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	Wednesday, 27 January, 2010, 4:00 GMT 04:00 +00:00:Europe/London

TOP STORIES
	Rich-poor gap 'wider than 1970s' The gap between rich and poor is wider now than 40 years ago, a government-commissioned panel has reported.
	All-party NI meeting 'positive' PMs Gordon Brown and Brian Cowen are in a second night of talks to avert the collapse of NI's power-sharing government.
	Man rescued in Haiti quake rubble A man is pulled alive from rubble in the Haitian capital Port-au-Prince, after being buried for 12 days, the US military says.
	Goldsmith to face Iraq questions Former Attorney General Lord Goldsmith is to face questions about the legality of the Iraq war.
	Main roads 'fall short on safety' Only half of the motorways in England reach the top safety rating, with other major roads much worse, a report says.

WORLD
	Man rescued in Haiti quake rubble A man is pulled alive from rubble in the Haitian capital Port-au-Prince, after being buried for 12 days, the US military says.
	N Korea exchanges fire with South North Korea fires artillery near the disputed sea border with South Korea which has returned fire, Yonhap news agency reports.
	Avatar is top-grossing film ever Sci-fi epic Avatar sinks Titanic to become the highest grossing film of all time, making $1.86bn since its release.

AFRICA
	Big hitter enters Sudan poll race Sudan's ex-Prime Minister Sadiq al-Mahdi says he will stand for president in April, vowing to take action on Darfur.
	Interim PM takes office in Guinea The new interim prime minister of Guinea, charged with steering the country towards elections, takes office.
	Ethiopia plane 'flew wrong way' The Ethiopian jet that crashed in the sea near Beirut on Monday did not turn as directed to avoid a storm, officials say.

AMERICAS
	Man rescued in Haiti quake rubble A man is pulled alive from rubble in the Haitian capital Port-au-Prince, after being buried for 12 days, the US military says.
	US deficit 'set to hit $1.35tn' The US budget deficit is expected to reach $1.35 trillion (£837bn) in 2010, according to US Congress estimates.
	Former Guatemalan leader arrested Guatemalan authorities capture ex-President Alfonso Portillo, who is wanted in the US on money-laundering charges.

ASIA-PACIFIC
	N Korea exchanges fire with South North Korea fires artillery near the disputed sea border with South Korea which has returned fire, Yonhap news agency reports.
	Fresh Indian attacks in Australia Two Indian students are attacked in Melbourne, as the Australian PM's nephew stages a controversial anti-racism protest.
	HK lawmakers quit for democracy Five pro-democracy legislators in Hong Kong have resigned their seats in a bid to pressure Beijing for full democracy.

EUROPE
	Reform plans set up Davos clash Proposals for bank reforms and tighter regulation are set to cause controversy at the World Economic Forum in Davos.
	Saab being sold to Dutch carmaker General Motors agrees to sell its Saab subsidiary to Dutch luxury carmaker Spyker and vows to suspend wind-down activities.
	Romania 'tops EU sex worker list' Romania has overtaken Russia as the top country of origin of migrant sex workers in the EU, a new survey finds.

MIDDLE EAST
	Iraq crime lab bomber kills many A suicide car bomber kills at least 18 people and injures 80 at an Iraqi forensics centre in Baghdad, police say.
	Ethiopia plane 'flew wrong way' The Ethiopian jet that crashed in the sea near Beirut on Monday did not turn as directed to avoid a storm, officials say.
	UK hostage tells of 'executions' Briton Peter Moore tells how he was blindfolded and subjected to mock executions during his hostage ordeal in Iraq.

SOUTH ASIA
	Sri Lankans await election result Votes are counted after a bitter campaign in Sri Lanka's first peacetime presidential election for more than 25 years.
	Afghan aid risks 'militarisation' A group of aid agencies warns there is a danger that aid sent to Afghanistan is becoming increasingly militarised.
	Pakistan demands India IPL probe Pakistan demands India investigate why none of its cricketers were signed at the Indian Premier League auction.

UK
	Rich-poor gap 'wider than 1970s' The gap between rich and poor is wider now than 40 years ago, a government-commissioned panel has reported.
	Goldsmith to face Iraq questions Former Attorney General Lord Goldsmith is to face questions about the legality of the Iraq war.
	All-party NI meeting 'positive' PMs Gordon Brown and Brian Cowen are in a second night of talks to avert the collapse of NI's power-sharing government.

