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	Tuesday, 13 October, 2009, 3:00 GMT 04:00 +01:00:Europe/London

TOP STORIES
	Brown to repay £12,415 expenses Prime Minister Gordon Brown will repay £12,415 after an independent audit of all MPs' expenses claims since 2004.
	Clinton to press Russia on Iran US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is to talk to Russian leaders, hoping to convince them to be tough on Iran.
	Recession in UK 'still not over' A leading business group has cast doubt on whether the UK economy emerged from recession in the third quarter.
	Remains found in search for woman Police searching for a woman missing for more than a year find human remains in an Edinburgh garden.
	Blunkett in brain donation pledge Former Home Secretary David Blunkett pledges to donate his brain to help find a cure for dementia.

WORLD
	Clinton to press Russia on Iran US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is to talk to Russian leaders, hoping to convince them to be tough on Iran.
	Al-Qaeda 'faces funding crisis' Al-Qaeda is in its worst financial state for many years while the Taliban's funding is flourishing, says the US Treasury.
	Gabon court upholds Bongo victory A court in Gabon upholds Ali Ben Bongo's victory in August's presidential election, opening the way for him to be sworn in.

AFRICA
	Guinea 'facing new dictatorship' People in Guinea face a new dictatorship, a regional leader warns, as talks on the military-ruled country's crisis begin.
	Gabon court upholds Bongo victory A court in Gabon upholds Ali Ben Bongo's victory in August's presidential election, opening the way for him to be sworn in.
	Pirates urge Spain to free pair Somali pirates holding a Spanish fishing vessel and 36 crew call on Spain to release two Somali men due to be charged with piracy.

AMERICAS
	First woman wins economics Nobel American Elinor Ostrom becomes the first woman to win the Nobel prize for economics since it began in 1968.
	Mexico shuts troubled energy firm The Mexican government closes a state-run energy distribution firm, blaming the scale of its losses for the move.
	Inquiries into 'sweatbox' deaths Investigations continue into the deaths of two people who fell ill during a sauna-like experience at an Arizona spiritual retreat.

ASIA-PACIFIC
	Death sentences for China rioters Six people are sentenced to death in China over the riots in Xinjiang in July, Chinese state media report.
	N Korea 'test-fires five rockets' North Korea test-fires five short-range missiles off its east coast, South Korea's Yonhap news agency reports.
	Chinese city begins gang trials Thirty-one people go on trial in south-west China's Chongqing accused of involvement in organised crime.

EUROPE
	Clinton to press Russia on Iran US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is to talk to Russian leaders, hoping to convince them to be tough on Iran.
	Scientist on French terror charge French magistrates file preliminary charges against a particle physicist accused of links to al-Qaeda.
	Pirates urge Spain to free pair Somali pirates holding a Spanish fishing vessel and 36 crew call on Spain to release two Somali men due to be charged with piracy.

MIDDLE EAST
	Israelis flatten Palestinian home Israeli authorities demolish two Palestinian-owned structures in East Jerusalem, in defiance of calls to stop such actions.
	Al-Qaeda 'faces funding crisis' Al-Qaeda is in its worst financial state for many years while the Taliban's funding is flourishing, says the US Treasury.
	Iranians demand loan of treasure Iran is threatening to cease cultural co-operation with the British Museum if an ancient artefact is not loaned to the country.

SOUTH ASIA
	Pakistan reels from fresh attack At least 41 people are killed in a suspected suicide car bombing in north-west Pakistan, in the latest in a string of militant attacks.
	Afghan quits election fraud panel An Afghan member of a UN-backed panel investigating fraud in the presidential election resigns, blaming "interfering foreigners".
	India 'behind schedule' for Games The Indian capital, Delhi, is warned it faces a major challenge to be ready to host next year's Commonwealth Games.

UK
	Brown to repay £12,415 expenses Prime Minister Gordon Brown will repay £12,415 after an independent audit of all MPs' expenses claims since 2004.
	Recession in UK 'still not over' A leading business group has cast doubt on whether the UK economy emerged from recession in the third quarter.
	Remains found in search for woman Police searching for a woman missing for more than a year find human remains in an Edinburgh garden.

ENGLAND
	Woman charged over abuse images A Hampshire woman is charged with child sex offences, following inquiries linked to child abuse at a Plymouth nursery.
	Six men jailed for 'vile' kidnap Three men are found guilty of kidnapping two shop workers in west London and holding them hostage for a week.
	Blunkett in brain donation pledge Former Home Secretary David Blunkett pledges to donate his brain to help find a cure for dementia.

