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	Thursday, 25 February, 2010, 4:00 GMT 04:00 +00:00:Europe/London

TOP STORIES
	RBS set to announce £5bn losses RBS, which is 84% taxpayer-owned, is expected to announce it lost about £5bn in 2009, but will pay £1.3bn in staff bonuses.
	Two men die in Glencoe avalanche Two climbers swept away by an avalanche in the Glencoe area of the Highlands have died, police confirm.
	Whale kills trainer during show A killer whale kills a 40-year-old female trainer at the SeaWorld marine park in Orlando, Florida, officials say.
	Argentina seeks Falkland UN talks Argentina asks the UN chief Ban Ki-moon to bring Britain into talks over the sovereignty of the Falkland Islands.
	Assisted death legal guidance due Guidelines to clarify when someone should be prosecuted for assisting suicide in England and Wales are to be released.

WORLD
	Toyota boss apologises for faults Toyota's boss apologises in the US safety problems that led to deaths and the worldwide recall of 8.5m vehicles.
	Australia anger at Dubai killing Australia asks Israeli to explain the use of Australian passports by three suspects in the Dubai killing of a senior Palestinian.
	Castro 'laments' dissident death Cuban President Raul Castro "laments" the death of a detained activist who had been on hunger strike for nearly three months.

AFRICA
	Nigeria deputy remains in charge Nigeria's president returns from lengthy medical treatment abroad but his deputy is to stay in charge of state affairs.
	Darfur rebels freed in Sudan deal Sudan frees 57 Darfur rebels - a day after a peace deal is signed, and President Omar al-Bashir declares that the "war is over".
	Anger over SA power price surge South African trade unions threaten to strike as power firm Eskom is allowed to raise electricity prices by nearly 25%.

AMERICAS
	Toyota boss apologises for faults Toyota's boss apologises in the US safety problems that led to deaths and the worldwide recall of 8.5m vehicles.
	Castro 'laments' dissident death Cuban President Raul Castro "laments" the death of a detained activist who had been on hunger strike for nearly three months.
	Whale kills trainer during show A killer whale kills a 40-year-old female trainer at the SeaWorld marine park in Orlando, Florida, officials say.

ASIA-PACIFIC
	Australia anger at Dubai killing Australia asks Israeli to explain the use of Australian passports by three suspects in the Dubai killing of a senior Palestinian.
	Indonesia landslide toll to rise Up to 70 people are feared dead after a huge landslide buries a village in Indonesia, but rescue efforts continue.
	Toyota boss apologises for faults Toyota's boss apologises in the US safety problems that led to deaths and the worldwide recall of 8.5m vehicles.

EUROPE
	Turkey officers in 'coup' charges Seven senior military officers are formally charged in Turkey with attempting to overthrow the government.
	Clashes in Greek austerity strike Scuffles break out as hundreds of thousands of Greeks strike to protest at austerity measures imposed to save the economy.
	UK MEP attacks new EU president A British Eurosceptic MEP unleashes a highly personal tirade against the new EU President Herman van Rompuy.

MIDDLE EAST
	Australia anger at Dubai killing Australia asks Israeli to explain the use of Australian passports by three suspects in the Dubai killing of a senior Palestinian.
	Hamas man's son 'was Israeli spy' The son of a jailed Hamas leader who converted to Christianity and moved to California says that he spied for Israel.
	Clinton wants M East talks soon The US Secretary of State calls for a quick start to peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians.

SOUTH ASIA
	Tendulkar fires record double ton Sachin Tendulkar creates history by firing the first double century in one-day internationals as India pile on the runs against South Africa in Gwalior.
	Row before India-Pakistan summit India and Pakistan exchange terse allegations over violence in disputed Kashmir ahead of peace talks in Delhi.
	India snub for luxury Gandhi pen German pen maker Montblanc apologises to an Indian court for a $25,000 pen which critics say is disrespectful of Mahatma Gandhi.

UK
	Two men die in Glencoe avalanche Two climbers swept away by an avalanche in the Glencoe area of the Highlands have died, police confirm.
	Assisted death legal guidance due Guidelines to clarify when someone should be prosecuted for assisting suicide in England and Wales are to be released.
	Muse and Kasabian scoop NME glory Muse and Kasabian tie for the top honours at the NME Awards, winning best British band and best album respectively.

ENGLAND
	Police 'failed' shooting couple Police failures contributed to the deaths of a couple shot in a gangland revenge attack, an inquest jury decides.
	'Son' of stabbed woman, 100, held Detectives arrest a man believed to be the son of a 100-year-old woman found stabbed to death at her home in east London.
	Village lost to sea in coast plan A village could be lost to the sea if plans laid out in a blueprint for tackling erosion in Suffolk are accepted by councillors.

