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	Saturday, 13 March, 2010, 4:00 GMT 04:00 +00:00:Europe/London

TOP STORIES
	BA union announces strike dates BA cabin crew will go on strike for three days from 20 March and for four days from 27 March in a dispute over pay and staff levels.
	Meat processing workers 'abused' An inquiry finds "widespread evidence" that agency and migrant meat plant workers are abused and exploited.
	Apollo men decry Obama Moon plans Nasa Moon astronauts tell the BBC President Barack Obama's decision to cancel the US lunar programme is "catastrophic".
	Lib Dems set for election battle The Lib Dem leader rallies delegates for the "biggest fight of their political lives" at his party's spring conference.
	Pope's diocese 'rehoused abuser' The Pope once unwittingly approved housing for a priest accused of child abuse, his former diocese in Germany says.

WORLD
	Clinton rebukes Israel over homes US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton delivers a stinging rebuke to Israel over new settlements in East Jerusalem.
	Chile puts quake damage at $30bn The cost of rebuilding Chile after its monster earthquake will be at least $30bn, the country's new president announces.
	Apollo men decry Obama Moon plans Nasa Moon astronauts tell the BBC President Barack Obama's decision to cancel the US lunar programme is "catastrophic".

AFRICA
	Winnie denies maligning Mandela Winnie Mandela, former wife of Nelson Mandela, denies giving an interview accusing him of letting down black South Africans.
	Mogadishu residents told to leave Mogadishu's mayor tells residents to leave parts of the Somali capital, as fierce fighting against insurgents continues.
	Charles Taylor's wife gives birth The wife of Liberia's ex-President Charles Taylor - on trial in The Hague for war crimes - has a baby girl.

AMERICAS
	Chile puts quake damage at $30bn The cost of rebuilding Chile after its monster earthquake will be at least $30bn, the country's new president announces.
	Apollo men decry Obama Moon plans Nasa Moon astronauts tell the BBC President Barack Obama's decision to cancel the US lunar programme is "catastrophic".
	Alaska wolves 'killed' US teacher Wolves in Alaska are suspected of killing a woman jogger in what would be the first such attack in the US in half a century.

ASIA-PACIFIC
	Burma election laws a 'setback' The US calls Burma's new election laws a setback for dialogue, as a UN envoy condemns 'gross' human rights violations.
	China oil demand is 'astonishing' Oil demand in China rose by an "astonishing" 28% in January compared with a year ago, the International Energy Agency says.
	Siberian tigers die at China zoo Eleven rare Siberian tigers die at a zoo in north-eastern China, raising fears over treatment of captive animals in the country.

EUROPE
	Three freed in Irish 'Vilks plot' Police in the Irish Republic release three of the seven Muslims arrested over an alleged plot to murder a Swedish cartoonist.
	Portugal passes austerity budget Portugal's parliament backs an austerity budget aimed at cutting its deficit to the level permitted for countries using the euro.
	Pope's diocese 'rehoused abuser' The Pope once unwittingly approved housing for a priest accused of child abuse, his former diocese in Germany says.

MIDDLE EAST
	Clinton rebukes Israel over homes US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton delivers a stinging rebuke to Israel over new settlements in East Jerusalem.
	Israel charges over human shield Israel charges two of soldiers over the use of a Palestinian boy as a human shield during its offensive against Hamas in Gaza.
	Protests over Egypt blogger case A human rights organisation in Egypt accuses the interior ministry of manipulating the legal system to target a blogger.

SOUTH ASIA
	Bombs kill 45 in Pakistani city Twin suicide bomb attacks on the Pakistani city of Lahore kill 45 people, before other, smaller blasts cause confusion.
	IPL under way amid security fears The third season of the Indian Premier League cricket tournament is under way amid heavy security in Mumbai.
	Russia signs India nuclear deal Russia announces it will build 16 nuclear reactors in India as part of defence and energy deals.

UK
	BA union announces strike dates BA cabin crew will go on strike for three days from 20 March and for four days from 27 March in a dispute over pay and staff levels.
	Meat processing workers 'abused' An inquiry finds "widespread evidence" that agency and migrant meat plant workers are abused and exploited.
	Lib Dems set for election battle The Lib Dem leader rallies delegates for the "biggest fight of their political lives" at his party's spring conference.

ENGLAND
	Supervisor jailed for pupil sex The fifth staff member at a Bridlington school to face court over inappropriate sexual conduct is jailed for having under-age sex with a 15-year-old pupil.
	'Healer' fined for cancer adverts A man describing himself as an "international healer" pleads guilty to offences under the Cancer Act.
	Superdry founder in line for £80m The Superdry clothes label founder is in line for £80m as it completes a transformation from market stall to the stock market.

