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	Wednesday, 18 November, 2009, 4:00 GMT 04:00 +00:00:Europe/London

TOP STORIES
	Queen to set out deficit promise Free social care for the most needy and a legal obligation to halve the budget deficit are to be outlined in the Queen's Speech.
	T-Mobile staff sold personal data Staff at mobile phone company T-Mobile sold on millions of records from thousands of customers, a spokesman says.
	Network sites 'need help buttons' Social networking websites like MySpace and Facebook are criticised for failing to introduce a help button for children being bullied online.
	Trade focus for Obama China talks US President Barack Obama is to meet Premier Wen Jiabao on the last day of his much-watched visit to China.
	Universities 'bail out students' Three quarters of universities in England have had to bail out students because of delays to loans, suggests a BBC survey.

WORLD
	Israeli settlement plan denounced The US and UN criticise Israel's approval of 900 extra housing units at a Jewish settlement in East Jerusalem.
	Afghans 'blame poverty for war' Poverty and unemployment are seen as the main factors fuelling conflict in Afghanistan, according to a survey in that country.
	Trade focus for Obama China talks US President Barack Obama is to meet Premier Wen Jiabao on the last day of his much-watched visit to China.

AFRICA
	Germany arrests top Rwanda rebels German police arrest two leaders of the Rwandan FDLR militia on suspicion of crimes against humanity in DR Congo.
	Saharan activist 'facing court' A Western Sahara activist on hunger strike in Spain's Canary Islands must appear in court on public order offences, her supporters say.
	Verbal war over Egypt-Algeria tie A war of words breaks out between Egypt and Algeria after violence following Saturday's World Cup clash in Cairo.

AMERICAS
	Ruling on Zelaya 'after election' Honduras' Congress will not vote on restoring ousted President Zelaya until after elections, a senior lawmaker said.
	Trade focus for Obama China talks US President Barack Obama is to meet Premier Wen Jiabao on the last day of his much-watched visit to China.
	Guilty plea in infamous US kidnap A woman pleads guilty to helping kidnap 14-year-old Elizabeth Smart in the US state of Utah in 2002, and says: "I'm so sorry".

ASIA-PACIFIC
	Trade focus for Obama China talks US President Barack Obama is to meet Premier Wen Jiabao on the last day of his much-watched visit to China.
	Police blamed in Indonesia probe An Indonesian inquiry into a scandal says the police case against two anti-corruption officials should be dropped.
	Men survive weeks lost in Pacific Five men from Papua New Guinea are rescued by a US fishing boat after two months adrift in the Pacific.

EUROPE
	Somali pirates free Spanish boat Somali pirates release a Spanish fishing boat and its 36 crew after holding it for six weeks amid reports of a $3.5m ransom.
	'Ex-Nazi' charged with 58 murders German prosecutors charge a 90-year-old alleged former Nazi with the killing of 58 Jewish forced labourers, officials say.
	French 'school shooting foiled' Police in a town near Paris foil a teenage boy's plan to shoot his teachers after being warned by his parents, officials say.

MIDDLE EAST
	Israeli settlement plan denounced The US and UN criticise Israel's approval of 900 extra housing units at a Jewish settlement in East Jerusalem.
	Verbal war over Egypt-Algeria tie A war of words breaks out between Egypt and Algeria after violence following Saturday's World Cup clash in Cairo.
	Ancients 'had heart disease too' Hardening of the arteries has been detected in Egyptian mummies - suggesting the risk factors for heart disease may be ancient, researchers say.

SOUTH ASIA
	Afghans 'blame poverty for war' Poverty and unemployment are seen as the main factors fuelling conflict in Afghanistan, according to a survey in that country.
	Taliban leader 'flees Pakistan' One of the most wanted Taliban leaders in Pakistan says he has escaped to Afghanistan and is planning new attacks.
	Nepal minister defiant over slaps A Nepalese official assaulted by a minister last week is still waiting for an apology, as the minister defends her actions.

UK
	Queen to set out deficit promise Free social care for the most needy and a legal obligation to halve the budget deficit are to be outlined in the Queen's Speech.
	Universities 'bail out students' Three quarters of universities in England have had to bail out students because of delays to loans, suggests a BBC survey.
	Network sites 'need help buttons' Social networking websites like MySpace and Facebook are criticised for failing to introduce a help button for children being bullied online.

ENGLAND
	Husband held in severed hand case The estranged husband of a 28-year-old woman who was left mutilated and dying in a London street is arrested.
	Fresh plea in Beshenivsky murder A £20,000 reward is offered to help trace a man wanted over the murder of a policewoman who was shot in Bradford.
	E.On reveals customer bank data The energy firm E.On is investigating after the personal details of 817 customers were disclosed in error.

