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	Thursday, 17 December, 2009, 20:00 GMT 01:00 +05:00:Asia/Calcutta

TOP STORIES
	Court blocks BA Christmas strike British Airways has won a High Court injunction blocking the 12-day strike that had been planned for Christmas.
	Father jailed for 'honour' murder A father is jailed for life with a minimum of 22 years for murdering his daughter, 15, in a so-called honour killing.
	Warning over heavy snow forecast Commuters are braced for travel chaos on Friday after forecasters predict significant snowfall over south-east England.
	Climate summit solves key issues A deal at the UN climate summit looks more likely after a frantic day of diplomacy, as China offers to make concessions.
	Blair evidence 'will be public' The chairman of the Iraq Inquiry says Tony Blair will give evidence in public and rejects claims the panel is too secretive.

WORLD
	Climate summit solves key issues A deal at the UN climate summit looks more likely after a frantic day of diplomacy, as China offers to make concessions.
	Iraq rebels 'hack into US drones' Insurgents in Iraq have hacked into live video feeds from unmanned American drone aircraft, US media reports say.
	Many missing in Lebanon shipwreck Rescuers search for about 80 people after a Uruguayan ship capsized off the northern Lebanese coast during stormy weather.

AFRICA
	Nigeria drops big corruption case A Nigerian judge quashes 170 charges against ex-state governor James Ibori, who was accused of massive corruption.
	Guinea leader 'should face trial' Guinea's leader Capt Moussa Dadis Camara could be held responsible for September's massacre, says a report.
	Saharan activist sent to hospital A Western Sahara independence activist who has been on hunger strike for more than a month is taken to hospital in Lanzarote.

AMERICAS
	Air France jet 'black box' call Experts probing June's Air France disaster over the Atlantic recommend flight recorders emit signals for longer.
	Iraq rebels 'hack into US drones' Insurgents in Iraq have hacked into live video feeds from unmanned American drone aircraft, US media reports say.
	Urgent op for Brazil needle boy A Brazilian toddler found with 40 sewing needles inside him has been airlifted to hospital for urgent surgery.

ASIA-PACIFIC
	Philippine volcano 'still a risk' A major eruption of the volatile Mount Mayon in the Philippines is still likely, and could be just weeks away, scientists warn.
	Climate summit solves key issues A deal at the UN climate summit looks more likely after a frantic day of diplomacy, as China offers to make concessions.
	Chinese man sets himself on fire A Chinese man is being treated in hospital after setting himself on fire in Beijing, to protest against the demolition of his home.

EUROPE
	Climate summit solves key issues A deal at the UN climate summit looks more likely after a frantic day of diplomacy, as China offers to make concessions.
	Court blocks BA Christmas strike British Airways has won a High Court injunction blocking the 12-day strike that had been planned for Christmas.
	Air France jet 'black box' call Experts probing June's Air France disaster over the Atlantic recommend flight recorders emit signals for longer.

MIDDLE EAST
	Many missing in Lebanon shipwreck Rescuers search for about 80 people after a Uruguayan ship capsized off the northern Lebanese coast during stormy weather.
	Yemen forces 'foil al-Qaeda plot' Yemeni security forces kill 34 suspected al-Qaeda militants and arrest 17 who were planning multiple suicide attacks, officials say.
	Iraq rebels 'hack into US drones' Insurgents in Iraq have hacked into live video feeds from unmanned American drone aircraft, US media reports say.

SOUTH ASIA
	Zardari faces resignation demands Pakistan's opposition urges President Asif Zardari to resign after the Supreme Court annuls an amnesty on corruption.
	India court hears euthanasia plea India's Supreme Court hears a plea to end the life of a woman who has been in a vegetative state for the past 36 years.
	US diplomats in Pakistan visa row US diplomats complain that Pakistan is delaying the extension of visas of more than 100 US officials.

UK
	Court blocks BA Christmas strike British Airways has won a High Court injunction blocking the 12-day strike that had been planned for Christmas.
	Father jailed for 'honour' murder A father is jailed for life with a minimum of 22 years for murdering his daughter, 15, in a so-called honour killing.
	Warning over heavy snow forecast Commuters are braced for travel chaos on Friday after forecasters predict significant snowfall over south-east England.

ENGLAND
	Father jailed for 'honour' murder A father is jailed for life with a minimum of 22 years for murdering his daughter, 15, in a so-called honour killing.
	Care home death resident arrested An 82-year-old man is arrested in connection with the death of a 92-year-old woman at a residential care home in Devon.
	Charges could follow Tors death A criminal case could be opened into the death of a 14-year-old schoolgirl who died on a Dartmoor training exercise.

