| Sunday, 07 February, 2010, 0:00 GMT 24:00 +00:00:Europe/London | |
| TOP STORIES | |
| Outrage feared over MPs' defence Conservative and Lib Dem leaders urge MPs facing expense claim charges not to use Parliamentary privilege as a defence. | |
| Snowstorm paralyses US east coast The most severe snow storms for decades hit eastern US, paralysing transport, and bringing Washington DC to a standstill. | |
| Actor Ian Carmichael dies at 89 Actor Ian Carmichael, who starred on TV as Bertie Wooster and in films including I'm All Right Jack, dies aged 89. | |
| G7 pledges to cancel Haiti debt The world's seven industrialised nations vow to cancel the debts that Haiti owes them, following the devastating earthquake. | |
| Brown makes social care promise Gordon Brown has promised reforms in the social care system to stop the financial worry of old age. | |
| WORLD | |
| Snowstorm paralyses US east coast The most severe snow storms for decades hit eastern US, paralysing transport, and bringing Washington DC to a standstill. | |
| G7 pledges to cancel Haiti debt The world's seven industrialised nations vow to cancel the debts that Haiti owes them, following the devastating earthquake. | |
| Zuma apologises over love-child South African President Jacob Zuma apologises for fathering an illegitimate child, after a national outcry. | |
| AFRICA | |
| Zuma apologises over love-child South African President Jacob Zuma apologises for fathering an illegitimate child, after a national outcry. | |
| Delays mar Nigeria regional poll Voting for a new governor in Nigeria's volatile Anambra state is delayed as police refuse to escort ballot papers. | |
| Mass protest at Togo football ban Over 10,000 people rally in Togo against a ban from the next two African Cup of Nations tournaments. | |
| AMERICAS | |
| Snowstorm paralyses US east coast The most severe snow storms for decades hit eastern US, paralysing transport, and bringing Washington DC to a standstill. | |
| G7 pledges to cancel Haiti debt The world's seven industrialised nations vow to cancel the debts that Haiti owes them, following the devastating earthquake. | |
| Row over girl's Rio Carnival role A row erupts in Rio de Janeiro as a young girl is given what is traditionally a "sexy" role as a samba queen in the famous carnival. | |
| ASIA-PACIFIC | |
| Australia in huge China coal deal An Australian firm signs a $60bn deal to supply coal to Chinese power stations from a mine to be built in Queensland. | |
| Freed US man leaves North Korea US activist Robert Park arrives in Beijing after being freed from detention in North Korea, reports from South Korea say. | |
| Dinosaur footprint haul in China Scientists in China say they have discovered more than 3,000 dinosaur footprints, all facing in the same direction. | |
| EUROPE | |
| INLA disposes of weapons caches The Irish National Liberation Army which killed Tory MP Airey Neave and more than 120 other people decommissions its weapons. | |
| French aid worker freed in Chad A French aid worker seized in Chad last year is released unharmed, the Red Cross says. | |
| Portugal police find 'Eta cache' Portuguese police seize half a tonne of explosives they suspect belonged to Basque separatist group Eta. | |
| MIDDLE EAST | |
| West questions Iran nuclear claim Western powers respond with scepticism to Iran's claim that a deal to swap enriched uranium for nuclear fuel could be close. | |
| Iraq video 'shows US contractor' A Shia militant group in Iraq posts an internet video showing a man who appears to be a missing US military contractor. | |
| World's oldest monastery restored Egypt completes the restoration of Saint Anthony's, reputedly the world's oldest Christian monastery. | |
| SOUTH ASIA | |
| Thousands mourn Karachi bomb dead Mourners attend funerals for more than a dozen people killed in bomb attacks targeting Shia Muslims in the Pakistani city of Karachi. | |
