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	Monday, 21 June, 2010, 3:00 GMT 04:00 +01:00:Europe/London

TOP STORIES
	Budget set to freeze council tax The government is to press ahead with plans to freeze council tax in England next year, the BBC understands.
	BP 'estimated higher oil amount' An internal document reveals BP estimated 100,000 barrels of oil a day could, in theory, flow from the ruptured Gulf of Mexico well.
	McDowell clinches US Open title Graeme McDowell wins the 110th US Open by one shot from France's Gregory Havret with Ernie Els third and Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson fourth at Pebble Beach.
	Student 'crunch point is £7,000' Increasing tuition fees to £7,000 per year would mean a sharp drop in young people wanting to go to university, says a survey.
	Whaling deal splits crucial meet The International Whaling Commission is set to debate a deal that could regulate whaling for the next 10 years.

WORLD
	Santos wins Colombian presidency Government candidate Juan Manuel Santos wins convincingly in the final round of Colombia's presidential elections.
	Whaling deal splits crucial meet The International Whaling Commission is set to debate a deal that could regulate whaling for the next 10 years.
	BP 'estimated higher oil amount' An internal document reveals BP estimated 100,000 barrels of oil a day could, in theory, flow from the ruptured Gulf of Mexico well.

AFRICA
	Mining chiefs missing in Africa A plane carrying several Australian mining executives goes missing on a flight between Cameroon and Congo.
	Sudan NBA basketball giant dies The 7ft 7in basketball legend from south Sudan, Manute Bol, dies at the age of 47.
	Brazil win to secure last 16 place Luis Fabiano scores twice as Brazil - who have Kaka sent off - beat Ivory Coast 3-1 to reach the knockout stages.

AMERICAS
	Santos wins Colombian presidency Government candidate Juan Manuel Santos wins convincingly in the final round of Colombia's presidential elections.
	BP 'estimated higher oil amount' An internal document reveals BP estimated 100,000 barrels of oil a day could, in theory, flow from the ruptured Gulf of Mexico well.
	McDowell clinches US Open title Graeme McDowell wins the 110th US Open by one shot from France's Gregory Havret with Ernie Els third and Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson fourth at Pebble Beach.

ASIA-PACIFIC
	Chinese pledge yuan 'stability' China's central bank says it plans to keep the Chinese yuan "stable" and there will be no major revaluation of the currency.
	Whaling deal splits crucial meet The International Whaling Commission is set to debate a deal that could regulate whaling for the next 10 years.
	China floods take heavy toll More than 130 people die and 800,000 are evacuted after flooding caused by torrential rain in southern China.

EUROPE
	Acting leader heads Poland vote Exit polls in Poland put Bronislaw Komorowski ahead of his presidential rivals, but suggest no candidate will win outright.
	Italy cardinal in corruption row A leading Roman Catholic cardinal and a former government minister in Italy face allegations of corruption over a property deal.
	McDowell clinches US Open title Graeme McDowell wins the 110th US Open by one shot from France's Gregory Havret with Ernie Els third and Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson fourth at Pebble Beach.

MIDDLE EAST
	Israel details plan on Gaza goods Israel gives details of how it is to ease the Gaza blockade, with all civilian goods now expected to be let into the territory, officials say.
	Twin Baghdad car bombings kill 26 At least 26 people are killed in a twin car bombing in Baghdad, officials say, amid speculation banks may be a new target.
	Iran hangs Sunni militant leader Iran hangs the leader of the Jundullah Sunni militant group, blamed for a string of attacks on its elite Revolutionary Guards.

SOUTH ASIA
	India train sabotage suspect held Indian police arrest a militia leader with links to Maoist rebels suspected of being behind a train crash that killed 150 people.
	Bangladeshi water 'poisons 77m' Up to 77 million people in Bangladesh have been exposed to arsenic from drinking water in recent decades, according to a study in The Lancet.
	Indian preacher is banned from UK An Indian preacher has been banned from entering the UK for his "unacceptable behaviour", the home secretary says.

UK
	Budget set to freeze council tax The government is to press ahead with plans to freeze council tax in England next year, the BBC understands.
	Student 'crunch point is £7,000' Increasing tuition fees to £7,000 per year would mean a sharp drop in young people wanting to go to university, says a survey.
	McDowell clinches US Open title Graeme McDowell wins the 110th US Open by one shot from France's Gregory Havret with Ernie Els third and Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson fourth at Pebble Beach.

