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	Monday, 25 January, 2010, 4:00 GMT 04:00 +00:00:Europe/London

TOP STORIES
	Ethiopia jet 'crashes off Beirut' An Ethiopian Airlines plane with 85 passengers on board crashes into the sea shortly after take-off from Beirut.
	Sinn Fein and DUP to resume talks Sinn Fein's Martin McGuinness will hold critical talks with the DUP's Peter Robinson at Stormont after days of stalling, it is confirmed.
	Cuts 'could hit affordable homes' Cuts could halve the number of planned affordable homes built over the next 10 years, a housing group warns.
	Haiti capital toll 'tops 150,000' The death toll from the Haitian earthquake has risen above 150,000 in the capital alone, a government minister says.
	China denies Google cyber attacks China denies any state involvement in alleged cyber attacks on Google and accuses the US of double standards.

WORLD
	Ethiopia jet 'crashes off Beirut' An Ethiopian Airlines plane with 85 passengers on board crashes into the sea shortly after take-off from Beirut.
	Haiti capital toll 'tops 150,000' The death toll from the Haitian earthquake has risen above 150,000 in the capital alone, a government minister says.
	US responds to 'Bin Laden tape' The US says the latest tape said to be by al-Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden simply repeats "hollow justifications" for the killing of innocents.

AFRICA
	Ethiopia jet 'crashes off Beirut' An Ethiopian Airlines plane with 85 passengers on board crashes into the sea shortly after take-off from Beirut.
	Nigeria bodies stuffed in wells More victims of deadly religious clashes in central Nigeria are discovered, with scores of bodies stuffed in wells.
	Deadline over ill Nigerian leader A court gives Nigeria's cabinet 14 days to decide if ill and absent President Umaru Yar'Adua is fit to lead the country.

AMERICAS
	Haiti capital toll 'tops 150,000' The death toll from the Haitian earthquake has risen above 150,000 in the capital alone, a government minister says.
	US responds to 'Bin Laden tape' The US says the latest tape said to be by al-Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden simply repeats "hollow justifications" for the killing of innocents.
	'Bid to open exit' on US flight A US airliner en route to Las Vegas was diverted to Denver after a passenger tried to open an exit door, officials say.

ASIA-PACIFIC
	Japan 'will rethink US presence' Japan's PM Yukio Hatoyama says the result of a weekend mayoral poll will fuel a major rethink about US military bases.
	China denies Google cyber attacks China denies any state involvement in alleged cyber attacks on Google and accuses the US of double standards.
	N Korea issues warning to South North Korea responds angrily to the South's suggestion it could launch a pre-emptive strike on Pyongyang's nuclear facilities.

EUROPE
	New Serbian patriarch enthroned The new Serbian Orthodox patriarch is enthroned at a ceremony in Belgrade, pledging to back Serbia's claims to Kosovo.
	Offender alerts may be expanded The 'Sarah's Law' scheme which gives parents details about sex offenders could be expanded, the home secretary says.
	Italy 'opens new paparazzi probe' Italian prosecutors reportedly begin a fresh investigation into paparazzi blackmail, including a case involving a Fiat heir.

MIDDLE EAST
	Ethiopia jet 'crashes off Beirut' An Ethiopian Airlines plane with 85 passengers on board crashes into the sea shortly after take-off from Beirut.
	Israeli PM in settlements pledge Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu visits Jewish settlements in the West Bank and declares Israel will never leave those areas.
	US responds to 'Bin Laden tape' The US says the latest tape said to be by al-Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden simply repeats "hollow justifications" for the killing of innocents.

SOUTH ASIA
	Sri Lanka ex-leader backs Fonseka Sri Lankan ex-leader Chandrika Kumaratunga delivers an election blow to the president by backing his main rival.
	Donors urged to pay climate cash A group of emerging economies urges donors to begin paying $10bn pledged to poor nations to tackle climate change.
	'Bin Laden tape' warns of attacks An audio tape said to be by Osama Bin Laden warns President Obama of more attacks if the US continues to back Israel.

UK
	Sinn Fein and DUP to resume talks Sinn Fein's Martin McGuinness will hold critical talks with the DUP's Peter Robinson at Stormont after days of stalling, it is confirmed.
	Cuts 'could hit affordable homes' Cuts could halve the number of planned affordable homes built over the next 10 years, a housing group warns.
	BBC commercial stake sale urged A House of Lords committee says the BBC should sell a stake in its commercial arm, BBC Worldwide.

