| Cuts 'will erode UK universities'
January 11, 2010 at 10:06 PM
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| | Leaders of the UK's most prestigious universities warn government plans to cut their funding will lead to a higher education "meltdown". | | |
| Computer game shows life as an MP
January 11, 2010 at 10:03 PM
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| | Young people are to get a "virtual taste" of life as an MP, as Parliament launches its own computer game. | | |
| First jury-less trial to be heard
January 11, 2010 at 9:56 PM
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| | Four men are to appear in court in the first Crown Court criminal trial to be held without a jury in England and Wales for more than 350 years. | | |
| Sexual crime DNA 'not processed'
January 11, 2010 at 9:13 PM
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| | DNA evidence is "not always properly stored or processed" by Leicestershire Police, inspectors report. | | |
| Nigeria's leader breaks silence
January 11, 2010 at 9:10 PM
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| | Nigeria's president, not seen since going into hospital in Saudi Arabia in November, tells the BBC he is recovering. | | |
| PM urges NI politicians to focus
January 11, 2010 at 8:55 PM
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| | Gordon Brown urges Northern Ireland politicians to stay focused after First Minister Peter Robinson stands down for six weeks. | | |
| Protection status for Lundy sea
January 11, 2010 at 8:55 PM
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| | The sea around Lundy Island becomes the first marine site in England to be protected by new government powers. | | |
| US airbase tests ties with Japan
January 11, 2010 at 7:43 PM
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| | The future of a US marine airbase on Okinawa has become the first test of Japan's intent to forge a new relationship with its old ally, says the BBC's Roland Buerk in Tokyo. | | |
| Taxi driver age testing reviewed
January 11, 2010 at 7:35 PM
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| | A policy of health testing older taxi drivers in Aberdeen could be revoked because of discrimination fears. | | |
| Financial doubts over pool plans
January 11, 2010 at 7:34 PM
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| | Council support for swimming pool plans in a south of Scotland town looks set to be ruled out on financial grounds. | | |
| Anne Frank helper dies aged 100
January 11, 2010 at 7:32 PM
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| | The last surviving member of the group who helped hide Anne Frank from the Nazis dies in the Netherlands, aged 100. | | |
| Ice climbs created along the A9
January 11, 2010 at 7:31 PM
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| | Climbers are tackling previously unavailable low-level ice climbs on rock faces along a trunk road in the Highlands. | | |
| Opposition to snare ban expected
January 11, 2010 at 7:29 PM
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| | Scottish ministers are expected to maintain opposition to a snare ban, amid on-going pressure from welfare groups. | | |
| Scots house prices 'picking up'
January 11, 2010 at 7:27 PM
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| | Scotland was the only part of the UK where house prices did not fall last month, a survey of chartered surveyors finds. | | |
| Salmond faces Lockerbie grilling
January 11, 2010 at 7:25 PM
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| | The first minister and justice secretary are to face tough questions by MPs on the release of the Lockerbie bomber. | | |
| Is farming coping with the snow?
