Saturday, 28 November, 2009, 0:00 GMT 24:00 +00:00:Europe/London | |
TOP STORIES | |
Iraq war 'legitimacy' questioned The Iraq war was not illegal but was of "questionable legitimacy", a former senior UK diplomat tells the Chilcot inquiry. | |
Climate fund to help poor nations UK PM Gordon Brown and French President Nicolas Sarkozy offer poor nations billions of dollars to help combat climate change. | |
Golfer Woods hurt in US car crash World number one golfer Tiger Woods has been injured in a car accident near his home in Florida, his office confirms. | |
Many dead in Russia train crash Scores of people are killed or injured in a Russian train crash, unconfirmed reports say, amid speculation of a blast. | |
US agents 'failed over gatecrash' The US Secret Service admits failings after a couple gatecrashed a state dinner in the White House on Tuesday. |
WORLD | |
Many dead in Russia train crash Scores of people are killed or injured in a Russian train crash, unconfirmed reports say, amid speculation of a blast. | |
Climate fund to help poor nations UK PM Gordon Brown and French President Nicolas Sarkozy offer poor nations billions of dollars to help combat climate change. | |
US agents 'failed over gatecrash' The US Secret Service admits failings after a couple gatecrashed a state dinner in the White House on Tuesday. |
AFRICA | |
Kingdom rejects Uganda land law The Buganda kingdom rejects the new land law passed after heated debate in Uganda's parliament. | |
Africans 'aiding Rwanda suspects' Rwanda accuses Mozambique, Malawi and Zambia of being unwilling to co-operate in locating genocide suspects. | |
New SA life for ID suicide family The family of South Africa's Skhumbuzo Mhlongo who committed suicide after he was refused ID, are given a house. |
AMERICAS | |
Golfer Woods hurt in US car crash World number one golfer Tiger Woods has been injured in a car accident near his home in Florida, his office confirms. | |
Rich 'should help Amazon forests' Nine nations in the Amazon region call on rich countries to provide poorer nations with the funds to preserve forests. | |
US agents 'failed over gatecrash' The US Secret Service admits failings after a couple gatecrashed a state dinner in the White House on Tuesday. |
ASIA-PACIFIC | |
Australia emissions plan in chaos Plans for a new law on carbon emissions trading in Australia are thrown into chaos by an opposition revolt. | |
Vanuatu PM loses seat in blunder Vanuatu's prime minister is stripped of his post and parliamentary seat because of a basic paperwork error. | |
China rock star jailed over riot A Beijing court jails Chinese rock star Zang Tianshuo for six years for inciting a riot in which one person died. |
EUROPE | |
Many dead in Russia train crash Scores of people are killed or injured in a Russian train crash, unconfirmed reports say, amid speculation of a blast. | |
Climate fund to help poor nations UK PM Gordon Brown and French President Nicolas Sarkozy offer poor nations billions of dollars to help combat climate change. | |
France gets key EU Commission job France gets the key internal market post in the new European Commission, whose composition has just been announced. |
MIDDLE EAST | |
Iran rebuked by UN nuclear body The UN nuclear watchdog passes a resolution condemning Iran for developing a uranium enrichment site in secret. | |
US shares slide over Dubai fears US shares fall on worries over Dubai's debt problems, but European markets recover from earlier falls. | |
Tehran denies seizing Nobel medal Iran's foreign ministry denies officials confiscated the Nobel Peace Prize awarded to the human rights lawyer, Shirin Ebadi. |
SOUTH ASIA | |
China carbon cuts pressure India China's decision to unveil carbon emissions target two weeks before the Copenhagen climate change summit puts pressure on India, a minister says. | |
Ferry sinks in south Bangladesh A ferry capsizes in southern Bangladesh, killing three passengers and leaving more missing, police say. | |
Climate fund to help poor nations UK PM Gordon Brown and French President Nicolas Sarkozy offer poor nations billions of dollars to help combat climate change. |
UK | |
Iraq war 'legitimacy' questioned The Iraq war was not illegal but was of "questionable legitimacy", a former senior UK diplomat tells the Chilcot inquiry. | |
Climate fund to help poor nations UK PM Gordon Brown and French President Nicolas Sarkozy offer poor nations billions of dollars to help combat climate change. | |
Bail hostel contract 'may be cut' The private company which provides bail hostels for offenders and defendants has been warned its contract may be terminated, the BBC has learned. |
ENGLAND | |
