Monday, 05 July, 2010, 3:00 GMT 04:00 +01:00:Europe/London | |
TOP STORIES | |
Talks on civil service redundancy Ministers meet union officials to discuss possible changes to terms, as they try to reduce the cost of laying off staff. | |
Police appeal to shooting suspect Police hunting a man wanted for shooting dead one man and injuring two others call on him to give himself up. | |
Komorowski set for Polish victory Bronislaw Komorowski regains the advantage over Jaroslaw Kaczynski, with 95% of Polish presidential votes counted. | |
Emergency cases 'overheating NHS' The rise in emergency admissions to hospitals is "overheating" the system and is "unsustainable" in the future, experts warn. | |
Future road pricing 'inevitable' Charging motorists per mile travelled is "inevitable" if future traffic gridlock is to be avoided, a charity suggests. |
WORLD | |
Komorowski set for Polish victory Bronislaw Komorowski regains the advantage over Jaroslaw Kaczynski, with 95% of Polish presidential votes counted. | |
China braces for riot anniversary Security is stepped up in China's Xinjiang for the anniversary of the ethnic riots in Urumqi that left almost 200 people dead. | |
Giant skimmer tested on oil spill A giant tanker refitted to scoop up oily water and clean it is being tested at the site of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill. |
AFRICA | |
DR Congo buries fuel inferno dead Victims of a fuel truck inferno which killed some 230 people in a Democratic Republic of Congo village are buried in mass graves. | |
Lula pays tribute to African role Brazil's Lula hails Africa's historic role and promises closer ties as he makes his final tour of the continent as president. | |
Guinea vote goes to second round The two frontrunners in Guinea's presidential election will face each other in a second round later this month. |
AMERICAS | |
Petraeus assumes Afghan command The new commander of US-led forces in Afghanistan, Gen David Petraeus, formally takes over the 130,000-strong force. | |
Mexicans vote amid drug violence Voting begins in Mexico as the country elects state governors and mayors, amid high levels of drug-related violence. | |
Giant skimmer tested on oil spill A giant tanker refitted to scoop up oily water and clean it is being tested at the site of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill. |
ASIA-PACIFIC | |
China braces for riot anniversary Security is stepped up in China's Xinjiang for the anniversary of the ethnic riots in Urumqi that left almost 200 people dead. | |
Philippine runaway bus kills 15 At least 15 people are killed when a runaway bus crashes into a wall in the Philippines after the vehicle's brakes fail. | |
Sumo wrestler fired over gambling A top sumo wrestler is dismissed because of illegal gambling, in the latest scandal to hit the Japanese sport. |
EUROPE | |
Komorowski set for Polish victory Bronislaw Komorowski regains the advantage over Jaroslaw Kaczynski, with 95% of Polish presidential votes counted. | |
Lagarde eyes EU bank risk results France's economy minister says results of tests to see if Europe's banks can cope with more shocks will be published on 23 July. | |
Clinton tour moves on to Georgia Top US diplomat Hillary Clinton is to visit Georgia on the final leg of her tour of former Communist states. |
MIDDLE EAST | |
Hezbollah 'mentor' dies in Beirut Lebanon's top Shia cleric, Grand Ayatollah Fadlallah, seen as a mentor to militant group Hezbollah, has died aged 74. | |
Biden urges Iraq parties to agree US Vice-President Joe Biden urges Iraqi politicians to form a coalition soon, after months of government deadlock. | |
Iran 'proves US took scientist' Iran says it has handed over new documents proving one of its nuclear scientists was abducted by the US. |
SOUTH ASIA | |
Petraeus assumes Afghan command The new commander of US-led forces in Afghanistan, Gen David Petraeus, formally takes over the 130,000-strong force. | |
India interest rates raised again The Reserve Bank of India raises key interest rates by a quarter of a percentage point in an attempt to curb inflation. | |
Arms trade in Nepal tourist area The central Kathmandu tourist district of Thamel becomes a centre for illegal trade in guns and small arms, police say. |
UK | |
Police appeal to shooting suspect Police hunting a man wanted for shooting dead one man and injuring two others call on him to give himself up. | |
Emergency cases 'overheating NHS' The rise in emergency admissions to hospitals is "overheating" the system and is "unsustainable" in the future, experts warn. | |
Talks on civil service redundancy Ministers meet union officials to discuss possible changes to terms, as they try to reduce the cost of laying off staff. |
ENGLAND | |
