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04 Feb 12, 02:02:56

UN 'to vote on Syria resolution'

The UN Security Council is expected to vote on a resolution backing an Arab peace plan for Syria, amid fresh reports of mass killings in Homs, which activists called a massacre.

03 Feb 12, 11:02:20
FBI probes Anonymous phone hack
The FBI investigates how activists linked to Anonymous obtained a recording of a phone call between US and UK police on their operations against hacking.

03 Feb 12, 08:02:04
Obama urges 'keep recovery going'
US President Barack Obama challenges Congress to keep the economic recovery going as new data shows unemployment is down to its lowest rate in three years.

03 Feb 12, 07:02:54
Temperatures 'set to reach -12'
The UK is set for another bitterly cold night with temperatures plunging again, say weather forecasters.

03 Feb 12, 11:02:32
Cairo clashes over football anger
At least four people are killed in clashes between Egyptian protesters and police, amid ongoing anger over deaths after a football match.

03 Feb 12, 11:02:33
Briton 'seen falling from liner'
A British cruise ship passenger has fallen overboard in waters near Mexico, the owner of the vessel says.

03 Feb 12, 08:02:44
Huhne resigns over points charge
Chris Huhne vows to clear his name as he resigns as energy secretary to fight a charge of perverting the course of justice relating to a 2003 speeding case.

04 Feb 12, 01:02:42
Wikileaks suspect to face trial
Alleged Wikileaks suspect Bradley Manning, charged with leaking thousands of classified documents, will face a court martial, says the US Army.

04 Feb 12, 12:02:32
Lance Armstrong team probe closed
US prosecutors close an investigation into allegations of criminal conduct over doping claims in a cycle team partly owned by Lance Armstrong.

03 Feb 12, 10:02:18
French air workers to hold strike
Unions representing French pilots and aircrew plan to strike from Monday to Thursday.

03 Feb 12, 07:02:17
BT vow fibre optic 'game changer'
Fibre optic connections to at speeds of 300 Mbps will be available 'on demand' in the UK next year, BT says.

04 Feb 12, 01:02:54
Gruffalo author pens protest poem
Children's laureate and Gruffalo author Julia Donaldson writes a poem in protest at planned library closures across the country.

03 Feb 12, 12:02:43
Connolly ends shows after heckles
Comedian Billy Connolly is criticised for ending two of his stand-up shows early in the past week due to hecklers.

03 Feb 12, 09:02:26
US job numbers show strong growth
The US economy created 243,000 jobs in January, while the unemployment rate fell to 8.3%, official figures show.

03 Feb 12, 11:02:18
Work programme on track: Grayling
Around 20% of unemployed people who have been on the government's main welfare-to-work scheme, the Work Programme, for at least 6 months have been found a job, the BBC has learnt.

03 Feb 12, 03:02:58
Ed Davey is new energy secretary
Lib Dem minister Ed Davey is named the new energy and climate change secretary following Chris Huhne's resignation, while Norman Lamb takes over his role as business minister.

03 Feb 12, 05:02:55
Labour: Banks must serve society
Ed Miliband calls for a culture of "one nation banking" in which financial institutions are not "isolated" from the rest of the economy and society.

03 Feb 12, 03:02:39
Health bodies reject NHS reforms
Physiotherapist leaders have joined the Royal College of GPs in calling for the health bill in England to be scrapped, increasing pressure on the government.

03 Feb 12, 12:02:13
Malaria toll 'is twice as high'
The number of deaths worldwide from malaria has been underestimated, according to data published in the medical journal the Lancet.

03 Feb 12, 12:02:57
Universities warned over access
The incoming fair access watchdog says universities will be fined for failing to recruit more students from poorer backgrounds.

03 Feb 12, 02:02:08
Academy school results 'inflated'
The results of England's academy schools are being inflated by the over-use of vocational equivalents, analysis suggests.

03 Feb 12, 04:02:08
Apple overturns Motorola's ban
Apple is granted a suspension of a sales ban imposed on some of its iPads and iPhones in Germany.

03 Feb 12, 08:02:27
Hackers breach FBI-UK police call
Hackers Anonymous release a recording of an intercepted conference call between the FBI and UK police discussing their efforts to fight hacking.

