International News

Ennis stadium closed to save cash

BBC - Fri, 2013-03-01 13:52
The Sheffield stadium where Olympic heptathlon champion Jessica Ennis trains is to be closed.

Man arrested over four sex attacks

BBC - Fri, 2013-03-01 13:38
A 36-year-old man is arrested in connection with four indecent assaults over a period of a month on young women in Glasgow.

Is Carwyn out-foxing Plaid's USP?

BBC - Fri, 2013-03-01 13:27
Is Carwyn Jones out-foxing Plaid's USP, asks Betsan Powys

Egypt balloon survivor flies home

BBC - Fri, 2013-03-01 13:18
A British survivor of the Egypt hot-air balloon tragedy has returned to the UK after being discharged from hospital.

Medellin is 'most innovative city'

BBC - Fri, 2013-03-01 13:05
The Colombian city of Medellin is voted as the world's most innovative for its modern transport system, environmental policies and cultural offerings.

Republicans resist Obama's Jedi mind meld

BBC - Fri, 2013-03-01 12:29
Republicans resist Obama's Jedi mind meld, says Mark Mardell

VIDEO: Pantomime fans queue for tickets

BBC - Fri, 2013-03-01 12:26
It might only be March, but fans of the Christmas pantomime in York have queued for hours to get tickets for the 2013 show.

VIDEO: Passengers prevent Poland bus crash

BBC - Fri, 2013-03-01 12:12
A Polish bus company has praised the actions of two female passengers riding on a bus near the town of Kiezmark, west of Gdansk, for stepping in when the driver passed out.

Kenya leader urges peaceful poll

BBC - Fri, 2013-03-01 12:03
President Mwai Kibaki calls on Kenyans to vote peacefully in Monday's general election, and for losers to accept defeat.

UK 'using less petrol but more gas'

BBC - Fri, 2013-03-01 11:49
A report from the Office for National Statistics shows that Britons are becoming more economical with vehicle fuel but more profligate with gas.

Annual shark kills 'hit 100 million'

BBC - Fri, 2013-03-01 11:47
The most accurate assessment to date of the impact of commercial fishing on sharks suggests around 100 million a year are being killed.

Death blaze jury hears secret tape

BBC - Fri, 2013-03-01 11:46
A man charged with killing six of his children in a house fire said in a secret recording that he "didn't mean to do it", prosecutors claim.

Wood attacks educational 'graveyard'

BBC - Fri, 2013-03-01 11:39
Plaid Cymru leader Leanne Wood says Wales' education system has gone from being the "watchword for excellence" to the "graveyard of ambition".

Furious Chambers fails to qualify

BBC - Fri, 2013-03-01 11:34
Britain's Dwain Chambers reacts angrily after going out in the heats of the 60m at the European Indoor Championships.

Delia 'sceptical' of food lessons

BBC - Fri, 2013-03-01 11:06
Celebrity cook Delia Smith says she is "sceptical" of plans to reintroduce compulsory food lessons in schools as part of a National Curriculum review.

VIDEO: Boy spends £1,700 gaming on iPad

BBC - Fri, 2013-03-01 11:04
The parents of a five-year-old boy who spent some £1,700 playing games on their iPad have had their bill refunded.

Lockerbie police in Libya visit

BBC - Fri, 2013-03-01 10:57
Scottish police and prosecutors have visited Libya to discuss the investigation into the Lockerbie bombing.

Horsemeat in Welsh-made lasagne

BBC - Fri, 2013-03-01 10:20
A lasagne from the Flintshire company Creative Foods tests positive for horsemeat DNA, says its parent company Brakes.

McIlroy walks off course in US

BBC - Fri, 2013-03-01 10:17
Rory McIlroy walks off the course citing wisdom tooth pain after just eight holes of his second round at the Honda Classic.

SA police held over dragging death

BBC - Fri, 2013-03-01 10:16
Eight South African police officers are arrested over the death of a Mozambican man who was dragged through the streets behind a police vehicle.
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