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Police should have warned people whose phones were hacked by the News of the World, a judicial review - pushed for by Lord Prescott - rules. Gulf Arab states expel Syria's ambassadors, accusing Damascus of shunning Arab efforts to end months of bloodshed, as Russian officials visit President Assad. It is "not acceptable" that the UK cannot deport Abu Qatada to Jordan, Home Secretary Theresa May tells MPs, after the radical cleric was granted bail. The Press Complaints Commission was made a scapegoat over phone-hacking at the News of the World, its former chairman tells the Leveson Inquiry. RBS boss Stephen Hester breaks his silence on the controversy surrounding his bonus, saying the attention had been "discomforting, to say the least". The jury in the trial of Tottenham Hotspur manager Harry Redknapp for alleged tax evasion is sent out to consider its verdicts. Andrew Lansley has David Cameron's "full support", despite a Downing Street source reportedly saying the health secretary "should be taken out and shot". Iran's parliament summons the country's president for questioning - the first time this has happened since the 1979 revolution. EU Commissioner Neelie Kroes piles pressure on Greece to agree tough reforms, saying a euro exit would be "no man overboard". Lloyds Banking Group announces it is to shed nearly 1,000 jobs and close three of its administration sites. Maldives President Mohamed Nasheed resigns after weeks of demonstrations and a mutiny by some police officers. A woman thought to be the world's last known surviving service member of World War I dies aged 110. Two 102-year-old sisters are recognised as the world's oldest living twins by Guinness World Records. Dame Shirley Bassey, Sir Elton John and Sir Paul McCartney are among the artists who will play at The Queen's Diamond Jubilee Concert in London in June. John Terry still wants to play for England despite being stripped of the captaincy for the second time, BBC Sport understands. Stoke City lose their appeal to the Football Association over Robert Huth's red card against Sunderland. World road race champion Mark Cavendish records his first victory as a Team Sky rider on stage three of the Tour of Qatar. Anglo-Swiss mining group Xstrata unveils a $90bn merger with commodity trader Glencore, a move opposed by some major shareholders. The number of empty shops on the UK's high streets is set to increase this year, a survey says, as economic conditions get tougher. The family of former first minister and DUP leader Ian Paisley spend the night at his hospital bedside. Estimates showing £10.9bn in unpaid tax was written off and medical negligence could cost £15.7bn are examined by the Commons spending watchdog. Almost 1,000 private patients with PIP breast implants have contacted the NHS. The figure was given by Professor Sir Bruce Keogh, NHS Medical Director, in evidence to the Commons Health Select Committee. Babies weaned on pureed food tend to end up fatter than infants whose first tastes are finger food, researchers believe. A study suggests a quarter of today's UK children are living in families with two or more risk factors to their educational development. A teacher is reprimanded after comments about drinking and parties appeared on her Facebook site and were viewed by pupils. Thousands of Trendnet security camera webfeeds have been breached and shared on the internet, including live video from children's rooms. Hackers demanded money in return for keeping stolen source code a secret, security firm Symantec says. Fast declines in some UK and European ladybirds are being caused by the spread of the invasive harlequin species, scientists show. It is not yet clear whether Russian scientists have succeeded in their quest to drill into an Antarctic sub-glacial lake, reports suggest. Beijing Olympics designers Herzog & de Meuron and Ai Weiwei will create this year's Serpentine Gallery pavilion. The Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall are leading global celebrations marking the 200th anniversary of Charles Dickens's birth. Princess Elizabeth was enjoying a brief break from her royal duties in Kenya when she learnt that her father, George VI, had suddenly died, and she was now Queen Elizabeth II. Cochlear implants offer some deaf people the chance to have a "sensation of sound". So why would deaf teenagers choose not to have it? A suspect is arrested after video footage emerges of a woman apparently abusing ethnic minority passengers on a Tube. A doctor is jailed for sexually assaulting a patient at a Hertfordshire hospital's accident and emergency department. A man jailed for the murder of a waiter on Orkney begins an appeal against his conviction. Heart of Midlothian Football Club is given eight days by tax officials to pay an outstanding bill or face liquidation. A plane makes an emergency landing at Belfast International Airport after it develops technical problems taking off. Ulster coach Brian McLaughlin will leave the job at the end of the season and take up a role in the club's Academy. First Minister Carwyn Jones says the Welsh government has "nothing to hide" in the case of under-fire race equality charity Awema. A Plaid Cymru MP leads calls for a new law making stalking a specific offence in England and Wales to stop harassment resulting in violence. A man in military uniform blows himself up outside a Nigerian army barracks in the city of Kaduna, which is also rocked by other blasts, officials say. A group of Chinese workers kidnapped by rebels in Sudan last month has been freed and flown to Kenya, officials from both countries say. Search and rescue teams look for survivors of a 6.7 magnitude quake that shook the central Philippines on Monday, leaving dozens dead or missing. A rogue female tiger with cubs is believed to have killed eight people in a spate of attacks that has terrorised villagers in south-west Bangladesh. A Syrian and a German-Lebanese man are arrested in Germany on suspicion of spying on opponents of President Bashar al-Assad's government. As freezing weather grips much of Europe, Italy takes steps to conserve gas while emergency situations have been declared in other countries. Brazilian authorities say they are hopeful of a negotiated end to a police strike that has led to a stand-off between officers and troops in Salvador. The Brazilian government files a lawsuit against Twitter, demanding it block material that helps motorists evade drink-driving traps. Ministers from Iraq's Sunni-backed Iraqiyya bloc end their boycott of the cabinet, reducing fears that the national unity government might fall. Reports from Iran say several people have been detained for alleged links to the BBC's Persian Service, which is banned in the country. The whole staff of a Los Angeles school is to be replaced amid a probe into allegations of sex abuse against two long-serving teachers, officials say. US President Barack Obama's election campaign is to return some $200,000 of funding linked to the family of a Mexican fugitive. Protests lead to the resignation of President Much of UK with several inches of snow New York Giants beat New England Patriots 24 hours of news photos: 6 February 2012 Making make use of old rubber trees in Liberia News photos from around the world: 28 January-3 February Sixty photographs for 60 years on the throne Haunting views of Venice's waterways MPs are taking part in an opposition day debate on responsibility and reform of British banks. Gary Barlow says he wants to represent "the whole world" at the Queen's Diamond Jubilee Concert in June. As the Syrian army launched a fresh assault on Homs, pounding the city with mortars and artillery fire, footage has been released showing the impact on civilians and children in particular. Professor Iain Smith shows how researchers have captured the process by which plants alert each other to potential threat. An Austrian adventurer is making the final preparations to jump from 23 miles high. Events are taking place in the UK and across the world to mark the 200th birthday of Charles Dickens. A report is being launched calling for a new law against stalking in England and Wales, to try to prevent harassment and intimidation turning to violence. Attorney General Dominic Grieve comments on the decision to release the radical Muslim cleric, Abu Qatada, and the issue of Joey Barton's tweets on the John Terry case. The judicial review into phone hacking has ruled that the Metropolitan Police should have warned people they were the victims of phone hacking by the News of the World. Did Dickens save poor children and clean up the slums? When did the middle finger become offensive? How do we keep our web-savvy children safe online? 24 hours of news photos from around the world Why spend 15 hours a week cutting up newspapers? So why has Gabon failed to become tourist hot-spot? Who can compete with BT on high-speed broadband? |