International News

Shakes-Drayton takes 400m golds

BBC - Sun, 2013-03-03 11:32
Great Britain's Perri Shakes-Drayton wins 400m and 4x400m relay gold in the European Indoor Championships in Sweden.

'People in danger' from NHS changes

BBC - Sun, 2013-03-03 11:21
Opening up the NHS to greater competition from private firms could put patients in danger from a "fragmented" health service, the chair of the Academy of Royal Medical Colleges insists.

Karachi bomb blast kills dozens

BBC - Sun, 2013-03-03 11:15
An explosion near a mosque in a Shia area of the Pakistani city of Karachi has killed at least 45 people and injured dozens more, police say.

O'Gara left out of Ireland squad

BBC - Sun, 2013-03-03 10:59
Ronan O'Gara's Ireland career could be over as he is left out of a 32-man squad for the Six Nations game with France.

VIDEO: Fiennes' frostbite: Hand felt like wood

BBC - Sun, 2013-03-03 10:56
The veteran adventurer Sir Ranulph Fiennes says there is no reason for him to stop going on further expeditions.

Sir Ranulph Fiennes: Diabetes link to Antarctica injury

BBC - Sun, 2013-03-03 10:46
The suspected onset of diabetes may have been behind the frostbite that forced explorer Sir Ranulph Fiennes to pull out of an Antarctica expedition, he tells the BBC in his first interview since leaving the icy continent.

Tottenham 2-1 Arsenal

BBC - Sun, 2013-03-03 10:34
Tottenham win a pulsating north London derby to go third in the league and seven points ahead of fifth-placed Arsenal.

Queen in hospital with stomach bug

BBC - Sun, 2013-03-03 10:13
The Queen is in hospital as a precaution, while she is assessed for symptoms of gastroenteritis, Buckingham Palace says.

Call to boost child sex abuse probe

BBC - Sun, 2013-03-03 10:12
An MP is calling on police to boost its probe into child sex grooming allegations in Greater Manchester.

'Rockstar' drug hospitalises seven

BBC - Sun, 2013-03-03 10:06
Seven people receive treatment in the Glasgow area over the weekend after taking an ecstasy-like drug called "Rockstar".

Rosberg heads Alonso in last test

BBC - Sun, 2013-03-03 09:38
Mercedes driver Nico Rosberg sets the fastest time of the winter on the final day of the final pre-season test.

Stage set for enticingly close F1 season

BBC - Sun, 2013-03-03 09:37
Andrew Benson says judging by lap times from the final pre-season test, the field will be enticingly close in the season opener.

Saracens 35-14 London Welsh

BBC - Sun, 2013-03-03 09:00
Saracens replace Harlequins at the top of the Premiership standings with a bonus-point win over London Welsh.

Labour calls for Thatcher statue

BBC - Sun, 2013-03-03 08:23
Labour councillors in Grantham call for support over plans for a statue of former Conservative Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher.

Arsenal dismiss takeover reports

BBC - Sun, 2013-03-03 08:08
Arsenal say owner Stan Kroenke "has no intention" of selling his shares following reports of interest from the Middle East.

Farage: UKIP not just a protest vote

BBC - Sun, 2013-03-03 08:06
UK Independence Party leader Nigel Farage has dismissed suggestions voters in the Eastleigh by-election backed UKIP as a "protest vote", saying the party offers "policy solutions".

Abattoir shut over safety concerns

BBC - Sun, 2013-03-03 08:05
A Pembrokeshire abattoir is closed by health officials over concerns its meat processing procedures were not safe.

Swiss back curbs on executive pay

BBC - Sun, 2013-03-03 08:04
Swiss voters overwhelmingly back proposals to impose some of the world's strictest controls on executive pay, final referendum results show.

UK 'cannot rule out arms for Syria'

BBC - Sun, 2013-03-03 08:02
Britain cannot rule out providing arms to the Syrian opposition in the future, the foreign secretary says, after President Bashar al-Assad accuses the UK of bullying and naivety.

Mitchell does not rule out EU role

BBC - Sun, 2013-03-03 07:52
Andrew Mitchell refuses to deny he has been offered a job as Britain's next EU commissioner by David Cameron.
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