Sunday, May 9, 2010

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Monday, 10 May, 2010, 3:00 GMT 04:00 +01:00:Europe/London
TOP STORIES
Tory and Lib Dem talks 'positive'
David Cameron and Nick Clegg meet for a second time after their parties hold "very positive" talks on a possible coalition.
  EU agrees euro stability package
EU finance ministers agree emergency measures worth 500bn euros (£430bn) to stop the Greek debt crisis from spreading.
  Sats test boycott hits schools
Head teachers at hundreds of schools in England are staging a boycott of the national schools tests for 11-year-olds.
  BA staff discuss further strikes
British Airways cabin crew are expected to discuss a ballot on fresh strikes after rejecting a new offer from the company on pay and conditions.
  China 'murder victim' found alive
A Chinese man who spent almost 10 years in prison for murder has been freed after his supposed victim was found alive.
WORLD
EU agrees euro stability package
EU finance ministers agree emergency measures worth 500bn euros (£430bn) to stop the Greek debt crisis from spreading.
  Philippines elections under way
Polls open in the Philippines for presidential and local elections after three months of intense campaigning.
  China 'murder victim' found alive
A Chinese man who spent almost 10 years in prison for murder has been freed after his supposed victim was found alive.
AFRICA
Prosecutor seeks justice in Kenya
A top international prosecutor has flown into Kenya to investigate the country's post-election violence.
  Nigerians lobby for deputy leader
Lobbying is underway to be Nigeria's new vice-president after Goodluck Jonathan was sworn in as president.
  Two peacekeepers killed in Darfur
Two Egyptian peacekeepers have been killed by gunmen in Sudan's conflict-torn Darfur region, officials say.
AMERICAS
'Pakistan Taliban' behind NY plot
The US has evidence Pakistan's Taliban were behind a car bomb plot in New York's Times Square, the attorney general says.
  BP wrestles with oil spill hitch
Oil company BP scrambles to find a way to contain oil gushing from a blown-out well on the seafloor of the Gulf of Mexico.
  EU backs Bolivia nationalisation
A senior EU official says Bolivia has the right to nationalise companies as long as they are offered compensation.
ASIA-PACIFIC
Philippines elections under way
Polls open in the Philippines for presidential and local elections after three months of intense campaigning.
  Earthquake hits Indonesia's Aceh
A 7.4 magnitude earthquake hits near the site of the 2004 quake that triggered the Indian Ocean tsunami.
  China 'murder victim' found alive
A Chinese man who spent almost 10 years in prison for murder has been freed after his supposed victim was found alive.
EUROPE
EU agrees euro stability package
EU finance ministers agree emergency measures worth 500bn euros (£430bn) to stop the Greek debt crisis from spreading.
  German coalition 'loses key poll'
The German leader's coalition loses a key regional election, an exit poll suggests, threatening its upper house majority.
  Foreign troops join Russia parade
Troops from four Nato countries take part for the first time in Russia's Red Square parade to mark victory in WWII.
MIDDLE EAST
Mid-East indirect talks get going
Indirect Middle East peace talks have begun after months of political deadlock, and US envoy plans second round within days.
  Two peacekeepers killed in Darfur
Two Egyptian peacekeepers have been killed by gunmen in Sudan's conflict-torn Darfur region, officials say.
  Lebanon claims new hummus record
Lebanon claims the latest victory in the battle with Israel over which country can make the largest serving of hummus.
SOUTH ASIA
'Pakistan Taliban' behind NY plot
The US has evidence Pakistan's Taliban were behind a car bomb plot in New York's Times Square, the attorney general says.
  'Arrest' in Karachi airport alert
A man is held at Karachi airport after electrical equipment was found in his shoes as he tried to board a plane, reports say.
  Red-hot Aussies thrash Sri Lanka
Australia make it four wins for four in the ICC World Twenty20, as they hand Sri Lanka an 81-run beating in Barbados thanks to Cameron White's 85 not out.
UK
Tory and Lib Dem talks 'positive'
David Cameron and Nick Clegg meet for a second time after their parties hold "very positive" talks on a possible coalition.
  Sats test boycott hits schools
Head teachers at hundreds of schools in England are staging a boycott of the national schools tests for 11-year-olds.
  BA staff discuss further strikes
British Airways cabin crew are expected to discuss a ballot on fresh strikes after rejecting a new offer from the company on pay and conditions.
