Friday, April 30, 2010

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Friday, 30 April, 2010, 20:00 GMT 01:00 +05:00:Asia/Calcutta
TOP STORIES
Brown 'to dig deeper' before poll
The PM says he will fight to "the last second" as Nick Clegg and David Cameron battle to persuade voters they can bring change.
  Oil spill sparks new drilling ban
The US puts new offshore oil drilling on hold while it investigates the cause of the spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
  Army pair were unlawfully killed
The most senior Army officer to die in Afghanistan and a soldier under his command were unlawfully killed, a coroner rules.
  Woman arrested after fatal fire
A woman is arrested in connection with a house fire in Derbyshire which claimed the lives of two children.
  CCTV shows moments after attack
CCTV footage showing the moments after a teacher attacked a pupil with a dumbbell in a Nottinghamshire school is released.
WORLD
Oil spill sparks new drilling ban
The US puts new offshore oil drilling on hold while it investigates the cause of the spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
  Mid-East talks 'set for launch'
Israeli-Palestinian proximity talks are expected to start next week, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says.
  World Expo 2010 opens in Shanghai
China opens the 2010 World Expo in Shanghai, in an event it hopes will highlight its rising global influence.
AFRICA
Mutinous troops attack Sudan army
At least eight people are killed as mutinous troops attack an army base in south Sudan over recent elections.
  Uganda MPs want ministers charged
Uganda's Vice-President Bukenya and other ministers should be prosecuted over corruption over the Commonwealth Summit, a leaked MPs' report says.
  Anger in Malawi over polygamy ban
Plans championed by Malawi's gender minister to ban polygamy discriminate against Muslims, an Islamic leader tells the BBC.
AMERICAS
Oil spill sparks new drilling ban
The US puts new offshore oil drilling on hold while it investigates the cause of the spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
  Goldman 'facing criminal inquiry'
Goldman Sachs shares fall almost 10% on reports it faces a criminal inquiry into allegations it mis-sold complex financial products
  Arizona immigrant law challenged
The US state of Arizona faces legal challenges to a controversial new immigration law as President Obama joins the backlash.
ASIA-PACIFIC
World Expo 2010 opens in Shanghai
China opens the 2010 World Expo in Shanghai, in an event it hopes will highlight its rising global influence.
  China hit by fresh school attack
Five young children are injured after a man attacks them with a hammer in the third such incident in China in as many days.
  Vietnam re-enacts fall of Saigon
Vietnam marks 35 years since the end of the war with a dramatic re-enactment of the fall of Saigon.
EUROPE
Greeks warned of austerity plan
Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou warns the country to be ready for a new round of austerity measures.
  Spain unemployment rate hits 20%
Spain's unemployment rate breaches 20% for the first time in nearly 13 years, official figures show.
  French former minister convicted
French senator and former interior minister Charles Pasqua gets a one-year suspended jail term for corruption.
MIDDLE EAST
Mid-East talks 'set for launch'
Israeli-Palestinian proximity talks are expected to start next week, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says.
  Lebanon mob lynching 'barbaric'
The lynching of a murder suspect by angry Lebanese villagers is condemned as barbaric by officials.
  New US warning to Syria on Scuds
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton issues a strong warning to Syria over alleged transfers of weapons to Lebanon.
SOUTH ASIA
Pakistan campaigner found dead
A Pakistani campaigner reportedly captured by the Taliban is found dead in the North Waziristan region, officials say.
  India steps up radiation probe
India's energy watchdog gives a university two weeks to explain how it sold as scrap radioactive waste, which has killed a man.
  India weavers 'suffer eye damage'
Authorities in India's Karnataka investigate reports that silk, adulterated with toxins, partially blinds at least 40 weavers.
UK
Brown 'to dig deeper' before poll
The PM says he will fight to "the last second" as Nick Clegg and David Cameron battle to persuade voters they can bring change.
  Man jailed for child rape attempt
A man who tried to murder a woman during a bid to rape her granddaughters is told he may never be released from prison.
  Royal aide escape charge dropped
A former royal aide jailed for stabbing her boyfriend to death will no longer face charges of absconding from prison, the CPS says.
ENGLAND
Man is killed in double stabbing
An 18-year-old is arrested on suspicion of murder after a man is killed and a woman seriously hurt in a stabbing in Hertfordshire.
