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Global News Archive for January 2008:
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Tackle extremism, academics urged
Universities are urged to help tackle extremism as ministers voice concern over the threat from campus radicals...
BBC News - January 21, 2008
Price comparison sites face probe
The FSA is considering a crackdown on websites that compare insurance products, the BBC has learned...
BBC News - January 21, 2008
Brown backs India UN council bid
India should take its "rightful place" on the UN Security Council, UK prime minister Gordon Brown says...
BBC News - January 21, 2008
Tugboat being transported to dock
A tugboat which sank last month claiming the lives of three crewmen is being transported to a dock...
BBC News - January 21, 2008
Asda fined over car barrier death
A supermarket chain is ordered to pay £267,000 after a customer was killed by a car park barrier...
BBC News - January 21, 2008
Bomber strikes at Iraqi funeral
A suicide bomber attacks mourners at a funeral in northern Iraq, killing at least 15, police say...
BBC News - January 21, 2008
'Drug lord's' Brazil farm invaded
Landless protesters in Brazil occupy a farm owned by an alleged drug lord hours before it was to be auctioned...
BBC News - January 21, 2008
Italy PM in cabinet crisis talks
Italy's Prime Minister Romano Prodi holds crisis talks as the departure of an ally threatens his governing coalition...
BBC News - January 21, 2008
Everest hero Hillary laid to rest
New Zealand bids a last goodbye to Mount Everest hero Sir Edmund Hillary at his state funeral in Auckland...
BBC News - January 21, 2008
Council charges 'raise £10.8bn'
Many councils make more money from services such as parking and swimming than council tax, a survey says...
BBC News - January 21, 2008
Commons EU battle to continue
The controversial EU reform treaty has cleared its first Commons hurdle, following a rowdy five-hour debate...
BBC News - January 21, 2008
Lohan and Murphy lead Razzie race
Lindsay Lohan gets nine nominations at the Razzies, closely followed by Eddie Murphy's Norbit with eight...
BBC News - January 21, 2008
Abu Dhabi plots hydrogen future
The government of Abu Dhabi pledges $15bn to renewable energy development, including a major hydrogen plant...
BBC News - January 21, 2008
Commons battle over EU under way
Foreign Secretary David Miliband opens a rowdy debate on the EU treaty saying it is "good for Britain and good for Europe"...
BBC News - January 21, 2008
BA pilots to vote on strike call
British Airways pilots are to be balloted on strike action, the British Airline Pilots Association says...
BBC News - January 21, 2008
Checks find more cancer 'errors'
A hospital which gave 12 patients the wrong results after cancer checks, finds more 'discrepancies'...
BBC News - January 21, 2008
Unit to aid murder hunt
A criminal profiling unit is called in to help investigate the murder of Orkney backpacker Karen Aim...
BBC News - January 21, 2008
Youth knifed friend 55 times
A teenager who stabbed his best friend to death after drinking three bottles of wine is jailed for life...
BBC News - January 21, 2008
Wright inquiry laptop is stolen
A laptop with confidential information linked to the inquiry into the murder of loyalist Billy Wright is stolen...
BBC News - January 21, 2008
EU in Pakistan election warning
The EU says the extent of its engagement with Pakistan depends on the fairness of February's election...
BBC News - January 21, 2008
India launches Israeli satellite
India successfully launches an Israeli spy satellite, officials at Sriharikota space station in southern India say...
BBC News - January 21, 2008
Fidel Castro hails Cuban voters
Cuba's Fidel Castro applauds voters for taking part in elections - with an official turnout of more than 95%...
BBC News - January 21, 2008
East DR Congo peace deal 'agreed'
A peace deal for eastern DR Congo may be signed on Tuesday, as rebels and the government reach agreement...
BBC News - January 21, 2008
Rugby: Wilkinson signs new deal
Newcastle fly-half Jonny Wilkinson pledges his future to the club after signing a new two-year deal...
BBC News - January 21, 2008
Football: Ferguson denies gesture
Sir Alex Ferguson denies aiming an abusive gesture at Reading fans during Manchester United's 2-0 victory...
BBC News - January 21, 2008
Diana's driver 'had five drinks'
Princess Diana's chauffeur Henri Paul had five alcoholic drinks the night he died, her inquest hears...
BBC News - January 21, 2008
'Crazed look' before balcony fall
The ex-wife of a man who fell from a balcony with their two children in Crete speaks of the "crazed look" he gave her...
BBC News - January 21, 2008
Jurors shown body-find locations
The jury in the trial of Steve Wright visits his Ipswich home and the sites where the five victims were found...
BBC News - January 21, 2008
More MoD laptop thefts revealed
The defence secretary tells MPs two more Ministry of Defence laptops with personal data on have been stolen...
BBC News - January 21, 2008
Floods cause road and rail chaos
Floods close one of England's main rail routes, stop traffic on motorways and threaten hundreds of homes...
BBC News - January 21, 2008
Rock plan 'best meets objectives'
The Treasury says its plan to turn Northern Rock's £25bn debt into bonds protects taxpayers and savers...
