International News

Bali Briton loses legal funding bid

BBC - Thu, 2013-01-31 12:43
A grandmother sentenced to death in Bali for drug trafficking loses her High Court challenge to a UK government refusal to fund a lawyer for her appeal.

US warns Iran on nuclear upgrade

BBC - Thu, 2013-01-31 12:16
Iran's reported plans to upgrade its uranium enrichment centrifuges would be a "further escalation" in the nuclear stand-off, the US warns.

Hoaxer loved US sports star Te'o

BBC - Thu, 2013-01-31 12:06
The man who admitted creating and killing off a fake online girlfriend in a hoax targeting US football star Manti Te'o says he was in love with him.

Hospital cuts over neighbour debt

BBC - Thu, 2013-01-31 11:57
The A&E department at Lewisham Hospital is to be downgraded after a neighbouring trust ran up debts of £150m.

Jessops brand sold to Peter Jones

BBC - Thu, 2013-01-31 11:39
Administrators PwC confirm that they have sold the brand of High Street photographic firm Jessops to entrepreneur Peter Jones.

US hostage standoff in third day

BBC - Thu, 2013-01-31 11:32
A standoff between Alabama police and a man who has taken a five-year-old boy hostage enters a third day.

Nigeria 'plane graveyard' cleared

BBC - Thu, 2013-01-31 11:09
At least 65 planes abandoned at airports across Nigeria are being dismantled as part of efforts to improve air safety, an aviation official says.

Dog hunt woman remortgages home

BBC - Thu, 2013-01-31 10:58
A desperate dog owner re-mortgages her South Yorkshire home to put up a £10,000 reward for her stolen pet.

Egyptian leaders condemn violence

BBC - Thu, 2013-01-31 10:08
Leaders from Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood and a prominent opposition coalition condemn political violence, after dozens are killed in a week of unrest.

Beckham to play for free at PSG

BBC - Thu, 2013-01-31 10:06
David Beckham signs for Paris St-Germain on a five-month deal and says he will donate his salary to charity.

VIDEO: Birds washed up covered in 'glue-like wax'

BBC - Thu, 2013-01-31 10:05
The RSPB has launched a rescue operation after around 100 birds, some of them dead, were washed ashore.

David Beckham's career in pictures

BBC - Thu, 2013-01-31 10:03
Next stop Paris... the footballing career of David Beckham

Police make third 'plebgate' arrest

BBC - Thu, 2013-01-31 10:01
Metropolitan Police detectives arrest a third man as part of Operation Alice, the Andrew Mitchell "plebgate" investigation.

Forklift factory closure talks

BBC - Thu, 2013-01-31 09:53
The owner of a factory employing 203 people making forklift trucks in Merthyr Tydfil announces plans for its closure.

Appealing to the people

BBC - Thu, 2013-01-31 09:45
It's been a tale of two balconies, says Nick Robinson

GB Swimming set to reveal coaches

BBC - Thu, 2013-01-31 09:42
British Swimming will reveal the identity of their new head coach and performance director next week.

Man guilty in Duggan gun trial

BBC - Thu, 2013-01-31 09:10
A man is found guilty of supplying Mark Duggan with a gun before he was shot dead by police in London, sparking riots in towns and cities across England.

PM 'to keep defence funding pledge'

BBC - Thu, 2013-01-31 09:09
David Cameron says he will stick by his pledge to increase spending on defence equipment above the rate of inflation after 2015.

We stand with you, PM tells Libyans

BBC - Thu, 2013-01-31 09:03
David Cameron tells Libyans that the UK will help to bring them "greater security" as he visited the country on the second leg of his Africa trip.

Jury out in Aamir murder trial

BBC - Thu, 2013-01-31 08:47
A jury considering its verdicts in the trial of two men accused of the bungled contract killing of a teenager is sent home for the night.
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