http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/ The latest stories from the Home section of the BBC News web site. en-gb Wed, 08 Feb 2012 07:08:17 GMT Copyright: (C) British Broadcasting Corporation, see http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/help/rss/4498287.stm for terms and conditions of reuse. http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/nol/shared/img/bbc_news_120x60.gif http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/ 120 60 15 Peers are urged to support a move to let hospitals do more private sector work as plans to overhaul the NHS in England return to the Lords. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-politics-16933394 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-16933394 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 05:06:01 GMT Argentina will make a formal complaint to the UN about British "militarisation" around the disputed Falkland Islands, says President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-latin-america-16939043 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-16939043 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:02:22 GMT Syria's opposition dismisses assurances that President Assad is committed to ending the violence sweeping the country. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-middle-east-16940277 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-16940277 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 07:21:31 GMT Older people needing social care are being let down and "passed like parcels" between fragmented services, a group of MPs says. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/health-16910795 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-16910795 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 04:22:49 GMT George Osborne promises to fight an "anti-business culture", warning that the row over bonuses and pay threatens to undermine jobs and prosperity. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-politics-16937804 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-16937804 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 04:22:12 GMT MPs say spending cuts raise concerns over the UK's ability to launch another mission on the same scale as the operation in Libya. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-politics-16933399 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-16933399 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 02:23:36 GMT The Department for Work and Pensions admits to a large backlog of new sickness benefit claims, as tens of thousands await a decision beyond the 13-week assessment period. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-16937742 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-16937742 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 02:55:43 GMT The UK is braced for its coldest night yet this winter as temperatures in some parts of England could reach as low as -15C. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-16931610 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-16931610 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 20:02:34 GMT A missile attack by an unmanned US drone aircraft in north-west Pakistan kills 10 suspected militants, Pakistani security officials say. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-asia-16939853 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-16939853 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 05:48:16 GMT US conservative Rick Santorum wins races for the Republican presidential nomination in Minnesota, Missouri and Colorado, upsetting front-runner Mitt Romney. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-us-canada-16938713 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-16938713 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 07:13:58 GMT Northern Ireland's first and deputy first minister urge people to pray for Ian Paisley, who is being treated in hospital for a heart condition. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-northern-ireland-16911310 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-16911310 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 17:50:44 GMT A UK ticket-holder has won more than £45m in the Euromillions lottery, operator Camelot reveals. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-16939030 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-16939030 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 04:00:59 GMT British actor Mackenzie Crook, best known for playing Gareth in The Office, is shortlisted for this year's Waterstones Children's Book Prize. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/entertainment-arts-16928318 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-16928318 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:51:38 GMT Two men abandon their third attempt at crossing the Atlantic while naked on a pedalo after two previous failed bids. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-england-cumbria-16929840 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cumbria-16929840 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 17:46:27 GMT Anglo-Australian firm BHP Billiton, the world's biggest mining company, reports lower profits due to falling prices of iron ore and coal. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-16939075 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-16939075 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 23:56:08 GMT Profits for Walt Disney have risen thanks to the rising popularity of its theme parks and earnings from its television channels. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-16939083 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-16939083 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:08:12 GMT Andrew Lansley has David Cameron's "full support", despite a Downing Street source reportedly saying the health secretary "should be taken out and shot". http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-politics-16930980 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-16930980 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:08:42 GMT Estimates showing £10.9bn in unpaid tax was written off and medical negligence could cost £15.7bn are examined by the Commons spending watchdog. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-politics-16918110 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-16918110 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 11:01:02 GMT Almost 1,000 private patients with PIP breast implants have contacted the NHS. The figure was given by Professor Sir Bruce Keogh, NHS Medical Director, in evidence to the Commons Health Select Committee. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/health-16932100 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-16932100 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:45:18 GMT Babies weaned on pureed food tend to end up fatter than infants whose first tastes are finger food, researchers believe. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/health-16905371 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-16905371 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 01:48:38 GMT The dispute over appointing the next university access watchdog is going to be resolved - as a committee of MPs prepares to announce its verdict. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/education-16914791 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-16914791 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 17:20:50 GMT A teacher is reprimanded after comments about drinking and parties appeared on her Facebook site and were viewed by pupils. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-wales-south-east-wales-16929442 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-south-east-wales-16929442 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:45:31 GMT Thousands of Trendnet security camera webfeeds have been breached and shared on the internet, including live video from children's rooms. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/technology-16919664 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-16919664 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:55:38 GMT Hackers demanded money in return for keeping stolen source code a secret, security firm Symantec says. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/technology-16927660 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-16927660 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:53:48 GMT A study of hormones in whale faeces shows that right whales are stressed by propeller noise from shipping. