International News

'Wisden is like stepping into a Tardis'

BBC - Wed, 2013-04-03 17:25
The unique appeal of Wisden, on the eve of its 150th edition

Adoption changes 'a reckless gamble'

BBC - Wed, 2013-04-03 16:55
Plans to strip some English councils of their role in the adoption process would be a "reckless gamble", the Local Government Association says.

VIDEO: Schoolboys killed amid Burma violence

BBC - Wed, 2013-04-03 16:50
There have been outbreaks of sectarian violence in Burma, including an attack in which 20 Muslim schoolboys were killed.

More help for disadvantaged mothers

BBC - Wed, 2013-04-03 16:44
More support is going to be provided to disadvantaged young mothers in England, ministers have announced.

Concerns over cancer fund future

BBC - Wed, 2013-04-03 16:42
Cancer charities say patients could be denied life-extending drugs when a dedicated fund ends next year.

Male baldness 'indicates heart risk'

BBC - Wed, 2013-04-03 16:42
Men going thin on top may be more likely to have heart problems than their friends with a full head of hair, according to researchers in Japan.

Grand National meeting 'sold out'

BBC - Wed, 2013-04-03 16:34
Tickets for the Grand National meeting at Aintree sell out for the third year running, according to organisers.

Student's journey from Gaza to Oxford

BBC - Wed, 2013-04-03 16:00
Palestinian scholarship funded by other students

VIDEO: Gun owner checks 'common sense'

BBC - Wed, 2013-04-03 15:55
President Obama has made a plea for stricter background checks on gun owners.

VIDEO: Fossils reveal racehorse weakness

BBC - Wed, 2013-04-03 15:45
Comparing modern racehorses with their ancient ancestors

VIDEO: Maya Angelou: Learning to love my mother

BBC - Wed, 2013-04-03 15:35
Poet Maya Angelou's childhood secrets

The magicians who rip off other conjurers' tricks

BBC - Wed, 2013-04-03 15:29
The interconnectivity of today's world is making it easier to steal and copy magicians' tricks - who can't always rely on the law to protect them.

Artefacts clues of sharks' absence

BBC - Wed, 2013-04-03 15:21
Nineteenth Century tools made from sharks' teeth suggest that two species of shark used to populate the Central Pacific Ocean but are no longer present.

Exhaled breath is unique fingerprint

BBC - Wed, 2013-04-03 15:19
Scientists report that compounds present in breath are unique to individuals - a "breathprint" - and could be exploited in a range of medical applications.

US firm to create 126 Scots jobs

BBC - Wed, 2013-04-03 15:02
A consortium of Scottish scientists beats off international competition to secure a £100m contract for drugs research.

VIDEO: Scientists find hints of dark matter

BBC - Wed, 2013-04-03 14:20
Scientists have said they have found tantalising hints of dark matter - the mysterious substance that is thought to make up a quarter of our Universe.

PSG threaten action on Barton tweets

BBC - Wed, 2013-04-03 14:08
Paris St-Germain may take action against Joey Barton over Twitter comments he made about Thiago Silva.

SSE fined record £10.5m by Ofgem

BBC - Wed, 2013-04-03 13:55
Energy supplier SSE is fined £10.5m by Ofgem for "prolonged and extensive" mis-selling, the regulator's biggest ever fine for a supplier.

VIDEO: Perry: Working class has cachet

BBC - Wed, 2013-04-03 13:41
People "over-egg" their connection to the working class because it has "a little bit of cachet", according to the Turner prize-winning artist Grayson Perry.

Pipe bomb explodes in letterbox

BBC - Wed, 2013-04-03 13:38
A pipe bomb explodes after being put in the letterbox of a house in Londonderry.
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