Rappers jailed over warning song Two rappers are jailed for using an internet song to try to scare off witnesses to the murder of a 24-year-old man. | |
Final farewell for flood hero Pc Hundreds of people attend the funeral of a police officer who died during last week's floods. | |
Live sheep wheeled into Asda shop The RSPCA hits out at pranksters who put a live sheep in a shopping trolley and wheeled it into a London supermarket. |
NORTHERN IRELAND | |
'IRA men used extortion threats' Two former IRA prisoners used threats to extort £150,000 from two businessmen who allegedly made millions using the group's name, a court is told. | |
Major fire at industrial estate Fire-fighters bring a fire under control at an industrial estate in Londonderry after battling the blaze for five hours. | |
Accused gunman was in Irish army One of the men accused of trying to kill a police officer in County Fermanagh was a reserve soldier in the Irish Army, it is confirmed. |
SCOTLAND | |
Doctor fined over neighbour row A doctor and his wife are fined for what a sheriff describes as the "worst breach of the peace" he has seen in 20 years. | |
Des Browne to leave the Commons Former defence secretary Des Browne announces he is to step down as MP at the next general election. | |
Drop in teachers 'unacceptable' The total number of teachers in Scotland falls by 1,348 over the past year, according to Scottish government statistics. |
WALES | |
Failings over vicar killer case A health watchdog finds serious failings in the mental health treatment of a man with paranoid schizophrenia who killed a vicar. | |
Four canoeists rescued from river Emergency services rescue four canoeists who were trapped in a fast-flowing river and airlift two to hospital. | |
Spanish tourists contract E. coli Five adults from Wales are recovering at home after contracting E. coli in the Spanish resort of Benidorm. |
POLITICS | |
Iraq war 'legitimacy' questioned The Iraq war was not illegal but was of "questionable legitimacy", a former senior UK diplomat tells the Chilcot inquiry. | |
Pearson elected new UKIP leader Former Conservative peer Lord Pearson of Rannoch is elected new leader of the UK Independence Party. | |
Des Browne to leave the Commons Former defence secretary Des Browne announces he is to step down as MP at the next general election. |
ENTERTAINMENT | |
Whittle will appear on Strictly Ricky Whittle is to perform on Strictly Come Dancing after being released on bail following an incident in Liverpool. | |
'Robbie is engaged' says mother British singer Robbie Williams has proposed to his girlfriend, the pop star's mother confirms. | |
Story award is all-female affair Five female authors are in the running for this year's BBC National Short Story Award, the first time only women have been shortlisted. |
SCIENCE/NATURE | |
Herschel 'fingerprints' huge star The death throes of the biggest star known to science have been observed by Europe's new space telescope, Herschel. | |
Shuttle Atlantis lands in Florida The crew of the space shuttle Atlantis has landed in Florida ending their 11-day mission to the International Space Station. | |
Inquiry into stolen climate e-mails Details of a university inquiry into e-mails stolen from scientists at one of the UK's leading climate research units are likely to be made public next week. |
TECHNOLOGY | |
Lawyers target 'pirates' for cash Around 15,000 suspected pirates may soon get letters accusing them of illegally sharing movies and games and asking for cash. | |
Web 'threatens' public services The NHS and other public services must re-organise themselves around the needs of users, say social media activists. | |
Wikipedia denies editors' exodus The online encyclopaedia disputes claims that the numbers of people editing Wikipedia are in sharp decline. |
HEALTH | |
Sacking at second failing trust An NHS boss in Colchester is sacked - the second intervention to tackle failing standards at top trusts in 24 hours. | |
MS 'blood blockage theory' tested US scientists are testing a radical new theory that MS is caused by blockages in the veins that drain the brain. | |
UK HIV cases 'higher than ever' More people than ever before are living with HIV in the UK but more than a quarter do not know they have it, figures show. |
EDUCATION | |
New teachers 'lack secure jobs' A survey suggests many newly trained teachers are struggling to find secure positions in England's schools. | |
Faith schools 'good on cohesion' Faith group-run secondary schools are better at building community relations than non-religious ones, research suggests. | |
Drop in teachers 'unacceptable' The total number of teachers in Scotland falls by 1,348 over the past year, according to Scottish government statistics. |
