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	Thursday, 29 October, 2009, 4:00 GMT 04:00 +00:00:Europe/London

TOP STORIES
	Cost cuts blamed for Nimrod crash The MoD sacrificed safety to cut costs, an independent review into a fatal RAF Nimrod crash in 2006 says.
	Cannabis evidence 'was distorted' The row over the reclassification of cannabis is re-opened after comments by the government's most senior drugs expert.
	Coyotes kill Canada woman singer Two coyotes kill a teenage female folk singer in a park in eastern Canada, in a highly rare attack.
	Ex-minister faces expenses rebuke Former minister Tony McNulty is to be rebuked for his expenses claims and asked to repay about £13,000, the BBC understands.
	Iraq hearings 'must be in public' Ministers and other senior witnesses will be expected to give their evidence to the Iraq war inquiry in public, says the chairman.

WORLD
	UN chief condemns Kabul killings UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon denounces as "shocking and shameless" a Taliban attack which killed five UN staff in Kabul.
	Iran worker 'jailing' angers UK Foreign Secretary David Miliband urges Iran to overturn a four-year jail sentence reportedly given to a British embassy employee.
	Coyotes kill Canada woman singer Two coyotes kill a teenage female folk singer in a park in eastern Canada, in a highly rare attack.

AFRICA
	UN expert 'denied Zimbabwe entry' The UN torture investigator says he has been denied entry into Zimbabwe, amid rising political turmoil.
	Somalia to 'purge piracy by 2011' Somalia's prime minister says his government will eradicate piracy off its coast in the next two years, as he asks for international help to do so.
	'No consent' for Mandela auction A Hollywood actress did not have the consent of South Africa's Nelson Mandela to auction off a meeting with him, his office says.

AMERICAS
	Cuba's ex-leader Castro 'strong' Cuba's ex-leader Fidel Castro is looking strong and remains on top of developments at home and abroad, says a world health chief.
	Coyotes kill Canada woman singer Two coyotes kill a teenage female folk singer in a park in eastern Canada, in a highly rare attack.
	Islamist dies in FBI Detroit raid The leader of a radical Islamist group is shot dead in an FBI raid near the US city of Detroit, officials say.

ASIA-PACIFIC
	China rescues kidnapped children Chinese police say they have rescued 2,000 children from human traffickers, and hope to reunite them with their families.
	Australia refuses Tamil refugees Australian authorities say 78 Sri Lankan asylum seekers in Indonesia will not be brought to Australia.
	West Aceh bans 'tight trousers' Muslim women in the Indonesian district of West Aceh are to be banned from wearing tight trousers, an official says.

EUROPE
	Swiss to tackle 'suicide tourism' The Swiss government lays out proposals to ban or severely restrict assisted suicide as part of plans to combat "suicide tourism".
	Germany's Merkel begins new term Germany's new coalition government is sworn in as Chancellor Angela Merkel is formally re-elected by MPs.
	Serb genocide suspects arrested Police in Bosnia arrest three former Serb policemen suspected of committing genocide during the Bosnian war.

MIDDLE EAST
	Iran worker 'jailing' angers UK Foreign Secretary David Miliband urges Iran to overturn a four-year jail sentence reportedly given to a British embassy employee.
	Iran nuclear sanctions 'unlikely' Further sanctions against Iran over its nuclear plans are unlikely in the near future, Russia's top foreign policy aide says.
	Hamas in Gaza elections warning The Islamist movement Hamas tells Palestinians in the Gaza Strip not to take part in elections called by Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas.

SOUTH ASIA
	Carnage as car bomb hits Peshawar At least 91 people are killed by a car bomb in Peshawar, north-west Pakistan, in the deadliest such attack this year.
	UN chief condemns Kabul killings UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon denounces as "shocking and shameless" a Taliban attack which killed five UN staff in Kabul.
	US warned on deadly drone attacks The US is told its use of drones to target suspected terrorists in Afghanistan and Pakistan may break international law.

UK
	Fresh mail strikes will go ahead Three days of nationwide postal strikes will go ahead from Thursday morning as planned , the union has said.
	Ex-minister faces expenses rebuke Former minister Tony McNulty is to be rebuked for his expenses claims and asked to repay about £13,000, the BBC understands.
	Player on sister assault charge A footballer is charged with assaulting his sister after an incident in which he was stabbed in both legs in Bedfordshire.

ENGLAND
	Player on sister assault charge A footballer is charged with assaulting his sister after an incident in which he was stabbed in both legs in Bedfordshire.
	Longer term for Rhys gun supplier The gang member who supplied the gun used to kill schoolboy Rhys Jones has his jail term increased to 12 years.
	Warships track 'hijacked yacht' A yacht belonging to the British couple thought to have been captured by pirates is spotted near the Somali coast.

