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	Thursday, 17 June, 2010, 3:00 GMT 04:00 +01:00:Europe/London

TOP STORIES
	BP to fund $20bn oil spill payout BP is to place $20bn in an independent fund for victims of the Gulf oil spill and will cancel dividend payments for 2010.
	Surgery targets 'endanger safety' Pressures over hospital budgets and targets may be damaging safety in operating theatres, a survey of surgeons suggests.
	Osborne to give Bank more power Chancellor George Osborne confirms changes to the UK's financial regulatory system in his first Mansion House speech.
	Syria warns of backlash on Israel Israel's deadly assault on a ship carrying aid to Gaza increases the chances of a regional war, Syria's president tells the BBC.
	Killed soldiers 'from same town' The Ministry of Defence says two soldiers shot dead in separate incidents in Afghanistan were born in the same Fijian town.

WORLD
	BP to fund $20bn oil spill payout BP is to place $20bn in an independent fund for victims of the Gulf oil spill and will cancel dividend payments for 2010.
	Syria warns of backlash on Israel Israel's deadly assault on a ship carrying aid to Gaza increases the chances of a regional war, Syria's president tells the BBC.
	Colombia informants take reward Colombian informants share $1.2m reward for helping the rescue of four security personnel after a decade in rebel hands.

AFRICA
	Darfur rebels surrender to Hague Two Sudan rebels surrender to the International Criminal Court to face charges over an attack on peacekeepers in Darfur.
	Graft fears halt Zambian HIV aid More than $300m of HIV/Aids health funding to Zambia is being suspended over corruption concerns, aid officials say.
	Uruguay cruise to win over hosts

AMERICAS
	BP to fund $20bn oil spill payout BP is to place $20bn in an independent fund for victims of the Gulf oil spill and will cancel dividend payments for 2010.
	US expands sanctions against Iran The US announces additional measures against Iran, days after fresh UN sanctions, amid concerns over Iran's nuclear programme.
	Colombia informants take reward Colombian informants share $1.2m reward for helping the rescue of four security personnel after a decade in rebel hands.

ASIA-PACIFIC
	Red Cross warns on Kyrgyz crisis Fighting between ethnic Kyrgyz and Uzbeks in Kyrgyzstan has plunged the area into "immense crisis", the Red Cross says.
	Afghan head to hear Japan concern Afghanistan's President Karzai is likely to face tough questions about concern during talks with the Japanese prime minister.
	UN warship hearing angers N Korea North Korea says its military will respond if the UN rebukes it over an alleged torpedo attack on a Southern warship.

EUROPE
	Debt crisis hangs over EU summit An EU leaders' summit faces the challenge of reviving economic growth while reining in the worst public debts for decades.
	Deadly floods hit southern France Flash floods in south-eastern France leave at least 19 people dead and hundreds of homes flooded, officials say.
	Two in court for World Cup 'stunt' A court bails two Dutch women over an alleged marketing stunt at the World Cup, in a case called "outrageous" by the Netherlands.

MIDDLE EAST
	US expands sanctions against Iran The US announces additional measures against Iran, days after fresh UN sanctions, amid concerns over Iran's nuclear programme.
	Syria warns of backlash on Israel Israel's deadly assault on a ship carrying aid to Gaza increases the chances of a regional war, Syria's president tells the BBC.
	Turkey army 'attacks PKK in Iraq' Turkish troops cross into northern Iraq in pursuit of Kurdish rebels and kill four militants, Turkish officials say.

SOUTH ASIA
	Pakistan 'funded banned charity' Pakistan's Punjab province government gave about $1m (£674,000) last year to institutions linked to a charity on a UN terror blacklist, it has emerged.
	Afghan head to hear Japan concern Afghanistan's President Karzai is likely to face tough questions about concern during talks with the Japanese prime minister.
	Modi to sue ECB chairman Clarke Suspended Indian Premier League chairman Lalit Modi is to sue England and Wales Cricket Board chairman Giles Clarke for libel.

UK
	Surgery targets 'endanger safety' Pressures over hospital budgets and targets may be damaging safety in operating theatres, a survey of surgeons suggests.
	Osborne to give Bank more power Chancellor George Osborne confirms changes to the UK's financial regulatory system in his first Mansion House speech.
	Killed soldiers 'from same town' The Ministry of Defence says two soldiers shot dead in separate incidents in Afghanistan were born in the same Fijian town.

