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- 1. BA union announces strike dates
- BA cabin crew will go on strike for three days from 20 March and for four days from 27 March in a dispute over pay and staff levels.
- http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/business/8563728.stm
- 2. Third blast rocks Pakistani city
- A third explosion rocks the east Pakistan city of Lahore, hours after suicide bombers kill at least 45 people and injure 100.
- http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/south_asia/8565042.stm
- 3. BNP rules judged 'discriminatory'
- The British National Party's new membership rules are likely to discriminate against non-white people, a judge rules.
- http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/uk_politics/8564742.stm
- 4. Couple jailed for starving girl
- The mother of a girl who starved to death is sentenced to 15 years and her stepfather jailed indefinitely.
- http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/england/west_midlands/8551118.stm
- 5. No expenses charge for baroness
- Labour peer Baroness Uddin says she is "relieved" after being told she will not be prosecuted over her expenses.
- http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/uk_politics/8564017.stm
- 6. Sarkozy and Brown attack US deal
- Nicolas Sarkozy and Gordon Brown criticise the US for "protectionism" over an aerospace deal after talks in London.
- http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/uk_politics/8563581.stm
- 7. Ex-Tory Euro MP joining Lib Dems
- A long-serving Conservative MEP, expelled in a row over the party's new allies in Europe, has joined the Liberal Democrats.
- http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/uk_politics/8564914.stm
- 8. China oil demand is 'astonishing'
- Oil demand in China rose by an "astonishing" 28% in January compared with a year ago, the International Energy Agency says.
- http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/business/8563985.stm
- 9. Lehman bosses severely criticised
- A report into the collapse of US bank Lehman Brothers criticises senior executives and auditor Ernst & Young for serious lapses.
- http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/business/8563604.stm
- 10. Cases of self-harming rise by 50%
- The number of young people admitted to hospital after cutting themselves deliberately rises 50% in five years
- http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/newsbeat/hi/health/newsid_8563000/8563670.stm
- 11. One... Go! Bleakley completes cross-Channel water-ski challenge
- The One Show presenter Christine Bleakley completes her water-ski challenge across the English Channel in aid of Sport Relief.
- http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/entertainment/8563750.stm
- 12. Cheese rolls off the menu! Event cancelled due to crowd concerns
- The annual cheese-rolling event at Cooper's Hill in Gloucestershire is cancelled due to concerns about crowd safety.
- http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/england/gloucestershire/8563692.stm
- 13. Schumacher keen to 'raise game'
- Returning Formula 1 legend Michael Schumacher vows to improve after team-mate Nico Rosberg leads Friday practice in Bahrain.
- http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/sport1/hi/motorsport/formula_one/8563764.stm
- 14. Cook and Pietersen dominate Test
- Alastair Cook hits 158 not out and Kevin Pietersen 99 as England close day one of the first Test against Bangladesh on 374-3.
- http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/sport1/hi/cricket/england/8563593.stm
- 15. Brown sorry for Hull duo's fracas
- Hull manager Phil Brown apologises to the Women's Institute who witness a row between players Nicky Barmby and Jimmy Bullard.
- http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/sport1/hi/football/teams/h/hull_city/8564919.stm
- 16. Are you affected by the BA strike?
- BA cabin crew are planning two strikes this month. Will this affect your travel plans?
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/blogs/haveyoursay/2010/03/will_you_be_affected_by_the_ba.html
- 17. In 100 pieces
- An interactive graphic showing 100 of the biggest sites on the web and what do they do
- http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/technology/8562801.stm
- 18. Robert Peston
- Lehman Brothers: How $50bn was buried in London
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/blogs/thereporters/robertpeston/2010/03/lehman_how_50bn_was_buried_in.html
- 19. Double trouble
- How did these become such a big money-spinner?
- http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/magazine/8562868.stm
- 20. Beauty and power
- What Saturn's rings tell us about our origins
- http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/8564405.stm
- 21. Bearing fruit
- Why the Afghan town Musa Qala is thriving again
- http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/uk/8563711.stm
- 22. 7 days quiz
- Farrah left off In Memoriam list at Oscars. Who else?
- http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/magazine/8564032.stm
- 23. Places everyone!
- Brown, Cameron and Clegg gear up for TV debates
- http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/uk_politics/8561683.stm
- 24. Man quizzed over death in street
- Police question an 18-year-old on suspicion of manslaughter after a man collapsed and died outside his home in Greater Manchester.
- http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/england/manchester/8563454.stm
- 25. Angry scenes at Trump exhibition
- A public exhibition of the masterplan for US tycoon Donald Trump's controversial £1bn golf resort witnesses angry scenes.
- http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/scotland/north_east/8562386.stm
- 26. Plea to parents over grass fires
- Fire officers are appealing to parents to help prevent children from starting grass fires following hundreds of calls to incidents.
- http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/wales/8564533.stm
- 27. PPS to reconsider Hamill move
- An inquiry into the murder of Robert Hamill urges the PPS to reconsider a decision not to prosecute a retired RUC officer.
- http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/northern_ireland/8564240.stm
- 28. Mogadishu residents told to leave
- Mogadishu's mayor tells residents to leave parts of the Somali capital, as fierce fighting against insurgents continues.
- http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/africa/8563768.stm
- 29. New York agrees 9/11 dust payout
- New York City is to pay hundreds of millions of dollars to rescue workers who say their health was damaged by dust at Ground Zero.
- http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/americas/8563554.stm
- 30. UN critical of Israel over Gaza blockade
- The UN's top humanitarian official strongly criticises Israel's Gaza blockade and its expanding settlements.
- http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/middle_east/8563569.stm
- 31. Burma election laws a 'setback'
- The US calls Burma's new election laws a setback for dialogue, as a UN envoy condemns 'gross' human rights violations.
- http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/8563870.stm
- 32. Pope defends celibacy of priests
- Pope Benedict XVI defends celibacy for Catholic priests, amid a new controversy about child sex abuse in Germany.
- http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/europe/8564074.stm
- 33. IPL under way amid security fears
- The third season of the Indian Premier League cricket tournament is under way amid heavy security in Mumbai.
- http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/south_asia/8563584.stm
- 34. Vauxhall in £270m loan guarantee
- Business Secretary Lord Mandelson announces a 300m euro loan guarantee for Vauxhall and Opel.
- http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/business/8564896.stm
- 35. BNP teachers will not be banned
- Members of the BNP or any group that might promote racism will not be banned from teaching in England, the government says.
- http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/education/8563044.stm
- 36. New blood pressure approach urged
- Occasionally high blood pressure may be a greater indicator of stroke risk than consistently high readings, researchers say.
- http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/health/8562830.stm
- 37. Crackdown call over school cheats
- Whistleblowing hotlines and random checks should be used to catch parents who cheat over school places, a report says.
- http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/education/8561948.stm
- 38. Thalidomide effect mystery solved
- The mechanism by which thalidomide causes malformed limbs is revealed by scientists.
- http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/8562998.stm
- 39. Phil Spector 'denied fair trial'
- Lawyers for music producer Phil Spector are appealing his murder conviction, claiming he was denied a fair trial.
- http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/entertainment/8563781.stm
- 40. Net clash for web police projects
- A row is brewing over separate projects to use the web to bring people closer to their local police forces.
- http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/technology/8562308.stm

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