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1975: TV presenter Ross McWhirter shot dead The BBC TV presenter and co-founder of the Guinness Book of Records is killed outside his home. | |||
1967: De Gaulle says 'non' to Britain - again The French President, Charles de Gaulle, says he will veto Britain's application to join the Common Market for a second time. | |||
2000: Schoolboy Damilola Taylor dies in stabbing A 10-year-old schoolboy dies after being stabbed in the leg by a gang of hooded attackers near his home. | |||
TOP STORIES | |
Golfer Woods hurt in US car crash World number one golfer Tiger Woods has been injured in a car accident near his home in Florida, his office confirms. | |
England fall to crushing defeat AB de Villiers's magnificent century helps South Africa record an emphatic 112-run victory over England in the third one-day international at Newlands. | |
Davydenko surges into semi-finals Nikolay Davydenko beats Robin Soderling to seal a place in the last four at the ATP World Tour Finals. | |
Sharks angry over Wasps call-off Wasps are criticised after refusing to play their Guinness Premiership match at Sale, citing safety concerns. | |
Djokovic reign ends despite win Novak Djokovic keeps his hopes of qualification to the semi-finals alive with victory against Rafael Nadal at the ATP World Tour Finals. |
FOOTBALL | |
Grant up for Portsmouth challenge New Portsmouth boss Avram Grant is confident that he can turn around the club's fortunes. | |
Merseyside bosses vow to fight on Liverpool boss Rafael Benitez and Everton counterpart David Moyes vow to turn their struggling teams' seasons around. | |
Wenger wants key win over Chelsea Arsene Wenger tells his young Arsenal team to prove their "moment has come" as they prepare to host Chelsea on Sunday. |
ARSENAL | |
Wenger wants key win over Chelsea Arsene Wenger tells his young Arsenal team to prove their "moment has come" as they prepare to host Chelsea on Sunday. | |
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ASTON VILLA | |
Aston Villa v Tottenham Preview followed by live coverage of Saturday's game between Aston Villa and Tottenham Hotspur in the Premier League. | |
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BIRMINGHAM | |
Birmingham suffer O'Connor blow Birmingham striker Garry O'Connor faces a lengthy spell out after being told that he requires hip surgery. | |
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BLACKBURN | |
Allardyce undergoes heart surgery Blackburn boss Sam Allardyce has surgery to widen a coronary artery. | |
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BOLTON | |
Fulham v Bolton Preview followed by live coverage of Saturday's game between Fulham and Bolton in the Premier League. | |
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BURNLEY | |
West Ham v Burnley Preview followed by live coverage of Saturday's game between West Ham and Burnley in the Premier League. | |
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CHELSEA | |
Arsenal v Chelsea Preview followed by live coverage of Sunday's game between Arsenal and Chelsea in the Premier League. | |
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EVERTON | |
Merseyside bosses vow to fight on Liverpool boss Rafael Benitez and Everton counterpart David Moyes vow to turn their struggling teams' seasons around. | |
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FULHAM | |
Fulham v Bolton Preview followed by live coverage of Saturday's game between Fulham and Bolton in the Premier League. | |
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HULL | |
Man City v Hull City Preview followed by live coverage of Saturday's game between Man City and Hull City in the Premier League. | |
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MANCHESTER CITY | |
Man City v Hull City Preview followed by live coverage of Saturday's game between Man City and Hull City in the Premier League. | |
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MANCHESTER UNITED | |
Portsmouth v Man Utd Preview followed by live coverage of Saturday's game between Portsmouth and Man Utd in the Premier League. | |
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PORTSMOUTH | |
Grant up for Portsmouth challenge New Portsmouth boss Avram Grant is confident that he can turn around the club's fortunes. | |
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STOKE | |
Pulis seeks to lower expectations Stoke City boss Tony Pulis says Potters fans need to be more realistic about their aims this season. | |
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SUNDERLAND | |
Wigan v Sunderland Preview followed by live coverage of Saturday's game between Wigan and Sunderland in the Premier League. | |
