News Headlines - 05 February 2012

▽Diamond Jubilee: Queen marks eve of accession to throne - BBC
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-16895833
The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh have attended a church service on the eve of the Diamond Jubilee anniversary of her accession to the throne.

▽Barclays to slash bonuses for staff - but boss Bob Diamond nets ￡3million - Mirror.co.uk
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/top-stories/2012/02/05/barclays-to-slash-bonuses-for-staff-but-boss-bob-diamond-nets-3million-115875-23736021/
Barclays will respond to widespread outrage over bankers’ vast bonuses this week by slashing rewards for its staff.
But its boss Bob Diamond is still expected to scoop more than ￡3million in shares on top of his ­￡1.35million-a-year salary.

▽Bank set to put ￡50bn into economy - The Press Association
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ukpress/article/ALeqM5h913gMJGCdnoqIoig-Lc_60AUaMg?docId=N0343851328440016530A
The Bank's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) is forecast to increase its quantitative easing (QE) programme by ￡50 billion to ￡325 billion on Thursday in a bid to stave off a recession, while it will also hold interest rates at record lows of 0.5%.

▽Two glasses of wine a day triples risk of mouth cancer - The Independent
http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/health-news/two-glasses-of-wine-a-day-triples-risk-of-mouth-cancer-6432609.html
NHS campaign to warn that drinking even a small amount more than the daily limit can harm health

▽Mars too dry for life - Telegraph.co.uk
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/science-news/9059042/Mars-too-dry-for-life.html
Analysis of soil from the red planet found that its surface had been dry for such a long time that any life would have to be lurking deep underground.