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	Tuesday, 03 November, 2009, 4:00 GMT 04:00 +00:00:Europe/London

TOP STORIES
	RBS and Lloyds set for sell-offs Banks RBS and Lloyds are due to announce plans to sell off parts of their businesses to meet EU competition rules.
	Plea to spread Madeleine message Internet users around the world are urged to spread a new video message aimed at reaching a key witness to Madeleine McCann's disappearance.
	Species' extinction threat grows More than a third of species assessed by a global biodiversity study are threatened with extinction, scientists warn.
	Royal Mail to face legal action The Royal Mail is to face legal action over the recruitment of 30,000 agency staff, says main postal union the CWU.
	Obama urges 'new Afghan chapter' Barack Obama urges Hamid Karzai to "write a new chapter" in governing Afghanistan, after its disputed presidential poll.

WORLD
	Obama urges 'new Afghan chapter' Barack Obama urges Hamid Karzai to "write a new chapter" in governing Afghanistan, after its disputed presidential poll.
	Argentine ex-leader goes on trial The trial begins of Argentina's last military ruler and five other retired generals accused of human rights abuses.
	Species' extinction threat grows More than a third of species assessed by a global biodiversity study are threatened with extinction, scientists warn.

AFRICA
	Albino killers get death penalty Tanzania hands death sentences to four men who killed and dismembered an albino man, one of a spate of such attacks.
	Liberia corruption fighter killed Gunmen kill the Liberian official charged with rooting out corruption in the award of public contracts.
	Sahara Sun 'to help power Europe' A sustainable energy initiative that will start with a huge solar project in the Sahara desert is announced by a consortium of 12 European businesses.

AMERICAS
	Cost-cutting boosts Ford profits Ford announces profits of almost $1bn between July and September, thanks to increased market share and reduced costs.
	Canadian's bid to sue US rejected A New York court rules against allowing a Syrian-born Canadian to sue US authorities over his mistaken arrest for terrorism links.
	Argentine ex-leader goes on trial The trial begins of Argentina's last military ruler and five other retired generals accused of human rights abuses.

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 About 12 people are missing after a boat believed to be carrying 40 people sank off the Cocos Islands in the Indian Ocean.
	Scientists 'cause' Beijing snow Chinese meteorologists say they caused Beijing's earliest snowfall in a decade, after seeding rain clouds with silver iodide.

EUROPE
	Karadzic 'will appear at trial' Ex-Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic says he will attend his genocide and war crimes trial after an earlier boycott.
	EU awaits Czech verdict on Lisbon The Czech Constitutional Court is due to deliver a verdict on objections to the European Union's Lisbon Treaty.
	Ex-KGB spy gunned down in Moscow A Russian businessman who was convicted in Israel as a Soviet spy is shot dead in Moscow, according to police.

MIDDLE EAST
	Iranian guards warn over protest Iran's Revolutionary Guards warn opposition groups not to hold protests on the anniversary of US embassy seizure.
	US view on settlement 'unchanged' Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says the US has not changed its opposition to continued Israeli settlement in the West Bank.
	Iraq signs new overseas oil deal Iraq's oil ministry signs an agreement with a consortium led by the Italian firm, ENI, to develop the Zubair oilfield.

SOUTH ASIA
	Obama urges 'new Afghan chapter' Barack Obama urges Hamid Karzai to "write a new chapter" in governing Afghanistan, after its disputed presidential poll.
	Pakistan takes Taliban stronghold Pakistan's army says it has captured a key Taliban stronghold in South Waziristan, as a bomb kills at least 35 in Rawalpindi.
	Pakistan offers Taliban bounties Pakistan offers rewards totalling $5m (£3m) for the capture, dead or alive, of Taliban militant leaders in the country.

UK
	RBS and Lloyds set for sell-offs Banks RBS and Lloyds are due to announce plans to sell off parts of their businesses to meet EU competition rules.
	Royal Mail to face legal action The Royal Mail is to face legal action over the recruitment of 30,000 agency staff, says main postal union the CWU.
	Offender IT failure 'a shambles' A committee of MPs heavily criticises an abandoned government IT scheme to track offenders.

ENGLAND
	Sentence for fire bomb attacker A man who ordered fire bomb attacks on the homes of two Essex detectives he blamed for "ruining" Christmas, is to be sentenced.
	Plea to spread Madeleine message Internet users around the world are urged to spread a new video message aimed at reaching a key witness to Madeleine McCann's disappearance.
	Swine flu woman dies after birth A 31-year-old woman who became infected with swine flu during her pregnancy dies days after giving birth.

