http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/The latest stories from the Home section of the BBC News web site.en-gbThu, 23 Feb 2012 09:34:13 GMTCopyright: (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.gifhttp://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/1206015State-controlled Royal Bank of Scotland reports a loss of £2bn in 2011, its fourth year of losses since the bank's bailout in 2008.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-17128477http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-17128477Thu, 23 Feb 2012 09:23:35 GMTThe Department of Health launches an inquiry into claims that doctors agreed to carry out abortions on the grounds of the sex of unborn babies.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/health-17136213http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-17136213Thu, 23 Feb 2012 07:14:57 GMTFriends and former colleagues pay tribute to "one-off" comedian Frank Carson, whose catchphrases included "It's a cracker", after his death aged 85.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/entertainment-arts-17046201http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-17046201Thu, 23 Feb 2012 01:22:38 GMTThe killings of two reporters in Homs and the reported deaths of 60 people across Syria trigger Western condemnation of Bashar al'Assad's regime.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-middle-east-17136037http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-17136037Thu, 23 Feb 2012 00:58:10 GMTAfrican and Western leaders gather for a major London conference on the future of Somalia, to discuss political change, terrorism and piracy.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-politics-17131208http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-17131208Thu, 23 Feb 2012 09:20:46 GMTThe number of full-time undergraduate degree courses offered at UK universities has fallen by 27% over the past six years, data shows.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/education-17125547http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-17125547Thu, 23 Feb 2012 07:41:10 GMTAt least 48 people are killed in Iraq and dozens injured in a wave of bombings and shootings targeting mainly police officers in Shia areas.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-middle-east-17136646http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-17136646Thu, 23 Feb 2012 09:09:34 GMTRick Santorum comes under fire from rival US Republican candidates in a crucial TV debate days ahead of two key primaries.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-us-canada-17135410http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-17135410Thu, 23 Feb 2012 04:42:21 GMTA man, understood to be Falkirk's Labour MP Eric Joyce, is arrested on suspicion of assault following a disturbance at the Houses of Parliament.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-17136209http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-17136209Thu, 23 Feb 2012 09:33:33 GMTWest Midlands MEP Nikki Sinclaire is arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to defraud the European Parliament.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-england-birmingham-17137739http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-birmingham-17137739Thu, 23 Feb 2012 09:16:07 GMTDavid Cameron is to praise business for its 'vital role' in society later and say attacks on wealth creators are motivated by "snobbery".http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-politics-17136069http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-17136069Thu, 23 Feb 2012 08:57:36 GMTA ban on the sale of below-cost alcohol will have a "limited impact" on overall alcohol pricing, research suggests.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-england-tyne-17131232http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tyne-17131232Thu, 23 Feb 2012 03:08:43 GMTA collection of early comic books - including those featuring the debuts of Batman and Superman - is sold for $3.5m (£2.2m) at auction in New York.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-us-canada-17136642http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-17136642Thu, 23 Feb 2012 02:31:07 GMTMany UK addresses have broadband speeds of less than 5Mbps, research suggests.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/technology-17130367http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-17130367Thu, 23 Feb 2012 02:41:23 GMTCentrica, the owner of British Gas, says profits stayed flat due to the effect of a slump in in demand in the UK.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-17137277http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-17137277Thu, 23 Feb 2012 09:30:49 GMTCredit Agricole reports a large loss for the three months to the end of December due to its exposure to Greek debt.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-17137019http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-17137019Thu, 23 Feb 2012 09:48:41 GMTLabour leader Ed Miliband tells David Cameron he risks making NHS reform "his poll tax" - in noisy Commons clashes over the health bill.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-politics-17125002http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-17125002Wed, 22 Feb 2012 22:42:03 GMTCherie Blair has started legal proceedings over phone hacking, her solicitor confirms.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-17133210http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-17133210Wed, 22 Feb 2012 18:57:28 GMTHow the time of day can increase the risk of dying from an irregular heartbeat has been identified by researchers.