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	Wednesday, 12 March, 2008, 1:00 GMT 09:00 +08:00:Asia/Shanghai

Sky high costs?
Arguments rage over new landing fees at BAA's airports

Squash pickers
£25,000 a year to pick these, yet locals don't want the work




TOP STORIES

	Top UK police chief is found dead The Chief Constable of Greater Manchester Police Michael Todd is found dead on a mountain in north Wales.

	Darling 'to delay' fuel duty rise Alistair Darling will postpone a 2p rise in fuel duty for six months, in Wednesday's Budget, the BBC learns.

	Obama 'wins Mississippi primary' Barack Obama beats Hillary Clinton in a primary vote in Mississippi, according to US media projections.

	Shock over schools 'breaking law' A government probe finds a "significant minority" of schools are breaking new rules on admissions.

	EU treaty bill clears the Commons MPs vote to approve the controversial bill which will ratify the Lisbon Treaty - by 346 votes to 206.




WORLD

	US Mid-East commander steps down The head of US forces in the Middle East, Adm William Fallon, resigns amid reported differences over Iran.

	Obama 'wins Mississippi primary' Barack Obama beats Hillary Clinton in a primary vote in Mississippi, according to US media projections.

	Deadline to quit for NY's Spitzer New York Governor Eliot Spitzer is given an ultimatum to quit or face impeachment over sex allegations.




AFRICA

	Zuma challenges evidence seizures The leader of South Africa's ruling party tries to stop documents gathered in raids being used in his graft trial.

	Nigeria oil rebel pipeline found Nigeria's army says it has found a private pipeline supplying oil to a militant's home in the Niger Delta.

	Somalis mourn killed peace cleric Mourners in Somalia's capital attend the funeral of a preacher well known for his sermons against violence.




AMERICAS

	Deadline to quit for NY's Spitzer New York Governor Eliot Spitzer is given an ultimatum to quit or face impeachment over sex allegations.

	US Mid-East commander steps down The head of US forces in the Middle East, Adm William Fallon, resigns amid reported differences over Iran.

	STDs rife among US teenage girls At least one in four teenage girls in the US has a sexually transmitted disease, a study finds.




ASIA-PACIFIC

	China inflation hits fresh high High food prices drove Chinese consumer inflation to an 11-year high of 8.7% in February, figures show.

	Penang abandons pro-Malay policy The Malaysian state of Penang says it will no longer follow a government policy favouring ethnic Malays.

	Hostel 'turned away' Aborigines A hostel in Australia could face legal action after allegedly refusing entry to a group of Aborigines.




EUROPE

	Croats in Hague war crimes trial Three Croatian ex-generals go on trial at the UN war crimes tribunal in one of its most high-profile cases.

	Price-fixing probe hits airlines Airlines including Lufthansa are raided as part of a European Commission price-fixing probe.

	Gay Iranian man loses asylum plea An Iranian homosexual who says he will be executed if deported from the Netherlands loses his asylum claim.




MIDDLE EAST

	US Mid-East commander steps down The head of US forces in the Middle East, Adm William Fallon, resigns amid reported differences over Iran.

	Iraq road bomb 'kills 16 people' A roadside bomb kills at least 16 people and injures 22 as they travel on a bus in southern Iraq, reports say.

	Saudi women make video protest Saudi activists post video of a woman at the wheel of her car, in protest at the ban on female drivers.




SOUTH ASIA

	Deadly blasts hit Pakistani city At least 24 people die in two bomb attacks - one at a key police building - in Pakistan's city of Lahore, officials say.

	Afghan shops join doctors' strike Shops and factories in the Afghan province of Herat join a doctors' strike to demand better security.

	Indian Tibetans 'defy march ban' Tibetan refugees in India say they are defying a ban against them marching in protest over Chinese policy.




UK

	Top UK police chief is found dead The Chief Constable of Greater Manchester Police Michael Todd is found dead on a mountain in north Wales.

	Darling 'to delay' fuel duty rise Alistair Darling will postpone a 2p rise in fuel duty for six months, in Wednesday's Budget, the BBC learns.

	EU treaty bill clears the Commons MPs vote to approve the controversial bill which will ratify the Lisbon Treaty - by 346 votes to 206.




ENGLAND

	Top UK police chief is found dead The Chief Constable of Greater Manchester Police Michael Todd is found dead on a mountain in north Wales.

	Goa mother faces 'neglect' probe The mother of a British girl found dead in Goa says police may question her about possible neglect.

	London 2012 to shelve ship idea The organisers of the London Olympics scrap plans to have a ship sail the world promoting Britain's cultural riches, the BBC learns.