NORTHERN IRELAND
	Shot man's body found near city A man is found shot dead on the outskirts of Londonderry on Wednesday night.
	Pair given life for Devlin murder Two Belfast men are given life sentences for murdering teenager Thomas Devlin in the north of the city in August 2005.
	Omagh bomb accused is acquitted The only man jailed in connection with the 1998 Omagh bombing is cleared following a retrial in Dublin.

SCOTLAND
	Two men die in Glencoe avalanche Two climbers swept away by an avalanche in the Glencoe area of the Highlands have died, police confirm.
	Biggest squeeze since devolution Audit Scotland urges public bodies to rethink their approach as they face their toughest spending squeeze since devolution.
	Sturgeon 'sorry' over court plea Deputy First Minister Nicola Sturgeon apologises for asking a court to consider alternatives to custody for a fraudster.

POLITICS
	Tories 'will prioritise debt cut' Shadow chancellor George Osborne says a Conservative government would work "flat out" to deal with the budget deficit.
	Argentina seeks Falkland UN talks Argentina asks the UN chief Ban Ki-moon to bring Britain into talks over the sovereignty of the Falkland Islands.
	PM denies 'forces of hell' attack Gordon Brown denies ordering the "forces of hell" to be unleashed on Alistair Darling for predicting the worst recession for 60 years.

BUSINESS
	Toyota boss apologises for faults Toyota's boss apologises in the US safety problems that led to deaths and the worldwide recall of 8.5m vehicles.
	RBS set to announce £5bn losses RBS, which is 84% taxpayer-owned, is expected to announce it lost about £5bn in 2009, but will pay £1.3bn in staff bonuses.
	GM to end Hummer after sale fails General Motors is to wind down operations of its Hummer vehicles - after a planned takeover by a Chinese firm failed.

ENTERTAINMENT
	Muse and Kasabian scoop NME glory Muse and Kasabian tie for the top honours at the NME Awards, winning best British band and best album respectively.
	Panorama in breach of BBC rules BBC current affairs programme Panorama will broadcast an apology after an independent watchdog said it breached editorial guidelines.
	BBC cancels circus sitcom Big Top Amanda Holden's circus sitcom Big Top has been cancelled by the BBC, it is confirmed.

SCIENCE/NATURE
	'Rubbish patch' blights Atlantic Plastic debris tends to accumulate in a well defined region of the western North Atlantic, scientists say.
	Ocean robot 'plans experiments' US scientists use an underwater vehicle that can "plan its own experiments" on the seafloor.
	Giant predatory shark unearthed The fossilised remains of a gigantic 10m-long predatory clam-busting shark have been unearthed in Kansas.

TECHNOLOGY
	UK's web heritage 'could be lost' The UK's online heritage could be lost forever if a law put in place seven years ago is not clarified, a group of leading libraries warn.
	Google bosses convicted in Italy Google executives are convicted in Italy after a video showing an autistic teenager being bullied was posted online.
	Robin Hood hacker exposes bankers A hacker intent on revealing the finances of leading Latvian firms has become an unlikely TV star in the country.

HEALTH
	Assisted death legal guidance due Guidelines to clarify when someone should be prosecuted for assisting suicide in England and Wales are to be released.
	Hospital left patients 'sobbing' Patients were left "sobbing and humiliated" by uncaring staff, an inquiry into Mid Staffordshire NHS Trust says.
	Ovarian transplant double success A mother has given birth to a second child after a pioneering ovarian transplant operation.

EDUCATION
	UK student visa system fraud exposed An undercover investigation by BBC Newsnight has exposed fraud at the heart of the student visa system.
	Teenage pregnancy rate falls Teenage pregnancies in England and Wales have fallen by 4%, statistics show but a target to halve rates is set to be missed.
	Plan to put tobacco in curriculum Health education about tobacco should be inserted into a range of subjects in schools in England and Wales, say public health advisers.

ON THIS DAY NEWS FROM THE BBC ARCHIVES
	1986: Corazon Aquino is Philippines president The new Philippines president Corazon Aquino is sworn in today, bringing to an end 20 years of dictatorship under Ferdinand Marcos.
	1964: Cassius Clay crowned world champion Cassius Clay, 22, is crowned heavyweight boxing world champion after a shock win over Sonny Liston.
	1994: Jewish settler kills 30 at holy site A Jewish doctor opens fire on Palestinians praying at a mosque in Hebron, killing up to 30 people.

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