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BBCNewsAll: Bob Diamond is to become chief executive of Barclays, while HSBC chairman Stephen Green steps down to become a government trade minister. Julia Gillard is to remain as Australia's prime minister after winning the backing of two key independent MPs. Some services resume on the London Underground following severe disruption on the first morning of a series of 24-hour strikes. Pilots, firefighters, nurses and ambulance workers gather 70 years after battling through eight months of bombing raids over Britain's industrial centres. Australian author Peter Carey, who has already won the Man Booker prize twice, has made the shortlist for this year's prize. The UK is slipping behind international rivals in university places, according to figures from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. France is braced for disruption as a strike over pension reform gets under way, with parliament also debating a ban on full face veils and a security bill. Connaught, the property services group that specialises in social housing, is on the brink of going into administration, the BBC learns. UK tax authorities are bracing themselves for a deluge of complaints and enquiries after sending out fresh tax calculations. ME, or Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, in children could be caused by a virus, scientists say. Seven out of 10 people believe retirement as we know it will not be possible in the future, a BBC Newsnight poll finds. A dispute has broken out in a Plymouth street after a resident lets trees surrounding his property grow to 35ft. Some of the UK's rarest bumblebees are at risk of becoming extinct as a result of inbreeding, research suggests. David Haye will make the second defence of his WBA heavyweight title against fellow Brit and Olympic gold medallist Audley Harrison. England manager Fabio Capello insists striker Wayne Rooney will play in the Euro 2012 qualifier away to Switzerland on Tuesday. Roger Federer continues his smooth progress through the US Open draw with a straight-sets win over Jurgen Melzer in round four. Nottinghamshire target the Championship title while relegation and promotion issues are at stake as the county season builds towards a climax. Liverpool striker Dirk Kuyt will be out for four weeks after injuring his shoulder while on international duty with the Netherlands. A man suspected of being a motorbike thief who police refused to pursue because he was not wearing a helmet is killed riding a stolen bike. Detectives investigating the death of a newborn baby girl found dumped in a garden are still trying to trace the mother. A 17-year-old is jailed for eight-and-a-half years after killing a father in a hit-and-run incident in Edinburgh. The number of crimes recorded in Scotland falls to its lowest level in three decades, according to the latest statistics. The NI first minister has warned that the expected cuts in public expenditure could be devastating for the local economy. A priest in Londonderry who challenged dissident republicans over their violence is to meet families who claim they are being harassed by the PSNI. The Welsh NHS faces making £380m worth of cutbacks by April, with managers saying it is the biggest challenge they have faced in 20 years. A £90m bypass, first suggested in the 1980s, is being opened two months ahead of schedule. The army is conducting joint patrols with the police in Nigeria's northern city of Maiduguri after a wave of killings blamed on the Islamist sect, Boko Haram. Police in Swaziland arrest about 50 people ahead of protests against sub-Saharan Africa's last absolute monarchy, activists say. Burma's military leader, General Than Shwe, is starting a five-day visit to China to seek support for planned national elections later this year. Violent aftershocks rattle the New Zealand city of Christchurch following the weekend's powerful earthquake that caused widespread damage. The European Commission President, Jose Manuel Barroso, highlights unemployment as a major challenge, in his first "state of the union" speech. Greek PM George Papandreou reshuffles his cabinet but leaves the key post of finance minister unchanged as his government battles a debt crisis. Teams in Guatemala have to halt the search for bodies following devasting mudslides which have killed at least 45 people. Mexico's defence ministry launches an inquiry after a man and his teenage son are shot dead at a military checkpoint. Foreign powers should stop interfering in the case of an Iranian woman whao was sentenced to death by stoning, Iran's foreign ministry says. Six months after Iraq's parliamentary elections, an Iraqi minister warns that the political deadlock is damaging the security situation in the country. Afghanistan's central bank follows its promise to back Kabul Bank by freezing the assets of leading investors. The US commander