ENGLAND
	Budget set to freeze council tax The government is to press ahead with plans to freeze council tax in England next year, the BBC understands.
	Cab driver found dying in street A minicab driver is found dying in the street with head injuries in south London, prompting a murder appeal.
	Lion pen 'unsafe' at safari park A safari park in Bedfordshire penned its lions for 18 hours a day during winter, a Defra inspection report says.

NORTHERN IRELAND
	River victim's name is released The man who died after going into the River Lagan on Saturday morning was Michael Young, 22, from south Belfast.
	Girl, 13, knocked out with brick A 13-year-old girl loses several teeth and is knocked unconscious after being hit in the face with a brick in west Belfast.
	McDowell clinches US Open title Graeme McDowell wins the 110th US Open by one shot from France's Gregory Havret with Ernie Els third and Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson fourth at Pebble Beach.

SCOTLAND
	Boy drowned trying to save friend A 13-year-old boy is swept away and drowns after jumping into the River Kelvin in Glasgow to save his friend.
	Scots job market recovery 'slows' The number of Scots finding work rises for the eighth month, although unemployment rates are rising, a report finds.
	Fall injuries cost £11m to treat The cost to NHS Highland in treating a type of hip fracture caused by people falling ran to more than £11m last year.

BUSINESS
	Budget 'will save UK from ruin' Chancellor George Osborne says Britain is on the "road to ruin" if "tough" action is not taken in the Budget to cut the deficit.
	BP 'estimated higher oil amount' An internal document reveals BP estimated 100,000 barrels of oil a day could, in theory, flow from the ruptured Gulf of Mexico well.
	Landlords warned over tax returns Buy-to-let landlords have been warned not to disguise their profits from the taxman after selling their properties.

ENTERTAINMENT
	Christine Bleakley to leave BBC The One Show's Christine Bleakley is to leave the BBC later this year, following her former co-presenter Adrian Chiles to ITV.
	Dizzee and Corden top chart again Rapper Dizzee Rascal and comedian James Corden top the charts for a second week with their unofficial World Cup anthem.
	Thriller theatre's Jackson plaque A memorial is to be unveiled at a West End theatre in London on the first anniversary of the death of Michael Jackson.

SCIENCE/NATURE
	Whaling deal splits crucial meet The International Whaling Commission is set to debate a deal that could regulate whaling for the next 10 years.
	Ridge clue to Antarctic ice loss The discovery of an underwater ridge in Antarctica offers a clue to why ice flowing into the sea has accelerated, say researchers.
	BP 'estimated higher oil amount' An internal document reveals BP estimated 100,000 barrels of oil a day could, in theory, flow from the ruptured Gulf of Mexico well.

TECHNOLOGY
	FCC to toughen internet rules Web giants and broadband providers are scrapping over plans to change the way the net is regulated in the US.
	Fighting back against web attacks The tools which hi-tech criminals use to attack websites can themselves be attacked, suggests research.
	Getty taps into Flickr snappers Flickr users are getting the chance to make money out of their snaps as the site signs a deal with the Getty photo library.

HEALTH
	Police may reopen GP death probe Police consider reopening an inquiry into a GP who admitted hastening the deaths of people in his care.
	'Vaccines must go on' amid crisis The global economic crisis must not interfere with the delivery of vaccines to the developing world, a global health body warns.
	Falls cost NHS millions each day Falls among elderly people may be costing the NHS up to £4.6m a day, the charity Age UK has warned.

EDUCATION
	Student 'crunch point is £7,000' Increasing tuition fees to £7,000 per year would mean a sharp drop in young people wanting to go to university, says a survey.
	Teachers back new 'free schools' More than 700 groups say they are interested in starting a "free school" in England - half are teachers.
	Top schools in academy bid - Gove Education Secretary Michael Gove says 70% of outstanding secondary schools in England are interested in becoming academies.

ON THIS DAY NEWS FROM THE BBC ARCHIVES
	1945: US troops take Okinawa The Japanese island of Okinawa falls to the Americans after a long and bloody battle.
	1978: Four dead in post office shootings An outbreak of shooting between Provisional IRA members and the British Army leaves one civilian and three IRA men dead.
	1982: Princess Diana gives birth to boy Diana, Princess of Wales, gives birth to a boy sixteen hours after checking in to St Mary's Hospital, in London.

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