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	Tuesday, 13 July, 2010, 3:00 GMT 04:00 +01:00:Europe/London

TOP STORIES
	BP 'installs new cap' on oil well Oil giant BP says it has placed a new cap on a ruptured well in the Gulf of Mexico, which it hopes will capture all the leaking oil.
	Baton rounds fired in city riot Police fire a number of baton rounds after being attacked with petrol bombs by rioters in north Belfast ahead of an Orange march.
	Ethnic minority numbers 'to rise' Ethnic minorities are set to make up a fifth of the UK's population by 2051 - up from the current 8%, researchers predict.
	Brown offer 'to quit in a year' Gordon Brown offered to step down within a year even if Labour was re-elected, Lord Mandelson reportedly says in his memoirs.
	Surveyors expect house price fall Surveyors are expecting house prices to fall in the coming months owing to more home sales and economic uncertainty.

WORLD
	Cuban dissidents travel to Spain The first of 52 political prisoners released by Cuba travel to Spain with their families to start a new life in exile.
	Sarkozy dismisses donation claims French President Nicolas Sarkozy angrily dismisses accusations that he received illegal donations from the richest woman in France.
	BP 'installs new cap' on oil well Oil giant BP says it has placed a new cap on a ruptured well in the Gulf of Mexico, which it hopes will capture all the leaking oil.

AFRICA
	Al-Shabab 'behind' Uganda blasts Somali Islamist group al-Shabab says it was behind twin blasts which hit the Ugandan capital on Sunday, killing 74 people.
	Genocide added to Bashir warrant A second arrest warrant is issued for Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir - this time on genocide charges.
	Court tells Gaddafi son to pay up An Italian court orders one of Libyan leader Gaddafi's sons to pay a $494,000 hotel bill he accumulated in 2007.

AMERICAS
	BP 'installs new cap' on oil well Oil giant BP says it has placed a new cap on a ruptured well in the Gulf of Mexico, which it hopes will capture all the leaking oil.
	Fidel Castro appears on Cuban TV Cuban ex-President Fidel Castro make his first TV appearance in 11 months in an interview focusing on foreign affairs.
	Three die in New Mexico shooting An armed man opens fire in an office building in the US state of New Mexico, killing two people before shooting himself.

ASIA-PACIFIC
	Japanese PM in election setback Japanese PM Naoto Kan rules out calling a snap election following his party's poor performance in upper house polls.
	East Timor rejects refugee centre East Timor's parliament unanimously rejects a proposal by Australia's prime minister that the tiny country hosts a refugee processing centre.
	Fiji kicks out Australian envoy Fiji is due to kick out Australia's acting high commissioner Sarah Roberts, amid a years-long simmering row.

EUROPE
	Swiss reject Polanski extradition Swiss authorities decide not to extradite director Roman Polanski to the US to face sentencing for a case dating back to 1977.
	General jailed for drug smuggling Italian military police general Giampaolo Ganzer is sentenced to 14 years in prison for drug smuggling
	Spain return to rapturous welcome Spain's victorious World Cup squad return to Madrid amid scenes of joyous celebration in the capital city.

MIDDLE EAST
	Israel admits flotilla 'mistakes' An Israeli military probe into the naval raid on a Gaza-bound aid flotilla says mistakes were made at a senior level.
	Russia says Iran 'nearing bombs' Russian President Dmitry Medvedev says Iran is "moving close" to having the potential to create nuclear weapons.
	Gaza aid ship 'leaves for Egypt' A ship with supplies for Gaza will dock in Egypt, officials say, following pressure by Israel not to allow it to break the blockade.

SOUTH ASIA
	Mass charges over mutiny in Dhaka Prosecutors in Bangladesh charge 824 people with the killing of dozens of army officers in last year's Dhaka mutiny.
	Pakistan points finger over blast Pakistan's interior minister blames Taliban militants from Afghanistan for a bomb blast in a tribal area that killed more than 100 people.
	Afghan civilian deaths 'rising' More than 1,000 Afghan civilians died in attacks in the first half of 2010 but deaths from Nato air strikes fell, a new report says.

UK
	Ethnic minority numbers 'to rise' Ethnic minorities are set to make up a fifth of the UK's population by 2051 - up from the current 8%, researchers predict.
	Baton rounds fired in city riot Police fire a number of baton rounds after being attacked with petrol bombs by rioters in north Belfast ahead of an Orange march.
	FSA proposes new mortgage rules The UK financial watchdog puts forward proposals for "affordability tests" for mortgage borrowers.

