http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa The latest stories from the Home section of the BBC News web site. en-gb Wed, 16 May 2012 17:30:50 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://news.bbcimg.co.uk/nol/shared/img/bbc_news_120x60.gif http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa 120 60 15 The leader of Greece's leftist party - predicted to top next month's election - accuses the EU and Germany of "playing poker with people's lives", as millions of euros are withdrawn from Greek banks. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-18094714#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-18094714 Wed, 16 May 2012 17:32:38 GMT Former Bosnian Serb army commander Ratko Mladic intended to "ethnically cleanse" Bosnia, the opening day of his war crimes trial hears. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-18081930#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-18081930 Wed, 16 May 2012 16:41:16 GMT Communist Party veterans write to China's president to urge him to sack security chief Zhou Yongkang for supporting disgraced politician Bo Xilai. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-18091298#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-18091298 Wed, 16 May 2012 12:38:58 GMT Liberian ex-President Charles Taylor accuses the prosecution of paying witnesses to testify against him in his war crimes trial in The Hague. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-18082584#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-18082584 Wed, 16 May 2012 12:39:31 GMT Facebook says it will sell 25% more shares than first planned in its forthcoming flotation in response to strong demand. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-18086426#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-18086426 Wed, 16 May 2012 16:23:57 GMT A teenager who survived Anders Behring Breivik's attack on Utoeya island tells his trial in Oslo that she only lived because she hid under another victim's body. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-18082560#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-18082560 Wed, 16 May 2012 10:14:48 GMT German Environment Minister Norbert Roettgen is dismissed after being blamed for the governing Christian Democrats' heavy losses in a regional poll. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-18092779#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-18092779 Wed, 16 May 2012 15:39:21 GMT Seven people are killed and more than 20 injured in clashes in Libya's western desert town of Ghadames, the government says. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-18095756#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-18095756 Wed, 16 May 2012 16:34:29 GMT Syrian President Bashar al-Assad says the results of last week's widely-criticised parliamentary elections prove people support his reforms. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-18084827#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-18084827 Wed, 16 May 2012 15:56:06 GMT A young penguin which escaped from Tokyo's Sea Life Park has reportedly been spotted swimming in waters around the Japanese capital. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-18094833#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-18094833 Wed, 16 May 2012 15:34:52 GMT The jury for the Cannes Film Festival's prestigious Palme d'Or has spoken out over claims of sexism prompted by the lack of female filmmakers in the running. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-18094997#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-18094997 Wed, 16 May 2012 16:07:29 GMT Kenny Dalglish is sacked as Liverpool manager after finishing eighth in a disappointing Premier League campaign. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/18073446 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/18073446 Wed, 16 May 2012 16:33:41 GMT The BBC's Sport Editor David Bond visits China to find out what legacy lessons can be learned. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-18078248#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-18078248 Tue, 15 May 2012 19:58:36 GMT UN observer vehicles have been damaged by a blast during a visit to north-west Syria http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-18085642#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-18085642 Wed, 16 May 2012 10:27:25 GMT Former Liberian President Charles Taylor has accused the prosecution of paying and threatening witnesses in his war crimes trial. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-18091000#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-18091000 Wed, 16 May 2012 12:27:56 GMT Watch the latest news summary from BBC World News. International news updated 24 hours a day. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/10462520#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/10462520 Wed, 16 May 2012 14:41:55 GMT Indonesian police have refused to issue a permit for a Lady Gaga concert scheduled to take place in Jakarta next month. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-18095942#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-18095942 Wed, 16 May 2012 15:57:29 GMT US firefighters are continuing to battle a growing wildfire near Crown King in Arizona, with dry conditions and high wind hampering efforts to contain it. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-18082562#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-18082562 Wed, 16 May 2012 06:33:18 GMT A paralysed man in the US has regained limited use of his hand after pioneering surgery to bypass damage to his spinal cord, the Journal of Neurosurgery reports. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-18074935#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-18074935 Tue, 15 May 2012 14:02:24 GMT Indonesian officials have recovered part of the black box from a Russian Sukhoi Superjet plane that crashed killing all 45 people on board last week. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-18085637#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-18085637 Wed, 16 May 2012 10:08:06 GMT The Bank of England warns that the eurozone is "tearing itself apart" with the "storm" threatening the UK recovery, as it cuts its forecast for growth this year. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-18084700#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-18084700 Wed, 16 May 2012 16:09:44 GMT The euro hits a fresh four-month low against the dollar as political uncertainty in Greece fuels speculation it could leave the single currency. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-18082438#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-18082438 Wed, 16 May 2012 15:25:01 GMT File-sharing website The Pirate Bay appears to have been hit by a coordinated hack attack. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-18095370#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-18095370 Wed, 16 May 2012 17:16:48 GMT Passengers flying Virgin Atlantic from London to New York will soon be able to make in-flight phone calls using personal devices. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-18093145#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-18093145 Wed, 16 May 2012 15:32:23 GMT Carlos Fuentes, one of the most famous Latin American authors, known for fiction and political essays, dies in Mexico at the age of 83. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-18081034#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-18081034 Wed, 16 May 2012 09:43:41 GMT One of the two male masseurs who have accused actor John Travolta of sexual assault withdraws his legal action. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-18083855#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-18083855 Wed, 16 May 2012 09:16:53 GMT A pioneering UK project to test technology for a climate "technical fix" has been postponed and perhaps cancelled due to problems with patents and regulations. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-18086852#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-18086852 Wed, 16 May 2012 14:58:17 GMT A study of the world's largest subway networks shows they share a number of mathematical features, irrespective of their age or location. