http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/ The latest stories from the Home section of the BBC News web site. en-gb Thu, 02 Sep 2010 23:51:22 GMT Copyright: (C) British Broadcasting Corporation, see http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/help/rss/4498287.stm for terms and conditions of reuse. http://www.bbc.co.uk/syndication/ 15 The three Pakistan cricketers accused of corruption - Salman Butt, Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Amir - have been charged, and provisionally suspended, by the International Cricket Council. http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/sport1/hi/cricket/england/8953417.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/england/8953417.stm Thu, 02 Sep 2010 20:19:31 GMT Alcohol consumption has fallen faster than ever, figures from the British Beer and Pub Association suggest. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-11170814 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-11170814 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 23:38:15 GMT A lottery system for school places in Brighton failed to give poorer children equal access to top schools, academics say. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/education-11162313 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-11162313 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 23:49:43 GMT Long-term use of bone-strengthening drugs may boost the risk of oesophageal cancer, a study suggests. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/health-11166308 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-11166308 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 23:03:52 GMT Israeli and Palestinian leaders meet in Washington for the first direct peace talks in nearly two years and agree a framework for negotiations. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-us-canada-11162585 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-11162585 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 23:46:04 GMT David Cameron supports William Hague "100%" following speculation about the foreign secretary's private life, the PM's spokeswoman says. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-politics-11163229 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-11163229 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 13:57:02 GMT An explosion rips through an offshore oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico, west of the site of the blast in April that caused a huge oil spill. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-us-canada-11014645 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-11014645 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 22:32:12 GMT Ten election campaign workers have been killed in an air strike by Nato-led forces in Afghanistan, Afghan officials say. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-south-asia-11163742 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-11163742 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 19:31:03 GMT The European Union agrees to reform financial supervision, with new agencies to oversee banks, insurers and financial markets. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-11171800 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-11171800 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 21:52:42 GMT Gardeners are being warned about the risk of Legionnaire's disease from compost after a pensioner developed the disease after handling compost. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/health-11167176 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-11167176 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 23:03:58 GMT There is no place for God in theories on the creation of the Universe, Professor Stephen Hawking concludes in a new book. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-11161493 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-11161493 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 22:25:32 GMT Ex-This Morning host Richard Madeley presents the first five minutes of the show while Eamonn Holmes is stuck in traffic. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/entertainment-arts-11164476 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-11164476 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 12:32:11 GMT A metal detecting enthusiast finds what is believed to be the only intact Roman lantern made out of bronze ever discovered in Britain. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-england-suffolk-11161686 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-suffolk-11161686 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 07:20:11 GMT Maria Sharapova and Novak Djokovic are among the evening's draw on day four at the US Open, where Roger Federer and Caroline Wozniacki reach the third round. http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/sport1/hi/tennis/8964322.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tennis/8964322.stm Thu, 02 Sep 2010 14:58:14 GMT Goalkeeper Scott Carson is released from the England squad to face Bulgaria in the Euro 2012 qualifier on Friday because of a family bereavement. http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/sport1/hi/football/8957271.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/8957271.stm Thu, 02 Sep 2010 13:47:50 GMT Former England captain David Beckham hopes to play for the LA Galaxy against Columbus Crew on 11 September. http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/sport1/hi/football/8965149.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/8965149.stm Thu, 02 Sep 2010 22:09:47 GMT England and Durham pace bowler Graham Onions to miss the Ashes series against Australia this winter because of a back operation. http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/sport1/hi/cricket/england/8964548.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/england/8964548.stm Thu, 02 Sep 2010 15:47:35 GMT Former light-welterweight world champion Ricky Hatton says he is unlikely to fight again. http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/sport1/hi/boxing/8964725.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/boxing/8964725.stm Thu, 02 Sep 2010 17:07:18 GMT A florist beat his wife and daughter to death with a rubber mallet before hanging himself amid fears he would lose his biggest customer, an inquest hears. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-england-shropshire-11165570 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-shropshire-11165570 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 14:29:01 GMT A cheating husband murdered his wife after she found out about his infidelity within months of them getting married, a court hears. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-england-merseyside-11167555 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-merseyside-11167555 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 18:02:44 GMT The Scottish government says drinkers should be charged a minimum of 45p for every unit of alcohol as part of efforts to cut consumption. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-scotland-11155653 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-11155653 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 13:51:44 GMT Royal Bank of Scotland says Scotland is likely to gain jobs as a result of major restructuring, despite news that 3,500 UK posts will be lost. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-scotland-11165360 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-11165360 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 17:57:12 GMT A senior civil servant at the Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure says that job losses are inevitable because of the cuts it has to make http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-northern-ireland-11172307 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-11172307 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 20:29:12 GMT Prayers are said in Rathfriland for a six-year-old boy who has died after being struck by a speedboat in County Down on Monday. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-northern-ireland-11170681 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-11170681 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 22:16:18 GMT Welsh Secretary Cheryl Gillan says she is minded to accept changes to the referendum question following Electoral Commission recommendations. