http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/The latest stories from the Home section of the BBC News web site.en-gbThu, 23 Feb 2012 14:33:40 GMTCopyright: (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.gifhttp://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/1206015Royal Bank of Scotland reports a loss of £2bn in 2011, its fourth year of losses since the bank's bailout in 2008.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-17128477http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-17128477Thu, 23 Feb 2012 12:13:42 GMTMore than a million council workers will see their pay frozen for a third year, the Local Government Association confirms.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-politics-17141621http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-17141621Thu, 23 Feb 2012 14:24:37 GMTResearchers who reported the surprising find of faster-than-light neutrinos in 2011 find two potential sources of error in their experiment.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/science-environment-17139635http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-17139635Thu, 23 Feb 2012 11:02:18 GMTPresident Barack Obama apologises to the Afghan people for the burning of Korans by American troops at a US base outside Kabul.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-asia-17144726http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-17144726Thu, 23 Feb 2012 14:13:22 GMTSeven US Marines are killed in a collision between two helicopters in Arizona, officials say.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-us-canada-17144803http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-17144803Thu, 23 Feb 2012 14:30:19 GMTAt least 50 people are killed in Iraq and hundreds injured in a wave of bombings and shootings targeting mainly police officers in Shia areas.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-middle-east-17136646http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-17136646Thu, 23 Feb 2012 11:20:42 GMTThe head of the body regulating health and social care has announced her resignation - as a government report highlights criticisms of its work.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/health-17139284http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-17139284Thu, 23 Feb 2012 11:50:38 GMTWorld leaders urge Somalis to seize an "unprecedented" chance to rebuild their nation, at a London conference on the war-torn nation's future.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-politics-17131208http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-17131208Thu, 23 Feb 2012 12:30:47 GMTSinger Charlotte Church has settled her damages claim against News Group Newspapers over the hacking of her phone, London's High Court hears.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-17138835http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-17138835Thu, 23 Feb 2012 13:19:08 GMTApple wins a case of trademark infringement which, if upheld, would have prevented it from selling iPads in China.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-asia-17143417http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-17143417Thu, 23 Feb 2012 13:55:00 GMTThe number of people sleeping rough in England rises by 23% in a year, figures provided by local authorities countrywide show.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-17141758http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-17141758Thu, 23 Feb 2012 13:22:17 GMTLabour MP Eric Joyce has been suspended from the party after he was arrested over allegations of an assault in a House of Commons bar.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-17136209http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-17136209Thu, 23 Feb 2012 11:05:41 GMTBritish comedy actor Sacha Baron Cohen is not banned from attending Sunday's Academy Awards, according to The Hollywood Reporter.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/entertainment-arts-17138733http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-17138733Thu, 23 Feb 2012 11:01:07 GMTBritish music will dominate the closing ceremony of this summer's Olympic Games.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-17138505http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-17138505Thu, 23 Feb 2012 12:09:15 GMTThe European Commission predicts that the eurozone economy will contract by 0.3% in 2012, having previously forecast 0.5% growth.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-17138207http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-17138207Thu, 23 Feb 2012 10:40:59 GMTCentrica, the owner of British Gas, says profits stayed flat due to the effect of a slump in demand in the UK.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-17137277http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-17137277Thu, 23 Feb 2012 09:30:49 GMTDavid Cameron will say attacks on wealth creators are motivated by "snobbery" later, as Labour accuses him of "inconsistent" messages on the subject.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-politics-17136069http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-17136069Thu, 23 Feb 2012 11:39:04 GMTThe leader of the House of Commons says he was "disappointed" by the cutting short of singer Adele's acceptance speech at the Brit Awards.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-politics-17138664http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-17138664Thu, 23 Feb 2012 13:02:40 GMTThe Department of Health launches an inquiry into claims that doctors agreed to carry out abortions on the grounds of the sex of unborn babies.