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	Thursday, 18 March, 2010, 4:00 GMT 04:00 +00:00:Europe/London

TOP STORIES
	UK to produce Nissan electric car Nissan is to build its new electric car, the Leaf, at its Sunderland plant, the Japanese company announces.
	Police hunt Claudia 'mystery' man Police want to trace a "mystery boyfriend" with whom York chef Claudia Lawrence spent the night two days before she vanished.
	BBC world music DJ Gillett dies BBC Radio 3 DJ Charlie Gillett, renowned as a champion of world music, has died aged 68 after a long illness, his family confirms.
	Universities feel funding squeeze Three quarters of England's universities are facing real term budget cuts - for the first time since Labour came to power.
	Obama denies crisis with Israel US President Barack Obama denies there is a crisis in ties with Israel over its settlement plans, as a war of words continues.

WORLD
	Obama denies crisis with Israel US President Barack Obama denies there is a crisis in ties with Israel over its settlement plans, as a war of words continues.
	Cuba police break up Havana march Cuban police detain about 30 of the wives and mothers of political dissidents at a demonstration in the capital, Havana.
	Key al-Qaeda man 'died in strike' A key al-Qaeda man, wanted for a deadly attack on a CIA base, was killed in a drone strike, US officials believe.

AFRICA
	Nigeria leader dissolves cabinet Nigeria's acting president, Goodluck Jonathan, dissolves the cabinet five weeks after assuming executive powers.
	Kidnapped Chinese fishermen freed Seven Chinese fishermen kidnapped from their boats off Cameroon's disputed Bakassi peninsula are released.
	Protesters killed at Uganda tombs Uganda police shoot at protesters angry at the burning of royal tombs in the Buganda region, killing at least two people.

AMERICAS
	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.
	'Leprechaun robbers' killed in US Two suspected bank robbers, one of them wearing a St Patrick's Day leprechaun costume, die in a shoot-out with Tennessee police.
	Cuba police break up Havana march Cuban police detain about 30 of the wives and mothers of political dissidents at a demonstration in the capital, Havana.

ASIA-PACIFIC
	Thai blood protest at PM's house Thai demonstrators spill blood in a symbolic protest outside the PM's home in Bangkok, on the fourth day of mass opposition rallies.
	Kidnapped Chinese fishermen freed Seven Chinese fishermen kidnapped from their boats off Cameroon's disputed Bakassi peninsula are released.
	UN says 227m escape life in slums Nearly a quarter of a billion people escaped from a life in the slums over the past decade, the United Nations says.

EUROPE
	Merkel backs eurozone exclusions Germany's chancellor says the eurozone should find a mechanism to exclude a member if necessary amid the crisis over Greece.
	Brady ashamed of abuse 'failings' The head of the Catholic church in Ireland apologises for his role in mishandling the case of a serial child abuser.
	Turkey 'could deport Armenians' Turkey's PM threatens to deport 100,000 Armenians, amid fresh tensions over Turkish mass killings of Armenians in World War I.

MIDDLE EAST
	Netanyahu in-law makes Obama slur Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu distances himself from his brother-in-law who called Barack Obama anti-Semitic.
	Iraq PM in tight race with rival The latest results from Iraq's election show a tight race emerging between PM Nouri Maliki and his main rival, Iyad Allawi.
	Dubai jails pair for 'sexy texts' A string of steamy text messages results in a three month jail sentence for a Indian man and an Indian woman in Dubai.

SOUTH ASIA
	Key al-Qaeda man 'died in strike' A key al-Qaeda man, wanted for a deadly attack on a CIA base, was killed in a drone strike, US officials believe.
	US men on Pakistan terror charges Five young Americans held in Pakistan since December are charged with terrorism offences, their lawyer says.
	Paris ransom paid to free Sahil A £110,000 ransom was paid to obtain the release of Sahil Saeed, who was kidnapped in Pakistan, Spanish police say.

UK
	UK to produce Nissan electric car Nissan is to build its new electric car, the Leaf, at its Sunderland plant, the Japanese company announces.
	Police hunt Claudia 'mystery' man Police want to trace a "mystery boyfriend" with whom York chef Claudia Lawrence spent the night two days before she vanished.
	Second-hand motor dealers shamed A damning verdict on the UK's £24bn second-hand car market is published by the fair trading watchdog.

