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

TOP STORIES
	Airport body scanners on way - PM Full body scanners are coming to UK airports, starting at Heathrow, and the US has announced tighter air screening rules.
	'We'll fight every inch' - Brown Gordon Brown says Labour are ready to fight "every inch of the way" to win what he called a "big choice election" for Britain.
	'Puerile' Ryanair attacked by OFT Budget airline Ryanair is accused of being "puerile and childish" over its payment policy by the Office of Fair Trading.
	Twelve hurt in town centre blast Twelve people are injured when a building is "flattened" in a suspected gas explosion in Shrewsbury.
	Virgin Trains staff begin strike Virgin Trains ticket office staff have gone on strike, affecting a dozen stations on the West Coast Main Line.

WORLD
	US toughens air screening rules Passengers flying into the US from or via "terror-linked" nations face enhanced screening as part of moves to improve air security.
	Bloody fighting hits Somali town At least 47 people are killed and 100 injured in fighting in the Somali town of Dhuusa Marreeb, a human rights worker says.
	Brazil 'may shut nuclear plants' Two nuclear plants near a city in southern Brazil hit by deadly landslides may be temporarily shut down, the mayor says.

AFRICA
	Bloody fighting hits Somali town At least 47 people are killed and 100 injured in fighting in the Somali town of Dhuusa Marreeb, a human rights worker says.
	Fire guts parts of Ghana market Fire destroys parts of one of Africa's biggest markets - at Kumasi in Ghana - the second fire there in less than a year.
	Volcano erupts in eastern Congo Lava from an erupting volcano in a sparsely populated area of DR Congo threatens rare chimpanzees, officials say.

AMERICAS
	US toughens air screening rules Passengers flying into the US from or via "terror-linked" nations face enhanced screening as part of moves to improve air security.
	Brazil 'may shut nuclear plants' Two nuclear plants near a city in southern Brazil hit by deadly landslides may be temporarily shut down, the mayor says.
	Avatar smashes box office record Sci-fi blockbuster Avatar becomes the fastest movie ever to achieve $1bn (£625.6m) in world ticket sales.

ASIA-PACIFIC
	Japan Airlines state loan doubled Japan's government doubles the offer of state-funded credit to troubled Japan Airlines to 200bn yen ($2.2bn; £1.3bn).
	China tackles river diesel spill Workers in northern China are trying to contain a pipeline leak that has spilled diesel fuel into a tributary of the Yellow River.
	Hundreds flee Australia flooding More than 1,000 people are evacuated from a town in New South Wales, Australia, after days of flooding.

EUROPE
	Trains collide in northern Turkey Two passenger trains collide in north-western Turkey, killing one of the drivers and injuring at least seven other people.
	France sells surplus flu vaccine France sells millions of surplus swine flu vaccine doses to other countries after finding it has more than enough for the outbreak.
	Swiss rescuers hit by avalanche A double avalanche kills three people in the Diemtigtal valley south of the Swiss capital Bern including at least one rescuer.

MIDDLE EAST
	Al-Qaeda 'planning Yemen attack' The US warns al-Qaeda may be planning an attack in Yemen's capital, where the US and UK embassies have been shut.
	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.
	Israel envoys told 'don't grovel' Israel's hardline Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman tells envoys to stop "grovelling" and defend national honour, media say.

SOUTH ASIA
	UN fears impact of Karzai setback A senior UN official says the rejection of most of the Afghan president's cabinet is a worrying setback.
	Bomb kills ex-Pakistan minister A former provincial minister has been killed in a roadside bomb attack in north-western Pakistan, police say.
	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
	'Puerile' Ryanair attacked by OFT Budget airline Ryanair is accused of being "puerile and childish" over its payment policy by the Office of Fair Trading.
	Media firms bid for ITV bulletins TV, newspaper and radio companies are teaming up to bid to produce regional news bulletins for cash-strapped ITV.
	'Too many' children slow to talk Nearly one in six children - and almost one quarter of boys - have difficulty learning to talk, a survey of parents suggests.

