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

TOP STORIES
	Johnson defends drugs row sacking The home secretary defends his decision to sack the UK's chief drugs adviser for criticising government policy.
	Deadly blast hits Pakistan city Thirty people die as a suicide blast hits a car park near a hotel in the Pakistani garrison city of Rawalpindi, police say.
	BA cabin crew meet over job plans The Unite union warns BA staff could strike at Christmas unless planned job cuts and work pattern changes are cancelled.
	Scottish flooding causing chaos Heavy rain wreaks havoc in the north and east of Scotland with homes flooded, roads closed and trains cancelled.
	School places cheating report due A probe into parents cheating to get their children places at over-subscribed schools is to be published later.

WORLD
	Deadly blast hits Pakistan city Thirty people die as a suicide blast hits a car park near a hotel in the Pakistani garrison city of Rawalpindi, police say.
	UN chief in Kabul for key talks UN chief Ban Ki-moon is in Kabul for talks with President Karzai amid confusion over the planned presidential election run-off.
	N Korea urges US nuclear talks North Korea has said it is ready for direct talks with the US on its nuclear programme but will "go its own way" if refused.

AFRICA
	Zimbabwe diamond sales ban urged Rights groups want Zimbabwe banned from the international diamond trade over allegations of abuse by its soldiers.
	South Sudan leader urges split South Sudan's leader makes his strongest call yet for voters to back independence from the north in a referendum.
	Government rules out ransom deal The government insists it will not pay a ransom to Somali pirates who kidnapped a British couple on a yacht in the Indian Ocean.

AMERICAS
	CIT Group files for US bankruptcy The US lender, CIT Group, files for bankruptcy protection, after a debt-exchange offer to bondholders fails.
	Caracas joins border slayings row Venezuela says the 11 men found dead on its soil last week were Colombian paramilitaries undergoing training.
	N Korea urges US nuclear talks North Korea has said it is ready for direct talks with the US on its nuclear programme but will "go its own way" if refused.

ASIA-PACIFIC
	N Korea urges US nuclear talks North Korea has said it is ready for direct talks with the US on its nuclear programme but will "go its own way" if refused.
	Boat capsizes off Cocos Islands A rescue operation is under way after a boat carrying about 40 people sinks off the Cocos Islands in the Indian Ocean.
	Scientists bring snow to Beijing Chinese meteorologists bring about Beijing's earliest snowfall in a decade, after seeding rain clouds with silver iodide.

EUROPE
	European water mission lifts off A European satellite is set to provide major new insights into how water is cycled around the Earth.
	Miliband begins visit to Russia David Miliband is in Moscow for the first visit to Russia in five years by a British foreign secretary.
	Final round for UN climate talks The last set of UN climate talks before the Copenhagen summit will open with divisions remaining over targets and money.

MIDDLE EAST
	Iran seeks review of nuclear deal Iran says it wants the UN's nuclear watchdog to review a plan to send its enriched uranium abroad for processing.
	Israeli settler held over attacks Israeli police arrest a Jewish settler who they say confessed to a string of high-profile hate attacks over the past 12 years.
	Saudis find 'al-Qaeda' arms cache Saudi officials say they have discovered a large arms cache near Riyadh linked to al-Qaeda militants.

SOUTH ASIA
	Deadly blast hits Pakistan city Thirty people die as a suicide blast hits a car park near a hotel in the Pakistani garrison city of Rawalpindi, police say.
	UN chief in Kabul for key talks UN chief Ban Ki-moon is in Kabul for talks with President Karzai amid confusion over the planned presidential election run-off.
	India train crash leaves 14 dead Fourteen die when a train rams into a truck at an unmanned railway crossing in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.

ENGLAND
	Arrest in double murder inquiry A man is arrested on suspicion of murder after two bodies are found in a property in Norfolk, police say.
	Rapist flees ahead of deportation Police search for a rapist who escaped from immigration officials in London while being served with a deportation order.
	'Mayoral power' forced Blair out Sir Ian Blair says he was forced out as Met Police chief because Boris Johnson "wanted to show the power" of being London mayor.

NORTHERN IRELAND
	Man dies in hit and run accident A young man loses his life in a hit-and-run road traffic accident in Londonderry.
	Drivers warned of flash-flooding The Department of Regional Development warns of flood dangers as heavy rain continues across Northern Ireland.
	Former bank manager fraud charges A former bank manager from Silverbridge is charged with a series of offences including fraud and money laundering.