ENGLAND
	Police hunt Claudia 'mystery' man Police want to trace a "mystery boyfriend" with whom York chef Claudia Lawrence spent the night two days before she vanished.
	Convicted bank clerk found hanged A senior HSBC bank clerk from north London who stole £120,000 is found hanged a day after fleeing a sentencing hearing.
	UK to produce Nissan electric car Nissan is to build its new electric car, the Leaf, at its Sunderland plant, the Japanese company announces.

NORTHERN IRELAND
	Brady ashamed of abuse 'failings' The head of the Catholic church in Ireland apologises for his role in mishandling the case of a serial child abuser.
	Obama in tribute to NI's leaders US President Barack Obama pays tribute to the leadership of Peter Robinson and Martin McGuinness on St Patrick's Day.
	Thousands at St Patrick's events Tens of thousands of people take part in St Patrick's Day festivities at venues across Ireland, north and south.

SCOTLAND
	Stolen van plunges into dockyard Police divers attempt to recover a body believed to be inside a stolen van which plunged into a Fife dockyard.
	Shooting couple named by police Police name a husband and wife found dead at their East Dunbartonshire home, following a shooting incident.
	Parents back saved school closure Parents support the closure of a school in Dumfries and Galloway which was kept open by the Scottish government.

POLITICS
	Whitehall changes 'cost £780m' The government spent £780m reorganising government departments and agencies in four years, a report says.
	PM misled Iraq inquiry - Cameron David Cameron says Gordon Brown "misled" the Iraq inquiry by claiming defence spending had risen each year since 1997.
	Ministers lose elderly care votes The government is defeated four times in the House of Lords over plans to offer free personal care at home for older people in England.

BUSINESS
	UK to produce Nissan electric car Nissan is to build its new electric car, the Leaf, at its Sunderland plant, the Japanese company announces.
	Second-hand motor dealers shamed A damning verdict on the UK's £24bn second-hand car market is published by the fair trading watchdog.
	UK unemployment in further fall The UK unemployment and claimant count totals both fall, but the number of long-term unemployed rises.

ENTERTAINMENT
	BBC world music DJ Gillett dies BBC Radio 3 DJ Charlie Gillett, renowned as a champion of world music, has died aged 68 after a long illness, his family confirms.
	Bullock no-show scuppers premiere The UK premiere of The Blind Side is scrapped after its Oscar-winning star Sandra Bullock pulls out of the event, organisers say.
	Net piracy takes 'toll on jobs' The growth of illegal file-sharing could cost European countries 1.2m jobs and 240bn euros by 2015, an industry report says.

SCIENCE/NATURE
	Planck spies massive dust clouds Europe's Planck space telescope pictures the colossal swathes of cold dust that spread through the Milky Way galaxy.
	New exoplanet like 'one of ours' A temperate new planet, discovered 1,500 light-years away from Earth is the first found which is similar to planets within our Solar System.
	Limits of quantum world stretched Scientists have created the largest-ever "quantum state", a result that has implications for quantum physics and computing.

TECHNOLOGY
	O2 condemns file-sharing letters The mobile network O2 condemns a law firm for sending letters to alleged illegal downloaders, including its own customers.
	Mobile application sales explode The global economy for mobile applications will explode over the next two years into a $17.5bn industry, a study suggests.
	Net piracy takes 'toll on jobs' The growth of illegal file-sharing could cost European countries 1.2m jobs and 240bn euros by 2015, an industry report says.

HEALTH
	Concern over nutrition training Nutrition needs to be made a more important part of the doctor training system, a leading expert says.
	Hypnotherapy 'helps gut pain' Greater use of hypnotherapy to ease symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome could help patients and save money, says an expert.
	NHS 'should axe many more beds' Tens of thousands of hospital beds in England must be axed to save money and improve care, a think tank says.

EDUCATION
	Universities feel funding squeeze Three quarters of England's universities are facing real term budget cuts - for the first time since Labour came to power.
	'One in seven' students attacked One in seven female students has been the victim of a serious sexual or physical assault, a survey suggests.
	Straight As at A-level 'doubled' The proportion of pupils getting three A grades at A-level has almost doubled since the 1990s, says exam board.

ON THIS DAY NEWS FROM THE BBC ARCHIVES
	1967: Supertanker Torrey Canyon hits rocks The supertanker Torrey Canyon has run aground between Land's End and the Scilly Isles, leaking oil into the sea.
	1979: Three die in Golborne mine blast Three die and eight are seriously injured in an explosion at a colliery in Lancashire.
	1974: Violent border clashes at Golan Heights Two Israeli soldiers are killed and three others injured along the Golan Heights.

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