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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 January 2008:
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Mobile customers 'waste billions'
Confusion about phone tariffs means users could be wasting £8bn a year, warns an online comparison service...
BBC News - January 18, 2008
Doctors in court over car bombs
Three doctors charged in connection with the failed bomb attacks in London and Glasgow appear in court...
BBC News - January 18, 2008
Prisoner quizzed on girl's murder
Police investigating the death of Essex teenager Dinah McNicol question a man jailed for a murder in Scotland...
BBC News - January 18, 2008
Republican blackmailer is jailed
A dissident repubican from Belfast is jailed for nine years for extortion and arms offences...
BBC News - January 18, 2008
Dozens die in Iraq cult clashes
Dozens of people are killed in clashes between police and members of a Shia cult in southern Iraq, officials say...
BBC News - January 18, 2008
Kenya protesters to mount boycott
Kenya's opposition vows to boycott government-linked firms as a final day of protests claims at least five lives...
BBC News - January 18, 2008
Tennis: Roddick beaten in thriller
Sixth seed Andy Roddick crashes out of the Australian Open to Philipp Kohlschreiber after a five-set thriller...
BBC News - January 18, 2008
Vera makes tragic Street exit
Coronation Street character Vera Duckworth makes her final appearance in the long-running soap...
BBC News - January 18, 2008
Personal data found near airport
Hundreds of documents containing highly confidential information are found near Exeter, Devon...
BBC News - January 18, 2008
Students safe after cave incident
College students are rescued from a cave complex in North Yorkshire after being trapped by fast-flowing water...
BBC News - January 18, 2008
'No thrust' on stricken BA plane
A British Airways plane at Heathrow crash-landed after two engines "did not respond", an initial report says...
BBC News - January 18, 2008
Nationalisation at Rock less likely
The government is to offer more financial support to private sector Northern Rock buyers...
BBC News - January 18, 2008
Police probe theft of MoD laptop
Police investigate the theft of a laptop from a Royal Navy officer which had personal details of 600,000 people...
BBC News - January 18, 2008
Facebook faces privacy questions
Facebook is to be quizzed about its data protection policies by the Information Commissioner's Office...
BBC News - January 18, 2008
European probe aims for Mercury
The European Space Agency signs the industrial contract to build a spacecraft to send to the planet Mercury in 2013...
BBC News - January 18, 2008
Maths A-level 'has become easier'
A report suggests maths A-levels have become easier and no longer stretch the brightest pupils...
BBC News - January 18, 2008
Markets wary after Bush's speech
Global stocks have a volatile day as a plan to kick-start the US economy did little to ease investors' recession fears...
BBC News - January 18, 2008
Russia says UK 'distorts facts'
The Russian government has accused the UK of attempting to "distort facts" in the British Council row...
BBC News - January 18, 2008
Son of murder victim is a rapist
A murder trial is told the son of the 65-year-old victim is a convicted rapist, who admits having a temper...
BBC News - January 18, 2008
Officer dragged by car along road
A policeman is dragged along for 15 metres by a car being driven off to evade a police patrol...
BBC News - January 18, 2008
Youth jailed for pensioner murder
A West Lothian teenager who repeatedly shot a grandfather in the head is given a life sentence...
BBC News - January 18, 2008
Students rescued from cave waters
College students are rescued from a cave complex in North Yorkshire after being trapped by
fast-flowing water...
BBC News - January 18, 2008
Fifteen die in Iraq cult clashes
At least 15 people are killed in clashes between police and members of an Shia cult in southern Iraq, officials say...
BBC News - January 18, 2008
Balkan boost for Russian gas plan
Bulgaria backs a gas pipeline deal with Russia that is set to strengthen Moscow's grip on energy exports to Europe...
BBC News - January 18, 2008
Thousands flee Colombian volcano
A volcano erupts in southern Colombia, prompting the evacuation of 8,000 residents of a nearby city...
BBC News - January 18, 2008
Ethiopia holds 'many Westerners'
US and European citizens of Ethiopian origin are being held in Ethiopia for alleged terrorist offences, an official says...
BBC News - January 18, 2008
Keegan poised to approach Shearer
Kevin Keegan says he will hold talks with Alan Shearer about a role at Newcastle after taking over as manager...
BBC News - January 18, 2008
Police staff get full pay award
More than 70,000 police staff and community support officers in England and Wales have accepted a 2.5% pay deal...
BBC News - January 18, 2008
China open to UK business - PM
Gordon Brown tells the BBC there is a "huge opportunity" for British businesses in China, on his first visit to the country...
BBC News - January 18, 2008
Bush calls for economy kick-start
President George W Bush calls on Congress to pass measures worth $145bn to shore up the US economy...
BBC News - January 18, 2008
Engine fault caused crash-landing
A British Airways plane at Heathrow crash-landed after two engines 'did not respond', an initial report says...
BBC News - January 18, 2008
EastEnders tops 2007's TV ratings
EastEnders' Christmas episode was the top-rated TV programme of 2007, with over 14 million viewers...
BBC News - January 18, 2008
Nasa investigates virtual space
The US space agency is exploring the possibility of developing a massively multiplayer online game...
