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Currently Viewing: BBC News - World

  • Euro ministers doubt Greek plans
    Greece's planned new austerity measures may not be enough to win a 130bn euro bailout, say eurozone ministers meeting in Brussels.
  • New Homs shelling 'kills dozens'
    Nearly 100 people are reported killed in new violence in Syria's city of Homs as government troops continue an onslaught aimed at crushing rebels.
  • Spanish judge Garzon is convicted
    Spain's most prominent judge, Baltasar Garzon, is found guilty of authorising illegal recordings of lawyers and banned from office for 11 years.
  • US banks in mortgage settlement
    Five of the biggest US banks agree to provide $25bn in assistance to homeowners to settle claims over improper foreclosure practices.
  • Mexico seizes 'largest meth haul'
    Mexican soldiers secure 15 tonnes of methamphetamines at a ranch in the western state of Jalisco, in what is believed to be the largest seizure of the drug yet.

Currently Viewing: BBC News - UK

  • Nine men jailed over terror plot
    Nine men who plotted to bomb the London Stock Exchange and build a terrorist training camp are jailed.
  • Bank injects £50bn into economy
    The Bank of England agrees to extend its quantitative easing programme by £50bn to give a further boost to the UK economy.
  • Couple in £45m EuroMillions win
    A couple due to marry become the second pair from Nottinghamshire in weeks to win more than £40m in the EuroMillions lottery.
  • Clifford talks of media 'cancer'
    Max Clifford tells the Leveson media probe phone hacking was a "cancer" in journalism, while Heather Mills spoke of having her messages accessed.
  • Guilty pleas over hospital abuse
    Three members of staff from a private hospital near Bristol, featured in a Panorama programme, plead guilty to the ill treatment of residents.