<BODY><div align="center"><table bgcolor="#ffffff" cellspacing="4" cellpadding="6" border="0" width="700" ><tr><td> <H2>Topical News</H2><br><a title="Vitamin B 'puts off Alzheimer's'" href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/health-11232356" target="_blank"><strong>Vitamin B 'puts off Alzheimer's'</strong></a> <br><br>High doses of B vitamins may slow the rate of brain shrinkage in older people experiencing warning signs of Alzheimer's disease, a new study says.<br><br><a title="Empty shops highlighting 'divide'" href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-11239708" target="_blank"><strong>Empty shops highlighting 'divide'</strong></a> <br><br>The number of shops closing in Britain is slowing but a north-south divide has emerged, a survey by retail analysts the Local Data Company suggests.<br><br><a title="Nutrient clue to common disorder" href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-scotland-11230642" target="_blank"><strong>Nutrient clue to common disorder</strong></a> <br><br>Scientists begin a study to determine if an everyday vitamin supplement could help prevent a common birth defect.<br><br><a title="Child detention 'harm' documented" href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-11239067" target="_blank"><strong>Child detention 'harm' documented</strong></a> <br><br>A medical charity says it has documented for the first time the effects of immigration detention on children facing removal from the UK.<br><br><a title="Boundary move 'gives Tories hope'" href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-scotland-11229792" target="_blank"><strong>Boundary move 'gives Tories hope'</strong></a> <br><br>Boundary changes for the next Scottish Parliament elections suggest a possible boost to the Conservatives, according to experts.<br><br><a title="Rig firms hit back at BP report" href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-us-canada-11239676" target="_blank"><strong>Rig firms hit back at BP report</strong></a> <br><br>Contractors who worked for BP on the ill-fated Deepwater Horizon oil rig criticise the company's report into the Gulf of Mexico oil spill.<br><br><a title="Labour MPs to pick shadow cabinet" href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-politics-11238856" target="_blank"><strong>Labour MPs to pick shadow cabinet</strong></a> <br><br>Labour MPs have rejected a move to allow the new party leader to choose who serves in the shadow cabinet.<br><br><a title="Pilot 'impaired' during air stunt" href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-11234444" target="_blank"><strong>Pilot 'impaired' during air stunt</strong></a> <br><br>An aerobatic pilot killed while taking part in an air show might have become "somehow impaired" as she carried out a manoeuvre, an accident report says.<br><br><a title="Shoppers turning to card payments" href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-11233827" target="_blank"><strong>Shoppers turning to card payments</strong></a> <br><br>The number of cash machines in the UK has fallen and withdrawals have dropped as shoppers turn to cards, figures show.<br><br><a title="Cameron's father dies in hospital" href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-politics-11227525" target="_blank"><strong>Cameron's father dies in hospital</strong></a> <br><br>David Cameron's father Ian dies in hospital in France shortly after the Prime Minister joined other members of his family at his bedside.<br><br><a title="Planes in 'near-miss' over London" href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-england-london-11237496" target="_blank"><strong>Planes in 'near-miss' over London</strong></a> <br><br>A business jet and a passenger plane carrying 232 people came close to a mid-air collision over London in July, a report reveals.<br><br><a title="Stig's helmet goes under hammer" href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-england-sussex-11230204" target="_blank"><strong>Stig's helmet goes under hammer</strong></a> <br><br>A distinctive white helmet worn by Top Gear driver The Stig is expected to fetch up to £1,200 at auction in Sussex.<br><br><a title="Burglar steals bacon from fridge" href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-england-surrey-11233757" target="_blank"><strong>Burglar steals bacon from fridge</strong></a> <br><br>A burglar breaks into a house in Redhill in the early hours and steals a packet of bacon from the fridge.<br><br><a title="MP met Claudy bomb suspect priest" href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-northern-ireland-11229268" target="_blank"><strong>MP met Claudy bomb suspect priest</strong></a> <br><br>The priest suspected of being involved in the 1972 Claudy bombing met Martin McGuinness shortly before he died, the deputy first minister confirms.<br><br><a title="Cuts 'must be resisted' says SF" href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-northern-ireland-politics-11225902" target="_blank"><strong>Cuts 'must be resisted' says SF</strong></a> <br><br>Sinn Fein says cuts "proposed or imposed by the British goverment must be challenged and resisted", following Peter Robinson's call for savings.<br><br><a title="New-style device killed soldier" href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-wales-11234977" target="_blank"><strong>New-style device killed soldier</strong></a> <br><br>A 29-year-old soldier on foot patrol in Afghanistan was killed by a sophisticated explosive device which was hard to detect, an inquest hears.<br><br><a title="Metal plant to be decommissioned" href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-wales-north-west-wales-11229027" target="_blank"><strong>Metal plant to be decommissioned</strong></a> <br><br>Metal plant owners Anglesey Aluminium confirm production will not restart at their Holyhead factory which was mothballed 12 months ago.<br><br><a title="Study into 'music prescriptions'" href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-11233452" target="_blank"><strong>Study into 'music prescriptions'</strong></a> <br><br>Patients could be prescribed music tailored to their needs as a result of new university research.<br><br><a title="'No guarantees' over Moray bases" href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-scotland-north-east-orkney-shetland-11237418" target="_blank"><strong>'No guarantees' over Moray bases</strong></a> <br><br>The Scottish Secretary says he can give "no guarantees" about the future of two Scottish RAF bases.<br><br><a title="Shot boy's family still suffering" href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-england-manchester-11238840" target="_blank"><strong>Shot boy's family still suffering</strong></a> <br><br>Police use the anniversary of the killing of Manchester schoolboy Jessie James to once again appeal for help to catch his killer.<br><br></td></tr></table></div><br><hr></BODY>