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/health-17127649http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-17127649Wed, 22 Feb 2012 18:07:17 GMTA new treatment for advanced skin cancer almost doubles survival times, according to an international study.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/health-17128925http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-17128925Thu, 23 Feb 2012 02:19:29 GMTVisa changes could see the UK's top universities and schools lose their appeal to international students, says a report.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/education-17105028http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-17105028Wed, 22 Feb 2012 18:00:55 GMTPrivate companies should be encouraged to take over and run state schools as profit-making enterprises under a "John Lewis-style" business model, a think tank suggests.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/education-17125538http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-17125538Wed, 22 Feb 2012 15:03:43 GMTA controversial anti-piracy agreement is to be referred to the EU's highest court due to concerns surrounding internet freedoms.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/technology-17125469http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-17125469Wed, 22 Feb 2012 13:03:23 GMTFilters will need to be installed in almost a million UK homes to combat TV interference likely to occur from new 4G mobile services.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/technology-17125468http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-17125468Wed, 22 Feb 2012 15:36:47 GMTAn international research cruise off Japan detects radioactivity in sampled seawater and marine organisms, but well within safe levels.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/science-environment-17124909http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-17124909Wed, 22 Feb 2012 23:05:35 GMTThe Ministry of Defence is to de-classify submarine data in order to help shed light on climate change in the Arctic.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/science-environment-17129988http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-17129988Thu, 23 Feb 2012 07:55:31 GMTWorld War II sitcom Chickens - created by Inbetweeners stars Joe Thomas and Simon Bird, and comedian Jonny Sweet - is picked up by Sky1 HD.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/entertainment-arts-17137699http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-17137699Thu, 23 Feb 2012 08:28:10 GMTThe average audience to have watched the Brits ceremony on ITV1 and catch-up channel ITV1+1 comes in at 6.2 million - the event's highest audience since 2005.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/entertainment-arts-17131491http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-17131491Wed, 22 Feb 2012 17:02:54 GMTAs Lent starts, the debate over secularism v cultural Christianity is raging. But just how much of British culture is inspired by religion?http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/magazine-17112688http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-17112688Wed, 22 Feb 2012 10:39:56 GMTVivienne Westwood says people's clothes have "never looked so ugly". See if you agree with our worst-dressed quizhttp://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/magazine-17115872http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-17115872Wed, 22 Feb 2012 01:53:57 GMTSergio Aguero is again the headline act as Manchester City seal an impressive win over holders Porto to reach the last 16 of the Europa League.http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/17037446http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/17037446Wed, 22 Feb 2012 18:53:22 GMTBritish teenage diver Tom Daley says he can handle the pressure of taking part in an Olympics on home soil.http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/diving/17125622http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/diving/17125622Thu, 23 Feb 2012 08:40:06 GMTNorthern Ireland's Rory McIlroy will become the new world number one if he wins the World Match Play Championship in Tucson.http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/golf/17138317http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/golf/17138317Thu, 23 Feb 2012 09:18:45 GMTMcLaren's Jenson Button takes your questions from BBC F1 presenter Jake Humphrey on the upcoming season, discussing the feel of his new MP4-27 car, getting old and how he does not watch many race replays on television.http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/formula1/17136087http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/formula1/17136087Thu, 23 Feb 2012 07:13:08 GMTA 47-year-old man is due in court charged with the murders of a retired teacher and a vicar.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-england-17136713http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-17136713Thu, 23 Feb 2012 05:01:20 GMTPatients experience significant delays and wards are understaffed at a recently opened Kent hospital, a health watchdog finds.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-england-kent-17135034http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-kent-17135034Thu, 23 Feb 2012 04:10:58 GMTA think tank questions whether an "oil fund" in an independent Scotland would be the best approach for Scotland's economy.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-scotland-scotland-business-17131564http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-business-17131564Thu, 23 Feb 2012 02:00:58 GMTGamekeepers are warning capercaillie could be lost from Scotland for a second time, unless steps are taken to control pine marten numbers.