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Anti-social response 'must improve'
Police forces in England and Wales are being criticised for failing to deal adequately with anti-social behaviour.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/uk/8560720.stm
2.
Four due in court over expenses
Three Labour MPs and a Tory peer are due in court later to face charges in relation to their expenses claims.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/uk_politics/8561359.stm
3.
High-speed rail plans announced
Plans for a new high-speed rail line between London and Birmingham are announced by Transport Secretary Lord Adonis.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/uk/8561286.stm
4.
Pakistan kidnap boy not released
The Foreign Office says a five-year-old boy from Oldham kidnapped in Pakistan has not been released.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/uk/8561423.stm
5.
Biden tries to ease Mid-East row
US Vice-President Joe Biden says Middle East peace talks must resume, despite a row over Israeli settlement plans.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/middle_east/8561998.stm
6.
Hamas release British journalist
Hamas release a British journalist, Paul Martin, accused of spying and jailed for a month in the Gaza Strip, British officials say.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/middle_east/8561705.stm
7.
Bosnian war leader granted bail
Ex-Bosnian president Ejup Ganic, who faces war crimes allegations, has been given bail by London's High Court.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/uk/8562009.stm
8.
John Lewis staff get £151m bonus
Department store group John Lewis reports a 9.7% rise in annual profits to £306.6m as staff share a bumper bonus.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/business/8561671.stm
9.
Crackdown on school place cheats
A report into parents who cheat to get their child into a school calls for whistleblowing hotlines to be set up.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/education/8561948.stm
10.
Fire destroys Shoreditch offices
More than 100 firefighters tackle a major fire at a restaurant and office block in central London.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/england/london/8561386.stm
11.
Service to dedicate memorial wall
Prime Minister Gordon Brown is due to attend a service to rededicate the Basra Memorial Wall following its relocation to the National Memorial Arboretum in Staffordshire.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/england/8560937.stm
12.
Bill Gates is no longer the world's richest man, say Forbes
Mexican Carlos Slim overtakes Bill Gates as the world's richest man, according to the Forbes "rich list", with a fortune of $53.5bn.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/business/8560731.stm
13.
Bank of America sorry for mistakenly repossessing parrot
Bank of America has apologised to a woman in Pennsylvania after one of its contractors entered her house and confiscated her parrot.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/middle_east/8561707.stm
14.
Beckham lauds 'world best' Rooney
David Beckham hails Wayne Rooney as one of the world's best players after he fires Man Utd into the Champions League quarter-finals.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/man_utd/8561285.stm
15.
England to make late Broad call
England will make a last-minute call on the fitness of Stuart Broad for the first Test against Bangladesh in Chittagong.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/sport1/hi/cricket/england/8561727.stm
16.
Hargreaves must wait for return
Manchester United midfielder Owen Hargreaves will not make his return from injury in a reserve game on Thursday, as originally planned.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/man_utd/8551404.stm
17.
How to police anti-social behaviour?
Police are failing to record and tackle anti-social behaviour, according to a review. How can they improve?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/blogs/haveyoursay/2010/03/how_should_police_tackle_antis.html
18.
BBC School Report
Some 25,000 students are turning their classrooms into newsrooms and working towards a real broadcast deadline
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/school_report/news_day_2010/default.stm
19.
Powered pedal
Beijing's silent invasion of electric bicycles
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/8538221.stm
20.
Afghan anxieties
Why the UK fears politics and force are out of synch
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/uk_politics/8560826.stm
21.
Mardell's America
'Open carry' activists do weekly shop with a gun
http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/blogs/thereporters/markmardell/2010/03/armed_and_ready_to_shop.html
22.
Farming future
The dawning age of the agricultural automatons
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/technology/8558095.stm
23.
Parched island
Politicians look away as Cyprus dies of drought
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/programmes/from_our_own_correspondent/8560424.stm
24.
Your pictures
Your pictures of the week on the theme of impressions
http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/blogs/photoblog/2010/03/your_pictures_of_the_week_impressions.html
25.
Failed 'mercy killing' wife dies
A woman convicted of the attempted killing of her husband dies in an assisted suicide at a Swiss clinic.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/england/devon/8561918.stm
26.
Pupil assault teacher wins appeal
A Dundee teacher convicted of assaulting two pupils is given an absolute discharge after an appeal.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/scotland/tayside_and_central/8562042.stm
27.
Police 'report card' to go online
Inspections on the four Welsh police forces to be published on a new website finds services are generally "fair" or "good".
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/wales/wales_politics/8561217.stm
28.
Two rescued as fire destroys flat
Two people are rescued from a first floor flat in the Ballysillan Road area of north Belfast which is destroyed in a fire.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/northern_ireland/8561388.stm
29.
Nigeria survivors recall massacre
Survivors of violence in central Nigeria on Sunday have been telling the BBC what happened.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/africa/8561748.stm
30.
Chile's new leader to be sworn in
Chilean tycoon Sebastian Pinera will be sworn in as president, with a major post-earthquake rebuilding effort ahead of him.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/americas/8561340.stm
31.
Egypt's top cleric dies aged 81
Egypt's top Muslim cleric, Mohammed Sayed Tantawi, has died suddenly in Saudi Arabia at the age of 81.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/middle_east/8559397.stm
32.
Burma election laws condemned
Burma's election laws provoke widespread condemnation, as Aung San Suu Kyi's 1990 poll win is formally annulled.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/8561354.stm
33.
Ukraine president forms coalition
Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych secures a coalition in parliament, and one of his loyalists is nominated as PM.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/europe/8561531.stm
34.
Afghan plea for 'no proxy wars'
Afghanistan does not want other countries' "proxy wars" fought on its soil, President Hamid Karzai says in Islamabad.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/south_asia/8561395.stm
35.
Union to consider BA strike dates
Union leaders representing British Airways cabin crew will meet later to decide whether to announce dates for a strike.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/business/8561352.stm
36.
Clegg seeks £10bn to cut deficit
Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg calls for a £10bn "down payment" in the next financial year to help cut the UK's deficit.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/uk_politics/8561339.stm
37.
Hospital rap over medicine errors
Too many patients in England and Wales are not getting their medicines in hospital, a safety watchdog says.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/health/8558476.stm
38.
Patchy picture on school places
Most families in England were given their first choice of secondary school - but the picture is varied.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/education/8561765.stm
39.
Scientists to review climate body
The UN secretary general asks the world's leading science academies to review the UN's climate science body.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/8561004.stm
40.
Take That star sorry for affairs
Take That star Mark Owen says he is "deeply sorry" for cheating on his partner of five years before they married in 2009.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/entertainment/8561562.stm
41.
'Console killer' launches in June
A gaming service that aims to kill off the traditional gaming console will begin streaming games over the net in June this year.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/technology/8556874.stm