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Global News Archive for April 2008:
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Rangers hold Fiorentina
Rangers hold Italian side Fiorentina to a goalless draw in the first leg of their Uefa Cup semi-final...
BBC News - April 24, 2008
Mayor rivals' second votes battle
Lib Dem mayoral hopeful Brian Paddick warns his rivals he will not endorse either for second preference votes...
BBC News - April 24, 2008
Human line 'nearly split in two'
Ancient humans started down the path of evolving into two separate species before coming back, a study says...
BBC News - April 24, 2008
Wind star pulls out over illness
Gone With the Wind star Jill Paice pulls out of three performances of the West End show due to ill-health...
BBC News - April 24, 2008
NI can be world beater - Paisley
Northern Ireland can "once again become a world leader" in business, First Minister Ian Paisley says...
BBC News - April 24, 2008
Bush and Abbas in push for peace
US President George W Bush meets Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas as he pushes for a Middle East settlement...
BBC News - April 24, 2008
Dangerous sports
Risks remain after toddler's Bahamas beach death...
BBC News - April 24, 2008
Tram work to close Princes Street
Princes Street in Scotland's capital is to close to all traffic for six months next year while tram tracks are laid...
BBC News - April 24, 2008
Out of the maze
Making sense of the railways' new fare structure...
BBC News - April 24, 2008
Hamas offers truce in Gaza Strip
Palestinian group Hamas proposes a six-month truce in the Gaza Strip, with a possible extension to the West Bank...
BBC News - April 24, 2008
Refinery strike could cost '£50m a day'
Strike action at the Grangemouth refinery could seriously hit North Sea oil and gas production, ministers say...
BBC News - April 24, 2008
Holy Spirit: Vicar applies for drinks license for his church
A vicar is to apply for a drinks licence so he can serve wine and beer at his small village church...
BBC News - April 24, 2008
Syria 'had covert nuclear scheme'
The United States accuses North Korea of helping Syria build a nuclear reactor "not intended for peaceful purposes"...
BBC News - April 24, 2008
Snipes sentenced to three years
Hollywood actor Wesley Snipes is sentenced by a US federal judge to three years in jail for tax offences...
BBC News - April 24, 2008
Teachers consider their next move
The National Union of Teachers is taking stock after staging its first national strike in a generation...
BBC News - April 24, 2008
Twenty20 'to conquer world sport'
Billionaire Sir Allen Stanford says Twenty20 cricket could replace football as the world's biggest sport...
BBC News - April 24, 2008
FA approves Cardiff for Uefa Cup
Cardiff will represent England in next season's Uefa Cup should they win the FA Cup, the Football Association has confirmed...
BBC News - April 24, 2008
More than 100 MPs employ family
More than 100 MPs declare that they employ relatives using their taxpayer-funded expenses...
BBC News - April 24, 2008
Lecturers stage strike action
Further education college lecturers are holding a one-day strike on the same day as school teachers...
BBC News - April 24, 2008
Hints of methane's renewed rise
Levels of the greenhouse gas methane appear to be rising again after years of stability, data suggests...
BBC News - April 24, 2008
Snipes faces jail for tax evasion
Hollywood actor Wesley Snipes could be jailed for up to three years when he is sentenced for tax evasion...
BBC News - April 24, 2008
Fuel crisis halts Gaza food aid
The UN says it has had to suspend food distribution in Gaza because it has ran out of fuel...
BBC News - April 24, 2008
EU deal on immigrant detentions
After years of wrangling, the EU says new rules have been agreed on the return of illegal immigrants...
BBC News - April 24, 2008
OAP compost heroin dealer jailed
A 70-year-old man who dealt heroin from his back garden in Swansea is jailed for two years...
BBC News - April 24, 2008
Marching body could be replaced
A review of how the Parades Commission operates is to recommend it is replaced, the BBC understands...
BBC News - April 24, 2008
Kenyan leaders in call for peace
Kenya's President Mwai Kibaki and Prime Minister Raila Odinga call for peace during a tour of the Rift Valley...
BBC News - April 24, 2008
US new home sales at 16-year-low
Sales of new homes in the US hit the lowest level since 1991 as the downturn in the housing market continues...
BBC News - April 24, 2008
Final lap
On the campaign trail with London mayoral rivals...
BBC News - April 24, 2008
Putting a lid on it
Locals vigilant after man fined for over-filled wheelie bin...
BBC News - April 24, 2008
Bystander saves canal crash baby
A bystander rescues a 13-month-old baby from a canal after the mother's car collides with another vehicle...
BBC News - April 24, 2008
Teachers out
Thousands march over demands for a better pay deal...
BBC News - April 24, 2008
Wrong direction
Is the future of the open, innovative internet at risk?...
BBC News - April 24, 2008
Salmond pledge on fuel stocks
Strike action at the Grangemouth refinery could seriously hit North Sea oil and gas production, it is claimed...
BBC News - April 24, 2008
Stuntman hurt in Bond car crash
A second stuntman is injured after another car involved in the new James Bond film crashes...
BBC News - April 24, 2008
NHS 'chaos' over surgical tools
Operating theatres are in chaos and operations cancelled because of broken or dirty surgical instruments, surgeons say...
BBC News - April 24, 2008
Bomber's farewell video shown
A video of 7/7 bomber Mohammad Siddique Khan saying goodbye to his baby is released after being shown in a trial...
BBC News - April 24, 2008
Mugabe rival 'clear victor' - US
Zimbabwe opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai was the "clear victor" of last month's election, a top US envoy says...
BBC News - April 24, 2008
Developers question Mesh openness
Web developers question the commitment to openness in Microsoft's new Live Mesh service...
BBC News - April 24, 2008
Ferguson content with Barca draw
Man Utd manager Sir Alex Ferguson backs his side to make the Champions League final after a 0-0 draw in Barcelona...
