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	Saturday, 03 October, 2009, 3:00 GMT 04:00 +01:00:Europe/London

TOP STORIES
	Tories launch care home guarantee A scheme to prevent older people having to sell their houses to fund their care is unveiled by the Conservatives.
	Aid flows in to quake-hit Sumatra Foreign aid and medical teams start to arrive in Indonesia's Padang as the search for people buried under buildings goes on.
	Irish EU treaty referendum closes Voting ends in the Republic of Ireland's second referendum on the EU's Lisbon Treaty, in a crucial poll for the union.
	Fears over inner city dog fights An increasing number of dogs are suffering horrific injuries in "ad hoc" fights in public parks, the RSPCA warns.
	Typhoon bears down on Philippines Tens of thousands of people are evacuated ahead of the arrival of Typhoon Parma in the storm-hit northern Philippines.

WORLD
	Aid flows in to quake-hit Sumatra Foreign aid and medical teams start to arrive in Indonesia's Padang as the search for people buried under buildings goes on.
	Typhoon bears down on Philippines Tens of thousands of people are evacuated ahead of the arrival of Typhoon Parma in the storm-hit northern Philippines.
	Rio to stage 2016 Olympic Games Brazil will become the first South American country to host the Olympics after Rio de Janeiro is chosen to stage the 2016 Games.

AFRICA
	Thousands identify Guinea bodies Thousands of people gather in Guinea's capital, Conakry, to identify those killed in Monday's opposition protest.
	Nigeria bails out four more banks Nigeria's central bank bails out four more banks by 200bn naira ($1.37bn) and also sacked three of their chief executives.
	Ivory Coast coup leader reburied Seven years after the death of Ivory Coast coup leader Robert Guei, his disinterred body is being reburied.

AMERICAS
	Rio to stage 2016 Olympic Games Brazil will become the first South American country to host the Olympics after Rio de Janeiro is chosen to stage the 2016 Games.
	Man denies Letterman 'blackmail' A man pleads not guilty to trying to blackmail chat show host David Letterman over his relationships with female staff.
	Mexico makes record drugs seizure Mexican authorities say they have confiscated their largest-ever haul of chemicals used to make methamphetamine.

ASIA-PACIFIC
	Aid flows in to quake-hit Sumatra Foreign aid and medical teams start to arrive in Indonesia's Padang as the search for people buried under buildings goes on.
	Typhoon bears down on Philippines Tens of thousands of people are evacuated ahead of the arrival of Typhoon Parma in the storm-hit northern Philippines.
	Samoa's tsunami death toll rises Samoa continues to find victims of Tuesday's tsunami, which killed at least 129 people there and 40 on other islands.

EUROPE
	Irish EU treaty referendum closes Voting ends in the Republic of Ireland's second referendum on the EU's Lisbon Treaty, in a crucial poll for the union.
	Italy approves tax amnesty bill The Italian parliament approves a controversial tax amnesty on undeclared funds held overseas that critics say rewards crime.
	Warsaw ghetto uprising head dies The last surviving leader of the 1943 Warsaw ghetto uprising against the Nazis, Marek Edelman, dies at the age of 90.

MIDDLE EAST
	Tape shows Shalit 'safe and well' The first video of Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit since his capture in 2006 shows him looking healthy and urging a deal to free him.
	Obama in Iran inspection demand Barack Obama says Iran must give the UN "unfettered access" to its second uranium enrichment facility within two weeks.
	UN puts off action on Gaza report The United Nations Human Rights Council says it has deferred its response to a report on the recent conflict in Gaza.

SOUTH ASIA
	Pakistan in video beating probe Pakistan's army orders an investigation into a video apparently showing soldiers beating Taliban suspects.
	Scores killed in India flooding At least 125 people die after three days of torrential rain batters southern India causing heavy flooding, officials say.
	Uzbek rebel 'killed' in Pakistan Pakistani intelligence officials say they believe a top Uzbek militant was killed in a US missile strike last month in north-west Pakistan.

UK
	Tories launch care home guarantee A scheme to prevent older people having to sell their houses to fund their care is unveiled by the Conservatives.
	Fears over inner city dog fights An increasing number of dogs are suffering horrific injuries in "ad hoc" fights in public parks, the RSPCA warns.
	Gale warning for northern Britain A severe weather warning is issued as winds of up to 70 mph are set to blow across parts of Scotland and northern England.