03 Feb 12, 09:02:10
Striking galaxy image from Hubble
The Hubble space telescope captures an image of a "barred spiral" galaxy that could help us better understand our own Milky Way.

03 Feb 12, 10:02:02
Largest optical telescope created
Astronomers at the Paranal observatory combine four telescope to create the world's largest virtual device with a 130m-mirror.

03 Feb 12, 09:02:05
King's Speech premieres on stage
Almost a year after the film reigned supreme at the Oscars, the stage version of The King's Speech has its world premiere.

03 Feb 12, 12:02:31
Poster 'threat' to Dujardin Oscar
Movie billboards in Paris featuring The Artist actor Jean Dujardin might affect his chances of winning an Academy Award, according to French press.

03 Feb 12, 11:02:35
The rush to the scooter
Scooters are becoming increasingly popular as people look to cut costs and stretch their budgets, but could the boom spark safety problems?

03 Feb 12, 01:02:27
Quiz of the week's news
The Magazine's weekly quiz of the news, 7 days 7 questions.

03 Feb 12, 10:02:23
Terry stripped of captaincy by FA
John Terry is stripped of the England captaincy, the Football Association has confirmed.

03 Feb 12, 08:02:03
Robshaw relishing Scotland battle
Chris Robshaw says England's young side will not be daunted by Saturday's Six Nations opener at Murrayfield.

03 Feb 12, 01:02:39
England falter as wickets tumble
England's batsmen again fail to support their bowlers as 16 wickets fall on day one of the third Test against Pakistan in Dubai.

04 Feb 12, 02:02:03
Derailment disruption continues
Travel disruption is continuing following the derailment of a freight train engine on the West Coast mainline in Bletchley.

03 Feb 12, 01:02:41
Redknapp lies 'extremely telling'
Harry Redknapp's admission of lying to a News of the World reporter is "extremely telling", a court is told.

03 Feb 12, 05:02:03
Snow alert issued across Scotland
The Met Office warns that snow will affect many parts of southern and eastern Scotland at the weekend.

03 Feb 12, 08:02:13
Two men held over shooting death
Two men are arrested in connection with the death of a man who was shot in an East Renfrewshire street last year.

03 Feb 12, 09:02:27
Man kills himself in hairdressers
A man in his 20s has shot himself in a hairdressers in Dungannon, County Tyrone.

03 Feb 12, 04:02:53
Carroll accused 'sought address'
A man accused of murdering Constable Stephen Carroll tried to collect information on another policeman for republicans, a court hears.

03 Feb 12, 04:02:06
Sex assault 'therapist' convicted
A bogus therapist and his wife who told women they could diagnose and treat cancer are found guilty of sexual assault and fraud.

03 Feb 12, 07:02:50
Tories' concern at charity links
The Conservatives demand answers about links between the Labour Party and the chief executive of a charity facing allegations of financial mismanagement.

03 Feb 12, 07:02:14
Many die at S Sudan peace meeting
At least 37 people have been killed in South Sudan following a shoot-out at a peace meeting aimed at ending recent violence, officials say.

03 Feb 12, 05:02:47
Ghana boosted by Annan resolve
Despite the loss of his mother Ghana midfielder Anthony Annan is determined to continue playing at the Africa Cup of Nations in her memory.

03 Feb 12, 06:02:45
Life term for Khmer Rouge jailer
Cambodia's UN-backed genocide court rejects an appeal by Khmer Rouge jailer Duch and increases his sentence to life imprisonment.

03 Feb 12, 07:02:05
Panasonic predicts a record loss
Japanese electronics giant Panasonic forecasts a record net annual loss of $10bn for the year to March.

04 Feb 12, 01:02:56
Europe hit by Russia gas shortage
Freezing weather sweeping across Europe is causing a shortage of vital Russian gas supplies to several countries, officials say.

03 Feb 12, 11:02:46
UN faults Italy over WWII claims
The UN's highest court rules that Italy was wrong to allow its courts to make claims for compensation against Germany for Nazi war crimes.

03 Feb 12, 09:02:59
Colombia emerald tsar faces probe
Influential Colombian emerald dealer Victor Carranza is investigated for alleged links with paramilitary groups in the 1990s.