NORTHERN IRELAND

	Gale force winds set to batter NI A severe weather warning is issued for Northern Ireland, as the UK braces itself for further storms.

	Second nursery tested for E.coli Children and staff at a second nursery in Belfast are to be tested for a possible E.coli infection.

	Boot murder man to serve 17 years A man convicted of murdering a woman, whose body was found in the boot of a car in Belfast, is to serve 17 years.




SCOTLAND

	'No reason' for whisky duty rise The whisky industry argues there is no good reason for a duty rise, ahead of Chancellor Alistair Darling's first budget.

	Second attempt to extend tagging Ministers are to make a second attempt to extend the length of time prisoners can be electronically tagged.

	City to host rare Da Vinci works The Stirling Smith is chosen to host an exhibition of works by Leonardo da Vinci to mark the Prince of Wales' birthday.




WALES

	Top UK police chief is found dead The Chief Constable of Greater Manchester Police Michael Todd is found dead on a mountain in north Wales.

	Bishop given leave over rumours The Bishop of St David agrees to take a leave of absence after rumours about his marriage break up, the Church in Wales says.

	Radio 'could have saved SAS man' A radio link may have saved an SAS soldier, killed on his first day parachute training, an inquest hears.




POLITICS

	Darling 'to delay' fuel duty rise Alistair Darling will postpone a 2p rise in fuel duty for six months, in Wednesday's Budget, the BBC learns.

	EU treaty bill clears the Commons MPs vote to approve the controversial bill which will ratify the Lisbon Treaty - by 346 votes to 206.

	50 councils may run post offices Up to 50 councils are looking at taking over post offices scheduled for closure, it is claimed.




BUSINESS

	Darling 'to delay' fuel duty rise Alistair Darling will postpone a 2p rise in fuel duty for six months, in Wednesday's Budget, the BBC learns.

	Central banks fight credit crisis US stocks see the biggest gains in five years after the world's largest central banks act to calm jittery credit markets.

	Plastic card fraud goes back up Fraudulent use of UK credit and debit cards rose by a quarter last year, with losses amounting to £535m.




ENTERTAINMENT

	Laurie 'snubbed' after US success Actor Hugh Laurie says Britain has turned its back on him since he became a success on US TV.

	Detective Agency to be serialised Best-selling book The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency will be serialised on TV, with Anthony Minghella directing.

	Baby boy for Radio 1's Sara Cox BBC Radio 1 presenter Sara Cox gives birth to her second child, a baby boy named Isaac.




SCIENCE/NATURE

	Cassini to make audacious flyby Nasa directs its Cassini spacecraft to make an ultra-close pass of the Saturnian moon Enceladus.

	Cosmic 'treasure trove' revealed A space probe measuring the oldest light in the Universe has found that cosmic neutrinos made up 10% of matter shortly after the Big Bang.

	Call to show car 'lifetime price' Showing the long-term cost of a car would encourage buyers towards "green" models, a UK government adviser says.




TECHNOLOGY

	Chemical brain controls nanobots A tiny chemical brain which could one day act as a remote control for swarms of nano-machines is demonstrated.

	Users offered ad tracking choice TalkTalk has confirmed that it will not offer a controversial ad system as a default for customers.

	Camera 'looks' through clothing A camera that can "see" explosives, drugs and weapons hidden under clothing from 25 metres is invented.




HEALTH

	Fears over DIY health tests boom The public are being warned by leading health experts about the boom in tests and scans for the "worried well".

	Nurse regulator 'dysfunctional' The nurse and midwives regulatory body has an ingrained culture of "racism and bullying", an MP says.

	Gulf War illness 'chemical link' US research links health problems suffered by Gulf War veterans to exposure to a particular group of chemicals.




EDUCATION

	Shock over schools 'breaking law' A government probe finds a "significant minority" of schools are breaking new rules on admissions.

	Public schools 'may have to shut' Independent schools are warned they will not be able to reopen as businesses if they lose charitable status.

	Teachers call for ban on homework A union conference motion proposes that homework be abolished for primary school age children.

ON THIS DAY NEWS FROM THE BBC ARCHIVES

1993: Bombay hit by devastating bombs
At least 200 people are killed when a series of devastating bombs explode in India's financial capital.

1984: Miners strike over threatened pit closures
Tens of thousands of Britain's miners are stopping work in what looks like becoming a long battle against job losses.

1964: Hoffa faces eight years behind bars
The president of the powerful American Teamsters union is sentenced to eight years on bribery charges.




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