Monday, November 2, 2009

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Monday, 02 November, 2009, 4:00 GMT 04:00 +00:00:Europe/London
TOP STORIES
More advisers may go in drugs row
The government faces the threat of more scientists resigning after sacking its chief drugs adviser for his comments on cannabis policy.
  Fresh suicide blast hits Pakistan
Thirty people die as a suicide blast hits a car park near a bank in the Pakistani garrison city of Rawalpindi, police say.
  William to represent Queen in NZ
Prince William will visit New Zealand next year for his first official overseas trip on behalf of the Queen.
  Miliband hails links with Russia
Foreign Secretary David Miliband says the UK and Russia will not "paper over our differences" but these will not block co-operation between them.
  Scottish flooding causing chaos
Heavy rain wreaks havoc in the north and east of Scotland with homes flooded, roads closed and trains cancelled.
WORLD
Fresh suicide blast hits Pakistan
Thirty people die as a suicide blast hits a car park near a bank in the Pakistani garrison city of Rawalpindi, police say.
  UN chief in Kabul for key talks
UN chief Ban Ki-moon is in Kabul for talks with President Karzai amid confusion over the planned presidential election run-off.
  N Korea urges US nuclear talks
North Korea has said it is ready for direct talks with the US on its nuclear programme but will "go its own way" if refused.
AFRICA
Zimbabwe diamond sales ban urged
Rights groups want Zimbabwe banned from the international diamond trade over allegations of abuse by its soldiers.
  UN drops Congo army over killings
UN peacekeepers in DR Congo are to stop working with some army units after the killing of 62 civilians.
  South Sudan leader urges split
South Sudan's leader makes his strongest call yet for voters to back independence from the north in a referendum.
AMERICAS
CIT Group files for US bankruptcy
The US lender, CIT Group, files for bankruptcy protection, after a debt-exchange offer to bondholders fails.
  Caracas joins border slayings row
Venezuela says the 11 men found dead on its soil last week were Colombian paramilitaries undergoing training.
  N Korea urges US nuclear talks
North Korea has said it is ready for direct talks with the US on its nuclear programme but will "go its own way" if refused.
ASIA-PACIFIC
N Korea urges US nuclear talks
North Korea has said it is ready for direct talks with the US on its nuclear programme but will "go its own way" if refused.
  Boat capsizes off Cocos Islands
A rescue operation is under way after a boat carrying about 40 people sinks off the Cocos Islands in the Indian Ocean.
  Scientists bring snow to Beijing
Chinese meteorologists bring about Beijing's earliest snowfall in a decade, after seeding rain clouds with silver iodide.
EUROPE
European water mission lifts off
A European satellite is set to provide major new insights into how water is cycled around the Earth.
  Miliband hails links with Russia
Foreign Secretary David Miliband says the UK and Russia will not "paper over our differences" but these will not block co-operation between them.
  Karadzic trial 'set to continue'
The genocide and war crimes trial of Radovan Karadzic is set to continue despite fears the former Bosnian Serb leader may again refuse to turn up.
MIDDLE EAST
Iran seeks review of nuclear deal
Iran says it wants the UN's nuclear watchdog to review a plan to send its enriched uranium abroad for processing.
  Israeli settler held over attacks
Israeli police arrest a Jewish settler who they say confessed to a string of high-profile hate attacks over the past 12 years.
  Saudis find 'al-Qaeda' arms cache
Saudi officials say they have discovered a large arms cache near Riyadh linked to al-Qaeda militants.
SOUTH ASIA
Fresh suicide blast hits Pakistan
Thirty people die as a suicide blast hits a car park near a bank in the Pakistani garrison city of Rawalpindi, police say.
  UN chief in Kabul for key talks
UN chief Ban Ki-moon is in Kabul for talks with President Karzai amid confusion over the planned presidential election run-off.
  India train crash leaves 14 dead
Fourteen die when a train rams into a truck at an unmanned railway crossing in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.
ENGLAND
Arrest in double murder inquiry
A man is arrested on suspicion of murder after two bodies are found in a property in Norfolk, police say.
  Rapist flees ahead of deportation
Police search for a rapist who escaped from immigration officials in London while being served with a deportation order.
  'Mayoral power' forced Blair out
Sir Ian Blair says he was forced out as Met Police chief because Boris Johnson "wanted to show the power" of being London mayor.
