Thursday, December 17, 2009

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Friday, 18 December, 2009, 4:00 GMT 04:00 +00:00:Europe/London
TOP STORIES
Travellers facing snow disruption
Commuters are braced for severe travel problems as forecasters predict significant snowfall over much of eastern England.
  UK banking sector 'more stable'
The UK's financial system has become 'significantly more stable over the past six months', the Bank of England reports.
  Progress gives climate deal hope
A deal at the UN climate summit looks more likely after a frantic day of diplomacy, as China offers to make concessions.
  Murdered mother failed by police
Greater Manchester Police failed in its dealings with a woman who was murdered by her jealous ex-partner, an IPCC report finds.
  Travel ban for Pakistani minister
Pakistan's defence minister says he has been stopped from leaving the country as a result of a corruption inquiry.
WORLD
Progress gives climate deal hope
A deal at the UN climate summit looks more likely after a frantic day of diplomacy, as China offers to make concessions.
  Travel ban for Pakistani minister
Pakistan's defence minister says he has been stopped from leaving the country as a result of a corruption inquiry.
  Deepest volcano caught on video
Extraordinary video is obtained in the Pacific Ocean of the deepest undersea volcano eruption ever recorded.
AFRICA
Nigeria drops big corruption case
A Nigerian judge quashes 170 charges against ex-state governor James Ibori, who was accused of massive corruption.
  Saharan activist sent to hospital
A Western Sahara independence activist who has been on hunger strike for more than a month is taken to hospital in Lanzarote.
  Guinea leader 'should face trial'
Guinea's leader Capt Moussa Dadis Camara could be held responsible for September's massacre, says a report.
AMERICAS
Air France jet 'black box' call
Experts probing June's Air France disaster over the Atlantic recommend flight recorders emit signals for longer.
  Iraq rebels 'hack into US drones'
Insurgents in Iraq have hacked into live video feeds from unmanned American drone aircraft, US media reports say.
  Urgent op for Brazil needle boy
A Brazilian toddler found with 40 sewing needles inside him has been airlifted to hospital for urgent surgery.
ASIA-PACIFIC
Philippine volcano 'still a risk'
A major eruption of the volatile Mount Mayon in the Philippines is still likely, and could be just weeks away, scientists warn.
  Beijing 'now has 4m vehicles'
The Chinese capital Beijing is expected to pass the four million vehicle mark sometime during the next few days.
  Deepest volcano caught on video
Extraordinary video is obtained in the Pacific Ocean of the deepest undersea volcano eruption ever recorded.
EUROPE
Progress gives climate deal hope
A deal at the UN climate summit looks more likely after a frantic day of diplomacy, as China offers to make concessions.
  Court blocks BA Christmas strike
British Airways has won a High Court injunction blocking the 12-day strike that had been planned for Christmas.
  Air France jet 'black box' call
Experts probing June's Air France disaster over the Atlantic recommend flight recorders emit signals for longer.
MIDDLE EAST
Search as ship sinks off Lebanon
A rescue operation is under way after a ship carrying 83 people and a cargo of livestock sinks off the north Lebanese coast.
  Yemen forces 'foil al-Qaeda plot'
Yemeni security forces kill 34 suspected al-Qaeda militants and arrest 17 who were planning multiple suicide attacks, officials say.
  Iraq rebels 'hack into US drones'
Insurgents in Iraq have hacked into live video feeds from unmanned American drone aircraft, US media reports say.
SOUTH ASIA
Travel ban for Pakistani minister
Pakistan's defence minister says he has been stopped from leaving the country as a result of a corruption inquiry.
  US diplomats in Pakistan visa row
US diplomats complain that Pakistan is delaying the extension of visas of more than 100 US officials.
  French launch major Afghan attack
More than 1,100 troops - 800 of them French - have launched a major operation in Afghanistan, the AFP news agency reports.
UK
Travellers facing snow disruption
Commuters are braced for severe travel problems as forecasters predict significant snowfall over much of eastern England.
  UK banking sector 'more stable'
The UK's financial system has become 'significantly more stable over the past six months', the Bank of England reports.
  Murdered mother failed by police
Greater Manchester Police failed in its dealings with a woman who was murdered by her jealous ex-partner, an IPCC report finds.
ENGLAND
Murdered mother failed by police
Greater Manchester Police failed in its dealings with a woman who was murdered by her jealous ex-partner, an IPCC report finds.
  Father jailed for 'honour' murder
A father is jailed for life with a minimum of 22 years for murdering his daughter, 15, in a so-called honour killing.