January 11, 2010 at 7:03 PM
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| | Farmers are struggling with collapsing shed roofs, frozen crops and difficulties delivering food to animals. | | |
| Campbell to face Iraq war inquiry
January 11, 2010 at 7:03 PM
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| | Tony Blair's former spokesman Alastair Campbell is due to give evidence to the inquiry into the Iraq war later. | | |
| Gervais plans stand-up world tour
January 11, 2010 at 7:02 PM
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| | Comedian and actor Ricky Gervais announces he will perform two more stand-up dates in London and four in the US later this year. | | |
| Students' attention span deficit
January 11, 2010 at 7:01 PM
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| | Research suggests university students have average attention spans of just 10 minutes, and many are missing lectures due to part-time jobs. | | |
| Big bum and thighs 'are healthy'
January 11, 2010 at 7:01 PM
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| | Carrying extra weight on your hips, bum and thighs is good for you and appears to protect against heart and metabolic problems, say experts. | | |
| Healthy lunchboxes are 'a rarity'
January 11, 2010 at 7:01 PM
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| | Only 1% of primary school pupil's packed lunches meet nutritional standards set for school meals in England, a study suggests. | | |
| Pace of house price rises 'eases'
January 11, 2010 at 7:00 PM
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| | The pace of house prices increases slowed at the end of 2009, the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors says. | | |
| Christmas sales beat expectations
January 11, 2010 at 7:00 PM
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| | Retailers enjoyed their best December growth for eight years, the British Retail Consortium (BRC) has said. | | |
| UK 'close to leaving recession'
January 11, 2010 at 7:00 PM
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| | The British Chambers of Commerce say the UK economy appears on the brink of exiting recession, but that weakness in the service sector must be tackled. | | |
| Arctic tern's epic journey mapped
January 11, 2010 at 6:53 PM
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| | The Arctic tern's extraordinary pole-to-pole 70,000km migration is detailed by Danish and UK scientists. | | |
| US concern at UAE torture verdict
January 11, 2010 at 6:19 PM
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| | The US calls on the UAE to review a court verdict clearing a member of its ruling family of torture charges. | | |
| Airbus chief 'may cancel A400M'
January 11, 2010 at 5:59 PM
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| | The long-delayed A400M military transport aircraft finally takes to the skies, but its future path remains under a cloud. | | |
| Day in pictures
January 11, 2010 at 5:34 PM
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| | Striking images from around the world on 11 January 2010. | | |
| Banker 'urged £922,000 transfer'
January 11, 2010 at 5:27 PM
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| | A bank manager accused of stealing almost £1m asked a junior colleague to transfer a six-figure sum, the Old Bailey is told. | | |
| Discount store jobs saved by deal
January 11, 2010 at 5:06 PM
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| | Half of the Happit chain of value fashion stores in Scotland are to be kept open, following a deal, it is revealed. | | |
| Simon Cowell quits American Idol
January 11, 2010 at 4:59 PM
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| | American Idol judge Simon Cowell confirms he will leave at the end of the season, as he takes his show The X Factor to Fox. | | |
| Parish church is damaged in fire
January 11, 2010 at 4:59 PM
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| | Six fire engines are called to tackle a fire that damaged the roof of a parish church in an Essex village. | | |
| Firms contest apartheid lawsuit
January 11, 2010 at 4:48 PM
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| | A US court hears a challenge by multi-national companies seeking to dismiss a case against them over their role in apartheid-era South Africa. | | |
| Reaction to Robinson announcement
January 11, 2010 at 4:13 PM
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| | A round-up of the reaction to Peter Robinson's decision to step down as first minister for six weeks following revelations about his wife's personal and financial affairs. | | |
| UK soldier killed in Afghanistan
January 11, 2010 at 4:12 PM
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| | A British soldier serving with a bomb disposal team dies after an explosion in southern Afghanistan, the MoD says. | | |
| Schools reopen for exam students
January 11, 2010 at 4:09 PM
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| | Exams due to take place at the University of Bournemouth on Monday are postponed due to the icy weather. | | |
| Teacher posed with gun on website
January 11, 2010 at 4:04 PM
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| | A school in Kent is criticised by anti-gun campaigners for publishing a photograph of a teacher holding an AK-47 rifle on its website. | | |