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TOTTENHAM | |
Aston Villa v Tottenham Preview followed by live coverage of Saturday's game between Aston Villa and Tottenham Hotspur in the Premier League. | |
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WEST HAM UNITED | |
West Ham v Burnley Preview followed by live coverage of Saturday's game between West Ham and Burnley in the Premier League. | |
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WIGAN | |
Wigan v Sunderland Preview followed by live coverage of Saturday's game between Wigan and Sunderland in the Premier League. | |
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AFRICAN FOOTBALL | |
Martins out until New Year Nigeria and Wolfsburg striker Obafemi Martins is to undergo surgery on his shin that will rule him out of action until at least the New Year. | |
Smith says Bougherra back in fold Rangers boss Walter Smith says Madjid Bougherra is back in contention after explaining his late return from Algeria duty. | |
Sissoko wants action on racism Juventus star Mohamed Sissoko has called for action to be taken against his own club's fans after continued racist chanting at games. |
CRICKET | |
England fall to crushing defeat AB de Villiers's magnificent century helps South Africa record an emphatic 112-run victory over England in the third one-day international at Newlands. | |
Strauss sees signs of improvement Captain Andrew Strauss insists England are heading in the right direction despite being thrashed by South Africa in the third one-day international. | |
New Zealand v Pakistan latest score New Zealand take on Pakistan in Dunedin in the first Test of a three-match series |
RUGBY UNION | |
Wales v Australia preview (Sat) Wales and Australia tackle each other on Saturday with pressure mounting on both camps to finish the November Tests with a flourish. | |
Ireland v South Africa (Sat) Six Nations champions Ireland go into Saturday's game against South Africa at Croke Park seeking their third win in a row over the world champions. | |
Scotland v Argentina (Sat) Scotland seek their third win of their November Test series against an Argentina side out to prevent a third-straight defeat. |
RUGBY LEAGUE | |
Wakefield take a look at Johnson Former international player Paul Johnson is training with Wakefield in the hope of earning a deal. | |
Gloucester eye move for Tadulala Gloucester admit they are interested in a remarkable move for former rugby league winger Semi Tadulala. | |
Millard eager for Wildcats chance Wakefield Trinity Wildcats new signing Daryl Millard arrives at Belle Vue to start his new life in Super League |
TENNIS | |
Davydenko surges into semi-finals Nikolay Davydenko beats Robin Soderling to seal a place in the last four at the ATP World Tour Finals. | |
Djokovic reign ends despite win Novak Djokovic keeps his hopes of qualification to the semi-finals alive with victory against Rafael Nadal at the ATP World Tour Finals. | |
Nadal upbeat despite losing run Rafael Nadal remains upbeat despite losing all three matches at the ATP World Tour Finals and vowed to rediscover his attacking game in 2010. |
GOLF | |
Golfer Woods hurt in US car crash World number one golfer Tiger Woods has been injured in a car accident near his home in Florida, his office confirms. | |
World Cup leaderboard (pgatour.com) | |
Ireland hold on to World Cup lead Ireland's Rory McIlroy and Graeme McDowell retain a three-shot lead at the World Cup of Golf in China despite a stumble during Friday's foursomes. |
MOTORSPORT | |
BMW sells Sauber back to founder German car manufacturer BMW provisionally agrees to sell its BMW Sauber Formula 1 team back to team founder Peter Sauber. | |
New date for Silverstone MotoGP The 2010 British MotoGP at Silverstone is put back two weeks and will now be staged on Sunday, 20 June. | |
Loeb secures sixth title in a row France's Sebastien Loeb claims a record sixth successive world rally title with victory at the Rally GB. |
FORMULA 1 | |
BMW sells Sauber back to founder German car manufacturer BMW provisionally agrees to sell its BMW Sauber Formula 1 team back to team founder Peter Sauber. | |
Force India retain Sutil & Liuzzi Adrian Sutil and Vitantonio Liuzzi will stay on as Force India's drivers for the 2010 season. | |
F1 gossip column Alex Wurz rules out return with US F1, Volkswagen considering F1 entry, plus other rumours. |
BOXING | |
Small fails to shine in victory Anthony Small retains his British and Commonwealth light-middleweight titles with a lacklustre victory over Thomas McDonagh. | |