ENGLAND
	Youths jailed over hammer murder Five people, aged from 17 to 20, are jailed for their involvement in the murder of a lorry driver from Northamptonshire.
	Eviction threat on 'torment' road A council considers whether to evict a Leicestershire family accused of tormenting a woman who killed herself and her daughter.
	£10,000 payout for turban row Pc A Sikh policeman is awarded £10,000 in compensation after he was ordered to remove his turban for riot training.

NORTHERN IRELAND
	Cameron warning on policing deal David Cameron says he cannot guarantee any financial deal for devolving NI justice powers if his party forms the next government.
	Boxer set to face assault charge Belfast boxer Eamonn Magee has been charged with assaulting a woman following an incident in the north of the city.
	Irish EU treaty referendum closes Voting ends in the Republic of Ireland's second referendum on the EU's Lisbon Treaty, in a crucial poll for the union.

SCOTLAND
	Lockerbie judges deny 'pressure' The three judges who jailed the Lockerbie bomber deny they had been under pressure to secure a conviction.
	Job cuts in Scotsman print move More than 100 jobs are to go at the Edinburgh printing plant of The Scotsman newspaper when production moves to Glasgow.
	Rescuers search for missing diver A search for scuba diver who went missing while spear fishing off a beach in Ardnamurchan is suspended.

POLITICS
	Tories launch care home guarantee A scheme to prevent older people having to sell their houses to fund their care is unveiled by the Conservatives.
	Irish EU treaty referendum closes Voting ends in the Republic of Ireland's second referendum on the EU's Lisbon Treaty, in a crucial poll for the union.
	TV firms propose election debates The BBC, ITV and BSkyB put forward a joint proposal to stage three live election debates between the three main party leaders.

BUSINESS
	House prices 'back to 2008 level' UK house prices have now recovered to the same level as a year ago, according to the latest Nationwide figures.
	Evening Standard to be free paper The London Evening Standard is to become a free newspaper, increasing circulation from about 250,000 to 600,000 per day.
	Oil drops by 2% on US jobs data Oil prices have fallen more than 2% to about $69 a barrel after US data raised doubts about the speed of global recovery.

ENTERTAINMENT
	Man denies Letterman 'blackmail' A man pleads not guilty to trying to blackmail chat show host David Letterman over his relationships with female staff.
	£80,000 fine over Comedy Awards Broadcasting Watchdog Ofcom fines Channel TV £80,000 for breaking broadcasting rules during the British Comedy Awards.
	Evans reveals new radio show time Radio 2 DJ Chris Evans reveals his new breakfast show will be 30 minutes longer when he takes over from Sir Terry Wogan next year.

SCIENCE/NATURE
	Herschel scans hidden Milky Way A remarkable view of our Galaxy in the early stages of creating stars is obtained by Europe's billion-euro Herschel Space Observatory.
	Making people move in slow motion Scientists use electrodes to make people move in slow motion and to unravel how brain waves affect movement.
	Polar bear cub hitches a ride A young cub is seen hitching a ride on its mother's back in the Arctic Ocean, a rarely sighted adaptive behaviour that may help it keep warm.

TECHNOLOGY
	Sony shows off 3D TV technology Electronics giant Sony unveils some of its latest 3D technology, which it hopes will spark a new wave of 3D viewing.
	Robot fish could prevent crashes Robots that mimic shoals of fish could be used to develop systems to prevent car crashes, say Japanese engineers.
	Court order served over Twitter The High Court gives permission for an injunction against an anonymous blogger to be served via social-networking site Twitter.

HEALTH
	Tories launch care home guarantee A scheme to prevent older people having to sell their houses to fund their care is unveiled by the Conservatives.
	Test 'spots blood disease danger' UK experts claim to have found a way to predict which thalassaemia patients will develop heart failure.
	Feeding 'speeds surgery recovery' Cancer patients recover faster from gastrointestinal surgery if given liquid food directly into the intestine, a study suggests.

EDUCATION
	'Courses for jobs' incentive plan The government is planning to use financial incentives to attract more young people to vocational courses.
	Guide dog age limit to be dropped Guide Dogs for the Blind are dropping the age limit so that younger teenagers can be assisted.
	Independent school pupil increase The numbers of pupils in the most prestigious private schools are increasing, despite the recession, suggests a survey.

ON THIS DAY NEWS FROM THE BBC ARCHIVES
	1995: OJ Simpson verdict: 'Not guilty' OJ Simpson is found not guilty of the murders of his ex-wife Nicole and her friend Ronald Goldman.
	1975: London's Spaghetti House siege ends Three gunmen give themselves up to police after releasing six hostages from an Italian restaurant.
	1944: Poles surrender after Warsaw uprising The Polish Prime Minister announces the uprising in the Polish capital has ended after 63 days of intense fighting.

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