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Net Neighbourhood News: BBC UK Headlines

Apology for women raped by father
Two women raped by their father over 25 years - bearing nine of his children - are given a public apology by the authorities. 		view link
Economic storm not over, says PM
Gordon Brown warns of economic storms ahead but vows not to "let you down" as the date of the Budget is announced. 		view link
BA strike talks end without deal
Talks between BA and the Unite union aimed at averting strike action by cabin crew break down without agreement. 		view link
Scientists to review climate body
The UN Secretary-General asks the world's leading science academies to review the UN's climate science body. 		view link
Kidnapped boy's father back in UK
The father of a British boy kidnapped in Pakistan has returned home against police wishes, the BBC learns. 		view link
Ex-chief warns over defence funds
Ministers will have to cut back all but the most essential defence projects to meet a funding shortfall, a former defence chief warns. 		view link
Contractors 'divert Somalia aid'
Up to half the food aid in Somalia is routinely diverted to corrupt contractors and militants, a leaked UN report says. 		view link
Israel pressured over homes
Israel comes under growing international pressure following its approval of new building in occupied East Jerusalem. 		view link
Man charged with terror offences
A 30-year-old Tyneside man has been charged with a series of terror offences, police said. 		view link
Berezovsky wins poison libel case
Oligarch Boris Berezovsky wins his libel case over claims he was behind the murder of Alexander Litvinenko. 		view link
Lost Boys actor Haim dies aged 38
Lost Boys actor Corey Haim dies at the age of 38, the Los Angeles coroner's office confirms. 		view link
Oscar bosses defend Farrah Fawcett snub
Actress Farrah Fawcett was not in the Oscars memorial segment because she was more known as a TV star, the Academy says. 		view link
Parents complain that buggies are seen as a nuisance
Parents with buggies who take up wheelchair spaces on buses face a crackdown in a government campaign to improve passengers' experiences. 		view link
Live - Wednesday football
David Beckham returns to Old Trafford as his AC Milan side try to overcome Man Utd and reach the Champions League quarter-finals, while Burnley host Stoke in the Premier League. 		view link
Man Utd 4-0 AC Milan (agg 7-2)
Wayne Rooney scores twice in another irresistible display as Manchester United ease into the Champions League quarter-finals at AC Milan's expense. 		view link
Pompey axe 85 jobs to cut costs
Administrators at Portsmouth FC start to make employees redundant, with 85 people losing their jobs. 		view link
How can we reduce reoffending?
About 60% of prisoners serving short sentences reoffend within a year. Is prison the right answer? 		view link
Nick Robinson
PM tries to be seen as modern-day Churchill 		view link
Afghan anxieties
Why the UK fears politics and force are out of synch 		view link
Junk mail quiz
Test yourself, now Royal Mail will no longer limit the stuff 		view link
Medical records
Who can read my notes? Electronic records explained 		view link
Fatwa flashing
Can a fatwa to counter a fatwa really work? 		view link
Fighting the tide
Church authority at risk as scandals spread in Europe 		view link
Boy's torturers given jail terms
A Leeds drugs gang are jailed for torturing a boy, 16, to force his family to pay a £20,000 ransom over a "drugs debt". 		view link
Body found in missing mother hunt
Police searching for a Dundee mother-of-three who went missing two weeks ago believe they have found her body. 		view link
Man guilty of murdering daughter
A man stabbed to death his 17-year-old daughter with a hunting knife as she sat in the passenger seat of his car. 		view link
Renewed threat to crystal factory
There is a renewed threat to the Tyrone Crystal factory in Dungannon, County Tyrone, according to staff. 		view link
Nigeria charges over Jos killings
Police say 49 people are to be charged with murder following communal violence that left scores of Nigerian villagers dead. 		view link
Insurers 'face $7bn Chile bill'
The earthquake in Chile may cost the global insurance industry as much as $7bn (£4.7bn), Swiss Re estimates. 		view link
Biden steps up pressure on Israel
The US vice-president renews criticism of Israel over an East Jerusalem building project and urges bold steps to peace. 		view link
'Bali bomber' killed in Indonesia
Indonesia's President Yudhoyono confirms security forces killed Bali bomb suspect Dulmatin in raids in Jakarta on Tuesday. 		view link
Spanish hostage in Africa freed
A Spanish woman aid worker kidnapped in West Africa last year has been freed, the Spanish government says. 		view link
Iran attacks US over Afghanistan
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad says it is the US, not Tehran, that is playing a "double game" in Afghanistan. 		view link
Smaller losses at Northern Rock
Northern Rock says that it made "good progress" in 2009, after reporting a sharp fall in its annual losses. 		view link
UK global clout 'waning' - Hague
The Conservatives pledge to reverse what they say is the UK's "shrinking" influence in the world if they win power. 		view link
Call to halt NHS medical database
Doctors leaders urge ministers to halt the development of a medical records database for patients in England. 		view link
More schools fail Ofsted checks
More schools in England are being judged as inadequate in Ofsted's new-style inspections, according to figures just released. 		view link
EU to back bluefin tuna trade ban
EU nations decide to support a ban on international trade in Atlantic bluefin tuna until stocks recover. 		view link
Daly 'fighting' to save marriage
Strictly Come Dancing presenter Tess Daly says her marriage to fellow presenter Vernon Kay is "worth fighting" for. 		view link
Internet up for Nobel Peace Prize
The internet is among a record 237 individuals and organisations nominated for this year's Nobel Peace Prize. 		view link
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