NORTHERN IRELAND
Man dies in hit and run accident
A young man loses his life in a hit-and-run road traffic accident in Londonderry.
  Drivers warned of flash-flooding
The Department of Regional Development warns of flood dangers as heavy rain continues across Northern Ireland.
  Former bank manager fraud charges
A former bank manager from Silverbridge is charged with a series of offences including fraud and money laundering.
SCOTLAND
'Three new banks' for High Street
The Chancellor Alistair Darling tells the BBC there could be three new High Street banks in the UK over the next three to four years.
  UK soldiers 'shot' in Falklands
Three members of the UK armed forces are in hospital following a reported shooting in the Falkland Islands, the MoD says.
  Fan dressed as sheep set alight
A 24-year-old football fan dressed as a sheep suffers burns to his arms and legs when he was set alight on a train in Fife.
POLITICS
Don't axe MP spouses, says Harman
MPs who currently employ relatives should not have to axe them under expenses reforms, Harriet Harman says.
  Government drugs adviser resigns
A part-time adviser on the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs has resigned over the sacking of its head, Prof David Nutt.
  'Mayoral power' forced Blair out
Sir Ian Blair says he was forced out as Met Police chief because Boris Johnson "wanted to show the power" of being London mayor.
BUSINESS
'Three new banks' for High Street
The Chancellor Alistair Darling tells the BBC there could be three new High Street banks in the UK over the next three to four years.
  Air tax increase comes into force
The first of two rises in UK airport departure tax has come into effect, adding up to £30 to the cost of flying.
  Britain 'losing billions in VAT'
The British Government has been losing out on as much as £1 in every £6 that it could be collecting in VAT, says research.
ENTERTAINMENT
Cheryl Cole achieves chart double
The Girls Aloud singer and X Factor judge is top of the album and singles charts with her debut solo releases.
  First girl voted off The X Factor
Student Rachel Adedeji becomes the first girl to be voted off ITV1 talent show The X Factor.
  Jackson film tops US box office
Michael Jackson film This Is It tops the North American box office in its first weekend of release.
SCIENCE/NATURE
Rocket booster damaged on return
The booster used on the Ares 1-X test rocket on Wednesday was damaged when it fell back into the ocean, Nasa says.
  EU strikes climate funding deal
EU leaders agree a conditional deal to help other nations fight global warming, ahead of the Copenhagen climate summit.
  Spider web confirmed as 'oldest'
A spider web encased in amber which was discovered on an East Sussex beach is confirmed as being the world's oldest on record.
TECHNOLOGY
Internet addresses set for change
The internet regulator approves plans to allow non-Latin-script web addresses, in a move set to transform the online world.
  Fallout 3 crowned 'game of year'
Fallout 3 scoops ultimate game of the year at the Golden Joysticks, with Call of Duty also taking home a trio of awards.
  Fry ends row with Twitter critic
Actor and presenter Stephen Fry and another user of website Twitter apologise to each other after an online row broke out.
HEALTH
Government drugs adviser resigns
A part-time adviser on the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs has resigned over the sacking of its head, Prof David Nutt.
  Women not getting bone treatment
The majority of women at high risk of having a fracture are not getting the recommended bone treatment, say researchers.
  Hospitals 'feel swine flu strain'
Hospital intensive care wards are under "a lot of pressure" as a result of swine flu, says the government's medical adviser.
EDUCATION
Bogus student checks 'don't work'
Immigration officers have warned bosses that new rules designed to stop bogus students entering the UK are not working, the BBC is told.
  Labels to aid student 'consumers'
A food labelling-style system to help school leavers find out more about university courses and their future career prospects is to be introduced.
  Brown says primary Sats must stay
Gordon Brown says Sats must stay for 11-year-olds to ensure school accountability.
ON THIS DAY NEWS FROM THE BBC ARCHIVES
  1966: Viet Cong bombs Saigon
At least eight people are killed including an American officer when Viet Cong artillery shells the South Vietnamese capital.
  1970: Nightclub inferno 'wipes out generation'
A fire at a nightclub in France has killed 142 people, most of them teenagers.
  1986: Chemical spill turns Rhine red
A catastrophic fire at a chemicals factory near Basle, Switzerland, sends tons of toxic chemicals into the river Rhine, turning it red.

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