Police appeal to shooting suspect Police hunting a man wanted for shooting dead one man and injuring two others call on him to give himself up. | |
Nurse faces burns murder charge A psychiatric nurse is charged with murder after a woman found with serious burns in north London dies in hospital. | |
Emergency cases 'overheating NHS' The rise in emergency admissions to hospitals is "overheating" the system and is "unsustainable" in the future, experts warn. |
NORTHERN IRELAND | |
City riot orchestrated - police Police say the rioting in west Belfast on Saturday night in which six police officers were injured was orchestrated. | |
Man, woman held over city murder Police investigating the murder of Gerard Reid in west Belfast arrest a 30-year-old woman and a 43-year-old man. | |
Man dies following road accident A man dies after a car carrying three people crashes on the Dundalk Road in Newtownhamilton. |
SCOTLAND | |
Drink and drugs car safety drive Police launch a summer crackdown targeting drivers who drink or take drugs and get behind the wheel. | |
Call for school rugby scrum ban Rugby scrums should be banned in schools to protect children playing a sport "not safe enough" for them, an expert warns. | |
Early Hogmanay tickets on offer Organisers release summer 'early bird' tickets for Edinburgh's Hogmanay street party for the first time. |
BUSINESS | |
BT staff's strike vote result due UK telecoms firm BT faces strike action over a pay dispute when the result of a ballot of union members is known. | |
Thompson defends BBC pension move BBC director general Mark Thompson defends the proposed overhaul of the corporation pension scheme. | |
Minister says 40% cuts unlikely Government departments will not have to make 40% cuts - despite being ordered to plan for them, a cabinet minister tells the BBC. |
ENTERTAINMENT | |
Katie Price has marriage blessed Reality TV star Katie Price and Alex Reid have their marriage blessed at a ceremony in Surrey on Saturday. | |
BBC 'could reveal star pay bands' BBC director general Mark Thompson backs plans to publish stars' earnings in pay bands, but says revealing individual wages would be "wrong". | |
Sunshine evicted from Big Brother Medical student Sunshine becomes the third person to be evicted from the Big Brother house, after losing the public vote. |
SCIENCE/NATURE | |
Obama backs giant solar project The US is to give nearly $2bn in loan guarantees to two solar energy companies, creating one of the world's biggest solar energy plants in Arizona. | |
Russian freighter docks in space An unmanned Russian cargo ship docks successfully with the International Space Station, two days after an attempt failed. | |
Scientists peer inside a python Scientists employ the latest imaging techniques to look inside a python that had just swallowed a rat whole. |
TECHNOLOGY | |
Apple admits iPhone signal fault Apple says a significant fault on its new iPhone 4 is causing it to incorrectly display the phone's signal. | |
Google moves into travel market Google pays $700m for travel technology firm that provides flight price and travel data across the globe. | |
Mobile ads "poor" says Three boss The head of mobile phone company Three says the industry needs to improve its marketing, especially for broadband. |
HEALTH | |
Emergency cases 'overheating NHS' The rise in emergency admissions to hospitals is "overheating" the system and is "unsustainable" in the future, experts warn. | |
Swine flu drug hand-out concerns Just 12% of patients who got anti-flu drugs using the swine flu hotline and website actually had the virus, figures suggest. | |
Pregnancy vitamin supplement call Pregnant women in the UK should be told to routinely take vitamin D supplements, researchers say. |
EDUCATION | |
Child exploitation signs 'missed' Children are at risk of sexual exploitation because warning signs are being missed by professionals. | |
Adult drinking 'scares' children Nearly a third of UK children feel scared when they see adults drinking too much, a survey commissioned by the BBC suggests. | |
Graduate unemployment 'rises 25%' The unemployment rate for young graduates increased in 2009, with men doing far worse than women. |
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1981: Police attacked in Liverpool riots Up to 30 police officers are injured by bricks and other missiles as rioting and looting breaks out in Toxteth, Liverpool. | |||
1991: International bank closed in fraud scandal The Bank of Credit and Commerce International closes UK branches over fraud allegations. | |||
1989: Irangate colonel avoids prison Former White House aide Oliver North escapes jail for his part in the Iran-Contra affair. | |||
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