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/science-environment-16926005 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-16926005 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 03:28:20 GMT Time-lapse footage reveals how mushroom corals inflate and deflate to free themselves from smothering sand. http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/16843053 http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/16843053 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 03:38:33 GMT Dame Shirley Bassey, Sir Elton John and Sir Paul McCartney are among the artists who will play at The Queen's Diamond Jubilee Concert in London in June. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/entertainment-arts-16925230 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-16925230 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:25:31 GMT The Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall are leading global celebrations marking the 200th anniversary of Charles Dickens's birth. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/entertainment-arts-16914295 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-16914295 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:37:43 GMT From Oliver Twist to A Christmas Carol, Charles Dickens highlighted poverty and squalor. But did he really help change things? http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/magazine-16907648 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-16907648 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 10:26:53 GMT A US television network has apologised after a pop star showed her middle finger during the Super Bowl halftime show. When did the gesture become offensive? http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/magazine-16916263 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-16916263 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 23:02:54 GMT Blackpool seal an FA Cup fifth-round tie at Everton after a convincing 3-0 victory at Sheffield Wednesday. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/16805452 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/16805452 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 22:10:55 GMT Liam Feeney's stunning late winner helps Millwall fight back to win 3-2 and dump Southampton out of the FA Cup at St Mary's. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/16805409 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/16805409 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 23:26:19 GMT Scotland stand-off Dan Parks announces his retirement from international rugby with immediate effect. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/rugby-union/16931078 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/rugby-union/16931078 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:43:54 GMT Lotus racer Kimi Raikkonen sets the fastest time on the first day of Formula 1 pre-season testing in Jerez, Spain. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/formula1/16932283 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/formula1/16932283 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:36:10 GMT Alberto Contador says his two-year ban for failing a drugs test is a 'terrible injustice'. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cycling/16937377 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cycling/16937377 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 20:00:52 GMT Former bouncer Levi Bellfield is due to seek permission to appeal against his conviction for the kidnap and murder of teenager Milly Dowler. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-england-16936092 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-16936092 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 18:26:46 GMT A new squad of 1,000 officers dedicated to tackling gang-related crime in London is being launched by the Metropolitan Police. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-england-london-16940160 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-16940160 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 07:15:31 GMT Finance Secretary John Swinney looks set to offer last minute changes to his budget in an effort to secure opposition support. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-16927626 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-16927626 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 02:02:26 GMT More than 50 firefighters have tackled a major blaze in a Strathclyde University building in Glasgow. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-16938271 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-16938271 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 22:59:13 GMT Two more men are arrested by police investigating the murder of a man in Lurgan at the weekend. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-northern-ireland-16932685 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-16932685 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:08:35 GMT An SDLP delegation is to meet the the UK minister for welfare reform in London later to discuss concerns about benefit changes for Northern Ireland. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-northern-ireland-16937215 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-16937215 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 05:57:40 GMT A council leader faces a vote of no confidence after allegedly disparaging comments about staff and hospital protesters were posted on YouTube. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-wales-south-west-wales-16932455 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-south-west-wales-16932455 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 06:57:02 GMT An assembly member is to lead a Senedd debate later in a bid to introduce compulsory microchipping for dogs in Wales. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-wales-16934451 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-16934451 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 07:04:45 GMT The Anti-Homosexuality Bill is reintroduced to Uganda's parliament - without the death penalty but still calling for life in prison for some offences. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-africa-16928608 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-16928608 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 17:57:02 GMT A man in military uniform blows himself up outside a Nigerian army barracks in the city of Kaduna, which is also rocked by other blasts, officials say. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-africa-16931981 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-16931981 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 17:59:23 GMT Crucial assembly elections begin in India's most populous state of Uttar Pradesh. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-asia-india-16924304 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-16924304 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 06:23:53 GMT A rock fall that released methane gas may have triggered the deadly Pike River mine blast in New Zealand, experts report. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-asia-16940387 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-16940387 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 06:03:26 GMT Pressure is rising as Greece's government once more postponed a crucial meeting to agree tough reforms, and Europe's leaders openly discuss Greece leaving the euro. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-16923706 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-16923706 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 22:16:12 GMT A Syrian and a German-Lebanese man are arrested in Germany on suspicion of spying on opponents of President Bashar al-Assad's government. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-middle-east-16927880 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-16927880 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 13:06:42 GMT Jamaica throws about 2,000 illegal firearms into a furnace as part of a programme to reduce gun trafficking and violent crime on the island. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-latin-america-16939794 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-16939794 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:46:54 GMT Brazilian authorities say they are hopeful of a negotiated end to a police strike that has led to a stand-off between officers and troops in Salvador. