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	Wednesday, 17 March, 2010, 4:00 GMT 04:00 +00:00:Europe/London

TOP STORIES
	Schools urge action on legal drug Head teachers say a ban on the legal drug mephedrone should be considered following the death of two teenagers.
	NHS 'should axe quarter of beds' Tens of thousands of hospital beds in England must be axed to save money and improve care, a think tank says.
	Thai protests head to PM's house Thai "red-shirt" anti-government protesters take their rally, with blood donated by supporters, to the house of PM Abhisit Vejajjiva.
	Unite in US talks over BA strike British Airways union Unite will meet with its US counterpart Teamsters to discuss the impending strike by cabin crew.
	Ads 'exaggerated climate change' Two government press advertisements to raise awareness of climate change are banned for overstating the risks.

WORLD
	Thai protests head to PM's house Thai "red-shirt" anti-government protesters take their rally, with blood donated by supporters, to the house of PM Abhisit Vejajjiva.
	Haiti 'needs $11.5bn' to rebuild Haiti will need $11.5bn to rebuild after the devastating earthquake in January, its government and aid agencies say.
	'Arrogance' undid climate talks The "disappointing" outcome of December's UN climate summit was largely down to rich nations not listening, says Lord Stern.

AFRICA
	Zuma bid to ease Zimbabwe tension South African President Jacob Zuma is visiting Zimbabwe, where he will try to smooth out rifts in the coalition government.
	Nigeria vote 'may be held early' Nigeria's next presidential vote could be brought forward by three months, if electoral reforms are adopted.
	Africa 'lacks climate vocabulary' Many Africans blame themselves for climate change and lack the knowledge to discuss the issue, a new BBC report suggests.

AMERICAS
	Mexico head seeks US drug support Mexican President Felipe Calderon has called for the US to share responsibility in the battle against drug traffickers.
	Haiti 'needs $11.5bn' to rebuild Haiti will need $11.5bn to rebuild after the devastating earthquake in January, its government and aid agencies say.
	Woods to make comeback at Masters Tiger Woods reveals he will make his return to competitive golf at the Masters in Augusta starting on 8 April.

ASIA-PACIFIC
	Thai protests head to PM's house Thai "red-shirt" anti-government protesters take their rally, with blood donated by supporters, to the house of PM Abhisit Vejajjiva.
	Aid flies to cyclone-struck Fiji Australia and New Zealand begin airlifting aid to Fiji, as it starts to pick up the pieces after a category four cyclone.
	Iran issue 'unites' UK and China The UK foreign secretary says Britain and China have "a shared goal" in solving the issue of Iran's nuclear programme.

EUROPE
	Russian Olympic plans criticised Russia has failed to consider the environmental impact of construction for the 2014 Winter Olympics, the UN says.
	Georgian 'mafia boss' slips net The main target of a trans-European operation against a Georgian mafia group has escaped in Greece, Spain says.
	'Arrogance' undid climate talks The "disappointing" outcome of December's UN climate summit was largely down to rich nations not listening, says Lord Stern.

MIDDLE EAST
	Clinton affirms US Israel support US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton denies US-Israel relations are in crisis amid a row over Jerusalem settlements.
	Police deployed for Iran festival Iranians celebrate an ancient festival despite the deployment of extra police to discourage anti-government protests.
	Turkey 'trusts Iran nuclear aims' Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan tells the BBC he believes Iran has no intention of developing nuclear weapons.

SOUTH ASIA
	Sri Lanka trial for ex-army chief Sri Lanka's ex-army chief Sarath Fonseka appears before a military court charged with participating in politics while in uniform.
	Kidnapped Sahil found in Pakistan The family of a five-year-old British boy who was kidnapped while in Pakistan say they are "ecstatic" after he is found.
	Pakistan postpones national games The Pakistan Olympic Association postpones the country's annual national games, due to be held in Peshawar, for security reasons.

UK
	Schools urge action on legal drug Head teachers say a ban on the legal drug mephedrone should be considered following the death of two teenagers.
	NHS 'should axe quarter of beds' Tens of thousands of hospital beds in England must be axed to save money and improve care, a think tank says.
	Ads 'exaggerated climate change' Two government press advertisements to raise awareness of climate change are banned for overstating the risks.

