Day in pictures

Eye-catching pictures from around the world

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Train company is to cut 300 jobs

Southeastern trains is to cut 300 jobs over the next year - a decision described as a "disgrace" by the RMT union.

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The Beagle hunter

Locating the remains of Charles Darwin's ship

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Strauss to take on one-day role

Andrew Strauss will lead England in the one-day and Twenty20 matches in the West Indies - but the team will have no head coach.

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Pop singer Dave Dee dies aged 65

Sixties pop star Dave Dee, whose hits include The Legend of Xanadu, dies aged 65, after a three-year battle with cancer.

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Red light

Is the number of trafficked call girls a complete myth?

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Searches as head find woman named

Officers conduct further searches as police identify the woman whose remains were found in shopping bags.

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Comic confusion

Baffled by the cult of Tintin? Why you're not alone

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UN agency to resume Gaza aid work

The UN says its main aid agency in Gaza will resume operations there after receiving safety assurances from Israel.

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Police hunt post office killers

A man is shot dead and another is hit in the leg in a robbery at a village post office in Worcestershire.

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Grandson killed anti-gun activist

The mentally-ill grandson of anti-gun campaigner Pat Regan is detained for life after admitting killing her.

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BBC Sound of 2009

Is this Britain's new pop queen? Electro princess Little Boots is crowned best new music talent

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Iceland buys 51 Woolworths stores

Frozen food retailer Iceland buys 51 former Woolworths stores, and says it has plans to create 2,500 new jobs.

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Saudi tanker 'freed off Somalia'

A supertanker is released by Somali pirates after a ransom is dropped onto the ship by parachute, reports say.

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Benitez lays into rival Ferguson

Liverpool boss Rafael Benitez says Man Utd's Sir Alex Ferguson is "the only manager who will not be punished" for criticising referees.

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Murray too good for Federer again

Defending champion Andy Murray reaches the final of the Qatar Open with a 6-7 6-2 6-2 win over Roger Federer.

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Google search finds missing child

A nine-year-old girl, allegedly kidnapped by her grandmother, is found using a mobile phone signal and Google Street View.

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Jail for 'inhumane' boy cruelty

A man who tortured his four-year-old stepson, holding his head under water and kicking footballs at him, is jailed.

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UK manufacturing declines sharply

UK manufacturing output falls at its fastest pace since 1981 in November, underlining the weak state of the economy.

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McCanns' anger at Tory activist

Kate and Gerry McCann condemn a Conservative activist who boasted about dressing up as Madeleine McCann at a party.

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Man accused of raping 14-year-old

A 38-year-old man is charged with raping a 14-year-old girl close to Belfast city centre in December.

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Rare venomous mammal is caught on camera

Rare footage of one of the world's most strange and elusive mammals is captured by scientists.

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Divided Britain

Jews and Muslims in the UK on the Gaza conflict

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7 days quiz

They're all 40 in 2009 - but who is oldest of them all?

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Baring Private Equity Partners Asia

Investment focus: wireless data communications, data network infrastructure, enterprise software, IT services outsourcing, advanced materials and EMS.

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Graand

Free Classified Ads Portal

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Cheng Xin Technology Development Corporation

Investment focus: high technology and biotechnology industries throughout the world and assist portfolio companies.

http://www.chengxin.com.tw/

ChinaVest

Focus: long term investment capital and management expertise to growing companies doing business in or with the economies of Greater China -China, Hong Kong and Taiwan.

http://www.chinavest.com/

Mekong Capital

Focus: venture capital and private equity firm specializing in investing in entrepreneurial businesses in Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos.

http://www.mekongcapital.com/

Outsourcing Asia

Focus: educational stories written about outsourcing with an emphasis on Asian buyers and service providers, including case studies and best practices.

http://www.outsourcing-asia.com/

PacificLink Investment Group

Focus: propose investment opportunities from the Greater China area to global investors.

http://www.plventure.com/

Sycamore Ventures

Investment focus: companies founded or managed by Asian Americans and companies serving the Asian markets.

http://www.sycamorevc.com/

Taiwan Venture Capital Association

Focus: promote, both at the national and international levels, awareness of the venture capital industry in Taiwan.

http://www.tvca.org.tw/

VCFirm.com

Early stage private equity firm specializing in Asian based businesses.

http://www.vcfirm.com/

UN agency to resume Gaza aid work

The UN says its main aid agency in Gaza will resume operations there after receiving safety assurances from Israel.