| Afghan villagers shot 'in error' Afghan police shoot dead seven young men near the Pakistani border after mistaking them for insurgents, a police official says. | |
| India US death sentences upheld A court in India upholds death sentences for two men convicted over a 2002 shooting attack on a US centre in Calcutta. | |
| UK | |
| Outrage feared over MPs' defence Conservative and Lib Dem leaders urge MPs facing expense claim charges not to use Parliamentary privilege as a defence. | |
| INLA disposes of weapons caches The Irish National Liberation Army which killed Tory MP Airey Neave and more than 120 other people decommissions its weapons. | |
| Man seriously hurt at Stoke match An arrest is made after a man is found unconscious and suffering a head injury at a Stoke City Premier League home game. | |
| ENGLAND | |
| Man seriously hurt at Stoke match An arrest is made after a man is found unconscious and suffering a head injury at a Stoke City Premier League home game. | |
| Tests due on murder case bodies Post-mortem tests are to be carried out on the bodies of a mother, father and daughter who were found dead in Shropshire. | |
| Man 'harassed' actress Knightley A 41-year-old man appears in court charged with harassing actress Keira Knightley. | |
| NORTHERN IRELAND | |
| INLA disposes of weapons caches The Irish National Liberation Army which killed Tory MP Airey Neave and more than 120 other people decommissions its weapons. | |
| Durkan makes last leader address Mark Durkan delivers his final address to the SDLP as party leader at its annual conference in Newcastle, County Down. | |
| Royal Mail sorry for result delay Royal Mail apologises for problems delivering some exam results for the controversial Northern Ireland grammar school entrance tests. | |
| SCOTLAND | |
| Salmond cancels auctioned lunches First Minister Alex Salmond cancels four Holyrood lunch appointments sold at auction to raise funds for the SNP. | |
| Campaign launched against cuts Scotland's largest public service union, Unison, is holding a rally in Glasgow to campaign against local service cuts. | |
| Island ferry reverses into pier Fourteen passengers have been brought safely to shore after a ferry crashed into a pier on the Kintyre Peninsula. | |
| WALES | |
| Clegg attacks 'rotten Parliament' Britain has a "rotten" political funding system, Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg tells supporters in Wales. | |
| Missing blind woman's body found The body is discovered of a 46-year-old blind woman with hearing difficulties who had been reported missing. | |
| Bookies staff threatened in raid Police search for a robber who threatened employees at a bookmaker before making off with a large amount of money. | |
| POLITICS | |
| Outrage feared over MPs' defence Conservative and Lib Dem leaders urge MPs facing expense claim charges not to use Parliamentary privilege as a defence. | |
| INLA disposes of weapons caches The Irish National Liberation Army which killed Tory MP Airey Neave and more than 120 other people decommissions its weapons. | |
| Brown makes social care promise Gordon Brown has promised reforms in the social care system to stop the financial worry of old age. | |
| ENTERTAINMENT | |
| Actor Ian Carmichael dies at 89 Actor Ian Carmichael, who starred on TV as Bertie Wooster and in films including I'm All Right Jack, dies aged 89. | |
| Jackson's doctor 'to be charged' Los Angeles prosecutors will file a criminal case against Michael Jackson's doctor on Monday in connection with the singer's death, LA County district attorney's office says. | |
| Man 'harassed' actress Knightley A 41-year-old man appears in court charged with harassing actress Keira Knightley. | |
| SCIENCE/NATURE | |
| Shuttle to deliver giant window The shuttle Endeavour is set to lift off from Florida on a mission to carry a giant bay window to the space station. | |
