Wednesday, January 27, 2010

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Thursday, 28 January, 2010, 4:00 GMT 04:00 +00:00:Europe/London
TOP STORIES
Obama makes jobs top US priority
Barack Obama delivers his first State of the Union speech, saying easing unemployment must be the main focus.
  Brown supports Taliban talk offer
UK PM Gordon Brown backs Afghan plans to talk to moderate Taliban as he takes part in a BBC-organised debate.
  Rise in students from poor homes
A report suggests a rise in the number of students from poorer backgrounds, but shows wealthier youngsters still lead the way
  Bodies of children found in car
A 43-year-old woman is arrested following the discovery of two children's bodies in a car in Heathfield.
  Haiti girl rescued after 15 days
A teenage girl is pulled from the rubble of Haiti's capital, Port-au-Prince, 15 days after the earthquake struck, rescuers say.
WORLD
Obama makes jobs top US priority
Barack Obama delivers his first State of the Union speech, saying easing unemployment must be the main focus.
  Exile begins for Honduras' Zelaya
Deposed Honduran leader Manuel Zelaya arrives in the Dominican Republic, ending a months-long political crisis in Honduras.
  Haiti girl rescued after 15 days
A teenage girl is pulled from the rubble of Haiti's capital, Port-au-Prince, 15 days after the earthquake struck, rescuers say.
AFRICA
Beirut crash jet recorders found
Flight recorders from an Ethiopian Airlines jet which crashed off the coast of Lebanon have been located, officials say.
  Sick leader splits Nigeria elite
The Senate says hospitalised President Umaru Yar'Adua should cede power, but Nigeria's cabinet insists he is still fit to govern.
  S Leone leader lambasts ministers
Sierra Leone's president dresses down his top ministers, detailing a long list of corruption allegations against them.
AMERICAS
Obama makes jobs top US priority
Barack Obama delivers his first State of the Union speech, saying easing unemployment must be the main focus.
  Exile begins for Honduras' Zelaya
Deposed Honduran leader Manuel Zelaya arrives in the Dominican Republic, ending a months-long political crisis in Honduras.
  Haiti girl rescued after 15 days
A teenage girl is pulled from the rubble of Haiti's capital, Port-au-Prince, 15 days after the earthquake struck, rescuers say.
ASIA-PACIFIC
North Korea fires near sea border
North Korea fires artillery near its disputed sea border with South Korea, a day after the two countries exchanged fire, reports say.
  Pig head find at Malaysia mosques
Severed pigs heads are left at two Malaysian mosques following a row over the use of the word "Allah" by non-Muslims.
  Google 'sister' launches in China
A search engine called "Goojje" has come online in China, in an apparent plea to Google not to end operations in the country.
EUROPE
Soros calls for big bank break-up
Legendary investor George Soros says it is necessary to break up banks and create global rules to prevent another crisis.
  Holocaust Day marked at Auschwitz
Events are held at Auschwitz to mark the 65th anniversary of the liberation of the Nazi death camp on Holocaust Memorial Day.
  Norway helicopter crash in fjord
Rescuers search for four people in icy Norwegian waters after the helicopter they were flying in crashed, officials say.
MIDDLE EAST
Beirut crash jet recorders found
Flight recorders from an Ethiopian Airlines jet which crashed off the coast of Lebanon have been located, officials say.
  Partners agree Yemen terror plan
Yemen and its foreign partners agree a plan to fight the threat of al-Qaeda at an international conference in London.
  Dubai to execute child's killer
A man convicted of raping and murdering a four-year-old boy in a Dubai mosque is sentenced to death.
SOUTH ASIA
Bangladesh hangs Mujib killers
Bangladesh executes ex-army officers convicted of killing the country's independence leader in 1975.
  Sri Lanka poll victory challenged
President Mahinda Rajapaksa is declared winner of Sri Lanka's presidential poll, but the outcome is rejected by his challenger.
  Brown supports Taliban talk offer
UK PM Gordon Brown backs Afghan plans to talk to moderate Taliban as he takes part in a BBC-organised debate.
UK
Brown supports Taliban talk offer
UK PM Gordon Brown backs Afghan plans to talk to moderate Taliban as he takes part in a BBC-organised debate.
  Bodies of children found in car
A 43-year-old woman is arrested following the discovery of two children's bodies in a car in Heathfield.
  Rise in students from poor homes
A report suggests a rise in the number of students from poorer backgrounds, but shows wealthier youngsters still lead the way
ENGLAND
Bodies of children found in car
A 43-year-old woman is arrested following the discovery of two children's bodies in a car in Heathfield.
