Friday, January 29, 2010

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Saturday, 30 January, 2010, 4:00 GMT 04:00 +00:00:Europe/London
TOP STORIES
I'd do it again - Blair on Iraq
A defiant Tony Blair tells the Iraq inquiry it was right to remove Saddam and says he would take the same decision again.
  US proposes $6bn Taiwan arms sale
The Pentagon notifies the US Congress of a proposed $6.7bn arms sale to Taiwan, bringing an angry reaction from China.
  Google phases out support for IE6
Google has begun to phase out support for Internet Explorer 6, the browser identified as the weak link in a "sophisticated and targeted" cyber attack on the firm.
  Justice transfer talks continue
Talks continue at Hillsborough Castle in a bid to break the deadlock over the devolution of justice powers.
  Toyota recalls 'up to 1.8m' cars
Toyota says it is recalling up to 1.8 million cars in Europe, including 220,000 in the UK, due to an accelerator problem.
WORLD
US-Taiwan arms plans anger China
China warns of a "serious negative impact" on relations with the US, over a planned $6.4bn US weapons sales to Taiwan.
  Nigeria militant group ends truce
The Nigerian militant group Mend ends a ceasefire in the oil-rich Niger Delta, warning companies to prepare for an "all-out onslaught".
  Machu Picchu airlift is completed
The last of 4,000 tourists stranded at Machu Picchu after flooding are airlifted to safety by the Peruvian authorities.
AFRICA
Nigeria militant group ends truce
The Nigerian militant group Mend ends a ceasefire in the oil-rich Niger Delta, warning companies to prepare for an "all-out onslaught".
  S Africa minister's wife arrested
The wife of South Africa's intelligence minister is arrested and charged with arranging drug smuggling.
  Sanitary pads help girl schooling
Schoolgirl absenteeism in Ghana could be cut by half by providing free sanitary towels, a study shows.
AMERICAS
US growth reaches six-year high
US economic growth hit 5.7% in the final three months of 2009, more than twice the pace of the previous quarter.
  Haitian boat refugees picked up
More than 100 Haitians are picked up off the Turks and Caicos islands after trying to flee Haiti by boat after the earthquake.
  Machu Picchu airlift is completed
The last of 4,000 tourists stranded at Machu Picchu after flooding are airlifted to safety by the Peruvian authorities.
ASIA-PACIFIC
US-Taiwan arms plans anger China
China warns of a "serious negative impact" on relations with the US, over a planned $6.4bn US weapons sales to Taiwan.
  Japan deflation hits record pace
Prices in Japan fell at a record level in December, heightening concerns about deflation, figures show.
  Returned China Uighurs 'vanished'
The US expresses deep concern about the fate of 20 Uighur asylum seekers deported from Cambodia back to China.
EUROPE
I'd do it again - Blair on Iraq
A defiant Tony Blair tells the Iraq inquiry it was right to remove Saddam and says he would take the same decision again.
  Toyota recalls 'up to 1.8m' cars
Toyota says it is recalling up to 1.8 million cars in Europe, including 220,000 in the UK, due to an accelerator problem.
  Russia tests stealth fighter jet
Russia unveils its new stealth fighter, meant to rival the radar-evading US F-22, in a test flight over the country's far east.
MIDDLE EAST
I'd do it again - Blair on Iraq
A defiant Tony Blair tells the Iraq inquiry it was right to remove Saddam and says he would take the same decision again.
  Dubai 'knows Hamas man's killers'
Dubai says it has identified several "European passport holders" as suspects in the killing of a Hamas military commander there last week.
  UN receives Goldstone responses
Israel and West Bank Palestinians respond to the UN's Goldstone report which accused both of them of war crimes during Israel's Gaza operation.
SOUTH ASIA
'Raid' on Sri Lanka candidate HQ
Sri Lankan police raid the campaign office of defeated the presidential candidate and arrest 13 staff, his aides say.
  India general faces court martial
India's army orders the court martial of one of its top generals over his his alleged involvement in an illegal land deal, officials say.
  Gandhi's ashes to be scattered
Some of Mahatma Gandhi's ashes, kept for decades by a family friend, are to be scattered at sea off South Africa.
UK
I'd do it again - Blair on Iraq
A defiant Tony Blair tells the Iraq inquiry it was right to remove Saddam and says he would take the same decision again.
  Trio jailed for photographed rape
Three men from Rochdale are jailed for raping a 16-year-old girl as the attack was photographed on a mobile phone.
  Court lifts Terry gagging order
England football captain John Terry is named as the sportsman behind a court injunction involving his private life.
ENGLAND
Father's shock at toddler murders
The father of two children found dead in holdalls in the boot of a car says he is unable to understand their "cruel" murders.