BBC News - January 21, 2008
Israel to ease blockade of Gaza
Israel says it will allow some diesel fuel and medicines into Gaza as its blockade is condemned abroad...
BBC News - January 21, 2008
EA pushes ad-backed video games
EA is to release a free version of the popular Battlefield game supported by adverts and micro payments...
BBC News - January 21, 2008
Monster movie tops US box office
Horror film Cloverfield goes straight to the top of the North American box office, with takings of $41m (£21m)...
BBC News - January 21, 2008
Commons battle due on EU treaty
MPs are poised to begin up to 20 days of debate on whether to ratify the European Union's Lisbon Treaty...
BBC News - January 21, 2008
Two fire girls 'to go home soon'
Two schoolgirls critically hurt in a major house fire over a month ago are likely to be allowed home soon...
BBC News - January 21, 2008
Tyre blaze 'will burn for days'
A huge tyre yard blaze in Lanarkshire which has closed a railway line is expected to burn for days...
BBC News - January 21, 2008
Redundancies at technology firm
Seagoe Technologies announces that 40 jobs are to go at its factory in Portadown, County Armagh...
BBC News - January 21, 2008
Shipwreck timber surrounds coast
Thousands of tonnes of timber are washed on to south coast beaches after a cargo ship sinks off Dorset...
BBC News - January 21, 2008
Life sentences over Gujarat riots
A court in India passes life sentences on 11 people over anti-Muslim riots in Gujarat state in 2002...
BBC News - January 21, 2008
Obama takes Bill Clinton to task
US Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama accuses Bill Clinton of making false statements about him...
BBC News - January 21, 2008
New parliament meets in Thailand
Elected lawmakers meet in Thailand for the first time since the military seized power in September 2006...
BBC News - January 21, 2008
Tennis: Federer into quarter-finals
Defending champion Roger Federer beats Tomas Berdych to reach the quarter-finals of the Australian Open...
BBC News - January 21, 2008
Mobiles linked to disturbed sleep
Using a mobile phone before going to bed could stop you getting a decent night's sleep, research suggests...
BBC News - January 21, 2008
Nationalist ahead in Serbia poll
Nationalist Tomislav Nikolic wins the first round of Serbia's presidential poll, but will face a run-off...
BBC News - January 21, 2008
UK soldier killed in Afghan blast
A UK soldier dies and five others are injured in an explosion in Afghanistan, the MoD says...
BBC News - January 21, 2008
'Rows plagued' death fall holiday
A woman whose husband fell from a Crete balcony with their two children tells a court their marriage was failing...
BBC News - January 21, 2008
Murder jury visits accused's home
Jurors in the trial of Steve Wright visit his Ipswich home as they tour areas relevant to the case...
BBC News - January 21, 2008
Global shares tumble on US fears
Global stock markets tumble, with European indexes set for the worst day in four years, on fears of a US recession...
BBC News - January 21, 2008
Darling unveils Rock rescue plan
The Treasury outlines plans to convert Northern Rock debt into government-backed bonds to help a private sale...
BBC News - January 21, 2008
Average house prices fall further
The average asking price of homes up for sale has fallen for a third month in a row, Rightmove says...
BBC News - January 21, 2008
Overhaul of police pay proposed
Police pay should be based on performance, not length of service, a think tank says...
BBC News - January 21, 2008
Suffolk murder jury in site visit
The jury in the Suffolk murder trial are to visit some of the areas connected with the case...
BBC News - January 21, 2008
Musharraf begins European visit
The Pakistani President begins an eight-day trip to Europe, with democracy and terrorism likely to top the agenda...
BBC News - January 21, 2008
Mourners pay respects to Hillary
Hundreds of people file past the casket of Everest conqueror Sir Edmund Hillary, ahead of his state funeral...
BBC News - January 21, 2008
Tennis: Ivanovic into last eight
Venus Williams and Ana Ivanovic win to set up a quarter-final clash at the Australian Open...
BBC News - January 21, 2008
Tennis: Federer in fourth round
Defending champion Roger Federer beats Tomas Berdych in the fourth round of the Australian Open...
BBC News - January 21, 2008
Call to abandon biofuels targets
The EU should abandon its biofuels targets because they are damaging the environment, MPs say...
BBC News - January 21, 2008
Balcony fall father faces trial
A Briton is set to go on trial in Crete accused of leaping off a balcony with his son and murdering him...
BBC News - January 21, 2008
Abbas appeal after Gaza fuel cut
The Palestinian leader urges international intervention over mass power cuts in Gaza blamed on an Israeli blockade...
BBC News - January 21, 2008
PM urges world institution reform
Gordon Brown has called for reform of international institutions on the second day of his trip to India...
BBC News - January 21, 2008
Call for fuel tax rise to be axed
More than 700 businesses are calling on the chancellor to scrap a planned rise in fuel duty of 2p per litre...
BBC News - January 21, 2008
Darling unveils Rock rescue plans
The chancellor is to announce plans to make way for a private sector buyout of Northern Rock...
BBC News - January 21, 2008
Coffee 'increases pregnancy risk'
Scientists find stronger evidence that caffeine ups miscarriage risk - even when consumed in moderation...
BBC News - January 21, 2008
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