Wednesday, 08 February 2012
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Garlic and dumplings - Ai Weiwei in Twitter return

07.08.2011 11:29   9 views   0 comments
From: www.bbc.co.uk

Chinese artist and government critic Ai Weiwei returns to Twitter after a jail term despite a ban on him speaking publicly. Read more »

India's Zaheer out of Test series

07.08.2011 11:04   5 views   0 comments
From: news.bbc.co.uk

India's pace bowler Zaheer Khan will miss the rest of the England tour with ankle and hamstring injuries. Read more »

Local flooding as rain continues

07.08.2011 10:28   8 views   0 comments
From: www.bbc.co.uk

Heavy rain brings travel disruption and localised flooding, with firefighters helping to protect properties. Read more »

Typhoon nears Chinese peninsula

07.08.2011 10:07   9 views   0 comments
From: www.bbc.co.uk

The authorities in China's northern Shandong peninsula make preparations for Typhoon Muifa after the financial capital of Shanghai avoids a direct-hit. Read more »

Live - Sunday football

07.08.2011 9:59   7 views   0 comments
From: news.bbc.co.uk

Cardiff face Sam Allardyce's West Ham in the Championship before Manchester City take on local rivals United in the Community Shield. Read more »

Man, 62, dies in factory incident

07.08.2011 7:57   6 views   0 comments
From: www.bbc.co.uk

A 62-year-old man dies following an incident at a Merseyside factory where two people died in December. Read more »

Chavez goes to Cuba for treatment

07.08.2011 6:46   6 views   0 comments
From: www.bbc.co.uk

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez flies to Cuba to resume cancer treatment, two months after he had a tumour removed on the island. Read more »

PM and Sarkozy discuss downgrade

07.08.2011 4:44   3 views   0 comments
From: www.bbc.co.uk

Prime Minister David Cameron speaks to French President Nicolas Sarkozy to discuss eurozone finances and the US credit rating being downgraded. Read more »

Israelis stage massive protests

07.08.2011 4:28   6 views   0 comments
From: www.bbc.co.uk

At least a quarter of a million Israelis stage mass protests across the country, demanding government action over the rising cost of living. Read more »

Quango 'has £6m credit card bill'

07.08.2011 3:03   6 views   0 comments
From: www.bbc.co.uk

A credit card bill of £6.5m was run up by staff at the quango tasked with making police forces in England and Wales more efficient, it emerges. Read more »

Concern over care home managers

07.08.2011 2:12   5 views   0 comments
From: www.bbc.co.uk

The Scottish Labour party says a leaked report shows one in seven care homes run by Southern Cross in Scotland has no manager. Read more »

Libya rebels in western offensive

07.08.2011 0:32   4 views   0 comments
From: www.bbc.co.uk

Rebels fighting troops loyal to Libyan Col Muammar Gaddafi claim to have captured the town of Bir al-Ghanam, south of Tripoli. Read more »

Abu Ghraib abuse ringleader freed

06.08.2011 23:58   7 views   0 comments
From: www.bbc.co.uk

Charles Graner, ringleader of the US military guards who photographed their abuse of inmates at Baghdad's Abu Ghraib jail, is released from prison. Read more »

Bruce Lee's fur-lined coat sold at Hong Kong auction

06.08.2011 15:30   3 views   0 comments
From: www.bbc.co.uk

Items once owned by Kung Fu actor Bruce Lee, including a fur-lined coat, raise HK$600,000 (£122,000) at a Hong Kong auction. Read more »

After-school clubs 'too costly'

29.08.2010 8:58   9 views   0 comments
From: www.bbc.co.uk

Nearly two-thirds of UK parents cannot afford after-school activities for their children, a poll for the Save the Children charity suggests. Read more »

Counting the cost

29.08.2010 8:30   8 views   0 comments
From: www.bbc.co.uk

Key figures from the conflict in Iraq Read more »

Unhealed scars

29.08.2010 8:26   8 views   0 comments
From: www.bbc.co.uk

Suffering lingers in New Orleans, five years after Katrina Read more »

Newspaper review

29.08.2010 8:02   4 views   0 comments
From: www.bbc.co.uk

Miliband duel in Labour leadership battle studied Read more »

Arrest over cricket 'betting scam'

29.08.2010 7:51   7 views   0 comments
From: www.bbc.co.uk

Police question a man over an alleged cricket betting scam during the current Pakistan-England Test, with claims Pakistan players were paid to bowl "no balls". Read more »

New breaches hit Pakistani town

29.08.2010 7:48   8 views   0 comments
From: www.bbc.co.uk

Officials race to save the town of Thatta in Pakistan, where the raging Indus river has breached more flood defences. Read more »

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