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-wales-11165118 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-11165118 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 16:15:53 GMT A nurse found dead at her Bridgend home was unlawfully killed by her former partner, a coroner rules. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-wales-south-east-wales-11165349 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-south-east-wales-11165349 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 12:30:39 GMT South Africa is to start expelling Zimbabweans again, from 31 December, the government announces. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-africa-11167316 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-11167316 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 16:10:51 GMT The UN postpones the release of a draft report that accuses the Rwandan army of possible genocide in DR Congo till next month. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-africa-11166642 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-11166642 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 15:02:22 GMT One of four key independent lawmakers endorses Australian PM Julia Gillard, leaving her just two seats short of the majority needed to form the next government. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-asia-pacific-11161368 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-11161368 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 08:03:09 GMT Three people die as Seoul is hit by its strongest typhoon in 15 years, while storms continue to cause heavy rain and landslides in China. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-asia-pacific-11161376 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-11161376 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 07:57:50 GMT The European Commission criticises France over its expulsions of Roma (Gypsies) and requests more information about the crackdown. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-europe-11164218 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-11164218 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 13:54:19 GMT The German central bank calls on the country's president to dismiss one of its board members over comments he made about immigration and Jews. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-europe-11169339 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-11169339 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 16:42:53 GMT Honduras accuses Ecuadorean President Rafael Correa of risking the life of a Honduran migrant who survived last month's Mexico massacre. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-latin-america-11164657 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-11164657 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 11:22:09 GMT Chilean miners trapped underground receive their first hot meal in 26 days, as Nasa experts arrive at the mine site. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-latin-america-11159484 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-11159484 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 04:14:31 GMT Posters promoting Egypt's intelligence chief appear on the streets of Cairo, amid growing speculation over who will succeed President Hosni Mubarak. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-middle-east-11169725 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-11169725 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 17:08:56 GMT President Barack Obama hails the end of US combat operations in Iraq, saying the US has paid "a huge price" to "put Iraq's future in its people's hands". http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-us-canada-11147300 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-11147300 Wed, 01 Sep 2010 15:11:52 GMT Three days of mourning begins in Pakistan after bomb attacks on a Shia Muslim procession in Lahore city kill 31 people. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-south-asia-11161486 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-11161486 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 07:18:53 GMT The head of Afghanistan's Central Bank tells the BBC he will not allow the country's biggest commercial bank to collapse. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-11163602 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-11163602 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 11:34:24 GMT Areas along the US East Coast declare states of emergency as Hurricane Earl churns towards the region, forecast to brush land on Thursday night. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-us-canada-11154296 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-11154296 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 15:08:18 GMT A tanker carrying 9m litres of diesel fuel runs aground in the Northwest Passage, off the coast of northern Canada. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-us-canada-11172543 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-11172543 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 20:33:51 GMT House prices fell for the second month in a row in August, according to the Nationwide building society. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-11161166 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-11161166 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 08:44:18 GMT Four of the "big six" UK energy suppliers are to be investigated amid concerns of mis-selling to customers, the regulator says. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-11150541 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-11150541 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 15:20:04 GMT Dell withdraws its bid for 3Par after rival Hewlett-Packard raises its offer for the data storage company to $2.1bn. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-11166772 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-11166772 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 15:49:13 GMT Labour defends its leadership election rules amid evidence some people can cast multiple votes. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-politics-11162916 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-11162916 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 10:37:35 GMT Tony Blair's memoirs, based on his time as the prime minister, break sales records, booksellers say. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/entertainment-arts-11168080 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-11168080 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 13:50:01 GMT Gordon Brown is to devote time to unpaid education and internet projects, his spokesman says. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-politics-11170384 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-11170384 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 16:46:47 GMT British scientists say they are closer to knowing why older women trying to fall pregnant are more likely to produce abnormal eggs. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/health-11164078 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-11164078 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 16:59:30 GMT One in five elderly people with broken hips do not get surgery quickly enough, a survey shows. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/health-11155761 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-11155761 Wed, 01 Sep 2010 23:07:47 GMT People who do puzzles and crosswords may stave off dementia longer but experience a more rapid decline once the disease sets in, a study suggests. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/health-11152374 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-11152374 Wed, 01 Sep 2010 23:07:57 GMT School lunches can tempt fussy eaters to try new foods, a survey carried out in England for the School Food Trust suggests. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/education-11154244 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-11154244 Wed, 01 Sep 2010 23:15:47 GMT Yachtswoman Ellen MacArthur has set herself a new challenge - creating an educational foundation to promote sustainability. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/education-11154637 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-11154637 Wed, 01 Sep 2010 23:15:20 GMT Sharon Shoesmith is given leave to appeal over her sacking as the head of children's services at Haringey Council after the death of Baby Peter. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/education-11156569 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-11156569 Wed, 01 Sep 2010 17:15:40 GMT A potentially revolutionary circuit component, once a laboratory curiosity, is to be mass-produced for the first time. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/technology-11165087 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-11165087 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 15:33:44 GMT The global disparity in access to broadband around the world and the cost of a connection is revealed by UN figures. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/technology-11162656 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-11162656 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 12:45:35 GMT Samsung has become the latest manufacturer to enter into the tablet computer market with its Galaxy Tab. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/technology-11163687 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-11163687 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 10:15:53 GMT Physicists explain one of football's most spectacular free-kicks, showing that Roberto Carlos's 1997 "impossible goal" was not a fluke. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/science-environment-11153466 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-11153466 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 00:15:06 GMT A growing number of New York sky-scrapers switch off their lights at night to help reduce the number of migratory birds hitting the buildings. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/science-environment-11141196 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-11141196 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 17:52:21 GMT A species of acacia tree found in Eastern Africa seems to be protected from elephant damage - by the ants that live on it. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/science-environment-11168039 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-11168039 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 16:34:46 GMT Two-thirds of people agree with the government stance on cutting arts funding and relying more on private cash, a survey suggests. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/entertainment-arts-11162816 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-11162816 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 10:16:59 GMT A former Britain's Got Talent hopeful who claimed she was discriminated against at an audition fails to get her case taken to an employment tribunal. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/entertainment-arts-11165712 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-11165712 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 13:40:46 GMT Some of musician Bob Dylan's artwork, never seen before by the public, is to be displayed at Denmark's National Gallery. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/entertainment-arts-11169530 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-11169530 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 15:28:37 GMT Tony Blair used alcohol as a 'prop' during his time in power but how many of us do the same? http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/magazine-11152307 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-11152307 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 09:57:23 GMT It's goodbye to GMTV on Friday, after 17 years on ITV. How well do you remember it and all the other morning shows? http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/magazine-11164647 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-11164647 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 10:40:23 GMT Our regular column covering the passing of significant - but lesser reported - people of the past month. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/magazine-11149392 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-11149392 Wed, 01 Sep 2010 11:36:16 GMT A British discount store is buying in Polo mints from Indonesia even though the same mints are being manufactured just a mile up the road in York. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-11171603 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-11171603 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 18:14:43 GMT A man sailing the sea in a bath tub, mud sculptures and an ugly fish who finds love - it's the week's weird and wonderful video stories in Newsbeat's Odd Box with Dominic Byrne. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/newsbeat/11171944 http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/11171944 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 17:57:20 GMT Tablet computers to rival Apple's iPad are creating a stir as one of Europe's largest technology shows, the IFA, gets under way in Berlin. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/technology-11169400 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-11169400 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 16:04:05 GMT The International Cricket Council (ICC) has suspended the three Pakistan players accused of being part of a betting scam. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-south-asia-11172122 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-11172122 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 21:23:09 GMT The BBC's James Reynolds has been at the San Jose mine in Chile, where he spoke to the partner of one of the trapped miners. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-latin-america-11163446 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-11163446 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 10:28:44 GMT A rare male pygmy hippopotamus born in a Polish zoo two weeks ago has appeared in public for the first time. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-europe-11161286 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-11161286 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 06:20:47 GMT Cavers Tim Allen and Hugh St Lawrence give BBC News a glimpse of the cramped conditions as they try to connect three English counties by an underground network of tunnels. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-11157715 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-11157715 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 04:05:18 GMT An island off Peru is making money from selling bird poo to use as organic fertiliser. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-11156842 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-11156842 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 05:24:26 GMT Why bed-bugs are on the march again http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/magazine-11165108 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-11165108 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 23:42:04 GMT How far can BMW stretch the brand before it snaps? http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-11167721 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-11167721 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 22:27:46 GMT How much is a bottle of beer under new price laws on booze? http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/magazine-11165537 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-11165537 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 16:17:15 GMT Hindus celebrate birth of Krishna at Janmashtami celebration http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-south-asia-11168289 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-11168289 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 15:55:18 GMT Profile of man who has won the right to say he is Top Gear driver http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-11162227 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-11162227 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 12:28:28 GMT The hidden world of special advisers http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-politics-11165381 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-11165381 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 14:25:14 GMT