  Trio jailed for photographed rape
Three men from Rochdale are jailed for raping a 16-year-old girl as the attack was photographed on a mobile phone.
  Fallen soldier to be laid to rest
A WWI soldier killed in France at the age of 16 and buried in a mass grave is to be formally laid to rest.
NORTHERN IRELAND
Justice transfer talks continue
Talks continue at Hillsborough Castle in a bid to break the deadlock over the devolution of justice powers.
  Ex-policeman charged with murder
A former police inspector appears in court charged with murdering an elderly woman more than 20 years ago.
  Snowfall hits flights at airport
Several flights are cancelled at George Best Belfast City Airport because de-icing equipment failed to work.
SCOTLAND
'Consumer champion' MP steps down
John McFall, chairman of the Treasury Select Committee, announces he is standing down after 23 years as an MP.
  Music fan hurt in balcony fall
A man is seriously hurt falling from a balcony during a concert in Dundee where dance music group The Prodigy were playing.
  'Overdose protest' at homeopathy
Protesters plan to stage a "mass overdose" in Glasgow later as part of a campaign against homeopathy.
POLITICS
I'd do it again - Blair on Iraq
A defiant Tony Blair tells the Iraq inquiry it was right to remove Saddam and says he would take the same decision again.
  Justice transfer talks continue
Talks continue at Hillsborough Castle in a bid to break the deadlock over the devolution of justice powers.
  MPs' expenses auditor under fire
MPs' expenses auditor Sir Thomas Legg is criticised after several of his repayment demands were overturned.
BUSINESS
Toyota recalls 'up to 1.8m' cars
Toyota says it is recalling up to 1.8 million cars in Europe, including 220,000 in the UK, due to an accelerator problem.
  Honda recalls cars in fire danger
Honda recalls 646,000 cars globally to fix a switch defect that could, in some cases, cause a fire inside the vehicle.
  House prices start year with rise
UK house prices rose by 1.2% in January and could soon rise at a rate of 10% a year, the Nationwide says.
ENTERTAINMENT
Reid wins Celebrity Big Brother
Cage fighter Alex Reid wins the final series of Celebrity Big Brother with Dane Bowers coming second and Vinnie Jones in third place.
  Waterman to pen Eurovision song
Hitmaker Pete Waterman is to write and produce this year's UK entry for the Eurovision Song Contest.
  Music fan hurt in balcony fall
A man is seriously hurt falling from a balcony during a concert in Dundee where dance music group The Prodigy were playing.
SCIENCE/NATURE
How to whip up a frothy frog nest
Scientists reveal how frogs perform the architectural feat of building floating foam "meringue" nests.
  Fusion energy hurdle swept aside
A potential obstacle to producing energy by laser fusion is swept aside, along with the record for the highest-energy laser pulse.
  Quakes 'decade's worst disasters'
Almost 60% of the people killed by natural disasters in the past decade lost their lives in earthquakes, data shows.
TECHNOLOGY
Google phases out support for IE6
Google has begun to phase out support for Internet Explorer 6, the browser identified as the weak link in a "sophisticated and targeted" cyber attack on the firm.
  Law firm's piracy hunt condemned
The way a UK law firm is pursuing alleged net pirates has been criticised with calls for the Information Commissioner to investigate.
  Scammers exploit Apple iPad fever
Cyber conmen are launching attacks that trade on surging interest in Apple's iPad tablet computer.
HEALTH
Misconduct GP to stay on register
A doctor guilty of prescribing "potentially hazardous" levels of drugs to elderly patients escapes being struck off.
  Vaccine 'could cut HIV TB deaths'
A vaccine could cut the number of cases of tuberculosis among HIV-positive Africans by almost two-fifths, researchers claim.
  'Good first year' for medics aid
A pilot project giving special help to doctors and dentists with health problems has treated 184 people in its first year.
EDUCATION
Grade fears prompt A-level checks
Head teachers will join exam boards' grading meetings to assure schools there is no manipulation.
  Students protest at fees hearing
Students have disrupted a hearing of the review into England's university tuition fees.
  Music 'can boost wider learning'
Learning a musical instrument in a group can have wide-ranging positive effects on a child's learning at school, a study says.
ON THIS DAY NEWS FROM THE BBC ARCHIVES
  1972: Army kills 13 in civil rights protest
British troops open fire on a crowd of demonstrators in the Bogside district of Londonderry in the worst day of the current crisis so far.
  1965: Last farewell to Churchill
Thousands of people pay their last respects to Britain's greatest wartime leader Sir Winston Churchill who is buried today after a full state funeral.
  2003: 'Shoe bomber' jailed for life
British-born Richard Reid is sentenced to life in jail for trying to bomb an American Airlines flight carrying 197 people.

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