ENGLAND
	Extra police for Manchester derby Police are planning to step up security at the forthcoming derby match between Manchester United and Manchester City.
	Pair detained after infant found A man and woman are detained by police after a baby missing from Nottinghamshire was found at a cathedral in the Irish Republic.
	Boy raises thousands in quake aid A seven-year-old boy who was aiming to raise £500 for the Haiti relief effort through a sponsored ride raises more than £70,000.

NORTHERN IRELAND
	Sinn Fein and DUP to resume talks Sinn Fein's Martin McGuinness will hold critical talks with the DUP's Peter Robinson at Stormont after days of stalling, it is confirmed.
	Injured bomb officer 'conscious' The police officer injured in a dissident republican car bomb attack in County Antrim has regained consciousness.
	SDLP demand meeting with Tories Northern Ireland's second biggest nationalist party accuses the Conservatives of doing secret "back room deals" with unionists.

SCOTLAND
	Final farewell for Bill McLaren The funeral service of rugby union commentator Bill McLaren is set to take place in his home town of Hawick.
	NHS chiefs quizzed on rural GPs Senior NHS figures are being questioned by MSPs, amid on-going concern over out-of-hours GP cover in rural areas.
	Air traffic control centre opens The new air traffic control centre at Prestwick in Ayrshire will be formally opened later, completing a decade-long restructuring.

POLITICS
	Cuts 'could hit affordable homes' Cuts could halve the number of planned affordable homes built over the next 10 years, a housing group warns.
	Rivals bank plans 'timid' - Cable Only the Liberal Democrats have the "vision" required to restructure the banking system, Vince Cable will argue later.
	Sinn Fein and DUP to resume talks Sinn Fein's Martin McGuinness will hold critical talks with the DUP's Peter Robinson at Stormont after days of stalling, it is confirmed.

BUSINESS
	Goldman partners cap pay at £1m UK-based partners at Goldman Sachs are capping their 2009 pay and bonuses at £1m each, the BBC has learned.
	'Deep impact' of downturn on jobs The impact of the recession on unemployment is deeper than headline figures suggest, a report says.
	BBC commercial stake sale urged A House of Lords committee says the BBC should sell a stake in its commercial arm, BBC Worldwide.

ENTERTAINMENT
	Radiohead star in money warning The music industry is suffering because money is being put ahead of creativity, Radiohead guitarist Ed O'Brien warns.
	Black Eyed Peas denied award win The Black Eyed Peas are the victims of a blunder at France's top music awards, where they are wrongly named best international group.
	Haiti telethon sets $57m 'record' The "Hope for Haiti Now" telethon raises more than $57m (£35m) for the aid effort in the devastated country, organisers say.

SCIENCE/NATURE
	Dare-devil skydiver seeks record Extreme sportsman Felix Baumgartner will try to break the sound barrier during an attempt to make the highest parachute jump.
	Copenhagen 'fails forest people' A multi-billion dollar deal to reduce deforestation could trigger conflicts in forest-rich nations, a report warns.
	Experts stunned by swan 'divorce' A rare "divorce" between a pair of swans is recorded at a Gloucestershire wildfowl sanctuary, experts say.

TECHNOLOGY
	Obama keeps up pressure on China President Obama wants answers on alleged cyber-attacks originating in China on the search giant Google, officials say.
	Engineers 'can learn from slime' The way fungus-like slime moulds grow could help engineers design computer and communication networks, say researchers.
	Motorola in Blackberry complaint Motorola has asked US regulators to stop Blackberry owners, Research in Motion, from sales in the US.

HEALTH
	Test 'predicts cancer resistance' A genetic test could one day spot breast cancer patients most at risk of relapsing after treatment with powerful chemotherapy.
	Prions 'may keep nerves healthy' Experiments on mice may give a hint as to the normal function of the protein most usually linked to vCJD.
	Self-harm hospital cases revealed Children who self-harm have been admitted to hospital more than 7,000 times in the past decade, figures reveal.

EDUCATION
	Funds warning for universities Higher education minister David Lammy is warning universities to expect years of reduced funding.
	Poor children 'deceived' by exams The head of a leading independent school says poor children are being deceived by "high grades in soft subjects".
	Ofsted finds citizenship 'gaps' Schools inspectors say some schools in England are struggling to cover citizenship properly.

ON THIS DAY NEWS FROM THE BBC ARCHIVES
	1971: Idi Amin ousts Uganda president General Idi Amin seizes power while President Milton Obote is away on a foreign visit - troops seal off Entebbe airport.
	1999: Colombia quake leaves hundreds dead At least 300 people are killed and 1,000 are injured in an earthquake in Colombia, South America - the worst for 16 years.
	2004: Nasa rover looks for water on Mars The second of two Nasa rovers sent to explore Mars has landed on the surface of the planet, where it will look for signs of water.

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