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	Thursday, 03 December, 2009, 20:00 GMT 01:00 +05:00:Asia/Calcutta

TOP STORIES
	Bankers 'need to join real world' A government minister calls on bankers "to come back into the real world" after RBS directors threaten to resign over bonuses.
	Brown U-turn on childcare charges Plans to scrap tax breaks for childcare for better-off parents have been scaled back after a revolt by Labour MPs.
	Ronnie Wood arrested over assault Rolling Stone guitarist Ronnie Wood is arrested on suspicion of assault over a 'domestic incident', Surrey police say.
	Knox: Do not brand me an assassin Amanda Knox, accused of killing Meredith Kercher, tells a court she does not want "the mask of a murderer" forced upon her.
	US 'assumed' UK war involvement The US refused to believe warnings that the UK would not back an invasion of Iraq without UN efforts first, an inquiry hears.

WORLD
	Somali ministers killed by bomb A suicide bomber disguised as a woman kills at least 19 people, including government ministers, at a hotel in the Somali capital.
	Russia boosts ties with Vatican Russia and the Vatican have established full diplomatic relations, ending longstanding tensions, the Kremlin says.
	Polanski moved from Swiss prison Director Roman Polanski has been moved from a jail in Zurich to an undisclosed location for security reasons, Swiss officials say.

AFRICA
	Somali ministers killed by bomb A suicide bomber disguised as a woman kills at least 19 people, including government ministers, at a hotel in the Somali capital.
	Norway pair fail in death appeal A military court in DR Congo rejects an appeal by two Norwegians against a death sentence for murder and spying.
	Guinea activist 'must be freed' Human Rights Watch calls on Guinea's military rulers to charge or free rights activist Mouctar Diallo.

AMERICAS
	US disappointed by Zelaya rebuff The US says it is disappointed by Honduras's decision not to reinstate President Zelaya for his remaining two months in office.
	Comcast and NBC form media giant Cable TV firm Comcast agrees to buy a majority stake in NBC Universal (NBCU), creating a US media superpower.
	US murder suspect pleads insanity A man charged with 11 murders after human remains were found in his Ohio home pleads not guilty by reason of insanity.

ASIA-PACIFIC
	China death sentences over riots A court in China's Xinjiang region sentences five people to death for murder and other crimes over July's riots, state media say.
	Philippines massacre watch list The Philippines justice department issues a watch list naming 19 suspects in last week's mass political killing.
	'One-ders' chosen as 2010s name The decade starting in 2010 should be called the "One-ders", according to the winner of a naming contest in Australia.

EUROPE
	Nato 'to boost Afghan deployment' More than 20 countries plan to send more troops to Afghanistan following a US decision to boost its deployment, Nato officials say.
	Russia boosts ties with Vatican Russia and the Vatican have established full diplomatic relations, ending longstanding tensions, the Kremlin says.
	Knox: Do not brand me an assassin Amanda Knox, accused of killing Meredith Kercher, tells a court she does not want "the mask of a murderer" forced upon her.

MIDDLE EAST
	Deadly bus explosion in Damascus Three people die as an explosion hits a bus in the Syrian capital Damascus, but officials say it was not a terrorist act.
	Police chief dead in Iraq bombing A suicide bomber has killed a police chief and at least four others in the Iraqi town of Tikrit, police say.
	Israeli settlers reject PM's plea Jewish settlers reject a plea by Israeli PM Binyamin Netanyahu to abide by a pause in building in the West Bank.

SOUTH ASIA
	India seeks slower emissions rise India pledges to cut its "carbon emissions intensity" by between 20% and 25% over the next decade.
	Bhopal marks devastating gas leak Residents of the Indian city of Bhopal mark 25 years since a gas leak killed thousands and made many more ill.
	PM told Bin Laden not in Pakistan Pakistan's prime minister tells UK counterpart Gordon Brown he does not think Osama Bin Laden is in his country.

UK
	Bankers 'need to join real world' A government minister calls on bankers "to come back into the real world" after RBS directors threaten to resign over bonuses.
	Brown U-turn on childcare charges Plans to scrap tax breaks for childcare for better-off parents have been scaled back after a revolt by Labour MPs.
	Knox: Do not brand me an assassin Amanda Knox, accused of killing Meredith Kercher, tells a court she does not want "the mask of a murderer" forced upon her.

ENGLAND
	Boy 'smothered' before house fire A six-year-old boy found in a burned-out house was probably smothered before the fire took hold, an inquest hears.
	Uncle held over fatal dog attack The uncle of a four-year-old boy mauled to death by a pit bull dog in Liverpool is arrested on suspicion of his manslaughter.
	Man on 'chicken-licking' charge A former shelf-stacker who was allegedly filmed licking raw chickens at an Asda supermarket in Preston is charged with criminal damage.

