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	Thursday, 22 October, 2009, 3:00 GMT 04:00 +01:00:Europe/London

TOP STORIES
	UK postal strike is to go ahead A nationwide postal strike will go ahead on Thursday and Friday the Communication Workers Union confirms.
	Anti-BNP groups to protest at BBC Protesters are expected to picket BBC Television Centre later ahead of the appearance of BNP leader Nick Griffin on Question Time.
	Tiny dinosaur species identified A new species of dinosaur, the smallest to be discovered in North America, is identified from fossils found 30 years ago.
	US 'plans bailout firm bonus cut' US firms that benefited from government bailout cash will be told to slash bonuses for highest paid executives, a report says.
	Call to end middle class benefits Welfare for the middle classes should be taken away to avoid higher taxes, a centre-right think tank suggests.

WORLD
	UN confident over Afghan run-off The UN envoy to Afghanistan says the presidential election run-off will take place, despite rumours of a power-sharing deal.
	Bosnia 'fragile' after talks fail Internationally mediated talks among Bosnian leaders end with little progress, fanning fears of future conflict.
	US 'plans bailout firm bonus cut' US firms that benefited from government bailout cash will be told to slash bonuses for highest paid executives, a report says.

AFRICA
	Guinea junta faces EU sanctions Guinea's military junta is facing an EU arms embargo after the killing of opposition supporters in the capital, Conakry, sources say.
	Zuma plea for Zimbabwe stability South African President Jacob Zuma warns that Zimbabwe should not be allowed to fall back into instability.
	Islamists break Somali port truce Two Somali militant Islamist groups clash in the southern port of Kismayo, breaking a tentative ceasefire.

AMERICAS
	US 'plans bailout firm bonus cut' US firms that benefited from government bailout cash will be told to slash bonuses for highest paid executives, a report says.
	US jails Colombian drug kingpin A former leader of one of Colombia's most powerful drug cartels is sentenced in Miami to 45 years in prison.
	Terror suspect arrested in Boston A man is arrested on terrorism-related charge that includes plotting to kill people in a US shopping centre.

ASIA-PACIFIC
	India-China climate change deal Two of the world's biggest polluters, India and China, sign an agreement to work together on addressing climate change.
	Kyrgyz insider chosen as premier Kyrgyz President Kurmanbek Bakiyev appoints a close ally as his new prime minister, after the previous premier resigns.
	DNA prompts Japan murder retrial A Japanese man who spent 17 years in jail for murder pleads not guilty at retrial held after new DNA evidence emerged.

EUROPE
	Bosnia 'fragile' after talks fail Internationally mediated talks among Bosnian leaders end with little progress, fanning fears of future conflict.
	Swiss admit US Polanski tip-off Swiss authorities say they acted correctly in informing the US that director Roman Polanski was travelling to Zurich.
	UK postal strike is to go ahead A nationwide postal strike will go ahead on Thursday and Friday the Communication Workers Union confirms.

MIDDLE EAST
	Iran nuclear fuel deal 'agreed' The UN nuclear chief gives Iran, the US, France and Russia a draft deal aimed at easing concerns over Tehran's nuclear plans.
	Israel joins US for defence drill Israel and the US are due to begin a two-week military defence exercise, thought to be the largest of its kind in Israel's history.
	Syria rights veteran faces trial Syrian dissident Haitham Maleh, 78, is put under formal arrest after being detained following an interview with opposition TV.

SOUTH ASIA
	UN confident over Afghan run-off The UN envoy to Afghanistan says the presidential election run-off will take place, despite rumours of a power-sharing deal.
	Afghan opium fuels 'global chaos' Afghanistan's opium funds global terrorism, caters to 15 million addicts, and kills 100,000 people a year, the UN says.
	India-China climate change deal Two of the world's biggest polluters, India and China, sign an agreement to work together on addressing climate change.

UK
	UK postal strike is to go ahead A nationwide postal strike will go ahead on Thursday and Friday the Communication Workers Union confirms.
	Anti-BNP groups to protest at BBC Protesters are expected to picket BBC Television Centre later ahead of the appearance of BNP leader Nick Griffin on Question Time.
	Womb transplants 'a step closer' UK experts say a successful human womb transplant could happen within two years, despite ethical misgivings.