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-scotland-17130777http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-17130777Thu, 23 Feb 2012 07:34:10 GMTCelebrities from all generations pay tributes to Frank Carson.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-northern-ireland-17137305http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-17137305Thu, 23 Feb 2012 09:36:58 GMTThe Ulster Bank announces a pre-tax loss of £1bn for 2011.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-northern-ireland-17137912http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-17137912Thu, 23 Feb 2012 08:31:38 GMTThe "extravagant" legal costs of defending councillors accused of breaching their code of conduct must end, councils are warned by the public services ombudsman.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-wales-17131360http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-17131360Thu, 23 Feb 2012 06:57:43 GMTAn investigation will be launched into the cause of a supermarket fire in Llanelli which led to about 85 people being evacuated from the store.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-wales-south-west-wales-17137216http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-south-west-wales-17137216Thu, 23 Feb 2012 07:33:20 GMTSouth Sudan expels the head of a Chinese and Malaysian-owned oil firm following its investigation into Khartoum's "theft" of oil worth $815m (£518m).http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-africa-17126340http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-17126340Wed, 22 Feb 2012 18:50:59 GMTA gas-fuelled fire, with flames as high as 5m, may burn for months in waters off the Niger Delta in south-east Nigeria, a Chevron spokesperson tells the BBC.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-africa-17126335http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-17126335Wed, 22 Feb 2012 16:26:46 GMTAustralian Prime Minister Julia Gillard calls a ballot for the leadership of the Labor Party on Monday to end a tussle with Kevin Rudd.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-asia-17136048http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-17136048Thu, 23 Feb 2012 03:19:56 GMTThere are fresh anti-American protests across Afghanistan, in the wake of the burning of Korans at a US military base.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-asia-17137338http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-17137338Thu, 23 Feb 2012 09:15:52 GMTThousands of supporters hear Vladimir Putin speak at a Moscow stadium as he bids for re-election as president of Russia on 4 March.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-europe-17136644http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17136644Thu, 23 Feb 2012 09:38:54 GMTFormer IMF head Dominique Strauss-Kahn is released after two days of questioning over an alleged prostitution ring but will be quizzed again next month.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-europe-17133425http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17133425Wed, 22 Feb 2012 20:55:59 GMTA commuter train crash at a station in the Argentine capital Buenos Aires kills at least 49 people and leaves more than 600 injured, officials say.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-latin-america-17129858http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-17129858Thu, 23 Feb 2012 05:10:55 GMTThe director of a Mexican prison and 28 guards are arrested on suspicion of helping a mass breakout and the murder of 44 other inmates.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-latin-america-17135362http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-17135362Wed, 22 Feb 2012 23:55:18 GMTThe White House expresses disappointment on the barring of UN nuclear inspectors from a site in Iran, calling the visit a "failure" for Tehran.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-middle-east-17133879http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-17133879Wed, 22 Feb 2012 22:09:16 GMTA trial verdict for Egyptian ex-President Hosni Mubarak, accused of ordering the killing of protesters in the revolution that ousted him, is set for 2 June.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-middle-east-17120915http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-17120915Wed, 22 Feb 2012 22:40:27 GMTThe New York Police Department carried out covert surveillance of Muslims in nearby Newark, New Jersey, police records reveal.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-us-canada-17133875http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-17133875Wed, 22 Feb 2012 21:46:53 GMTUS President Barack Obama proposes a cut in corporate tax and an end to tax loopholes, as part of his election-year strategy on the economy.