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	Monday, 07 December, 2009, 4:00 GMT 04:00 +00:00:Europe/London

TOP STORIES
	Copenhagen summit poised to open Delegates from 192 countries gather in the Danish capital Copenhagen for the opening of the UN climate change summit.
	Brown unveils £12bn spending cuts Gordon Brown is to begin setting out how Labour plans to slash public spending, ahead of Wednesday's pre-Budget report.
	Flooded town's new bridge to open A Cumbrian town split in two by floods is to be reunited with the opening of an army-built footbridge at 0800 GMT.
	New Iraqi election law approved Iraq's parliament unanimously approves a new electoral law, paving the way for elections early next year.
	MPs 'unsure' over Stansted runway Thought should be given to building an extra runway at Gatwick rather than Stansted airport, a report by MPs suggests.

WORLD
	Copenhagen summit poised to open Delegates from 192 countries gather in the Danish capital Copenhagen for the opening of the UN climate change summit.
	New Iraqi election law approved Iraq's parliament unanimously approves a new electoral law, paving the way for elections early next year.
	Day of mourning over Russia fire Russia is holding a day of mourning for the 112 people killed when fire ripped through a nightclub in the city of Perm.

AFRICA
	Guinea chief 'well' after surgery Guinea's military leader is in a "favourable" condition after surgery for injuries sustained in an assassination bid, doctors say.
	Rwandan soldiers killed in Darfur Two more Rwandan peacekeepers die in Sudan's troubled Darfur region, taking deaths in attacks to five in two days.
	More World Cup tickets go on sale Tickets for the 2010 Fifa World Cup go on sale, a day after the group draw is made for the Africa-hosted contest.

AMERICAS
	Morales claims Bolivia poll win President Evo Morales claims victory in Bolivia's election, with exit polls suggesting a resounding win over conservative rivals.
	Obama rallies senators on health President Barack Obama meets Senate Democrats and tells them to "get the job done" on healthcare reform legislation.
	US rejects Afghan exit criticism Senior government figures reject criticism of President Barack Obama's plan to start pulling troops from Afghanistan in 2011.

ASIA-PACIFIC
	Philippines arrests in crackdown Philippines police arrest more than 60 people and find a major arms cache, in raids after a massacre in the south.
	Emergency water for Queensland Emergency water supplies are trucked into Australia's Queensland state, with reservoirs feared to be running dry.
	NZ man 'injected wife with HIV' An HIV-positive New Zealand man pricked his sleeping wife with a blood-tainted needle "to be like me", court papers reveal.

EUROPE
	Copenhagen summit poised to open Delegates from 192 countries gather in the Danish capital Copenhagen for the opening of the UN climate change summit.
	Day of mourning over Russia fire Russia is holding a day of mourning for the 112 people killed when fire ripped through a nightclub in the city of Perm.
	Athens protest clashes continue Clashes continue overnight in Athens as it marks the first anniversary of the fatal shooting of a 15-year-old boy.

MIDDLE EAST
	New Iraqi election law approved Iraq's parliament unanimously approves a new electoral law, paving the way for elections early next year.
	Iran rally ban for foreign media Iran bans foreign media from covering a rally that they fear opposition supporters could use to stage protests.
	No Bin Laden reports 'in years' Defence Secretary Robert Gates admits the US has had no reliable information on Osama Bin Laden's whereabouts "in years".

SOUTH ASIA
	US rejects Afghan exit criticism Senior government figures reject criticism of President Barack Obama's plan to start pulling troops from Afghanistan in 2011.
	No Bin Laden reports 'in years' Defence Secretary Robert Gates admits the US has had no reliable information on Osama Bin Laden's whereabouts "in years".
	Bangladesh bus collision kills 20 At least 20 people are killed as two buses collide head-on in south-western Bangladesh, officials say.

UK
	Brown unveils £12bn spending cuts Gordon Brown is to begin setting out how Labour plans to slash public spending, ahead of Wednesday's pre-Budget report.
	MPs 'unsure' over Stansted runway Thought should be given to building an extra runway at Gatwick rather than Stansted airport, a report by MPs suggests.
	Flooded town's new bridge to open A Cumbrian town split in two by floods is to be reunited with the opening of an army-built footbridge at 0800 GMT.

ENGLAND
	Flooded town's new bridge to open A Cumbrian town split in two by floods is to be reunited with the opening of an army-built footbridge at 0800 GMT.
	Husband arrested after body find The husband of a newlywed found strangled in the garage of her Cheshire home is arrested after a nationwide search.
	MPs 'unsure' over Stansted runway Thought should be given to building an extra runway at Gatwick rather than Stansted airport, a report by MPs suggests.

