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	Monday, 08 March, 2010, 4:00 GMT 04:00 +00:00:Europe/London

TOP STORIES
	Nigeria head puts forces on alert Nigeria's president puts security forces on alert after at least 100 are reported killed in suspected communal violence.
	Balance finances sooner, says CBI The CBI is urging ministers to deliver a "convincing" plan for balancing public finances by 2016, earlier than planned.
	Mo'Nique and Waltz scoop Oscars Christoph Waltz and Mo'Nique have taken the best supporting actor and actress Oscars at the 82nd Academy Awards in Hollywood.
	Respite funding 'spent elsewhere' Millions of pounds intended to fund respite breaks for voluntary carers has been spent on other areas of the NHS, two charities say.
	Civil servants to strike over pay Up to 270,000 staff are to stage a 48-hour walkout in a dispute over cuts to public sector redundancy terms.

WORLD
	Nigeria head puts forces on alert Nigeria's president puts security forces on alert after at least 100 are reported killed in suspected communal violence.
	Obama hails Iraq vote 'milestone' The US president praises the courage of voters as Iraq completes its election despite several bloody attacks.
	Mo'Nique and Waltz scoop Oscars Christoph Waltz and Mo'Nique have taken the best supporting actor and actress Oscars at the 82nd Academy Awards in Hollywood.

AFRICA
	Nigeria head puts forces on alert Nigeria's president puts security forces on alert after at least 100 are reported killed in suspected communal violence.
	Togo opposition snubs poll result Togo's main opposition party says it will challenge the poll result that has seen President Faure Gnassingbe re-elected.
	Geldof challenges BBC aid claim Bob Geldof challenges the BBC to substantiate its report that millions raised for Ethiopia aid paid for arms.

AMERICAS
	Mo'Nique and Waltz scoop Oscars Christoph Waltz and Mo'Nique have taken the best supporting actor and actress Oscars at the 82nd Academy Awards in Hollywood.
	UN chief visits Chile quake city UN chief Ban Ki-moon visits a Chilean city badly hit by the earthquake as doctors warn that debris poses a health risk.
	Sparklehorse singer Linkous dies Singer Mark Linkous, frontman for the US band Sparklehorse, takes his own life, according to his family.

ASIA-PACIFIC
	Philippine troops kill 'rebels' Philippine troops kill at least seven militants from the Abu Sayyaf group in a raid on their hideout, officials say.
	Rape risk rise for Cambodia women The Cambodian government must tackle the rising incidence of rape in the country, says Amnesty International.
	Australia charge over boy's death Police in Australia charge a man with manslaughter over the death of a three-year-old Indian boy, Australian media report.

EUROPE
	France offers support to Greece France's President Sarkozy says his country will stand "resolute" with Greece as it imposes economic austerity measures.
	Civil servants to strike over pay Up to 270,000 staff are to stage a 48-hour walkout in a dispute over cuts to public sector redundancy terms.
	Swiss reject animal lawyer plan The Swiss vote by a large majority against a proposal to give animals the constitutional right to be represented in court.

MIDDLE EAST
	Obama hails Iraq vote 'milestone' The US president praises the courage of voters as Iraq completes its election despite several bloody attacks.
	Palestinians back new peace talks Palestinian leaders back a new round of indirect peace talks with Israel, more than a year after they last broke down.
	Surgery on Mubarak 'successful' Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak undergoes successful surgery at a German clinic for an inflamed gall bladder, state media say.

SOUTH ASIA
	Karzai hears grievances in Marjah Afghan President Karzai visits Marjah for the first time since it was taken from the Taliban, and hears a list of complaints.
	Pakistan 'holds al-Qaeda suspect' Pakistani security forces say they have detained a senior al-Qaeda commander in the country, named as Abu Yahya Azam.
	Police 'closing in' on kidnappers Police in Pakistan are closing in on the kidnappers of a five-year-old British boy, says the Pakistani Interior Minister.

UK
	Balance finances sooner, says CBI The CBI is urging ministers to deliver a "convincing" plan for balancing public finances by 2016, earlier than planned.
	Civil servants to strike over pay Up to 270,000 staff are to stage a 48-hour walkout in a dispute over cuts to public sector redundancy terms.
	Two dead teenage soldiers named Two teenage British soldiers killed in Afghanistan on Friday and Saturday are named by the Ministry of Defence.