| Climate scepticism 'on the rise' The British public has become increasingly sceptical about climate change, a poll for BBC News suggests. | |
| Dynamic Pluto revealed in images Images from the Hubble Space Telescope reveal that the icy dwarf planet Pluto undergoes dramatic seasonal changes. | |
| TECHNOLOGY | |
| Microsoft tackles 17-year-old bug A 17-year-old vulnerability that dates from the days of DOS is being patched in Microsoft's February security update. | |
| US objects to Google books plan The US Department of Justice says that it is still not satisfied with a deal that would allow Google to build a vast digital library. | |
| Pirate bill could 'breach rights' An influential group of MPs and peers says the government's approach to illegal file-sharing could breach the rights of net users. | |
| HEALTH | |
| Premature birth gene clue found DNA differences which appear to affect the risk of giving birth early have been found by US scientists. | |
| Artificial pancreas diabetes hope Scientists in Cambridge show that an "artificial pancreas" can be used to regulate blood sugar in children with Type 1 diabetes. | |
| Transplant first in kidney sister A pioneering procedure has allowed a British woman to get a new kidney from her sister - even though the organ would normally be rejected. | |
| EDUCATION | |
| Teachers 'lack violence training' A union calls for compulsory training on dealing with violence in class as a study suggests new teachers are ill-prepared. | |
| Open University curbs Tesco deal The Open University is scaling back a scheme which allows students to pay for courses with Tesco clubcard points. | |
| Academies 'want to teach IGCSEs' Academies call for the right to teach the type of international qualifications increasingly being used in independent schools. | |
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| 1958: United players killed in air disaster Seven Manchester United footballers are among 21 dead after an air crash in Munich. | |||
| 1952: King George VI dies in his sleep His Majesty, King George VI, dies peacefully in his sleep at Sandringham House, aged 56. | |||
| 2001: Sharon sweeps to power The leader of the right-wing Likud party, Ariel Sharon, wins a landslide victory to become the new prime minister of Israel. | |||
| TOP STORIES | |
| England 30-17 Wales Two tries from flanker James Haskell help England open their RBS Six Nations campaign with victory over Wales at Twickenham. | |
| Man Utd 5-0 Portsmouth Manchester United storm to the top of the Premier League after crushing bottom club Portsmouth. | |
| Liverpool 1-0 Everton Dirk Kuyt grabs the only goal of the game to settle a truculent Merseyside derby as 10-man Liverpool beat Everton to further their top-four ambitions. | |
| Ireland 29-11 Italy Grand Slam holders Ireland labour to a comfortable win over an unambitious Italy side in a disappointing Six Nations opener at Croke Park. | |
| Hull 2-1 Man City Goals from Jozy Altidore and George Boateng help to give Hull their first win in 11 games and dent Manchester City's hopes of a top-four finish. | |
| FOOTBALL | |
| Man Utd 5-0 Portsmouth Manchester United storm to the top of the Premier League after crushing bottom club Portsmouth. | |
| Live video - The Football League Show Manish Bhasin introduces highlights from all the action in the Football League (UK users only). | |
| Liverpool 1-0 Everton Dirk Kuyt grabs the only goal of the game to settle a truculent Merseyside derby as 10-man Liverpool beat Everton to further their top-four ambitions. | |
| ARSENAL | |
| Chelsea v Arsenal Preview followed by live coverage of Sunday's game between Chelsea and Arsenal in the Premier League. | |
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| > Arsenal statistics | |
| ASTON VILLA | |
| Tottenham 0-0 Aston Villa Tottenham and Aston Villa are unable to boost their hopes of a Champions League spot with a frustrating goalless stalemate. | |
| > More news on Aston Villa | |