ENGLAND
	Schools urge action on legal drug Head teachers say a ban on the legal drug mephedrone should be considered following the death of two teenagers.
	NHS 'should axe quarter of beds' Tens of thousands of hospital beds in England must be axed to save money and improve care, a think tank says.
	Call for Olympics tickets clarity London 2012 organisers are urged to be up front about how many tickets will be available and how much they will cost.

NORTHERN IRELAND
	Executive calls in PSNI over site The Housing Executive calls in the police to investigate its role in a controversial development site in north Belfast.
	Brady should 'consider position' The head of Ireland's Catholic Church "should consider his position", Martin McGuinness has said.
	Baton used to beat attacking dog Police had to hit a dog with a truncheon following an attack on two people in Hillsborough, County Down.

SCOTLAND
	Scots sales 'worst in a decade' Retailers suffered their worst February for more than a decade, according to the latest sales figures.
	Man and woman found dead at house A man and a woman have died after an incident at a house in Bishopbriggs to the north of Glasgow, police confirm.
	Whisky supplier recalled by MSPs Whisky supplier Whyte & Mackay is to re-appear before MSPs following concern over the case it made against minimum drink pricing.

POLITICS
	Benefit repayments 'must improve' Benefit claimants owe £1.85bn in overpaid money but the government is recovering less than £300m a year, MPs say.
	Ads 'exaggerated climate change' Two government press advertisements to raise awareness of climate change are banned for overstating the risks.
	Five MPs' expenses appeals fail Five MPs, including Liam Fox and Shahid Malik, have appeals against expenses repayment demands dismissed.

BUSINESS
	Unite in US talks over BA strike British Airways union Unite will meet with its US counterpart Teamsters to discuss the impending strike by cabin crew.
	EU urges faster cut of UK deficit Government plans to cut the UK's budget deficit are not ambitious enough, a European Commission report will warn this week.
	US interest rates 'to stay low' The US Federal Reserve repeats its pledge to keep interest rates at "exceptionally low levels" to aid the recovery.

ENTERTAINMENT
	Harry Hill triumphs at TV awards Comedian Harry Hill clinches the top prize at the Royal Television Society Awards for his TV Burp show on ITV1.
	Winfrey to defend defamation case Oprah Winfrey must defend a case filed against her by the former headmistress of her girls' school in South Africa, a judge rules.
	Mantel on Orange Prize longlist Booker Prize winner Hilary Mantel is longlisted for this year's Orange Prize for Fiction for her novel Wolf Hall.

SCIENCE/NATURE
	'Arrogance' undid climate talks The "disappointing" outcome of December's UN climate summit was largely down to rich nations not listening, says Lord Stern.
	Ads 'exaggerated climate change' Two government press advertisements to raise awareness of climate change are banned for overstating the risks.
	Supersonic car's lift flaw fixed Engineers designing the world's fastest car believe they now have a solution to stop it flying off the ground.

TECHNOLOGY
	Broadband plan sent to Congress US regulators send a national broadband plan to Congress in a bid to lead the world in the provision of super-fast internet.
	Twitter embeds itself in the web Twitter announces its @anywhere technology that will allow websites to embed Twitter services into their web pages.
	Supersonic car's lift flaw fixed Engineers designing the world's fastest car believe they now have a solution to stop it flying off the ground.

HEALTH
	NHS 'should axe quarter of beds' Tens of thousands of hospital beds in England must be axed to save money and improve care, a think tank says.
	Morning after pill stash 'no use' Giving women their own stash of morning-after pills to keep ready to use "just in case" does not work, findings suggest.
	GP wants 'visitor bed ban' lifted A doctor calls for the ban on visitors sitting on patients' beds to be removed, saying it is "demeaning" and "joyless".

EDUCATION
	Schools urge action on legal drug Head teachers say a ban on the legal drug mephedrone should be considered following the death of two teenagers.
	Oxford chief calls for fees rise The "preposterous" limit on tuition fees should be scrapped, says Oxford University chancellor Lord Patten.
	Low-quality nursery food warning Nursery food is poor and could be subjected to new nutritional guidelines, a government-commissioned report says.

ON THIS DAY NEWS FROM THE BBC ARCHIVES
	1978: Civilians flee southern Lebanon Thousands of Palestinian civilians flee a third day of Israeli attacks.
	1957: BEA withdraws Viscount aircraft British European Airways withdraws 25 Viscount 701s in the wake of the fatal Manchester aircrash.
	1995: Killer Ronnie Kray dies Notorious gangland killer Ronnie Kray dies in hospital two days after he collapses in his ward at Broadmoor.

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