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News RSS FeedsKoran protests sweep Afghanistan - Anti-American rallies sweep Afghanistan over plans, now on hold, by a small US church to stage an "International Burn a Koran Day"....Feed Source: www.bbc.co.uk 40,000 police jobs 'threatened' - As many as 40,000 front-line police jobs may be at risk across England and Wales if 25% funding cuts go ahead, the Police Federation says.... Royal Mail to be floated or sold - The government is to press ahead with privatising or selling Royal Mail, following an updated review of the postal service.... Church abuse detailed in Belgium - Harrowing details of alleged sex abuse by Roman Catholic clergy in Belgium are released by an official Church investigator.... Connaught sale saves 2,500 jobs - About 2,500 jobs are saved after administrators KPMG agree to sell most of Connaught's failed social housing group.... Plaid leader's fair funding call - Plaid Cymru leader Ieuan Wyn Jones again calls for a new funding formula to replace a system which he says means Wales receives less money than it should.... Garden burial murder son jailed - A man is jailed for at least 16 years for murdering his father and burying his remains in concrete in a garden in Buckinghamshire.... Blast levels San Francisco homes - At least one person is killed and dozens are injured in an explosion and fire near San Francisco, with the death toll expected to rise.... Investors bet on prisoner rehab - A "payment-by-results" project to cut reoffending is officially launched, with investors getting a return only if reoffending drops.... Japan uncovers centenarian 'scam' - More than 230,000 elderly people in Japan who are listed as being aged 100 or over are unaccounted for, officials said following a nationwide inquiry.... C4 bids farewell to Big Brother - Former air steward Brian Dowling is the bookies' favourite to win Ultimate Big Brother as the Channel 4 reality show comes to an end.... Naturist gardener gives council a dressing down - A naturist claims a council has breached his human rights after it approved plans for houses overlooking his garden in a West Yorkshire village.... Revealed: The 'knicker spy' who sang for Hitler - A photograph of a little-known World War II spy who sang for Adolf Hitler while concealing secret documents in her knickers is to be sold at auction.... Live - England v Pakistan - Steven Davies top-scores with 87 as England set Pakistan 275 to win the first one-day international at Chester-le-Street.... Red Bull's Vettel sets Monza pace - Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel steals Ferrari's thunder to set the pace in practice at the Italian Grand Prix.... Ferguson brushes off Rooney talk - Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson refuses to discuss Wayne Rooney's off-field problems or the hostile reception he might face at Everton on Saturday.... Pakistan trio set to return home - The three Pakistan cricketers questioned by police over alleged spot fixing are to fly home.... Villa ambition attracted Houllier - Gerard Houllier says Aston Villa's ambition was key to him agreeing to succeed Martin O'Neill as manager.... Three jailed over 'filmed' rape - Three men are jailed for a sex attack on a woman which only came to light when the victim saw footage of it on a mobile phone.... Benefits shame for lifeboat hero - A lifeboat crew member who won a bravery award for a daring rescue was claiming disability benefit at the same time, a court is told.... Armed police at 'grenade siege' - A police seige involving armed officers and bomb disposal experts continues in Glasgow after grenade-type devices are thrown from a flat.... Jail sentence for 'savage' rapist - A man who raped and abused two women in the Highlands and Glasgow is jailed for 10-and-a-half years.... Bomb suspect priest 'flamboyant' - Denis Bradley says he met Father James Chesney but at the time was not aware the priest was suspected of involvement in the Claudy bombings.... Armagh murder 'a frenzied attack' - Police say a man murdered in Armagh last week was stabbed in a frenzied and unprovoked attack.... Tourists caught out by high tides - Nine flood watches remain in place as autumn high tides catch out visitors to a town on the Carmarthenshire coast.... Legionnaires' source hunt narrows - Doctors say they are narrowing down the potential source for a Legionnaires' disease outbreak in south Wales after the deaths of two people.... Guinea poll head guilty of fraud - The head of Guinea's election commission and another senior official are sentenced to a year in prison for fraud during June's first round presidential vote.... Swazi 'torture' threat condemned - Swaziland unions condemn the prime minister's suggestion that dissidents should be whipped on their feet with spikes.... Japan extends captain's detention - Hours after China demands the release of a Chinese boat captain detained in Japan, a Japanese court rules he can be held for a further 10 days.... NZ no-go zones stay amid tremors - New Zealand delays plans to lift no-go zones in quake-hit Christchurch after major aftershocks rock the city.... Merkel ally quits in WWII furore - An ally of Germany's Chancellor Merkel will quit a top party post after suggesting Poland may carry as much blame as Hitler for triggering World War II.... Strike by players to halt Serie A - Players in Serie A plan to strike in a fortnight's time in a protest over their rights.... Gang strike paralyses El Salvador - Much of El Salvador's public transport grinds to a halt after street gangs force a shutdown to protest at anti-gang legislation.... Obama contradicts Mexico claims - US President Barack Obama contradicts claims made by his secretary of state that Mexico is dealing with a "drugs insurgency".... Iran will release US woman hiker - Iran is set to release on Saturday Sarah Shourd - one of three detained US hikers held since last July and accused of espionage, officials say.... Al-Qaeda men escape Baghdad jail - Four prisoners with ties to al-Qaeda have escaped from the US-controlled section of Baghdad's Karkh prison, US officials say.... Manipur police on murder charges - A court in India's Manipur state issues warrants for the arrest of nine policemen charged with killing an unarmed man.... Delhi