New Posts to BBC News - Home on Oct 2, 2013:
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1) Tories may cut under-25s' benefits
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-24369514#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
2 October 2013 Last updated at 10:05 ET
David Cameron said life on the dole should not be an option for young people
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David Cameron has suggested benefits paid to people under the age of 25 could be cut in an effort to reduce long-term worklessness.
In his speech to the Conservative conference, the prime minister promised to "nag and push and guide" young people away from a life on the dole.
It was later confirmed that the government is reviewing policies for 16-to-25-year-olds.
But unions said cutting benefits would drive more young people into poverty.
The latest figures from the Department of Work and Pensions showed 1.09 million people between the ages of 16 and 24 were not in work, education or training.
The [...]
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2) Obama warns of US default danger
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-24375591#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
2 October 2013 Last updated at 16:36 ET
US President Barack Obama has warned Wall Street should be concerned that a conservative faction of Republicans are willing to allow the country to default on its debt.
He said he would not hold budget talks with Republicans until they allow the US government to reopen and pass a bill to raise the US borrowing limit.
He said he was "exasperated".
The US government closed non-essential operations on Tuesday after Congress failed to reach a new budget deal.
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3) Jackson promoters AEG Live cleared
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-24375844#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
2 October 2013 Last updated at 18:45 ET
A jury has found Michael Jackson's concert promoters, AEG Live, not guilty of negligence in hiring the doctor who killed him.
The Jackson family had been seeking $290m ($180m) for emotional losses, plus an unspecified amount for economic losses - a sum AEG called "absurd".
Dr Conrad Murray was jailed for four years for involuntary manslaughter over the star's 2009 death.
Jackson died at the age of 50 from an overdose of a surgical anaesthetic.
He had been due to stage a series of comeback concerts in London.
To reach its verdict, the jury of six men and six women had to go through five key yes-no questions seeking to establish whether AEG was responsible for Murray's hiring in the first place and concerning his competence for the job.
The jury decided that AEG Live did hire Dr Murray but found that he was not unfit or incompetent for the job, [...]
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4) GP services 'face cuts catastrophe'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-24362902#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
2 October 2013 Last updated at 19:38 ET
By Nick Triggle Health correspondent, BBC News
Investment in doctor services has fallen, the Royal College of GPs says
The GP system in England is facing a "catastrophe" because of cuts in funding, doctors' leaders are warning.
Analysis by the Royal College of GPs suggests that over the past three years, investment in general practice has fallen by £400m in real terms.
That is equivalent to a 7% cut in spending per patient, it says.
The government said it was providing new funding to help under-pressure GPs, but Labour said the figures showed ministers' promises had not been kept.
As GPs gather in Harrogate for the royal college's annual conference, its chairwoman Dr Clare Gerada said the cuts meant doctors were being required to do more work with fewer resources, damaging services for patients.
The warning comes in the week ministers said they [...]
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5) Spy novelist Tom Clancy dies aged 66
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-24372224#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
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6) Man detained for random bus killing
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-birmingham-24358473#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
2 October 2013 Last updated at 06:00 ET
A 23-year-old man has admitted killing schoolgirl Christina Edkins on a rush-hour bus in Birmingham city centre.
Sixteen-year-old Christina was fatally stabbed while on her way to school on 7 March.
Phillip Simelane, from Walsall, was arrested soon after and has since undergone psychiatric assessment.
He has now pleaded guilty to manslaughter on grounds of diminished responsibility at Birmingham Crown Court.
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