04 Feb 12, 12:02:52
Cuban blogger denied travel visa
A Cuban woman who writes a blog critical of the Communist authorities says she will not be able to travel to Brazil after Cuba refused her an exit visa.

03 Feb 12, 06:02:47
BBC accuses Iran of intimidation
The BBC's Director General, Mark Thompson, accuses the Iranian authorities of intimidating those working for its Persian service.

03 Feb 12, 06:02:15
Sinai gunmen release US tourists
Two US women tourists and their Egyptian guide who were kidnapped in the south of Egypt's Sinai peninsula have been released, security sources say.

03 Feb 12, 09:02:03
Cancer charity in funding U-turn
A major US breast cancer charity reverses a decision to cut funding to reproductive health group Planned Parenthood, after a furious outcry.

04 Feb 12, 02:02:26
Saigon fall reporter dies at 79
George Esper, who reported on the fall of Saigon for the Associated Press during the last days of the Vietnam war, dies at the age of 79.

03 Feb 12, 09:02:43
The Queen: 60 photographs for 60 years
Sixty photographs for 60 years on the throne

03 Feb 12, 01:02:21
In pictures: Venice in Solitude
Haunting views of Venice's waterways

02 Feb 12, 05:02:50
Where the Titanic was born
Drawing offices where Titanic was designed

03 Feb 12, 01:02:46
Day in pictures: 3 February 2012
24 hours of news photos: 3 February 2012

02 Feb 12, 12:02:35
Day in pictures: 2 February 2012
24 hours of news photos: 2 February 2012

02 Feb 12, 09:02:00
Your pictures: Hunger
Readers pictures on the theme of hunger

02 Feb 12, 08:02:02
In pictures: Egypt football clash
Many die in clashes after match between rivals

02 Feb 12, 01:02:24
In pictures: Sony World Photography Awards shortlist
Shortlist for Sony World Photography Awards

02 Feb 12, 03:02:20
VIDEO: House of Commons
Ministers will "unwind" any tax avoidance schemes being used by public sector employees, Treasury Chief Secretary Danny Alexander has announced.

03 Feb 12, 02:02:49
VIDEO: Are councils ready for snow?
Temperatures in parts of the UK plunged to -11C (12F) on Thursday night, and forecasters are warning of a bitterly cold spell and snow showers over the weekend. But are councils prepared?

04 Feb 12, 02:02:57
VIDEO: Russian fuel supplies shortage
The cold weather has led to a shortage of Russian fuel supplies in eight countries.

03 Feb 12, 01:02:08
VIDEO: Football protesters mass in Tahrir
Protesters have been gathering in Tahrir Square following Egypt's football killings.

03 Feb 12, 05:02:19
VIDEO: Elderly 'must take cold seriously'
With heavy snow being forecast to hit Britain over the weekend, the elderly are being advised to keep warm and to 'take the cold weather seriously'.

03 Feb 12, 04:02:11
VIDEO: Heavy rains cause havoc in Australia
Severe flooding is threatening parts of New South Wales and Queensland in eastern Australia, with towns cut off and thousands of residents evacuated.

03 Feb 12, 07:02:52
VIDEO: Queen plants trees at Sandringham
The Queen has planted trees at the Sandringham Estate in Norfolk to mark her Diamond Jubilee.

03 Feb 12, 07:02:14
VIDEO: Legionella Britons die in Spain
Three British men have died and three more people are in hospital after contracting Legionnaires' disease while on holiday in Spain.

03 Feb 12, 05:02:55
VIDEO: Cardboard Ayatollah lampooned
A cardboard cut-out version of the founder of Iran's Islamic revolution is mocked online after touring Tehran.

04 Feb 12, 01:02:33
Mums launch student swap scheme
The parents looking to exchange their student child for yours

03 Feb 12, 04:02:13
Totally tropical at Kew
The greenhouse where tropical plants are brightening up winter

04 Feb 12, 12:02:27
Do the dead outnumber the living?
Are the living outnumbered by the dead?

03 Feb 12, 05:02:06
Week in pictures: 28 January-3 February
A selection of news pictures from around the world

04 Feb 12, 01:02:41
'Cycling gave me my freedom back'
'How cycling helped me fight my brain tumours'

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