flood fears as river swells - Thousands of people are evacuated from low-lying areas near the Yamuna river in the Indian capital, Delhi.... US judge challenges army gay ban - A federal judge rules that a ban on homosexuals serving openly in the US military is unconstitutional, in the latest challenge to the law.... Soldiers 'kept Afghan body parts' - A group of US soldiers murdered a number of Afghan civilians and took body parts as trophies, documents released by military officials suggest.... Microsoft executive to lead Nokia - Finnish mobile phone giant Nokia appoints Microsoft business manager Stephen Elop as its new head after a profits slump.... Deutsche 'set to raise 9bn euros' - Shares in Germany's Deutsche Bank fall sharply after reports that it is planning to raise 9bn euros to shore up its finances.... US cuts wheat production forecast - The US Department of Agriculture cuts its forecast for global wheat production in 2010-11, but by less than expected.... Minister defends using detectives - A justice minister says he paid private detectives to investigate his colleagues because he was upset about "malicious" newspaper stories.... Five-year parliaments 'too long' - Fixed-term parliaments should last four years, not five as planned, constitutional experts have told MPs.... Boris Johnson to seek re-election - Mayor of London Boris Johnson announces he will stand for re-election in 2012.... Stem cell medic misconduct ruling - A doctor who offered controversial stem cell treatments to multiple sclerosis patients faces being struck off by the General Medical Council.... 'Sponge checks' for cancer risk - Swallowing a sponge on a piece of string could help prevent a deadly form of cancer, experts claim.... Firm handshake link to long life - The strength of your handshake could be a clue to how long you'll live, say UK scientists.... Academies 'may be risky strategy' - The government spending watchdog warns the expansion of the academies programme could risk being poor value for money.... Call to merge education services - Education authorities are facing a call to merge so classrooms may be spared the worst of the cuts in public spending.... Door ajar on private universities - The Universities Minister suggests an increased role for private universities as he signals graduates will have to pay more for their degrees.... Boxing game to aid health fight - A boxing game is spearheading attempts to get middle-aged men in Teesside to get more regular exercise.... Broadband switch 'too difficult' - Telecoms watchdog Ofcom aims to address the fact that switching broadband providers is viewed as "too much hassle".... Sex movie worm spreads worldwide - A malicious program that falsely promises free access to sex movies is racking up victims around the world, warn security firms.... Freshwater turtles 'in decline' - More than a third of freshwater turtle species are now threatened with extinction, Conservation International says.... Ancient Greeks saw Halley's comet - A celestial event seen by the ancient Greeks may be the earliest sighting of Halley's comet, new evidence suggests.... Scan to 'track brain development' - Scientists say they can quickly and accurately map a child's brain development using an MRI machine and a maths programme.... Writer's 'lost poem' discovered - An unpublished poem by one of Scotland's greatest writers is to be read in public for the first time.... Record deal for Smith's daughter - Will Smith's daughter, Willow, nine, signs a record deal with rapper Jay-Z's label Roc Nation and releases debut single Whip My Hair.... Noel Gallagher puts music on hold - Former Oasis star Noel Gallagher tells fans not to expect any solo material in the near future, following the band's split last year.... Why Saturday morning TV changed - The three-hour television marathons of pop, guests, phone-ins and chaos that used to usher in the weekend.... What became of Mercury Communications? - Its name lives on in the form of a prestigious music prize but whatever happened to Mercury Communications?... Britain's only gay Mass - Some gay people will protest at the Pope's UK visit next week - but one London Catholic church is hosting a "gay Mass".... Committee to examine MP phone-hacking claims - MPs have decided to hold a new inquiry into allegations that some of their phones were hacked by journalists at the News of the World.... Mudslide swamps Italian village - An amateur cameraman has filmed the scene from Atrani in southern Italy when a mudslide crashed through the village.... Cyclist's long hunt for missing son - An Australian man who cycled round Europe for three months looking for his missing son is to be reunited with him after two-and-a-half years.... Bomb scare toy pony blown up - A child's toy sparked a bomb scare in Orlando after it was left unattended in a cul-de-sac.... Injured marine's epic US run - Royal Marine Mark Ormrod is a triple amputee who is setting out to run 3,500 miles across the US.... Blaze engulfs San Francisco homes - Dozens of homes have been set ablaze near San Francisco International Airport, after a reported explosion.... The gay Soho Catholic masses - Peter Marshall meets some of the predominantly gay congregation of a Soho church to ask them what they believe the Pope thinks about their church.... US marines rescue ship from pirates - US Marines have boarded and seized a vessel hijacked by pirates off the coast of Somalia, navy officials say.... Ben Brown boogies - it's Odd Box - Presenters dancing, lessons in how to fall over and the man who drives a dining room table. It's the week's weird and wonderful video stories in Newsbeat's Odd Box with Dominic Byrne.... Seeing into space - Stunning images captured by earthbound astronomers... What's 27x43? - How chunking has replaced long division... 7 days quiz - Can you spot the original Peggy Mitchell from our line-up?... Going the distance - Drew Barrymore has become a powerful Hollywood force... Bloodhound budgets - Are world land speed records indulgent or essential?... Boris v the Tories - Will London's mayor have to take on his own side?... Diplomatic 'minefield' - Russia's ambassador to UK warns of "irritants"... Now what? - Top A-levels and facing the dole... Copyright © 2010, Maxx Trading Guides. All Rights Reserved. |