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	Tuesday, 11 May, 2010, 3:00 GMT 04:00 +01:00:Europe/London

TOP STORIES
	Brown to quit as Labour leader Gordon Brown says he is to step down as leader of the Labour Party as the battle mounts to form the next UK government.
	Union urges fresh BA strike talks The Unite union urges British Airways to hold more talks in a bid to avoid 20 days of planned cabin crew strikes.
	Shares surge after EU loan deal Global stock markets jump after Europe agrees measures to try to stop the Greek debt crisis affecting other countries.
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	Housing market 'still picking up' The UK's property market is benefiting from its normal spring pick up, the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors says.

WORLD
	Shares surge after EU loan deal Global stock markets jump after Europe agrees measures to try to stop the Greek debt crisis affecting other countries.
	Obama names Supreme Court choice President Barack Obama nominates Elena Kagan for the Supreme Court, as Republicans pledge to review her experience.
	Obama revives Russia nuclear pact President Barack Obama revives a civilian nuclear energy pact with Moscow shelved after the Russia-Georgia war of 2008.

AFRICA
	Zimbabwe court acquits PM's ally Zimbabwean ministerial nominee Roy Bennett is cleared of terrorism charges in a trial which has divided the unity government.
	Mali imam in fear over family law An imam in Mali receives threats after backing a law which no longer obliges wives to obey their husbands.
	Nigeria party leader denies fraud The chairman of Nigeria's governing PDP party, Vincent Ogbulafor, appears in court charged with fraud.

AMERICAS
	Obama names Supreme Court choice President Barack Obama nominates Elena Kagan for the Supreme Court, as Republicans pledge to review her experience.
	BP in fresh bid to stem oil leak BP is to lower a smaller dome dubbed the "top hat" over the blown-out well in the latest bid to stem the Gulf of Mexico slick.
	Haiti rally urges Preval to quit Police in Haiti fire tear gas as more than 1,000 protesters demand that President Rene Preval step down.

ASIA-PACIFIC
	Aquino 'leads Philippines polls' Benigno "Noynoy" Aquino is leading presidential polls in the Philippines with about 40% of the vote so far, early results indicate.
	'Explosive found' in S Korea ship South Korea's defence minister says traces of an explosive used in torpedoes have been found in the wreckage of a warship.
	Thai red-shirts issue new demands Thai red-shirts accept an electoral timetable but say they will not end protests unless the deputy PM surrenders to police.

EUROPE
	Brown to quit as Labour leader Gordon Brown says he is to step down as leader of the Labour Party as the battle mounts to form the next UK government.
	Obama revives Russia nuclear pact President Barack Obama revives a civilian nuclear energy pact with Moscow shelved after the Russia-Georgia war of 2008.
	New Serbian mass grave discovered A mass grave believed to hold the bodies of about 250 Kosovo Albanians is found under a building in Serbia, officials say.

MIDDLE EAST
	Iraq attacks kill more than 100 At least 100 people, including more than 45 factory workers, are killed in a series of bombings and shootings across Iraq.
	Israeli-Arabs suspected of spying Two Israeli-Arab activists are arrested on suspicion of spying and contact with "agents from Hezbollah"', Israeli police say.
	Families may see US trio in Iran Iran says it will grant visas for family members to visit three US hikers detained for entering the country illegally.

SOUTH ASIA
	Karzai set for crucial US talks Afghan President Hamid Karzai is in the US, where he faces talks aimed at repairing his strained ties with Washington.
	Taliban 'kill Pakistan soldiers' At least nine soldiers and 30 militants are killed in clashes in the north-western tribal region of Orakzai, military officials say.
	Ex-minister in India 'sex charge' An ex-government minister in India's southern Karnataka state is arrested after a woman accuses him of sexual assault.

UK
	Brown to quit as Labour leader Gordon Brown says he is to step down as leader of the Labour Party as the battle mounts to form the next UK government.
	Union urges fresh BA strike talks The Unite union urges British Airways to hold more talks in a bid to avoid 20 days of planned cabin crew strikes.
	Refuges 'turn away' abuse victims About 3,000 women fleeing domestic abuse are turned away from Scottish refuges every year, a BBC investigation finds.