| > Aston Villa statistics | |
| BIRMINGHAM | |
| Keeper Hart gets Capello backing England boss Fabio Capello says Birmingham's on-loan keeper Joe Hart is having a "fantastic season". | |
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| > Birmingham statistics | |
| BLACKBURN | |
| Stoke 3-0 Blackburn Stoke produce an outstanding display in Tony Pulis' 300th match in charge to leapfrog Blackburn in the table. | |
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| > Blackburn statistics | |
| BOLTON | |
| Bolton 0-0 Fulham Bolton and Fulham play out a goalless draw in their Premier League match at the Reebok Stadium. | |
| > More news on Bolton | |
| > Bolton statistics | |
| BURNLEY | |
| Burnley 2-1 West Ham Burnley pick up their first win under Brian Laws as a late effort from new signing Araujo Ilan proves insufficient for West Ham. | |
| > More news on Burnley | |
| > Burnley statistics | |
| CHELSEA | |
| Chelsea v Arsenal Preview followed by live coverage of Sunday's game between Chelsea and Arsenal in the Premier League. | |
| > More news on Chelsea | |
| > Chelsea statistics | |
| EVERTON | |
| Liverpool 1-0 Everton Dirk Kuyt grabs the only goal of the game to settle a truculent Merseyside derby as 10-man Liverpool beat Everton to further their top-four ambitions. | |
| > More news on Everton | |
| > Everton statistics | |
| FULHAM | |
| Bolton 0-0 Fulham Bolton and Fulham play out a goalless draw in their Premier League match at the Reebok Stadium. | |
| > More news on Fulham | |
| > Fulham statistics | |
| HULL | |
| Hull 2-1 Man City Goals from Jozy Altidore and George Boateng help to give Hull their first win in 11 games and dent Manchester City's hopes of a top-four finish. | |
| > More news on Hull | |
| > Hull statistics | |
| MANCHESTER CITY | |
| Hull 2-1 Man City Goals from Jozy Altidore and George Boateng help to give Hull their first win in 11 games and dent Manchester City's hopes of a top-four finish. | |
| > More news on Manchester City | |
| > Manchester City statistics | |
| MANCHESTER UNITED | |
| Man Utd 5-0 Portsmouth Manchester United storm to the top of the Premier League after crushing bottom club Portsmouth. | |
| > More news on Manchester United | |
| > Manchester United statistics | |
| PORTSMOUTH | |
| Man Utd 5-0 Portsmouth Manchester United storm to the top of the Premier League after crushing bottom club Portsmouth. | |
| > More news on Portsmouth | |
| > Portsmouth statistics | |
| STOKE | |
| Stoke 3-0 Blackburn Stoke produce an outstanding display in Tony Pulis' 300th match in charge to leapfrog Blackburn in the table. | |
| > More news on Stoke | |
| > Stoke statistics | |
| SUNDERLAND | |
| Sunderland 1-1 Wigan Mohamed Diame's first goal for Wigan is cancelled out by a Kenwyne Jones header in an entertaining scrap with Sunderland. | |
| > More news on Sunderland | |
| > Sunderland statistics | |
| TOTTENHAM | |
| Tottenham 0-0 Aston Villa Tottenham and Aston Villa are unable to boost their hopes of a Champions League spot with a frustrating goalless stalemate. | |
| > More news on Tottenham | |
| > Tottenham statistics | |
| WEST HAM UNITED | |
| Burnley 2-1 West Ham Burnley pick up their first win under Brian Laws as a late effort from new signing Araujo Ilan proves insufficient for West Ham. | |
| > More news on West Ham United | |
| > West Ham United statistics | |
| WIGAN | |
| Sunderland 1-1 Wigan Mohamed Diame's first goal for Wigan is cancelled out by a Kenwyne Jones header in an entertaining scrap with Sunderland. | |
| > More news on Wigan | |
| > Wigan statistics | |
| AFRICAN FOOTBALL | |
| Thousands protest at Togo Cup ban Thousands fill the streets of Lome to protest Caf's four year ban on Togo. | |
| Nigeria part company with Amodu Nigeria sack coach Shaibu Amodu despite the team's third-place finish at the Africa Cup of Nations. | |
| TP Mazembe unveils $10m budget Reigning African Champions League winners TP Mazembe have unveiled a $10 million for next season. | |