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/health-17136213http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-17136213Thu, 23 Feb 2012 13:13:17 GMTThe cost of NHS prescriptions in England will rise 25p to £7.65 from 1 April, the government has announced.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/health-17139908http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-17139908Thu, 23 Feb 2012 12:07:12 GMTThe number of full-time undergraduate degree courses offered at UK universities has fallen by 27% over the past six years, data shows.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/education-17125547http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-17125547Thu, 23 Feb 2012 07:41:10 GMTOfficial figures show England's college dropout rates edged up as the Education Maintenance Allowance was scrapped by the government.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/education-17139135http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-17139135Thu, 23 Feb 2012 11:37:59 GMTMany UK addresses have broadband speeds of less than 5Mbps, research suggests.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/technology-17130367http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-17130367Thu, 23 Feb 2012 02:41:23 GMTSir Richard Branson wins the right to control richardbranson.xxx after an Australian man was ruled to have registered the domain "in bad faith".http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/technology-17140357http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-17140357Thu, 23 Feb 2012 14:08:55 GMTCountries opposed to the EU climate levy on aviation agree a limited package of countermeasures, but no immediate legal action.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-europe-17143264http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17143264Thu, 23 Feb 2012 13:25:46 GMTThe Ministry of Defence is to de-classify submarine data in order to help shed light on climate change in the Arctic.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/science-environment-17129988http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-17129988Thu, 23 Feb 2012 07:55:31 GMTFriends and former colleagues pay tribute to "one-off" comedian Frank Carson, best remembered by his catchphrase "It's a cracker", following his death aged 85.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/entertainment-arts-17141853http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-17141853Thu, 23 Feb 2012 12:55:05 GMTA 4.1m high bronze sculpture of a boy on a rocking horse, by artists Elmgreen and Dragset, is unveiled on the Fourth Plinth in London's Trafalgar Square.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/entertainment-arts-17140952http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-17140952Thu, 23 Feb 2012 12:27:42 GMTSleeping in one eight-hour chunk is a very recent phenomenon, and lying awake at night could be good for you, according to scientists and historians.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/magazine-16964783http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-16964783Wed, 22 Feb 2012 16:58:55 GMTAs Lent starts, the debate over secularism v cultural Christianity is raging. But just how much of British culture is inspired by religion?http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/magazine-17112688http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-17112688Wed, 22 Feb 2012 10:39:56 GMTEngland's caretaker boss Stuart Pearce makes himself available to take the team to the European Championship if required.http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/17143010http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/17143010Thu, 23 Feb 2012 13:41:01 GMTGreat Britain's triathlon world champion Alistair Brownlee tears his Achilles just six months before the Olympic Games.http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/triathlon/17141223http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/triathlon/17141223Thu, 23 Feb 2012 12:34:21 GMTCentre Manu Tuilagi returns to the England team to face Wales on Saturday as interim head coach Stuart Lancaster makes four changes.http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/rugby-union/17113046http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/rugby-union/17113046Thu, 23 Feb 2012 11:14:12 GMTWilliams driver Pastor Maldonado sets the pace on the third morning of the second pre-season test.http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/formula1/17138329http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/formula1/17138329Thu, 23 Feb 2012 12:48:00 GMTA girl who suffered severe brain damage in a car crash caused by a speeding driver is awarded nearly £5m and her family £450,000 a year.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-england-birmingham-17139275http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-birmingham-17139275Thu, 23 Feb 2012 14:21:43 GMTA 47-year-old man charged with murdering a retired teacher and a vicar is remanded in custody.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-england-17136713http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-17136713Thu, 23 Feb 2012 11:38:55 GMTThe Suzanne Pilley murder trial in Edinburgh hears how police used dogs specially trained to find evidence of dead bodies.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-17142957http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-17142957Thu, 23 Feb 2012 13:16:29 GMTA venomous spider from Colombia is found in a bunch of bananas by an Edinburgh shop worker in Asda.