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- 1. UK to produce Nissan electric car
- Nissan is to build its new electric car, the Leaf, at its Sunderland plant, the Japanese company announces.
- http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/business/8573724.stm
- 2. Police hunt Claudia 'mystery' man
- Police want to trace a "mystery boyfriend" with whom York chef Claudia Lawrence spent the night two days before she vanished.
- http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/england/north_yorkshire/8572777.stm
- 3. BBC world music DJ Gillett dies
- BBC Radio 3 DJ Charlie Gillett, renowned as a champion of world music, has died aged 68 after a long illness, his family confirms.
- http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/uk/8573682.stm
- 4. Universities feel funding squeeze
- Three quarters of England's universities are facing real term budget cuts - for the first time since Labour came to power.
- http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/education/8573432.stm
- 5. Obama denies crisis with Israel
- US President Barack Obama denies there is a crisis in ties with Israel over its settlement plans, as a war of words continues.
- http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/middle_east/8573760.stm
- 6. Second-hand motor dealers shamed
- A damning verdict on the UK's £24bn second-hand car market is published by the fair trading watchdog.
- http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/business/8572148.stm
- 7. Whitehall changes 'cost £780m'
- The government spent £780m reorganising government departments and agencies in four years, a report says.
- http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/uk_politics/8573015.stm
- 8. Convicted bank clerk found hanged
- A senior HSBC bank clerk from north London who stole £120,000 is found hanged a day after fleeing a sentencing hearing.
- http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/england/london/8573728.stm
- 9. 'Quarter of MPs' rue their career
- Nearly a quarter of MPs would not enter politics if they were starting a career now, a poll for the BBC suggests.
- http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/uk_politics/8572932.stm
- 10. 'Leprechaun robbers' killed in US
- Two suspected bank robbers, one of them wearing a St Patrick's Day leprechaun costume, die in a shoot-out with Tennessee police.
- http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/americas/8573736.stm
- 11. We are sailing - Cornish sea shanty singers net a record deal
- A group of Cornishmen sign a deal with Universal Records after catching the ear of a visiting music mogul.
- http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/england/cornwall/8572962.stm
- 12. Lloyd resigns as GB Cup captain
- John Lloyd resigns as Great Britain's Davis Cup captain in the wake of the humiliating defeat by Lithuania.
- http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/sport1/hi/tennis/8573540.stm
- 13. Messi leads Barca past Stuttgart
- Lionel Messi scores twice as Barcelona sweep aside Stuttgart to reach the last eight of the Champions League.
- http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/sport1/hi/football/europe/8571327.stm
- 14. England drop Wilkinson for Flood
- England replace fly-half Jonny Wilkinson with Toby Flood, one of six changes for Saturday's final Six Nations game against France.
- http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/sport1/hi/rugby_union/8564550.stm
- 15. Should mephedrone be banned?
- A review is pledged into its legality following the deaths of two teenagers. Your views?
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/blogs/haveyoursay/2010/03/should_legal_drug_mephedrone_b.html
- 16. Nick Robinson
- Is Charlie Whelan Labour's Lord Ashcroft?
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/blogs/nickrobinson/2010/03/is_whelan_labou.html
- 17. Emotional toll
- Sangin tour puts strain on soldiers and families
- http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/programmes/newsnight/8572704.stm
- 18. Lazy food
- Are we now really too lazy to chop one of these?
- http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/magazine/8572009.stm
- 19. 'Ashamed'
- Can Irish Cardinal Sean Brady keep his job?
- http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/northern_ireland/8573116.stm
- 20. Stephanomics
- Job stats: Not lagging, but not leading either
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/blogs/thereporters/stephanieflanders/2010/03/not_lagging_but_not_leading_ei.html
- 21. War of words
- Taliban reach out by harnessing power of the web
- http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/south_asia/8570742.stm
- 22. Arrest over charity worker murder
- Police question a man over the death of a human rights campaigner found stabbed at his south London home.
- http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/england/london/8573741.stm
- 23. Stolen van plunges into dockyard
- Police divers attempt to recover a body believed to be inside a stolen van which plunged into a Fife dockyard.
- http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/scotland/edinburgh_and_east/8573439.stm
- 24. Community scheme was 'mismanaged'
- A report into the Plas Madoc Communities First Partnership finds evidence of alleged financial mismanagement.
- http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/wales/8573559.stm
- 25. Brady ashamed of abuse 'failings'
- The head of the Catholic church in Ireland apologises for his role in mishandling the case of a serial child abuser.
- http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/northern_ireland/8572081.stm
- 26. Nigeria leader dissolves cabinet
- Nigeria's acting president, Goodluck Jonathan, dissolves the cabinet five weeks after assuming executive powers.
- http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/africa/8573178.stm
- 27. Haiti 'needs $11.5bn' to rebuild
- Haiti will need $11.5bn to rebuild after the devastating earthquake in January, its government and aid agencies say.
- http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/americas/8571593.stm
- 28. Netanyahu in-law makes Obama slur
- Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu distances himself from his brother-in-law who called Barack Obama anti-Semitic.
- http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/middle_east/8573657.stm
- 29. Thai blood protest at PM's house
- Thai demonstrators spill blood in a symbolic protest outside the PM's home in Bangkok, on the fourth day of mass opposition rallies.
- http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/8571592.stm
- 30. Merkel backs eurozone exclusions
- Germany's chancellor says the eurozone should find a mechanism to exclude a member if necessary amid the crisis over Greece.
- http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/europe/8572257.stm
- 31. Key al-Qaeda man 'died in strike'
- A key al-Qaeda man, wanted for a deadly attack on a CIA base, was killed in a drone strike, US officials believe.
- http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/americas/8573652.stm
- 32. UK unemployment in further fall
- The UK unemployment and claimant count totals both fall, but the number of long-term unemployed rises.
- http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/business/8571625.stm
- 33. PM misled Iraq inquiry - Cameron
- David Cameron says Gordon Brown "misled" the Iraq inquiry by claiming defence spending had risen each year since 1997.
- http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/uk_politics/8573664.stm
- 34. Concern over nutrition training
- Nutrition needs to be made a more important part of the doctor training system, a leading expert says.
- http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/health/8572874.stm
- 35. 'One in seven' students attacked
- One in seven female students has been the victim of a serious sexual or physical assault, a survey suggests.
- http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/uk/8573368.stm
- 36. Planck spies massive dust clouds
- Europe's Planck space telescope pictures the colossal swathes of cold dust that spread through the Milky Way galaxy.
- http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/8571418.stm
- 37. Bullock no-show scuppers premiere
- The UK premiere of The Blind Side is scrapped after its Oscar-winning star Sandra Bullock pulls out of the event, organisers say.
- http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/entertainment/8572682.stm
- 38. O2 condemns file-sharing letters
- The mobile network condemns a law firm for sending letters to alleged illegal downloaders, including its own customers.
- http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/technology/8570913.stm

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