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	Sunday, 06 December, 2009, 20:00 GMT 01:00 +05:00:Asia/Calcutta

TOP STORIES
	Banks 'face windfall bonuses tax' The Treasury is considering a windfall tax on British-based banks, BBC business editor Robert Peston has learned.
	NHS IT system to be scaled back The government is to scale back a new multi-billion pound NHS IT system in what the Conservatives are calling a "massive U-turn".
	Archbishop fears gay vote impact The election of a second openly gay bishop in the Anglican Church in the US raises "very serious questions", its top leader says.
	Clashes erupt during Athens march Clashes break out in Athens as the city marks the first anniversary of the fatal shooting of a 15-year-old boy.
	Husband arrested after body find The husband of a newlywed found strangled in the garage of her Cheshire home is arrested after a nationwide search.

WORLD
	US rejects Afghan exit criticism Senior government figures reject criticism of President Barack Obama's plan to start pulling troops from Afghanistan in 2011.
	Guinea chief 'well' after surgery Guinea's military leader is in a "favourable" condition after surgery for injuries sustained in an assassination bid, doctors say.
	Clashes erupt during Athens march Clashes break out in Athens as the city marks the first anniversary of the fatal shooting of a 15-year-old boy.

AFRICA
	Guinea chief 'well' after surgery Guinea's military leader is in a "favourable" condition after surgery for injuries sustained in an assassination bid, doctors say.
	Rwandan soldiers killed in Darfur Two more Rwandan peacekeepers die in Sudan's troubled Darfur region, taking deaths in attacks to five in two days.
	More World Cup tickets go on sale Tickets for the 2010 Fifa World Cup go on sale, a day after the group draw is made for the Africa-hosted contest.

AMERICAS
	US rejects Afghan exit criticism Senior government figures reject criticism of President Barack Obama's plan to start pulling troops from Afghanistan in 2011.
	Bolivia votes for new president Bolivians are voting for a new president, with opinion polls tipping Evo Morales for re-election.
	Thousands attend Jara's reburial Thousands attend the funeral of Chilean singer Victor Jara, who has been reburied 36 years after being killed following a coup.

ASIA-PACIFIC
	Philippines arrests in crackdown Philippines police arrest more than 60 people and find a major arms cache, in raids after a massacre in the south.
	NZ man 'injected wife with HIV' An HIV-positive New Zealand man pricked his sleeping wife with a blood-tainted needle "to be like me", court papers reveal.
	Celebrity winner faces rat charge Winner Gino D'Acampo and Stuart Manning face charges after a rat was killed on I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here!

EUROPE
	Clashes erupt during Athens march Clashes break out in Athens as the city marks the first anniversary of the fatal shooting of a 15-year-old boy.
	Russia buries club fire victims Residents of the Russian city of Perm mourn the deaths of some 112 people in a nightclub fire, as the first funerals are held.
	Close finish in Romania run-off Former Foreign Minister Mircea Geoana has a narrow lead in Romania's presidential run-off, an exit poll shows.

MIDDLE EAST
	Iran rally ban for foreign media Iran bans foreign media from covering a rally that they fear opposition supporters could use to stage protests.
	New Iraqi election law 'agreed' Iraqi political parties have reached agreement on the stalled electoral law which would allow elections to take place, officials say.
	No Bin Laden reports 'in years' Defence Secretary Robert Gates admits the US has had no reliable information on Osama Bin Laden's whereabouts "in years".

SOUTH ASIA
	US rejects Afghan exit criticism Senior government figures reject criticism of President Barack Obama's plan to start pulling troops from Afghanistan in 2011.
	No Bin Laden reports 'in years' Defence Secretary Robert Gates admits the US has had no reliable information on Osama Bin Laden's whereabouts "in years".
	Bangladesh bus collision kills 20 At least 20 people are killed as two buses collide head-on in south-western Bangladesh, officials say.

UK
	Banks 'face windfall bonuses tax' The Treasury is considering a windfall tax on British-based banks, BBC business editor Robert Peston has learned.
	NHS IT system to be scaled back The government is to scale back a new multi-billion pound NHS IT system in what the Conservatives are calling a "massive U-turn".
	Husband arrested after body find The husband of a newlywed found strangled in the garage of her Cheshire home is arrested after a nationwide search.

ENGLAND
	Husband arrested after body find The husband of a newlywed found strangled in the garage of her Cheshire home is arrested after a nationwide search.
	Flooded town's new bridge to open A Cumbrian town split in two by floods is to be reunited with the opening of an army-built footbridge across its river.
	Police face £500,000 protest bill Policing two demonstrations, a military parade and a football match in Nottingham will cost £500,000, it is estimated.