NORTHERN IRELAND
	Sex abuser 'too fat for prison' A 66-year-old church elder convicted of child sex abuse will not be jailed because his obesity means his health is 'precarious.'
	Irish flu death as NI level falls Another person in the Republic of Ireland with swine flu dies as a decrease in new NI hospital cases is announced
	Dissident repeat attack 'likely' Dissident republicans who tried to blow up the offices of the Policing Board are likely to target the building again, police warn.

SCOTLAND
	Jail for pedestrian death driver A 22-year-old driver found guilty of causing the death of a pensioner in Fife is sent to jail for six years.
	T in the Park tickets go on sale Thousands of tickets for next year's T in the Park festival are due to go on sale at 2009 prices for a limited period.
	Barclaycard to shed Glasgow jobs Glasgow is to lose 350 finance jobs after Barclaycard announced proposals to relocate its Barclays Partner Finance operations.

WALES
	Offshore wind farm plan scrapped Plans for a wind farm off the south Wales coast are abandoned by developers, who say it is no longer "commercially viable".
	CCTV footage in uni rape appeal CCTV pictures are released of a man in a hooded top whom police investigating a rape at a student halls want to trace.
	Thieves steal MBE during break-in The owner of an MBE and military medals is said to be "very upset" after they were stolen during a burglary.

POLITICS
	Brown U-turn on childcare charges Plans to scrap tax breaks for childcare for better-off parents have been scaled back after a revolt by Labour MPs.
	UK Iraq aid team 'sat in tents' UK development experts were told "not do anything" in the aftermath of the Iraq war, says ex defence chief Lord Boyce.
	Bankers 'need to join real world' A government minister calls on bankers "to come back into the real world" after RBS directors threaten to resign over bonuses.

BUSINESS
	Bankers 'need to join real world' A government minister calls on bankers "to come back into the real world" after RBS directors threaten to resign over bonuses.
	Poverty on the rise, says report Poverty has been rising in the UK since 2004 and is now at the same level as the start of the decade, a report says.
	Comcast and NBC form media giant Cable TV firm Comcast agrees to buy a majority stake in NBC Universal (NBCU), creating a US media superpower.

ENTERTAINMENT
	Ronnie Wood arrested over assault Rolling Stone guitarist Ronnie Wood is arrested on suspicion of assault over a 'domestic incident', Surrey police say.
	Louis Walsh signs John and Edward X Factor judge Louis Walsh signs a deal with former contestants John and Edward, saying he is "delighted" to be working with them again.
	Morris jihadi comedy at Sundance A comedy about jihadis by Brass Eye creator Chris Morris is shortlisted for competition at next year's Sundance Film Festival.

SCIENCE/NATURE
	Feeding birds 'changes evolution' Bird-feeders, hung in many a garden, can affect the way our feathered friends evolve, according to scientists.
	Cool find in hunt for exoplanets Astronomers have spotted what may prove to be the coolest planet outside our Solar System that has ever been seen directly.
	Record solar plane's first 'hop' A solar-powered plane prototype has left the ground for the first time in its first stage towards a round-the-world journey.

TECHNOLOGY
	World Cup games to be shot in 3D The 2010 World Cup in South Africa will be filmed in 3D for the first time, football's governing body Fifa announces.
	Intel unveils 48-core cloud chip A chip that fits a "data centre" onto a piece of silicon the size of a postage stamp has been unveiled by Intel.
	Record solar plane's first 'hop' A solar-powered plane prototype has left the ground for the first time in its first stage towards a round-the-world journey.

HEALTH
	Swine flu cases 'on the way down' The number of new cases of swine flu has halved in England amid signs the second peak of the pandemic is petering out, latest figures show.
	Councils warned over social care Eight local authorities are told to improve social care for adults, in an annual report which finds overall improvement in services.
	Errors in hospital prescriptions Nearly one in 10 hospital prescriptions contain a mistake, ranging from the minor to the potentially lethal, research finds.

EDUCATION
	Students still hit by loan delays As the first university term draws to an end, thousands of students are still waiting for loans and grants.
	Top scientists attack funds plan Nobel laureates and other top UK scientists hit out at university research funding plans.
	Students 'unaware' of bursaries Many students and their families do not know about bursaries designed to help the less well-off, research suggests.

ON THIS DAY NEWS FROM THE BBC ARCHIVES
	1984: Hundreds die in Bhopal chemical accident A dense cloud of lethal gas escapes from a chemical factory in the central Indian city of Bhopal, killing hundreds of people.
	1992: Bomb explosions in Manchester Emergency services are dealing with casualties at the scene of two bomb blasts in the centre of Manchester.
	1989: Malta summit ends Cold War The leaders of the two world superpowers declare an end to the Cold War after two days of storm-lashed talks at the Malta summit.

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