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Venus flytraps caught in shrinking natural habitat
Southern Ledger - October 6, 2008
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Hungary 4 dead, 26 injured in train collision
Southern Ledger - October 6, 2008
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Iraqi lawmaker urges resolution of minority issue
Southern Ledger - October 6, 2008
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Curfew in Indian Kashmir to prevent protest rally
Southern Ledger - October 6, 2008
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Kashmir police threaten to shoot curfew violators
Southern Ledger - October 6, 2008
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Supreme Court to open new term with heavy workload
Southern Ledger - October 6, 2008
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Congress hears Lehman sought millions for execs
Southern Ledger - October 6, 2008
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Designers play it safe as economy sours
Southern Ledger - October 6, 2008
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Jimmy Kimmel returns as American Music Awards host
Southern Ledger - October 6, 2008
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Global News Archive for April 2008:
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Leona album smashes into US chart
Leona Lewis becomes the first British solo artist to enter the US album chart at number one with her debut, Spirit...
BBC News - April 16, 2008
Celtic win thrilling Old Firm game
Celtic's Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink scores an injury-time header to narrow the gap on Rangers to one point...
BBC News - April 16, 2008
Oil scales new record above $115
The price of oil has hit a new peak after a US government inventory report raised concerns about supplies...
BBC News - April 16, 2008
MSPs urged to reject new tax plan
MSPs are being asked to reject ministers' plans to replace council tax with a local income tax...
BBC News - April 16, 2008
Student died in 'revenge attack'
A student died when he was attacked by four men involved in a row with a friend he had just met, a court hears...
BBC News - April 16, 2008
George Best's father dies aged 88
The father of Northern Ireland football legend George Best dies in hospital at the age of 88...
BBC News - April 16, 2008
Science fiction?
Can ear prints offer hard evidence in criminal cases?...
BBC News - April 16, 2008
Boy cautioned for pretending to sneeze next to David Cameron
A boy is cautioned for pretending to sneeze then wiping his hand down Tory leader David Cameron's back in Sussex...
BBC News - April 16, 2008
Helping hand
How aiding banks to beat the credit crisis could help you...
BBC News - April 16, 2008
I name this ship
Why Helen had to call in the Royal Marines...
BBC News - April 16, 2008
Action urged on child abuse sites
A net watchdog calls for an international effort that could see the end of sites that sell images of child sex abuse...
BBC News - April 16, 2008
Bomb equipment 'left in park bin'
A gang that plotted to blow up planes were watched by undercover police as they threw bomb-making equipment in a park bin, a court hears...
BBC News - April 16, 2008
Teenager charged with Rhys murder
A boy of 17 is charged with the murder of Liverpool schoolboy Rhys Jones, shot as he walked home from playing football...
BBC News - April 16, 2008
Johnson named as England supremo
Martin Johnson is appointed England's new team manager from 1 July with Brian Ashton losing his job as head coach...
BBC News - April 16, 2008
Thaksin coy on Eriksson's future
Owner Thaksin Shinawatra will review Manchester City's season as speculation mounts over manager Sven-Goran Eriksson's position...
BBC News - April 16, 2008
Increase in unqualified teachers
The number of people teaching in state schools without qualified teacher status has risen five-fold in 10 years, figures suggest...
BBC News - April 16, 2008
Nasa extends Saturn probe mission
The US space agency (Nasa) has extended the international Cassini-Huygens mission by two years...
BBC News - April 16, 2008
Ofcom ponders future of fast net
Water and electricity pipes could be utilised to deliver superfast broadband, says Ofcom...
BBC News - April 16, 2008
Georgia angered by Russian move
Georgia says Russia is trying to annex two of Tbilisi's breakaway republics by seeking closer ties...
BBC News - April 16, 2008
Olympic torch relay in Pakistan
Ceremonies to mark the arrival of the Olympic torch in Pakistan have been taking place amid tight security...
BBC News - April 16, 2008
No-one thinks Mugabe won - PM
Gordon Brown tells the UN "no-one thinks" Robert Mugabe won the presidential election in Zimbabwe...
