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	Sunday, 03 January, 2010, 4:00 GMT 04:00 +00:00:Europe/London

TOP STORIES
	UK and US unite on 'Yemen threat' The UK and US agree to intensify joint efforts to tackle the "evolving" terror threat from Yemen and Somalia.
	Tories 'not ruling out tax rises' A Tory government would be ready to put up taxes to get UK's deficit under control, says shadow minister Ken Clarke.
	Karzai cabinet nominees rejected Afghan MPs deal President Hamid Karzai a big political setback rejecting 17 of 24 nominees for his new cabinet.
	Dead bomb disposal expert named A UK bomb disposal expert who was killed on New Year's Eve by an explosion in Afghanistan is named as Sapper David Watson.
	Price boost for first-time buyers Property is now affordable for first-time buyers in nearly four out of 10 areas of the UK, research indicates.

WORLD
	Karzai cabinet nominees rejected Afghan MPs deal President Hamid Karzai a big political setback rejecting 17 of 24 nominees for his new cabinet.
	Charges for cartoonist 'attacker' A Somali man denies trying to kill the Danish cartoonist whose drawing of the Prophet Muhammad sparked uproar.
	Talks in Yemen for top US general Top US soldier Gen David Petraeus reportedly visits Yemen's leader amid a new offensive against al-Qaeda.

AFRICA
	Charges for cartoonist 'attacker' A Somali man denies trying to kill the Danish cartoonist whose drawing of the Prophet Muhammad sparked uproar.
	Uganda army 'kills senior rebel' The Ugandan army says it has killed a Lord's Resistance Army commander inside the Central African Republic.
	Volcano erupts in eastern Congo Lava from an erupting volcano in a sparsely populated area of DR Congo threatens rare chimpanzees, officials say.

AMERICAS
	UK and US unite on 'Yemen threat' The UK and US agree to intensify joint efforts to tackle the "evolving" terror threat from Yemen and Somalia.
	Brazil mudslide death toll rises At least 26 people are dead and more are missing after a mudslide at a tourist resort close to the resort of Angra dos Reis.
	Mexico 'drug cartel chief' caught A suspected senior member of one of Mexico's top drugs cartels has been arrested in the northern state of Sinaloa, officials say.

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.
	Pirates hijack chemicals tanker Somali pirates hijack a chemical tanker in the Gulf of Aden - the third vessel seized in waters around Somalia this week.

EUROPE
	Charges for cartoonist 'attacker' A Somali man denies trying to kill the Danish cartoonist whose drawing of the Prophet Muhammad sparked uproar.
	Petition against Icesave pay-out Almost 25% of Iceland's voters sign a petition against a bill to repay foreigners who lost money in the Icesave banking collapse.
	Sweden culls its resurgent wolves Sweden begins a legal cull of wolves with more than half the quota of 27 believed to have been killed on the first day.

MIDDLE EAST
	UK and US unite on 'Yemen threat' The UK and US agree to intensify joint efforts to tackle the "evolving" terror threat from Yemen and Somalia.
	Iranian police die in drugs clash At least seven Iranian police officers have died in a clash with drugs smugglers in the east of the country, officials say.
	Appeal over Bin Laden daughter Saudi Arabia urges Iran to allow a daughter of Osama Bin Laden to leave after she seeks refuge in its embassy.

SOUTH ASIA
	Karzai cabinet nominees rejected Afghan MPs deal President Hamid Karzai a big political setback rejecting 17 of 24 nominees for his new cabinet.
	Pakistan volleyball bomb toll up The toll from a suicide attack on a volleyball match in north-west Pakistan rises to 93, as rescuers search for bodies.
	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.

UK
	UK and US unite on 'Yemen threat' The UK and US agree to intensify joint efforts to tackle the "evolving" terror threat from Yemen and Somalia.
	Tories 'not ruling out tax rises' A Tory government would be ready to put up taxes to get UK's deficit under control, says shadow minister Ken Clarke.
	Plea to smokers to quit in 2010 Smokers throughout Scotland are being urged by a government minister to quit the habit in 2010.

