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- 1. Spending cuts 'to hit north harder'
- Industrial towns in the north east of England may be least able to cope with deep cuts in public spending, BBC-commissioned research suggests.
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-england-11141264
- 2. Vitamin B 'puts off Alzheimer's'
- High doses of B vitamins may slow the rate of brain shrinkage in older people experiencing warning signs of Alzheimer's disease, a study says.
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/health-11232356
- 3. Goldman Sachs fined £17.5m by FSA
- Wall Street banking giant Goldman Sachs is fined £17.5m by the UK's financial watchdog.
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-11238897
- 4. British hostage freed in Pakistan
- A British journalist held captive by suspected militants in north-west Pakistan since March is released.
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-south-asia-11242877
- 5. MPs set to debate phone hacking
- Parliament is to debate allegations that MPs had their mobile phones hacked into by News of the World journalists.
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-politics-11230186
- 6. Planes in 'near-miss' over London
- A business jet and a passenger plane carrying 232 people came close to a mid-air collision over London in July, a report reveals.
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-england-london-11237496
- 7. Clegg seeks to calm cuts anxiety
- Nick Clegg has sought to calm fears over the impact of spending cuts, insisting they will be spread over four years not implemented immediately.
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-politics-11241648
- 8. Erdogan raps rivals ahead of poll
- Turkish PM Recep Tayyip Erdogan criticises the tactics of his opponents, in a BBC interview ahead of Sunday's constitutional referendum.
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-europe-11240178
- 9. Fees rise 'best' for universities
- Vice chancellors are expected to be told raising student tuition fees is the best way to ensure future finding for higher education.
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/education-11240067
- 10. Taliban chief says victory close
- Taliban leader Mullah Omar says his fighters are on the verge of victory in Afghanistan and the Nato-led campaign has been "a complete failure".
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-south-asia-11239562
- 11. Nutrient clue to common birth defect
- Scientists begin a study to determine if an everyday vitamin supplement could help prevent a common birth defect.
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-scotland-11230642
- 12. Residents of 'Lustful' street seek less sinful name
- Residents of a small street called Lustful Court in the US state of Georgia are told to raise a petition if they want a less provocative street name.
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-us-canada-11238057
- 13. Dr Dre or The Cure? Study into music on prescription
- Patients could be prescribed music tailored to their needs as a result of new university research.
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-11233452
- 14. Toshack poised to quit Wales job
- John Toshack is set to announce his resignation as Wales manager at a media conference on Thursday.
- http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/sport1/hi/football/league_of_wales/8970745.stm
- 15. Adkins set for Southampton role
- Scunthorpe give boss Nigel Adkins permission to talk to Southampton over the vacant manager's job at St Mary's.
- http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/southampton/8983286.stm
- 16. Brilliant Federer beats Soderling
- Five-time champion Roger Federer produces a stunning display to beat Robin Soderling and reach the semi-finals of the US Open.
- http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/sport1/hi/tennis/8982480.stm
- 17. Higgins cleared of fixing claims
- John Higgins is cleared of all match-fixing allegations but admits bringing snooker into disrepute, resulting in a £75,000 fine and a ban until November.
- http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/sport1/hi/other_sports/snooker/8973869.stm
- 18. Houllier named Aston Villa boss
- Former Liverpool and Lyon boss Gerard Houllier is named the new manager of Aston Villa.
- http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/sport1/hi/football/teams/a/aston_villa/8969268.stm
- 19. Mother charged after son stabbed
- A woman is charged with the attempted murder of her 12-year-old son at her home in Liverpool.
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-england-merseyside-11241757
- 20. Exeter city election polls open
- Voters in Exeter are electing 13 councillors to bring the city council back to its full complement after the new government denied it unitary status.
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-england-devon-11240401
- 21. Boundary move 'gives Tories hope'
- Boundary changes for the next Scottish Parliament elections suggest a possible boost to the Conservatives, according to experts.
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-scotland-11229792
- 22. 'No guarantees' over Moray bases
- The Scottish Secretary says he can give "no guarantees" about the future of two Scottish RAF bases.
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-scotland-north-east-orkney-shetland-11237418
- 23. McGuinness 'forgot deathbed talk'
- Martin McGuinness says he forgot a deathbed conversation he had with the priest suspected of being involved in the 1972 Claudy bombing.
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-northern-ireland-11241603
- 24. Woman pulled from house fire
- Firefighters revive a woman found slumped in her living room after she was overcome by smoke in her north Belfast home.
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-northern-ireland-11240772
- 25. Rural Wales waits for funding axe
- Some of the largest conservation bodies in Wales fear they will have to find massive savings following the UK Government spending review.
