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	Saturday, 24 April, 2010, 20:00 GMT 01:00 +05:00:Asia/Calcutta

TOP STORIES
	Brown to 'up tempo' of campaign Gordon Brown attacks Tory NHS policy - and is joined by an Elvis impersonator - as he seeks to raise Labour's campaign pace.
	Boy held over child fire deaths A 17-year-old boy is arrested after two young children are killed in a "suspicious" house fire in Derbyshire.
	Man Utd 3-1 Tottenham Two penalties from Ryan Giggs propels Manchester United back to the top of the Premier League following a victory over Tottenham.
	US urges speedy action on Greece US Treasury Secretary Geithner calls on the IMF, the EU and the Greek government to act fast to tackle Greece's debt crisis.
	Volunteers asked to miss flights UK airlines are seeking volunteers to change flights so people stranded since the ash cloud disruption can return home.

WORLD
	Thai PM rejects protesters' offer Thai PM Abhisit Vejjajiva turns down a new offer for anti-government red-shirt protests to end in return for early polls.
	US urges speedy action on Greece US Treasury Secretary Geithner calls on the IMF, the EU and the Greek government to act fast to tackle Greece's debt crisis.
	Spain rallies behind Franco judge Marches are held in Spain backing a judge accused of overreaching his powers by launching an inquiry into the Franco regime.

AFRICA
	Germans held in Nigeria are freed Two German men are freed six days after being seized while swimming in Nigeria's oil-producing south-east
	Suspected pirates charged in US Eleven suspected Somali pirates are charged in a US court after being captured by the US Navy off the coast of Africa.
	Banana gin 'kills 80' in Uganda Some 80 people have died in Uganda after drinking illegal home-made banana gin laced with methanol, health officials say.

AMERICAS
	Arizona tightens immigration law The governor of the US state of Arizona signs a tough immigration bill, despite criticism from President Barack Obama.
	Seven killed in Mexico shoot-out Six police officers and a civilian die in a shoot-out with suspected gang hitmen in Mexico, officials say.
	Chile cult leader Schaefer dies Paul Schaefer, a former Nazi army corporal who founded a secretive cult-like camp in Chile, dies in jail at the age of 88.

ASIA-PACIFIC
	Thai PM rejects protesters' offer Thai PM Abhisit Vejjajiva turns down a new offer for anti-government red-shirt protests to end in return for early polls.
	China changes Xinjiang party boss China replaces the most powerful official in its western region of Xinjiang, where ethnic violence left 200 people dead last year.
	South Korea lifts sunken ship bow South Korea raises the front half of a warship which sank in a mysterious blast near the disputed border with the North.

EUROPE
	US urges speedy action on Greece US Treasury Secretary Geithner calls on the IMF, the EU and the Greek government to act fast to tackle Greece's debt crisis.
	Spain rallies behind Franco judge Marches are held in Spain backing a judge accused of overreaching his powers by launching an inquiry into the Franco regime.
	Chile cult leader Schaefer dies Paul Schaefer, a former Nazi army corporal who founded a secretive cult-like camp in Chile, dies in jail at the age of 88.

MIDDLE EAST
	Dozens die in Baghdad bomb blasts At least 58 people are killed in Baghdad in what the government describes as a wave of revenge attacks by al-Qaeda.
	US push to renew Mid-East talks US Mid-East envoy George Mitchell meets Israeli and Palestinian leaders to try to end a row over Israeli settlements.
	Mugabe backs Iran's nuclear power President Robert Mugabe backs Iran's "just cause" on seeking nuclear power, as President Ahmadinejad visits Zimbabwe.

SOUTH ASIA
	Mumbai hotel reopens after attack Mumbai's Oberoi hotel - one of the targets of the deadly militant attack in 2008 - reopens after extensive repairs.
	Nato plans Afghanistan transfer Nato foreign ministers discuss a framework to hand over responsibility in Afghanistan to the government there.
	Amnesty says UAE abused Indians Rights group Amnesty International says authorities in the United Arab Emirates abused 17 Indian murder suspects.

UK
	Brown to 'up tempo' of campaign Gordon Brown attacks Tory NHS policy - and is joined by an Elvis impersonator - as he seeks to raise Labour's campaign pace.
	Boy held over child fire deaths A 17-year-old boy is arrested after two young children are killed in a "suspicious" house fire in Derbyshire.
	Super-rich 'become richer again' The UK's super-rich saw a resurgence in their fortunes during the past 12 months, the Sunday Times Rich List suggests.

