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Last updated on Saturday 20th March 2010 09:20:22 AM GMT
UK BBC News
- BA cabin crew begin strike action
British Airways cabin crew begin strike action which will cause severe disruption to flights for the next three days. - Tories to announce bank tax plan
Conservative leader David Cameron is due to announce plans to tax banks - even without other countries' agreement. - Man charged over 'honour' murder
A man is charged with the murder of a woman whose body was found in a suitcase after a so-called "honour" killing. - Murder arrest over body in Thames
A man is arrested on suspicion of murder after the body of a man is recovered from the Thames at Wapping. - SNP seek election 'opportunities'
SNP leader Alex Salmond will tell his party's conference a hung parliament at Westminster would be "redolent with opportunity".
Science & Environment BBC News
- LHC smashes energy record again
The Large Hadron Collider has smashed the record for highest-energy particle beams again in its quest to uncover new physics. - Consortium wins big weather prize
A Franco-German consortium will enter into negotiations for a 1.3bn-euro contract to build Europe's next weather satellites. - Ice mission given lift-off date
Europe's Cryosat spacecraft is set to launch on 8 April on a mission to map the world's ice fields. - Velociraptor's cousin discovered
Researchers discover a new species of dinosaur that was very closely related to the Velociraptor. - Glowing fly sperm yields results
US researchers using genetically engineered fruit flies with glowing sperm track the seed's progress inside the female in real time.
Business BBC News
- BA cabin crew begin strike action
British Airways cabin crew begin strike action which will cause severe disruption to flights for the next three days. - Tories to announce bank tax plan
Conservative leader David Cameron is due to announce plans to tax banks - even without other countries' agreement. - Pound falls on 'recession risk'
The pound drops against the dollar and the euro after a Bank of England policymaker said the UK could fall back into recession. - RMT signal staff vote for strikes
Railway signal workers have voted in favour of strikes in a row over jobs and safety, the RMT union has said. - Lloyds predicts a profitable 2010
Lloyds Banking Group says it expects to make a profit this year - having made heavy losses due to bad loans in 2009.
Sport Homepage BBC News
- Live - Bangladesh v England
Debutant James Tredwell claims his second wicket as England remove the sixth Bangladesh batsman in the second Test. - Defiant Ancelotti targets double
Boss Carlo Ancelotti sets his sights on a Premier League and FA Cup double as Chelsea aim to put their Champions League misery behind them. - Murray bows out in Indian Wells
Andy Murray is defeated in the BNP Paribas quarter-finals in Indian Wells by Robin Soderling. - Moody takes over from Borthwick
Lewis Moody will captain England against France after Steve Borthwick loses his fitness race, with Louis Deacon starting at lock. - D'Arcy passed fit to face Scots
Gordon D'Arcy takes a full part in Ireland training on Thursday and his prospects of playing against Scotland on Saturday appear to have improved.
Technology BBC News
- Batman takes best game at Baftas
British developed Batman: Arkham Aslyum took the coveted title of best game at the 2010 Bafta video game awards. - US moots official data 'YouTube'
In a BBC interview, US technology chief Vivek Kundra calls on developers to build the "YouTube" of government data. - Smartphone web use abroad warning
Consumers' association Which? warns of the risk of huge bills for people using smartphones abroad to connect to the internet. - Consortium wins big weather prize
A Franco-German consortium will enter into negotiations for a 1.3bn-euro contract to build Europe's next weather satellites. - YouTube hits back in Viacom row
YouTube accuses Viacom of secretly uploading content to the video-sharing site whilst publicly complaining about its presence.
Health BBC News
- Setback for cancer test hopes
Testing for a virus linked with cervical cancer during traditional screening does not help identify high risk women, say doctors. - Stem cell windpipe op 'success'
A 10-year-old British boy has become the first child to undergo a windpipe transplant with an organ crafted from his own stem cells. - Obese maternity care risk warning
Maternity services for obese women are not good enough and may be putting mothers-to-be at risk, experts warn. - Infection warning on child deaths
Greater vigilance by doctors for childhood infections could have a significant impact on child deaths, say researchers. - Acupuncture infection 'link'
Doctors at Hong Kong University call for greater regulation of the acupuncture industry and stricter hygiene measures.
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