Thursday, September 24, 2009

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Friday, 25 September, 2009, 3:00 GMT 04:00 +01:00:Europe/London
TOP STORIES
Expenses mole angry over Army kit
A mole angered by inadequate equipment for the armed forces leaked details about MPs' expenses, says the Telegraph.
  G20 'will take on expanded role'
The G20 will play a co-ordinating role in the world economy, the US says, as its Pittsburgh meeting opens amid protests.
  Dinosaurs had 'earliest feathers'
Exceptionally well preserved dinosaur fossils uncovered in north-eastern China display the earliest known feathers.
  Bogus Gumtree car salesman jailed
Two men are jailed for putting fake car adverts on the Gumtree website and then robbing people who responded.
  US census worker hanging probed
Police investigate the death of a census collector found hanged from a tree in rural Kentucky.
WORLD
G20 'will take on expanded role'
The G20 will play a co-ordinating role in the world economy, the US says, as its Pittsburgh meeting opens amid protests.
  Honduras holds 'informal' talks
The interim Honduran government confirms that "informal talks" have been held with ousted President Manuel Zelaya.
  Future is TV-shaped, says Intel
Intel, the world's biggest chip maker, says TV will soon be the key device for all entertainment and electronic commerce.
AFRICA
Outrage at Jammeh's death threat
An online petition is launched in protest at the Gambian president's threat to kill human rights workers.
  UN warns over East Africa hunger
About 20 million people in the Horn of Africa need emergency food aid - six million more than last year, the UN warns.
  SA athletics chief to stay in job
Athletics South Africa chief Leonard Chuene will keep his job despite calls for him to be fired for lying about Caster Semenya undergoing gender tests.
AMERICAS
G20 'will take on expanded role'
The G20 will play a co-ordinating role in the world economy, the US says, as its Pittsburgh meeting opens amid protests.
  Honduras holds 'informal' talks
The interim Honduran government confirms that "informal talks" have been held with ousted President Manuel Zelaya.
  US census worker hanging probed
Police investigate the death of a census collector found hanged from a tree in rural Kentucky.
ASIA-PACIFIC
Suu Kyi 'welcomes US engagement'
Detained Burmese pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi welcomes US plans to engage with the military junta
  N Koreans in 'Denmark asylum bid'
Nine North Koreans enter Denmark's embassy in Vietnam's capital Hanoi to claim political asylum, reports say.
  Palau pioneers 'shark sanctuary'
With half of the world's sharks threatened with extinction, Palau creates the world's first "shark sanctuary".
EUROPE
Lada carmaker to cut 27,600 jobs
Russia's largest carmaker, Avtovaz, says it will cut up to 27,600 jobs as it tries to cope with the global slump in demand.
  'Last Ottoman' dies in Istanbul
Ertugrul Osman - the would-be sultan known in Turkey as the "last Ottoman" - dies in Istanbul at the age of 97.
  Babi Yar hotel decision condemned
Jewish groups condemn a Ukrainian plan to build a hotel at the site of the Kiev's Babi Yar World War Two massacre.
MIDDLE EAST
China unmoved on Iran sanctions
China says more sanctions on Iran will not help negotiations, as Russia appears to soften its opposition to such measures.
  Olmert: I went furthest on peace
Former PM Ehud Olmert tells the BBC he went further than any Israeli government in the deal he offered the Palestinians.
  Captain killed by Somali pirates
Somali pirates board a ship heading for Mogadishu harbour and kill its Syrian captain, according to Somali officials.
SOUTH ASIA
Spacecraft see 'damp' Moon soils
Data from three spacecraft, including an Indian probe, detect very fine films of water coating dirt particles on the Moon.
  Pakistan drone attack kills four
At least four people have been killed in a suspected US drone attack in north-west Pakistan, Pakistani officials say.
  US charges suspect in 'bomb plot'
An Afghan-born US man is charged with plotting to carry out attacks after learning in Pakistan how to make bombs.
UK
Expenses mole angry over Army kit
A mole angered by inadequate equipment for the armed forces leaked details about MPs' expenses, says the Telegraph.
  Get tough with Iran, Brown urges
Gordon Brown say the UN must consider "far tougher" sanctions against countries who break nuclear non-proliferation rules.
  Bogus Gumtree car salesman jailed
Two men are jailed for putting fake car adverts on the Gumtree website and then robbing people who responded.
ENGLAND
Bogus Gumtree car salesman jailed
Two men are jailed for putting fake car adverts on the Gumtree website and then robbing people who responded.
  Everton star raided at knifepoint
Everton defender Phil Jagielka is threatened at knifepoint by thieves who broke into his Cheshire home.
