be honey
January 5, 2010 at 9:28 pm
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| LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Authorities shut down a California airport on Tuesday after a suspicious amber liquid in a passenger's bag tested positive for explosives -- only to ultimately determine that the substance was honey. |
| Obama says bomb attempt an intelligence "screw-up"
January 5, 2010 at 9:23 pm
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| WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The attempted Christmas Day bombing of a U.S. airliner was a potentially disastrous "screw up" by the intelligence community, President Barack Obama said on Tuesday as he vowed urgent action to tighten air security. |
| U.S. pilot in botched Bay of Pigs invasion dies
January 5, 2010 at 6:33 pm
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| BIRMINGHAM, Alabama (Reuters) - A Central Intelligence Agency pilot who flew in the failed U.S.-backed 1961 Bay of Pigs invasion of Cuba died of cancer on Tuesday, his family said. |
| Study figures best job in 2010 is ... actuary
January 5, 2010 at 6:11 pm
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| NEW YORK (Reuters) - Being an actuary, calculating statistics to determine probability and risk, is the best job to have in 2010, while working on an oil rig as a roustabout is the worst, according to a study released on Tuesday. |
| State Department revokes attempted bomber's visa
January 5, 2010 at 5:32 pm
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| WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. State Department on Tuesday said it had revoked the visa it had given a Nigerian man after his alleged attempt to blow up an airliner on Christmas Day with explosives hidden in his underwear. |
| Strike on CIA base tests U.S. assessment of al Qaeda
January 5, 2010 at 3:46 pm
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| WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Revelations that a double agent linked to al Qaeda may have carried out last week's bombing at a CIA base in Afghanistan suggests the group has achieved a new level of sophistication and may not be as weakened as U.S. officials had thought. |
| Ford surges as U.S. auto sales end '09 on uptick
January 5, 2010 at 3:40 pm
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| DETROIT (Reuters) - Ford Motor Co posted a 33 percent sales gain for December as U.S. auto sales ended 2009 on an upswing after a tumultuous year that saw GM and Chrysler collapse into bankruptcy and China overtake the United States as the biggest car market. |
| California airport shut down in security scare
January 5, 2010 at 3:33 pm
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| LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A hazardous substance was found in a passenger's luggage at a California airport, sending two federal baggage screeners to the hospital and prompting an evacuation of the terminal on Tuesday in the latest U.S. aviation security scare. |
| Yemeni loses appeal for release from Guantanamo
January 5, 2010 at 3:13 pm
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| WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court on Tuesday upheld a ruling that a Yemeni man who cooked for Taliban and al Qaeda fighters in Afghanistan was lawfully detained at the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. |
| Nigeria chafes at tougher U.S. air security rule
January 5, 2010 at 3:11 pm
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| ABUJA (Reuters) - Nigeria urged the United States on Tuesday to reconsider its decision to require tighter security for Nigerian air travelers in the wake of the botched bombing of a Detroit-bound airliner. |
| Dutch say failed plane bomber acted alone
January 5, 2010 at 1:56 pm
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| AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - The Nigerian man accused of trying to blow up a flight from Amsterdam to Detroit on Christmas acted alone and probably smuggled the explosives from Nigeria, the Dutch public prosecutor said on Tuesday. |
| Air passengers deal with tougher U.S. security
January 5, 2010 at 12:40 pm
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| NEW YORK (Reuters) - Air travelers arriving in the United States under tighter security on Tuesday said they faced repeated passport checks and could not use blankets or leave seats in the last hour of their flight, but some said they felt safer. |
| Exhausted Japan finance minister to quit: report
January 5, 2010 at 11:48 am
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| TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's aged finance minister is to quit due to poor health after weeks of exhausting wrangling over the budget, the Nikkei news agency said on Tuesday, a fresh blow for Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama as he struggles with a frail economy and huge public debt. |
| Karzai to try again with new cabinet line-up
January 5, 2010 at 9:14 am
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| KABUL (Reuters) - Afghan President Hamid Karzai is expected to present a new list of cabinet nominees to Parliament on Saturday, an official said, replacing 17 names unexpectedly rejected by lawmakers last week in a humiliating snub. |
| Israel to build more homes in East Jerusalem
January 5, 2010 at 8:44 am
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| JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel's Jerusalem municipality has approved construction of four apartment buildings next to a Jewish seminary in East Jerusalem, officials said on Tuesday, a project Palestinians called an attempt to undermine peace moves. |
| Iran renews execution threat against protesters
January 5, 2010 at 7:06 am
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| TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran's interior minister warned opposition activists on Tuesday they risk execution as enemies of God if they continue anti-government demonstrations, and the foreign ministry said arrested foreigners face punishment. |
| U.S. embassy reopens in Yemen after threat
January 5, 2010 at 3:32 am
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| SANAA (Reuters) - The U.S. embassy in Yemen reopened on Tuesday, an embassy official said, a day after Yemeni forces killed two al Qaeda militants they said were behind a threat that forced U.S. and European missions to close. |
| Democrats in final push on U.S. healthcare overhaul
January 5, 2010 at 1:06 am
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| WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A final push to deliver a sweeping U.S. healthcare overhaul to President Barack Obama begins this week as House of Representatives Democratic leaders prepare for difficult negotiations with the Senate. |
| Philippine massacre suspect pleads not guilty to murder
January 5, 2010 at 12:33 am
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| MANILA (Reuters) - The mayor of a small Philippine town, the main suspect in the November massacre of 57 people in the country's troubled south, pleaded not guilty to murder charges on Tuesday. |
| Report shows U.S. healthcare spending growth slows
January 5, 2010 at 12:26 am
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| WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. healthcare spending rose at the lowest rate on record in 2008 due to the recession, but still reached $2.3 trillion and devoured 16.2 percent of the U.S. economy, government analysts said in a report on Tuesday. | | | 
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