ENGLAND
	Islamic group plans Wootton march An Islamic group plans to march through Wootton Bassett in Wiltshire to highlight Muslim victims of the war in Afghanistan.
	Dead bomb disposal expert named A UK bomb disposal expert who was killed on New Year's Eve by an explosion in Afghanistan is named as Sapper David Watson.
	Power station shut down by fire Kingsnorth power station is shut down after fire breaks out in one of its pump rooms.

NORTHERN IRELAND
	Cardinal lies in state in Belfast The remains of the late Cardinal Cahal Daly are taken to St Peter's Cathedral in Belfast where he will lie in state.
	Motorist injured in Down crash A motorist is seriously injured after a car leaves the road in Newry on Saturday morning.
	Irish atheists challenge new law Irish atheists defy a blasphemy law by publishing quotes it considers anti-religious, including by the Pope, on its website.

SCOTLAND
	Plea to smokers to quit in 2010 Smokers throughout Scotland are being urged by a government minister to quit the habit in 2010.
	Green light for 2010 NHS projects Hi-tech hospital labs running 24-hours-a-day and £25m for new ambulances are two NHS projects given the go-ahead.
	Fan dies outside football ground A football fan dies outside Dundee United's ground after watching his team play.

POLITICS
	Tories 'not ruling out tax rises' A Tory government would be ready to put up taxes to get UK's deficit under control, says shadow minister Ken Clarke.
	UK and US unite on 'Yemen threat' The UK and US agree to intensify joint efforts to tackle the "evolving" terror threat from Yemen and Somalia.
	Petition against Icesave pay-out Almost 25% of Iceland's voters sign a petition against a bill to repay foreigners who lost money in the Icesave banking collapse.

BUSINESS
	Price boost for first-time buyers Property is now affordable for first-time buyers in nearly four out of 10 areas of the UK, research indicates.
	Petition against Icesave pay-out Almost 25% of Iceland's voters sign a petition against a bill to repay foreigners who lost money in the Icesave banking collapse.
	Threat to chip-and-pin terminals Criminals are tampering with chip-and-pin terminals to steal bank card details, Radio 4's Money Box programme learns.

ENTERTAINMENT
	Celebrity Big Brother's final bow Pamela Anderson and MC Hammer are among the names rumoured for the last Celebrity Big Brother, which launches on Sunday.
	Doctor Who finale watched by 10m David Tennant's final outing as Doctor Who is watched by 10.4m viewers, according to overnight figures.
	Fry retreats to pen autobiography Stephen Fry announces he is "switching off his connections with the outside world" to concentrate on writing his autobiography.

SCIENCE/NATURE
	Sweden culls its resurgent wolves Sweden begins a legal cull of wolves with more than half the quota of 27 believed to have been killed on the first day.
	DNA analysed from early European Scientists have analysed DNA extracted from the remains of a 30,000-year-old European hunter-gatherer.
	Devil cancer source 'identified' Researchers say they have identified the genetic source of fatal tumours that are driving Tasmanian devils towards extinction.

TECHNOLOGY
	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.
	'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.
	New Year Honours for game makers Four veterans of the UK's computer game industry have been given New Year Honours.

HEALTH
	Human trials of artificial artery An artificial artery which the developers hope will save lives is set to be tested in human trials early this year.
	Plea to smokers to quit in 2010 Smokers throughout Scotland are being urged by a government minister to quit the habit in 2010.
	Teen depression 'linked to sleep' Going to bed earlier protects teenagers against depression and suicidal thoughts, research suggests.

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
	1980: Afghan leader defends Soviet invasion The new president of Afghanistan, Babrak Karmal, is making his first public appearance since the Soviet-backed coup last week.
	1993: US and Russia halve nuclear warheads US President George Bush and Russian President Boris Yeltsin sign the Start II arms reduction treaty in Moscow.
	1991: Britain expels Iraqi diplomats The Foreign Office is expelling eight Iraqi embassy officials from the UK following threats of attacks on Western targets.

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