  Prisoner 'drunk on swine flu gel'
A Dorset prison removes anti-bacterial hand gel pumps after an inmate is thought to have got drunk drinking from them.
NORTHERN IRELAND
Trust suspends private referrals
Patients being treated in the Belfast Health Trust will no longer be referred to the private sector for operations as part of a cost-cutting drive.
  More arrests in dissident probe
A man and woman are detained in the Dungannon area by officers from the PSNI's Serious Crime Branch.
  Stormont consultant fees top £100m
Stormont departments have spent more than £100m in private consultancy fees in the past five years, it has emerged.
SCOTLAND
New row over Games transport link
A new row breaks out over the Scottish goverment's commitment to transport projects linked to the 2014 Commonwealth Games.
  Call for National Trust overhaul
Critics of the National Trust for Scotland urge it to drop its "old discredited policies" and set a new course.
  Book town festival gets under way
The 11th annual book festival celebrations get under way in the small south west Scotland town of Wigtown.
POLITICS
Shorten MPs' summer, says Speaker
House of Commons Speaker John Bercow says MPs should give up their 12-week summer holidays and return to parliament in September.
  Expenses mole angry over Army kit
A mole angered by inadequate equipment for the armed forces leaked details about MPs' expenses, says the Telegraph.
  Get tough with Iran, Brown urges
Gordon Brown say the UN must consider "far tougher" sanctions against countries who break nuclear non-proliferation rules.
BUSINESS
G20 'will take on expanded role'
The G20 will play a co-ordinating role in the world economy, the US says, as its Pittsburgh meeting opens amid protests.
  Jaguar to shut one Midlands plant
Jaguar Land Rover says it will close one of its plants in the West Midlands after 2014, but there will be no net job losses.
  UK queries Magna's Vauxhall plan
UK Business Secretary Lord Mandelson says he does not believe Magna's plan for Vauxhall is "commercially the most viable".
ENTERTAINMENT
Squeeze file-sharers, stars say
Pop star Lily Allen joins a meeting at which musicians call for illegal file-sharers to have their broadband speeds throttled.
  BBC seeks older female newsreader
The BBC is actively seeking an older female newsreader, as it seeks to counter accusations of ageism.
  Papas star 'slept with daughter'
The daughter of late Mamas and Papas frontman John Phillips claims she had a decade-long sexual liaison with her father.
SCIENCE/NATURE
Palau pioneers 'shark sanctuary'
With half of the world's sharks threatened with extinction, Palau creates the world's first "shark sanctuary".
  Dinosaurs had 'earliest feathers'
Exceptionally well preserved dinosaur fossils uncovered in north-eastern China display the earliest known feathers.
  Recession barely dents 'eco-debt'
The global recession has barely dented the trend to over consumption according to a report out today.
TECHNOLOGY
Future is TV-shaped, says Intel
Intel, the world's biggest chip maker, says TV will soon be the key device for all entertainment and electronic commerce.
  Nintendo drops Wii console price
Games giant Nintendo follows similar moves by Sony and Microsoft and slashes the price of its games console.
  Bus CCTV could predict assaults
CCTV security systems could soon spot an assault on a bus before it happens, according to a major research project.
HEALTH
Prostate screening under scrutiny
Routine screening for prostate cancer comes under further scrutiny after two studies conclude it may do more harm than good.
  Anti-depressants pregnancy 'risk'
Children born to women taking anti-depressants in early pregnancy have a small increase in heart defects, a study finds.
  Swine flu cases continue to rise
The number of new cases of swine flu in England has almost doubled over the last seven days to 9,000.
EDUCATION
Head teacher shortage 'is easing'
New figures suggest the problem of finding head teachers in England and Wales might have improved last year.
  UK rise in international students
The number of non-European students enrolling on courses at UK universities almost doubles in less than ten years, a report finds.
  Donor offers to help dinner lady
An anonymous donor offers to pay legal costs for a dinner lady sacked for telling parents their daughter had been bullied.
ON THIS DAY NEWS FROM THE BBC ARCHIVES
  1957: Troops end Little Rock school crisis
More than 1,000 paratroopers in full battle dress escort nine black children to high school in Little Rock, Arkansas.
  1950: Seoul in UN hands
United Nations forces have taken control of the South Korean capital Seoul, three months after it fell to North Korea, the US Army announces.
  1983: Dozens escape in Maze break-out
Thirty-eight prisoners escape from a high-security jail in Northern Ireland.
DON'T MISS
Question Time
Question Time returns for a new series and celebrates 30 years of topical debate. Panellists include Harriet Harman.
THURSDAY, 10.35pm, BBC ONE and then online

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