  Care home death resident arrested
An 82-year-old man is arrested in connection with the death of a 92-year-old woman at a residential care home in Devon.
NORTHERN IRELAND
PMs want to see early devolution
The "generous financial settlement" for a devolved justice department will only be available if powers are devolved soon.
  McAleese UDA guns plan 'failed'
It emerges that an intiative steered by the husband of the Irish president is being blamed for the UDA's failure to fully decommission.
  Three people dead in crash named
The names of three people who died in a car crash in County Down on Thursday have been released.
SCOTLAND
Anthrax found in dead heroin user
A heroin user who died in hospital in Glasgow had traces of anthrax in their blood, a health board confirms.
  550 jobs lost at failed airline
The administrators for collapsed airline Flyglobespan say 550 workers have been made redundant with immediate effect.
  CJD victim 'had different gene'
Scientists say a 30-year-old British man thought to have died from vCJD had a different genotype from previous cases.
POLITICS
80 MPs fight expenses repayments
More than 80 MPs say they will challenge an auditor's request to repay money claimed on expenses up to five years ago.
  Top town hall earners to be named
The pay and perks of town hall officers earning more than £150,000 are expected to be fully disclosed under new rules.
  Blair evidence 'will be public'
The chairman of the Iraq Inquiry says Tony Blair will give evidence in public and rejects claims the panel is too secretive.
BUSINESS
UK banking sector 'more stable'
The UK's financial system has become 'significantly more stable over the past six months', the Bank of England reports.
  Court blocks BA Christmas strike
British Airways has won a High Court injunction blocking the 12-day strike that had been planned for Christmas.
  Airbus trading case is dismissed
France's financial watchdog clears 17 current and former bosses of Airbus parent company EADS of insider trading.
ENTERTAINMENT
Gately's partner complains to PCC
Stephen Gately's civil partner Andrew Cowles makes a formal complaint to the press watchdog over a Daily Mail article about his death.
  Wogan set for last breakfast show
Sir Terry Wogan is to host his final Radio 2 breakfast show later, after 27 years spent presenting the programme.
  5 live sorry over Rage swearing
The BBC apologises after Radio 5 live listeners hear Rage Against the Machine swearing in a live performance of Killing In The Name.
SCIENCE/NATURE
Deepest volcano caught on video
Extraordinary video is obtained in the Pacific Ocean of the deepest undersea volcano eruption ever recorded.
  Progress gives climate deal hope
A deal at the UN climate summit looks more likely after a frantic day of diplomacy, as China offers to make concessions.
  Fossil is breakthrough of 2009
The discovery a "central character in the story of human evolution" is named the scientific breakthrough of 2009.
TECHNOLOGY
Iraq rebels 'hack into US drones'
Insurgents in Iraq have hacked into live video feeds from unmanned American drone aircraft, US media reports say.
  YouTube post leads to movie deal
A producer from a small company in Uruguay is offered a $30m contract after Hollywood directors saw his YouTube film.
  PCs enjoy end of year sales boost
Mobile computers helped the PC market recover in the third quarter of 2009, ending almost a year of falling sales.
HEALTH
CJD victim 'had different gene'
Scientists say a 30-year-old man thought to have died from vCJD had a different genotype from previous cases.
  Fake blood product for soldiers
Scientists say they have made a synthetic blood clotting agent that could help wounded troops and patients.
  Early treatment hope for tinnitus
Research has raised the possibility of successfully treating the ear ringing disorder tinnitus soon after its onset.
EDUCATION
No end to student loans delays
The latest figures from the Student Loans Company suggest 28,000 people are still waiting to receive their loans.
  London set for Swedish schools
Richmond Council in London approves plans for two of its schools to be run as Academies managed by a Swedish company.
  Changes to exams 'destabilising'
Constantly making changes to the exams system "destabilises" it, says qualifications watchdog Ofqual.
ON THIS DAY NEWS FROM THE BBC ARCHIVES
  1974: Compensation for Bloody Sunday victims
The Government says it will pay £42,000 compensation to relatives of the 13 men killed in the Bloody Sunday riots in Londonderry nearly three years ago.
  1997: Dawn of Scottish parliament
Scottish Secretary Donald Dewer unveils a blueprint for Scotland's new parliament.
  1985: Drug traffickers' appeal rejected
Two Australians are facing the death penalty after their appeal against a conviction for smuggling heroin was rejected by a Malaysian court.

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