BBC World News, Jun 08, 2012

BBC Worldwide restructure: Jana Bennett's role under threat The Guardian A BBC Worldwide spokeswoman said: "We've been looking at a number of options to increase our penetration of high growth markets around the world, and sustain our record of successful growth. This work remains underway and we are not going to comment on ... See all stories on this topic » The Guardian

England v West Indies, third Test, day one, Edgbaston as it happened BBC Sport The BBC may edit your comments and not all emails will be published. Your comments may be published on any BBC media worldwide. Well, we've given it our best shot - but with no immediate prospect of play here and the aforementioned "dark cloud of doom" ... See all stories on this topic »

The BBC's Queen's jubilee propaganda failed in Scotland The Guardian In BBC world they simply are, and to suggest otherwise is to be petty and churlish. But this story of Britain and Britishness is unravelling and will continue to do so over the summer, when the Olympics, Wimbledon and Euro 2012 present further problems ... See all stories on this topic » The Guardian

Chandlers plan new sailing trip after pirate kidnap BBC News They will sail in the boat they were kidnapped from, the Lynn Rival, which was returned to the UK by the Royal Navy. "What happened to us was a very extraordinary event," she said. "We were very unlucky and whatever you do, wherever you go in the world ... See all stories on this topic » BBC News

Syria declares Western ambassadors unwelcome BBC News Syria has declared as unwelcome the ambassadors of several Western states, a week after governments around the world expelled its top diplomats. The US, UK, French and Turkish envoys were among those designated "personae non gratae". See all stories on this topic » BBC News

Queen's Diamond Jubilee BBC Concert: Live Telegraph.co.uk 20:47 The BBC are hopeless at giving us shots of the royal box and celebrity reaction. Brian May and John Major spotted so far. Wills, Kate and Harry look a little bored. 20:41 Rolf Harris tells us that painting the Queen's portrait has been the ... See all stories on this topic » Telegraph.co.uk

Eurozone crisis: Merkel should not be 'singled out' says Cameron BBC News Obviously the Americans are concerned about this but the British economy is six times more exposed to the eurozone than the US economy. "It is in our interest that we help the eurozone to take the right decision." The BBC's political correspondent Gary ... See all stories on this topic » BBC News

Been and Gone: Farewell to 'Mama Bird' and the inventor of the TV remote control BBC News By Nick Serpell Obituary Editor, BBC News Our regular column covering the passing of significant - but lesser-reported - people of the past month. The phrase "turbulent priest" used by Henry II about Thomas A Becket, could well have been applied to ... See all stories on this topic » BBC News

With just 50 days until London 2012 begins, here are 50 ways to get into the ... Norfolk Eastern Daily Press The 2012 Olympic Torch visits Norwich on it's UK tour. Locals have their picture takem with it and nominate a local hero in the special video taxi.; Olympic hopefull Eddie Graver from Beccles. To celebrate the countdown to the opening of the London ... See all stories on this topic »

Music stars prepare for Jubilee concert BBC News The show starts at 19:30 BST and will be broadcast on BBC One. It closes three hours later as the Queen lights the National Beacon, the last of 4500 beacons around theworld. The Duke of Edinburgh will not attend after being taken to hospital with a ... See all stories on this topic » BBC News

Diamond Jubilee: Flypast brings celebrations to an end BBC News There was also a flypast by World War II aircraft and the Red Arrows. The Queen had earlier attended a service at St Paul's Cathedral where the Archbishop of Canterbury praised her "lifelong dedication". But her consort, Prince Philip, has been absent ... See all stories on this topic » BBC News

Venus transit across the sun: Your pictures BBC News Visible across the world, you have been sending us your pictures. While his wife celebrated the Queen's Diamond Jubilee in their back garden in Southern California,US, Bill Pinnell took this photo on a special solar telescope. See all stories on this topic » BBC News

Activity ideas released to mark 50 days until London 2012 begins Norwich Evening News The UK is invited to ring thousands of bells at the same time, whether schools bells, church bells, town hall bells, bicycle bells or door bells. london2012.com/festival 30. Tune into the world famous BBC Proms – a London 2012 Festival highlight. See all stories on this topic » Norwich Evening News

The Diamond Jubilee celebrations Stabroek News By Stabroek staff | 0 Comments | Editorial | Friday, June 8, 2012 Some of us might have noted the delicious irony of Guyana-born Colleen Harris, former press secretary to Queen Elizabeth II's son, Prince Charles, being invited by the BBC World Service, ... See all stories on this topic »

Diamond Jubilee: Your global photos BBC News While the Queen starts her Diamond Jubilee celebrations in the UK, BBC website readers from around the world are joining in the fun. Baby Violet Slater is celebrating with her mother Primrose, her father Matt, auntie Thea and Grandma Jane. See all stories on this topic » BBC News

