Sunday, September 20, 2009

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Monday, 21 September, 2009, 3:00 GMT 04:00 +01:00:Europe/London
TOP STORIES
Charge students more, say bosses
A CBI report suggests students should pay more interest on loans and higher tuition fees, sparking anger from their union.
  Climate deal in peril, says Brown
The climate deal planned for Copenhagen in 10 weeks time is in grave danger of failure, the prime minister says.
  Collette takes top actress Emmy
Australian actress Toni Collette wins an Emmy for leading actress in a comedy series, and Alec Baldwin takes leading actor.
  Tax inquiry into Lloyds off-shore
A BBC Panorama investigation reveals that Lloyds is the subject of a HMRC inquiry into allegations it is promoting tax avoidance schemes to off-shore clients.
  New guidance on assisted suicide
Guidelines on the assisted suicide law will be published this week to clarify when people are likely to be prosecuted.
WORLD
Khamenei denies US nuclear claims
Iran's supreme leader denounces nuclear weapons and says the US is "wrong" to accuse Tehran of seeking them.
  Climate deal in peril, says Brown
The climate deal planned for Copenhagen in 10 weeks time is in grave danger of failure, the prime minister says.
  Collette takes top actress Emmy
Australian actress Toni Collette wins an Emmy for leading actress in a comedy series, and Alec Baldwin takes leading actor.
AFRICA
Firm agrees Ivorian waste payouts
An oil trading firm agrees to pay $45m compensation to people in Ivory Coast who say they were made ill by dumped chemicals.
  DR Congo deports genocide suspect
A Rwandan ex-mayor accused of taking part in the 1994 genocide is sent to a UN tribunal from DR Congo.
  SA wants athletics chief 'fired'
The South African government says the man in charge of the country's athletics should lose his job for denying knowledge of gender tests conducted on runner Caster Semenya.
AMERICAS
Obama rejects Russia missile link
President Obama says Russian opposition had no bearing on his decision to scrap the US plan for a missile shield in Europe.
  Three Afghans held over US 'plot'
Three Afghan-born men are arrested in Denver and New York in connection with a plot to launch an attack in the US.
  Cuba rocks to huge peace concert
Havana hosts the biggest open-air concert since Cuba's 1959 revolution, with hundreds of thousands of people attending.
ASIA-PACIFIC
Taiwan city to screen Kadeer film
Taiwan's second city is to screen a film about exiled Uighur activist Rebiya Kadeer, despite opposition from China.
  Australian attacked in Belgrade
Serbian police report the second attack on a foreigner in four days, as police arrest suspected members of far-right groups.
  Collette takes top actress Emmy
Australian actress Toni Collette wins an Emmy for leading actress in a comedy series, and Alec Baldwin takes leading actor.
EUROPE
Former French PM's trial to start
Former French PM Dominique de Villepin is set to go on trial, charged with plotting to discredit President Nicolas Sarkozy.
  Australian attacked in Belgrade
Serbian police report the second attack on a foreigner in four days, as police arrest suspected members of far-right groups.
  Germany probes therapy poisoning
Police in Germany say two people have died and one is in a coma, following a poisoning at a group therapy session in Berlin.
MIDDLE EAST
Khamenei denies US nuclear claims
Iran's supreme leader denounces nuclear weapons and says the US is "wrong" to accuse Tehran of seeking them.
  Israel tank shell kills militants
Two Palestinian militants are killed in northern Gaza after Israelis say they attacked a group planting a bomb near the border.
  Three held in Iraqi art 'sting'
The bust of a Sumerian king is among stolen antiques recovered in an undercover sting operation by Iraq police.
SOUTH ASIA
Three Afghans held over US 'plot'
Three Afghan-born men are arrested in Denver and New York in connection with a plot to launch an attack in the US.
  US embassy security firm raided
Police raid US-contracted private security firm in Islamabad, securing around 70 allegedly unlicensed weapons.
  Italian Afghan dead brought home
The bodies of six Italian soldiers killed in a suicide attack in Afghanistan arrive in Rome, ahead of a state funeral.
UK
Charge students more, say bosses
A CBI report suggests students should pay more interest on loans and higher tuition fees, sparking anger from their union.
  Climate deal in peril, says Brown
The climate deal planned for Copenhagen in 10 weeks time is in grave danger of failure, the prime minister says.
  Insolvency rate 'slows in August'
The number of failing UK businesses declined by almost a quarter last month, according to a report.
ENGLAND
Two dead in light aircraft crash
Police confirm two people who were onboard a light aircraft which crashed in a small village in Hampshire were killed.
  Diouf questioned over match row
Premiership footballer El Hadji Diouf is interviewed by police over allegations made by a ball-boy at a match.