| Men charged with arson after fire
January 11, 2010 at 3:55 PM
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| | Police investigating fire which severely damaged a disused building in Hull charge two men in their 30s with arson. | | |
| Neighbour plea with more snow due
January 11, 2010 at 3:54 PM
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| | The first minister urges people to check on elderly and vulnerable neighbours and relatives as more snow is expected in parts of Wales. | | |
| MP must repay rent and apologise
January 11, 2010 at 3:53 PM
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| | Brian Binley, Conservative MP for Northampton South, is told by a parliamentary standards committee to repay £1,500 rent. | | |
| Sarah Palin 'takes Fox News job'
January 11, 2010 at 3:45 PM
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| | Former Governor of Alaska Sarah Palin has signed on as a contributor to Fox News Channel, her lawyer says. | | |
| Police name cliff collapse victim
January 11, 2010 at 3:43 PM
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| | Police name an angler who was killed when a cliff in Northumberland collapsed because of the icy weather. | | |
| Call for temple protection boost
January 11, 2010 at 3:41 PM
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| | Sikh leaders call on police to do more to protect religious buildings in light of an arson attack in east London. | | |
| Funding for council house project
January 11, 2010 at 3:32 PM
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| | More than 100 new council homes are to be built in Hull and other parts of East Yorkshire after the government announces funding. | | |
| Seventh Scots anthrax drug death
January 11, 2010 at 3:31 PM
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| | A seventh person with anthrax dies as infection among heroin users continues to spread around the country. | | |
| Five men guilty of parade threats
January 11, 2010 at 3:22 PM
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| | Five Muslim men who protested at a homecoming parade where soldiers were called murderers are convicted of making threats. | | |
| Basra security 'was non-existent'
January 11, 2010 at 3:19 PM
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| | The UK army was effectively providing "no security at all" in the southern Iraqi city of Basra by mid-2006, a senior soldier has said. | | |
| Prison 'failed' suicidal prisoner
January 11, 2010 at 3:01 PM
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| | An inquest jury and a coroner criticise the management of suicidal offenders at Bristol Prison, following the death of an inmate. | | |
| Bus crashes into city rugby shop
January 11, 2010 at 2:59 PM
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| | A bus crashes into the front of a rugby store in one of the busiest streets in Cardiff city centre. | | |
| Botched castration 'vet' jailed
January 11, 2010 at 2:52 PM
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| | A conman from Lancashire who posed as a vet and nearly killed a pony in a botched castration is jailed for two years. | | |
| 'Non-committal girlfriend' killed
January 11, 2010 at 2:39 PM
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| | A 60-year-old man from Cornwall murdered his lover because she refused to make their relationship permanent, Plymouth Crown Court hears. | | |
| Delivery allays county's grit woe
January 11, 2010 at 2:36 PM
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| | Nottinghamshire County Council says it can grit main roads for a further two days following a fresh delivery of salt. | | |
| Tribute to frozen river death man
January 11, 2010 at 2:33 PM
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| | The family of a man who died while trying to rescue his dogs from the frozen River Tees pay tribute to him. | | |
| Officer 'bullied' man in pay row
January 11, 2010 at 2:32 PM
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| | A Metropolitan Police officer assaulted and falsely arrested a man who asked to be paid for work on his personal website, a court hears. | | |
| French director Eric Rohmer dies
January 11, 2010 at 2:20 PM
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| | French film director Eric Rohmer, whose works include the cycle of films Six Moral Tales, dies at the age of 89. | | |
| US gay marriage ban trial begins
January 11, 2010 at 2:18 PM
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| | The first US federal trial to determine whether states are allowed to ban same-sex marriages starts in California. | | |
| Yemen warned against 'occupation'
January 11, 2010 at 2:14 PM
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| | An influential cleric warns Yemen not to allow "occupation" by foreign powers as it co-operates with the US in counter-terrorism. | | |
| Extremist unit helps in leak case
January 11, 2010 at 2:09 PM
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| | The National Domestic Extremism Unit is helping Norfolk Police investigate the leaking of climate change data, it is revealed. | | |
| Will torture murder ever be solved?
