http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/ The latest stories from the Home section of the BBC News web site. en-gb Wed, 27 Oct 2010 10:01:33 GMT Copyright: (C) British Broadcasting Corporation, see http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/help/rss/4498287.stm for terms and conditions of reuse. http://www.bbc.co.uk/syndication/ 15 Airport security checks should be made into a "single, coherent process" according to the chief executive of BAA. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-11632944 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-11632944 Wed, 27 Oct 2010 09:35:28 GMT About 80 people on board a fishing ship which is on fire 230 miles south-west of the Isles of Scilly take to lifeboats. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-england-cornwall-11633974 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cornwall-11633974 Wed, 27 Oct 2010 09:41:52 GMT Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev, who withdrew his country's troops from Afghanistan, warns Nato that victory there is not possible. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-south-asia-11633646 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-11633646 Wed, 27 Oct 2010 09:07:58 GMT Rescuers struggle to reach hundreds of people believed missing after a tsunami hit a group of remote Indonesian islands, killing at least 154. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-asia-pacific-11632982 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-11632982 Wed, 27 Oct 2010 09:33:40 GMT Downing Street denies the government is ready to amend its plans to cap the level at which housing benefit can be paid. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-11633163 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-11633163 Wed, 27 Oct 2010 09:26:46 GMT The US state of Arizona says the drug it used to execute Jeffrey Landrigan was supplied by a British firm, raising concern in the UK, where there is no death penalty. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-us-canada-11630187 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-11630187 Wed, 27 Oct 2010 09:08:14 GMT Virgin is turning up the dial on its cable network, offering users some of the fastest speeds in the UK. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/technology-11627507 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-11627507 Wed, 27 Oct 2010 07:25:01 GMT Every UK business should be made to offer a company pension scheme from 2012, according to a government review. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-11627135 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-11627135 Wed, 27 Oct 2010 07:46:03 GMT Two movies based on The Hobbit will be shot in New Zealand as planned following talks with film executives, the country's prime minister confirms. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/entertainment-arts-11633724 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-11633724 Wed, 27 Oct 2010 07:20:37 GMT One fifth of animal and plant species are threatened by extinction, a global study warns, but conservation efforts have pulled some back from the brink. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/science-environment-11630355 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-11630355 Tue, 26 Oct 2010 22:28:02 GMT France's parliament is set for its final vote on raising the pension age by two years after weeks of industrial action. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-europe-11633178 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-11633178 Wed, 27 Oct 2010 09:44:22 GMT A 15-year-old boy is to appear in court charged with the murder of a schoolgirl whose body was found in woodland. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-wales-south-east-wales-11633594 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-south-east-wales-11633594 Wed, 27 Oct 2010 06:13:05 GMT MSPs will be asked to pass emergency laws after a major ruling says police in Scotland can no longer question suspects without access to a lawyer. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-scotland-11631637 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-11631637 Wed, 27 Oct 2010 07:11:12 GMT Almost 120,000 frauds costing £135m were uncovered by English councils last year, the Audit Commission says. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-11633074 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-11633074 Wed, 27 Oct 2010 07:29:14 GMT Talks aimed at averting a strike by London firefighters on Bonfire Night get under way in Southwark. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-england-11632554 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-11632554 Wed, 27 Oct 2010 08:53:39 GMT The prisons watchdog has criticised a jail where inmates have been throwing human waste out of windows because of a lack of night-time toilets. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-11630152 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-11630152 Tue, 26 Oct 2010 23:24:20 GMT Patients in England will benefit from a £600m fund to improve access to cancer drugs over the next three years, the government confirms. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/health-11630699 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-11630699 Tue, 26 Oct 2010 23:35:15 GMT Oliver has become the most popular boys' name in England and Wales, ending Jack's 14-year reign, with Olivia the top girls' name, statistics reveal. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-11635125 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-11635125 Wed, 27 Oct 2010 09:53:09 GMT Toys linked to films and television programmes dominate a list of top toys for Christmas produced by an industry body. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-11630928 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-11630928 Wed, 27 Oct 2010 07:05:06 GMT Sir Alex Ferguson says Javier Hernandez, who scored a Carling Cup winner as Manchester United beat Wolves 3-2, is "justifying the praise" he is receiving for his form. http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/sport1/hi/football/league_cup/9129906.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/league_cup/9129906.stm Tue, 26 Oct 2010 22:43:33 GMT Brentford bow out of the Carling Cup after Premier League Birmingham beat the brave League One side on penalties. http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/sport1/hi/football/league_cup/9059354.