  Car death man 'beaten and shot'
A man found dead in the boot of a car at a Derbyshire railway station had been shot and beaten, police reveal.
NORTHERN IRELAND
SDLP leader Durkan to step down
The SDLP leader Mark Durkan has said he intends to stand aside as party leader after the next Westminster election.
  Woman's fake bomb hijack ordeal
A woman who believed a bomb was on her lorry is told by armed men to drive to a police station, as trouble continues in Lurgan.
  Teenager is killed in road crash
An 18-year-old man has died following an overnight car crash in Moneymore, County Londonderry.
SCOTLAND
Fish policy blighted by 'failure'
The Common Fisheries Policy needs to be overhauled because of "systemic failures", a new study concludes.
  Plea for £15m dementia fund boost
A charity calls on the Scottish government to invest £15m each year for the next five years to help dementia sufferers.
  Warning over climate 'wrangling'
Scotland's top Roman Catholic warns that "political wrangling" over climate change is putting the poor at risk.
POLITICS
Kennedy warning over tuition fees
Ex-Lib Dem leader Charles Kennedy warns Nick Clegg the party is in danger of losing its "heart" over spending cut plans.
  Charge students more, say bosses
A CBI report suggests students should pay more interest on loans and higher tuition fees, sparking anger from their union.
  Climate deal in peril, says Brown
The climate deal planned for Copenhagen in 10 weeks time is in grave danger of failure, the prime minister says.
BUSINESS
Charge students more, say bosses
A CBI report suggests students should pay more interest on loans and higher tuition fees, sparking anger from their union.
  Tax inquiry into Lloyds off-shore
A BBC Panorama investigation reveals that Lloyds is the subject of a HMRC inquiry into allegations it is promoting tax avoidance schemes to off-shore clients.
  Pensions 'quality mark' unveiled
A new scheme is being unveiled which aims to rebuild confidence in pensions and encourage more employees to join schemes.
ENTERTAINMENT
Collette takes top actress Emmy
Australian actress Toni Collette wins an Emmy for leading actress in a comedy series, and Alec Baldwin takes leading actor.
  X Factor wins head-to-head battle
The X Factor comes out on top against Strictly Come Dancing in the TV ratings, with up to two million more viewers than its rival.
  Rockers Muse enjoy chart success
Rock band Muse enter the UK album chart at number one with The Resistance, displacing wartime singer Dame Vera Lynn after one week.
SCIENCE/NATURE
Climate deal in peril, says Brown
The climate deal planned for Copenhagen in 10 weeks time is in grave danger of failure, the prime minister says.
  India plans return of the cheetah
Soutik Biswas examines whether initiatives to bring the cheetah back to India are a good idea.
  Tiny ancestor is T. rex blueprint
A 3m-long dinosaur fossil from China which predates <I>T. Rex</I> by 60 million years is a blueprint for the mighty carnivore, say scientists.
TECHNOLOGY
US objects to Google book deal
The US justice department urges a court to reject a deal allowing internet company Google to publish millions of books online.
  Audio labels speak to the blind
A low-cost device for attaching audio labels to everyday objects is on show at a technology event for people with impaired vision.
  Developer showcases new Halo game
Microsoft shows off the full version of the hotly anticipated first person shooter Halo 3 ODST ahead of its launch on Tuesday.
HEALTH
Dementia burden 'underestimated'
The future global burden of Alzheimer's and other types of dementia has been underestimated, say UK experts.
  Over-55s 'less aware on cancer'
People aged over-55 are less aware than younger adults of the factors affecting cancer risk, a UK survey suggests.
  Spinal advance gets rats running
Hopes that people with spinal injuries could one day regain leg movement have been raised by research in rats.
EDUCATION
Charge students more, say bosses
A CBI report suggests students should pay more interest on loans and higher tuition fees, sparking anger from their union.
  Labour 'could save schools £2bn'
Thousands of senior staff jobs could be cut to save £2bn on education in England, the schools secretary indicates.
  Kennedy warning over tuition fees
Ex-Lib Dem leader Charles Kennedy warns Nick Clegg the party is in danger of losing its "heart" over spending cut plans.
ON THIS DAY NEWS FROM THE BBC ARCHIVES
  1998: Clinton's Grand Jury testimony released
Bill Clinton's testimony about his relationship with a young female assistant is released to the United States public.
  1979: Harrier crash kills three
An RAF plane crashes onto houses in a Cambridgeshire town, killing two men and a young boy.
  1955: Britain claims Rockall
Britain has annexed a rocky islet 300 miles west of Scotland to stop the Soviets spying on missile tests, the Admiralty announces.
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