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- 1. Mother's joy as Sahil is released
- The mother of a five-year-old British boy who was kidnapped while in Pakistan describes his release as "amazing".
- http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/uk/8570555.stm
- 2. PM defends stance on Omagh bomb
- Downing Street defends its refusal to share intelligence over the 1998 Omagh bomb in which 29 people died.
- http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/northern_ireland/8569651.stm
- 3. Kraft says sorry for plant closure
- The vice-president of Kraft Foods says he is "terribly sorry" for the firm's pledge to keep open Cadbury's Keynsham plant.
- http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/business/8569438.stm
- 4. Woods to make comeback at Masters
- Tiger Woods reveals he will make his return to competitive golf at the Masters in Augusta starting on 8 April.
- http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/sport1/hi/golf/8563597.stm
- 5. Five MPs' expenses appeals fail
- Five MPs appealing against a ruling that they repay expenses claims have been told they must pay them back.
- http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/uk_politics/8569904.stm
- 6. US envoy postpones Israel visit
- US envoy George Mitchell puts off a visit to Israel amid a row over settlements, as clashes erupt in Jerusalem.
- http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/middle_east/8569548.stm
- 7. Labour MP died of natural causes
- Police say Labour MP Ashok Kumar, who was found dead at his home on Monday, died from natural causes.
- http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/uk_politics/8570647.stm
- 8. Soldier dies after Afghan blast
- A British soldier has died from wounds received last month in an explosion in southern Afghanistan, the MoD says.
- http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/uk/8569840.stm
- 9. 'Milestone' for Scottish wave energy
- Seven companies are to push forward plans to generate 1.2 gigawatts of electricity from wave and tidal power.
- http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/scotland/highlands_and_islands/8564662.stm
- 10. Early balding 'cuts cancer risk'
- Men who start going bald at a young age are up to 45% less likely to get prostate cancer in later life, a study has found.
- http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/health/8569826.stm
- 11. Pope confirms 2010 UK visit dates
- Pope Benedict XVI will visit the UK in September, in the first papal visit to the country since that of John Paul II in 1982.
- http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/uk/8570301.stm
- 12. Laureate writes ode to Beckham's ankle
- The poet laureate Carol Ann Duffy explains why she has penned a poem about David Beckham's ankle injury
- http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/entertainment/arts_and_culture/8570282.stm
- 13. UK ambassador protests over TV hoax footage of him
- The UK's ambassador to Georgia complains about footage of him used in a TV hoax about a Russian invasion.
- http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/uk_politics/8570312.stm
- 14. Live - Cheltenham Festival
- Binocular is the 9-1 winner of the Champion Hurdle as the first four favourites of the Festival are all beaten.
- http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/sport1/hi/other_sports/horse_racing/8563751.stm
- 15. England labour to Chittagong win
- England win the first Test against Bangladesh by 181 runs in Chittagong after a spirited display by the hosts on a tense final day.
- http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/sport1/hi/cricket/england/8569482.stm
- 16. Gerrard escapes action over clash
- Liverpool's Steven Gerrard escapes disciplinary action by the Football Association despite appearing to hit Portsmouth's Michael Brown in the 4-1 win over the south-coast side.
- http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/8569441.stm
- 17. Can you cope with record petrol prices?
- The price of petrol could hit a record high of £1.20 a litre in the next few weeks. Are fuel prices too high?
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/blogs/haveyoursay/2010/03/can_you_cope_with_record_petro.html
- 18. Nick Robinson
- MPs scared of public; public scared of reality
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/blogs/nickrobinson/2010/03/its_the_deficit.html
- 19. High life
- Would you rather fly under red, white and blue?
- http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/magazine/8570178.stm
- 20. Garlic? Bread?
- Why hair tongs and garlic bread sum up modern Britain
- http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/magazine/8569082.stm
- 21. Taboo subject
- Hidden problem of children sexually abusing children
- http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/programmes/newsnight/8569219.stm
- 22. dot.Rory
- 'Sterile'? 'Evil'? How dangerous is the 'closed' iPhone?
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/blogs/thereporters/rorycellanjones/2010/03/is_the_iphone_evil.html
- 23. Gomp/arts
- 'I had a dog but dad hit it': Inside children's bedrooms
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/blogs/thereporters/willgompertz/2010/03/shoebox_art.html
- 24. Police quizzed over abuse deaths
- Ten police officers are under investigation over a mother and daughter found dead in a burned out car after years of abuse.
- http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/england/leicestershire/8569986.stm
- 25. Pope Benedict to visit Scotland
- Pope Benedict will visit Scotland in September as part of a UK tour at the invitation of the Queen, Buckingham Palace confirms.
- http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/scotland/glasgow_and_west/8570294.stm
- 26. Doctor's 'disregard for safety'
- A trainee doctor faces a General Medical Council panel following the deaths of patients in her care in south Wales hospitals.
- http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/wales/8570401.stm
- 27. Church 'clarifies' Brady's role
- The Catholic Church in Ireland releases more details about why Cardinal Brady asked abuse victims to sign secrecy agreements.
- http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/northern_ireland/8570130.stm
- 28. Zuma bid to ease Zimbabwe tension
- South African President Jacob Zuma is due in Zimbabwe, where he will try to smooth out splits in the coalition government.
- http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/africa/8569153.stm
- 29. US plans high-speed net for all
- US regulators have unveiled the nation's first plan to give every American super-fast broadband by 2020.
- http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/technology/8569157.stm
- 30. Deadly bomb attacks in Iraqi town
- Eight people have been killed and 11 injured by two bombs in the central Iraqi town of Musayyab, police say.
- http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/middle_east/8570370.stm
- 31. Blood protest against Thai leader
- Thailand's red-shirts splash blood under the gates of Government House in a third day of protests to oust the government.
- http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/8569483.stm
- 32. Russian Olympic plans criticised
- Russia has failed to consider the environmental impact of construction for the 2014 Winter Olympics, the UN says.
- http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/europe/8570266.stm
- 33. Sri Lanka trial for ex-army chief
- Sri Lanka's ex-army chief Sarath Fonseka appears before a military court charged with participating in politics while in uniform.
- http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/south_asia/8569405.stm
- 34. EU urges faster cut of UK deficit
- Government plans to cut the UK's budget deficit are not ambitious enough, a European Commission report will warn this week.
- http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/business/8569418.stm
- 35. 'Too many' council boss pay-offs
- Too many English councils are agreeing large payoffs to get rid of their chief executives, a spending watchdog says
- http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/uk_politics/8569237.stm
- 36. GPs 'overrun with minor ailments'
- Doctors and health campaigners say too many people are going to see their GP with minor problems such as coughs and colds.
- http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/health/8569173.stm
- 37. Low-quality nursery food warning
- Nursery food is poor and could be subjected to new nutritional guidelines, a government-commissioned report says.
- http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/education/8569117.stm
- 38. Supersonic car's lift flaw fixed
- Engineers designing the world's fastest car believe they now have a solution to stop it flying off the ground.
- http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/8569553.stm
- 39. Alice stays top of UK box office
- Fantasy film Alice In Wonderland remains top of the UK and Ireland box office for the second week in a row.
- http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/entertainment/8570528.stm
- 40. Twitter embeds itself in the web
- Twitter announces its @anywhere technology that will allow websites to embed its services into their web pages.
- http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/technology/8570293.stm

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