ENGLAND
	Swine flu tests after girl dies Tests are carried out to discover if swine flu was a contributory factor in the death of a nine-year-old West Sussex girl.
	Two charged over Scarlett death Two men are charged over the death of Devon teenager Scarlett Keeling whose body was found on a beach in Goa in 2008.
	Phone boss 'traded knife swipes' A man accused of murdering his Vodafone executive wife says the pair traded swipes with knives at their luxury Hampshire home.

NORTHERN IRELAND
	Three swine flu-related NI deaths Three people with swine flu die in Northern Ireland die in the last 24 hours, the health department confirms.
	'Evil man' guilty of town murder A meat plant worker is found guilty of murdering a vulnerable woman in Ballymena and dumping her body in a carpark.
	Digger used in new ATM theft bid Thieves using a digger try to steal a cash machine in Ardglass - the third such incident in NI in the last four days.

SCOTLAND
	Economy 'recovering but fragile' Scotland's economic recovery is under way but remains at a "fragile" stage, a quarterly report suggests.
	Woman sues over mental detention A woman is suing a health board over claims she was sectioned after wrongly being diagnosed with paranoid psychosis.
	World's largest thesaurus debuts The world's largest thesaurus is being published after more than 40 years of work by Glasgow University academics.

POLITICS
	Postal leaders attack Mandelson Post strike leaders blame Lord Mandelson and Royal Mail chiefs for the failure to reach a deal.
	Anti-BNP groups to protest at BBC Protesters are expected to picket BBC Television Centre later ahead of the appearance of BNP leader Nick Griffin on Question Time.
	Call to end middle class benefits Welfare for the middle classes should be taken away to avoid higher taxes, a centre-right think tank suggests.

BUSINESS
	UK postal strike is to go ahead A nationwide postal strike will go ahead on Thursday and Friday the Communication Workers Union confirms.
	US 'plans bailout firm bonus cut' US firms that benefited from government bailout cash will be told to slash bonuses for highest paid executives, a report says.
	Phone tariffs 'too bewildering' Consumers have no idea if they are getting a good mobile phone deal because so many tariffs are available, a watchdog says.

ENTERTAINMENT
	Anti-BNP groups to protest at BBC Protesters are expected to picket BBC Television Centre later ahead of the appearance of BNP leader Nick Griffin on Question Time.
	Universal cancels Blanchett film Film studio Universal cancels historical drama Indian Summer, which was to star Cate Blanchett and be directed by Joe Wright.
	Gately's label complains to PCC Polydor Records files an official complaint at the Press Complaints Commission over a Daily Mail column Stephen Gately's death.

SCIENCE/NATURE
	Leaping wolf snatches photo prize The captivating image of a wolf wins the prestigious Wildlife Photographer of the Year award.
	Primate fossil 'not an ancestor' The exceptionally well-preserved fossil primate known as "Ida" is not a missing link as some have claimed, according to a study.
	India-China climate change deal Two of the world's biggest polluters, India and China, sign an agreement to work together on addressing climate change.

TECHNOLOGY
	Microsoft bets on Windows success Microsoft is hoping its new operating system will please customers more than its predecessor Vista.
	EU warns Oracle over Sun takeover Oracle has failed to produce evidence to ease concerns that its purchase of Sun would be anti-competitive, the EU says.
	Government opens data to public A new website will make reams of government data freely available for the first time.

HEALTH
	NHS told to improve oxygen care Concerns are raised that patients receiving oxygen treatment are at risk because of poor monitoring and equipment.
	Prozac rise 'down to serial use' A rise in anti-depressant prescriptions is due to doctors giving drugs to the same people for longer, a study finds.
	Womb transplants 'a step closer' UK experts say a successful human womb transplant could happen within two years, despite ethical misgivings.

EDUCATION
	Faith schools warned on RE texts Independent faith schools must ensure all resources used to teach other religions are accurate and unbiased, says Ofsted.
	More students on degree courses The number of UK students who took up a place at university this autumn rose 6% on the previous year, but many applicants were disappointed.
	'Hoodies down' call for colleges Further education colleges are to be given guidance on making students safer from knife and gang crime.

ON THIS DAY NEWS FROM THE BBC ARCHIVES
	1966: Double-agent breaks out of jail One of Britain's most notorious double-agents, George Blake, escapes from prison in a daring break-out believed to have been masterminded by the Soviet Union.
	1990: Aral Sea is 'world's worst disaster' Scientists tell the Royal Geographical Society how irrigation has destroyed what was once the world's fourth largest fresh water sea.
	1974: Bomb blast in London club A bomb explodes in a restaurant near to where opposition leader Edward Heath is dining in London.

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