  Thirteen fans arrested at derby
Officers policing the derby match between Manchester United and Manchester City arrest 13 people on suspicion of various offences.
  Trapped passengers 'were at risk'
A Eurotunnel official tells the BBC how passengers' lives were put in danger when five trains were stranded in the Channel Tunnel.
NORTHERN IRELAND
Man is injured in shop gun attack
A man is in being treated in hospital after being shot a number of times in the lower body in a shop in Londonerry.
  PMs leave NI without justice deal
The British and Irish prime ministers have left NI talks on devolving policing and justice without a deal.
  Minor earthquakes strike Donegal
Two minor earthquakes - one measuring 1.5 on the Richter scale, the other 1.7 - hit north Donegal in the space of 24 hours.
SCOTLAND
Concerns over 'teaching quality'
Figures obtained from a Scottish government survey prompt questions about the quality of teaching in primary schools.
  Bid to get Glencraft back on feet
Councillors will be asked to waive £225,000 in rent to help a charity for blind and disabled workers get back on its feet.
  Care home children 'stigmatised'
Young people who are in care still face discrimination from society, according to a survey by a children's charity.
POLITICS
Brown supports Taliban talk offer
UK PM Gordon Brown backs Afghan plans to talk to moderate Taliban as he takes part in a BBC-organised debate.
  PMs leave NI without justice deal
The British and Irish prime ministers have left NI talks on devolving policing and justice without a deal.
  'Bog-standard' services warning
Councils which offer "bog-standard" services in a "crude" effort to save money will be punished, Communities Secretary John Denham says.
BUSINESS
Top 10 consumer gripes revealed
Complaints about secondhand cars bought from independent traders top a list of the most common consumer gripes.
  Apple unveils iPad tablet device
Apple chief Steve Jobs takes the wraps off its long-awaited touchscreen device, which the firm has called the iPad.
  Sarkozy calls for global revamp
French President Nicolas Sarkozy calls for a fundamental rethink of capitalism in the aftermath of the financial crisis.
ENTERTAINMENT
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.
  Boyle 'fine' after intruder scare
Singer Susan Boyle says she is "fine" after disturbing an intruder who she discovered inside her West Lothian house.
  Ivana and Nicola get the BB boot
Ivana Trump and model Nicola Tappenden leave the Celebrity Big Brother house in a surprise double eviction.
SCIENCE/NATURE
Dinosaur had ginger feathers
Scientists reveal that the bristles of a small, 125 million-year-old dinosaur were in fact ginger-coloured feathers.
  Shoes may have changed how we run
Barefoot runners may be at less risk of injury than those who wear cushioned running shoes, new research suggests.
  E-mail row unit 'broke data law'
A university involved in a row over stolen e-mails breached rules by withholding data, the Information Commissioner says.
TECHNOLOGY
Apple unveils iPad tablet device
Apple chief Steve Jobs takes the wraps off its long-awaited touchscreen device, which the firm has called the iPad.
  Sky launches 3D channel in pubs
Sky is to launch its 3D channel with a live Premiership match this weekend in nine pubs around the UK.
  Piracy campaign 'nets innocents'
More than 150 people have come forward claiming to be wrongly accused of illegal file-sharing, a consumer group reveals.
HEALTH
Ruling due on MMR research doctor
The doctor who first suggested the link between MMR and autism is to hear whether he is guilty of unethical research practices.
  Chlamydia screening under attack
Government missed an opportunity to slash chlamydia rates by a botched attempt at screening, say MPs.
  Most car drivers 'feel superior'
Most motorists fancy themselves as better drivers than others on the road, a survey by psychologists finds.
EDUCATION
Rise in students from poor homes
A report suggests a rise in the number of students from poorer backgrounds, but shows wealthier youngsters still lead the way
  A-level Facebook protest widens
Facebook protest groups against A-level exams have spread - with the watchdog calling for a report.
  Many more students without grants
Statistics reveal far more students in England got no grants at all this year after ministers cut income thresholds.
ON THIS DAY NEWS FROM THE BBC ARCHIVES
  1986: Seven dead in space shuttle disaster
The American space shuttle Challenger explodes killing all seven astronauts on board.
  1953: Derek Bentley hanged for murder
Teenager Derek Bentley is executed at Wandsworth Prison in London for his part in the murder of Pc Sidney Miles.
  1982: US general rescued from Red Brigade
Italian police rescue US Brigadier General James Dozier who has been held hostage by the Red Brigade for 42 days.

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