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	Saturday, 02 January, 2010, 4:00 GMT 04:00 +00:00:Europe/London

TOP STORIES
	Danish cartoonist intruder shot Danish police wound a man at the home of a cartoonist whose depiction of the Prophet Muhammad sparked a major row.
	Ex-hostage starts recovery in UK Freed hostage Peter Moore is expected to begin a period of counselling and medical care following his return to the UK.
	Motorists face new 'victims levy' Motorists fined for minor offences face having to pay an extra £15 as part of a government scheme to compensate crime victims.
	Scores killed at Pakistan match A suicide bomber strikes at a volleyball court in north-west Pakistan, killing at least 88 people, a local police chief says.
	Woman killed in hit-and-run crash Five men are arrested over the death of a woman who was hit by a car in north London in the early hours of New Year's Day.

WORLD
	Danish cartoonist intruder shot Danish police wound a man at the home of a cartoonist whose depiction of the Prophet Muhammad sparked a major row.
	Scores killed at Pakistan match A suicide bomber strikes at a volleyball court in north-west Pakistan, killing at least 88 people, a local police chief says.
	Colombia rebels die in air strike An air strike by Colombian forces kills at least 18 Farc rebels as they hold a New Year's party in a jungle camp. officials say.

AFRICA
	US 'bomber' began trip in Ghana The man accused of attempting to blow up an airliner on Christmas Day began his journey in Ghana not Lagos, Nigeria says.
	Danish cartoonist intruder shot Danish police wound a man at the home of a cartoonist whose depiction of the Prophet Muhammad sparked a major row.
	Ethiopia rejects hunger warning An Ethiopian minister denies reports that millions of people need urgent food aid after years of drought.

AMERICAS
	Colombia rebels die in air strike An air strike by Colombian forces kills at least 18 Farc rebels as they hold a New Year's party in a jungle camp. officials say.
	US radio star's health scare over Right-wing US talk show host Rush Limbaugh says tests taken after a health scare show nothing wrong with his heart.
	Brazil mudslide kills at least 19 At least 19 people are dead after a mudslide at a tourist resort close to the resort of Angra dos Reis.

ASIA-PACIFIC
	N Korea urges 'end to hostility' North Korea issues a New Year message calling for an end to hostile relations with the US, and peace on the Korean peninsula.
	Cambodia in Rainsy arrest warrant The Cambodian government issues an arrest warrant against opposition leader Sam Rainsy over a border dispute.
	Tibetan 'living Buddha' jailed A revered Tibetan lama is jailed for eight years by China on ammunitions and embezzlement charges, which he denies.

EUROPE
	Danish cartoonist intruder shot Danish police wound a man at the home of a cartoonist whose depiction of the Prophet Muhammad sparked a major row.
	French seized near Kabul 'alive' Two French journalists kidnapped in Afghanistan earlier this week are alive and in good health, French media report.
	Sweden culls its resurgent wolves Sweden is launching its first wolf cull in 45 years, following a decision by parliament to control the species' numbers.

MIDDLE EAST
	Mousavi 'ready to die' for reform Opposition leader Mir Hossein Mousavi says he is ready to die for Iranian reform, days after his nephew was killed in protests.
	Iraq attacks US Blackwater move Iraq angrily criticises the dismissal of charges against five guards from US security firm Blackwater accused of killing 17 civilians.
	Iraq hostage arrives back in UK Freed British hostage Peter Moore arrives at RAF Brize Norton following his two-and-a-half year kidnap ordeal in Iraq.

SOUTH ASIA
	Scores killed at Pakistan match A suicide bomber strikes at a volleyball court in north-west Pakistan, killing at least 88 people, a local police chief says.
	CIA bomber 'courted as informant' The bomber who killed seven CIA employees in Afghanistan was invited to the base as a potential informant, officials say.
	French seized near Kabul 'alive' Two French journalists kidnapped in Afghanistan earlier this week are alive and in good health, French media report.

UK
	Ex-hostage starts recovery in UK Freed hostage Peter Moore is expected to begin a period of counselling and medical care following his return to the UK.
	Motorists face new 'victims levy' Motorists fined for minor offences face having to pay an extra £15 as part of a government scheme to compensate crime victims.
	Fourth relative on murder charge The brother of a man who died after being hit by a car in Kent becomes his fourth relative to be charged with murder.

