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	Friday, 27 November, 2009, 4:00 GMT 04:00 +00:00:Europe/London

TOP STORIES
	Dirty hospital sparks reform call The Patients Association says hospital regulation should be reformed after a series of failings at two Essex hospitals.
	Hacker to appeal over extradition Lawyers for computer hacker Gary McKinnon are to challenge the home secretary's decision not to block his extradition to the US.
	Irish Church apologises for abuse The leader of the Catholic Church in Ireland says he is deeply sorry about child abuse by priests following a damning report.
	UK 'to block Sri Lanka talks bid' The UK will try to block Sri Lanka's bid to host the next Commonwealth summit, sources say, as leaders gather for talks in Trinidad.
	Faith schools 'good on cohesion' Faith group-run secondary schools are better at building community relations than non-religious ones, research suggests.

WORLD
	Irish Church apologises for abuse The leader of the Catholic Church in Ireland says he is deeply sorry about child abuse by priests following a damning report.
	UK 'to block Sri Lanka talks bid' The UK will try to block Sri Lanka's bid to host the next Commonwealth summit, sources say, as leaders gather for talks in Trinidad.
	Tehran 'confiscates Nobel medal' The Nobel Peace Prize medal awarded to Iranian human rights lawyer Shirin Ebadi has been confiscated by authorities, she says.

AFRICA
	Nigeria leader has heart problem Nigerian President Umaru Yar'Adua has a heart condition, his spokesman says, after he went to hospital in Saudi Arabia.
	Funds win on Liberia's 1978 debt A High Court in London orders Liberia to pay two investment funds more than $20m (£12m) for a debt dating back to 1978.
	Mali gunmen seize French national A French national is kidnapped in the northern Mali town of Menaka by armed gunmen, officials say.

AMERICAS
	Rich 'should help Amazon forests' Nine nations in the Amazon region call on rich countries to provide poorer nations with the funds to preserve forests.
	Hacker to appeal over extradition Lawyers for computer hacker Gary McKinnon are to challenge the home secretary's decision not to block his extradition to the US.
	US man 'locks sons in car boot' A US man appears in court in Massachusetts accused of locking his two sons in his car boot while he went shopping.

ASIA-PACIFIC
	Australia emissions plan in chaos Plans for a new law on carbon emissions trading in Australia are thrown into chaos by an opposition revolt.
	High yen 'harming Japan economy' The strong yen is harming Japan's economy, its finance minister says, as the US dollar continues to sink.
	Philippine massacre suspect held A politician suspected of involvement in the killing of 57 people in the Philippines is to be charged with murder, officials say.

EUROPE
	Afghan raid: German general quits Germany's top soldier resigns over allegations of a cover-up related to a Nato air strike in Afghanistan that killed civilians.
	Irish Church apologises for abuse The leader of the Catholic Church in Ireland says he is deeply sorry about child abuse by priests following a damning report.
	Gun attack at Hungary university A student opens fire on classmates at a university in southern Hungary, killing one person and wounding three others, university officials say.

MIDDLE EAST
	Dubai needs time to repay debts Dubai's financial health is under scrutiny after a government-owned investment company asks for a delay on repaying its debts.
	Tehran 'confiscates Nobel medal' The Nobel Peace Prize medal awarded to Iranian human rights lawyer Shirin Ebadi has been confiscated by authorities, she says.
	Saudi Arabia floods leave 77 dead Floods in Saudi Arabia kill 77 people, amid fears that scores more are missing, after the heaviest rainfall in years.

SOUTH ASIA
	UK 'to block Sri Lanka talks bid' The UK will try to block Sri Lanka's bid to host the next Commonwealth summit, sources say, as leaders gather for talks in Trinidad.
	Mumbai remembers terror attacks Ceremonies are held in India on the first anniversary of a series of devastating attacks on the city of Mumbai.
	Afghan raid: German general quits Germany's top soldier resigns over allegations of a cover-up related to a Nato air strike in Afghanistan that killed civilians.

UK
	Hacker to appeal over extradition Lawyers for computer hacker Gary McKinnon are to challenge the home secretary's decision not to block his extradition to the US.
	Dirty hospital sparks reform call The Patients Association says hospital regulation should be reformed after a series of failings at two Essex hospitals.
	Faith schools 'good on cohesion' Faith group-run secondary schools are better at building community relations than non-religious ones, research suggests.