| CRICKET | |
| India v South Africa live score India take on South Africa in the first Test at Nagpur. | |
| Australia v W Indies live score Australia take on West Indies in the first one-day international at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. | |
| Kallis & Amla put S Africa on top Jacques Kallis hits his 34th Test hundred as South Africa rally strongly after a poor start to the first Test against India in Nagpur. | |
| RUGBY UNION | |
| England 30-17 Wales Two tries from flanker James Haskell help England open their RBS Six Nations campaign with victory over Wales at Twickenham. | |
| Ireland 29-11 Italy Grand Slam holders Ireland labour to a comfortable win over an unambitious Italy side in a disappointing Six Nations opener at Croke Park. | |
| Lamont bullish on Scots chances Scotland winger Sean Lamont believes a win in the Six Nations opener against France on Sunday could be the springboard to a Grand Slam. | |
| RUGBY LEAGUE | |
| St Helens 12-32 Hull Sean Long marks his return to St Helens with a try as his new Hull side start the season with a surprise win at foggy Knowsley Road. | |
| Leeds 10-24 Castleford Joe Westerman scores 10 points as Castleford recover from a 10-6 half-time deficit to stun champions Leeds with victory at foggy Headingley. | |
| Huddersfield hit by Mason injury Huddersfield prop Keith Mason is ruled out for at least a month after tearing a pectoral muscle. | |
| TENNIS | |
| GB end Fed Cup campaign with loss Great Britain finish their Fed Cup campaign in Portugal with a defeat by the Netherlands. | |
| Serbia & Russia level in Fed Cup Jelena Jankovic fights back to beat Alisa Kleybanova and draw Serbia level at 1-1 with Russia after day one of their Fed Cup World Group tie. | |
| Injured Serena out of Paris Open World number one Serena Williams pulls out of next week's Paris Indoor Open because of a leg injury. | |
| GOLF | |
| Westwood tied for lead in Dubai European number one Lee Westwood cards a 68 to make it a four-way tie for the lead going into the final round of the Dubai Desert Classic. | |
| Woods linked with February return Tiger Woods is reportedly targeting a comeback in the WGC Match Play Championship in Arizona. | |
| Northern Trust Open leaderboard | |
| MOTORSPORT | |
| Campos working hard to save team Prospective Formula 1 team boss Adrian Campos says he is hopeful the future of his outfit will be secured next week. | |
| Rossi sets pace in opening test World champion Valentino Rossi sets the pace in the first pre-season MotoGP test in Sepang. | |
| Raikkonen agrees rallying switch Former Formula 1 champion Kimi Raikkonen agrees to race for Citroen's junior team in the 2010 World Rally Championship. | |
| FORMULA 1 | |
| Campos working hard to save team Prospective Formula 1 team boss Adrian Campos says he is hopeful the future of his outfit will be secured next week. | |
| Virgin give car Silverstone test Virgin Racing will complete first two-day test of their F1 car on Friday ahead of a full track debut next week. | |
| Friday's F1 gossip column Ferrari encouraged by pace of new car, Spaniard Adrian Valles tipped to fill vacant US F1 seat, plus other rumours. | |
| BOXING | |
| Booth picks up Commonwealth title Jason Booth defends his British super-bantamweight crown and collects the vacant Commonwealth title following victory over Matthew Marsh. | |
| Promoters deny Froch venue claim Promoters Sauerland Events insist they have yet to decide where to stage Carl Froch's WBC super-middleweight defence against Mikkel Kessler on 17 April. | |
| Mayweather sets up Mosley fight Undefeated Floyd Mayweather Jr will fight Shane Mosley for the latter's WBA welterweight title on 1 May. | |
| ATHLETICS | |
| Chambers victorious in Birmingham British sprinter Dwain Chambers warms up for next week's world indoor trials in Sheffield with a fine 60m victory at the Birmingham Games in 6.58 seconds. | |
