International News

Grants to aid students rising by 1%

BBC - Mon, 2013-03-11 11:22
Maintenance loans and grants for students in England will rise by 1%, in 2014-15 - less than the rate of inflation, the government says.

VIDEO: March snow continues to disrupts travel

BBC - Mon, 2013-03-11 11:19
Snow and freezing winds are causing travel disruption across parts of the UK, with more cold weather forecast.

Pledge to target regeneration money

BBC - Mon, 2013-03-11 11:12
Funds for regeneration will be targeted to make bigger improvements in fewer places, the Welsh government says.

Green Day to headline Reading/Leeds

BBC - Mon, 2013-03-11 11:05
US rockers Green Day will join Eminem and Biffy Clyro in headlining this year's Reading and Leeds festival.

Bentley car owner beaten to death

BBC - Mon, 2013-03-11 11:05
A businessman was punched and kicked to death in a park by a man who took the keys to his Bentley, prosecutors have told a jury.

Canadian body-parts accused in court

BBC - Mon, 2013-03-11 11:01
A Canadian former porn actor Luka Magnotta, who is accused of killing and dismembering a Chinese university student, appears in court.

Facebook 'likes' predict personality

BBC - Mon, 2013-03-11 11:00
Research suggests that highly personal information can be gleaned from things users choose to like on Facebook.

Trial sees possible getaway route

BBC - Mon, 2013-03-11 10:48
The trial of a man accused of being involved in a Real IRA gun attack that killed two soldiers is shown a video of a possible getaway route.

Injury boost for England's locks

BBC - Mon, 2013-03-11 10:35
England are optimistic locks Joe Launchbury, Geoff Parling and Courtney Lawes will be fit for the Six Nations match with Wales.

Dissident bomb 'set off by mobile'

BBC - Mon, 2013-03-11 10:34
The bomb meant to kill or injure police officers on the outskirts of Belfast at the weekend may have been detonated by mobile telephone.

UN disputes deadly Gaza strike

BBC - Mon, 2013-03-11 10:32
A misfired Palestinian rocket rather than an Israeli air strike may have killed the baby son of a BBC journalist in Gaza, a UN agency says.

Fire accused 'wrote suicide notes'

BBC - Mon, 2013-03-11 10:25
A woman accused of starting a fire which killed six children wrote eight suicide notes before the fire, a court hears.

Italy blocks Indian trial of marines

BBC - Mon, 2013-03-11 10:04
Two Italian marines, charged in India with the murder of two fishermen, will not be returning to India to face trial, Italy's foreign ministry says.

Police probe two 'related' deaths

BBC - Mon, 2013-03-11 09:55
Police are investigating what they believe are two related deaths in different Fife towns.

Family says Pistorius 'not suicidal'

BBC - Mon, 2013-03-11 09:52
The family of South African athlete Oscar Pistorius, accused of killing his girlfriend, denies reports that he is on the "verge of suicide".

Liverpool's season ticket 'insult'

BBC - Mon, 2013-03-11 09:51
Liverpool FC supporters say planned season ticket rises are pricing loyal fans out of a seat.

VIDEO: How easy is it to buy a gun in Texas?

BBC - Mon, 2013-03-11 09:49
Panorama's Hilary Andersson goes undercover at a gun show in Texas to find out how easy it is to buy an assault rifle like the one used in the Sandy Hook massacre.

Interactive video: Papal conclave

BBC - Mon, 2013-03-11 09:48
Step inside to find out how the next Pope is elected

US town to vote on gun ownership

BBC - Mon, 2013-03-11 09:42
A small town in the US state of Maine is expected to hold a symbolic vote later that would require each household to own a gun.

Hungary defies critics over new law

BBC - Mon, 2013-03-11 09:40
Hungary's parliament votes for constitutional changes which look set to entrench the power of the ruling conservative party Fidesz.
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