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	Monday, 08 March, 2010, 20:00 GMT 01:00 +05:00:Asia/Calcutta

TOP STORIES
	Venables recall 'not made public' Justice Secretary Jack Straw tells parliament the reason one of James Bulger's killers is back in prison will not be divulged.
	Life term for Facebook murderer A convicted sex offender is sentenced to life imprisonment for the kidnap, rape and murder of a County Durham teenager he met on the internet.
	Deal agreed in Royal Mail dispute A deal is reached in the long-running dispute at Royal Mail over modernising the postal service which led to strikes last year.
	Russian family 'jumped to deaths' Three people who plunged to their deaths from a tower block were a Russian family seeking asylum, the BBC understands.
	Man admits ricin terrorism plot A County Durham man admits producing the lethal poison ricin while preparing for acts of terrorism.

WORLD
	'Hundreds dead' in Nigeria attack Several hundred people are now reported to have been killed in an ethnic clash near the Nigerian city of Jos, officials say.
	Strong quake hits eastern Turkey A strong earthquake of 6.0 magnitude has struck eastern Turkey, killing at least 57 people, officials say.
	Israel backs West Bank building Israel authorises the building of 112 new apartments in a settlement, as the US vice-president flies into the region.

AFRICA
	'Hundreds dead' in Nigeria attack Several hundred people are now reported to have been killed in an ethnic clash near the Nigerian city of Jos, officials say.
	Uganda to 'move half a million' People living in Uganda's mountainous areas are at risk from mudslides and must be relocated, the government says.
	US eases sanctions for freer web The US eases sanctions on Iran, Cuba and Sudan to allow the export of web services that help the spread of information.

AMERICAS
	US eases sanctions for freer web The US eases sanctions on Iran, Cuba and Sudan to allow the export of web services that help the spread of information.
	Obama continues healthcare attack US President Barack Obama attacks insurers for raising rates as he continues his push for healthcare reform.
	Oscar triumph for The Hurt Locker Historic win for The Hurt Locker as Kathryn Bigelow becomes the first woman to win the best director Oscar at the 82nd Academy Awards.

ASIA-PACIFIC
	Burma passes key election laws Burma's military rulers pass five key election laws, paving the way for polls expected to be held later this year.
	Oscar win for dolphin hunt film A film about the annual dolphin hunt in Taiji, Japan, wins the best documentary Oscar - angering the town's mayor.
	China herdsmen kill snow leopard Two herdsmen are jailed for up to 10 years for killing a rare snow leopard in Xinjiang, China's state news agency reports.

EUROPE
	Strong quake hits eastern Turkey A strong earthquake of 6.0 magnitude has struck eastern Turkey, killing at least 57 people, officials say.
	Vatican accused over German abuse A German minister criticises the Vatican for a "wall of silence" over recently emerged sexual abuse allegations.
	France seizes 35 Somali 'pirates' The French navy captures 35 Somali suspected pirates in three days - calling it the biggest seizure since 2008.

MIDDLE EAST
	Israel backs West Bank building Israel authorises the building of 112 new apartments in a settlement, as the US vice-president flies into the region.
	Iraq election voter turnout '62%' The voter turnout in Iraq's parliamentary election was 62%, officials say, despite attacks that killed 38 people.
	Iranian poet handed 'travel ban' Iran's most celebrated female poet is banned from travelling out of the country by the government.

SOUTH ASIA
	Thirteen killed in Pakistan blast At least 13 people are killed and 60 injured in a suicide attack on an anti-terrorist unit in Lahore in Pakistan, police say.
	India women's bill sparks uproar Protests by Indian MPs delay voting on a landmark bill to reserve a third of all parliamentary seats for women.
	India's Essar 'planning UK float' Indian conglomerate Essar Group is reported to be planning to float on the London Stock Exchange, a move that could raise up to $3bn.

UK
	Venables recall 'not made public' Justice Secretary Jack Straw tells parliament the reason one of James Bulger's killers is back in prison will not be divulged.
	Deal agreed in Royal Mail dispute A deal is reached in the long-running dispute at Royal Mail over modernising the postal service which led to strikes last year.
	Life term for Facebook murderer A convicted sex offender is sentenced to life imprisonment for the kidnap, rape and murder of a County Durham teenager he met on the internet.

ENGLAND
	Venables recall 'not made public' Justice Secretary Jack Straw tells parliament the reason one of James Bulger's killers is back in prison will not be divulged.
	Life term for Facebook murderer A convicted sex offender is sentenced to life imprisonment for the kidnap, rape and murder of a County Durham teenager he met on the internet.
	Resistance heroine dies aged 105 A French resistance heroine from Long Ashton who saved more than 100 lives and survived a Nazi death squad dies at the age of 105

NORTHERN IRELAND
	UUP and McGuinness in office row A UUP delegation claims Martin McGuinness told them to "get out" of his office after an argument over policing and justice powers.
	Woodward 'guilty of blackmail' The UUP accuse the Secretary of State of "political and emotional blackmail" ahead of the vote on the transfer of justice powers.
	Republican murder bid case begins The trial begins of a prominent republican alleged to have attempted to murder a UDR man almost 30 years ago.

