Friday, November 6, 2009

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Saturday, 07 November, 2009, 4:00 GMT 04:00 +00:00:Europe/London
TOP STORIES
Doubts cast over expenses reforms
The head of the body drafting new rules for MPs' expenses says he may not implement all the proposed reforms.
  Rifts appear ahead of G20 meeting
Disputes over climate change and stimulus spending have emerged ahead of a G20 meeting in St Andrews in Fife.
  Legal aid cut 'threatens justice'
Miscarriages of justice are likely to result from proposals to reduce legal aid fees to barristers, the Bar Council's chairman warns.
  Call to elect local police chiefs
Towns should vote for police commissioners to hold local commanders and officers to account, a think tank says.
  US 'grieving' after army shooting
President Barack Obama says the entire US is grieving after a soldier shot dead 13 people at a Texas army base on Thursday.
WORLD
US 'grieving' after army shooting
President Barack Obama says the entire US is grieving after a soldier shot dead 13 people at a Texas army base on Thursday.
  Leaders 'likely' to go to summit
At least 40 world leaders are likely to attend December's UN climate summit in a bid to secure a new global treaty.
  Somali adulterer stoned to death
Islamists in Somalia stone a man to death for adultery but spare his pregnant girlfriend until she gives birth.
AFRICA
DR Congo army 'used aid as bait'
The DR Congo army has been using measles vaccination clinics as "bait" to attack civilians, an aid agency says.
  Madagascar rivals reach agreement
Madagascar's rival political leaders agree to form a power-sharing government after months of wrangling.
  Somali adulterer stoned to death
Islamists in Somalia stone a man to death for adultery but spare his pregnant girlfriend until she gives birth.
AMERICAS
US 'grieving' after army shooting
President Barack Obama says the entire US is grieving after a soldier shot dead 13 people at a Texas army base on Thursday.
  Paraguay leader sacks army head
Paraguay's president sacks the head of the armed forces, warning officers were plotting a coup against him.
  US jobless rate rises to over 10%
The US economy lost 190,000 jobs in October, taking the jobless rate above 10% for the first time since 1983.
ASIA-PACIFIC
US hits China pipes with tariffs
The United States imposes high anti-dumping tariffs on Chinese pipes as trade disputes mar the run-up to a bilateral summit.
  Cambodia tit-for-tat over Thaksin
Cambodia recalls its ambassador from Thailand in tit-for-tat dispute over sanctuary offer to former Thai PM Thaksin.
  China hosts anti-piracy meeting
China hosts an international conference to co-ordinate anti-piracy escorts for cargo vessels in the Gulf of Aden off Somalia.
EUROPE
Spain resists deal with pirates
Spain resists pressure to free two Somalis accused of piracy in exchange for Spanish sailors held in Somalia.
  Turkey defends Sudan leader visit
President Abdullah Gul criticises the EU after it asks Turkey to reconsider an invitation to Sudan's president.
  Russian army plane crashes in sea
A Russian military plane with at least nine people on board crashes into the sea in the country's Far East, officials say.
MIDDLE EAST
Israeli concern over Abbas move
Israeli officials express concern for peace efforts over the decision by Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas not to seek re-election.
  Saudi planes 'not bombing Yemen'
Saudi Arabian jets have only attacked Yemeni rebels on Saudi soil the state news agency says, contradicting earlier reports.
  Danish student 'arrested in Iran'
A Danish journalism student is arrested in Iran after covering anti-government protests, says the Danish Union of Journalists.
SOUTH ASIA
Key Pakistan Taliban town 'falls'
Pakistani forces capture the strategically important town of Ladha from the Taliban in ongoing clashes in South Waziristan, officials say.
  Nato soldiers 'believed drowned'
Two US soldiers originally thought missing in Afghanistan are believed to have drowned, officials say.
  Brown warns Karzai on corruption
Gordon Brown warns the Afghan president he will not put British troops "in harm's way" to defend a corrupt administration.
UK
Doubts cast over expenses reforms
The head of the body drafting new rules for MPs' expenses says he may not implement all the proposed reforms.
  Call to elect local police chiefs
Towns should vote for police commissioners to hold local commanders and officers to account, a think tank says.
  Rifts appear ahead of G20 meeting
Disputes over climate change and stimulus spending have emerged ahead of a G20 meeting in St Andrews in Fife.
ENGLAND
Pair guilty of £15 debt murders
Two teenagers are convicted of killing a girl and her grandmother in east London, as revenge for a relative's unpaid debt.