NORTHERN IRELAND
	Politicians praise Libyan visit Politicians who went to Libya to press for compensation for IRA victims return to the UK, hailing their visit as a success.
	PSNI chief 'shocked' by picture The chief constable of the PSNI says he was "deeply shocked" by the publication of a picture of a man who had taken his life.
	Ballot called as co-option fails There is to be a by-election in Craigavon after councillors failed to agree on a replacement for a vacant seat.

SCOTLAND
	RBS cuts thousands of retail jobs Almost 4,000 retail banking jobs are to be cut by the Royal Bank of Scotland across the UK.
	Scots cannabis crop 'worth £100m' An estimated £100m of cannabis is grown annually in Scotland, according to the man leading the fight against the industry.
	Home repossessions 'set to soar' Home repossessions are set to soar when interest rates start to rise again, the housing charity Shelter Scotland warns.

POLITICS
	Offender IT failure 'a shambles' A committee of MPs heavily criticises an abandoned government IT scheme to track offenders.
	Met rejects Martin 'trick' claim Scotland Yard "strongly" rejects a suggestion that an officer tricked a Commons official over the search of an MP's office.
	MP sorry for Nazi analogy e-mail An MP denies equating his treatment over expenses to the Holocaust - but apologises for a "clumsily" worded e-mail.

BUSINESS
	Royal Mail to face legal action The Royal Mail is to face legal action over the recruitment of 30,000 agency staff, says main postal union the CWU.
	RBS and Lloyds set for sell-offs Banks RBS and Lloyds are due to announce plans to sell off parts of their businesses to meet EU competition rules.
	Probe into Friends Reunited sale ITV's £25m sale of social networking website Friends Reunited is referred to the Competition Commission.

ENTERTAINMENT
	Swimmer queries Mock show ruling Rebecca Adlington's agent says the BBC Trust did not take a tough enough stance over comments made about the swimmer in Mock the Week.
	New producer set for EastEnders Hollyoaks producer Bryan Kirkwood will take over as EastEnders executive producer when Diederick Santer steps down.
	A-list stars honour Jonathan Ross Jonathan Ross receives the 2009 Music Industry Trusts' Award from George Michael at a charity dinner in London.

SCIENCE/NATURE
	Species' extinction threat grows More than a third of species assessed by a global biodiversity study are threatened with extinction, scientists warn.
	European water mission lifts off A European satellite is set to provide major new insights into how water is cycled around the Earth.
	Logging 'caused Nazca collapse' New evidence suggests the fate of the ancient Nazca society of Peru was entwined with that of the huarango tree.

TECHNOLOGY
	File-sharers are big spenders too A survey finds that people who download music illegally also spend more buying tunes legitimately.
	Video gamers face malware deluge Players of online games such as World of Warcraft are becoming popular targets for virus writers, reveals research.
	Nokia abandons N-Gage gaming Mobile operator says there will be no more games published and the N-Gage service will shut down by the end of 2010.

HEALTH
	Child obesity 'is levelling off' Forecasts of a huge rise in obesity among children in England have been significantly downgraded following a new analysis of data.
	Aspirin 'only for heart patients' Using aspirin to ward off heart attacks and strokes in those not suffering cardiovascular disease should stop, research says.
	Memory test 'spots pre-dementia' Memory and language tests can reliably reveal "hidden" early dementia, says a British team of experts.

EDUCATION
	Crackdown on school place cheats Tougher action is urged against the thousands of parents who lie to get their children into popular schools every year.
	University applications rise 12% Initial statistics suggest there will again be strong demand for a place at university in the UK next year.
	Refugees 'better qualified' claim Refugees in Wales are more likely to have a degree than people who were born in the country, new research suggests.

ON THIS DAY NEWS FROM THE BBC ARCHIVES
	2004: George W Bush wins second term George W Bush is elected president of the United States for the second time, beating his Democratic rival by a comfortable margin.
	1957: Russians launch dog into space The Soviet Union sends the first ever living creature into the cosmos aboard Sputnik II.
	1975: North Sea oil begins to flow The Queen has formally begun the operation of the UK's first oil pipeline at a £500,000 ceremony in Scotland.

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