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  School lotteries to be reviewed
Date: March  01, 2009  

The use of lotteries to allocate places at oversubscribed schools in England is to be reviewed.Schools Secretary Ed Balls has asked the chief schools adjudicator to look at how widely random selection is used and whether it is fair to children.Mr Balls said he would be "very concerned if it was happening other than as a last resort".Last year, almo
  Justice deficit
Date: March  01, 2009  

By Charles HavilandBBC News, KathmanduThousands of people in Nepal were killed, tortured or caused to disappear during the 10-year civil conflict which ended in 2006. Even since then, human rights violations have continued.The perpetrators have come from the Nepal Army, the Maoist former rebels who now lead the government and, recently, from ethnic
  Chinese probe crashes into moon
Date: March  01, 2009  

A Chinese lunar probe has crashed into the moon in what Beijing has called a controlled collision.The Chang e 1 lunar satellite hit the moon s surface at 1613 local time (0813 GMT) at the end of a 16-month moon-mapping mission.China launched the spacecraft in late October 2007 on a mission to survey the entire surface of the moon.China s ever-more
  Broad support for Obama Iraq plan
Date: February  28, 2009  

US Republicans have broadly welcomed President Barack Obama s plan to withdraw most troops from Iraq by 2010.However, they suggested he should give credit to his predecessor for stability brought by the "surge" strategy of pouring extra troops into Iraq.House Republican Minority Leader John Boehner described the plan as responsible while remaining
  Prison drama
Date: February  28, 2009  

By Natalia AntelavaRoumieh Central Prison, BeirutMagdi has spent 15 years on death row, waiting for his execution in an airless, overcrowded prison cell.The jail where his life is supposed to end is wrapped in miles of barbed wire, surrounded by checkpoints and perched on top of the mountain that overlooks the Mediterranean.Roumieh Prison is Lebano
  Alcohol tax
Date: February  27, 2009  

By Branwen JeffreysBBC News health correspondentHealth ministers are describing drinking as the new smoking amid rising concern about the price of alcohol in the UK.The Scottish government has suggested a range of radical measures, including a minimum price per unit of alcohol.After a public consultation they are due to respond with more detailed p
  Bugaria s nuclear dilemma
Date: February  26, 2009  

The threat of global warming has given a boost to the nuclear industry in many countries as one way to provide electricity without increasing carbon emissions. But what to do with the nuclear waste, especially the most toxic form - spent nuclear fuel. Nick Thorpe went to see how Bulgaria is coping. Kiril Nikolov smiles a big, nuclear smile."Year by
  Future war
Date: February  26, 2009  

The UK s Ministry of Defence (MoD) has showcased some of its new inventions as part of its Defence Technology Plan.It is the first time the MoD has unveiled its long-term research needs and demonstrated new technology.The products are still in their early stages, although it is hoped many will go into service in the next few years.The MoD hopes to
  Poor still shunning universities
Date: February  25, 2009  

The government has given universities £392m to get more working class youngsters in England to attend but progress has been slow, MPs say.The Commons public accounts committee says it is "dismayed" the government seems to have little idea what they have done with the money.Participation rose by two percentage points over five years to 2007-08 -
  Green fuel
Date: February  25, 2009  

Simon GompertzWorking LunchIt s not every day you look in a compost heap and find a bug which might help save the planet. But a UK company is using just such a bug to make renewable fuel for cars.Viewed through a microscope at TMO Renewables near Guildford in Surrey, hundreds of the new bacteria can be seen on the move. Each is little more than 2%


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