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Inmate reoffending 'costs £10bn'
Reoffending by thousands of criminals serving short sentences in England and Wales costs up to £10bn a year, says a report.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/uk/8558802.stm
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US 'hid terror suspect treatment'
A former head of MI5 says she did not know US intelligence services were mistreating terror suspects until after she retired.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/uk/8558958.stm
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Indonesia militant 'was killed'
Indonesia's President Yudhoyono confirms security forces killed terror suspect Dulmatin in raids in Jakarta on Tuesday.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/8559054.stm
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US attacks East Jerusalem plans
US Vice-President Joe Biden condemns Israel's approval of 1,600 new homes in East Jerusalem, as he prepares to visit the West Bank.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/middle_east/8558850.stm
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Call to halt NHS medical database
Doctors' leaders urge ministers to halt the development of a medical records database for patients in England.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/health/8559045.stm
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Banking fraud 'moves to internet'
Fraudsters are continuing their switch from traditional card fraud to raiding online bank accounts, new research shows.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/business/8558535.stm
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Baby P rules 'may increase risks'
Rules to improve child protection after the Baby P case may leave children more vulnerable to harm, council leaders warn.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/uk/8558463.stm
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Social care deal 'dead in water'
Attempts to reach a cross-party deal on funding social care appear to be dead in the water ahead of a key summit.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/health/8557775.stm
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UK seeks Afghan political drive
Foreign Secretary David Miliband is to urge the Afghan president to seek a political solution to the conflict with the Taliban.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/uk_politics/8559034.stm
10.
Collider to fix faults for a year
The Large Hadron Collider must be shut down for a year starting in late 2011 to address design flaws, the BBC has learned.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/8556621.stm
11.
Man admits blackmailing Letterman
A US TV producer pleads guilty to attempting to blackmail US chat show host David Letterman over his affairs.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/entertainment/8558781.stm
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Ancient eggshells of extinct species yield DNA
The eggshells of long-dead and extinct species are a particularly good source to find preserved DNA, researchers say.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/8558683.stm
13.
Leaping off the page - Belgian paper prints '3D edition'
A Belgian daily has issued what is thought to be Europe's first 3D newspaper - complete with cardboard viewing glasses.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/europe/8559038.stm
14.
Bendtner shines as Arsenal progress
Nicklas Bendtner silences his recent critics with a hat-trick as Arsenal see off Porto in emphatic fashion to reach the Champions League quarter-finals.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/sport1/hi/football/europe/8555855.stm
15.
Portsmouth 1-2 Birmingham
Two goals from Cameron Jerome inspire Birmingham to a battling win against bottom-club Portsmouth at Fratton Park.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/8549395.stm
16.
Sunderland 4-0 Bolton
Darren Bent scores a hat-trick as Sunderland claim their first league win of 2010 against ten-man Bolton.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/8550477.stm
17.
Does the UK need fewer graduates?
Targets for getting young people into university should be scrapped, say graduate recruiters. What do you think?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/blogs/haveyoursay/2010/03/does_the_uk_need_less_graduate.html
18.
Dotcom Crash
10 years on from when the Nasdaq bubble burst
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/business/8558257.stm
19.
Royal junk mail
Why postal reforms are good news for direct mailers
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/business/8558079.stm
20.
Art 'crime'
UK painter defiant despite Turkish conviction
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/uk/8558805.stm
21.
Tracked down
Paedophile priest left alone by Church and state
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/programmes/newsnight/8556659.stm
22.
Taking a chance
Can we write off the rehabilitation of offenders?
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/magazine/8556140.stm
23.
Stephanomics
Maybe we can't devalue our way out of trouble
http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/blogs/thereporters/stephanieflanders/2010/03/rebalancing_deferred.html
24.
Pyramid fraudster guilty of £34m scam
A professional gambler is found guilty of running a pyramid scheme which targeted people on low incomes.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/england/kent/8558453.stm
25.
Medical records lost after error
A woman whose medical records disappeared from her GP surgery has sparked questions over the security of patient record transfers.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/scotland/glasgow_and_west/8558496.stm
26.
Chevron looks for refinery buyer
The Chevron oil firm is looking for bids for a refinery that directly employs around 1,400 people in Pembrokeshire.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/wales/south_west/8557995.stm
27.
PM hails 'historic' justice vote
The devolution of policing and justice powers to NI marks the end to decades of strife, Gordon Brown says.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/northern_ireland/8558466.stm
28.
Nigeria 'ignored attack warnings'
A Nigerian governor accuses the army of ignoring warnings of attacks, as communal tension remains high near Jos.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/africa/8558246.stm
29.
Ban honours UN's Haiti 'heroes'
Ban Ki-moon pays tribute to the 101 UN staff who died in the Haiti quake, as President Preval seeks US support for the economy.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/americas/8558880.stm
30.
US apology for Gaddafi comments
The US State Department apologises for comments by a spokesman on a call by Libya for holy war against Switzerland.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/africa/8558764.stm
31.
Formal Suu Kyi ban in Burma poll
A new election law formally bars pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi from taking part in elections planned in Burma.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/8559048.stm
32.
EU concern over end of tanker bid
Brussels says it hopes European aerospace group EADS was not prevented from fairly bidding for a major US defence deal.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/business/8557769.stm
33.
Indian MPs approve women's bill
India's upper house sees a second day of uproar as it backs a bill to reserve a third of all parliamentary seats for women.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/south_asia/8557237.stm
34.
BA strike action talks to resume
Talks aimed averting strike action by BA cabin crew are due to resume later, after a deadline was extended.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/business/8558399.stm
35.
MPs query coalfields revival plan
A £1bn government scheme to regenerate former coalmines has been poorly co-ordinated and lacks vision, MPs argue.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/uk_politics/8558647.stm
36.
'No proof' IVF aided by acupuncture
There is no evidence acupuncture or Chinese herbal medicine boost the chance of IVF success, fertility experts warn.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/health/8558527.stm
37.
More schools likely to be failed
More schools in England are being judged as inadequate in Ofsted's new-style inspections, figures are expected to show.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/education/8558036.stm
38.
Ring may be giant 'impact crater'
Deforestation has revealed what could be a giant impact crater in Central Africa, according to Italian scientists.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/8526093.stm
39.
Wonderland film breaks 3D record
Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland enters the UK and Ireland box office at number one, with record opening takings for a 3D movie.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/entertainment/8557679.stm
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Hard drive evolution could hit XP
Hard drives are about to undergo one of the biggest format shifts in 30 years but it could cause problems for Windows XP users.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/technology/8557144.stm