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Send your video, pictures and story ideas

Have you got a good story? BBC News wants to hear from you.

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Strauss to take on one-day role

Andrew Strauss will lead England in the one-day and Twenty20 matches in the West Indies - but the team will have no head coach.

news.bbc.co.uk

Man accused of raping 14-year-old

A 38-year-old man is charged with raping a 14-year-old girl close to Belfast city centre in December.

news.bbc.co.uk

Searches as head find woman named

Officers conduct further searches as police identify the woman whose remains were found in shopping bags.

news.bbc.co.uk

Police hunt post office killers

A man is shot dead and another is hit in the leg in a robbery at a village post office in Worcestershire.

news.bbc.co.uk

Day in pictures

Eye-catching pictures from around the world

news.bbc.co.uk

Google search finds missing child

A nine-year-old girl, allegedly kidnapped by her grandmother, is found using a mobile phone signal and Google Street View.

news.bbc.co.uk

7 days quiz

They're all 40 in 2009 - but who is oldest of them all?

news.bbc.co.uk

Pop singer Dave Dee dies aged 65

Sixties pop star Dave Dee, whose hits include The Legend of Xanadu, dies aged 65, after a three-year battle with cancer.

news.bbc.co.uk

Comic confusion

Baffled by the cult of Tintin? Why you're not alone

news.bbc.co.uk

Grandson killed anti-gun activist

The mentally-ill grandson of anti-gun campaigner Pat Regan is detained for life after admitting killing her.

news.bbc.co.uk

The Beagle hunter

Locating the remains of Charles Darwin's ship

news.bbc.co.uk

Red light

Is the number of trafficked call girls a complete myth?

news.bbc.co.uk

Rare venomous mammal is caught on camera

Rare footage of one of the world's most strange and elusive mammals is captured by scientists.

news.bbc.co.uk

Saudi tanker 'freed off Somalia'

A supertanker is released by Somali pirates after a ransom is dropped onto the ship by parachute, reports say.

news.bbc.co.uk

Jail for 'inhumane' boy cruelty

A man who tortured his four-year-old stepson, holding his head under water and kicking footballs at him, is jailed.

news.bbc.co.uk

BBC Sound of 2009

Is this Britain's new pop queen? Electro princess Little Boots is crowned best new music talent

news.bbc.co.uk

Murray too good for Federer again

Defending champion Andy Murray reaches the final of the Qatar Open with a 6-7 6-2 6-2 win over Roger Federer.

news.bbc.co.uk

UK manufacturing declines sharply

UK manufacturing output falls at its fastest pace since 1981 in November, underlining the weak state of the economy.

news.bbc.co.uk

Iceland buys 51 Woolworths stores

Frozen food retailer Iceland buys 51 former Woolworths stores, and says it has plans to create 2,500 new jobs.

news.bbc.co.uk

Benitez lays into rival Ferguson

Liverpool boss Rafael Benitez says Man Utd's Sir Alex Ferguson is "the only manager who will not be punished" for criticising referees.

news.bbc.co.uk

Divided Britain

Jews and Muslims in the UK on the Gaza conflict

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Train company is to cut 300 jobs

Southeastern trains is to cut 300 jobs over the next year - a decision described as a "disgrace" by the RMT union.

news.bbc.co.uk

McCanns' anger at Tory activist

Kate and Gerry McCann condemn a Conservative activist who boasted about dressing up as Madeleine McCann at a party.

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