BBC News - April 24, 2008
Vidic doubtful for Chelsea match
Manchester United's Nemanja Vidic is doubtful for the match at Chelsea on Saturday because of the stomach virus he picked up in Barcelona...
BBC News - April 24, 2008
Terror asset-freezing 'unlawful'
Asset-freezing orders imposed on terror suspects by the Treasury are legally flawed, a High Court judge has ruled...
BBC News - April 24, 2008
Drop in MRSA infections 'stalls'
Recent drops in the number of new MRSA infections seem to have stalled, latest figures show...
BBC News - April 24, 2008
Scottish exams shake-up announced
Standard Grades and Intermediate exams are set to be replaced with a new general qualification...
BBC News - April 24, 2008
Heart cells cultured in the lab
Scientists have moved a step closer to creating functioning heart tissue for transplants in the lab...
BBC News - April 24, 2008
Blake's 7 poised for comeback
Sky One begins work on a potential revival of sci-fi series Blake's 7...
BBC News - April 24, 2008
Fuel crisis threatens UN Gaza aid
The UN says it will have to suspend humanitarian work in Gaza within hours unless it receives fresh fuel supplies...
BBC News - April 24, 2008
Credit Suisse bank loses billions
Credit Suisse becomes the latest bank to report big losses because of its exposure to the credit markets...
BBC News - April 24, 2008
Top Pakistan militant calls truce
The Pakistan Taleban rebel accused of ordering Benazir Bhutto's assassination orders his men to stop attacks...
BBC News - April 24, 2008
UK retail sales on slide in March
Retail sales drop slightly in March but sales growth is revised up for January and February...
BBC News - April 24, 2008
Strike affects 900 Welsh schools
Around 900 schools in Wales close or cancel lessons as teachers mount the first national strike in 21 years...
BBC News - April 24, 2008
Schools' test to replace 11-plus
More than 30 grammar schools in NI set up a company to manage an independent test to replace the 11-Plus...
BBC News - April 24, 2008
Kenyan leaders tour trouble spot
Kenya's President Mwai Kibaki and Prime Minister Raila Odinga tour an area hard hit by post-election violence...
BBC News - April 24, 2008
Atomic rhythms
Precision clocks at heart of Europe's sat-nav system...
BBC News - April 24, 2008
In pictures
Linda McCartney's photographs of rock royalty...
BBC News - April 24, 2008
The plant hunter
Follow a seed collector as he scours for rarities...
BBC News - April 24, 2008
Mother and baby in canal rescue
Passers-by rescue a baby and her mother from a car submerged in a canal after a crash...
BBC News - April 24, 2008
Stickers on coffins
How mourners are thinking outside the box...
BBC News - April 24, 2008
Back to the front
Following soldiers of 3 Para taking on the Taleban...
BBC News - April 24, 2008
7/7 bomber's farewell video shown
A video of bomber Mohammad Siddique Khan saying goodbye to his daughter is reshown in a trial of three alleged 7/7 helpers...
BBC News - April 24, 2008
Fraud office to contest BAE ruling
The Serious Fraud Office is given leave to appeal against a court ruling that it unlawfully dropped a BAE arms probe...
BBC News - April 24, 2008
Body find is missing disabled man
Police believe they have found the body of a severely disabled man missing since Saturday...
BBC News - April 24, 2008
Zimbabwe arms may return to China
A ship carrying weapons to Zimbabwe may return to China, an official says...
BBC News - April 24, 2008
Hollywood film bear kills handler
A grizzly bear which featured in the recent Will Ferrell film Semi-Pro kills its handler in California...
BBC News - April 24, 2008
Strike disrupting 8,000 schools
Thousands of teachers strike over pay, leading to empty classrooms in about a third of schools in England and Wales...
BBC News - April 24, 2008
Banks lose overdraft charges case
The UK's biggest banks lose a High Court test case relating to the level of overdraft charges to customers...
BBC News - April 24, 2008
'Time needed' for 10p tax changes
Chancellor Alistair Darling says "it will take time" to finalise concessions promised to those hit by tax changes...
BBC News - April 24, 2008
Young face ban on using sunbeds
Under-18s could be banned from using sunbeds in England under proposals from the Health and Safety Executive...
BBC News - April 24, 2008
UK butterflies 'need good summer'
Butterflies need a warm summer in order to help numbers recover from last year's washout, say conservationists...
BBC News - April 24, 2008
Israel 'ready to return Golan'
Israel is ready to withdraw from the Golan Heights in return for peace, according to a Syrian government minister...
BBC News - April 24, 2008
End of cheap
Clothes prices set to rise as cost of oil starts to hurt...
BBC News - April 24, 2008
High security
Checkpoints set up on Everest to thwart protests...
BBC News - April 24, 2008
Shake-up in school exams expected
Scotland's exam system is facing a shake-up and abolition of Standard Grades could be one option...
BBC News - April 24, 2008
Not ashamed
Tidy gardens and houses - can this be Dewsbury Moor?...
BBC News - April 24, 2008
Simpler rail fares to take effect
Measures to make buying rail tickets simpler and easier to understand will be introduced from May 18...
BBC News - April 24, 2008
LatAm leaders in food price pact
Bolivia, Nicaragua, Cuba and Venezuela agree on a $100m scheme to alleviate the effects of rising food prices...
BBC News - April 24, 2008
Smooth run for Australia's relay
Canberra's torch relay passes without disruption thanks to massive security and crowds of China supporters...
BBC News - April 24, 2008
Gaza fuel embargo blocks UN aid
The United Nations says the Israeli blockade on fuel supplies to Gaza is forcing it to suspend humanitarian work...
BBC News - April 24, 2008
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