BBC World Service on KUOW2

Heavy snow across UK / French Army helps Mali combat rebels / Lance Armstrong's TV confession / Why Ned Kelly still divides Australians / Turning pain into poetry.

EU summit on help for Mali / Why UK car industry is thriving / How accents aren't always understood in Westminster / A lesson on thrift - in under 30 seconds.

Horse-meat found in UK beef products / Hostages taken in raid on Algerian gas installation / Is Ken Clarke leading attack on Euro-sceptics ? / The meaning of modern manners.

What will be the future of HMV ? / New guidelines on treating breast-cancer / Ex-minister urges radical reform of civil service / The power of public confession.

New pensions proposals unveiled / Alienation among N. Ireland Protestants / Why polio-eradication scheme had setback in Nigeria / UK peers urge legalisation of drugs / Golden Globes winners.