ENGLAND
	Heavy snow prompts travel warning Motorists in north-east England are urged not to travel unless necessary after heavy snow across the region.
	Woman killed in hit-and-run crash Five men are arrested over the death of a woman who was hit by a car in north London in the early hours of New Year's Day.
	Ex-hostage starts recovery in UK Freed hostage Peter Moore is expected to begin a period of counselling and medical care following his return to the UK.

NORTHERN IRELAND
	Gardening presenter Cushnie dies John Cushnie, a regular panellist on BBC Radio 4's Gardeners' Question Time, has died following a heart attack.
	Tributes to Cardinal Cahal Daly Tributes are paid to Cardinal Cahal Daly, the former Primate of All Ireland, who has died at the age of 92.
	Man charged over shop robbery bid A 30-year-old man is charged with the attempted robbery of a chemist in Cookstown, County Tyrone.

SCOTLAND
	Scots' consumer credit 'up 40%' A study suggests that one in three people in Scotland paid for Christmas using credit, often with high interest rates.
	Hogmanay bells ring in new babies New parents celebrate across Scotland as the first babies of 2010 are born, the first just 30 seconds after midnight.
	Knitting project attracts ex-cons Ex-convicts sign up to a new scheme in Edinburgh which teaches skills such as weaving, knitting and crochet.

POLITICS
	PM orders airport security review Gordon Brown has ordered an airport security review in the UK after the "wake-up call" of the failed US plane attack.
	Farmers attack Bovine TB policy The NFU accuses ministers of doing nothing to stop thousands of cattle being slaughtered because of Bovine TB.
	Straw sparks row over police work Justice Secretary Jack Straw says he is "sceptical" about police claims they are overworked saying some prefer staying "in the warm".

BUSINESS
	Stock markets recover in 2009 Stock markets recover in 2009, with Shanghai among the best performers as the index rises 80% over the course of the year.
	CBI head calls for deficit action The head of the CBI has urged ministers to bring forward plans to tackle the UK's £178bn state deficit.
	Tiger Woods loses AT&T as sponsor Golf star Tiger Woods' fall from grace continues as the US phone giant becomes the latest to end its sponsorship.

ENTERTAINMENT
	Gardening presenter Cushnie dies John Cushnie, a regular panellist on BBC Radio 4's Gardeners' Question Time, has died following a heart attack.
	Man arrested over missing Degas Police have arrested a man following the theft of an artwork by the Edgar Degas at a museum in Marseilles.
	Singer Morrison denies baby story Veteran singer Van Morrison denies reports he has become a father again, saying they are "utterly without foundation".

SCIENCE/NATURE
	Devil cancer source 'identified' Researchers say they have identified the genetic source of fatal tumours that are driving Tasmanian devils towards extinction.
	DNA analysed from early European Scientists have analysed DNA extracted from the remains of a 30,000-year-old European hunter-gatherer.
	Sweden culls its resurgent wolves Sweden is launching its first wolf cull in 45 years, following a decision by parliament to control the species' numbers.

TECHNOLOGY
	New Year Honours for game makers Four veterans of the UK's computer game industry have been given New Year Honours.
	'Start-up' visas to boost US tech Plans to create "start-up" visas in the US for foreign entrepreneurs with hi-tech business ideas will be debated in 2010.
	French online piracy law in force The first effects of France's controversial new law against internet piracy will begin to be felt as the new year starts.

HEALTH
	Teen depression 'linked to sleep' Going to bed earlier protects teenagers against depression and suicidal thoughts, research suggests.
	Alcohol toll 'could cripple NHS' The cost of treating increasing numbers of people drinking heavily threatens to cripple NHS hospitals, warn experts.
	'Lifeless' prions can 'evolve' Scientists show for the first time that 'lifeless' prion proteins, devoid of DNA and RNA, can evolve like higher forms of life.

EDUCATION
	UCL rejects bomb suspect reports A London university rejects claims the Christmas Day airline bomb suspect was radicalised while studying there.
	Assaults by young pupils 'rising' Assaults by children aged five or under led to 2,600 suspensions from schools in England in 2007-8, figures show.
	Recession 'threat' to education Teachers' leaders claim education funding is under a "very real" threat amid the recession.

ON THIS DAY NEWS FROM THE BBC ARCHIVES
	1971: Sixty-six die in Scottish football disaster Sixty-six football supporters are killed following a clash between Celtic and Rangers at the Ibrox Park stadium in Glasgow.
	1993: Round table talks on peace for Bosnia Leaders of the three warring factions in Bosnia are meeting to discuss a peace plan aimed at ending nine months of fighting in the country.
	1980: Steel workers strike over pay Steel workers are staging their first national strike for more than fifty years.

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