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	Thursday, 17 December, 2009, 4:00 GMT 04:00 +00:00:Europe/London

TOP STORIES
	Lax parents 'fuel binge drinking' England's top doctor criticises the approach of some parents to alcohol, as official guidance says under-15s should not drink any.
	Climate talks resuming after row Formal negotiations reopen late in the evening at the UN climate summit in Copenhagen after a delay of nine hours.
	UK consumers 'in digital elite' The UK enjoys better digital communications than most other countries, apart from its broadband, a report says.
	Further BA strike talks planned Talks to try to avert Christmas strike action by British Airways cabin crew will resume on Thursday.
	Boys aged 10 facing rape charges Two boys aged 10 are due in court charged with raping an eight-year-old girl in a park in Hayes, west London.

WORLD
	Climate talks resuming after row Formal negotiations reopen late in the evening at the UN climate summit in Copenhagen after a delay of nine hours.
	Credit Suisse to pay $536m fine Swiss banking group Credit Suisse says it will pay $536m for violating US sanctions against Iran.
	Arrest in Brazil needle boy case A Brazilian toddler is found with 40 sewing needles inside him and his stepfather is arrested after an alleged "black magic rite".

AFRICA
	Guinea aide admits Camara attack A Guinean soldier on the run from the authorities admits for the first time that he shot the country's military ruler.
	UN ends criticised Congo campaign The UN envoy to DR Congo says a controversial anti-rebel offensive will be concluded at the end of this month.
	Oxfam warns over East Africa rain Aid agency Oxfam warns that a failure of rains across swathes of East Africa puts millions of lives there at risk.

AMERICAS
	Credit Suisse to pay $536m fine Swiss banking group Credit Suisse says it will pay $536m for violating US sanctions against Iran.
	Intel accused of blocking rivals Intel, the world's biggest chip maker, is being sued by US authorities, accused of anti-competitive measures.
	Arrest in Brazil needle boy case A Brazilian toddler is found with 40 sewing needles inside him and his stepfather is arrested after an alleged "black magic rite".

ASIA-PACIFIC
	Suu Kyi meets NLD party leaders Detained Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi is allowed a rare meeting with elderly officials of her NLD party.
	Obama writes to N Korea's leader US President Barack Obama sends a personal letter to North Korea's Kim Jong-il, apparently about nuclear talks.
	Key Abu Sayyaf member 'arrested' Officials in the Philippines say they have arrested one of the founders of the militant Islamic group Abu Sayyaf.

EUROPE
	Climate talks resuming after row Formal negotiations reopen late in the evening at the UN climate summit in Copenhagen after a delay of nine hours.
	Credit Suisse to pay $536m fine Swiss banking group Credit Suisse says it will pay $536m for violating US sanctions against Iran.
	Further BA strike talks planned Talks to try to avert Christmas strike action by British Airways cabin crew will resume on Thursday.

MIDDLE EAST
	Iran test-fires advanced missile Iran says it has successfully test-fired an improved version of a medium-range missile, drawing Western protests.
	Reporters held for six days freed Guardian reporter Ghaith Abdul-Ahad and two Afghan journalists held hostage for six days in Afghanistan are released.
	Donors in Israel get op priority Israel is to give donor card carriers a legal right to priority treatment if they should require an organ transplant.

SOUTH ASIA
	Pakistan court voids amnesty law Pakistan's top court invalidates an amnesty on corruption, opening the way for allies of the president to be prosecuted.
	Mumbai prosecution concludes case Prosecutors close their case in the trial of the man alleged to be the sole surviving gunman in last year's Mumbai attacks.
	Reporters held for six days freed Guardian reporter Ghaith Abdul-Ahad and two Afghan journalists held hostage for six days in Afghanistan are released.

UK
	Lax parents 'fuel binge drinking' England's top doctor criticises the approach of some parents to alcohol, as official guidance says under-15s should not drink any.
	UK consumers 'in digital elite' The UK enjoys better digital communications than most other countries, apart from its broadband, a report says.
	MPs to fight expenses repayment Three MPs are to challenge an auditor's request to repay money claimed on expenses up to five years ago.

ENGLAND
	Lax parents 'fuel binge drinking' England's top doctor criticises the approach of some parents to alcohol, as official guidance says under-15s should not drink any.
	MPs to fight expenses repayment Three MPs are to challenge an auditor's request to repay money claimed on expenses up to five years ago.
	National Trust saves stately home A Northumberland stately home, described as one of the finest in England, is saved for the nation.

