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Royal Bank of Scotland chief executive, Stephen Hester, tells the BBC he briefly considered resigning during the uproar over his bonus. Aircraft maker Airbus has been ordered to check the wings of all A380 superjumbo planes currently in service. Syrian opposition groups say the city of Homs has come under the heaviest shelling in days, despite the president's pledge to engage in dialogue. Argentina will make a formal complaint to the UN about British "militarisation" around the disputed Falkland Islands, says President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner. Peers are urged to support a move to let hospitals do more private sector work as plans to overhaul the NHS in England return to the Lords. US conservative Rick Santorum wins races for the Republican presidential nomination in three states, upsetting front-runner Mitt Romney. Older people needing social care are being let down and "passed like parcels" between fragmented services, a group of MPs says. MPs say spending cuts raise concerns over the UK's ability to launch another mission on the same scale as the operation in Libya. More than 120 people are arrested during raids across London by a new Metropolitan Police unit dedicated to tackling gang crime. The Department for Work and Pensions admits to a large backlog of new sickness benefit claims, as tens of thousands await a decision beyond the 13-week assessment period. Temperatures in England plummeted overnight but failed to match the coldest night of the winter so far. A UK ticket-holder has won more than £45m in the Euromillions lottery, operator Camelot reveals. British actor Mackenzie Crook, best known for playing Gareth in The Office, is shortlisted for this year's Waterstones Children's Book Prize. Two men abandon their third attempt at crossing the Atlantic while naked on a pedalo after two previous failed bids. Greek PM Lucas Papademos is set to meet coalition parties in an attempt to seal an austerity deal to secure a new EU/IMF bailout. Employers added permanent jobs for the first time in four months in January, says the Recruitment and Employment Confederation. George Osborne promises to fight an "anti-business culture", warning that the row over bonuses and pay threatens to undermine jobs and prosperity. The family of former first minister and DUP leader Ian Paisley remain at his hospital bedside. Scientists in the US have successfully made human brain cells in the lab that are an exact replica of genetically caused Parkinson's disease. Almost 1,000 private patients with PIP breast implants have contacted the NHS. The figure was given by Professor Sir Bruce Keogh, NHS Medical Director, in evidence to the Commons Health Select Committee. The dispute over appointing the next university access watchdog is going to be resolved - as a committee of MPs prepares to announce its verdict. A teacher is reprimanded after comments about drinking and parties appeared on her Facebook site and were viewed by pupils. Thousands of Trendnet security camera webfeeds have been breached and shared on the internet, including live video from children's rooms. Hackers demanded money in return for keeping stolen source code a secret, security firm Symantec says. A study of hormones in whale faeces shows that right whales are stressed by propeller noise from shipping. Time-lapse footage reveals how mushroom corals inflate and deflate to free themselves from smothering sand. Three paintings from Elizabeth Taylor's personal art collection are sold for almost £14 million at an auction in London. Coroners rule Don Cornelius's death was suicide, nearly a week after the Soul Train creator was found with a gun shot to his head. In the US and UK the market for clothing for pets is growing. But is it a sensible bit of indulgence or an inappropriate fad? From Oliver Twist to A Christmas Carol, Charles Dickens highlighted poverty and squalor. But did he really help change things? Blackpool seal an FA Cup fifth-round tie at Everton after a convincing 3-0 victory at Sheffield Wednesday. Alberto Contador says his two-year ban for failing a drugs test is a 'terrible injustice'. Former bouncer Levi Bellfield is due to seek permission to appeal against his conviction for the kidnap and murder of teenager Milly Dowler. The jury in the Harry Redknapp tax evasion trial starts its second day of deliberations. Finance Secretary John Swinney looks set to offer last minute changes to his budget in an effort to secure opposition support. Police and coastguards try to trace the owners of a car found abandoned in waters off the coast of Dumfries and Galloway. A police woman's lost mobile phone containing hundreds of photographs and operational details falls into the hands of dissident republicans. Two more men are arrested by police investigating the murder of a man in Lurgan at the weekend. An assembly member is to lead a Senedd debate later in a bid to introduce compulsory microchipping for dogs in Wales. Thefts of heating oil around Wales have increased by over 500% in the past five years, BBC Wales has learned. The Anti-Homosexuality Bill is reintroduced to Uganda's parliament - without the death penalty but still calling for life in prison for some offences. Sudan's president is due to launch a governing body to oversee a peace deal intended to end the war in western region of Darfur which began in 2003. Crucial assembly elections are under way in India's most populous state of Uttar Pradesh, a major test of support for the ruling Congress party. Pakistani PM Yousuf Raza Gilani files an appeal against appearing before the Supreme Court on contempt charges on 13 February. German's trade surplus rises to 158bn euros in 2011 on record exports of 1.06tn euros, official figures show. The European Court of Human Rights rejects a complaint by Princess Caroline of Monaco, in a ruling backing media rights on celebrity reporting. Talks to end a police strike in the Brazilian state of Bahia break down, as troops blockade the state assembly occupied by striking officers. Jamaica throws about 2,000 illegal firearms into a furnace as part of a programme to reduce gun trafficking and violent crime on the island. Three leading US senators warn Egypt the risk of a "disastrous" break in ties has rarely been greater, as it plans to try 43 pro-democracy activists. Israel's main trade union federation launches a national strike intended to shut down government offices, banks, airports, ports and rail services. A California court rules that a bar on same-sex unions is unconstitutional, in the latest stage of a long-running battle over the issue in the US state. Canada ordered its intelligence agency to use information that may have been extracted through torture if public safety is at risk, it emerges. 24 hours of news photos: 7 February 2012 Protests lead to the resignation of President Much of UK with several inches of snow New York Giants beat New England Patriots 24 hours of news photos: 6 February 2012 Making make use of old rubber trees in Liberia News photos from around the world: 28 January-3 February Sixty photographs for 60 years on the throne The morning starts with a debate on international trade and UK exports, followed by a debate on the broadcasting of court proceedings. South African police have charged a man with fraud after he claimed to be a famous Zulu musician who had come back from the dead. Katie Price has told Newsnight's Jeremy Paxman she thinks breast implants should have an age limit of 21, following the health scare over implants manufactured by French firm PIP. RBS chief executive Stephen Hester has admitted that he considered resigning from his job after public anger over his bonus. In these tough economic times more British shoppers are haggling for their goods according to a new report. Figures from the Department of Education suggest that more than 450,000 extra primary school places will be needed by September 2015. A US court has ruled that a ban on same-sex marriages in California is unconstitutional. As Syrian government forces continue their fierce assault on the restive city of Homs, the BBC's Jeremy Bowen says it risks sliding into civil war. An Austrian adventurer planning the highest skydive in history has announced he will make the attempt later this year. Live coverage of the Leveson Inquiry. The rise and fall of the lap dancing club How drones and satellites are catching farming cheats Harry Potter star is spooked in the Woman in Black The primate who solves a memory test faster than a blink Papers ponder health bill as it returns to Lords Heard the one about the emir and a Qatari stand-up comedian? Are eating challenges becoming more popular in England? |