ENGLAND
	Marine stabbed helping his sister A Royal Marine and his father are stabbed on their doorstep as they tried to stop a group attacking a female family member in south London.
	Baby joy for stab victim Abigail Abigail Witchalls who was left partly paralysed after a knife attack gives birth to a baby girl, it is revealed.
	Cathedral bones 'are Saxon queen' Scientists will announce bones found in a German cathedral are those of a Saxon member of the English royal family.

NORTHERN IRELAND
	Prosecutors ponder Saville action The Public Prosecution Service in Northern Ireland says it is seeking advice about how to respond to the findings of the Saville Report.
	Robinson accepts Saville findings The First Minister Peter Robinson said the Saville Report should give closure and a sense of justice to the families of the victims.
	Nugent in hospital after attack Kevin Nugent, one of the teenage stars of Armagh's All-Ireland Minor winning team, is recovering from serious injuries sustained during a club game.

SCOTLAND
	MSP quits over 'attractive girl' A Labour MSP resigns as a Holyrood committee convener after being heard making comments about a woman.
	Grandmother jailed over WWII gun A grandmother is jailed for five years for possessing a "family heirloom" WWII pistol which was given to her by her father.
	Fewer locums 'could save NHS £6m' Scottish hospitals could save millions of pounds a year by using fewer agency doctors, according to a report.

BUSINESS
	BP to fund $20bn oil spill payout BP is to place $20bn in an independent fund for victims of the Gulf oil spill and will cancel dividend payments for 2010.
	Debt crisis hangs over EU summit An EU leaders' summit faces the challenge of reviving economic growth while reining in the worst public debts for decades.
	Ex-mortgage boss accused of fraud The former boss of US mortgage lender Taylor, Bean & Whitaker is charged with 16 counts of fraud, worth about $1.9bn (£1.3bn).

ENTERTAINMENT
	N-Dubz Dappy: 'I lied to police' Rapper Dappy of chart-topping group N-Dubz reveals he routinely gives wrong information to police whenever he is stopped and searched.
	Wicked show celebrates £100m mark West End hit musical Wicked is celebrating taking £100m since it opened in the UK four years ago.
	Fry slams 'childish' British TV Broadcaster Stephen Fry criticises British TV saying it is "shocking" how "infantilised" adult programmes have become.

SCIENCE/NATURE
	Icy world measured in star pass Astronomers work out the size of a distant icy object by watching it pass in front of a bright star.
	BP to fund $20bn oil spill payout BP is to place $20bn in an independent fund for victims of the Gulf oil spill and will cancel dividend payments for 2010.
	Iridium to launch on Falcon 9 Iridium will use the new SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket to launch its replacement satellites.

TECHNOLOGY
	Fading data could improve privacy By making data 'fade' over time it could be possible to improve privacy online, suggests research.
	Sony shows off PlayStation in 3D Sony has been talking up the benefits of 3D gaming at a press briefing in Los Angeles
	Nintendo unveils 3D game gadget Nintendo reveals a revamped DS handheld that displays 3D images that can be seen without special glasses.

HEALTH
	'Far to go' on patient e-records Electronic patient care records will require an "enormous effort" and a "high cost" to fulfil their potential, a study warns.
	Pregnancy 'ever more regulated' Pregnancy is increasingly policed, with a litany of rules for parents-to-be on how to behave, a conference is to hear.
	Surgery targets 'endanger safety' Pressures over hospital budgets and targets may be damaging safety in operating theatres, a survey of surgeons suggests.

EDUCATION
	Home education 'information gap' It is "extremely challenging" for local authorities to assess education received by children taught at home, Ofsted warns.
	Primary school sex education call Primary school children should be taught about sex, relationships and alcohol, say health advisers.
	More schools fall foul of Ofsted More schools in England are being failed by Ofsted compared with recent years.

ON THIS DAY NEWS FROM THE BBC ARCHIVES
	1970: 'Babes in the wood' bodies found Detectives investigating the disappearance of two children are at the site of a shallow grave in Essex where two bodies have been found.
	1961: Russian dancer in freedom dash Russian dancer Rudolf Nureyev breaks free from security guards at Paris airport and asks for asylum in France.
	1974: IRA bombs parliament A bomb explodes at the Houses of Parliament, causing extensive damage and injuring 11 people.

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