ENGLAND
	Freed child rapist is identified A teenager from Merseyside who stalked and sexually assaulted two little girls is identified after a court order was lifted.
	Dancing girl accidentally hanged A 10-year-old girl accidentally hanged herself with a dressing gown cord as she danced around her bedroom, a coroner rules.
	Rail firm to compensate commuters A rail firm offers to compensate commuters whose journeys into London were disrupted for 11 weeks.

NORTHERN IRELAND
	All-party NI meeting 'positive' PMs Gordon Brown and Brian Cowen are in a second night of talks to avert the collapse of NI's power-sharing government.
	Intruder robs pensioner's handbag A 73-year-old woman is robbed by an intruder who broke into her home in Newry, County Down.
	Fuel-laundering plants dismantled Four fuel-laundering plants capable of producing around seven million litres of illicit diesel are dismantled following raids in Northern Ireland.

SCOTLAND
	Women's prison in 'crisis' state Scotland's Chief Inspector of Prisons says the country's only women's prison is "in crisis" because of overcrowding.
	Tobacco ban laws to be approved New laws to end the open display of tobacco in shops in Scotland are expected to be passed by MSPs.
	Mixed response to new fish quotas Fishermen describe a deal between the EU and Norway on fish quotas as a "mixed bag" for the Scottish fleet.

POLITICS
	All-party NI meeting 'positive' PMs Gordon Brown and Brian Cowen are in a second night of talks to avert the collapse of NI's power-sharing government.
	Goldsmith to face Iraq questions Former Attorney General Lord Goldsmith is to face questions about the legality of the Iraq war.
	Rich-poor gap 'wider than 1970s' The gap between rich and poor is wider now than 40 years ago, a government-commissioned panel has reported.

BUSINESS
	UK economy emerges from recession The UK economy leaves recession, after figures show the economy grew by 0.1% in the last three months of 2009.
	Reform plans set up Davos clash Proposals for bank reforms and tighter regulation are set to cause controversy at the World Economic Forum in Davos.
	Rich-poor gap 'wider than 1970s' The gap between rich and poor is wider now than 40 years ago, a government-commissioned panel has reported.

ENTERTAINMENT
	Mariah Carey joins Haiti single Mariah Carey is the latest star to agree to sing on the charity single being organised by Simon Cowell for the people of Haiti.
	Avatar is top-grossing film ever Sci-fi epic Avatar sinks Titanic to become the highest grossing film of all time, making $1.86bn since its release.
	Weisz and Law win theatre awards Rachel Weisz and Jude Law are among the recipients of this year's Critics' Circle Theatre Awards, held in London.

SCIENCE/NATURE
	Nasa concedes defeat over Spirit The US space agency concedes defeat in its battle to free the Spirit rover from its Martian sand trap.
	'Echoes' in bat and dolphin DNA Scientists find striking similarities in the DNA that enables some bats and dolphins to echolocate.
	Esa tech satellite views eclipse Proba-2, one of smallest satellites ever flown by the European Space Agency, pictures January's annular eclipse.

TECHNOLOGY
	Apple set to unveil new product Fevered speculation over a new Apple product will end on Wednesday when the company unveils its latest creation.
	Piracy campaign 'nets innocents' More than 150 people have come forward claiming to be wrongly accused of illegal file-sharing, a consumer group reveals.
	EU to monitor anti-piracy trial The European Commission agrees to monitor Virgin Media's trial of anti-piracy software after a complaint from privacy activists.

HEALTH
	Hospitals 'should screen for DVT' Hospital in England, Wales and Northern Ireland must check patients for the risk of dangerous blood clots, guidelines say.
	C-sections 'do not harm feeding' A Caesarean or instrumental birth does not impact upon how long a mother breastfeeds, research suggests.
	Diabetes sugar 'can go too low' Intense treatment to lower blood sugar in diabetes patients may prove nearly as harmful as leaving glucose levels high, study finds.

EDUCATION
	Family rows 'threat to childhood' Unhappiness in children is more likely to be influenced by conflict in their family than the family's structure, research suggests.
	Sats boycott ballot for teachers Primary school teachers and head teachers are to be balloted on plans for a boycott of Sats tests in England.
	Severe child poverty 'going up' Research suggests that the number of children living in "severe poverty" has increased in the past four years.

ON THIS DAY NEWS FROM THE BBC ARCHIVES
	1945: Auschwitz death camp liberated The Red Army liberates the Nazi's biggest concentration camp at Auschwitz in southern Poland.
	1967: Three astronauts die in Apollo 1 tragedy Three American astronauts die when fire engulfs the Apollo capsule on its launch pad at Cape Kennedy.
	1944: Leningrad siege ends after 900 days A successful Soviet offensive drives German troops away from the Leningrad which has been besieged since September 1941.

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