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	Wednesday, 14 October, 2009, 3:00 GMT 04:00 +01:00:Europe/London

TOP STORIES
	PM 'to send 500 more to Helmand' Gordon Brown is expected to announce that Britain is to send an extra 500 military personnel to Afghanistan.
	More top MPs to pay back expenses Fourteen senior Conservatives are asked to repay some of their parliamentary expenses, as retrospective limits are imposed.
	Senate panel passes health bill A US Senate committee approves a healthcare reform bill, a move described as a "critical milestone" by President Obama.
	Postal strike expected next week The union representing Royal Mail workers says postal strikes across the UK could begin from Thursday 22 October.
	Tesco boss raps school standards Standards in many state schools are "woefully low", leaving employers to "pick up the pieces", the boss of Tesco says.

WORLD
	Senate panel passes health bill A US Senate committee approves a healthcare reform bill, a move described as a "critical milestone" by President Obama.
	Israel warns of Hezbollah threat Israel's president says Hezbollah has turned Lebanon into a "powder keg", after an explosion at a house near Tyre.
	Bans 'do not cut abortion rate' Restricting legal abortion does not appear to reduce the number of women trying to end unwanted pregnancies, a report finds.

AFRICA
	Guinea and China 'agree big deal' Guinea says it has sealed a massive mining deal with a Chinese firm, as protests against the ruling junta continue.
	UN criticised on Congo offensive UN peacekeepers are criticised for supporting a government military offensive in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
	Spain charges Somalia 'pirates' A Spanish judge charges two Somali men with piracy-related offences after a Spanish fishing vessel is seized off the coast.

AMERICAS
	Senate panel passes health bill A US Senate committee approves a healthcare reform bill, a move described as a "critical milestone" by President Obama.
	Don't pressure Iran, says Russia Threatening Iran with sanctions will not help progress on the nuclear issue, Russia's top diplomat tells Hillary Clinton.
	US judge cuts Cuban spy sentence A US judge cuts the sentence of one of the men known as the "Cuban Five", jailed for spying in the US, from life to 22 years.

ASIA-PACIFIC
	UN Philippines fund 'falls short' The UN says an appeal for funds to help the Philippines after storms and floods has fallen far short of the amount needed.
	Australia fails to plug oil leak A second attempt to stop oil pouring into Australian waters after a rig accident in the Timor Sea fails.
	'Nuclear threat' to power grids Scientists warn that Iran and North Korea may develop a bomb that could paralyse western electricity grids.

EUROPE
	Karadzic immunity appeal rejected Former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic loses his appeal that war crimes charges against him be dropped.
	Don't pressure Iran, says Russia Threatening Iran with sanctions will not help progress on the nuclear issue, Russia's top diplomat tells Hillary Clinton.
	Russian court rejects Stalin case A Moscow court rejects a lawsuit filed by the grandson of dictator Joseph Stalin claiming a Russian newspaper defamed him.

MIDDLE EAST
	Israel warns of Hezbollah threat Israel's president says Hezbollah has turned Lebanon into a "powder keg", after an explosion at a house near Tyre.
	Don't pressure Iran, says Russia Threatening Iran with sanctions will not help progress on the nuclear issue, Russia's top diplomat tells Hillary Clinton.
	Al-Qaeda suspects die in shootout Two suspected al-Qaeda members and a police officer have been killed in a shoot-out in Saudi Arabia, officials say.

SOUTH ASIA
	Karzai questions vote fraud panel President Hamid Karzai says he has "serious doubts" about the UN-backed body investigating election fraud in Afghanistan.
	China ire over India border visit China strongly criticises a visit by the Indian Prime Minister, Manmohan Singh, to the disputed north-east Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh.
	Pakistan's Younus offers to quit Younus Khan tenders his resignation as Pakistan captain, despite being cleared of match-fixing charges by a parliamentary sports committee.

UK
	PM 'to send 500 more to Helmand' Gordon Brown is expected to announce that Britain is to send an extra 500 military personnel to Afghanistan.
	Postal strike expected next week The union representing Royal Mail workers says postal strikes across the UK could begin from Thursday 22 October.
	More top MPs to pay back expenses Fourteen senior Conservatives are asked to repay some of their parliamentary expenses, as retrospective limits are imposed.

