Home News Feeds News Feeds BBC News - Home The latest stories from the Home section of the BBC News web site. Egyptians vote in landmark poll Egyptians are heading to the polls in the first free presidential election in their history, made possible by last year's Arab Spring uprising. Iran nuclear talks set to open A group of six world powers is due to hold fresh talks with Iran in the Iraqi capital Baghdad, about Tehran's controversial nuclear programme. Schools saw 87,000 racism cases Thousands of racist incidents, ranging from name calling to physical abuse, were recorded in Britain's schools between 2007 and 2011, the BBC finds. Chronic pain under-treated - NICE Many patients with advanced cancer and other debilitating conditions are being "under-treated" for their pain, according to new guidance. Adviser attacks 'socialist' Cable Business Secretary Vince Cable is a socialist who "appears to do very little to support business", No 10 adviser Adrian Beecroft says. Neets 'trapped by lack of skills' Too many young people lack the social skills needed to get their first job, says a report on the issue of Neets. 'Emerging hospital bug' warning Rates of hospital-acquired infections such as MRSA are going down but figures suggest other bacteria are an emerging problem in England. Official 'offers 2012 tickets' A senior Olympic official is suspended after a BBC investigation revealed he was willing to sell thousands of pounds worth of 2012 tickets for cash. Yemen 'on brink of food crisis' Seven aid agencies warn that Yemen is on the verge of a hunger catastrophe as a result of political instability and rising prices. Detectives in bribes allegations Two Scotland Yard detective constables and a former detective inspector have been named as "key culprits" in bribery allegations revealed to MPs. Canada bus killer in alien claim A man who beheaded a fellow bus passenger in Canada in 2008 has spoken out for the first time, saying he believed he was killing an alien. TV remote control inventor dies The inventor of the television remote control, Eugene Polley, dies of natural causes, aged 96, in a Chicago hospital. DNA to shed light on yeti claims A UK-Swiss team is to use genetic testing to investigate the origins of remains claimed to have come from "yetis" and "bigfoot". Orange pulls out of fiction prize Orange announces that it is ending its 17-year sponsorship of The Women's Prize for Fiction. IMF tells UK to consider rate cut The Bank of England should consider new boosts to the UK economy says the IMF as it backs the government's deficit-cutting strategy. Facebook float hits more problems Shares in Facebook drop another 9% amid reports financial regulators may review whether there was a selective disclosure of information to investors. HS2 only rail solution, MPs say Alternatives to the High Speed Two (HS2) rail link will not solve the capacity problems on Britain's railways, MPs say. Tory MPs urge state 'roll back' A group of Conservative MPs elected in 2010 call for "principled conservatism" and more power to be given to individuals and businesses. 'Failings' on diabetes condemned Standards for diabetes care are still not being met in England 11 years after they were set, a report says. Lab grows heart muscle from skin Scientists in Israel say they have managed to turn patients' own skin cells into heart muscle in the lab. Fee rises 'deter mature students' Higher undergraduate tuition fees may trigger a collapse in university applications from mature students in England, suggests a study. Ofsted criticises maths teaching An Ofsted report criticises maths teaching and warns over early entry to maths GCSE. Virgin and BT in broadband row Virgin is due to tell a Lord's select committee that rival BT is being subsidised by government cash. Microsoft opens up So.cl network The search result sharing service allows members of the public to sign up and view each other's "collages of content". Parasite may aid cattle TB spread The spread of an animal parasite across the UK may be hampering moves to curb cattle tuberculosis, research suggests. Rewritable DNA memory shown off Researchers demonstrate a means to use sections of DNA as individually addressable, rewritable "bits" to store data in living cells. BBC Jubilee strike threat lifted The threat of industrial action by BBC journalists and technicians during the Queen's Diamond Jubilee weekend in June is withdrawn. Ken Loach bemoans censors' cuts Film director Ken Loach criticises British film censors for asking him to remove swear words from his new film in order to qualify for a 15 certificate. Why are fountain pen sales rising? Is the fountain pen a curious example of an old-fashioned object surviving the winds of change? Why readers love their moustaches Following the feature on how to grow a four-metre moustache, readers have been sending in pictures of their own follicly fertile upper lips.