BBC News - April 16, 2008
US court backs lethal injection
The US Supreme Court rejects a challenge to the use of lethal injections to execute prisoners...
BBC News - April 16, 2008
Basra security leaders removed
Iraq's government replaces the heads of the army and police forces in Basra after a failed assault on militias...
BBC News - April 16, 2008
Redknapp taking police to court
Portsmouth manager Harry Redknapp starts legal action against police for arresting him in a corruption inquiry...
BBC News - April 16, 2008
Day in pictures
The most striking images from around the world...
BBC News - April 16, 2008
Bird's nest
Inside Beijing's new Olympic stadium as it nears completion...
BBC News - April 16, 2008
Seriously McEnroe
Tennis line-judges' eye-sight "better than players"...
BBC News - April 16, 2008
Harman reminded of donation rules
A watchdog reminds Harriet Harman donations should not be reported late - but decides not to involve police...
BBC News - April 16, 2008
Vitamins 'may shorten your life'
A major review suggests certain vitamin supplements do not prolong life and could even lead to a premature death...
BBC News - April 16, 2008
'Ear print' burglar wins appeal
A burglar jailed after police matched an imprint of his ear to a crime scene has one of his convictions quashed...
BBC News - April 16, 2008
Quelle horreur! How can a French Eurovision song be in English?
France's decision to enter a song with English lyrics into the Eurovision song contest sparks a row...
BBC News - April 16, 2008
Israel strikes after Hamas raid
An Israeli air strike reportedly kills nine Palestinians in Gaza after a Hamas attack which left three soldiers dead...
BBC News - April 16, 2008
White House thousands greet Pope
Thousands of guests welcome Pope Benedict XVI to the White House for his meeting with President Bush...
BBC News - April 16, 2008
Government plans to help UK banks
The UK government is to rescue the mortgage market by letting banks swap housing debt for government bonds...
BBC News - April 16, 2008
Woods sidelined by knee operation
Tiger Woods is set to be out of action for between four to six weeks after arthroscopic surgery on his left knee...
BBC News - April 16, 2008
Extra help for black pupils urged
A government report claims black pupils should be helped to progress faster than their classmates...
BBC News - April 16, 2008
Potter fan faces Rowling in court
The author of an unofficial Harry Potter encyclopaedia breaks down in court in a legal battle with JK Rowling...
BBC News - April 16, 2008
Johnson to become England supremo
Martin Johnson will be named as England's new team manager on Wednesday and Brian Ashton will lose his job as head coach...
BBC News - April 16, 2008
Fresh jump in eurozone inflation
Surging food and fuel prices push up annual inflation in the eurozone to a record 3.6% last month...
BBC News - April 16, 2008
Children die in Indian bus plunge
Around 40 people, mostly children, die after a bus plunges into a river in western India, officials say...
BBC News - April 16, 2008
Oil price holding firm above $114
The price of oil moves above $114 a barrel once again as the market awaits crucial US inventory figures...
BBC News - April 16, 2008
Tories say Smith breached rules
The Tories report the home secretary to the cabinet secretary over allegedly breaching election rules...
BBC News - April 16, 2008
Asthma equipment 'of little use'
Specialist equipment to tackle the dust mites that cause asthma are of little use, experts say...
BBC News - April 16, 2008
Policewoman jailed over shooting
A policewoman who shot her former lover three times leaving him disabled is sentenced to 12 years in jail...
BBC News - April 16, 2008
Somali 'pirates' taken to Paris
Six Somalis suspected of taking a French luxury yacht's crew hostage arrive in Paris, judicial sources say...
BBC News - April 16, 2008
Yemen bomb kills three policemen
A bomb attack in Yemen is reported to have killed three policemen and wounded four civilians...
BBC News - April 16, 2008
Japan vaccinates bird flu workers
Japan is to become the first country to vaccinate thousands of health workers against bird flu...
BBC News - April 16, 2008
I name this ship...
How to make sure the bubbly bottle breaks on the hull...
BBC News - April 16, 2008
Vulcan bomber to return to skies
A restored Vulcan bomber is expected to take to the skies on a test flight from RAF Cottesmore...