in Afghanistan warns troops' lives will be at risk if a Florida church goes ahead with its plan to throw copies of the Koran into a bonfire, but the pastor behind the stunt defends it. President Barack Obama announces a $50bn infrastructure plan as part of efforts to jump-start the faltering US economy. Charges against two people accused of trying to extort money from actor John Travolta, following the death of his son in the Bahamas, are dropped. Online grocery retailer Ocado sees sales rose nearly 30% in the last quarter, but fails to prevent further share price falls. Criminals have managed to clone prepayment meter keys in order to make money by offering discounted credit to customers. Retail sales rose in August, partly thanks to strong sales of children's clothing ahead of the new school year, figures suggest. David Cameron returns to work following paternity leave telling his cabinet "this is the time the rubber hits the road". Diane Abbott warns against "anointing" Labour's next leader saying he party had to show it had "moved on" from Tony Blair and Gordon Brown. Plans to change the way MPs are elected to Parliament survive their first Commons hurdle - despite criticism from Tory MPs. Too few UK cancer patients are receiving state-of-the-art radiotherapy care, experts from Cancer Research UK say. Despite significant improvements in cancer survival rates across England, regional differences remain, national statistics show. Researchers have identified a series of genetic variations which may play a role in a common breast cancer. The first 16 'free schools' to be set up are named by Education Secretary Michael Gove. A former boarding school head teacher is jailed for 21 years for sexually abusing and beating pupils. The number of foreign students let into the UK is "unsustainable", minister Damian Green says in his first major speech on immigration. Sony has released a "minor" update for its PlayStation 3 that closes a loophole that allowed users to run pirated software. Customers of Orange and T-Mobile will soon be able to hop between the two mobile networks as the firms merge their networks. The developers behind the hotly anticipated Halo: Reach have taken another step aimed at cracking down on pirates. A study suggests climate change is not responsible for civil wars in Africa, challenging widely held assumptions. Carbon-rich organic molecules, which serve as the building blocks of life, may be present on Mars after all, say scientists. Cockroach and locust brains are a rich source of antibiotics powerful enough to tackle MRSA, researchers say. Sales rock singles drops 18% in the UK this year, according to figures from the Official Charts Company. Stephen Fry criticises a culture of fear at the BBC which is creating "incredibly bland" programmes More than one million people tune in to see the launch of ITV's new breakfast show Daybreak, but the BBC wins the ratings battle. US drama Mad Men has won praise for its recreation of the 1960s, but it's not a classic depiction of the decade. Our ability to recall events seems to sharpen as we get older, says Lisa Jardine, but can it be trusted to paint an accurate picture? Comic Eddie Kadi can command vast crowds at his live shows. Why has he attracted so little mainstream attention? The police and not the government should decide whether to re-open the investigation into the News of the World phone-hacking allegations, Home Secretary Theresa May has said. Thousands of people will find out if they have been undercharged or are overpaid by the taxman. Up to six million people have been paying the wrong amount and the treasury says it cannot afford to write off the money. A man has been arrested in San Francisco after climbing a skyscraper using suction cups. Robert Hall chats to an ex-hurricane pilot who flew over London during the Blitz and a woman who's house was destroyed by German bombs. Alf Morris, who was 10 at the time of the Blitz, took BBC News back to the site of his former home in Bethnal Green to relive the events of the first night of Nazi Germany's assault on London. Andrea Bocelli is inviting survivors of the attacks on 11 September 2001 in New York to concerts on the Amalfi coast. Khalsa Primary school is the first Sikh school in the UK to be backed and partly funded by a Gurdwara, or Sikh temple. The BBC's Orla Guerin has returned to the Pakistan town of Nowshera, which was one of the first areas to be hit by the rising waters. The suspicious object was left in the playground of St Comgall's Primary School and picked up by an eight -year-old pupil. The Blitz: Eight months of bombing began 70 years ago What the Mercury Prize tells us about British music Should Islamabad surrender some sovereignty to save the country? Families focus on keeping miners mentally strong If a letter says you have paid the wrong amount of tax - what next? Why is sunburn remedy being sold as cocaine? |