| Bolt to start 2010 with 400m run Olympic and world champion Usain Bolt will make his 2010 track comeback over 400m in Jamaica on Saturday 13 February. | |
| Ennis to miss Commonwealth Games Britain's world heptathlon champion Jessica Ennis tells the BBC that she will skip the Commonwealth Games in Delhi this October. | |
| SNOOKER | |
| Smooth Higgins claims Welsh Open John Higgins reels off a string of fine breaks to beat defending champion Ali Carter 9-4 in the Welsh Open final. | |
| Higgins trumps O'Sullivan in semi John Higgins will take on defending champion Ali Carter in the Welsh Open final after overcoming Ronnie O'Sullivan 6-4. | |
| Dominant O'Sullivan beats Allen Ronnie O'Sullivan beats Mark Allen 5-2, missing a golden chance for a 147 along the way, to reach the semi-finals of the Welsh Open. | |
| HORSE RACING | |
| McCoy to ride Denman in Gold Cup Tony McCoy is called up to ride Denman in the Cheltenham Gold Cup. | |
| Cornelius Lysaght on Twitter Follow the latest news from the BBC's horse racing correspondent (external site) | |
| Hurdler Binocular wins at Sandown Trainer Nicky Henderson's Binocular records a first win of the season when he coasts to victory in the Contenders Hurdle at Sandown. | |
| CYCLING | |
| Cummings gets fourth for Team Sky British cyclist Steve Cummings finishes an impressive fourth as Team Sky make their European debut in Marseille. | |
| Olympic cycle track 'ready first' The cycle track is on course to be the first London 2012 venue completed for the Olympic Games, the Olympic Delivery Authority says. | |
| Wiggins' Sky debut set for Qatar Three-time Olympic champion Bradley Wiggins will make his debut for Team Sky at the Tour of Qatar, which starts on 7 February. | |
| OTHER SPORT... | |
| Colts favourites in Super Bowl Indianapolis are favoured to win a third Super Bowl against New Orleans, who are in the NFL's big game for the first time. | |
| Bond loses in Welsh Open quarters Devon's Ian Bond loses to Robert Weale in the quarter-finals of the Welsh International Open in Swansea. | |
| English National Championships draw and results Latest from the event at Manchester Velodrome. | |
| FUN AND GAMES | |
| Review of the week Fergie gets the hairdryer treatment as Terry has a week to forget | |
| Robbo Robson blog The Tees Mouth on the captaincy options open to England coach Fabio Capello | |
| Sport quotes of the week Warnock has something to smile about, plus top chants | |
| NORTHERN IRELAND | |
| Ireland 29-11 Italy Grand Slam holders Ireland labour to a comfortable win over an unambitious Italy side in a disappointing Six Nations opener at Croke Park. | |
| Dungannon Swifts 4-4 Portadown Dungannon Swifts and Portadown play out an eight-goal thriller at Stangmore Park. | |
| Glenavon 2-1 Coleraine A late Conor Walsh goal gives Glenavon a 2-1 win over Coleraine at Mourneview Park. | |
| SCOTLAND | |
| Raith Rovers 1-1 Aberdeen Gary McDonald's stoppage-time equaliser against Raith Rovers prevents Aberdeen suffering another shock Scottish Cup exit. | |
| St Mirren 0-0 Rangers A scoreless encounter in Paisley means St Mirren and Rangers will contest a replay to decide who reaches the quarter-finals of the Scottish Cup. | |
| Lamont bullish on Scots chances Scotland winger Sean Lamont believes a win in the Six Nations opener against France on Sunday could be the springboard to a Grand Slam. | |
| WALES | |
| England 30-17 Wales Two tries from flanker James Haskell help England open their RBS Six Nations campaign with victory over Wales at Twickenham. | |
| Gatland blast at Wales lock Jones Coach Warren Gatland says Alun Wyn Jones' sin-bin for tripping England hooker Dylan Hartleyn probably cost Wales the game. | |
| Swansea 2-0 Preston David Cotterill's free-kick expertise spearheads Swansea's win over Preston in the Championship. | |
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