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BBC Micro News for Wednesday 10th March 2010

• Body found in missing mother hunt

  Police searching for a Dundee mother who went missing two weeks ago say they have found a body.

• Beckham plots Old Trafford upset

  David Beckham believes his AC Milan side can overturn a 3-2 deficit and send his former club Manchester United crashing out of the Champions League.

• Apology for women raped by father

  Two women raped by their father over 25 years- bearing seven of his children - are given an apology by authorities.

• UK global clout 'waning' - Hague

  The Conservatives pledge to reverse what they say is the UK's "shrinking" influence in the world if they win power.

• Lost Boys actor Haim dies aged 38

  Lost Boys actor Corey Haim dies at the age of 38, the Los Angeles coroner's office confirms.

• Man guilty of murdering daughter

  A man is found guilty of the murdering his 17-year-old daughter, whose body was found when police stopped his car.

• Gang jailed for torturing teenager

  A Leeds drugs gang are jailed for torturing a 16-year-old with boiling water to force his family to pay a ?20,0000 ransom.

• School lotteries 'destabilising'

  Lottery admissions can be destabilising for children and bad for their welfare, the Schools Secretary, Ed Balls, says.

• SNP and Plaid's BBC debate anger

  Plaid Cymru and the SNP say planned televised debate plans breach the BBC's duty of impartiality.

• Cameron anger over Labour 'slurs'

  David Cameron demands an apology from Gordon Brown over alleged "slurs" by Labour MPs against defence chiefs.

• Pakistan kidnap father in return

  The father of a British boy kidnapped in Pakistan is returning to the UK, against the wishes of the country's police, the BBC learns.

• Women seized in Africa 'set free'

  Two women - a Spaniard and an Italian - kidnapped in West Africa last year are freed, say unconfirmed reports.

• 150 Toyota jobs to go on Deeside

  Around 150 jobs will go at the Toyota plant on Deeside, Flintshire as part of 750 posts going across the UK.

• Walk on by

  Onlookers watch gang steal jewels in broad daylight

• LIVE: Prime minister's questions

  Watch all the action with key points, analysis and reaction as Gordon Brown faces his weekly prime minister's questions grilling.

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