ENGLAND
	Banker guilty of strangling wife A City banker is found guilty of killing his unfaithful wife at their north London home.
	Murdered woman had head injuries Detectives investigating the murder of Wiltshire woman Melanie Hall say she suffered "blunt force" injuries to her head.
	Rhys killer's mother loses home A judge rules that a housing association can take possession of the home of the mother of Rhys Jones' killer.

NORTHERN IRELAND
	DUP MPs to repay £14k in expenses The DUP's nine MPs have been asked to pay back a total of more than £14,000 in expenses under a new set of rules drawn up by Sir Thomas Legg.
	Deal details may be made public The First and Deputy First Minister hold another meeting with the Prime Minister at Downing Street on Wednesday.
	Paisley told of dissident threat DUP assembly member Ian Paisley Jnr says police have told him that dissident republicans were planning to murder him.

SCOTLAND
	Man admits eight-hour sex attack A man admits dragging a woman into a makeshift den and subjecting her to an eight-hour rape ordeal.
	Family wait for DNA bone results The family of Samantha Wright wait to hear if human remains discovered in Edinburgh belong to the missing woman.
	Princess to lay battleship wreath The Princess Royal is to lay a wreath on the water at the scene of one of the darkest days in the history of British warfare.

POLITICS
	PM 'to send 500 more to Helmand' Gordon Brown is expected to announce that Britain is to send an extra 500 military personnel to Afghanistan.
	More top MPs to pay back expenses Fourteen senior Conservatives are asked to repay some of their parliamentary expenses, as retrospective limits are imposed.
	Iraq inquiry told of 'war lies' A relative of a soldier killed in Iraq tells the inquiry into the conflict that the UK was "lied to" about the reasons for war.

BUSINESS
	Postal strike expected next week The union representing Royal Mail workers says postal strikes across the UK could begin from Thursday 22 October.
	Tesco boss raps school standards Standards in many state schools are "woefully low", leaving employers to "pick up the pieces", the boss of Tesco says.
	RBS seeks to attract small firms RBS appeals to small business customers of all UK banks as it tries to hit lending targets set out by the Treasury.

ENTERTAINMENT
	Gately 'died of natural causes' The Boyzone singer Stephen Gately died of natural causes, a post mortem examination in Spain establishes.
	Corrie star's condition improves Coronation Street star Maggie Jones, best known for playing Blanche Hunt, is written out for a while as she recovers from an operation.
	Ross will return to Comedy Awards Jonathan Ross is returning as host of this year's British Comedy Awards after pulling out of last year's ceremony in the wake of his BBC suspension.

SCIENCE/NATURE
	European commands space station Belgian astronaut Frank De Winne talks of his pride at taking command of the International Space Station.
	Lizards filmed 'walking on water' Remarkable slow-motion film is taken of two lizards that seem to do the impossible - walk on water.
	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.

TECHNOLOGY
	Data losses in Snow Leopard bug Users are reporting a bug in the Mac's latest operating system that deletes their entire accounts when they log in as a guest.
	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.
	Youth 'cannot live' without web 75% of 16 to 24 year olds say they cannot live without access to the internet, according to a new survey.

HEALTH
	Parents 'doubt cot death risks' Half of cot deaths are linked to bed-sharing, yet many parents remain sceptical about the risk, a poll reveals.
	Physical problems 'often mental' The toll of mental ill health is unrecognised since problems like cancer and obesity are often caused in the mind, say experts.
	Bans 'do not cut abortion rate' Restricting legal abortion does not appear to reduce the number of women trying to end unwanted pregnancies, a report finds.

EDUCATION
	Tesco boss raps school standards Standards in many state schools are "woefully low", leaving employers to "pick up the pieces", the boss of Tesco says.
	Madrasas 'should face regulation' Islamic supplementary schools known as madrasas should be better regulated, an MP demands.
	Facebook 'cuts student drop-outs' Social networking websites such as Facebook are being used by colleges to help improve attendance and to keep students engaged with courses.

ON THIS DAY NEWS FROM THE BBC ARCHIVES
	1994: Israelis and Arafat share peace prize Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat, and two Israelis - the Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin and Foreign Minister Shimon Peres - are the winners of this year's Nobel peace prize.
	1983: Parkinson quits over lovechild scandal The Trade and Industry Secretary resigns after fresh details about his affair with a former secretary are revealed.
	1973: Thai army shoots protesters Dozens of people are killed in the Thai capital of Bangkok in street battles between government troops and demonstrators.

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