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Also entertainment, business, science, technology and health news.en-gbFri, 05 Sep 2008 17:02:08 GMTCopyright: (C) British Broadcasting Corporation, see http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/help/rss/4498287.stm for terms and conditions of reusehttp://www.bbc.co.uk/syndication/15 http://news.bbc.co.uk/nol/shared/img/bbc_news_120x60.gifhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/uk/default.stmEnvironment Secretary Hilary Benn denies ministers "caved in" to energy firms over cash rebates for soaring fuel bills.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/uk_politics/7599402.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/7599402.stmFri, 05 Sep 2008 13:34:59 GMTPoliticsFlood warnings are in place in Wales and parts of England as heavy rain sweeps across the country.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/uk/7599501.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7599501.stmFri, 05 Sep 2008 16:48:45 GMTUKAnother teachers' strike is threatened - with the National Union of Teachers announcing a ballot for industrial action.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/education/7600563.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/7600563.stmFri, 05 Sep 2008 15:38:39 GMTEducationA universal flu vaccine which could mean an end to the annual flu jab is being trialled on UK volunteers.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/health/7577501.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7577501.stmFri, 05 Sep 2008 16:00:21 GMTHealthMohammed Bilal Bhatti changes murder plea to guilty.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/england/lancashire/7600105.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/lancashire/7600105.stmFri, 05 Sep 2008 16:09:11 GMTLancashireThe mother of Shannon Matthews and a 40-year-old man plead not guilty to kidnapping the Dewsbury schoolgirl. http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/england/west_yorkshire/7599400.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/west_yorkshire/7599400.stmFri, 05 Sep 2008 11:49:13 GMTWest YorkshireBack-from-the dead canoeist John Darwin is to appeal against his prison sentence for fraud, his lawyer says.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/england/tees/7600222.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/tees/7600222.stmFri, 05 Sep 2008 12:36:19 GMTTeesA man organised a murder from his prison cell using a smuggled mobile phone, the Old Bailey has heard.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/uk/7600302.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7600302.stmFri, 05 Sep 2008 13:41:40 GMTUKUKIP should be positive about UK relations with Europe, leader Nigel Farage tells its annual conference.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/uk_politics/7600575.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/7600575.stmFri, 05 Sep 2008 15:12:40 GMTPoliticsWestlife get under the http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/wales/7599942.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/7599942.stmFri, 05 Sep 2008 13:22:27 GMTWalesA woman is airlifted to safety in Russia - after a distress signal was picked up at a Scottish RAF base.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/scotland/north_east/7599683.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/north_east/7599683.stmFri, 05 Sep 2008 13:41:12 GMTNorth East/N IslesNewcastle's Joey Barton is banned for six games - with another six suspended - by the Football Association for assaulting former team-mate Ousmane Dabo.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/sport1/hi/football/teams/n/newcastle_united/7599647.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/n/newcastle_united/7599647.stmFri, 05 Sep 2008 14:16:26 GMTNewcastleUS Open organisers are preparing for major weather disruption as Britain's Andy Murray waits to take on Rafael Nadal on "Super Saturday" in New York.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/sport1/hi/tennis/7599274.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tennis/7599274.stmFri, 05 Sep 2008 09:46:29 GMTTennisDavid Moyes and Didier Deschamps are among the early names in the frame to succeed Kevin Keegan as Newcastle boss.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/sport1/hi/football/teams/n/newcastle_united/7599539.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/n/newcastle_united/7599539.stmFri, 05 Sep 2008 07:08:23 GMTNewcastleActress Thandie Newton on her RocknRolla rolehttp://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/entertainment/7598443.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7598443.stmFri, 05 Sep 2008 09:51:54 GMTEntertainmentHow Jill and Mary were banished for Zoe and Pippahttp://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/magazine/7591648.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/7591648.stmFri, 05 Sep 2008 11:33:57 GMTMagazineWhat's got Keira Knightley less than impressed? http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/magazine/7599836.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/7599836.stmFri, 05 Sep 2008 09:29:41 GMTMagazinePundits explain love for the Gameshttp://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/sport1/hi/other_sports/disability_sport/7598193.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/disability_sport/7598193.stmFri, 05 Sep 2008 08:06:26 GMTParalympicsTime needed to judge Bank's choice to hold rateshttp://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/business/7598716.