January 11, 2010 at 2:01 PM
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| | Hampshire detectives say they have made a "significant breakthrough" in their hunt for the killer of pensioner Georgina Edmonds - bludgeoned to death in her country cottage. | | |
| Renewed appeal after death crash
January 11, 2010 at 1:50 PM
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| | Police want to speak to two people who stopped to help a 19-year-old student before he was hit by a car and killed on a bypass in Dorset. | | |
| Useful links
January 11, 2010 at 1:45 PM
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| | A list of websites benefiting teachers and students taking part in BBC News School Report. | | |
| Jury retires in stab murder case
January 11, 2010 at 1:41 PM
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| | A 26-year-old man appears in court charged with the murder of a musician who was found stabbed at his Chatham bungalow. | | |
| Trio sent to prison over attack
January 11, 2010 at 1:38 PM
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| | Three people from Devon are jailed for attacking a man with a DIY knife, a paint scraper and a baton. | | |
| Ducks of a feather quack together
January 11, 2010 at 1:35 PM
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| | Scottish SPCA officers are intrigued by the arrival of a family of ducks which have turned up individually across Fife. | | |
| Councillor to fight for Swindon
January 11, 2010 at 1:31 PM
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| | A Surrey councillor is chosen by Swindon's Labour group to fight for a seat in the next election. | | |
| Bridge reopens in explosion town
January 11, 2010 at 1:26 PM
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| | A bridge in Shropshire that was closed after a nearby explosion is due to open to two-way traffic during rush-hour. | | |
| Staff threatened in cash robbery
January 11, 2010 at 1:23 PM
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| | Two masked men threaten staff and escape with a large quantity of cash during a raid at a Lincolnshire post office. | | |
| Man killed in five-vehicle crash
January 11, 2010 at 1:20 PM
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| | A man dies after collision on the A1 near Allerton Park involving a van, two coaches and two lorries. | | |
| Devolution pushed further towards edge
January 11, 2010 at 1:18 PM
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| | Peter Robinson's decision to stand aside as first minister for six weeks does not auger well for the immediate future of Northern Ireland's power-sharing Executive. | | |
| Live story: Peter Robinson latest
January 11, 2010 at 10:34 AM
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| | Live story: DUP leader Peter Robinson step asides for six weeks as First Minister amid the storm over his wife's private life and finances. | | |
| Duo deny village bank raid charge
January 11, 2010 at 10:34 AM
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| | Two men deny conspiracy to carry out an armed robbery and planning a break-in at a bank in the Borders. | | |
| Men jailed over £33m heroin deal
January 11, 2010 at 10:33 AM
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| | Three men are jailed for their involvement in a £33m drug deal, after the UK's largest ever heroin seizure. | | |
| Profile: Who is Arlene Foster?
January 11, 2010 at 10:28 AM
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| | BBC news takes a look at the political career of the woman who is to temporarily take over some of the responsibilities of the embattled First Minister of Northern Ireland, Peter Robinson. | | |
| Man, 72, cleared over canal death
January 11, 2010 at 10:27 AM
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| | A 72-year-old man is cleared of killing a man who died after an alleged confrontation on a canal towpath in Lancashire. | | |
| Can statistics help catch terrorists?
January 11, 2010 at 10:26 AM
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| | In the wake of the alleged attempt to bomb a Detroit-bound plane, the UK could step up airport security with targeted passenger profiling. But how effective is it? | | |
| Staff check on residents at risk
January 11, 2010 at 10:26 AM
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| | Council staff and police contact vulnerable residents in an Essex town to ensure they are coping with the weather. | | |
| Gurkha veterans lose pension case
January 11, 2010 at 10:23 AM
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| | Retired Gurkhas have lost a High Court test case battle with the Ministry of Defence over pension rights. | | |
| Snow cleared for exam schools
January 11, 2010 at 10:23 AM
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| | Schools where pupils are taking exams have been given priority treatment in clearing away snow - with most staying open. | | |
| Rare Elvis film shows family life
January 11, 2010 at 10:22 AM
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| | Footage showing Elvis and Priscilla Presley with their new-born baby daughter is auctioned in Wiltshire. | | |
| Cameron backs family intervention
January 11, 2010 at 10:20 AM
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| | Conservative leader David Cameron has said he backs "active intervention" in families to improve parenting and build a "responsible society". | | |
| Jurassic tree survives big chill
January 11, 2010 at 10:18 AM
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| | What is believed to be the world's most northerly grove of a prehistoric tree is so far surviving Scotland's big freeze. | | |
| Tendulkar embraces 'bucket baths'
January 11, 2010 at 10:18 AM
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| | India's star batsman, Sachin Tendulkar, shuns the shower in favour of a "bucket bath" in a drive to save water in Mumbai. | | |
| Prisoners moved for Gibson film
January 11, 2010 at 10:17 AM
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| | About 300 inmates are transferred from a Mexican prison to make way for a film Mel Gibson plans to make there, despite protests from relatives. | | |
| Six soldiers die in Afghanistan
January 11, 2010 at 10:16 AM
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| | US and French soldiers are among six killed in Afghanistan, Nato says, in its deadliest day for two months. | | |
| Boy detained over bleach attack
January 11, 2010 at 10:16 AM
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| | A 16-year-old boy is detained for 12 months for throwing bleach over a woman who asked him to be quiet in a cinema in Leeds. | | | | 