NORTHERN IRELAND
	PSNI search for convicted killer A convicted murder on a phased-release scheme from Maghaberry Prison in County Antrim is missing.
	Masked hijackers ram car off road A car is rammed off the road by a vehicle containing a masked gang in an attempted hijacking near Ballyclare in County Antrim.
	IRA bomber held over base murders A former IRA woman, who was jailed for bombing the Old Bailey, is arrested in connection with the shooting of two soldiers in Antrim.

SCOTLAND
	Halloween boost to sales figures Latest retail sales figures show a slow recovery on Scotland's high streets with growth in October helped by Halloween celebrations.
	Second landslip threatens village Residents in the Aberdeenshire village of Pennan are warned to prepare for evacuation because of a threatened landslide.
	Older addicts 'lose will to live' Research published in Glasgow suggests rates of suicide among addicts aged over 35 may be higher than previously thought.

POLITICS
	Care for elderly a priority - PM Improving care for the elderly will be Labour's domestic "priority" if it wins the election, Gordon Brown says.
	Queen's Speech 'to be shameless' The Queen's Speech will be "short-termist" and "shamelessly self-serving", David Cameron says.
	Afghanistan 'not war without end' David Miliband sets out details of Afghan strategy after Gordon Brown said he wants the power handover to begin next year.

BUSINESS
	City awaits new UK banking laws The City is awaiting the latest rules to affect the banking industry, to be unveiled in the Queen's Speech.
	GM raises Vauxhall job cuts hope General Motors' head of operations in Europe has suggested that the UK job losses may not be as bad as feared.
	UK inflation rate starts to rise The UK's CPI inflation rate rose to 1.5% in October, up from 1.1% in September, largely due to fuel cost changes, figures show.

ENTERTAINMENT
	Jay-Z joins Rihanna at London gig Rap mogul Jay-Z makes a guest appearance as R&B singer Rihanna launches her new album in London.
	Memorial held for Rumpole creator Actors Alan Rickman and Jeremy Irons are among the famous faces celebrating the life of Sir John Mortimer.
	N-Dubz pair to help rape inquiry Rappers from pop trio N-Dubz will talk to police as possible witnesses to an alleged rape, their spokesman says.

SCIENCE/NATURE
	DNA clue to save rare Darwin bird Specimens collected by Charles Darwin could help scientists reintroduce a rare mockingbird to the Galapagos Islands.
	Earth 'heading for 6C' of warming CO2 emissions rose by a quarter in the last decade, setting the course for a world up to 6C warmer, according to research.
	LHC nears restart after repairs The Large Hadron Collider (LHC) could restart as early as this weekend after more than a year of repairs.

TECHNOLOGY
	T-Mobile staff sold personal data Staff at mobile phone company T-Mobile sold on millions of records from thousands of customers, a spokesman says.
	Age of cyber warfare is 'dawning' Many nations are now arming to defend themselves in a cyber war and readying forces to conduct their own attacks, says a report.
	EU cracks down on mobile services Websites mis-selling mobile ringtones and other services are forced to clean up their acts, following a European Union crackdown.

HEALTH
	BBC hospital dramas under attack A top NHS manager has hit out at the portrayal of NHS workers in Holby City and Casualty.
	Ancients 'had heart disease too' Hardening of the arteries has been detected in Egyptian mummies - suggesting the risk factors for heart disease may be ancient, researchers say.
	Thyroid 'risk from pre-eclampsia' Pregnant women with the potentially dangerous condition pre-eclampsia may be more at risk of thyroid problems, research suggests.

EDUCATION
	Universities 'bail out students' Three quarters of universities in England have had to bail out students because of delays to loans, suggests a BBC survey.
	School 'guarantee' law suit fears Plans in the Queen's Speech to guarantee rights for parents over their children's schooling could end in court cases, warn head teachers.
	Apprenticeship budgets face cuts College and apprenticeship budgets are to be cut as the government seeks to plug holes in the public finances.

ON THIS DAY NEWS FROM THE BBC ARCHIVES
	2000: Hollywood meets Wales in 'wedding of year' The film world celebrates the celebrity wedding of the year as film star Michael Douglas marries Welsh actress Catherine Zeta Jones.
	1987: King's Cross station fire 'kills 27' Twenty seven people are dead after a fire at King's Cross station in central London.
	1991: Church envoy Waite freed in Beirut Church envoy Terry Waite is freed by the Islamic extremists who kidnapped him in Beirut in 1987.

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