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-wales-11234578
- 26. Plaid will 'change not manage'
- Plaid Cymru's conference opens with a pledge to transform, not simply manage, Wales.
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-wales-11236397
- 27. South Sudan vote is 'time bomb'
- The referendum on independence for Southern Sudan is a "ticking time bomb", US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says.
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-africa-11241359
- 28. UN seeks to placate Rwanda leader
- The UN's secretary general urges Rwanda not to withdraw its peacekeepers from Sudan over a leaked report saying its troops may have committed genocide.
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-africa-11229201
- 29. Police may have shot HK hostages
- Investigators in the Philippines say police may have accidentally shot some of the hostages on a bus hijacked last month.
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-asia-pacific-11240812
- 30. Japan-China boat spat escalates
- China warns Japan that their wider relationship will suffer if Tokyo mishandles a dispute about a Chinese fishing boat seized in disputed waters.
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-asia-pacific-11241445
- 31. Merkel defends Danish cartoonist
- German Chancellor Angela Merkel defends the Danish cartoonist Kurt Westergaard, whose drawings of the Prophet Muhammad caused outrage in 2006.
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-europe-11236158
- 32. Deadly blast hits N Ossetia city
- At least five people are killed and dozens wounded in an explosion in the southern Russian city of Vladikavkaz, local officials say.
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-europe-11242588
- 33. Mexico crime 'like an insurgency'
- US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says Mexican drug violence is looking increasingly like an insurgency, a comment strongly rejected by Mexico.
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-us-canada-11234058
- 34. Honduras massacre 'gang rivalry'
- A mass shooting in a shoe factory in Honduras is blamed on rival street gangs linked to Mexican drug cartels.
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-latin-america-11240006
- 35. Second Iraqi TV presenter killed
- Gunmen in Iraq have killed an Iraqi TV journalist - the second in as many days - while four other people were killed in two attacks in the capital Baghdad.
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-middle-east-11235930
- 36. Castro criticises Iranian leader
- Cuba's Fidel Castro criticises Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad for what he called his anti-Semitic attitudes.
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-us-canada-11226158
- 37. Huge protest over India CCTV plan
- Students from different political affiliations are staging a huge protest at one of India's top universities over plans to introduce CCTV.
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-south-asia-11240867
- 38. Pakistan roadside bomb kills nine
- A roadside bomb kills nine people and injures at least four in Pakistan's Kurram tribal region on the Afghan border, reports say.
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-south-asia-11240497
- 39. Obama defiant on tax cut stance
- President Obama defends his opposition to extending Bush-era tax cuts for wealthier people and criticises what he calls Republican obstruction.
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-us-canada-11236302
- 40. Rig firms hit back at BP report
- Contractors who worked for BP on the ill-fated Deepwater Horizon oil rig criticise the company's report into the Gulf of Mexico oil spill.
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-us-canada-11239676
- 41. World Cup knocks trading at HMV
- Music, computer games and book retailer HMV says that its sales were disrupted this summer by the football World Cup.
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-11240792
- 42. Morrisons to test online shopping
- The UK's fourth biggest grocer, Morrisons, says it hopes to trial online shopping and convenience stores next year.
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-11240643
- 43. Shoppers turning to card payments
- The number of cash machines in the UK has fallen and withdrawals have dropped as shoppers turn to cards, figures show.
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-11233827
- 44. Hague: Axing embassies 'unlikely'
- Closing dozens of small embassies to save money would be a "false economy" as they do not cost much, says William Hague.
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-politics-11234987
- 45. MPs to probe Cameron-Clegg deal
- MPs are to examine how the coalition was formed after the election and issues arising from the negotiations between the two parties.
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-politics-11233131
- 46. Labour MPs to pick shadow cabinet
- Labour MPs have rejected a move to allow the new party leader to choose who serves in the shadow cabinet.
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-politics-11238856
- 47. Outbreak probe at industry sites
- There are now 12 cases linked to a Legionnaires' outbreak, as health officials focus on south Wales industrial sites in the search for the cause.
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-wales-11225645
- 48. More obesity ops 'will save cash'
- Millions of pounds are lost in England by the failure of the NHS to provide more obesity operations, a study says.
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/health-11201068
- 49. Inquiry to hear from HIV victims
- The injury into contaminated NHS blood products in the 1980s will hear from the victims who contracted HIV and Hepatitis.
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-scotland-11231986
- 50. Vocational courses to face review
- Education Secretary Michael Gove is to announce an independent review of vocational qualifications for students aged 14 to 19 in England.
