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- 1. 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
- 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. Ex-Bosnian leader freed on 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
- 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. 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
- 6. 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
- 7. 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
- 8. Man collapses after 'youth abuse'
- A 64-year-old man is found dead outside his home in Hattersley after youths causing trouble are reported to police.
- http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/england/manchester/8561513.stm
- 9. 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
- 10. Service to dedicate memorial wall
- The prime minister attends a service to rededicate the Basra Memorial Wall following its relocation to Staffordshire.
- http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/england/8560937.stm
- 11. Pink Floyd win EMI court battle
- EMI are no longer allowed to sell individual Pink Floyd tracks online, the High Court rules.
- http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/entertainment/8561963.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. Blue Peter dog takes final bow-wow
- Blue Peter dog Mabel, one of the show's longest-serving pets, is to retire after 14 years, it is announced.
- http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/entertainment/8561858.stm
- 14. Live text - England v Germany
- England's men take on Germany in the semi-finals of the Hockey World Cup, having reached the last four for the first time since 1986.
- http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/sport1/hi/other_sports/hockey/8561855.stm
- 15. 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
- 16. 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
- 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. Killer refuses to name victims
- A murderer who killed and dismembered a salesman refuses to tell police about other men he chopped up.
- http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/england/8561945.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. Life for stabbing friend in heart
- A judge tells a man he must serve at least 18 years for stabbing his friend in the heart in a street fight.
- http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/wales/8562041.stm
- 28. Tyrone Crystal factory is closing
- The Tyrone Crystal factory near Dungannon is to close with the loss of 31 jobs, after 40 years in existence.
- http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/northern_ireland/8562255.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 confirmed 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. 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
- 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

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