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-17139423http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-17139423Thu, 23 Feb 2012 11:35:20 GMTA Book of Condolence is opened at Belfast City Hall in memory of comedian Frank Carson.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-northern-ireland-17137305http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-17137305Thu, 23 Feb 2012 13:12:38 GMTThe Public Prosecution Service is to consider whether two brothers breached the terms of their deal in the UVF supergrass trial in Belfasthttp://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-northern-ireland-17143799http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-17143799Thu, 23 Feb 2012 12:54:23 GMTA man is jailed for eight months after threatening to shoot police and council officials when a Muslims Against Crusades meeting was broken up in Cardiff.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-wales-south-east-wales-17139231http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-south-east-wales-17139231Thu, 23 Feb 2012 14:16:50 GMTA businessman faces jail after a jury found him guilty of stealing £16,500 from a trust fund set up to pay for his dying son to have treatment for motor neurone disease.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-wales-south-east-wales-17138003http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-south-east-wales-17138003Thu, 23 Feb 2012 14:10:02 GMTThe European Court of Human Rights says Italy violated the rights of Eritrean and Somali migrants by sending them back to Libya.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-europe-17138606http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17138606Thu, 23 Feb 2012 11:47:48 GMTUrgent government action is the only thing that can stem the crisis facing the Mediterranean's wetlands.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/science-environment-17129989http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-17129989Thu, 23 Feb 2012 09:01:58 GMTAustralian Prime Minister Julia Gillard calls a ballot for the leadership of the Labor Party on Monday to end a tussle with Kevin Rudd.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-asia-17136048http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-17136048Thu, 23 Feb 2012 03:19:56 GMTAt least 12 people are killed and 30 injured after a bomb hit a bus stop in the city of Peshawar in north-west Pakistan, police officials say.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-asia-17137225http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-17137225Thu, 23 Feb 2012 09:40:58 GMTThousands of supporters hear Vladimir Putin deliver a strongly patriotic speech at a Moscow stadium as he bids for re-election.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-europe-17136644http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17136644Thu, 23 Feb 2012 10:39:42 GMTAs Germans mourn neo-Nazi murder victims, Chancellor Angela Merkel appeals to their families for forgiveness.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-europe-17137736http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17137736Thu, 23 Feb 2012 11:55:43 GMTA commuter train crash at a station in the Argentine capital Buenos Aires kills at least 49 people and leaves more than 600 injured, officials say.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-latin-america-17129858http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-17129858Thu, 23 Feb 2012 05:10:55 GMTThe director of a Mexican prison and 28 guards are arrested on suspicion of helping a mass breakout and the murder of 44 other inmates.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-latin-america-17135362http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-17135362Wed, 22 Feb 2012 23:55:18 GMTA UN panel draws up a list of Syrian officials who may be investigated for crimes against humanity, as Syrian forces renew shelling in Homs.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-middle-east-17138512http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-17138512Thu, 23 Feb 2012 13:04:14 GMTThe last day of the trial of ex-President Hosni Mubarak is front-page news in Egypt, with most publications calling for a harsh sentence.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-middle-east-17141031http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-17141031Thu, 23 Feb 2012 12:22:30 GMTRick Santorum comes under fire from rival US Republican candidates in a crucial TV debate days ahead of two key primaries.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-us-canada-17135410http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-17135410Thu, 23 Feb 2012 04:42:21 GMTNew York Knicks basketball player Jeremy Lin files to trademark the term "linsanity", used to characterize his rapid rise to NBA stardom.