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	Thursday, 21 February, 2008, 1:00 GMT 09:00 +08:00:Asia/Shanghai

Shopping for jihad
How a Birmingham man supported Afghan militants

The N-word
Was Thatcher the last person to nationalise a UK firm?




TOP STORIES

	British citizenship tests planned Immigrants who want to become British citizens will need to pass tests to "prove their worth", under new plans.

	Ex-MI6 boss denies killing Diana The former chief of MI6 tells the inquest into Princess Diana's death that the service did not murder her.

	Mother's plea to missing daughter The mother of a nine-year-old girl who is missing from home appeals for her daughter's safe return.

	Royal Marine dies in Afghan blast A Royal Marine is killed in an explosion in southern Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence says.

	'Double life' of accused killer A man accused of murdering his special constable wife was having an affair with a prostitute, a court hears.




WORLD

	Kenya 'at risk of fresh violence' Violence could erupt again in Kenya unless a solution to the country's crisis is found urgently, a new report warns.

	Wounded Clinton eyes big contests Hillary Clinton is scrambling to revive her flagging bid for the US presidency in next month's key Ohio and Texas primaries.

	F-15 pilots rescued off Florida Two US pilots are rescued in the Gulf of Mexico, following an incident involving F-15C fighter jets.




AFRICA

	Kenya 'at risk of fresh violence' Violence could erupt again in Kenya unless a solution to the country's crisis is found urgently, a new report warns.

	Fighting 'traps' Darfur refugees Thousands of Darfur refugees are trapped on the border with Chad after a government offensive, rebels say.

	US 'is not seeking African bases' George W Bush says the US is not looking to set up bases in Africa on the latest stop of his African tour.




AMERICAS

	Wounded Clinton eyes big contests Hillary Clinton is scrambling to revive her flagging bid for the US presidency in next month's key Ohio and Texas primaries.

	F-15 pilots rescued off Florida Two US pilots are rescued in the Gulf of Mexico, following an incident involving F-15C fighter jets.

	Yellow fever crisis hits Paraguay Thousands of Paraguayans queue for vaccines against yellow fever, after a rare outbreak of the disease.




ASIA-PACIFIC

	Curfew for US troops in Okinawa The US military imposes a curfew on its troops in Okinawa, amid outrage over a recent alleged rape.

	Burma attacked over constitution Burma's neighbours and the US criticise the draft constitution which is to be put to referendum.

	China arrests over HK sex scandal China arrests 10 people accused of copying and distributing explicit images of Hong Kong actor Edison Chan.




EUROPE

	Kosovo 'tool kit for separatists' Kosovo independence sets a dangerous precedent for other states with separatist movements, says Serbia.

	Armenia PM wins presidency poll Armenian Prime Minister Serge Sarkisian wins Armenia's presidential poll, officials say, but his main rival cries foul.

	Spain opens new bullet train link The first high-speed rail link between Madrid and Barcelona opens in Spain, after years of delay.




MIDDLE EAST

	Iraqi police detain street people Iraqi police detain beggars and mentally ill people found on the streets who could be exploited by militants.

	Palestinians 'may declare state' A top official says Palestinians could unilaterally declare statehood, as Kosovo did, if talks with Israel fail.

	Israeli MP blames quakes on gays An Israeli MP blames parliament's tolerance of gays for recent earthquakes that have hit the Holy Land.




SOUTH ASIA

	Bhutto widower 'rejects PM role' Benazir Bhutto's widower rules himself out as prime minister despite his party's success in Pakistan's election.

	US warns India over nuclear pact India must conclude a nuclear deal with the US if it is to be approved before presidential polls, Delhi is warned.

	Dhoni tops Indian auction bidding India skipper Mahendra Dhoni attracts the highest price at the Indian Premier League's inaugural auction.




UK

	British citizenship tests planned Immigrants who want to become British citizens will need to pass tests to "prove their worth", under new plans.

	Royal Marine dies in Afghan blast A Royal Marine is killed in an explosion in southern Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence says.

	MPs attack bin charges 'retreat' Proposals for five pilot rubbish charging schemes mark a "wholehearted retreat" by ministers, MPs say.




ENGLAND

	Mother's plea to missing daughter The mother of a nine-year-old girl who is missing from home appeals for her daughter's safe return.

	'Double life' of accused killer A man accused of murdering his special constable wife was having an affair with a prostitute, a court hears.