NORTHERN IRELAND
	Teenager's death was murder: PSNI A 19-year-old man who fell nine floors from a Belfast city centre apartment was murdered, police say.
	Pipe bomb attacks in Londonderry Pipe bombs are thrown through the windows of two cars in Londonderry, police in Northern Ireland confirm.
	Charge after body found in house A man is charged after what police have described as the sudden death of a man in County Tyrone.

SCOTLAND
	Two-thirds 'fear climate change' Almost two-thirds of Scots believe climate change is an urgent problem, according to a poll commissioned by BBC Scotland.
	Crash family 'delivering gifts' A mother and her two sons who were killed in a crash in the Highlands were on their way to deliver Christmas presents.
	Games industry given cash boost Scotland's computer games industry is boosted by £2.5m of investment by the UK government to help new projects.

POLITICS
	Brown unveils £12bn spending cuts Gordon Brown is to begin setting out how Labour plans to slash public spending, ahead of Wednesday's pre-Budget report.
	NHS IT system to be scaled back The government is to scale back a new multi-billion pound NHS IT system in what the Conservatives are calling a "massive U-turn".
	PM 'petty' on class says Cameron Gordon Brown was "petty" and "spiteful" to make an issue of the Eton background of senior Tories figures, David Cameron says.

BUSINESS
	Banks 'face windfall bonuses tax' The Treasury is considering a windfall tax on British-based banks, BBC business editor Robert Peston has learned.
	Online stores expect record sales Online retailers forecast record sales as they prepare for the busiest internet shopping day of the year.
	Kit Kat biscuits to go Fairtrade Britain's biggest-selling chocolate biscuit, Nestle's Kit Kat, is going Fairtrade in January, spelling good news for cocoa farmers.

ENTERTAINMENT
	BBC Sound of 2010: The longlist Fifteen of the best rising music stars are picked by 165 leading UK tastemakers to be on the longlist for the BBC's Sound of 2010.
	Danyl Johnson voted off X-Factor Schoolteacher Danyl Johnson has been voted off ITV's X-Factor, missing out on a place in the show's final.
	Boyle debut album holds top spot Singer Susan Boyle holds on to the top spot in the album charts with her debut release I Dreamed a Dream

SCIENCE/NATURE
	Copenhagen summit poised to open Delegates from 192 countries gather in the Danish capital Copenhagen for the opening of the UN climate change summit.
	Mass cannibalism clues uncovered Archaeologists uncover signs of mass cannibalism at a 7,000-year-old human burial site in Germany.
	Huge UK Cave spiders 'sent' home A group of huge cave spiders that have been squatting in a house in the Yorkshire Dales are repatriated underground by National Trust staff.

TECHNOLOGY
	NHS IT system to be scaled back The government is to scale back a new multi-billion pound NHS IT system in what the Conservatives are calling a "massive U-turn".
	iPhone orchestra ready for debut Smartphone symphony: a group of US students have built music applications and written scores for their iPhones.
	Grid helps tune tiny transistors A vast network of thousands of computers is being harnessed to design the building-blocks for future silicon chips.

HEALTH
	Depression targeted by government The government is to announce a major shift in mental health policy in England with a new emphasis on tackling depression.
	GPs 'ignoring sick-note advice' There is a large variation in how long GPs sign patients off work for, for the same condition, a study suggests.
	Foetal blood vessel failure clue Scientists make a breakthrough in understanding why a foetal blood vessel can fail to close shortly after birth.

EDUCATION
	Calls for national civic service A minister backs a call for a national service-style civilian scheme to help the UK out of recession.
	Primary school crackdown set out Local authorities are being told to improve standards at more than 1,400 primary schools in England.
	Science GCSEs to get harder maths Students taking science GCSEs will have to show a higher level of maths, regulators have said.

ON THIS DAY NEWS FROM THE BBC ARCHIVES
	1941: Japanese planes bomb Pearl Harbor Japan launches a surprise attack on American bases in the Pacific and declares it is at war with Britain and the United States.
	1955: Attlee steps down as Labour leader Mr Attlee resigns as leader of the Labour Party and is made an Earl hours later by the Queen.
	2001: Taleban surrender Kandahar The Taleban regime gives up its last Afghan stronghold of Kandahar after weeks of bombardment by US warplanes.

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