ENGLAND
	Bradford marks fire 25 years on The Bradford City fire disaster of 11 May 1985 is marked at special memorial events throughout the city.
	Man, 79, accused of wife's murder A 79-year-old man is charged with the murder of his wife at an address in Kent, police say.
	Hair murder brother visits Italy The brother of a murdered Dorset woman meets the family of an Italian teenager whose disappearance may be key to the case.

NORTHERN IRELAND
	Parties clarify coalition stances NI parties set out their positions on a Westminster coalition as formal talks between Labour and the Lib Dems are due to begin.
	Robinson to remain first minister DUP leader Peter Robinson is to stay on as NI first minister, despite losing his East Belfast seat in the general election.
	Ryanair admits ash in jet engines Ryanair admits that volcanic ash was found in the engines of two of its aircraft at Belfast City Airport over the weekend.

SCOTLAND
	Refuges 'turn away' abuse victims About 3,000 women fleeing domestic abuse are turned away from Scottish refuges every year, a BBC investigation finds.
	Brown to quit as Labour leader Gordon Brown says he is to step down as leader of the Labour Party as the battle mounts to form the next UK government.
	Spring optimism for house prices Surveyors say there is renewed optimism in the Scottish housing market, with a post-election "bounce" expected.

BUSINESS
	Shares surge after EU loan deal Global stock markets jump after Europe agrees measures to try to stop the Greek debt crisis affecting other countries.
	Union urges fresh BA strike talks The Unite union urges British Airways to hold more talks in a bid to avoid 20 days of planned cabin crew strikes.
	Housing market 'still picking up' The UK's property market is benefiting from its normal spring pick up, the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors says.

ENTERTAINMENT
	6 Music scoops Sony radio awards 6 Music, threatened with closure by the BBC, wins two prizes at the Sony Radio Academy Awards in London.
	Bafta nod for Hurt's Crisp role John Hurt is nominated for a TV Bafta for reprising the role of Quentin Crisp, which won him his first Bafta 34 years ago.
	US singer Lena Horne dies aged 92 Hollywood actress and singer Lena Horne, whose signature tune was Stormy Weather, dies in New York.

SCIENCE/NATURE
	Fossil reveals early bird plumage A new study of a 150 million year old fossil of an Archaeopteryx has shown that remnants of its feathers have been preserved.
	'Cosmonauts' chosen for Mars test Two Europeans are selected to be part of an 18-month mission to Mars in "spaceship" that will never leave a Moscow institute.
	Nature loss 'to damage economies' Earth's ongoing loss of biodiversity and ecosystems losses may soon begin to hit economies, a UN report warns.

TECHNOLOGY
	'Pornography' row hits Wiki sites An ongoing row over pornography on Wiki sites escalates, as Jimmy Wales gives up some of his founder's rights.
	Twitter hit by major disruption Social network Twitter fixes a major bug that allowed people to force other users to "follow" them on the site.
	Prosthetic vies for hi-tech award A prosthetic that mimics a real foot is one of four technologies shortlisted for the UK's top engineering prize.

HEALTH
	Eating nuts 'lowers cholesterol' Eating nuts may help lower cholesterol levels, US research suggests.
	Brain scans 'may help spot liars' Brain scans may be useful as lie detectors to show if a witness fibs when identifying a suspect, researchers believe.
	Report urges maternity strategy A report into labour wards in Northern Ireland says a new local maternity strategy should be developed.

EDUCATION
	Sats test boycott hits schools Head teachers at hundreds of schools in England stage a boycott of the national schools tests for 11-year-olds.
	Grandmother wins carer cash case A grandmother wins the legal right to be paid as a foster carer for looking after her granddaughter.
	Top universities in fees protest Students from 20 leading universities are to protest against what they say are "underhand" tactics over tuition fees.

ON THIS DAY NEWS FROM THE BBC ARCHIVES
	1985: Fans killed in Bradford stadium fire At least 52 people are known to have died and many are missing after fire engulfs Bradford City football stadium.
	1998: India explodes nuclear controversy The Indian government announces it has carried out a series of underground nuclear tests in a move which has shocked the world.
	1963: Moscow jails British 'spy' A British businessman accused of spying for the West is sentenced to eight years' detention by a Moscow tribunal.

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