NORTHERN IRELAND
	McAleese UDA guns plan 'failed' It emerges that an intiative steered by the husband of the Irish president is being blamed for the UDA's failure to fully decommission.
	Three people dead in crash named The names of three people who died in a car crash in County Down on Thursday have been released.
	Four in court over fight death Four men have appeared in court charged in connection with the murder of Trevor Spiers in Portstewart on Sunday.

SCOTLAND
	Anthrax found in dead heroin user A heroin user who died in hospital in Glasgow had traces of anthrax in their blood, a health board confirms.
	550 jobs lost at failed airline The administrators for collapsed airline Flyglobespan say 550 workers have been made redundant with immediate effect.
	Minister's blog row legal threat Education Secretary Mike Russell threatens to sue his former constituency aide amid a row over attack blogging.

WALES
	Para's death stolen bullet theory A soldier shot by a make of bullet used by British and Nato forces is likely to have been killed by enemy fire, a coroner rules.
	Promise to replace fire-hit lido A leisure complex badly damaged in a fierce fire will either be rebuilt or replaced, a council pledges.
	Snow flurries hit parts of Wales Drivers are urged to take care as roads in parts of south Wales are hit by a snow shower.

POLITICS
	80 MPs fight expenses repayments More than 80 MPs say they will challenge an auditor's request to repay money claimed on expenses up to five years ago.
	Blair evidence 'will be public' The chairman of the Iraq Inquiry says Tony Blair will give evidence in public and rejects claims the panel is too secretive.
	Lax parents 'fuel binge drinking' England's top doctor criticises the approach of some parents to alcohol, as official guidance says under-15s should not drink any.

BUSINESS
	Court blocks BA Christmas strike British Airways has won a High Court injunction blocking the 12-day strike that had been planned for Christmas.
	UK retail sales in surprise fall UK retail sales fell 0.3% in November, according to official figures, despite analysts' predictions of a rise.
	Watford rescue bid suffers blow Former Watford chairman Jimmy Russo says he will put the club into administration after refusing to defer a loan repayment.

ENTERTAINMENT
	Gately's partner complains to PCC Stephen Gately's civil partner Andrew Cowles makes a formal complaint to the press watchdog over a Daily Mail article about his death.
	5 live sorry over Rage swearing The BBC apologises after Radio 5 live listeners hear Rage Against the Machine swearing in a live performance of Killing In The Name.
	Clooney film gathers awards pace Up in the Air, Precious and Tarantino's Inglourious Basterds earn three nominations apiece in the race for the Screen Actors Guild awards.

SCIENCE/NATURE
	Climate summit solves key issues A deal at the UN climate summit looks more likely after a frantic day of diplomacy, as China offers to make concessions.
	Fossil find: breakthrough of 2009 The discovery a "central character in the story of human evolution" is named the scientific breakthrough of 2009.
	'Coldest place' found on the Moon The coldest place in the Solar System yet measured by a spacecraft has been found to be on our Moon.

TECHNOLOGY
	YouTube post leads to movie deal A producer from a small company in Uruguay is offered a $30m contract after Hollywood directors saw his YouTube film.
	Community groups win free wi-fi Youth groups and churches are among winners of a competition to promote wi-fi in remote areas of the UK.
	PCs enjoy end of year sales boost Mobile computers helped the PC market recover in the third quarter of 2009, ending almost a year of falling sales.

HEALTH
	Lax parents 'fuel binge drinking' England's top doctor criticises the approach of some parents to alcohol, as official guidance says under-15s should not drink any.
	Fall in swine flu cases continues Swine flu cases are continuing to fall as the second peak of the pandemic seems to be coming to an end.
	Donors in Israel get op priority Israel is to give donor card carriers a legal right to priority treatment if they should require an organ transplant.

EDUCATION
	No end to student loans delays The latest figures from the Student Loans Company suggest 28,000 people are still waiting to receive their loans.
	London set for Swedish schools Richmond Council in London approves plans for two of its schools to be run as Academies managed by a Swedish company.
	Changes to exams 'destabilising' Constantly making changes to the exams system "destabilises" it, says qualifications watchdog Ofqual.

ON THIS DAY NEWS FROM THE BBC ARCHIVES
	1944: Germany counter-attacks in Ardennes German tanks, aircraft and paratroops cross the Luxembourg and Belgian borders in massive counter-offensive.
	2003: Ian Huntley guilty of Soham murders Former school caretaker Ian Huntley is convicted of the murders of 10-year-olds Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman.
	1968: Mary Bell found guilty of double killing An 11-year-old girl is sentenced to life in detention at Newcastle Assizes for killing two small boys.

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