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	Saturday, 01 May, 2010, 3:00 GMT 04:00 +01:00:Europe/London

TOP STORIES
	Final weekend of election begins The final weekend of the election campaign gets under way, as polls suggest it is still too close to call.
	US Air Force to douse oil slick US Air Force planes prepare to spray oil-dispersing chemicals off Louisiana as the operation to tackle a huge slick steps up.
	Bank Holiday 'misery' on the way Temperatures are set to tumble over the Bank Holiday weekend, while rail and road passengers are warned to prepare for disruption.
	Woman arrested after fatal fire A woman is arrested in connection with a house fire in Derbyshire which claimed the lives of two children.
	Mid-East talks 'set for launch' Israeli-Palestinian proximity talks are expected to start next week, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says.

WORLD
	US Air Force to douse oil slick US Air Force planes prepare to spray oil-dispersing chemicals off Louisiana as the operation to tackle a huge slick steps up.
	UN warns on early Congo pull-out The UN's chief humanitarian official warns against a premature pull-out of troops from troubled DR Congo.
	Student guilty of Palin hacking A former US student is found guilty of hacking into Sarah Palin's e-mail account and obstructing justice.

AFRICA
	UN warns on early Congo pull-out The UN's chief humanitarian official warns against a premature pull-out of troops from troubled DR Congo.
	Mutinous troops attack Sudan army At least eight people are killed as mutinous troops attack an army base in south Sudan over recent elections.
	Uganda MPs want ministers charged Uganda's Vice-President Bukenya and other ministers should be prosecuted over corruption over the Commonwealth Summit, a leaked MPs' report says.

AMERICAS
	US Air Force to douse oil slick US Air Force planes prepare to spray oil-dispersing chemicals off Louisiana as the operation to tackle a huge slick steps up.
	Student guilty of Palin hacking A former US student is found guilty of hacking into Sarah Palin's e-mail account and obstructing justice.
	Wayward Woods fails to make cut Tiger Woods misses the cut for only the sixth time in his professional career following a second-round 79 at Quail Hollow.

ASIA-PACIFIC
	World Expo 2010 opens in Shanghai China opens the 2010 World Expo in Shanghai, in an event it hopes will highlight its rising global influence.
	China hit by fresh school attack Five young children are injured after a man attacks them with a hammer in the third such incident in China in as many days.
	Vietnam re-enacts fall of Saigon Vietnam marks 35 years since the end of the war with a dramatic re-enactment of the fall of Saigon.

EUROPE
	Greeks warned of austerity plan Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou warns the country to be ready for a new round of austerity measures.
	Mass opposition rally in Albania Tens of thousands of people march on Albania's capital Tirana demanding a partial election recount.
	Spain unemployment rate hits 20% Spain's unemployment rate breaches 20% for the first time in nearly 13 years, official figures show.

MIDDLE EAST
	Mid-East talks 'set for launch' Israeli-Palestinian proximity talks are expected to start next week, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says.
	Lebanon mob lynching 'barbaric' The lynching of a murder suspect by angry Lebanese villagers is condemned as barbaric by officials.
	New US warning to Syria on Scuds US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton issues a strong warning to Syria over alleged transfers of weapons to Lebanon.

SOUTH ASIA
	Pakistan campaigner found dead A Pakistani campaigner reportedly captured by the Taliban is found dead in the North Waziristan region, officials say.
	India steps up radiation probe India's energy watchdog gives a university two weeks to explain how it sold as scrap radioactive waste, which has killed a man.
	India weavers 'suffer eye damage' Authorities in India's Karnataka investigate reports that silk, adulterated with toxins, partially blinds at least 40 weavers.

UK
	Final weekend of election begins The final weekend of the election campaign gets under way, as polls suggest it is still too close to call.
	Bank Holiday 'misery' on the way Temperatures are set to tumble over the Bank Holiday weekend, while rail and road passengers are warned to prepare for disruption.
	TV chef takes on hospital food Food designed to appeal to the taste buds of the elderly is launched by celebrity chef Heston Blumenthal.