ENGLAND
	Motorists cross flood-hit bridge Motorists in Cumbria have put their lives at risk by crossing a bridge in danger of imminent collapse, it is revealed.
	'High levels' of force at prison Prison officers at Belmarsh high-security jail use "extremely high" levels of force to subdue prisoners, a report reveals.
	Man crushed to death by bin lorry A homeless man is crushed to death by a bin lorry after he climbs into a bin to sleep, police in Manchester say.

NORTHERN IRELAND
	Son's sorrow over parents death The son of a couple who were found dead in County Fermanagh earlier this week speaks of his grief.
	Irish Church apologises for abuse The leader of the Catholic Church in Ireland says he is deeply sorry about child abuse by priests following a damning report.
	Witness hits out at hospital head A witness at a committee on hospital hygiene accuses a hospital chief of having "a reckless disregard for patients".

SCOTLAND
	Free elderly care 'too expensive' Scotland may no longer be able to afford free personal care for the elderly, the country's top social worker claims.
	Hacker to appeal over extradition Lawyers for computer hacker Gary McKinnon are to challenge the home secretary's decision not to block his extradition to the US.
	Consultation on schools plan ends A consultation on controversial plans to redraw the catchment area for one of Scotland's most successful schools ends later.

POLITICS
	Bush 'hardened Blair Iraq stance' Tony Blair's views on Iraq regime change "tightened" after private talks with President Bush in 2002, the Iraq inquiry is told.
	Hacker to appeal over extradition Lawyers for computer hacker Gary McKinnon are to challenge the home secretary's decision not to block his extradition to the US.
	UKIP to announce its new leader The UK Independence Party is set to reveal which of five candidates is to be its new leader.

BUSINESS
	Dubai debt problems knock shares London's FTSE 100 share index suffers its biggest one-day fall since March due to concerns about Dubai's financial health.
	More pension closures ahead Just 23% of private sector final-salary pension schemes are open to new joiners, says the National Association of Pension Funds.
	Borders goes into administration The Borders bookshop chain in the UK, which owns 45 stores across the country, goes into administration.

ENTERTAINMENT
	Macca 'revisits' Beatles at gigs Sir Paul McCartney says his gigs help him bring back memories of other Beatles members and his late wife Linda.
	Rihanna 'humiliated' by nude shot Rihanna says the leak of naked pictures she had taken for an ex-boyfriend was "the worst thing that could possibly ever happen".
	Debelle booed by Take That fans Mercury winner Speech Debelle was booed off stage by Take That fans as she tried to rap one of their songs at an event in honour of the group.

SCIENCE/NATURE
	Singing birds help with headcount The chirps and whistles of birdsong can help to provide an accurate estimate of the size of bird populations.
	China unveils Copenhagen targets China unveils its first firm target for limiting greenhouse gas emissions, two weeks before the Copenhagen climate summit.
	Past climate anomalies explained Unusually warm and cold periods in Earth's pre-industrial climate history are linked to how the oceans responded to temperature changes, say scientists.

TECHNOLOGY
	Mininova ends illegal torrents A Dutch court ruling forces the file-sharing website Mininova to remove all torrents linked to copyright material.
	Spin-based electronics gets boost The field of "spintronics" - a future means of computing - is shown to work at room temperature for the first time.
	Translator device takes to stage A new handset offering subtitles of live performances in eight different languages has launched in London's west end.

HEALTH
	Dirty hospital sparks reform call The Patients Association says hospital regulation should be reformed after a series of failings at two Essex hospitals.
	MS 'blood blockage theory' tested US scientists are testing a radical new theory that MS is caused by blockages in the veins that drain the brain.
	Fears over rise in eye drop use Increasing use of antibiotic eye drops over-the-counter prompts fears about drug resistance, says a study.

EDUCATION
	Faith schools 'good on cohesion' Faith group-run secondary schools are better at building community relations than non-religious ones, research suggests.
	Schools urged to save £750m costs Schools will have to share resources and make smarter purchases to ensure teaching jobs are not hit in a £750m efficiency drive.
	Teach English history 'in French' Teachers are urged to give history and geography lessons in a modern foreign language to boost take up at GCSE.

ON THIS DAY NEWS FROM THE BBC ARCHIVES
	1975: TV presenter Ross McWhirter shot dead The BBC TV presenter and co-founder of the Guinness Book of Records is killed outside his home.
	1967: De Gaulle says 'non' to Britain - again The French President, Charles de Gaulle, says he will veto Britain's application to join the Common Market for a second time.
	2000: Schoolboy Damilola Taylor dies in stabbing A 10-year-old schoolboy dies after being stabbed in the leg by a gang of hooded attackers near his home.

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