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/league_cup/9059354.stm Tue, 26 Oct 2010 21:31:48 GMT England centre Michael Shenton is ruled out of the remainder of the Four Nations after sustaining ankle ligament damage last Saturday in Wellington. http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/sport1/hi/rugby_league/9121753.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_league/9121753.stm Wed, 27 Oct 2010 06:20:29 GMT Three-time world gymnastics champion Beth Tweddle brushes aside concerns that she may be too old to win gold at the London 2012 Olympics. http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/sport1/hi/other_sports/gymnastics/9130711.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/gymnastics/9130711.stm Wed, 27 Oct 2010 09:01:58 GMT Aberdeen manager Mark McGhee praises Paul Hartley's penalty kicking skill and admits his side were lucky to avoid extra-time in their win over Falkirk. http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/sport1/hi/football/teams/a/aberdeen/9129938.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/a/aberdeen/9129938.stm Tue, 26 Oct 2010 23:08:34 GMT Eleven males are arrested after a 17-year-old boy is stabbed to death in north-west London. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-england-london-11633678 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-11633678 Wed, 27 Oct 2010 07:47:18 GMT A 63-year-old British woman dies after being swept out to sea while on holiday in California. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-england-sussex-11633714 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-sussex-11633714 Wed, 27 Oct 2010 07:12:36 GMT Eight local authorities in Scotland are planning to share key services in a bid to save up to £70m over five years. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-scotland-11630814 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-11630814 Wed, 27 Oct 2010 08:38:44 GMT The "lucrative" market in smartphone applications could be a huge boost to Dundee's digital economy, industry experts say. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-scotland-tayside-central-11626913 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-tayside-central-11626913 Tue, 26 Oct 2010 23:34:48 GMT The UVF were involved in a second night of rioting in which children as young as nine were present, a senior police officer says. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-northern-ireland-11633699 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-11633699 Wed, 27 Oct 2010 09:40:54 GMT A police officer in NI has been suspended and a number of others are to face disciplinary action over the death in custody of a dissident republican. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-northern-ireland-11631895 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-11631895 Wed, 27 Oct 2010 08:05:41 GMT More than half of Wales' railway stations are not fully accessible to disabled people, according to a report. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-wales-11632230 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-11632230 Wed, 27 Oct 2010 07:40:11 GMT Two people are rescued by firefighters in two separate houses fires within an hour of each other on a Wrexham housing estate. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-wales-north-east-wales-11632427 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-north-east-wales-11632427 Wed, 27 Oct 2010 09:46:53 GMT A large shipment of weapons is seized by Nigeria's secret police at a port in the city of Lagos. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-africa-11634885 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-11634885 Wed, 27 Oct 2010 09:39:18 GMT The chief executive of the Zimbabwe Football Association Henrietta Rushwaya is fired after being caught up in an alleged match-fixing scandal. http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/sport1/hi/football/africa/9129175.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/africa/9129175.stm Tue, 26 Oct 2010 15:24:56 GMT The death toll following the eruption of Indonesia's volatile Mt Merapi volcano rises to 25, amid fears of major fresh activity. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-asia-pacific-11633213 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-11633213 Wed, 27 Oct 2010 08:36:58 GMT Sex ratios at birth are becoming increasingly imbalanced in Vietnam, with far more boys being born than girls, the UN Population Fund says. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-asia-pacific-11627426 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-11627426 Tue, 26 Oct 2010 13:37:35 GMT The European Union agrees on the final form of a set of rules to provide tighter regulation of hedge funds and private equity firms. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-11632298 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-11632298 Tue, 26 Oct 2010 19:04:50 GMT Pope Benedict calls on immigrants to respect the laws of host countries, in remarks likely to add to the European debate on integration. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-europe-11629857 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-11629857 Tue, 26 Oct 2010 16:57:28 GMT Mexico's President Felipe Calderon tells the BBC that the US should do more to help tackle the illegal drugs trade that has seen 28,000 deaths in his country. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-latin-america-11633914 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-11633914 Wed, 27 Oct 2010 08:51:47 GMT An outbreak of a drug-resistant strain of bacteria worries doctors in Brazil after a rising number of infections leads to 18 deaths in the capital, Brasilia. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-latin-america-11633044 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-11633044 Wed, 27 Oct 2010 00:12:28 GMT Tariq Aziz, for many years the international face of Iraq under Saddam Hussein, is sentenced to death by the Iraqi Supreme Court. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-middle-east-11625501 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-11625501 Tue, 26 Oct 2010 20:12:38 GMT Iran begins fuelling its first nuclear power station at Bushehr, despite Western unease over its nuclear ambitions. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-middle-east-11625058 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-11625058 Tue, 26 Oct 2010 09:39:27 GMT Oscar-winning director Ang Lee casts an unknown actor from India to star in his latest movie, an adaption of the novel Life of Pi. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/entertainment-arts-11634003 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-11634003 Wed, 27 Oct 2010 09:10:24 GMT The family of a separatist leader from India's Manipur state, who was arrested earlier this month, urges the government to disclose his whereabouts. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-south-asia-11633604 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-11633604 Wed, 27 Oct 2010 07:22:36 GMT US House and Senate candidate spending nears the $2bn (£1.2bn) mark for the first time, with elections just one week away, a watchdog group says. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-us-canada-11630884 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-11630884 Tue, 26 Oct 2010 22:52:33 GMT Omar Khadr consoled himself during his detention with memories of killing a US soldier in Afghanistan in 2002, a military tribunal hears. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-us-canada-11632651 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-11632651 Wed, 27 Oct 2010 00:27:55 GMT A Citigroup banker says he cannot remember key phone calls with Terra Firma boss Guy Hands, in the EMI court case. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-11633514 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-11633514 Wed, 27 Oct 2010 06:56:25 GMT UK airports operator BAA reports a significant reduction in losses and strong growth in passenger numbers. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-11633534 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-11633534 Wed, 27 Oct 2010 06:42:09 GMT Deutsche Bank reports a loss for the third quarter, brought about by costs related to its planned purchase of Deutsche Postbank. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-11634666 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-11634666 Wed, 27 Oct 2010 09:32:37 GMT George Osborne says better-than-expected economic figures show the recovery is "steady", but Labour warns that spending cuts will damage performance. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-politics-11627746 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-11627746 Tue, 26 Oct 2010 16:17:34 GMT Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg denies Labour claims that large cities will be "cleansed" of poor people following cuts to housing benefits. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-politics-11627021 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-11627021 Tue, 26 Oct 2010 14:39:32 GMT Transport Secretary Philip Hammond gives the green light for 16 road, bus and rail improvement schemes which he says are a "key driver" of future growth. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-politics-11630252 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-11630252 Tue, 26 Oct 2010 16:05:31 GMT Taller men appear to be at increased risk of testicular cancer, US experts discover, after surveying data on 10,000 men. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/health-11628266 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-11628266 Tue, 26 Oct 2010 23:34:52 GMT A&E doctors say nightclubs have a responsibility to employ more qualified paramedics to ease the strain on hospitals. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/newsbeat/11631560 http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/11631560 Wed, 27 Oct 2010 05:27:54 GMT A birth control gel that is applied directly to the skin could offer women an alternative to the Pill, say experts presenting latest trial data. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/health-11619044 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-11619044 Mon, 25 Oct 2010 23:14:34 GMT More than a third of young people in the UK aged 16 to 24 do not feel part of their local community, research by the Prince's Trust suggests. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/education-11629544 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-11629544 Tue, 26 Oct 2010 23:22:25 GMT Reports show Baby Peter's "horrifying death" was down to the incompetence of almost every member of staff who came into contact with him. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/education-11621391 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-11621391 Tue, 26 Oct 2010 12:49:26 GMT David Willetts suggests university teaching grants for arts, humanities and social sciences will be phased out. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/education-11627843 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-11627843 Tue, 26 Oct 2010 14:16:54 GMT Yahoo Mail is getting its biggest redesign since 2005 to make it a message hub for its 279 million users. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/technology-11624822 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-11624822 Tue, 26 Oct 2010 23:35:42 GMT The US and Iraq should investigate claims by the Wikileaks website that Iraqi forces tortured citizens during the US-led war, the UN says. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-middle-east-11632839 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-11632839 Tue, 26 Oct 2010 21:45:59 GMT Seven out of 10 people store sensitive information on their phones with no security, new research has found. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/technology-11634069 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-11634069 Wed, 27 Oct 2010 09:36:15 GMT An expert panel has recommended extending the lifetime of a US "particle smasher" by three years. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/science-environment-11630358 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-11630358 Tue, 26 Oct 2010 21:56:38 GMT Scientists have described how a species of insect, known as assassin bugs, lures spiders by mimicking prey caught in webs. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/science-environment-11628322 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-11628322 Wed, 27 Oct 2010 03:52:40 GMT The German-led consortium SpaceOpal will run the satellite system that will form Europe's answer to GPS, known as Galileo. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/science-environment-11630032 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-11630032 Tue, 26 Oct 2010 14:17:58 GMT Model Lara Stone, the wife of comic actor David Walliams, wins damages from French Playboy after it published unauthorised photos of her. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/entertainment-arts-11634724 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-11634724 Wed, 27 Oct 2010 08:47:43 GMT Robbie Williams is to tour with Take That for the first time in 16 years when the reunited group go on a stadium tour next summer. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/entertainment-arts-11625892 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-11625892 Tue, 26 Oct 2010 10:22:12 GMT Two and a Half Men actor Charlie Sheen is released from hospital following an "episode" in a New York hotel. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/entertainment-arts-11633726 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-11633726 Wed, 27 Oct 2010 08:40:25 GMT With constant communication and 24hr television, it is hard to find even eight minutes of silence. But what would happen if you were asked to stay quiet for over a week? http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/magazine-11588293 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-11588293 Tue, 26 Oct 2010 10:17:26 GMT The UK has a new national newspaper, which its creators have called i. So what is it about the letter that has made it so popular? http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/magazine-11625862 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-11625862 Tue, 26 Oct 2010 13:15:39 GMT The third in a series looking at the US elections through the prism of popular television shows turns to a family with a very famous surname. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/magazine-11626255 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-11626255 Tue, 26 Oct 2010 12:24:08 GMT Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg has fiercely criticised a Labour frontbencher for suggesting that the coalition was "sociologically cleansing" poorer citizens out of London. http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/democracylive/hi/house_of_commons/newsid_9125000/9125499.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/democracylive/hi/house_of_commons/newsid_9125000/9125499.stm Tue, 26 Oct 2010 14:06:36 GMT Ministers have been urged to scrap plans to make the House of Lords a directly elected chamber. http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/democracylive/hi/house_of_lords/newsid_9124000/9124431.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/democracylive/hi/house_of_lords/newsid_9124000/9124431.stm Tue, 26 Oct 2010 14:30:37 GMT The Health Committee is scrutinising the Palliative Care Bill. http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/democracylive/hi/scotland/newsid_8167000/8167433.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/democracylive/hi/scotland/newsid_8167000/8167433.stm Thu, 28 Jan 2010 15:02:58 GMT 25 years of IVF treatment at one of the UK's first dedicated centres http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/health-11442887 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-11442887 Sat, 16 Oct 2010 23:22:05 GMT James Bond's gadget-packed 1964 Aston Martin DB5 - the one from Goldfinger and Thunderball - is expected to fetch millions of pounds at a lavish car auction in London on Wednesday. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-11632694 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-11632694 Wed, 27 Oct 2010 05:44:51 GMT A stringent project designed to curb alcohol-related crime in the US state of South Dakota is to be used as a model for a project in the UK. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-us-canada-11628372 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-11628372 Wed, 27 Oct 2010 05:23:41 GMT Rescue teams are trying to reach remote islands to save survivors from a tsunami while in Java authorities are moving people away from the volcano Mount Merapi http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-asia-pacific-11633864 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-11633864 Wed, 27 Oct 2010 08:10:00 GMT The Haitian government tries to prevent a cholera outbreak in the north-west of the country moving to the capital Port-au-Prince. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-latin-america-11633216 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-11633216 Wed, 27 Oct 2010 04:06:45 GMT Thousands of people took part in an all-night march between Pompeii and Terzigno on Tuesday in protest at the government's plans to open a second waste dump in Terzigno. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-europe-11633366 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-11633366 Wed, 27 Oct 2010 05:13:01 GMT A 9ft-tall Exmoor stag called the Emperor, thought to be the biggest wild land animal in the UK, has been shot. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-11629416 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-11629416 Tue, 26 Oct 2010 16:41:57 GMT After months of campaigning and more than $2bn (£1.3bn) spent, there is just one week to go until the mid-term elections. Katty Kay looks at the seven-day sprint. http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/1/hi/programmes/world_news_america/9129909.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/world_news_america/9129909.stm Tue, 26 Oct 2010 22:28:14 GMT Members of the Dutch orchestra demonstrated against funding cuts by staging a concert at The Hague central railway station. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-europe-11628382 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-11628382 Tue, 26 Oct 2010 11:54:13 GMT A megaphone, a microlight, and some confused birds http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/science-environment-11574073 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-11574073 Wed, 27 Oct 2010 04:11:35 GMT Charlotte Church on fame, family and music http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/entertainment-arts-11606165 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-11606165 Wed, 27 Oct 2010 08:14:54 GMT Why would a straight couple want a civil partnership? http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/magazine-11625835 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-11625835 Wed, 27 Oct 2010 09:34:09 GMT Why do some women devote their lives to cats? http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/magazine-11588413 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-11588413 Wed, 27 Oct 2010 07:48:25 GMT Pakistani boy who wanted to be a suicide bomber http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-south-asia-11632707 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-11632707 Tue, 26 Oct 2010 22:25:44 GMT Life on the £200m gas platform that can be used again and again http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-11633155 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-11633155 Wed, 27 Oct 2010 03:08:56 GMT Could you stomach the world's fastest rollercoaster? http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-middle-east-11620485 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-11620485 Tue, 26 Oct 2010 23:40:52 GMT