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-17136478http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-17136478Thu, 23 Feb 2012 01:16:10 GMT24 hours of news photos: 23 February 2012http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/in-pictures-17139548http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/in-pictures-17139548Thu, 23 Feb 2012 12:39:11 GMTReaders' pictures on the theme gameshttp://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/in-pictures-17124570http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/in-pictures-17124570Thu, 23 Feb 2012 09:58:06 GMTPhotographer Simon Annand's latest workhttp://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/entertainment-arts-17114754http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-17114754Thu, 23 Feb 2012 08:10:38 GMTA commuter train crash in Buenos Aireshttp://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-latin-america-17131192http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-17131192Wed, 22 Feb 2012 21:48:43 GMT24 hours of news photos: 22 Februaryhttp://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/in-pictures-17124569http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/in-pictures-17124569Wed, 22 Feb 2012 12:36:39 GMTProtests by people angry at the burning of Koranhttp://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-asia-17124644http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-17124644Wed, 22 Feb 2012 09:16:24 GMTRapid thaw on the River Danube in Serbiahttp://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-europe-17102918http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17102918Mon, 20 Feb 2012 15:40:33 GMT24 hours of news photos: 21 Februaryhttp://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/in-pictures-17111672http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/in-pictures-17111672Tue, 21 Feb 2012 12:16:07 GMTMPs are debating motions relating to social security benefits and pensions regulations.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/democracylive/hi/house_of_commons/newsid_9434000/9434799.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/democracylive/hi/house_of_commons/newsid_9434000/9434799.stmThu, 24 Mar 2011 11:54:18 GMTScience reporter Rebecca Morelle joins Triton Submarines in the Bahamas as they take a prototype, deep-diving submarine for a test dive.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/science-environment-17046179http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-17046179Wed, 22 Feb 2012 19:51:01 GMTBBC News talks to the stars at the Evening Standard Film Awards.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/entertainment-arts-17125480http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-17125480Thu, 23 Feb 2012 06:42:37 GMTA selection of Frank Carson's jokeshttp://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/today/hi/today/newsid_9698000/9698890.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/today/hi/today/newsid_9698000/9698890.stmThu, 23 Feb 2012 08:09:57 GMTThe designers of a folding plug tell Rory Cellan-Jones about the process of bringing a folding plug onto the markethttp://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/technology-17131578http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-17131578Thu, 23 Feb 2012 06:45:26 GMTThe BBC's Andrew Harding reports from Somalia's capital, Mogadishu, as world leaders meet in London to discuss the war-torn nation's future.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-africa-17141027http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-17141027Thu, 23 Feb 2012 13:46:35 GMTTokyo firefighters had just 60 minutes to carry out a mission to help avert nuclear disaster at Fukushima a year ago.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-17126750http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-17126750Thu, 23 Feb 2012 06:38:05 GMTKennelling types of dogs suspected of being dangerous cost the police at least £3.7m in 2010, according to figures given to BBC Newsnight.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-17136113http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-17136113Thu, 23 Feb 2012 00:26:36 GMTMining group Rio Tinto has unearthed an extremely rare pink diamond in Australia.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-17136397http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-17136397Thu, 23 Feb 2012 00:46:03 GMTFour teams vie to reach a trench seven miles downhttp://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/science-environment-17041435http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-17041435Wed, 22 Feb 2012 14:54:01 GMTBBC's Ian Pannell joins rebel fighters in northern Syriahttp://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-middle-east-17138660http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-17138660Thu, 23 Feb 2012 12:10:33 GMTWhy would an ex-heavy metal roadie become a priest?http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/magazine-17127175http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-17127175Thu, 23 Feb 2012 00:53:45 GMTCould vegetarians eat a 'test tube' burger?http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/magazine-17113214http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-17113214Thu, 23 Feb 2012 10:53:10 GMTHow a mother supports 10 children by selling samosashttp://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-africa-17116237http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-17116237Thu, 23 Feb 2012 00:31:24 GMTReaders remember NI comic Frank Carsonhttp://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/17135947http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/17135947Thu, 23 Feb 2012 00:06:17 GMTDiver Tom Daley says he can handle 2012 expectationshttp://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/diving/17125622http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/diving/17125622Thu, 23 Feb 2012 08:40:06 GMTA branded accessory for the era of Paralympic chichttp://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/magazine-17133263http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-17133263Thu, 23 Feb 2012 01:56:37 GMTA student idea that workedhttp://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/technology-17118938http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-17118938Thu, 23 Feb 2012 08:21:56 GMT