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-latin-america-16922637 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-16922637 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:53:07 GMT Iran's parliament summons the country's president for questioning - the first time this has happened since the 1979 revolution. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-middle-east-16928642 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-16928642 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 18:30:48 GMT The authorities in Bahrain free two imprisoned human rights activists ahead of the first anniversary of the start of mass pro-democracy protests. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-middle-east-16931206 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-16931206 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 17:32:38 GMT A California court rules that a bar on same-sex unions is unconstitutional, in the latest stage of a long-running battle over the issue in the US state. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-us-canada-16935270 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-16935270 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 19:57:24 GMT US President Barack Obama's election campaign is to return some $200,000 of funding linked to the family of a Mexican fugitive. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-us-canada-16924314 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-16924314 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 17:27:29 GMT 24 hours of news photos: 7 February 2012 http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/in-pictures-16906901 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/in-pictures-16906901 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:56:11 GMT Protests lead to the resignation of President http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-asia-16925825 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-16925825 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 13:24:19 GMT Much of UK with several inches of snow http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-16895290 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-16895290 Sun, 05 Feb 2012 19:34:17 GMT New York Giants beat New England Patriots http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/american-football/16901698 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/american-football/16901698 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 04:56:13 GMT 24 hours of news photos: 6 February 2012 http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/in-pictures-16906893 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/in-pictures-16906893 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 13:09:37 GMT Making make use of old rubber trees in Liberia http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-middle-east-16598389 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-16598389 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 08:03:39 GMT News photos from around the world: 28 January-3 February http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/in-pictures-16831662 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/in-pictures-16831662 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 17:39:06 GMT Sixty photographs for 60 years on the throne http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/in-pictures-16859661 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/in-pictures-16859661 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 09:28:43 GMT Conservative MPs have called on the home secretary to "become a national hero" by ignoring a judgement from the European Court of Human Rights and deporting a terror suspect to Jordan immediately. http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/democracylive/hi/house_of_commons/newsid_9694000/9694046.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/democracylive/hi/house_of_commons/newsid_9694000/9694046.stm Tue, 07 Feb 2012 17:41:39 GMT South African police have charged a man with fraud after he claimed to be a famous Zulu musician who had come back from the dead. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-africa-16939973 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-16939973 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 02:36:35 GMT Katie Price has told Newsnight's Jeremy Paxman she thinks breast implants should have an age limit of 21, following the health scare over implants manufactured by French firm PIP. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/health-16939142 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-16939142 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:09:01 GMT The wife of Syria's president Bashar al-Assad has spoken out to defend her husband in a letter to a British newspaper. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-middle-east-16936255 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-16936255 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 18:41:47 GMT An Austrian adventurer planning the highest skydive in history has announced he will make the attempt later this year. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/science-environment-16931190 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-16931190 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 17:42:42 GMT As Syrian government forces continue their fierce assault on the restive city of Homs, the BBC's Jeremy Bowen says it risks sliding into civil war. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-middle-east-16939033 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-16939033 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 22:33:45 GMT Dame Shirley Bassey, Sir Elton John and Sir Paul McCartney are among the artists who will play at the Queen's Diamond Jubilee Concert in London in June. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/entertainment-arts-16937308 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-16937308 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 19:08:43 GMT Rescue workers in Pakistan have found a 65-year-old woman alive in the rubble of a Lahore factory, 31 hours after the building collapsed. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-asia-16931194 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-16931194 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 18:08:38 GMT Events are taking place in the UK and across the world to mark the 200th birthday of Charles Dickens. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-16924997 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-16924997 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 12:48:54 GMT The rise and fall of the lap dancing club http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/magazine-16869029 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-16869029 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:23:35 GMT How drones and satellites are catching farming cheats http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-europe-16545333 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-16545333 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:43:53 GMT Harry Potter star is spooked in new film Woman in Black http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/entertainment-arts-16813083 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-16813083 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:38:44 GMT Papers ponder health bill as it returns to Lords http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-16941065 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-16941065 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 06:58:12 GMT The primate who solves a memory test faster than a blink http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/16832378 http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/16832378 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:46:39 GMT Are eating challenges becoming more popular in England? http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-england-16926325 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-16926325 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 05:42:01 GMT How the Maldives' President Nasheed fell from grace http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-asia-16925741 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-16925741 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 19:02:35 GMT