NORTHERN IRELAND
	Teenager's death was murder: PSNI A 19-year-old man who fell nine floors from a Belfast city centre apartment was murdered, police say.
	Man injured in house gun attack A man is shot in the leg during a gun attack at a house in the Turf Lodge area of west Belfast.
	Arrests after body found in house Two men have been arrested after what police have described as the sudden death of a man in County Tyrone.

SCOTLAND
	Police name death crash family A mother and her two sons who were killed in a crash on the A95 near Aviemore in the Highlands are named by police.
	Scots 'setting climate example' The Scottish government hopes its action to tackle climate change will influence global leaders at talks in Copenhagen.
	Open jail to close for Christmas Noranside open prison is to close for Christmas while prisoners go home on leave, the Scottish Prison Service confirms.

WALES
	Husband arrested after body find The husband of a newlywed found strangled in the garage of her Cheshire home is arrested after a nationwide search.
	Three hurt as vehicle leaves road Three people are injured, and one man has to be cut free, after a vehicle goes off the road and lands upside down.
	Jones warning over Tory victory New Welsh Labour leader Carwyn Jones says the assembly government would try to "protect Wales" from a Tory government.

POLITICS
	Banks 'face windfall bonuses tax' The Treasury is considering a windfall tax on British-based banks, BBC business editor Robert Peston has learned.
	NHS IT system to be scaled back The government is to scale back a new multi-billion pound NHS IT system in what the Conservatives are calling a "massive U-turn".
	PM 'petty' on class says Cameron Gordon Brown was "petty" and "spiteful" to make an issue of the Eton background of senior Tories figures, David Cameron says.

BUSINESS
	Banks 'face windfall bonuses tax' The Treasury is considering a windfall tax on British-based banks, BBC business editor Robert Peston has learned.
	Business group in Budget warning The British Chambers of Commerce say no sector should be immune from spending cuts in the pre-Budget report.
	Extra £5 notes for cash machines The Bank of England is to urge banks to increase the availability of £5 notes in their cash machines.

ENTERTAINMENT
	Celebrity winner faces rat charge Winner Gino D'Acampo and Stuart Manning face charges after a rat was killed on I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here!
	Caine and Day-Lewis up for awards Screen veterans Daniel Day-Lewis and Sir Michael Caine are due to be honoured at the British Independent Film Awards.
	Strictly's Rouass dances off show Former Footballers' Wives actress Laila Rouass is voted off BBC's Strictly Come Dancing, missing out on the semi-finals.

SCIENCE/NATURE
	UN upbeat on global climate deal The UN's top climate official says things are in "excellent shape" ahead of a climate change summit in Copenhagen.
	Mass cannibalism clues uncovered Archaeologists uncover signs of mass cannibalism at a 7,000-year-old human burial site in Germany.
	Huge UK Cave spiders 'sent' home A group of huge cave spiders that have been squatting in a house in the Yorkshire Dales are repatriated underground by National Trust staff.

TECHNOLOGY
	NHS IT system to be scaled back The government is to scale back a new multi-billion pound NHS IT system in what the Conservatives are calling a "massive U-turn".
	iPhone orchestra ready for debut Smartphone symphony: a group of US students have built music applications and written scores for their iPhones.
	Grid helps tune tiny transistors A vast network of thousands of computers is being harnessed to design the building-blocks for future silicon chips.

HEALTH
	NHS IT system to be scaled back The government is to scale back a new multi-billion pound NHS IT system in what the Conservatives are calling a "massive U-turn".
	Gene flaw 'causes child obesity' Scientists discover a genetic cause of severe obesity in children - an advance which might help avoid misplaced accusations of abuse.
	Clue to 'drug-resistant' epilepsy Experts believe they have uncovered the root cause of "stubborn" epilepsy that fails to respond to drug treatment.

EDUCATION
	Calls for national civic service A minister backs a call for a national service-style civilian scheme to help the UK out of recession.
	Primary school crackdown set out Local authorities are being told to improve standards at more than 1,400 primary schools in England.
	Science GCSEs to get harder maths Students taking science GCSEs will have to show a higher level of maths, regulators have said.

ON THIS DAY NEWS FROM THE BBC ARCHIVES
	1975: Couple under siege in Balcombe Street Three armed men on the run from police burst into a flat in central London and take at least two people hostage.
	1992: Mob rips apart mosque in Ayodhya A 200,000-strong crowd of Hindu militants tears apart a mosque in the north Indian town of Ayodhya in a frenzy of inter-communal violence.
	1978: Spain set to vote for democracy The people of Spain are voting in a national referendum to endorse a new constitution which could end years of dictatorship.

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