NORTHERN IRELAND
	Ex-bank manager held over 'fraud' A former bank manager is being questioned as part of a major police investigation into alleged fraud and money-laundering.
	Assault teen will serve full term The father of a Londonderry man attacked at a barbecue in July 2006 says there is "a potential murder gang in the city".
	All nine freed after cigs seizure All of the nine men arrested in connection with the seizure of 120m illegal cigarettes in the Irish Republic are released without charge.

SCOTLAND
	Mail centres hit by post strike Mail centre workers in Glasgow, Edinburgh and Aberdeen take part in the latest phase of industrial action in the postal dispute.
	Marine bill 'should be stronger' Environmental groups call for all parties in Holyrood to strengthen the marine bill, which will be debated by MSPs later.
	Service honours fallen soldiers More than 800 people are expected at a commemoration service for Scottish troops killed or injured in Iraq and Afghanistan.

POLITICS
	MPs 'facing major expenses cuts' MPs face wide-ranging cuts to their second homes and other expenses from the Kelly review, the BBC learns.
	Ex-minister faces expenses rebuke Former minister Tony McNulty is to be rebuked for his expenses claims and asked to repay about £13,000, the BBC understands.
	BNP 'on Question Time annually' The BNP could be invited to appear on Question Time about once a year, the BBC's director general suggests.

BUSINESS
	Fresh mail strikes will go ahead Three days of nationwide postal strikes will go ahead from Thursday morning as planned , the union has said.
	EU approves Northern Rock split The European Union approves the division of Northern Rock into two separate banks - paving the way for a partial sale.
	Sharp falls for European shares European stock markets are hit by disappointing company results and economic data in the US.

ENTERTAINMENT
	Actress Windsor quits EastEnders Actress Barbara Windsor, who plays pub landlady Peggy Mitchell in EastEnders, is to leave the show next year.
	Fans hail Jackson concert movie Michael Jackson's concert documentary, This Is It, is warmly received by fans after its worldwide premiere.
	'No consent' for Mandela auction A Hollywood actress did not have the consent of South Africa's Nelson Mandela to auction off a meeting with him, his office says.

SCIENCE/NATURE
	Tuna ban 'justified' by science Banning trade in Atlantic bluefin tuna is justified by the extent of their decline, scientists advising fisheries regulators suggest.
	Nasa rocket launches successfully The US space agency has launched the Ares I-X, a prototype rocket designed to replace the ageing shuttle.
	Stellar blast is record-breaker Gamma ray burst is confirmed as the most distant cosmic event ever seen from Earth.

TECHNOLOGY
	DJ game aims to buck predictions The high-profile music mixing video game DJ Hero launches in the UK on Thursday amidst poor sales forecasts.
	Net pirates to be 'disconnected' The Business Secretary Peter Mandelson says UK will introduce a three strikes policy for persistent illegal file-sharers.
	Call to harmonise mobile airwaves The EU urges its members to adopt a common frequency for mobile broadband to ensure 100% broadband coverage by 2013.

HEALTH
	Post row 'will not halt flu jabs GPs have promised not to let the postal strike beat them in their attempts to get vulnerable patients vaccinated against swine flu.
	Dieting 'keeps diabetes at bay' A period of careful eating and regular exercise can stave off diabetes for a decade, a study suggests.
	'Pear and apple' shape a DVT risk Women who carry excess weight on the hips, and apple-shaped men carrying it on the waist, risk blood clots, say experts.

EDUCATION
	Grants rise for 75,000 students A students' union welcomes a £30m increase in grants and support announced by the Scottish Education Secretary.
	Nurseries fear for troubled young State-run nurseries say a shake-up of early years funding will force them to reduce provision for children from disadvantaged homes.
	Diploma advert ruled 'misleading' The advertising standards watchdog says a government advert for the new diploma was misleading.

ON THIS DAY NEWS FROM THE BBC ARCHIVES
	1999: Super-cyclone wreaks havoc in India A massive cyclone sweeps through the state of Orissa in eastern India, killing an unknown number of people and leaving thousands homeless.
	1998: Apartheid report accuses SA leaders The long-awaited report by South Africa's Truth and Reconciliation Commission has accused leading figures from across the political spectrum of human rights violations.
	1975: Franco's 36-year reign ends General Franco's dictatorship is effectively ended with the announcement heir designate Prince Carlos will take over as provisional head of state.

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