NORTHERN IRELAND
	US 'won't meddle' pledges Clinton US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says the devolution of policing and justice powers is an issue for the NI Assembly alone.
	£3.5m spent on abandoned stadium The Department of Culture paid consultants more than £3m for their work on the abandoned Maze stadium project.
	Two feared dead in plane crash There are fears for the safety of the crew of an Irish Army Air Corp two-seater aircraft which crashed in Connemara, County Galway, on Monday.

SCOTLAND
	Remains found in search for woman Police searching for a woman missing for more than a year find human remains in an Edinburgh garden.
	Salmond to repay £700 in expenses Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond is to repay more than £700 following the review of MPs' expenses.
	Cuts set to 'hit Scotland hard' Scotland may be hit disproportionately hard as spending cuts impact on the public sector, experts warn.

POLITICS
	Brown to repay £12,415 expenses Prime Minister Gordon Brown will repay £12,415 after an independent audit of all MPs' expenses claims since 2004.
	Iraq committee to meet families Relatives of military personnel who died in Iraq are to meet members of the committee conducting the war inquiry.
	MPs attack defence kit planning Shortages of spare parts for military vehicles in Afghanistan and Iraq were due to inadequate MoD planning, MPs say.

BUSINESS
	Recession in UK 'still not over' A leading business group has cast doubt on whether the UK economy emerged from recession in the third quarter.
	Lack of sellers ups house prices A drought in the number of people selling their homes is underpinning the rise in house prices, surveyors say.
	FTSE 100 closes at one-year high The FTSE 100 reaches a one-year high, boosted by stronger commodity prices and optimism about US corporate earnings.

ENTERTAINMENT
	Boyzone death 'tragic accident' The family of Boyzone star Stephen Gately say his sudden death in Majorca at the age of 33 was a "tragic accident".
	Orlando Bloom named UN ambassador The Lord of the Rings actor Orlando Bloom becomes a goodwill ambassador for the UN children's organisation Unicef.
	Soaps asked to offer net stories Soap operas could contain storylines about the internet to get people to go online, Digital Champion Martha Lane Fox says.

SCIENCE/NATURE
	'Veggie' spider shuns meat diet A spider that has an almost exclusively vegetarian diet is described by scientists.
	'Big step' needed on UK landfill The UK's environment Secretary Hilary Benn tells the BBC a radical rethink is needed on how we dispose of waste.
	Scientist on French terror charge French magistrates file preliminary charges against a particle physicist accused of links to al-Qaeda.

TECHNOLOGY
	Soaps asked to offer net stories Soap operas could contain storylines about the internet to get people to go online, Digital Champion Martha Lane Fox says.
	Phone sales hit by Sidekick loss The data loss resulting from a technical glitch affecting Sidekick mobile phones hurts the future of cloud computing, say analysts.
	Microsoft readies bumper update October 13 will see Microsoft issue the biggest security update ever that aims to fix 34 vulnerabilities.

HEALTH
	NHS 'failing to support carers' The NHS in England is failing to invest in badly needed services for carers, campaigners say.
	Mother can pass on cancer in womb Scientists have proved that it is possible for a mother's cancer cells to be passed to her unborn child.
	Gout chemical slows Parkinson's The chemical urate, which is known to cause gout, slows Parkinson's disease progression, researchers conclude.

EDUCATION
	Childcare swaps 'outside rules' Childcare regulations should not apply to arrangements between friends, says Children's Secretary Ed Balls.
	Student loan firm explains delays Student Loans Company boss promises an internal inquiry into processing problems for grants and loans.
	Fine as art pupil loses fingers A school is fined after a 16-year-old pupil was left badly disfigured while trying to make a plaster of Paris cast of her hands.

ON THIS DAY NEWS FROM THE BBC ARCHIVES
	1976: Bolivian plane crashes in Santa Cruz Dozens die on the ground when a Boeing 707 crashes into a busy city street in the west of Bolivia.
	1994: Loyalists announce a ceasefire Three main loyalist paramilitary groups announce a ceasefire in Northern Ireland following the IRA announcement seven weeks ago.
	1992: Thousands of miners to lose their jobs The government announces plans to close one third of Britain's deep coal mines, putting 31,000 miners out of work.

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