ENGLAND
	Police under fire over baby death A member of a mosque in Stoke-on-Trent where a newborn boy was left in a bag claims 45 minutes elapsed before police physically examined the child.
	Man charged with murdering girl A 19-year-old man is charged with the murder of a 16-year-old girl whose body was found near a block of flats in north London.
	Two dead teenage soldiers named Two teenage British soldiers killed in Afghanistan on Friday and Saturday are named by the Ministry of Defence.

NORTHERN IRELAND
	Clinton calls leaders over deal Hillary Clinton conducts telephone diplomacy with NI politicians ahead of Tuesday's vote on the devolution of justice.
	'No pardons' for IRA's fugitives The Secretary of State denies that pardons have been granted to a quarter of the so-called 'on the run' members of the IRA
	Service for Real IRA army victims A memorial service is held to mark the first anniversary of the deaths of two soldiers shot dead by dissident republicans.

SCOTLAND
	Three dead in plunge from flats Two men and a woman die after plunging to the ground from a high-rise block of flats in the Springburn area of Glasgow.
	Business records a lift in output Scotland's businesses saw a lift in output and new orders last month, according to data from the economic consultancy Markit.
	Inquiry into radiation overdose A fatal accident inquiry into the death of a teenager following an overdose of radiation will get under way later.

POLITICS
	MoD denies Afghan vehicles claim The Ministry of Defence rejects Tory suggestions that a request for new vehicles for Afghan troops has been pared back.
	Harman calls for Ashcroft removal Harriet Harman calls for Lord Ashcroft to be removed as Conservative deputy chairman amid a row over his tax status.
	Clegg should take 'debate risks' Nick Clegg is urged by one of his predecessors to "take risks" during the prime ministers' election debates.

BUSINESS
	Balance finances sooner, says CBI The CBI is urging ministers to deliver a "convincing" plan for balancing public finances by 2016, earlier than planned.
	Civil servants to strike over pay Up to 270,000 staff are to stage a 48-hour walkout in a dispute over cuts to public sector redundancy terms.
	Firms 'miss out on female talent' The world's leading companies are failing to make the most of their female workforce, a World Economic Forum report says.

ENTERTAINMENT
	Mo'Nique and Waltz scoop Oscars Christoph Waltz and Mo'Nique have taken the best supporting actor and actress Oscars at the 82nd Academy Awards in Hollywood.
	Sparklehorse singer Linkous dies Singer Mark Linkous, frontman for the US band Sparklehorse, takes his own life, according to his family.
	Goulding debut tops album chart BBC Sound of 2010 winner Ellie Goulding goes straight to the top of the album chart with her debut release Lights.

SCIENCE/NATURE
	Probe may have found cosmic dust Scientists may have identified the first specks of interstellar dust in material collected by the US space agency's (Nasa) Stardust spacecraft.
	Panel confirms dino crater link An international panel of experts has strongly endorsed the idea that an asteroid impact was responsible for killing off the dinosaurs.
	'Case stronger' on climate change The UK Met Office says evidence that human activity is causing climate change is stronger now than in a 2007 assessment.

TECHNOLOGY
	Internet access 'a human right' Almost four in five people worldwide see internet access as a fundamental right, a poll for the BBC World Service suggests.
	Drug scam hijacks college sites The websites of UK academic institutions are targeted by web criminals peddling counterfeit drugs from fake online pharmacies.
	Browser makers demand screen time Small browser firms want changes made to Microsoft's browser choice screen to make their programs more prominent.

HEALTH
	Premature brain 'wash out' hope A technique that "washes out" the brains of severely ill premature babies may aid survival, a study suggests.
	Action urged on pregnancy deaths Pregnant women in developing countries face the same risk of death as women in the UK did 100 years ago, say campaigners.
	Sex health frankness 'milestone' Young people think frank conversations about sex infections signal that a relationship will last, says a survey.

EDUCATION
	Warning on 'corner shop' schools Head teachers warn that Tory plans for free schools could lead to a system of 20,000 'corner shop' schools.
	'Record numbers of heads' sacked School leaders say record numbers of head teachers are losing their jobs because of poor exam results.
	Clegg offers heads £2.5bn 'deal' Lib Dem leader Nick Clegg asks head teachers to "raise their game" in return for a £2.5bn education funding package.

ON THIS DAY NEWS FROM THE BBC ARCHIVES
	1985: Beirut car bomb kills dozens At least 45 people die and 175 are injured in a car bomb explosion in Beirut, Lebanon.
	1972: TWA jet explodes at Las Vegas airport Bomb explodes in the cockpit of a Trans World Airlines Boeing 707 at Las Vegas airport.
	1971: Post strike ends with pay deal British postal workers go back to work after seven weeks on strike.

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