SCOTLAND
	Russian family 'jumped to deaths' Three people who plunged to their deaths from a tower block were a Russian family seeking asylum, the BBC understands.
	Radiation 'did not kill' teenager A fatal accident inquiry into the death of a teenager following an overdose of radiation has been abandoned.
	Rangers enter talks on takeover Rangers confirm that principal shareholder Murray International Holdings has opened discussions about a possible takeover.

WALES
	Thousands in public sector strike Up to 20,000 civil and public servants join a UK-wide strike in a dispute over redundancy terms.
	Man's 14-storey fall was suicide A coroner records a verdict of suicide on a 20-year-old man who fell from a 14-storey block of flats.
	JPR guilty of drink-drive charge Rugby legend JPR Williams pleads guilty to drink-driving, but a court hears he sucked coins to try to lower a breathalyser reading.

POLITICS
	Venables recall 'not made public' Justice Secretary Jack Straw tells parliament the reason one of James Bulger's killers is back in prison will not be divulged.
	UN feeble over Saddam - Miliband The "failures" of the UN to follow through threats to Saddam Hussein weakened it ahead of the Iraq war, David Miliband says
	Business bodies urge faster cuts The CBI wants the Budget to deliver plans to balance public finances by 2016 - two years earlier than currently planned.

BUSINESS
	Deal agreed in Royal Mail dispute A deal is reached in the long-running dispute at Royal Mail over modernising the postal service which led to strikes last year.
	Complaint made over Kraft closure The Takeover Panel receives a complaint over assurances given by Kraft that it would save a Cadbury plant it is now closing.
	E.On is latest to cut gas prices E.on says it will cut gas bills by 6% from 31 March, saving almost two million customers an average of £42 a year.

ENTERTAINMENT
	Oscar triumph for The Hurt Locker Historic win for The Hurt Locker as Kathryn Bigelow becomes the first woman to win the best director Oscar at the 82nd Academy Awards.
	Women occupy 'third of TV roles' Women are outnumbered two to one on British television, a study commissioned by Channel 4 finds.
	Doctor Who goes on tour of the UK The new Doctor Who will be introduced to fans across the UK later this month as a tour gets underway showcasing the first episode of the upcoming series.

SCIENCE/NATURE
	Bonobos opt to share their food One of our closest primate relatives, the bonobo, voluntarily shares food, scientists report.
	Probe may have found cosmic dust Scientists may have identified the first specks of interstellar dust in material collected by the US space agency's (Nasa) Stardust spacecraft.
	Panel confirms dino crater link An international panel of experts has strongly endorsed the idea that an asteroid impact was responsible for killing off the dinosaurs.

TECHNOLOGY
	US eases sanctions for freer web The US eases sanctions on Iran, Cuba and Sudan to allow the export of web services that help the spread of information.
	Internet access 'a human right' Almost four in five people worldwide see internet access as a fundamental right, a poll for the BBC World Service suggests.
	Weak questions put e-mail at risk Security checks on websites need to be replaced by more complex tests to establish a person's identity, say researchers.

HEALTH
	Drinkers 'may gain less weight' Women can enjoy a tipple and stay slim, according to a study that shows moderate drinkers gain less weight than teetotallers.
	Premature brain 'wash out' hope A technique that "washes out" the brains of severely ill premature babies may aid survival, a study suggests.
	Hospital self-assessment queried A Panorama investigation finds that 60% of hospitals inspected gave inaccurate information to the government in assessing their own performance.

EDUCATION
	Warning on 'corner shop' schools Head teachers warn that Tory plans for free schools could lead to a system of 20,000 "corner shop" schools.
	'Record numbers of heads' sacked School leaders say record numbers of head teachers are losing their jobs because of poor exam results.
	Call to identify children's needs High-quality childcare helps identify the needs of the most vulnerable children early on, an Ofsted study finds.

ON THIS DAY NEWS FROM THE BBC ARCHIVES
	1985: Beirut car bomb kills dozens At least 45 people die and 175 are injured in a car bomb explosion in Beirut, Lebanon.
	1972: TWA jet explodes at Las Vegas airport Bomb explodes in the cockpit of a Trans World Airlines Boeing 707 at Las Vegas airport.
	1971: Post strike ends with pay deal British postal workers go back to work after seven weeks on strike.

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