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12 Mar 10, 12:03:50
BNP teachers will not be banned

Members of the BNP or any group which may promote racism will not be banned from teaching in England, the government says.

12 Mar 10, 12:03:40
New blood pressure approach urged
Occasionally high blood pressure may be a greater indicator of stroke risk than consistently high readings, researchers say.

12 Mar 10, 04:03:31
New York agrees 9/11 dust payout
New York City agrees to pay up to £437m to thousands of workers who say dust at the 9/11 attacks site made them ill.

12 Mar 10, 01:03:45
Rove 'proud' of US waterboarding
Former US President George W Bush's senior adviser, Karl Rove, says he is proud of waterboarding and it prevented attacks.

12 Mar 10, 02:03:15
Handcuffs asylum use criticised
The use of handcuffs by immigration, escort and security staff to restrain asylum seekers is criticised in a report.

12 Mar 10, 07:03:00
Lehman bosses severely criticised
A report into the collapse of Lehman Brothers criticises senior executives and auditor Ernst & Young for serious lapses.

12 Mar 10, 04:03:54
Election social care truce urged
MPs urge political parties to set aside "pre-election point scoring" and try to reach consensus over elderly social care in England.

12 Mar 10, 07:03:54
FSA to clamp down on mis-selling
The head of the Financial Services Authority will announce plans to toughen up consumer protection from financial products.

12 Mar 10, 07:03:52
Arrest over 'youth abuse' death
An 18-year-old man is arrested on suspicion of manslaughter after a man died outside his home in Greater Manchester.

12 Mar 10, 12:03:25
Warning on public sector pensions
The amount of money paid as public sector pensions could more than triple in the next 50 years, says the National Audit Office.

12 Mar 10, 12:03:57
How one group of Viking 'visitors' was dealt with by Anglo-Saxons
Fifty-one decapitated skeletons found in a burial pit in Dorset were those of Scandinavian Vikings, scientists say.

12 Mar 10, 02:03:06
Live - Bangladesh v England
Jonathan Trott unluckily falls for 39 after England make a good start on day one of the first Test against Bangladesh in Chittagong.

12 Mar 10, 06:03:40
Live - Bahrain GP practice
The new Formula 1 season gets into gear with the first of two practice sessions from the Bahrain Grand Prix.

11 Mar 10, 08:03:27
Liverpool sunk by late Lille goal
Liverpool face an uphill task to progress from the last 16 of the Europa League after Eden Hazard's goal gives a lively Lille side a 1-0 first-leg lead.

12 Mar 10, 03:03:17
Should we ban teachers from BNP?
BNP members should not be banned from teaching, a government review concludes. Do you agree?

11 Mar 10, 05:03:59
School Report
Thousands of pupils swap classrooms for newsrooms

12 Mar 10, 12:03:14
Spy snapshot
Report gives insight into everyday work of security services

12 Mar 10, 06:03:02
Paper review
Court appearance of expenses MPs fills front pages

11 Mar 10, 05:03:43
Hoodwinked?
Were rumours of Sarkozy's infidelity a media hoax?

11 Mar 10, 11:03:56
'What benefit?'
High-speed rail plan faces opposition in the Chilterns

11 Mar 10, 09:03:21
Bosnian fallout
Pressure on UK after arrest of ex-Bosnian president

11 Mar 10, 11:03:48
'Slow start' for 2010 home sales
The number of homes sold in England and Wales at the start of 2010 was at a low level, a survey says.

12 Mar 10, 12:03:16
Salmond to meet BBC over debates
SNP leader to meet with the BBC to discuss the row over the party's exclusion from televised general election debates.

12 Mar 10, 06:03:31
More choice for church weddings
A bill being considered by MPs could bring rules about church weddings in Wales in line with England.

12 Mar 10, 07:03:56
Residents return home after alert
Residents in Armagh city who were evacuated from their homes due to a security alert are allowed to return.

11 Mar 10, 06:03:47
Nigeria women protest at killings
Hundreds of Nigerian women protest over last week's violence near Jos, where women and children were massacred.

12 Mar 10, 07:03:48
Woods comeback speculation mounts
Speculation is growing that Tiger Woods will make his return to competitive golf within the next month.

12 Mar 10, 05:03:53
UN critical of Israel over Gaza blockade
The UN's top humanitarian official strongly criticises Israel's Gaza blockade and its expanding settlements.

12 Mar 10, 06:03:04
Thailand braces for 'red' protest
Thailand mobilises thousands of troops ahead of rallies in Bangkok by supporters of ousted former PM Thaksin Shinawatra.

12 Mar 10, 05:03:27
Sarkozy to meet UK party leaders
French President Nicolas Sarkozy will hold separate talks in London later with Gordon Brown and Tory leader David Cameron.

12 Mar 10, 06:03:29
IPL to begin amid tight security
The third season of the Indian Premier League cricket tournament is set to begin amid heavy security in Mumbai.

12 Mar 10, 12:03:22
New York banking gains on London
New York and London have been ranked as the joint-top global financial centres according to new research.

11 Mar 10, 07:03:09
Four deny charges over expenses
Three MPs and a peer tell a court they are not guilty of charges of false accounting in relation to their expenses claims.

12 Mar 10, 07:03:04
Women on pill 'may live longer'
Women who took the contraceptive pill are less likely to die of cancer and heart disease, a long-term study found.

11 Mar 10, 05:03:00
Crackdown call over school cheats
Whistleblowing hotlines and random checks should be used to catch parents who cheat over school places, a report says.

11 Mar 10, 07:03:27
Thalidomide effect mystery solved
The mechanism by which thalidomide causes malformed limbs is revealed by scientists.

11 Mar 10, 09:03:27
Take That star sorry for affairs
Take That star Mark Owen says he is "deeply sorry" for cheating on his partner of five years before they married in 2009.

11 Mar 10, 09:03:37
'Console killer' launches in June
A gaming service that aims to kill off the traditional gaming console will begin streaming games over the net in June this year.

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