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Universities feel funding squeeze (Thu, 18 Mar 2010 01:18:54 GMT)

Three quarters of England's universities are facing real-term budget cuts - for the first time since Labour came to power.

UK to produce Nissan electric car (Thu, 18 Mar 2010 08:06:16 GMT)

Nissan is to build its new electric car, the Leaf, in Sunderland, safeguarding hundreds of jobs, the Japanese firm announces.

Kidnapped boy and father reunited (Thu, 18 Mar 2010 08:26:20 GMT)

Sahil Saeed, the UK boy kidnapped in Pakistan two weeks ago, has been reunited with his father in the capital Islamabad.

Police hunt Claudia 'mystery' man (Thu, 18 Mar 2010 09:04:17 GMT)

Police want to trace a "mystery boyfriend" with whom York chef Claudia Lawrence spent the night two days before she vanished.

No 'secret' Ashcroft deal - Hague (Thu, 18 Mar 2010 09:19:02 GMT)

Ex-Tory leader William Hague denies there was a "secret" deal with Lord Ashcroft over his tax status.

Second-hand motor dealers shamed (Thu, 18 Mar 2010 08:40:42 GMT)

A damning verdict on the UK's £24bn second-hand car market is published by the fair trading watchdog.

Changes to Whitehall 'cost £780m' (Thu, 18 Mar 2010 02:30:22 GMT)

A total of £780m was spent on reorganising government departments and agencies in four years, a report says.

EU's foreign chief to visit Gaza (Thu, 18 Mar 2010 07:43:58 GMT)

Baroness Catherine Ashton, the EU's foreign policy chief, travels to the Gaza Strip in a rare visit by a senior Western official.

Bishop 'helped cover up abuse' (Thu, 18 Mar 2010 08:18:03 GMT)

The Bishop of Derry is accused of being involved in a compensation deal to cover up alleged child sex abuse.

BBC world music DJ Gillett dies (Thu, 18 Mar 2010 00:26:28 GMT)

BBC Radio 3 DJ Charlie Gillett, renowned as a champion of world music, has died aged 68 after a long illness, his family confirms.

'Leprechaun robbers' killed in US (Thu, 18 Mar 2010 07:43:36 GMT)

Two suspected bank robbers, one of them wearing a St Patrick's Day leprechaun costume, die in a shoot-out with Tennessee police.

We are sailing - Cornish sea shanty singers net a record deal (Thu, 18 Mar 2010 01:17:58 GMT)

A group of Cornishmen sign a deal with Universal Records after catching the ear of a visiting music mogul.

Lloyd resigns as GB Cup captain (Thu, 18 Mar 2010 08:44:56 GMT)

John Lloyd resigns as Great Britain's Davis Cup captain in the wake of the humiliating defeat by Lithuania.

Messi leads Barca past Stuttgart (Wed, 17 Mar 2010 21:47:07 GMT)

Lionel Messi scores twice as Barcelona sweep aside Stuttgart to reach the last eight of the Champions League.

England drop Wilkinson for Flood (Wed, 17 Mar 2010 13:00:26 GMT)

England replace fly-half Jonny Wilkinson with Toby Flood, one of six changes for Saturday's final Six Nations game against France.

Should mephedrone be banned? (Wed, 17 Mar 2010 11:26:14 GMT)

A review is pledged into its legality following the deaths of two teenagers. Your views?

Missing chef (Thu, 18 Mar 2010 00:46:32 GMT)

One year of searching for Claudia Lawrence

Paper review (Thu, 18 Mar 2010 07:29:13 GMT)

Gordon Brown's admission makes headlines

Stepping stone (Thu, 18 Mar 2010 00:02:36 GMT)

Helping India's Muslims get into the best schools

Ron Dennis (Wed, 17 Mar 2010 23:54:19 GMT)

McLaren boss launches new road car company

Older jobless (Wed, 17 Mar 2010 23:57:06 GMT)

'I'm never going back to the job centre'

TV shocker (Thu, 18 Mar 2010 07:28:03 GMT)

French fake show turns contestants to electrocutioners

Convicted bank clerk found hanged (Wed, 17 Mar 2010 23:51:34 GMT)

A senior HSBC bank clerk from north London who stole £120,000 is found hanged a day after fleeing a sentencing hearing.

'Body found' after Forth plunge (Thu, 18 Mar 2010 06:56:29 GMT)

Police divers are believed to have recovered a body from a stolen van which plunged into a Fife dockyard.

Plas Madoc public inquiry call (Thu, 18 Mar 2010 06:42:47 GMT)

There are calls for an inquiry into claims ministers knew of financial mismanagement at a community scheme, but failed to act.

Catholic schools facing mergers (Thu, 18 Mar 2010 06:57:51 GMT)

Catholic schools face closure and major changes as the church continues plans for reorganising without academic selection.

Nigeria leader dissolves cabinet (Thu, 18 Mar 2010 00:26:39 GMT)

Nigeria's acting president, Goodluck Jonathan, dissolves the cabinet five weeks after assuming executive powers.

Obama argues healthcare on Fox (Thu, 18 Mar 2010 08:54:20 GMT)

President Obama steps up efforts to gain support for his embattled healthcare reform bill by giving an interview to Fox News.

Obama denies crisis with Israel (Thu, 18 Mar 2010 03:29:15 GMT)

US President Barack Obama denies there is a crisis in ties with Israel over its settlement plans, as a war of words continues.

Thai protesters vow to stay put (Thu, 18 Mar 2010 08:22:50 GMT)

Thai 'red shirt' opposition demonstrators say they plan to stay in Bangkok indefinitely, albeit in smaller numbers.

US upbeat on Russia nuclear deal (Thu, 18 Mar 2010 07:09:41 GMT)

The US and Russia "are making very good progress" on a new nuclear disarmament deal, a US official says before Moscow talks.

Key al-Qaeda man 'died in strike' (Wed, 17 Mar 2010 22:26:31 GMT)

A key al-Qaeda man, wanted for a deadly attack on a CIA base, was killed in a drone strike, US officials believe.

Overseas unions back BA walk-out (Thu, 18 Mar 2010 08:15:50 GMT)

Support for a planned walk-out by British Airways cabin crew grows, with overseas unions backing the action.

PM misled Iraq inquiry - Cameron (Wed, 17 Mar 2010 22:15:41 GMT)

David Cameron says Gordon Brown "misled" the Iraq inquiry by claiming defence spending had risen each year since 1997.

Concern over nutrition training (Thu, 18 Mar 2010 00:20:06 GMT)

Nutrition needs to be made a more important part of the doctor training system, a leading expert says.

'One in seven' students attacked (Thu, 18 Mar 2010 02:49:19 GMT)

One in seven female students has been the victim of a serious sexual or physical assault, a survey suggests.

Planck spies massive dust clouds (Wed, 17 Mar 2010 19:27:23 GMT)

Europe's Planck space telescope pictures the colossal swathes of cold dust that spread through the Milky Way galaxy.

Bullock no-show scuppers premiere (Wed, 17 Mar 2010 15:07:56 GMT)

The UK premiere of The Blind Side is scrapped after its Oscar-winning star Sandra Bullock pulls out of the event, organisers say.

Web inventor calls for open data (Thu, 18 Mar 2010 08:47:59 GMT)

Countries should be judged on their willingness to open up public data, the inventor of the world wide web tells the BBC.