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-18072627#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-18072627 Wed, 16 May 2012 12:00:31 GMT Two patients who are paralysed from the neck down are able to control a robotic arm using their thoughts. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-18092653#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-18092653 Wed, 16 May 2012 17:05:51 GMT Over-the-counter HIV tests, which would allow people in the US to check in the privacy of their homes if they have the virus, move a step closer. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-18081933#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-18081933 Wed, 16 May 2012 06:18:06 GMT Andy Carroll and John Ruddy are included in England's 23-man squad for Euro 2012, but Rio Ferdinand is omitted. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/18081125 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/18081125 Wed, 16 May 2012 13:00:26 GMT Villagers in south-eastern Turkey sound the alarm after mistaking a migratory bird - a common European bee-eater - for an Israeli spy. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-18092775#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-18092775 Wed, 16 May 2012 14:38:47 GMT Rangers in Australia's Northern Territory on Tuesday shoot dead a saltwater crocodile that had developed a taste for dogs and other oddities, local media report. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-18082515#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-18082515 Wed, 16 May 2012 12:13:10 GMT A man is arrested on suspicion of helping to carry out an attack on a Mombasa nightclub, in which one person died, police say. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-18081566#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-18081566 Wed, 16 May 2012 16:32:07 GMT Pakistan's cabinet orders officials to finalise a deal as quickly as possible to bring an end to a six-month blockade on overland Nato supplies into Afghanistan. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-18095383#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-18095383 Wed, 16 May 2012 17:05:18 GMT France's new Socialist Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault names his government but party leader Martine Aubry will not join the cabinet. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-18084978#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-18084978 Wed, 16 May 2012 17:42:00 GMT Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff inaugurates a truth commission to investigate rights abuses, including those committed during military rule from 1964-1985. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-18087390#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-18087390 Wed, 16 May 2012 15:34:28 GMT Air strikes kill 16 suspected militants in southern Yemen as part of an ongoing army offensive against fighters said to be inked to al-Qaeda, officials say. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-18092783#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-18092783 Wed, 16 May 2012 17:13:43 GMT Student protesters in Montreal storm the University of Quebec, disrupting classes as they were due to resume after a boycott protesting rising tuition fees. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-18093738#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-18093738 Wed, 16 May 2012 16:01:06 GMT Police say petrol was used to start a fire in a house in Derby in which six children died, as their parents appeal for privacy. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-derbyshire-18083397#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-derbyshire-18083397 Wed, 16 May 2012 11:01:58 GMT A 15-year-old boy is convicted of murdering a student who was stabbed in north London after a row over throwing conkers. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-18034336#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-18034336 Wed, 16 May 2012 16:41:31 GMT Troubled retailer Clinton Cards, which is in administration, is to close almost half its stores across the UK, leading to the loss of almost 2,800 jobs. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-18096654#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-18096654 Wed, 16 May 2012 16:57:59 GMT The BBC Trust confirms children's shows will no longer be shown on BBC One and BBC Two after digital switchover. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-18083178#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-18083178 Wed, 16 May 2012 14:15:47 GMT 24 hours of news photos: 15 May 2012 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/in-pictures-18071405#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/in-pictures-18071405 Tue, 15 May 2012 12:27:54 GMT Norwich Festival of music and art http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-norfolk-18044138#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-norfolk-18044138 Sat, 12 May 2012 01:35:54 GMT The Diamond Jubilee Pageant at Windsor Castle http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-18055116#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-18055116 Mon, 14 May 2012 02:25:41 GMT Paintings celebrate the fuller figure of some African women http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-17957766#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-17957766 Mon, 14 May 2012 07:31:13 GMT 24 hours of news photos: 14 May 2012 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/in-pictures-18057332#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/in-pictures-18057332 Mon, 14 May 2012 13:29:23 GMT News photos from around the world http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/in-pictures-18032920#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/in-pictures-18032920 Fri, 11 May 2012 14:56:21 GMT Cars and stars on show ahead of the Silverstone Classic http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/in-pictures-18032917#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/in-pictures-18032917 Fri, 11 May 2012 14:54:11 GMT 24 hours of news photos: 11 May 2012 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/in-pictures-18032918#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/in-pictures-18032918 Fri, 11 May 2012 12:24:07 GMT Why France's trendiest butcher says British meat is best http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-17925152#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-17925152 Wed, 16 May 2012 00:00:27 GMT What first went between the bread, 250 years ago? http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-18071316#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-18071316 Wed, 16 May 2012 00:10:16 GMT Wes Anderson's Moonrise Kingdom opens Cannes http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-17402499#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-17402499 Wed, 16 May 2012 11:39:36 GMT Have the punks of '77 changed their minds about the Royals? http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-17397222#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-17397222 Wed, 16 May 2012 10:36:45 GMT France's Hollande gets euro crisis baptism of fire http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-18087085#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-18087085 Wed, 16 May 2012 10:46:12 GMT 24 hours of news photos from around the world http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/in-pictures-18083970#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/in-pictures-18083970 Wed, 16 May 2012 11:41:23 GMT How Olympic success sparked a sporting revolution http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/olympics/18075876 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/olympics/18075876 Tue, 15 May 2012 15:38:30 GMT A top Italian university switches to English http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-17958520#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-17958520 Wed, 16 May 2012 09:49:59 GMT Abuse claims threaten credibility of high-profile trial http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-18055249#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-18055249 Tue, 15 May 2012 23:04:14 GMT