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	Saturday, 26 December, 2009, 4:00 GMT 04:00 +00:00:Europe/London

TOP STORIES
	'Bomb attack bid' on US airliner An incident on an airliner arriving in Detroit from Amsterdam was a failed bomb attack, senior US officials say.
	Eurostar 'ignored safety rules' Eurotunnel accuses Eurostar of ignoring safety rules when evacuating passengers from trains last weekend.
	Benn fights to keep hunt ban The environment secretary launches a campaign to keep the fox-hunting ban as traditional Boxing Day hunts meet.
	Stores ready for Boxing Day sales Shops up and down the UK will open their doors later for the traditional Boxing Day sales.
	Vatican admits pontiff vulnerable The Vatican says it is impossible to protect the Pope from incidents like that involving a woman at Christmas Eve Mass.

WORLD
	'Bomb attack bid' on US airliner An incident on an airliner arriving in Detroit from Amsterdam was a failed bomb attack, senior US officials say.
	Air strike in Pakistan kills 10 Pakistani jets target suspected militants in the Orakzai tribal agency, south-west of Peshawar, killing at least 10 people.
	Vatican admits pontiff vulnerable The Vatican says it is impossible to protect the Pope from incidents like that involving a woman at Christmas Eve Mass.

AFRICA
	UN action shameful, says Eritrea Eritrea says sanctions imposed by the UN are shameful and dismisses claims it backs militants in Somalia.
	Niger vows to arrest dissidents Niger says it will arrest three exiled opposition leaders - jeopardising talks aimed at breaking the country's political deadlock.
	Archbishop attacks anti-gay bill The Archbishop of York condemns proposals in Uganda to put to death gay people who have sex with a minor.

AMERICAS
	'Bomb attack bid' on US airliner An incident on an airliner arriving in Detroit from Amsterdam was a failed bomb attack, senior US officials say.
	Central US under blizzard alerts Several states declare emergencies as at least 19 people die amid huge winter snowstorms buffeting central US.
	US condemns Taliban soldier video The US military says a video, issued by the Taliban, of a captive soldier in Afghanistan is an affront to his family.

ASIA-PACIFIC
	Anger over jailed China dissident The jailing for 11 years by China of one of its leading dissidents, Liu Xiaobo, is met with international condemnation.
	Fears grow for Hmong in Thailand Concern grows among diplomats and aid groups about thousands of Lao Hmong people whom Thailand plans to deport.
	Death row clemency plea to China The brother of a British man due to be executed in China for drug smuggling makes a desperate plea for mercy.

EUROPE
	Vatican admits pontiff vulnerable The Vatican says it is impossible to protect the Pope from incidents like that involving a woman at Christmas Eve Mass.
	Eurostar 'ignored safety rules' Eurotunnel accuses Eurostar of ignoring safety rules when evacuating passengers from trains last weekend.
	Two more Catholic bishops resign Two more Catholic bishops have resigned in response to a report which criticised how they handled allegations of clerical abuse.

MIDDLE EAST
	Dozens killed in Yemen air strike At least 30 suspected al-Qaeda militants, possibly including two commanders, are killed in an air strike in Yemen, officials say.
	Bin Laden's daughter 'is in Iran' Iran's foreign minister says he has been told that Osama Bin Laden's daughter Iman is staying at the Saudi Arabian embassy in Tehran.
	Christmas celebrated in Bethlehem Thousands of Christian worshippers take part in celebrations marking Christmas Day in Bethlehem.

SOUTH ASIA
	US condemns Taliban soldier video The US military says a video, issued by the Taliban, of a captive soldier in Afghanistan is an affront to his family.
	Air strike in Pakistan kills 10 Pakistani jets target suspected militants in the Orakzai tribal agency, south-west of Peshawar, killing at least 10 people.
	Afghan suicide bomb kills eight A suicide bomber kills eight Afghan civilians in Kandahar when his bomb explodes near a hotel, police say.

UK
	Eurostar 'ignored safety rules' Eurotunnel accuses Eurostar of ignoring safety rules when evacuating passengers from trains last weekend.
	Benn fights to keep hunt ban The environment secretary launches a campaign to keep the fox-hunting ban as traditional Boxing Day hunts meet.
	Death row clemency plea to China The brother of a British man due to be executed in China for drug smuggling makes a desperate plea for mercy.