  Legal aid cut 'threatens justice'
Miscarriages of justice are likely to result from proposals to reduce legal aid fees to barristers, the Bar Council's chairman warns.
  Defoe loses appeal over speeding
Tottenham Hotspur striker Jermain Defoe loses an appeal against a driving ban for speeding on the M11 in Essex.
NORTHERN IRELAND
NI police reserve to go in 2011
Northern Ireland's Chief Constable confirms he will press on with phasing out the PSNI's full time reserve within 16 months.
  Justice threat 'could halt talks'
DUP leader Peter Robinson says negotiations on devolving justice could come to a halt if republicans resort to "blackmail".
  Soil 'links Duffy to two murders'
Soil on a boot belonging to Colin Duffy matched a sample in the getaway car used aftera double murder, a court hears.
SCOTLAND
Rifts appear ahead of G20 meeting
Disputes over climate change and stimulus spending have emerged ahead of a G20 meeting in St Andrews in Fife.
  Soldiers return from Afghan tour
The final group of Black Watch soldiers posted on a seven month deployment to Afghanistan are due back in Scotland.
  Woman's death was 'preventable'
A woman's death after breast surgery in Edinburgh's Western General Hospital is described as "entirely preventable".
POLITICS
Doubts cast over expenses reforms
The head of the body drafting new rules for MPs' expenses says he may not implement all the proposed reforms.
  Ex-defence chiefs round on Brown
Three former chiefs of the defence staff question Gordon Brown's commitment to British troops in Afghanistan.
  Minister 'backs adviser autonomy'
The government will produce guidelines on the independence of its scientific advisers, Science Minister Lord Drayson says.
BUSINESS
Rifts appear ahead of G20 meeting
Disputes over climate change and stimulus spending have emerged ahead of a G20 meeting in St Andrews in Fife.
  Treasury seeks RBS lending proof
The Treasury demands proof from bailed-out Royal Bank of Scotland that there is little demand for its business loans.
  US jobless rate rises to over 10%
The US economy lost 190,000 jobs in October, taking the jobless rate above 10% for the first time since 1983.
ENTERTAINMENT
Sick Sir Elton is out of hospital
Singer Sir Elton John is released from a London hospital after being treated for flu and E. coli, a spokesman for the star says.
  Beatles tracks pulled off US site
EMI wins an injunction against a US website which it claims was selling Beatles songs without permission.
  Sadler's Wells role for Phillips
Former Strictly Come Dancing judge Arlene Phillips is to become a director of Sadler's Wells dance theatre.
SCIENCE/NATURE
Leaders 'likely' to go to summit
At least 40 world leaders are likely to attend December's UN climate summit in a bid to secure a new global treaty.
  Studies 'overstate species risks'
Some large-scale computer simulations appear to overestimate the threats of climate change on biodiversity in some regions, a study suggests.
  Minister 'backs adviser autonomy'
The government will produce guidelines on the independence of its scientific advisers, Science Minister Lord Drayson says.
TECHNOLOGY
Play.com hit by ordering glitch
Customers of online shop Play.com contact the BBC to report problems with its ordering system.
  Gadget problems divide the sexes
A technology helpline claims that there are significant differences between the types of calls it receives from men and women.
  Early origins for uncanny valley
Human suspicion of realistic robots and avatars may have earlier origins than previously thought.
HEALTH
Call for tests after sudden death
Doctors are calling for human tissue to be routinely kept for genetic testing whenever young people die without explanation.
  Foetal heart rate monitor warning
Doctors are warning expectant parents that at-home foetal heart rate monitors can give false reassurance.
  Babies 'cry in mother's tongue'
German researchers say babies begin to pick up the nuances of their parents' accents while still in the womb.
EDUCATION
University fee review date set
The terms of a planned review into fees paid by England's university students will be announced on Monday.
  Academy sponsor told to up game
Ministers have told England's largest sponsor of Academies it cannot take on any more schools until standards improve.
  'Fine exam boards' that dumb down
A leading scientist says exam boards that breach the expected standards in science should face hefty fines or even be banned.
ON THIS DAY NEWS FROM THE BBC ARCHIVES
  1956: Eisenhower re-elected with record vote
Eisenhower is returned to the White House with the biggest share of votes for 100 years.
  1975: IRA kidnappers release industrialist
Dr Tiede Herrema, a Dutch industrialist kidnapped by the IRA more than a month ago, is freed.
  1989: Protests force out East German rulers
East German leader Egon Krenz prepares to choose a new government after mass resignations of Communist ministers.
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