Archive for the ‘ Break News ’ Category

Ai Weiwei gets first family visit

Detained Chinese artist Ai Weiwei has been allowed his very first contact with his family members considering that his arrest in Beijing far more than 40 days ago.
BBC News – House

Sudan ‘war criminal’ win rejected

Sudan’s former rebels reject the election victory of an alleged war criminal in an oil-wealthy state, which has sparked fears of renewed conflict.
BBC News – House

New anti-extremism strategy due

The government is due to publish an updated strategy for tackling extremism and terrorism, which is expected to recommend targeting radicalism in prisons.
BBC News – Home

EU to hold E.coli crisis meeting

EU agriculture ministers are to hold emergency talks, as efforts continue to find the source of an E.coli outbreak which has killed 22 individuals.
BBC News – House

Warning on university funding gap

An MPs’ report warns of a potentially big funding gap for universities and highlights a range of new monetary risks.
BBC News – Residence

Marines on UK Yemen exit standby

Some 80 Royal Marines are on standby off the coast of Yemen to assist with the probable evacuation of British civilians, the BBC has learned.
BBC News – Property

Murders ‘could have been stopped’

Neighbours of a mother and daughter found dead after a shooting in Essex express concerns that police could have prevented the deaths.
BBC News – Home

Half did not get Olympics tickets

More than half of the 1.8m individuals who applied for the London 2012 Olympic Games tickets did not receive any in the ballot, BBC learns.
BBC News – Home

First farm E. coli tests negative

The initial 23 samples of bean sprouts from a German farm suspected of being the source of an E. coli outbreak test negative but further tests are pending.
BBC News – House

IMF supports UK economic policies

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) concludes that no modifications are required to UK economic policy in its latest assessment.
BBC News – Property