SCOTLAND
	'Three new banks' for High Street The Chancellor Alistair Darling tells the BBC there could be three new High Street banks in the UK over the next three to four years.
	UK soldiers 'shot' in Falklands Three members of the UK armed forces are in hospital following a reported shooting in the Falkland Islands, the MoD says.
	Fan dressed as sheep set alight A 24-year-old football fan dressed as a sheep suffers burns to his arms and legs when he was set alight on a train in Fife.

WALES
	Villagers without gas after blast Engineers hope to restore gas supplies to hundreds of villagers after a mains explosion, within 24 hours.
	Flooding calls keep services busy Fire and rescue crews are called to localised floods across the country following heavy rainfall overnight.
	Murder charge over body in house Police say a 42-year-old man has been charged with murder after a man's body was found at a house in south Wales.

POLITICS
	Don't axe MP spouses, says Harman MPs who currently employ relatives should not have to axe them under expenses reforms, Harriet Harman says.
	Government drugs adviser resigns A part-time adviser on the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs has resigned over the sacking of its head, Prof David Nutt.
	'Mayoral power' forced Blair out Sir Ian Blair says he was forced out as Met Police chief because Boris Johnson "wanted to show the power" of being London mayor.

BUSINESS
	'Three new banks' for High Street The Chancellor Alistair Darling tells the BBC there could be three new High Street banks in the UK over the next three to four years.
	Air tax increase comes into force The first of two rises in UK airport departure tax has come into effect, adding up to £30 to the cost of flying.
	Britain 'losing billions in VAT' The British Government has been losing out on as much as £1 in every £6 that it could be collecting in VAT, says research.

ENTERTAINMENT
	Cheryl Cole achieves chart double The Girls Aloud singer and X Factor judge is top of the album and singles charts with her debut solo releases.
	First girl voted off The X Factor Student Rachel Adedeji becomes the first girl to be voted off ITV1 talent show The X Factor.
	Jackson film tops US box office Michael Jackson film This Is It tops the North American box office in its first weekend of release.

SCIENCE/NATURE
	Rocket booster damaged on return The booster used on the Ares 1-X test rocket on Wednesday was damaged when it fell back into the ocean, Nasa says.
	EU strikes climate funding deal EU leaders agree a conditional deal to help other nations fight global warming, ahead of the Copenhagen climate summit.
	Spider web confirmed as 'oldest' A spider web encased in amber which was discovered on an East Sussex beach is confirmed as being the world's oldest on record.

TECHNOLOGY
	Internet addresses set for change The internet regulator approves plans to allow non-Latin-script web addresses, in a move set to transform the online world.
	Fallout 3 crowned 'game of year' Fallout 3 scoops ultimate game of the year at the Golden Joysticks, with Call of Duty also taking home a trio of awards.
	Fry ends row with Twitter critic Actor and presenter Stephen Fry and another user of website Twitter apologise to each other after an online row broke out.

HEALTH
	Government drugs adviser resigns A part-time adviser on the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs has resigned over the sacking of its head, Prof David Nutt.
	Women not getting bone treatment The majority of women at high risk of having a fracture are not getting the recommended bone treatment, say researchers.
	Hospitals 'feel swine flu strain' Hospital intensive care wards are under "a lot of pressure" as a result of swine flu, says the government's medical adviser.

EDUCATION
	Bogus student checks 'don't work' Immigration officers have warned bosses that new rules designed to stop bogus students entering the UK are not working, the BBC is told.
	Labels to aid student 'consumers' A food labelling-style system to help school leavers find out more about university courses and their future career prospects is to be introduced.
	Brown says primary Sats must stay Gordon Brown says Sats must stay for 11-year-olds to ensure school accountability.

ON THIS DAY NEWS FROM THE BBC ARCHIVES
	1966: Viet Cong bombs Saigon At least eight people are killed including an American officer when Viet Cong artillery shells the South Vietnamese capital.
	1970: Nightclub inferno 'wipes out generation' A fire at a nightclub in France has killed 142 people, most of them teenagers.
	1986: Chemical spill turns Rhine red A catastrophic fire at a chemicals factory near Basle, Switzerland, sends tons of toxic chemicals into the river Rhine, turning it red.

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