  Bronson brother prison visit ban
The brother of notorious criminal Charles Bronson is banned from visiting him in jail by the Prison Service.
  Woman arrested after fatal fire
A woman is arrested in connection with a house fire in Derbyshire which claimed the lives of two children.
NORTHERN IRELAND
900 job losses at Quinn Insurance
Nine hundred workers at Quinn Insurance are to lose their jobs, the administrators have confirmed.
  Devlin killer 'may never be free'
One of the men who murdered Belfast schoolboy Thomas Devlin is warned he might never be released from jail.
  Police recover body of teenager
Police searching for a teenager missing from his home for a week recover his body from Lough Erne.
SCOTLAND
Woman shot boyfriend in the head
An Edinburgh woman is found guilty of murdering her boyfriend after shooting him in the head outside the home they shared.
  Man jailed for child rape attempt
A man who tried to murder a woman during a bid to rape her granddaughters is told he may never be released from prison.
  Forth bridge damaged by harvester
A combine harvester rips off about a dozen metal bars from the Forth Road Bridge while being driven across without permission.
WALES
Child images policeman is jailed
A police officer who was part of a British paedophile ring which swapped images of child abuse has been jailed for a year.
  Key marginal's postal votes error
Thousands of postal votes are being reissued with less than a week to polling day after an error invalidated some forms.
  Protest against suspended doctor
Protesters call for a doctor who was suspended following the death of two patients in her care to be struck off.
BUSINESS
Barclays' profit fails to impress
Shares in High Street banking giant Barclays fall 6% despite a big rise in pre-tax profits for the first three months of the year.
  London leads in house price rises
All regions of England and Wales have seen a year-on-year increase in house prices, the Land Registry says.
  Goldman 'facing criminal inquiry'
Goldman Sachs shares fall almost 10% on reports it faces a criminal inquiry into allegations it mis-sold complex financial products
ENTERTAINMENT
Lygo to leave Channel 4 for ITV
Channel 4 director of television Kevin Lygo is leaving the broadcaster to take up a post with ITV.
  Global music sales dipped in 2009
Music sales around the world fall 7% in 2009, while Susan Boyle secures the biggest-selling album of the year.
  Lady Gaga 'most influential' star
Lady Gaga and Ricky Gervais are among the celebrities who 'most affect our world', according to a new Time magazine list.
SCIENCE/NATURE
Study to unlock tornado secrets
A team of researchers embarks on what is described as the "most ambitious tornado study in history".
  Frog genome may aid conservation
The first sequencing of a frog genome could help combat a disease killing amphibians around the world, scientists say.
  Oil spill sparks new drilling ban
The US puts new offshore oil drilling on hold while it investigates the cause of the spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
TECHNOLOGY
Adobe responds to Apple on Flash
Responding to Steve Jobs' letter on Flash, Adobe confirms plans to move away from Apple products.
  Mobiles get novel memory material
Smartphones could soon get at images and videos quicker thanks to a memory material that can be turned into different forms.
  '$100 laptop' targets East Africa
One Laptop Per Child does a deal which it hopes will deliver machines to every primary school child in East Africa.
HEALTH
Prostate cancer vaccine approved
A "vaccine" which uses the body's immune system to fight prostate cancer is approved for use by US drug regulators.
  UK 'has a high early death rate'
People in the UK have a higher risk of early death than those in many other wealthy countries, a study shows.
  Roller coaster ear damage warning
The twists and turns of a roller coaster ride can leave you breathless - but US doctors warn it could also cause temporary hearing loss.
EDUCATION
Heads 'under pressure' over Sats
Head teachers planning to boycott national primary school tests in England say they could face disciplinary action.
  Heads' warning over surplus cash
Head teachers in England are warning the government not to try to raid surplus cash held by schools.
  Teacher in pupil attack cleared
A teacher is cleared of attempting to murder a 14-year-old pupil with a dumbbell at a Nottinghamshire school.
ON THIS DAY NEWS FROM THE BBC ARCHIVES
  1975: Saigon surrenders
The war in Vietnam ends as the government in Saigon announces its unconditional surrender to the Vietcong.
  1973: Nixon takes rap for Watergate scandal
President Richard Nixon takes responsibility for the Watergate scandal but denies any personal involvement.
  1999: Dozens injured in Soho nail bomb
Two people are killed and at least 30 injured in the third nail-bomb attack in London in two weeks.

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