ENGLAND
	Woman arrested after fatal fire A woman is arrested in connection with a house fire in Derbyshire which claimed the lives of two children.
	Man is killed in double stabbing An 18-year-old is arrested on suspicion of murder after a man is killed and a woman seriously hurt in a stabbing in Hertfordshire.
	TV chef takes on hospital food Food designed to appeal to the taste buds of the elderly is launched by celebrity chef Heston Blumenthal.

NORTHERN IRELAND
	900 job losses at Quinn Insurance Nine hundred workers at Quinn Insurance are to lose their jobs, the administrators have confirmed.
	Devlin killer 'may never be free' One of the men who murdered Belfast schoolboy Thomas Devlin is warned he might never be released from jail.
	Police recover body of teenager Police searching for a teenager missing from his home for a week recover his body from Lough Erne.

SCOTLAND
	Woman shot boyfriend in the head An Edinburgh woman is found guilty of murdering her boyfriend after shooting him in the head outside the home they shared.
	Parties out and about with voters Key politicians are meeting Scottish voters in Scotland in the last weekend of campaigning before the UK election.
	Lawyers seek reform 'compromise' Lawyers could be able to protect themselves from low-priced competitors under plans backed by the Law Society of Scotland.

BUSINESS
	Barclays' profit fails to impress Shares in High Street banking giant Barclays fall 6% despite a big rise in pre-tax profits for the first three months of the year.
	Goldman 'facing criminal inquiry' Goldman Sachs shares fall almost 10% on reports it faces a criminal inquiry into allegations it mis-sold complex financial products
	BA cabin crew vote on strike deal British Airways cabin crew belonging to the Unite union begin voting on the latest offer to resolve their dispute.

ENTERTAINMENT
	Lygo to leave Channel 4 for ITV Channel 4 director of television Kevin Lygo is leaving the broadcaster to take up a post with ITV.
	Rise in online 6 Music listeners The number of people who listen to threatened BBC station, 6 Music, online every week goes up by 50% over the course of a year.
	Global music sales dipped in 2009 Music sales around the world fall 7% in 2009, while Susan Boyle secures the biggest-selling album of the year.

SCIENCE/NATURE
	Study to unlock tornado secrets A team of researchers embarks on what is described as the "most ambitious tornado study in history".
	Frog genome may aid conservation The first sequencing of a frog genome could help combat a disease killing amphibians around the world, scientists say.
	Oil spill sparks new drilling ban The US puts new offshore oil drilling on hold while it investigates the cause of the spill in the Gulf of Mexico.

TECHNOLOGY
	Adobe responds to Apple on Flash Responding to Steve Jobs' letter on Flash, Adobe confirms plans to move away from Apple products.
	Mobiles get novel memory material Smartphones could soon get at images and videos quicker thanks to a memory material that can be turned into different forms.
	'$100 laptop' targets East Africa One Laptop Per Child does a deal which it hopes will deliver machines to every primary school child in East Africa.

HEALTH
	TV chef takes on hospital food Food designed to appeal to the taste buds of the elderly is launched by celebrity chef Heston Blumenthal.
	Prostate cancer vaccine approved A "vaccine" which uses the body's immune system to fight prostate cancer is approved for use by US drug regulators.
	UK 'has a high early death rate' People in the UK have a higher risk of early death than those in many other wealthy countries, a study shows.

EDUCATION
	Heads 'under pressure' over Sats Head teachers planning to boycott national primary school tests in England say they could face disciplinary action.
	Heads' warning over surplus cash Head teachers in England are warning the government not to try to raid surplus cash held by schools.
	Teacher in pupil attack cleared A teacher is cleared of attempting to murder a 14-year-old pupil with a dumbbell at a Nottinghamshire school.

ON THIS DAY NEWS FROM THE BBC ARCHIVES
	1945: Germany announces Hitler is dead The German Fuhrer is killed in the Reich Chancery of Berlin fighting the Soviets, according to German radio.
	1982: RAF bombs Port Stanley British planes attack two airstrips near the capital of the Falkland Islands in the war to rid the islands of Argentine forces
	1994: Race ace Senna killed in car crash The world-class Brazilian racing driver Ayrton Senna dies in a crash at the San Marino Grand Prix in Italy.

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