Stars perform at Diamond Jubilee concert BBC News The concert was broadcast live on BBC One and BBC Radio 2 in the UK and to millions around the world. It was a joint venture between the BBC and Gary Barlow, who co-wrote Sing, the official song for the Diamond Jubilee celebrations. See all stories on this topic » BBC News

Elton John's son boosts baby business BBC News By James Melik Reporter, Business Daily, BBC World Service Getting an A-list celebrity to endorse your products, without paying an extortionate fee, was an inspired marketing ploy dreamt up by Daniel Price to promote his range of personalised baby ... See all stories on this topic » BBC News

Labour camp? No, we just had a great time, Lord Prezza: Jobless Jubilee ... Daily Mail If you'd listened to the BBC, you might have thought Britain was in the grip of Dickensian working practices. And for the Left-wing Guardian, it was a scandalous story which it reported gleefully on its front page. The cause for such hand-wringing? See all stories on this topic » Daily Mail

Don't judge a nation like Ukraine by its hooligans Telegraph.co.uk Were they put off by the horrible displays of violent racism on Ukrainian football terraces, which were revealed on screen last week in the BBC's Panorama documentary? Sol Campbell, a former England international, has even warned off fans planning to ... See all stories on this topic » Telegraph.co.uk

The Voice UK: the Final, BBC One, as it happened Telegraph.co.uk 21.50 After the credits rolled, there was a call-out for entrants for next year's contest - reminding us that the BBC signed a two-year deal. There's plenty for the producers to look at: the panel of coaches, who are likely to change wholesale, ... See all stories on this topic » Telegraph.co.uk

Euro 2012: Manchester Ukrainian community hit back at racist image of country ... Manchester Evening News BBC's Panorama went to Poland and Ukraine, host nations for Euro 2012, and captured Nazi-style salutes on the terraces, black players subjected to monkey chants, anti-semitism and violence towards supporters of Asian origin. As if that were not enough ... See all stories on this topic »

Vince Kidd excited about career despite Voice loss Your Local Guardian Vince Kidd was the first of the four finalists to be kicked out the BBC One competition, which was searching for the UK's next great voice, on Saturday, June 2. The 22-year-old won praise from the mentors for his performances of Many Rivers To Cross ... See all stories on this topic »

London 2012: Olympic sponsors seek a winning performance BBC News By Bill Wilson Business reporter, BBC News As athletes hone their preparations to strike gold at the London Olympics, so companies and brands are hoping the time and effort they have put into their games sponsorship campaigns will also bear fruit. See all stories on this topic » BBC News

Russell Brand to make UK TV return stv.tv Russell Brand's US TV show 'Brand X' will be screened in the UK on Sky Atlantic. Russell Brand is set to make his UK TV return. The 37-year-old actor - who took a break from British television after quitting the BBC when he and Jonathan Ross left lewd ... See all stories on this topic » stv.tv

Apology to 'stranded' river pageant stewards BBC News Abi Levitt, Tomorrow's People's director of development, told BBC Radio 4's TheWorld At One that "there is no doubt that there was a logistical problem which left not just young people but a whole number of people around the muster point around London... See all stories on this topic » BBC News

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BBC News - Fatal shooting at Toronto's Eaton shopping centre bbc.co.uk navigation. News · Sport · Weather ... Video · US Election 2012 ...Play Start ... www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-18314541

BBC News - New Mexico battling huge wildfire bbc.co.uk navigation. News ... US Election 2012 ... The BBC's Peter Wilson reports ... www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-18319989

BBC News - New Yorkers react to proposed big soda ban bbc.co.uk navigation. News · Sport · Weather ... Entertainment · Video · USElection 2012 ... www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-18292770

BBC News - Israel to begin migrant deportation amid rising hostility bbc.co.uk navigation. News ... The BBC's Jon Donnison reports. ... Play One- minute ... www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-18292716

BBC News - Iran's $20bn of smuggled goods Video produced by BBC Persian's Saeed Towfighi ... Play UK sisters areworld's oldest ... www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-18290126

BBC News - Glitchy launch for new video chat platform from Napster ... The creators of music downloading site Napster have launched a new videochat service called ... www.bbc.co.uk/news/18337359

BBC News - Indian documentary shows women as warriors and ... bbc.co.uk navigation ... Talking Movies is broadcast on BBC World News on Saturday at 13 ... www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-18339310

BBC News - Diamond Jubilee beacons lit around the world Beacons around the world have been lit to mark the Queen's Diamond Jubilee. ... bbc.co.uk ... www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-18321664

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