NORTHERN IRELAND
	Youth convicted of 'axe' murder A 16-year-old boy is found guilty of murdering a man who was hacked to death in front of his daughter and heavily pregnant wife.
	Man hit by lorry in Armagh dies A 76-year-old man dies following a road traffic accident in Armagh on Wednesday.
	Maternity ward to go in new year A maternity ward at the Royal jubilee Maternity is to close a few months earlier than was expected, the BBC learns.

SCOTLAND
	Major holiday airline goes bust Scotland's biggest airline, Flyglobespan, is placed in administration after it fails to find a new investor.
	Charity criticises breast device A cancer charity calls on Boots to stop stocking a device which claims to help women detect breast abnormalities.
	Sea rises 'clue' in sunken world A unique discovery of submerged man-made structures on the seabed off Orkney could help find solutions to rising sea levels, experts say.

POLITICS
	MPs to fight expenses repayment Three MPs are to challenge an auditor's request to repay money claimed on expenses up to five years ago.
	Iraq violence 'was unprecedented' Britain may have had "second thoughts" about the Iraq invasion had the scale of violence been foreseen, the Iraq inquiry hears.
	Met chief 'considered quitting' The Metropolitan Police's commissioner wrote a resignation letter after MP Damian Green's arrest but did not send it, it emerges.

BUSINESS
	Further BA strike talks planned Talks to try to avert Christmas strike action by British Airways cabin crew will resume on Thursday.
	Cheques to be phased out in 2018 Cheques will be phased out by October 2018, but only if adequate alternatives are found, the Payments Council says.
	UK jobless rise continues to slow The UK jobless total rises to 2.49 million, with youth unemployment now at the highest level since records began in 1992.

ENTERTAINMENT
	Rage's Morello praises chart race Rage Against The Machine's Tom Morello says beating The X Factor single to number one will be a "wonderful dose of anarchy for Christmas".
	Abba set for Hall of Fame honour Abba are picked to be inducted into the US Rock and Roll Hall of Fame along with artists including Genesis and Jimmy Cliff.
	Everett would 'cancel' Olympics Actor Rupert Everett says if he had the power, he would 'cancel' the London Olympics in 2012.

SCIENCE/NATURE
	Climate talks resuming after row Formal negotiations reopen late in the evening at the UN climate summit in Copenhagen after a delay of nine hours.
	UK science faces funding cutbacks Science and Technology Facilities Council announces cuts in research funding that critics say could damage UK science.
	'Coldest place' found on the Moon The coldest place in the Solar System yet measured by a spacecraft has been found to be on our Moon.

TECHNOLOGY
	UK consumers 'in digital elite' The UK enjoys better digital communications than most other countries, apart from its broadband, a report says.
	Deal in Microsoft-EU browser war Microsoft reaches agreement with European Union anti-trust regulators to allow European users a choice of browsers.
	BBC HD service draws complaints The BBC has defended the quality of the pictures it broadcast on its high definition service after criticism from viewers.

HEALTH
	Lax parents 'fuel binge drinking' England's top doctor criticises the approach of some parents to alcohol, as official guidance says under-15s should not drink any.
	Donors in Israel get op priority Israel is to give donor card carriers a legal right to priority treatment if they should require an organ transplant.
	Experts crack cancer 'gene code' Scientists unlock the entire genetic code of two common cancers - skin and lung - a move they say could revolutionise cancer care.

EDUCATION
	Changes to exams 'destabilising' Constantly making changes to the exams system "destabilises" it, says qualifications watchdog Ofqual.
	MPs back home educating families Parents who home educate their children should not be forced to register with their local council, MPs say.
	Jewish school loses places fight The Supreme Court finds a Jewish school guilty of race discrimination for refusing places to pupils it did not consider to be ethnically Jewish.

ON THIS DAY NEWS FROM THE BBC ARCHIVES
	1944: Germany counter-attacks in Ardennes German tanks, aircraft and paratroops cross the Luxembourg and Belgian borders in massive counter-offensive.
	2003: Ian Huntley guilty of Soham murders Former school caretaker Ian Huntley is convicted of the murders of 10-year-olds Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman.
	1968: Mary Bell found guilty of double killing An 11-year-old girl is sentenced to life in detention at Newcastle Assizes for killing two small boys.

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