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/education-11229469
- 51. Two-tier university warning given
- Vice-chancellors warn that the traditional university experience could become the preserve of an elite.
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/education-11216697
- 52. Scots teachers spend 60% in class
- Teachers in Scotland spend 60% of their time in the classroom which is higher than their counterparts anywhere in the western world, says a survey.
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-scotland-11225612
- 53. Google unveils 'instant' searches
- Google speeds up its internet search engine by launching a new product, Google Instant, that displays results as soon as users type in queries.
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/technology-11239037
- 54. Broadband speed gets laser boost
- A kind of "auto-tune for data" developed by a European team may help increase the capacities of long-haul fibre optic cables.
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/technology-11229085
- 55. One in four gives fake net names
- A survey shows a majority of web users have suffered cybercrime, but many respondents were themselves less than honest.
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/technology-11226786
- 56. New evidence for rare black hole
- Researchers say they may have found further evidence for the existence of an unusual type of black hole.
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/science-environment-11237507
- 57. Dino clue to 'earliest feathers'
- Palaeontologists uncover a new dinosaur with what may be the earliest evidence of feathers.
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/science-environment-11221459
- 58. Cable's plan to cut science funds
- Business Secretary Vince Cable has unveiled plans for a squeeze on public funding for scientific research.
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-11225197
- 59. Tinie Tempah leads way for Mobos
- Rapper Tinie Tempah leads the way in the nominations for this year's Mobo Awards in Liverpool with four nods.
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/entertainment-arts-11241067
- 60. Peggy's final plot to start later
- An explosive EastEnders storyline which could see the end of Peggy Mitchell, played by Barbara Windsor, begins on Thursday.
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/entertainment-arts-11241857
- 61. Spears sued for sexual harassment
- A former bodyguard for Britney Spears files a sexual harassment lawsuit against the pop star.
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/entertainment-arts-11241877
- 62. Beware the 'don't know' brigade
- In his regular column, Michael Blastland looks at why the people ignored by surveys could be those with the strongest opinions.
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/magazine-11206057
- 63. The blackmarket in cutting agents
- Street cocaine has long been diluted, but now the cutting agents themselves have spawned a black market.
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/magazine-11177126
- 64. The 60s, but not as we know it
- US drama Mad Men has won praise for its recreation of the 1960s, but it's not a classic depiction of the decade.
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/magazine-11200259
- 65. PMQs: Clegg faces questions on phone hacking
- Standing in for David Cameron, Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg has insisted it is for the police to decide how to proceed over the News of the World phone hacking row.
- http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/democracylive/hi/house_of_commons/newsid_8898000/8898899.stm
- 66. Plus size debut at NY Fashion Week
- For the first time at New York Fashion Week there will be a runway show featuring plus size models.
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/entertainment-arts-11239764
- 67. Google revamps search system
- Google revamps search system with launch of 'Instant'
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/technology-11239103
- 68. Merlin series takes 'darker tone'
- Newsbeat visits the cast of Merlin on location in a soggy Puzzlewood and speaks to the actors who play Merlin and Morgana.
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/newsbeat/11239107
- 69. Colorado fire destroys homes
- A forest fire in the US state of Colorado has destroyed at least 136 homes, according to officials.
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-us-canada-11240691
- 70. Lion lunges at Las Vegas trainer
- A lion lunged at a trainer as stunned onlookers watched in horror, at Las Vegas's MGM Grand Hotel and Casino.
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-us-canada-11236560
- 71. Mexico rejects drug 'insurgency' analogy
- Mexico has rejected remarks from the US Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, that drug-related violence in Mexico increasingly has the hallmarks of an insurgency.
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-latin-america-11240007
- 72. Business basics: Interest rates
- The BBC's Declan Curry looks at why interest rates matter
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-11238317
- 73. Vitamin B 'puts off Alzheimer's'
- A new study suggests high doses of B vitamins may halve the rate of brain shrinkage in older people experiencing some of the warning signs of Alzheimer's disease.
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/health-11239437
- 74. Low pay and squalor
- The plight of Commonwealth Games workers in Delhi
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-south-asia-11218833
- 75. Off the dial
- What happened to Mercury, as in Mercury music prize?
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/magazine-11212656
- 76. Modelling the future
- What will London's skyline look like in 2030?
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-england-london-11231304
- 77. Papal tours
- The UK visits of Benedict XVI and John Paul II compared
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-11186463
- 78. All for one
- Did the Blitz really make British people tougher?
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/magazine-11213968
- 79. World of difference
- Is it bad taste to have a 'shortest man' record?
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/magazine-11228268

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