ENGLAND
Father and son die in car crash
A 53-year-old man and his son die, as well as a 12-year-old girl, in a head-on car crash in Leicester.
  Body found after house explosion
A body is found by fire crews called to reports of an explosion at a house in Dorset.
  Chelsea 8-0 Wigan
Didier Drogba scores a second-half hat-trick as Chelsea crush Wigan to clinch the Premier League in style.
NORTHERN IRELAND
Search for missing man postponed
A search for a man missing after a boat capsized near Larne on Saturday is called off for the night.
  Shorts building damaged in fire
The main building at the Shorts factory in east Belfast is damaged in a blaze on Sunday morning.
  Ryanair denies ash causing delays
Ryanair says there is no truth in a claim that volcanic ash had been found in the engines of its planes at Belfast City Airport.
SCOTLAND
Youth held over schoolboy death
A teenager is arrested in connection with the death of 16-year-old schoolboy Jack Frew in East Kilbride.
  Economy climbing out of recession
The Scottish economy continues to climb out of recession despite suffering from the impact of volcanic ash, a report finds.
  New breeding beaver pair released
A new breeding pair of beavers is released into the wild in Scotland as part of a five-year reintroduction trial.
BUSINESS
EU agrees euro stability package
EU finance ministers agree emergency measures worth 500bn euros (£430bn) to stop the Greek debt crisis from spreading.
  Al Fayed sells off Harrods store
Department store Harrods is sold to Qatar Holdings for about £1.5bn, after being owned by Mohammed Al Fayed for 25 years.
  Ash travel disruption continues
British air passengers are facing yet more misery as a volcanic ash cloud continues to threaten European flight schedules.
ENTERTAINMENT
EastEnders dominates soap awards
EastEnders comes out on top at the British Soap Awards, scooping 10 awards including best soap, best actor and best actress.
  Family pay respects to Redgrave
Mourners inluding Liam Neeson and Joely Richardson pay their last respects to Lynn Redgrave at her funeral in Connecticut.
  Vickers' debut album tops chart
Diana Vickers goes straight to number one in the UK album chart with Songs From The Tainted Cherry Tree.
SCIENCE/NATURE
BP wrestles with oil spill hitch
Oil company BP scrambles to find a way to contain oil gushing from a blown-out well on the seafloor of the Gulf of Mexico.
  Rats top invasive mammals table
Brown rats are among the most invasive mammals in Europe, according to a wide-ranging assessment.
  Breast cancer gene clue discovery
Five new genetic clues to why some women have a family history of breast cancer are identified by UK researchers.
TECHNOLOGY
Demand grows for electronic polls
Some commentators argue that polling chaos might be prevented if the UK embraced e-voting systems used by other countries.
  Nokia sues Apple over technology
Nokia files another lawsuit against Apple claiming that the iPad 3G and iPhone infringe five of its patents.
  'Historic' day for web languages
The web undergoes a "historic" change as a system that allows the first web addresses in non-Latin scripts is switched on.
HEALTH
Breast cancer gene clue discovery
Five new genetic clues to why some women have a family history of breast cancer are identified by UK researchers.
  Meningitis C vaccine 'wears off'
Three-quarters of children vaccinated against meningitis C lose their protection by their early teens, research suggests.
  Doctors 'raise blood pressure'
The 'white-coat' effect - where blood pressure rises during a check by a doctor - is even worse in someone whose level is already high, researchers say
EDUCATION
Sats test boycott hits schools
Head teachers at hundreds of schools in England are staging a boycott of the national schools tests for 11-year-olds.
  Top universities in fees protest
Students from 20 leading universities are to protest against what they say are "underhand" tactics over tuition fees.
  Eton would back boarding academy
Eton College could sponsor a state-funded boarding academy, says its head master.
ON THIS DAY NEWS FROM THE BBC ARCHIVES
  1994: Mandela becomes SA's first black president
Nelson Mandela becomes South Africa's first black president after more than three centuries of white rule.
  1940: Churchill takes helm as Germans advance
German forces invade the Low Countries by air and land, while in London, Chamberlain is replaced by Churchill.
  1998: Sinn Fein backs peace deal
The political wing of the republican IRA back the Good Friday peace agreement heralding a major shift in modern republicanism.

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