The government plans talks with the England and Wales Cricket Board about banning Zimbabwe’s 2009 tour.
Original source : http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/sport1/hi/cricket/e…
Entries from January 2008
January 3, 2008
Telescope spies newborn planet
Astronomers discover a newborn planet in a solar system that is still in the process of forming.
Original source : http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/71685…
January 3, 2008
Shot officer speaks of pub raid
A police officer speaks about the moment she was shot in the leg in a raid at a pub on New Year’s Eve.
Original source : http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/england/lancas…
January 3, 2008
S Lanka truce end worries Norway
Norwegian peace mediators voice concern at Sri Lanka’s decision to end a ceasefire with Tamil Tiger rebels.
Original source : http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/south_as…
January 3, 2008
Leeds boss ‘chased car vandal’
Leeds United manager Dennis Wise is quizzed by police after chasing a youth allegedly throwing stones at his car.
Original source : http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/england/west_y…
January 3, 2008
Kenya official urges vote inquiry
Kenya’s attorney general calls for an independent inquiry into the result of the disputed presidential poll.
Original source : http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/africa/7…
January 3, 2008
UK airport strikes are called off
Three strikes that threatened to paralyse some of the UK’s top airports are called off after a deal is reached.
Original source : http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/business/71697…
January 3, 2008
Bhutto supporters ‘facing arrest’
Thousands of Benazir Bhutto supporters face riot charges after unrest in Pakistan, her party says.
Original source : http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/south_as…
January 3, 2008
Cold snap brings snow to Scotland
The first heavy snows of the winter arrive as strong easterly winds send temperatures tumbling.
Original source : http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/scotland/71687…
January 3, 2008
Cycling fury at beheading ‘joke’
A club which lost four members in a crash backs hundreds of complaints about a “humorous” call for decapitation of cyclists.
Original source : http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/wales/north_ea…