BBC News - April 16, 2008
Justice system 'fails' sex victim
A woman with a learning disability who was sexually assaulted is being denied justice, a reports says...
BBC News - April 16, 2008
Jobs boost as web warehouse opens
Online retailer Amazon opens a massive distribution centre in Swansea Bay, which will create 1,200 full-time jobs...
BBC News - April 16, 2008
Vitamin supplements do not prolong life, a review suggests
A major review suggests vitamin supplements do not prolong life,...
BBC News - April 16, 2008
Case closed
Lost your luggage? Meet the bidders sifting through it...
BBC News - April 16, 2008
Web wot won it?
How London's mayor battle is shaping up online...
BBC News - April 16, 2008
A lot at steak
EU rules on mince upset traditional UK beef producers...
BBC News - April 16, 2008
'Arrests' after Zimbabwe strike
Zimbabwe's opposition says more than 50 of its supporters have been arrested after striking over poll results...
BBC News - April 16, 2008
UK unemployment falls by 39,000
UK unemployment falls by 39,000 in the three months to the end of February, government figures show...
BBC News - April 16, 2008
TV presenter left suicide notes
A suicide note was found on the body of children's TV presenter Mark Speight, a coroner's court hears...
BBC News - April 16, 2008
Quel horreur? How can the French Eurovision song be in English
France's decision to enter a song with English lyrics into the Eurovision song contest sparks a row...
BBC News - April 16, 2008
'Kidnap trial' for Shannon mother
The mother of Shannon Matthews is to go on trial accused of offences relating to the alleged abduction of her daughter...
BBC News - April 16, 2008
Further arrest over Rhys murder
Police arrest another man in connection with the murder of 11-year-old schoolboy Rhys Jones in Liverpool...
BBC News - April 16, 2008
Brown to meet Wall Street bankers
Gordon Brown is set to urge US bankers to reveal financial losses quickly when he meets them on Wall Street...
BBC News - April 16, 2008
Israel soldiers die in Gaza clash
Three Israeli soldiers are killed during an incursion into Gaza in which four Hamas militants also died...
BBC News - April 16, 2008
Cameron denies 'taming' Johnson
Tory leader David Cameron denies having to "tame" his party's mayoral candidate Boris Johnson...
BBC News - April 16, 2008
Child doctors court witness fear
Paediatricians are being put off appearing as expert witness in court cases, doctors say...
BBC News - April 16, 2008
Students killed in NZ flash flood
Six high school students and a teacher are killed by flash flooding in a river in a New Zealand national park...
BBC News - April 16, 2008
Many dead in India bus accident
At least 39 people, mostly children, die after a bus plunges into a river in western India, officials say...
BBC News - April 16, 2008
Price cut knocks £100 off iPhone
O2 and Carphone Warehouse cut the price of the standard iPhone handset by £100 to £169 to attract new buyers...
BBC News - April 16, 2008
More time to quiz Rhys suspects
Police are given extra time to question 12 people about the murder of Liverpool schoolboy Rhys Jones...
BBC News - April 16, 2008
Council slap £300,000 repair bill on 'mole man'
A pensioner who created a network of tunnels under his house is ordered to pay £300,000 for repairs...
BBC News - April 16, 2008
Migrant crime fears 'unfounded'
The influx of migrant workers into the UK has not led to the crime wave that some predicted, a report says...
BBC News - April 16, 2008
'Tussling' rail death pair named
A man and a woman who died when they were struck by an 80mph train were seen arguing...
BBC News - April 16, 2008
Brown set to confront Wall Street
UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown, who has arrived in the US, will urge Wall Street bankers to come clean...
BBC News - April 16, 2008
Smith pledges more terror police
Home Secretary Jacqui Smith is to announce an extra 300 police officers to fight terrorism and radicalisation...
BBC News - April 16, 2008
Warm US welcome for Pope Benedict
Pope Benedict XVI receives an unprecedented presidential greeting at the airport on his first official US visit...
BBC News - April 16, 2008
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