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-us-canada-17131158http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-17131158Wed, 22 Feb 2012 18:26:09 GMTPhotographer Simon Annand's latest workhttp://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/entertainment-arts-17114754http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-17114754Thu, 23 Feb 2012 08:10:38 GMTA commuter train crash in Buenos Aireshttp://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-latin-america-17131192http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-17131192Wed, 22 Feb 2012 21:48:43 GMT24 hours of news photos: 22 Februaryhttp://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/in-pictures-17124569http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/in-pictures-17124569Wed, 22 Feb 2012 12:36:39 GMTProtests by people angry at the burning of Koranhttp://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-asia-17124644http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-17124644Wed, 22 Feb 2012 09:16:24 GMTRapid thaw on the River Danube in Serbiahttp://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-europe-17102918http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17102918Mon, 20 Feb 2012 15:40:33 GMT24 hours of news photos: 21 Februaryhttp://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/in-pictures-17111672http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/in-pictures-17111672Tue, 21 Feb 2012 12:16:07 GMTBrazil's colourful carnival parades in Riohttp://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-latin-america-17092934http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-17092934Mon, 20 Feb 2012 00:35:41 GMTMumbai in the 1970s and 80shttp://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-asia-india-17008972http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-17008972Mon, 20 Feb 2012 00:06:08 GMTPrime Minister David Cameron and Labour leader Ed Miliband have once again clashed over the NHS, with the PM accusing Mr Miliband of showing "a complete lack of substance" over the issue.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/democracylive/hi/house_of_commons/newsid_9698000/9698353.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/democracylive/hi/house_of_commons/newsid_9698000/9698353.stmWed, 22 Feb 2012 13:10:18 GMTEthiopian and Somali troops have taken a strategic stronghold of Islamist militants in south-western Somalia.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-africa-17135804http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-17135804Wed, 22 Feb 2012 22:40:36 GMTScience reporter Rebecca Morelle joins Triton Submarines in the Bahamas as they take a prototype, deep-diving submarine for a test dive.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/science-environment-17046179http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-17046179Wed, 22 Feb 2012 19:51:01 GMTRosemarie Colvin, mother of the killed journalist Marie Colvin, has said her daughter was totally committed to what she did.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-us-canada-17132514http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-17132514Wed, 22 Feb 2012 19:03:52 GMTThe wife of a British photographer working in Homs has said that she believed he had been killed when she heard news that two western journalists had died in the city.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-17132362http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-17132362Wed, 22 Feb 2012 18:07:22 GMTKennelling types of dogs suspected of being dangerous cost the police at least £3.7m in 2010, according to figures given to BBC Newsnight.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-17136113http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-17136113Thu, 23 Feb 2012 00:26:36 GMTMining group Rio Tinto has unearthed an extremely rare pink diamond in Australia.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-17136397http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-17136397Thu, 23 Feb 2012 00:46:03 GMTBBC News talks to the stars at the Evening Standard Film Awards.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/entertainment-arts-17125480http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-17125480Thu, 23 Feb 2012 06:42:37 GMTThe designers of a folding plug tell Rory Cellan-Jones about the process of bringing a folding plug onto the markethttp://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/technology-17131578http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-17131578Thu, 23 Feb 2012 06:45:26 GMTFour teams vie to reach a trench seven miles downhttp://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/science-environment-17041435http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-17041435Wed, 22 Feb 2012 14:54:01 GMTWhy would an ex-heavy metal roadie become a priest?http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/magazine-17127175http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-17127175Thu, 23 Feb 2012 00:53:45 GMTThe BBC's Jim Muir pays tribute to Marie Colvin, killed in Syriahttp://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-middle-east-17136427http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-17136427Thu, 23 Feb 2012 00:49:12 GMTHow Globe audiences risk putting off the playershttp://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/education-17073302http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-17073302Thu, 23 Feb 2012 00:54:50 GMTHow a mother supports 10 children by selling samosashttp://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-africa-17116237http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-17116237Thu, 23 Feb 2012 00:31:24 GMTA student idea that workedhttp://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/technology-17118938http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-17118938Thu, 23 Feb 2012 08:21:56 GMTIs it better for us to sleep in four-hour chunks?http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/magazine-16964783http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-16964783Wed, 22 Feb 2012 16:58:55 GMT'Heroic face of journalism': Papers mourn Marie Colvinhttp://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-17136847http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-17136847Thu, 23 Feb 2012 06:04:52 GMT