ENGLAND
	Virgin Trains staff begin strike Virgin Trains ticket office staff have gone on strike, affecting a dozen stations on the West Coast Main Line.
	Twelve hurt in town centre blast Twelve people are injured when a building is "flattened" in a suspected gas explosion in Shrewsbury.
	'Too many' children slow to talk Nearly one in six children - and almost one quarter of boys - have difficulty learning to talk, a survey of parents suggests.

NORTHERN IRELAND
	Robinson issues Daly condolences First Minister Peter Robinson issues a statement of condolence on the death of Cardinal Cahal Daly.
	ATM stolen from Co Armagh shop An ATM is stolen in a burglary at a shop in county Armagh in the early hours of Sunday morning.
	Coldest December in three decades Last month was the coldest December in almost 30 years according to readings taken at the Armagh Observatory.

SCOTLAND
	Minister in pledge on grit stocks Scottish councils have sufficient supplies of road grit to see them through the cold snap, the finance minister pledges.
	Economy heads for 'weak growth' The Scottish economy is likely to emerge from recession and return to weak growth by the spring, experts say.
	Two charged over body in street A man and a woman are charged in connection with the death of a man found on a street in Fife.

POLITICS
	'We'll fight every inch' - Brown Gordon Brown says Labour are ready to fight "every inch of the way" to win what he called a "big choice election" for Britain.
	Airport body scanners on way - PM Full body scanners are coming to UK airports, starting at Heathrow, and the US has announced tighter air screening rules.
	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.

BUSINESS
	Finance chiefs 'more confident' Finance chiefs at the biggest companies in the UK are in their most confident mood for two years, a report says.
	'Puerile' Ryanair attacked by OFT Budget airline Ryanair is accused of being "puerile and childish" over its payment policy by the Office of Fair Trading.
	Drugs fear for jobless youngsters The Princes Trust warns of the long-term psychological effects of having so many unemployed young people.

ENTERTAINMENT
	Big Brother celebrities unveiled Vinnie Jones and Stephanie Beacham are among the famous faces in the last Celebrity Big Brother series.
	Avatar smashes box office record Sci-fi blockbuster Avatar becomes the fastest movie ever to achieve $1bn (£625.6m) in world ticket sales.
	Harman attacks BBC for 'ageism' The minister for women and equality has attacked the BBC for "not valuing" older female news readers.

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.
	Freeze leads to wildfowl hunt ban A temporary ban on the shooting of some species of wildfowl is announced in Scotland due to freezing conditions.
	DNA analysed from early European Scientists have analysed DNA extracted from the remains of a 30,000-year-old European hunter-gatherer.

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
	Many ignorant on 'waist fat' risk Almost nine in 10 people are not aware of the dangers of carrying extra fat around their waist, a survey has found.
	Long-term fitness 'fights ageing' Long-term physical activity has an anti-ageing effect at the cellular level, research suggests.
	Biosensors offer brain insights Scientists have developed biological cells that can give new insight into the chemistry of the brain.

EDUCATION
	Drugs fear for jobless youngsters The Princes Trust warns of the long-term psychological effects of having so many unemployed young people.
	'Too many' children slow to talk Nearly one in six children - and almost one quarter of boys - have difficulty learning to talk, a survey of parents suggests.
	UCL rejects bomb suspect reports A London university rejects claims the Christmas Day airline bomb suspect was radicalised while studying there.

ON THIS DAY NEWS FROM THE BBC ARCHIVES
	1967: Campbell killed during record attempt Donald Campbell dies while attempting to break his own water speed record in his jet-powered boat, Bluebird K7
	1951: Communist forces to re-take Seoul Chinese and North Korean troops are close to recapturing the South Korean capital of Seoul for the second time since the war began last year.
	1986: Thin Lizzy star dies Phil Lynott, the former frontman of rock group Thin Lizzy, dies 11 days after collapsing from a drink and drug binge.

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