NORTHERN IRELAND
	PPS to reconsider Hamill decision A decision not to prosecute a retired RUC officer accused of helping a man suspected of involvement in Robert Hamill's murder is to be reviewed.
	Items removed as city alert ends A security alert in Armagh has ended and a number of items have been removed for examination, the police say.
	Handcuffs asylum use criticised The use of handcuffs by immigration, escort and security staff to restrain asylum seekers is criticised in a report.

SCOTLAND
	Mother 'murdered' after night out A mother-of-three whose body was found in undergrowth in Dundee after a night out was murdered, police confirm.
	Carbon capture bid wins funding Scottish Power wins "tens of millions of pounds" in funding to develop technology designed to tackle climate change.
	Angry scenes at Trump exhibition A public exhibition of the masterplan for US tycoon Donald Trump's controversial £1bn golf resort witnesses angry scenes.

POLITICS
	Lib Dems set for election battle The Lib Dem leader rallies delegates for the "biggest fight of their political lives" at his party's spring conference.
	New BNP rules rejected by court The British National Party is forced to rewrite its membership rules again after a court rules them discriminatory.
	Ex-Tory Euro MP joining Lib Dems A long-serving Conservative MEP, expelled in a row over the party's new allies in Europe, has joined the Liberal Democrats.

BUSINESS
	BA union announces strike dates BA cabin crew will go on strike for three days from 20 March and for four days from 27 March in a dispute over pay and staff levels.
	Vauxhall gets UK loans guarantee The UK announces a 300m-euro (£270m) loan guarantee for Vauxhall and Opel, the European arm of General Motors.
	Lloyds aids mortgage overpayments UK mortgage lender Lloyds Banking Group is encouraging borrowers to pay off up to 20% of their mortgages early.

ENTERTAINMENT
	Teenager gets UK Eurovision vote A teenager from Essex is chosen to represent the UK in this year's Eurovision Song Contest in Oslo.
	Arrest over Susan Boyle break-in A 16-year-old is arrested and charged in connection with a break-in at singer Susan Boyle's home in West Lothian.
	Bleakley achieves water-ski goal The One Show presenter Christine Bleakley completes her water-ski challenge across the English Channel in aid of Sport Relief.

SCIENCE/NATURE
	Apollo men decry Obama Moon plans Nasa Moon astronauts tell the BBC President Barack Obama's decision to cancel the US lunar programme is "catastrophic".
	Climate linked to smaller birds Songbirds on the US east coast are becoming smaller, a trend thought to be driven by the warming temperatures caused by climate change.
	Thalidomide effect mystery solved The mechanism by which thalidomide causes birth defects including malformed limbs is revealed by scientists.

TECHNOLOGY
	Net clash for web police projects A row is brewing over separate projects to use the web to bring people closer to their local police forces.
	China's stern warning to Google China's top internet official warns that Google will "pay the consequences" if it does not comply with censorship laws.
	HSBC admits huge Swiss data theft About 24,000 clients of HSBC's private banking operation in Switzerland had personal details stolen, the bank admits.

HEALTH
	Obese drinkers face 'double hit' Obese women drinking little more than a glass of wine a day have double the risk of liver disease compared with those who are slimmer, experts warn.
	New blood pressure approach urged Occasionally high blood pressure may be a greater indicator of stroke risk than consistently high readings, researchers say.
	Women on pill 'may live longer' Women who have taken the contraceptive pill are less likely to die of cancer and heart disease, a long-term study finds.

EDUCATION
	BNP teachers will not be banned Members of the BNP or any group that might promote racism will not be banned from teaching in England, the government says.
	Crackdown call over school cheats A report into parents who cheat to get their child into a school calls for whistleblowing hotlines to be set up.
	Over 25,000 make News Day special BBC's School Report featured a raft of highlights from 25,000 students who produced some amazing reports and features.

ON THIS DAY NEWS FROM THE BBC ARCHIVES
	1996: Massacre in Dunblane school gym A lone gunman goes on a shooting spree at a school in Dunblane, Scotland, killing 16 children and their teacher.
	1961: Five Britons accused of spying for Moscow Three men and two women go on trial at the Old Bailey charged with plotting to pass secrets to the Russians.
	1983: Nkomo flees Zimbabwe 'death threats' The Zimbabwe opposition leader flies into London as his country appears to be on the brink of civil war.

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