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Link: index: A to Z Link: help: BBC Help Link: copyright: Terms of Use Link: canonical BBC[IMG] Accessibility links * Skip to content * Skip to bbc.co.uk navigation * Skip to bbc.co.uk search * Help * Accessibility Help BBC Homepage Top stories >> Italian debt rate reaches 7% mark Italy's cost of borrowing touches a new record, a day after Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi said he would resign once budget reforms are passed. Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi Cameron asks for poppy ban U-turn Prime Minister David Cameron asks Fifa to reconsider its "outrageous" decision to ban England from wearing poppies on their shirts during Saturday's friendly against Spain. David Cameron buys a poppy from Royal British Legion members History in every sweet bite From cheesecake in New York to waffles in Ghent, these six cities have at least one signature dessert to try. [IMG] Open mic admissions Some of the hard truths and bitter rivalries revealed when public figures thought they were speaking privately. Nicolas Sarkozy and Benjamin Netanyahu Explore the house of Hogarth A leading member of the Hogarth Trust shows us around Hogarth's newly refurbished home and explains why he finds the artist's work so enthralling. Hogarth painting Top crop culprits List of the worst plant pests threatening global production, compiled by Dr Matthew Cock, chief scientist of a UK-based agri-environment research organisation. Locusts Arms to farms Police in Bihar have come up with an original way to deal with seized illegal firearms - melting them down into tools. Blacksmith in India News >> Top Story Christian Lagarde IMF chief warns of 'lost decade' The head of the International Monetary Fund warns that the global economy risks being plunged into a "lost decade" as a result of Europe's debt crisis. Russian probe launch to Mars Probe fails to set course to Mars A Russian space probe intended to collect rock from a Martian moon launches successfully but then fails to set a proper course for the Red Planet. * Greek coalition 'to be announced' * Iran stands firm on nuclear plans * Clash 'kills dozens of Taliban' * Beijing in air pollution action * India Gujarat rioters convicted Business >> Top Business and Money Stories * China inflation eases in October * HSBC shares fall on weak profits Market Data Wed, 9 Nov 2011 12:49 GMT Marketwatch (min delay 15 mins) Marketwatch Ticker Market Name Current Value Movement Change Percentage Change Dow Jones 12170.18 + 101.87 0.84% Nasdaq 2727.49 + 32.24 1.20% FTSE 100 5465.26 - -102.32 -1.84% Dax 5795.93 - -165.51 -2.78% Cac 40 3071.97 - -71.33 -2.27% Sport >> In Association With Sportsday Live - breaking sports news Carlos Tevez Sportsday Live featuring the latest on Carlos Tevez, the ongoing Fifa poppy row and all the week's sporting action, plus more. * Tendulkar misses out on milestone * Live text - Murray v Chardy * Butt appeals against prison term * Man City act over Tevez no-show Entertainment & Arts >> In Association With Top Story Brett Ratner Ratner resigns as Oscars producer Rush Hour director Brett Ratner resigns as a producer of the 2012 Oscar ceremony after using a derogatory term for gay men. * Hip-hop star Heavy D dies aged 44 * Lichtenstein sets new sale record * Taymor sues Spider-Man producers * Esi Edugyan wins Canadian prize * Crowds expected at Da Vinci show * Guinea pig snap wins photo prize * 'Provocative' perfume advert ban * Adele scoops UK music video award * Doctor guilty over Jackson death Health >> Top Story Nurse and patient 'Shameful' elderly care detailed A dossier containing "shameful" stories about the care elderly patients receive in NHS hospitals in England has been published by campaigners. * Personhood vote fails in US state * Parkinson's brain training hope * 'Opt-out' organs policy unveiled * Light 'promising' in cancer fight * Laser op 'can change eye colour' * 'Devastating' quake health toll * Signs of ageing halted in the lab * English diet 'could save 4,000' * Painkiller abuse 'epidemic' in US Technology >> Top Story The Blackberry PlayBook uses Adobe's mobile Flash plug-in Adobe job cuts cloud Flash future US software developer Adobe is cutting 750 jobs. Reports say it is also ending development of its Flash mobile device plug-in. * More ISPs asked to block Newzbin2 * Facebook rape joke pages removed * Web ad tie-up takes on Facebook * Kesa sells Comet business for -L-2 * LG signs deal with patent giant * Castro Twitter debut sparks spat * Apple store hit by malicious app * Huawei and Microsoft talk patents * Google+ launches Pages service Science & Environment >> Top Story Asteroid 2005YU55 (NASA/JPL-Caltech) Giant asteroid passes near Earth A 400m-wide asteroid passes by Earth, on a path closer to the planet than the Moon, much to the delight of astronomers. * Penguins 'visit spa' to keep cool * Carbon capture plan for Peterhead * Carbon capture plan for Peterhead * Frog killer 'was spread by trade' * Dounreay gets safety award * 2014 test flight for Nasa capsule * Australia Senate backs carbon tax * Tar sands pipeline goes to review * Turtles take 45 years to grow up Travel >> In Association With Business trip: Mumbai Nearly every business trip to India involves a stop in the country's financial, entertainment and cultural capital. 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