ENGLAND
	Boy held over child fire deaths A 17-year-old boy is arrested after two young children are killed in a "suspicious" house fire in Derbyshire.
	New charge over mutilation death A third person is charged with the murder of a woman who was found dying in a London street with her hand chopped off.
	City stars fined for window tints Five Manchester City players are given fines by police who spotted their vehicles' tinted windows were too dark.

NORTHERN IRELAND
	NI woman critical after US attack A 23-year-old woman from south Armagh is in a critical condition in Chicago after being attacked with a baseball bat on Friday morning.
	Woman is raped by taxi companion A woman in her 50s has been raped by a stranger who shared a taxi to Lisburn with her early on Saturday.
	Teen in court over man's murder An 18-year-old man appears in court charged with murdering father-of-eight Seamus Fox

SCOTLAND
	Murder inquiry into man's death Police launch a murder investigation following the death of a 28-year-old man in Musselburgh in the early hours.
	Couple tied up and robbed in home A couple are robbed and tied up in their Glasgow home by three armed men, wearing balaclavas, while their children are at home.
	Arrest over £100,000 drugs find A 34-year-old man is arrested after drugs with a street value of £100,000 were found at a house in Kirkintilloch.

WALES
	Woodland blaze houses evacuated People are evacuated from their homes as more than 55 fire fighters tackle a large woodland and gorse blaze.
	Town march over care homes threat Over 100 campaigners fighting to save six Carmarthenshire residential care homes march through a town.
	Politicians campaign across Wales With just 12 days left before the general election, politicians across Wales have been out campaigning on issues.

BUSINESS
	US urges speedy action on Greece US Treasury Secretary Geithner calls on the IMF, the EU and the Greek government to act fast to tackle Greece's debt crisis.
	Hidden debts 'amount to billions' People in the UK owe £55bn in debts that are hidden from family members, according to a survey.
	Super-rich 'become richer again' The UK's super-rich saw a resurgence in their fortunes during the past 12 months, the Sunday Times Rich List suggests.

ENTERTAINMENT
	Second debate attracts 4m people An average 4m people watched Thursday's prime ministerial debate on Sky, according to early overnight figures.
	BBC's Working Lunch show to end BBC business programme Working Lunch will no longer be broadcast from the end of July, it is announced.
	Disney announces Monsters sequel Pixar film Monsters Inc - about monsters who scare children for a living - is to have a sequel, the Disney studio announces.

SCIENCE/NATURE
	Science enthusiasts chase dream Amateur scientists will investigate snails, clouds and gigs in the final of a BBC competition.
	Lift-off for military spaceplane A prototype spaceplane developed for the US military has been launched into orbit from Florida.
	US fears ease over oil rig spill The oil rig that caught fire and sank off the Louisiana coast does not appear to be leaking oil, the US Coast Guard says.

TECHNOLOGY
	Adobe abandons iPhone code tools Software maker Adobe is giving up on making tools that put popular Flash programs onto the iPhone and iPad.
	Son's autism leads to innovation An autistic boy is given help to communicate as his father creates a visual system that helps to give him a voice.
	Facebook's bid to rule the web Facebook tells developers it plans to unseat Google by putting itself at the heart of the web.

HEALTH
	Biobank 'nearing 500,000 target' Scientists behind one of the largest ever health projects say they are close to reaching their target of recruiting half a million participants.
	Full face transplant 'a success' A team of 30 Spanish doctors claim to have successfully performed the world's first full face transplant.
	Poor 'get less prostate surgery' Men living in deprived areas are less likely to receive radiotherapy or surgery for prostate cancer, a study suggests.

EDUCATION
	Baby Peter sacking ruled lawful The High Court has ruled that the sacking of the head of children's services at Haringey after the death of Baby Peter was lawful.
	Brown recalls cleaners' campaign Gordon Brown has told students about his own university campaigns - opposing apartheid in South Africa and supporting "decent pay" for cleaners.
	Union attacks principal pay rises Figures suggest college principals' pay rose by 56% over the past eight years to an average of nearly £120,000.

ON THIS DAY NEWS FROM THE BBC ARCHIVES
	1993: IRA bomb devastates City of London A massive bomb rips through the heart of the City of London, killing one and injuring more than 40.
	1967: Russian cosmonaut dies in space crash The Soviet Union announces the catastrophic failure of its latest space mission, with the crash of Soyuz 1 and the death of the cosmonaut on board.
	1982: First Briton dies in Falklands campaign A crewman of a Sea King helicopter on its way to the Falklands Islands is missing and presumed dead after the aircraft crashed.

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