BBC News - January 18, 2008
English test call for 'fat cats'
The Lib Dems attack the government for waiving English language tests for wealthy foreign investors...
BBC News - January 18, 2008
Girl 'home alone for six weeks'
A court hears how a woman left her teenage daughter for six weeks while she went abroad to see her boyfriend...
BBC News - January 18, 2008
Fund stops investor withdrawals
Scottish Equitable delays investors wanting to get money out of its property fund after a market downturn...
BBC News - January 18, 2008
Heart unit closure shocked family
The wife of a man who died after a transplant criticises a health board for not telling her operations were suspended...
BBC News - January 18, 2008
Staff member sacked in leak row
A staff member is sacked from an Armagh hospital over claims of leaked confidential information...
BBC News - January 18, 2008
CIA boss names Bhutto's killers
The CIA accuses a Pakistani militant and al-Qaeda of organising Benazir Bhutto's killing...
BBC News - January 18, 2008
MPs to investigate bail questions
MPs are to investigate the bail system during a wider inquiry into policing - following two high-profile murder cases...
BBC News - January 18, 2008
Bulgaria backs Russian gas plan
Bulgaria backs a gas pipeline deal with Russia that is set to strengthen Moscow's grip on energy to Europe...
BBC News - January 18, 2008
Israel closes crossings with Gaza
Israel temporarily shuts its crossings with the Gaza Strip, and the UN says it cannot deliver aid to the territory...
BBC News - January 18, 2008
Thai court clears Thaksin allies
A Thai court ruling clears the way for a party allied to ousted PM Thaksin Shinawatra to form a government...
BBC News - January 18, 2008
Niger orders reporters' release
A judge orders the release of two French television journalists on bail after one month in custody...
BBC News - January 18, 2008
Football: Keegan faces media
Kevin Keegan will face the media when he is unveiled as Newcastle United's manager on Friday (1400 GMT)...
BBC News - January 18, 2008
Tennis: Mauresmo crashes out
Former champion Amelie Mauresmo is knocked out of the Australian Open by home favourite Casey Dellacqua...
BBC News - January 18, 2008
Chess legend Fischer dies at 64
Controversial former world chess legend Bobby Fischer has died aged 64, Icelandic media report...
BBC News - January 18, 2008
UK braced for more heavy rainfall
Flood warnings remain in place across England and Wales as further heavy downpours are forecast...
BBC News - January 18, 2008
CCTV of murdered woman
Images are released of the last moments of a Scottish woman who was murdered in a New Zealand street...
BBC News - January 18, 2008
Kenya protesters to boycott
Kenya's opposition says it will now use boycotts instead of rallies to protest against the results of last month's poll...
BBC News - January 18, 2008
Weak retail sales over Christmas
Retail sales unexpectedly fall in December as concerned consumers rein in their Christmas spending...
BBC News - January 18, 2008
British Gas raises prices by 15%
British Gas becomes the third UK power supplier this year to announce rises in its gas and electricity prices...
BBC News - January 18, 2008
Attempt to defuse degree row
The government announces concessions on its plans to cut funding from students taking a second degree...
BBC News - January 18, 2008
Christmas online sales 'rise 50%'
UK internet sales rose by 50% in the run up to Christmas, compared with a year earlier, a survey says...
BBC News - January 18, 2008
Funeral for mother and daughters
A funeral service for a mother and her two young daughters killed in a crash is due to be held...
BBC News - January 18, 2008
Fresh fighting in Sri Lanka hunt
Nine people are killed in Sri Lanka as police and army hunt for suspected Tamil Tiger rebels who attacked a bus...
BBC News - January 18, 2008
Fresh strikes fuel Gaza conflict
Palestinian militants escalate rocket fire and Israel says it will keep up military pressure on Gaza...
BBC News - January 18, 2008
UN raps Burma's 'slow progress'
The UN condemns slow progress on reform in Burma, after the crackdown on anti-government protesters...
BBC News - January 18, 2008
Tennis: Henin sees off Schiavone
Top seed Justine Henin and defending champion Serena Williams are early winners on day five of the Australian Open...
BBC News - January 18, 2008
Atlantic record broken by rowers
A crew led by a Scot who claims to be a relative of Christopher Columbus shatters the Atlantic rowing record...
BBC News - January 18, 2008
NHS performance 'kills thousands'
More than 17,000 deaths a year are unnecessary and down to poor NHS performance, a study says...
BBC News - January 18, 2008
Canada puts US on 'torture list'
The US is listed as a country where prisoners are at risk of torture in a Canadian foreign ministry training manual...
BBC News - January 18, 2008
Teachers voice plagiarism fears
More than half of teachers believe plagiarism is a serious problem among sixth-formers, a survey suggests...
BBC News - January 18, 2008
Kenya braced for further protests
Kenyan opposition supporters vow to defy a ban on rallies for a third day in protest over disputed elections...
BBC News - January 18, 2008
Experts probe Heathrow air crash
An inquiry begins into the crash-landing at Heathrow airport, as the PM praises the actions of the pilot...
BBC News - January 18, 2008
China trade to boom, says Brown
Gordon Brown says the UK's trade relationship with China is "crucial", as he arrives there for a three-day visit...
BBC News - January 18, 2008
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