Barker to fight late replacement Darren Barker will fight Bristol's Danny Butler for the vacant British middleweight crown on Friday after former champion Wayne Elcock withdraws | |
Women's Olympic move fires up teen boxer Teenage boxer Shakira Ley says she feels more determined now that women's events have been included in the Olympic programme and has her sights on a place in the Great Britain squad for London 2012. |
ATHLETICS | |
Family is a priority - Radcliffe BBC Sport's Rob Walker reports from Addis Adaba where Paula Radcliffe enjoys being Haile Gebrselassie's guest of honour at the recent Great Ethiopian Run and reveals she would like to have another child before the 2012 Olympic Games in London. | |
Radcliffe plans child before 2012 Paula Radcliffe says she hopes to have a second child before the 2012 Olympics, but insists she will still be targeting a gold medal. | |
Coe eyes 2012 stadium for Worlds Lord Coe has hinted that UK Athletics may use London's 2012 Olympic stadium as its centre-piece for a bid to host the 2015 World Athletics Championships. |
SNOOKER | |
Snooker world tour plan unveiled Snooker's governing body has announced plans to introduce an international circuit, featuring 15 ranking tournaments, from 2010. | |
UK Championship gets Pukka deal This year's UK Championship will be sponsored by Leicester-based food manufacturer Pukka Pies. | |
Rampant Robertson sees off Ding Australian Neil Robertson wins his fourth ranking title with a 9-4 Grand Prix victory over Ding Junhui in Glasgow. |
HORSE RACING | |
Denman primed for Hennessy test Denman, one of Paul Nicholls' superstar steeplechasers, remains favourite to win a second Hennessy Gold Cup - despite having to carry a huge weight. | |
Man in court over jockey deaths A man is charged with the murder of two apprentice jockeys who died in a fire at a flat in North Yorkshire. | |
Cornelius Lysaght on Twitter Follow the latest news from the BBC's horse racing correspondent (external site) |
CYCLING | |
Contador will remain with Astana Tour de France winner Alberto Contador confirms he will stay with the Astana team until the end of 2010. | |
Cyclist Storey aims to double up Manchester's Paralympic cycling champion Sarah Storey says she wants to compete in both the Olympics and Paralympics at London 2012. | |
McEwen targets Australia comeback Australian sprinter Robbie McEwen plans to make his professional comeback at the Tour Down Under in January following serious injury. |
OTHER SPORT... | |
Wembley Arena to host 2012 events Badminton and rhythmic gymnastics at the London 2012 Olympics are set to be held at Wembley Arena rather than a new, purpose-built facility. | |
Rowing coach Platt wins BBC award Rowing coach Bobby Platt from Coleraine is the BBC Sports 2009 Unsung Hero for Northern Ireland. | |
GB stars 'can make names' at Duel Liam Tancock hopes British swimmers can become household names by competing in events like December's Duel in the Pool versus the United States in Manchester. |
FUN AND GAMES | |
Review of the week Neville gets frosty about fridges, Becks has a blast and Spurs hammer nine | |
Robbo Robson blog "Is a groundshare the answer for Liverpool and Everton?" | |
Sport quotes of the week Keano's rant, Defoe's lucky boots and all your top chants |
NORTHERN IRELAND | |
World Cup of Golf leaderboard (pgatour.com) The Omega Mission Hills World Cup is under way in Shenzhen, China. | |
Downpatrick join Kilmore in final The Steel and Sons Cup final on Christmas Day will be a local derby between Amateur League clubs Downpatrick and Kilmore Rec. | |
McCausland criticises IFA pay-out The sports minister criticises the IFA for a six-figure payout to settle a case taken by its former chief executive. |
SCOTLAND | |
Brown and Maloney face weeks out Celtic midfielder Scott Brown will have another operation on his ankle problem, while Shaun Maloney needs rest for tendonitis. | |
Scotland v Argentina (Sat) Scotland seek their third win of their November Test series against an Argentina side out to prevent a third-straight defeat. | |
Smith says Bougherra back in fold Rangers boss Walter Smith says Madjid Bougherra is back in contention after explaining his late return from Algeria duty. |
WALES | |
Wales v Australia preview (Sat) Wales and Australia tackle each other on Saturday with pressure mounting on both camps to finish the November Tests with a flourish. | |
Cardiff reject Matthews sale talk Cardiff say reports linking teenager Adam Matthews with a January move to Manchester United is just speculation. | |
Tate aiming for Newcastle scalp Alan Tate hopes Newcastle win promotion to the Premier League - after Swansea take three points from them at St James' Park. |
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