ENGLAND
	Absconding double rapist detained A convicted double rapist who absconded from the Pakistan High Commission in London in October is arrested.
	M1 reopens after eight-car crash An eight-car pile-up closed the M1 for more than three hours and left one person seriously injured, police say.
	White Christmas for parts of UK Snow falls in Glasgow, Edinburgh, Nottingham and Leeds to give parts of the UK their first white Christmas for five years, the Met Office confirms.

NORTHERN IRELAND
	Severe weather warning for NI The Met Office has issued a severe weather warning because of heavy snow moving into the west of Northern Ireland on Christmas Day.
	Two more Catholic bishops resign Two more Catholic bishops have resigned in response to a report which criticised how they handled allegations of clerical abuse.
	Church heads' message of hope The leaders of the four main Christian denominations in Ireland have delivered their Christmas messages.

SCOTLAND
	Snow gives Scots white Christmas Flakes of snow fall on Glasgow on Christmas morning, giving the city its first white Christmas since 2004.
	Health chiefs in booze price plea All 17 of Scotland's public health chiefs sign a letter calling on politicians to back a minimum price for alcohol.
	Woman charged after man's death A 20-year-old woman is arrested and charged following the death of a 62-year-old man in Edinburgh.

POLITICS
	Benn fights to keep hunt ban The environment secretary launches a campaign to keep the fox-hunting ban as traditional Boxing Day hunts meet.
	Queen's tribute to British troops The Queen uses her Christmas speech to express sadness at the death toll among British troops in Afghanistan.
	US Senate passes key health bill The US Senate passes the final version of a historic healthcare reform bill, in a boost to President Barack Obama.

BUSINESS
	Eurostar 'ignored safety rules' Eurotunnel accuses Eurostar of ignoring safety rules when evacuating passengers from trains last weekend.
	'Millions' spent on Eve shopping Shoppers will have spent £951,000 per minute on Christmas Eve on last-minute shopping, research suggests.
	Bargains 'less likely this year' Shoppers searching for bargains in the seasonal sales may find they are a year too late for the best deals, according to experts.

ENTERTAINMENT
	Bastian wins Christmas Strictly Actress Ali Bastian is named crowned the Strictly Come Dancing 2009 Christmas Champion.
	Sarandon-Robbins split confirmed Hollywood couple Susan Sarandon and Tim Robbins have ended their 23-year relationship, the actress's publicist confirms.
	'Grisly' Murphy artwork withdrawn Artwork for a DVD release showing late actress Brittany Murphy lifeless in a bathtub is withdrawn by a US rental chain.

SCIENCE/NATURE
	Ancient whale sucked mud for food An ancient "dwarf" whale fed by sucking small animals out of the seafloor mud with its short snout and tongue.
	Troubleshooters that block cancer A family of "limpet-like" proteins play a crucial role in repairing DNA damage which can lead to cancer, two studies show.
	Esa satellite senses Earth's pull Europe's Goce satellite is returning remarkable new data on the way the pull of gravity varies across the Earth.

TECHNOLOGY
	AI aims to solve in-game chatter Prize-winning "chatbot" technology is being used in an attempt to solve one of "the last uncracked problems" in games design.
	HP camera 'can't see' black faces An online video comparing a webcam's facial recognition response to a white woman and a black man is a big hit on YouTube.
	Military tracks Santa's journey A 50-year old tradition has gone hi-tech as children track Santa via Google Maps, Facebook and Twitter.

HEALTH
	Free smoking quit kits launched A free quit-smoking kit is launched as research shows almost half of smokers in England resolve to quit in the new year.
	Troubleshooters that block cancer A family of "limpet-like" proteins play a crucial role in repairing DNA damage which can lead to cancer, two studies show.
	'Switch' could block Huntington's A "molecular switch" that can prevent Huntington's disease developing is found in mice.

EDUCATION
	Concern over university cash cuts University organisations voice fears about the scale of spending cuts being imposed on universities by the government.
	Pair quit amid student loans row Two directors at the Student Loans Company have resigned in the wake of a damning report on payment delays.
	Legal warning halts outdoors trip A council says a school trip for 70 pupils cannot go ahead to avoid discriminating against one of the group who is disabled.

ON THIS DAY NEWS FROM THE BBC ARCHIVES
	2004: Thousands die in Asian tsunami Sea surges triggered by an earthquake under the Indian Ocean kill over 10,000 people in southern Asia, with many more feared dead.
	1988: First clue to Lockerbie crash found Crash investigators uncover wreckage which may hold the key to the Lockerbie air disaster.
	1990: Iranian leader upholds Rushdie fatwa Iran's spiritual leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has said the death sentence on writer Salman Rushdie for alleged blasphemy will remain in force.

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