ENGLAND
	Fire breaks out in block of flats About 100 firefighters tackle a blaze at a 15-storey tower block in south-west London.
	Man jailed for Davenport attack A man is jailed for six years for repeatedly stabbing Premier League footballer Calum Davenport in the legs.
	Beryl Bainbridge's funeral held Hundreds gather to pay their respects at the funeral of renowned author Dame Beryl Bainbridge in London.

NORTHERN IRELAND
	Baton rounds fired in city riot Police fire a number of baton rounds after being attacked with petrol bombs by rioters in north Belfast ahead of an Orange march.
	Stab victims arrested in hospital Two men who were stabbed in Belfast are arrested in hospital after police find an empty gun magazine in their car.
	Eight killed in Donegal car crash Irish police release the names of seven young men and a man in his 60s who died as two cars crashed in County Donegal.

SCOTLAND
	Fewer Scots looking to buy homes Chartered surveyors report the lowest number of new buyer inquiries in Scotland in nearly two years.
	Council faces £50m savings target Councillors in south west Scotland are advised that the local authority will have to trim millions from its spending.
	Last farewell for blast soldier The funeral is to take place in Dumfries of a soldier who died in hospital after being injured by an explosion in Afghanistan.

BUSINESS
	BP makes 'progress' with new cap BP says it is making progress with its efforts to replace a containment cap on the leaking well in the Gulf of Mexico.
	Surveyors expect house price fall Surveyors are expecting house prices to fall in the coming months owing to more home sales and economic uncertainty.
	FSA proposes new mortgage rules The UK financial watchdog puts forward proposals for "affordability tests" for mortgage borrowers.

ENTERTAINMENT
	Swiss reject Polanski extradition Swiss authorities decide not to extradite director Roman Polanski to the US to face sentencing for a case dating back to 1977.
	World Cup final wins 20m viewers More than 20 million British viewers tuned in to the World Cup final, with the BBC drawing in more viewers than ITV.
	Arrests over festival murder bids Police arrest three people in connection with an investigation into two attempted murders at T in the Park.

SCIENCE/NATURE
	Businesses 'profit from nature' Companies as well as governments will reap dividends from paying for nature, a UN-sponsored report concludes.
	BP makes 'progress' with new cap BP says it is making progress with its efforts to replace a containment cap on the leaking well in the Gulf of Mexico.
	Norwegian ship-tracker launched Norway launches the innovative AISSat-1 spacecraft to monitor shipping in its economically vibrant territorial waters.

TECHNOLOGY
	Facebook agrees to 'panic button' The social network unveils a "panic button" application, following protracted negotiations with the government.
	Digital champion wants UK online The UK's digital champion launches her Networked Nation manifesto, aimed at getting everyone of working age online by 2012.
	Unmanned combat plane is unveiled The Ministry of Defence unveils its new prototype stealthy unmanned combat air vehicle as the first step towards pilotless strike aircraft.

HEALTH
	Low vitamin D 'Parkinson's link' Having low vitamin D levels appears to increase a person's risk of developing Parkinson's disease, say experts.
	Big head 'helps fight dementia' A big head may help protect against the ravages of Alzheimer's, say experts.
	NHS 'to undergo radical overhaul' The NHS in England is to undergo one of the biggest restructuring in its history, the government announces.

EDUCATION
	Gove faces MPs' school axe anger The education secretary faces tough questions on whether he was advised to delay publishing information about axing school building projects.
	Children's champion under review The education secretary announces a review of the post of England's Children's Commissioner.
	Bad teachers are not 'a disaster' Ofsted chairman Zenna Atkins says it is not "an absolute disaster" if schools contain bad teachers.

ON THIS DAY NEWS FROM THE BBC ARCHIVES
	1985: Live Aid makes millions for Africa The Live Aid concert for the starving in Africa, the world's biggest rock festival held in London and Philadelphia, raises £30m.
	1955: Ruth Ellis hanged for killing lover Convicted murderer Ruth Ellis is hanged at Holloway Prison, London.
	1971: Death for Moroccan rebel leaders Ten army officers involved in an aborted coup in Morocco have been executed.

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