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Hunt says BBC is a ‘crown jewel’
Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt describes the BBC as a “crown jewel” in an interview with The Guardian newspaper. This article is from the BBC News website. © British Broadcasting Corporation, The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites. »
Obama says Gaza ‘unsustainable’
US President Barack Obama is meeting Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas to try to revive the Middle East peace process. This article is from the BBC News website. © British Broadcasting Corporation, The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites. »
India says Bhopal case not closed
India says the Bhopal gas leak case remains open and former Union Carbide head Warren Anderson still faces charges. This article is from the BBC News website. © British Broadcasting Corporation, The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites. »
The BBC says it’s the last of The Last of the Summer Wine
Long-running BBC comedy Last of the Summer Wine is to be axed after 37 years, the BBC has announced. This article is from the BBC News website. © British Broadcasting Corporation, The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites. »
BP says new oil plan working well
Scientists have found vast underwater plumes of oil, one 10 miles (16km) long and a mile wide, in the Gulf of Mexico, following last month’s rig disaster. A Georgia University expert warned oxygen levels had fallen 30% in some areas of the sea, and it could take decades to repair the damage. BP is still... »
PM says ‘come home to Labour’
Gordon Brown is urging voters "to come home to Labour" as he says his party can still win the general election. Touring constituencies in the north of England and Scotland on the final day of campaigning, he said Labour was "moving forward". Home Secretary Alan Johnson told BBC Radio 4’s Today programme that the prime... »
Cameron says tough choices ahead
Gordon Brown has said the last days of the election campaign will be "crucial" as the parties all appeal to undecided voters. The PM told the Sunday Mirror he was a "fighter" and there was no "panic" despite Labour trailing in the polls. Tory leader David Cameron said Mr Brown was a "shrunken figure" and... »
Kinnock says Labour win unlikely
Former Labour leader Lord Kinnock says it “doesn’t look like” his party can win the general election, but insists it remains “within reach”. This article is from the BBC News website. © British Broadcasting Corporation, The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites. »
Netanyahu says no freeze in Jerusalem
Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu has again rejected US calls to halt construction in occupied East Jerusalem. He was speaking as US Middle East envoy George Mitchell arrived in the region to try to revive Israeli-Palestinian peace talks. It is his first visit since a row broke out between Israel and the US over home construction... »
Cardinal says Cuba is in crisis
The head of the Catholic Church in Cuba says it is in one of its worst crises in recent times and people are openly criticising the socialist system. Cardinal Jamie Ortega told a local Catholic newsletter that there was a national consensus that the government make the necessary changes "quickly". He also urged the Communist... »
Don’t punish teachers, union says
Parties of school children and many teachers are among those stranded overseas because of the volcanic ash drifting across Europe from Iceland. Some schools run trips at Easter and have been hit by the flight bans and hundreds of pupils across the UK are due back in classes on Monday. Some 40 pupils from Orleans... »
Greenfield says sacking ‘unfair’
Baroness Susan Greenfield says she believes that her sacking as director of the Royal Institution earlier this year was "unfair". Speaking for the first time since her dismissal, Britain’s most prominent female scientist, said the financial crisis facing the RI was not her fault. The RI has declined to comment on Lady Greenfield’s remarks. She... »
Funding choices ‘hard’, says Balls
Tough choices on funding levels for schools in England will at the heart of the election, says Children’s Secretary Ed Balls. »
World trade to recover, says WTO
After the sharpest decline in more than 70 years, world trade is set to rebound, according to economists at the World Trade Organization. In 2009, the volume of world merchandise exports fell 12%, mainly because of the global financial crisis. Now the WTO predicts world trade will bounce back and record growth of 9.5%. The... »
No change on Jerusalem, says PM
The Israeli prime minister says his policy on Jerusalem will not change – a sign that a row with the US over settlement building remains unresolved. Benjamin Netanyahu’s statement came as he prepared to brief senior cabinet colleagues on the talks with President Barack Obama. The US has not commented. The row centres on Israeli... »
EU says "ugly" fruit can stay on UK supermarket shelves
An attempt to reinstate a European Union-wide ban on wonky and discoloured fruit and vegetables has failed. A group of Euro-MPs tried to bring back "uniform standardisation parameters", forbidding the sale of straight bananas and curly cucumbers among other items. But the proposal was defeated in the European Parliament, amid arguments that it would increase... »
Budget says bank accounts for all
UK banks will be legally obliged to provide a basic bank account to all under plans unveiled in the Budget. The move was one of several supposed to tighten the way in which banks conduct their business after a year of unprecedented criticism of the sector. Other changes included new targets for lending, with the... »
BA says strike to cost ã7m a day
British Airways has estimated the three-day strike by its cabin crew will cost £7m a day – £21m in total. But the airline said the industrial action was unlikely to have much impact on its full-year earnings figure. Around a third of the airlines’ flights on Monday were affected by the staff walk-out, although some... »
BA says strike will cost it ã21m
British Airways has estimated the three-day strike by its cabin crew will cost £7m a day – £21m in total. But the airline said the industrial action was unlikely to have much impact on its full-year earnings figure. Around a third of the airlines’ flights on Monday were affected by the staff walk-out, although some... »
David Cameron says they hoped pictures of Samantha would never appear
Conservative leader David Cameron has admitted he had hoped photographs of his wife Samantha posing for a fashion shoot would never surface. Mr Cameron said he and Samantha were both "very surprised" to see the pictures, taken more than a decade ago, printed in the Mail on Sunday. "We were hoping they’d never appear, but... »
No Budget giveaway, says Darling
Chancellor Alistair Darling has reiterated there will be no "giveaways" ahead of the general election, as he prepares to deliver Wednesday’s Budget. "People want to see a sensible, workmanlike Budget," Mr Darling told the BBC. He added the Budget would emphasise measures to encourage private sector investment and secure long-term economic growth. He also said... »
UN chief says settlements illegal
The UN secretary general is due in Israel to keep up diplomatic pressure for a resumption of peace talks between the Israelis and the Palestinians. Ban Ki-Moon is scheduled to meet leaders from both sides, and to visit Gaza, where the UN administers large-scale relief projects for Palestinians. Israel’s controversial plan to build 1,600 more... »
PM Abhisit says Thailand divided
By Alastair LeitheadBBC News, Bangkok Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva has admitted his country is divided, as protests continue in the capital. Thousands of demonstrators are still camped out in Bangkok after a week of rallies which saw them daubing blood on the gates of Government House. But they number far fewer than those who gathered... »