March 10, 2010
- Ennobling people from outside Parliament to make them ministers should be "exceptional", cross-party MPs say.
- Chilean tycoon Sebastian Pinera will be sworn in as president, with a major post-earthquake rebuilding effort ahead of him.
- Plans for a new high-speed rail line between London and Birmingham are to be published by the government later.
- Police failures to tackle anti-social behaviour risk public confidence, says the chief inspector of constabulary.
- The UK Fire Service College failed to comply with fire safety laws when part of its own premises burnt down, the BBC learns.
- Many lives could be saved if GPs followed guidelines for reducing cholesterol in those at high risk of heart disease, a study suggests.
- Former rebels in DR Congo, now in the army, are running mafia-style extortion rackets in mines, campaigners say.
- Thousands of Greek workers are to stage a second general strike in a month over austerity measures.