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7598716.stmThu, 04 Sep 2008 16:23:30 GMTBusinessAnger of fans at Keegan's departurehttp://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/sport1/hi/football/teams/n/newcastle_united/7599065.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/n/newcastle_united/7599065.stmThu, 04 Sep 2008 20:38:41 GMTNewcastleA report criticises a number of radio presenters for encouraging heavy drinking among their listeners.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/health/7598288.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7598288.stmFri, 05 Sep 2008 07:07:32 GMTHealthFour thousand staff at Crewe-based carmaker Bentley are going down to a three-day week as demand slumps.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/business/7599681.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7599681.stmFri, 05 Sep 2008 08:30:02 GMTBusinessA £20,000 petrol giveaway to promote a computer game is branded "irresponsible and dangerous".http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/england/london/7599639.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/7599639.stmFri, 05 Sep 2008 12:17:46 GMTLondonTwo teenagers appear in court charged with the murder of a 14-year-old boy in east London.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/england/london/7599764.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/7599764.stmFri, 05 Sep 2008 14:46:18 GMTLondonA stalker who killed his ex-lover and then had sex with her corpse could not have been stopped, a report finds.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/england/tyne/7599244.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/tyne/7599244.stmFri, 05 Sep 2008 06:05:37 GMTTyneOne in seven people have been bullied at work, with higher earners more likely to face problems, according to new research.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/uk/7599354.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7599354.stmFri, 05 Sep 2008 01:40:00 GMTUKQuentin Bryce is sworn in as Australia's governor general, the first woman to serve as Queen Elizabeth's representative there.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/7599491.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/7599491.stmFri, 05 Sep 2008 06:10:34 GMTAsia-PacificLoud, dirty and destructive, urban gulls would never win prizes for popularity. But should they be culled?http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/magazine/7596435.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/7596435.stmThu, 04 Sep 2008 10:45:35 GMTMagazineThe bellyflop is not a dive for the faint-hearted. Let alone from 35 feet up into 12 inches of water, a new world record.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/magazine/7597626.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/7597626.stmThu, 04 Sep 2008 13:55:47 GMTMagazine'Of' instead of 'have' and 19 other syntax grumbleshttp://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/magazine/7595509.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/7595509.stmWed, 03 Sep 2008 13:46:32 GMTMagazineThe report on the crash landing of the British Airways plane at Heathrow in January is the most common lead story in the day's newspapers.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/uk/7599473.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7599473.stmFri, 05 Sep 2008 04:43:55 GMTUKA former Manchester City youth player is jailed for blackmailing a top Premier League footballer over sexual images.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/england/manchester/7599525.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/manchester/7599525.stmFri, 05 Sep 2008 12:25:27 GMTManchester"Overzealous" council threatens a schoolboy with an £80 fine for putting up lost cat posters on lamp posts.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/england/kent/7600602.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/kent/7600602.stmFri, 05 Sep 2008 14:43:46 GMTKentHeavy and continuous rain brings a risk of flooding in the south Down area, the local council warns residents.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/northern_ireland/7600851.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/northern_ireland/7600851.stmFri, 05 Sep 2008 15:25:46 GMTNorthern IrelandNorthern Ireland's First Minister Peter Robinson meets the leaderships of the loyalist paramilitary UVF and UDA. http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/northern_ireland/7601047.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/northern_ireland/7601047.stmFri, 05 Sep 2008 16:45:24 GMTNorthern IrelandA former accountant who stabbed his wife 86 times at the family home in Renfrewshire is jailed for at least 19 years.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/scotland/7599918.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/7599918.stmFri, 05 Sep 2008 10:58:20 GMTScotlandLocal government unions call another one-day strike across Scotland in pursuit of their pay claim. http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/scotland/scotland_politics/7600896.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/scotland_politics/7600896.stmFri, 05 Sep 2008 15:45:48 GMTScotland politicsEmergency teams are called to hundreds of flooding incidents in homes and roads across south and west Wales. http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/wales/7599546.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/7599546.stmFri, 05 Sep 2008 16:05:02 GMTWalesThe family of newly weds shot on their honeymoon launch a memorial fund to train future medics.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/wales/south_west/7599807.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/south_west/7599807.stmFri, 05 Sep 2008 10:35:30 GMTSouth West Wales