	Child, 12, guilty of raping boy A 12-year-old boy is convicted of raping a five-year-old boy as they played in a garden in Bradford.




NORTHERN IRELAND

	£76m paid over health negligence Almost £76m has been paid to victims of medical negligence in Northern Ireland in the last five years, it is revealed.

	Mother to get care children back A mother who had three children taken into care will be reunited with them, the High Court rules.

	Bomb found at mail sorting office A bomb found by staff at the Royal Mail's sorting office in Mallusk, County Antrim, is defused by the Army.




SCOTLAND

	Ban on children held in prisons The Scottish Government is to scrap laws that allow under-16s to be held in prison on remand.

	Scottish Water ownership debated A change in the ownership of Scottish Water is to be considered by the Scottish government.

	Man found guilty of attack on dog A man is found guilty of a "sickening attack" on a dog, which witnesses said was 'kicked like a football'.




WALES

	Soldier denies girls kidnap plan Staff at an internet cafe caught a soldier discussing on chatrooms the kidnapping of young girls, a trial hears.

	Pcs' van fight began as 'prank' A police officer accused of punching a colleague who would drive a force van, claims it began as a "prank".

	Crown awarded 'squatter's rights' The Crown wins 'squatter's rights' to the Severn Estuary in a dispute with a man who claimed ownership.




POLITICS

	British citizenship tests planned Immigrants who want to become British citizens will need to pass tests to "prove their worth", under new plans.

	DNA disc failings 'catastrophic' David Cameron attacks Gordon Brown over the failure to check 4,000 DNA samples for more than a year.

	MPs attack bin charges 'retreat' Proposals for five pilot rubbish charging schemes mark a "wholehearted retreat" by ministers, MPs say.




BUSINESS

	SocGen's controls 'lacked depth' An internal investigation into losses at Societe Generale criticises controls at the French bank.

	Oil at a record again in New York For the second day in a row, oil prices close at a record in New York amid Opec production fears.

	Death knell for 125% mortgages? Lenders are pulling deals for 100%-plus mortgages, leaving first-time buyers with a financial headache.




ENTERTAINMENT

	Take That scoop Brit Award double Take That, the Arctic Monkeys and the Foo Fighters win two prizes each at the Brit music awards in London.

	Edna's 'bridesmaid' dies at 100 Actress Emily Perry, who played Dame Edna Everage's companion Madge Allsop, has died aged 100.

	Spears is barred from seeing sons A court denies singer Britney Spears' latest bid to regain the right to visit her two children.




SCIENCE/NATURE

	Atlantis ends its Columbus voyage The Atlantis orbiter touches down on Earth after a 13-day mission to cement Europe's position on the space station.

	Map pinpoints disease 'hotspots' Scientists compile a detailed map highlighting the world's hotspots of emerging infectious diseases.

	Self-healing rubber bounces back A material that is able to self-repair even when sliced in two is invented by French researchers.




TECHNOLOGY

	Xbox to deliver community games Amateur game developers will be able to share their homemade titles over Xbox Live.

	Self-healing rubber bounces back A material that is able to self-repair even when sliced in two is invented by French researchers.

	Brain control headset for gamers Games will soon be able to interact with the virtual world using their thoughts and emotions alone.




HEALTH

	'Fullstop-size cure' for cataract New technology has significantly reduced the length of the incision needed to remove eye cataracts.

	Female G spot 'can be detected' The G spot - supposedly a route to female sexual satisfaction - can be located by ultrasound, say scientists.

	Map pinpoints disease 'hotspots' Scientists compile a detailed map highlighting the world's hotspots of emerging infectious diseases.




EDUCATION

	Call for GCSE languages regrade Head teachers and language experts say it is harder to get good grades in modern languages than other GCSEs.

	£800m 'not cutting drop-out rate' A fifth of students are still dropping out of their university courses despite millions spent on the issue.

	School with two pupils reprieved A Moray school with just two pupils on its roll will stay open despite local authority attempts to close it.

ON THIS DAY NEWS FROM THE BBC ARCHIVES

1972: Nixon makes historic visit to China
US President Richard Nixon arrives in China at the start of a week-long summit aimed at ending 20 years of frosty relations between the two countries.

1965: Black nationalist leader shot dead
Controversial black leader Malcolm X, who once called for a "blacks-only" state in the US, has been assassinated.

1997: 'Bridgewater Three' freed
Three men jailed 18 years ago for the murder of 13-year-old paper boy Carl Bridgewater are released after their convictions are ruled unsafe.




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