Train passenger 'stable' after Suffolk crossing crash
A passenger is in a serious but stable condition in hospital after a train and a sewage lorry collided on a level crossing in Suffolk on Tuesday evening. The train driver is suspected of having...
View ArticleGoogle boss Eric Schmidt warns on social use of media
Young people may one day have to change their names in order to escape their previous online activity, Google boss Eric Schmidt has warned. Mr Schmidt told the Wall...
View ArticleMore aid pledged for flood-hit Pakistan
More aid pledges for Pakistan have come through after complaints that the...
View ArticleFrance will begin expelling Roma in police crackdown
France is to begin deporting Roma (Gypsies) as part of a crackdown on illegal...
View ArticleIndia accuses Pakistan over border firing
India's army has accused Pakistani troops of firing across the Line of Control that divides the disputed region of Kashmir. India said its troops had retaliated to the "unprovoked" firing in Poonch...
View ArticlePapers consider A-level results and university places
The battle for university places following the release of A-level results is widely reported in a number of newspapers. The Guardian says teenagers face "the most intense scramble ever seen to get...
View ArticleAustralia judge orders witness to remove niqab in court
An Australian judge has ruled that a Muslim woman must remove her full veil while giving evidence before a jury in a fraud case. The judge in Perth said she did not consider it appropriate that the...
View ArticleUN to meet to boost aid to flood-hit Pakistan
The UN is set to hold an emergency session to boost international aid to flood-hit Pakistan. It says it has...
View ArticleTwenty-fold rise in anti-terror hotline calls
An anti-terror hotline took 20 times more calls last year than seven years ago, BBC Asian Network has learnt....
View ArticleSquinters 'refused party invites'
From the age of six, children with a squint are less likely to be invited to a birthday party than their non-squinting peers, a Swiss study suggests. Researchers showed over 100 children, aged between...
View ArticleAfrican Music Awards used to promote the African brand
How much do you know about African...
View ArticleBlast kills seven in China's Xinjiang
Seven people have been killed and 14 injured in an explosion in China's Xinjiang region, officials say. The blast...
View Article'Tame' bears guard Canadian marijuana farm
Police raiding a marijuana farm in western Canada were astonished to find black bears apparently guarding it. However initial alarm wore off when officers realised the 10 or so bears...
View ArticleThree injured when BMW crashes into Southampton house
Three people were injured when a BMW mounted the pavement and crashed into a house in...
View ArticleSuspect package exploded in business park near Coventry
A controlled explosion has been carried out after a suspect package was...
View ArticleThe plotters who fought the Battle of Britain
The Battle of Britain entered its most critical phase 70 years...
View ArticleSecond dog savages woman in Plymouth
A dog has savaged a woman in Plymouth, less than a week after a policewoman was attacked by another pet. The...
View ArticleRelocation of Dursley Lister Petter plant could be off
Hopes have been raised that an engineering firm, which was considering moving from its home town of more than 140 years, could stay put. Diesel engine maker Lister Petter was looking to relocate from...
View ArticleSatyam chief Raju freed on bail
The founder of Indian software services giant Satyam Computers, who has been accused of staging India's biggest corporate fraud, has been granted bail. A court in the...
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