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, 09 Feb 2012 15:07:37 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/go/rss/int/news/-/news/ 120 60 15 The Bank of England agrees to extend its quantitative easing programme by £50bn to give a further boost to the UK economy. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-16963116 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-16963116 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 12:51:04 GMT Dozens are reported killed in another day of violence in the Syrian city of Homs, as government troops continue an onslaught aimed at crushing rebels. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-middle-east-16959446 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-16959446 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:53:47 GMT Heather Mills, ex-wife of Sir Paul McCartney, tells the Leveson Inquiry she did not authorise former tabloid editor Piers Morgan to access her voicemail. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-16961668 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-16961668 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:01:27 GMT Greek politicians reach a deal on austerity measures needed for a new bailout, officials say, as eurozone finance ministers gather in Brussels. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-europe-16962960 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-16962960 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:24:41 GMT The Football Association will "move quickly" to begin the search for a successor to Fabio Capello as England manager. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/16961682 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/16961682 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 12:26:10 GMT The number of children referred into care in England hits a record high, after rising steadily in the years since the Baby P case. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-16958373 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-16958373 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 09:06:49 GMT Radical improvements to England's education system are needed, says the head of Ofsted, as he announces that a quarter of all schools in England rated outstanding will be re-examined. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/education-16944877 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-16944877 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:10:52 GMT Drivers are urged not to venture on to roads in Cumbria after police are called to almost 100 accidents caused by freezing rain. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-england-wear-16952926 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-wear-16952926 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:46:15 GMT Three members of staff from a care home near Bristol, featured in a Panorama programme, plead guilty to the ill treatment of residents. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-england-bristol-16963406 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-bristol-16963406 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:41:22 GMT Parents should teach their children about the risk of paedophiles, a minister has said as he defended plans to ease Criminal Records Bureau checks. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-politics-16931352 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-16931352 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 09:11:26 GMT Spain's most prominent judge, Baltasar Garzon, is found guilty of authorising illegal recordings of lawyers and banned from office for 11 years. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-16965790 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-16965790 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:06:47 GMT David Cameron has said he will not "rule out quotas" as a way of getting more women into top executive jobs, at a summit in Stockholm. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-politics-16958852 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-16958852 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 11:47:22 GMT A young couple planning to marry later this year become the second pair from Nottinghamshire in three weeks to win more than £40m in the EuroMillions lottery. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-england-nottinghamshire-16961132 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-nottinghamshire-16961132 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:37:30 GMT The evacuation of a remote archipelago in 1930 is linked to a vampire infestation in a new comic which could be turned into a film. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-16931761 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-16931761 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:56:59 GMT The UK's trade deficit fell to £1.1bn in December, its lowest monthly level for more than eight years. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-16961758 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-16961758 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 10:25:36 GMT Real Madrid head the list of the richest football clubs in the world for the seventh year in a row, says a Deloitte report. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-16951878 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-16951878 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:01:32 GMT The government loses a vote in the House of Lords on its controversial plans to overhaul the NHS in England. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-politics-16933394 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-16933394 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 22:18:02 GMT The chair of the committee which rules on Network Rail's pay and bonuses is facing calls to stand down, the BBC understands. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-politics-16962417 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-16962417 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 12:30:57 GMT Scientists say a common heart disease which kills thousands each year is passed genetically from father to son. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/health-16931585 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-16931585 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 04:00:06 GMT Three US citizens who lost their sight in childhood have reported a dramatic improvement in vision after having gene therapy in both eyes. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/health-16942795 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-16942795 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 19:35:29 GMT Business Secretary Vince Cable is in a political stand off after his nomination for the university access chief was turned down by MPs. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/education-16946484 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-16946484 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 14:49:32 GMT University-based training courses for secondary school teachers are facing an uncertain future, after hundreds were identified as "potentially unviable". http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/education-16944873 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-16944873 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:10:59 GMT Ofcom proposed new measures to prevent consumers being switched from one phone or broadband service to another without their consent. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/technology-16965994 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-16965994 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:59:15 GMT A letter from Apple's legal team reveals that the firm wants Europe to revise rules covering patents that are essential to industry standards. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/technology-16948544 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-16948544 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:27:42 GMT A zebra's unmistakeable stripes may have evolved to make the animals unattractive to blood-sucking flies, say scientists. http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/16944753 http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/16944753 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 04:59:14 GMT Researchers build efficient lasers just 100 billionths of a metre across that may be used to make faster computer chips in the future. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/science-environment-16925088 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-16925088 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 19:09:20 GMT A 1933 work by the Spanish artist Joan Miro fails to sell in a week that has seen other pieces sold for record prices at London auctions. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/entertainment-arts-16961245 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-16961245 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 11:17:48 GMT British-born actress Naomi Watts is to portray Princess Diana in a new film believed to explore her relationship with the heart surgeon Hasnat Khan. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/entertainment-arts-16968014 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-16968014 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:27:57 GMT Strip clubs across England and Wales face closure, reversing a decade-long boom. How did the explosion in lap dancing change the country? http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/magazine-16869029 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-16869029 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:23:35 GMT In the US and UK the market for clothing for pets is growing. But is it a sensible bit of indulgence or an inappropriate fad? http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/magazine-16943314 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-16943314 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 10:36:03 GMT Harry Redknapp says he has not thought about succeeding Fabio Capello and insists his focus remains on Tottenham. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/16960250 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/16960250 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 11:20:45 GMT England defender Rio Ferdinand leads calls for Tottenham boss Harry Redknapp to succeed Fabio Capello as manager of the national team. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/16959462 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/16959462 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 09:59:07 GMT England head coach Stuart Lancaster names the same starting XV and bench that beat Scotland for Saturday's Six Nations match against Italy in Rome. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/rugby-union/16962216 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/rugby-union/16962216 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 11:03:41 GMT A security guard wanted by police in connection with a £1m theft from outside a bank in Suffolk 19 years ago has been arrested in the USA. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-england-suffolk-16965838 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-suffolk-16965838 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:50:59 GMT A dentist from Greater Manchester is awarded compensation after filming his arrest on a mobile phone. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-england-manchester-16961710 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-16961710 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:19:35 GMT Glasgow's ruling Labour group is hit with a series of resignations ahead of a crucial council budget vote. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-16964356 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-16964356 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:08:11 GMT The company behind proposals to create biomass plants at four Scottish ports withdraws plans for a facility at Leith. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-scotland-scotland-business-16965119 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-business-16965119 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:55:39 GMT Average house prices in Northern Ireland are still falling - they are almost 11% down on this time last year, a survey suggests. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-northern-ireland-16953399 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-16953399 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 06:01:36 GMT A Catholic worker employed by Shorts/Bomabardier is awarded £11,500 after he suffered serious sectarian harassment at the hands of a work mate. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-northern-ireland-16963150 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-16963150 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:13:46 GMT The Metropolitan Police say four men have been arrested and bailed in south Wales on allegations of being in possession of funds for terrorist purposes. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-wales-16961533 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-16961533 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 09:39:27 GMT Forecasters are warning of freezing rain in Wales, with parts of the north east most at risk. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-wales-16959858 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-16959858 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:14:59 GMT Uganda's government defends its right to debate a controversial anti-gay bill but says the draft legislation does not have official backing. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-africa-16963339 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-16963339 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:01:53 GMT Nigeria's ex-corruption chief Nuhu Ribadu says he views his appointment as chair of a new task force to police the oil sector as a national calling. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-africa-16961451 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-16961451 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 12:03:22 GMT Crowds of supporters gather at the house of the former Maldives President Mohamed Nasheed, as a warrant is issued for his arrest. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-asia-16959808 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-16959808 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:13:04 GMT A building that collapsed during last year's Christchurch earthquake, killing 115 people, did not meet industry standards, an official report finds. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-asia-16958906 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-16958906 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 04:51:40 GMT The former French minister Eric Woerth is under criminal investigation for influence peddling in connection with the Bettencourt scandal. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-europe-16961152 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-16961152 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 10:42:58 GMT The MoD says Prince Harry has qualified as an Army Air Corps Apache helicopter pilot, paving the way for a possible return to Afghanistan. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-16950651 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-16950651 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 01:32:46 GMT Protesting Brazilian police end their occupation of the state assembly in Bahia but say their strike over pay continues. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-latin-america-16961630 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-16961630 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:54:43 GMT A suspected member of Mexico's Zetas drugs gang leads authorities to two graves in Veracruz state containing 15 bodies, officials say. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-latin-america-16959662 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-16959662 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 10:19:10 GMT Egypt's prime minister says it will not be persuaded by the potential loss of US aid to end a probe into foreign-funded non-governmental organisations. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-middle-east-16949846 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-16949846 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 14:46:26 GMT Doctors say a Palestinian prisoner who has been on hunger strike for 54 days while being detained without trial by Israel is in a critical condition. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-middle-east-16953052 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-16953052 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:43:19 GMT Some of the biggest US banks are said to be close to agreeing a multi-billion dollar settlement with the US government. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-16961355 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-16961355 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 09:39:43 GMT A US advertising campaign showing stark images of overweight teenagers is criticised by a senior US public health official. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-us-canada-16958865 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-16958865 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:05:30 GMT 24 hours of news photos: 9 February 2012 http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/in-pictures-16961889 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/in-pictures-16961889 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:39:51 GMT Readers' pictures on the theme grubby. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/in-pictures-16944592 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/in-pictures-16944592 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 10:14:39 GMT Retrospective at the Tate Modern http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/entertainment-arts-16944302 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-16944302 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 14:33:31 GMT Protests lead to the resignation of President http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-asia-16925825 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-16925825 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:32:02 GMT 24 hours of news photos: 8 February 2012 http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/in-pictures-16944588 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/in-pictures-16944588 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 13:10:19 GMT Much of UK with several inches of snow http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-16895290 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-16895290 Sun, 05 Feb 2012 19:34:17 GMT New York Giants beat New England Patriots http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/american-football/16901698 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/american-football/16901698 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 04:56:13 GMT 24 hours of news photos: 7 February 2012 http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/in-pictures-16906901 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/in-pictures-16906901 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:56:11 GMT MPs are taking part in a general debate on Somalia. http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/democracylive/hi/house_of_commons/newsid_9434000/9434799.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/democracylive/hi/house_of_commons/newsid_9434000/9434799.stm Thu, 24 Mar 2011 11:54:18 GMT Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp thanks the club for their support during his recent court trial in which is was found not guilty of tax evasion and says his focus is on Spurs and that he is not thinking about the England job. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/16964903 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/16964903 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 11:55:21 GMT As the cold snap continues, parts of the UK have been warned to expect freezing rain on Thursday, but what is it that makes the phenomenon occur? http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-16960734 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-16960734 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 10:21:05 GMT Prince Harry has qualified as an Apache helicopter co-pilot and gunner after 18 months of rigorous training in the UK and the US, the Ministry of Defence has said. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-16959431 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-16959431 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 06:49:01 GMT Fabio Capello has resigned as England manager, leaving the national football team without a leader just months before the Euro 2012 championships. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-16959440 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-16959440 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 07:25:44 GMT Miss Piggy is busy a global star, but she took time out from her hectic schedule to have a chat with BBC Breakfast's Bill Turnbull about her latest film, The Muppets. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/entertainment-arts-16959612 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-16959612 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 07:44:14 GMT Ai Weiwei, who gained global recognition for his design of the iconic Bird's Nest stadium for the last Olympics, is now designing a pavilion for this year's games in London. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/entertainment-arts-16964055 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-16964055 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 12:15:50 GMT Russian scientists have been drilling for two decades in the Antarctic and say they have found a vast sub-glacial lake. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-16958970 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-16958970 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 04:57:25 GMT Security forces in the Maldives have used batons and fired teargas to break up a rally in the capital, Male, in support of the former president, Mohamed Nasheed. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-asia-16959532 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-16959532 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 07:13:53 GMT Live coverage of the Leveson Inquiry. http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/democracylive/hi/house_of_commons/newsid_8167000/8167512.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/democracylive/hi/house_of_commons/newsid_8167000/8167512.stm Tue, 01 Nov 2011 10:59:56 GMT Why is Hebden Bridge the lesbian capital of the UK? http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/magazine-16962898 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-16962898 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 11:58:29 GMT Why Napoleon's 1812 invasion of Russia ended in disaster http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/magazine-16929522 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-16929522 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 01:43:18 GMT Can the cappuccino conquer a nation of tea-drinkers? http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/magazine-16932747 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-16932747 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 01:38:58 GMT Can Britain avoid tourism's 'curse' of the Olympic rings http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-16935584 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-16935584 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:24:49 GMT Clearing 12,000 tonnes of rubbish a day - for no wages http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/magazine-16954079 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-16954079 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 12:42:46 GMT How photographer Cecil Beaton captured the Queen http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/entertainment-arts-16950513 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-16950513 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 01:20:26 GMT Police aim to banish the glamour of criminal crews http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-16948739 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-16948739 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:39:04 GMT