Monday, November 9, 2009

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Monday, 09 November, 2009, 20:00 GMT 01:00 +05:00:Asia/Calcutta
TOP STORIES
Berlin remembers fall of the Wall
World leaders past and present join thousands of Berliners marking the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall.
  PM apologises over soldier letter
Gordon Brown apologises to a mother after she criticises him for her dead son's name being misspelt in a letter.
  Lottery £90m winners are revealed
The winning ticket holders of the UK's largest-ever lottery prize are a couple from South Wales, and a syndicate from Liverpool.
  Pushchair amputation risk recall
About a million pushchairs made by Maclaren USA are recalled in the US amid reports of children's fingertips being cut off in the hinge.
  Dead UK soldier is named by MoD
A soldier killed in Afghanistan is named as Rifleman Philip Allen, of 2nd Battalion The Rifles, by the Ministry of Defence.
WORLD
Berlin remembers fall of the Wall
World leaders past and present join thousands of Berliners marking the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall.
  US trio 'on Iran spying charge'
Three young Americans detained in Iran over alleged illegal entry are to be charged with spying, the state news agency says.
  Pushchair amputation risk recall
About a million pushchairs made by Maclaren USA are recalled in the US amid reports of children's fingertips being cut off in the hinge.
AFRICA
Mid-ocean pirate attack on tanker
Somali pirates attack an oil tanker 1,000 miles from the coast - the furthest yet, the EU anti-piracy mission says.
  SA World Cup rail project delayed
One of South Africa's major projects for next year's World Cup will not be ready, the BBC has been told.
  SA power chief quits in race row
The chairman of South Africa's national power company resigns after he was accused of pushing out his black chief executive.
AMERICAS
Desperate search in El Salvador
El Salvador searches for survivors in a rainstorm-ravaged town as the deaths of at least 130 people are confirmed across the country.
  US trio 'on Iran spying charge'
Three young Americans detained in Iran over alleged illegal entry are to be charged with spying, the state news agency says.
  Pushchair amputation risk recall
About a million pushchairs made by Maclaren USA are recalled in the US amid reports of children's fingertips being cut off in the hinge.
ASIA-PACIFIC
Nine executed over Xinjiang riots
China executes nine people who had been convicted over deadly ethnic riots in Xinjiang region, officials say.
  Dalai Lama holds mass gathering
Tens of thousands of devotees pour into a remote town in north-east India to hear an address by the Dalai Lama.
  Australia tackles refugee source
Sri Lanka and Australia agree to set up a joint mechanism to tackle the problem of people smuggling.
EUROPE
Berlin remembers fall of the Wall
World leaders past and present join thousands of Berliners marking the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall.
  France recovers security van cash
French police recover most of 11.6m euros (£10.4m) stolen from a security van in Lyon, officials say, but the van's driver is still missing.
  Libya releases Swiss businessmen
Two Swiss businessmen seized in Libya in August have been handed over to the country's Swiss embassy, officials say.
MIDDLE EAST
US trio 'on Iran spying charge'
Three young Americans detained in Iran over alleged illegal entry are to be charged with spying, the state news agency says.
  Obama and Netanyahu to hold talks
President Obama is due to meet Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu as Washington tries to revive Mid-East peace talks.
  Concern over Lebanon maid deaths
A human rights group wants the Lebanese government to investigate the suspicious deaths of eight foreign maids last month.
SOUTH ASIA
Dalai Lama holds mass gathering
Tens of thousands of devotees pour into a remote town in north-east India to hear an address by the Dalai Lama.
  Maldives anger at climate inertia
The president of the Maldives strongly criticises the world's rich countries for doing too little to stem climate change.
  Probe into baby 'lent to beggars'
Child welfare officials investigate the case of a baby who was reportedly rented out to beggars in the Indian city of Bangalore.
UK
PM apologises over soldier letter
Gordon Brown apologises to a mother after she criticises him for her dead son's name being misspelt in a letter.
  Police cautions 'to be reviewed'
The use of cautions for criminal offences is to be examined after the BBC learned 40,000 assault cases led to cautions last year.
  Lottery £90m winners are revealed
The winning ticket holders of the UK's largest-ever lottery prize are a couple from South Wales, and a syndicate from Liverpool.
ENGLAND
Men jailed for £15 debt murders
Two men who started a fire over a £15 debt, killing a girl and her grandmother in London, are each jailed for a minimum of 25 years.
  Murder arrest man drank pesticide
Medical staff suffer reactions to chemicals oozing from the skin of a man who had been arrested on suspicion of murder.
  Court hears couple's sex sessions
A court is played a recording of a Wearside couple whose nightly sex sessions are said to have ruined the lives of neighbours.
NORTHERN IRELAND
DUP: Police plan is deal-breaker
The DUP's Jeffrey Donaldson says he does not believe policing and justice will be devolved if the full time police reserve is phased out.
  Woman 'was raped' in McDonald's
A woman was allegedly raped by her ex-partner in the toilet of a McDonald's restaurant in Belfast, a court hears.
  'Dissident threat to NI judges'
Judges in Northern Ireland have had to increase their security arrangements due to the increased threat posed by dissident republicans.
SCOTLAND
'Racist murder' conviction urged
A jury at the High Court in Glasgow is urged to convict a man of a race hate murder in which a father-to-be was killed.
  Proposals for more school freedom
East Lothian is considering becoming the first council in Scotland to allow schools more independence.
  Killer 'bitten by prison officer'
A convicted killer received £1,400 compensation after being bitten on the back by a prison officer, it emerges.
WALES
Shallow grave killer found guilty
A dairy worker is convicted of murdering a female colleague and burying her body in a shallow grave.
  Lottery £90m winners are revealed
The winning ticket holders of the UK's largest-ever lottery prize are a couple from South Wales, and a syndicate from Liverpool.
  Anglesey on nuclear station list
The prospect of a new nuclear power station on Anglesey moves closer as it is included on a list of approved sites.
POLITICS
PM apologises over soldier letter
Gordon Brown apologises to a mother after she criticises him for her dead son's name being misspelt in a letter.
  Go-ahead for 10 nuclear stations
Ministers have approved 10 sites in England and Wales as being suitable for new nuclear power stations.
  Tories claim immigration cover-up
The Conservatives accuse ministers of trying to "deliberately deceive" people about immigration policy.
BUSINESS
Cadbury rejects hostile Kraft bid
UK confectioner Cadbury rejects a £9.8bn hostile bid from US food giant Kraft, which will now go directly to shareholders.
  City regulator issues jail threat
FSA boss Hector Sants issues a stiff warning to financial firms including the threat of jail for those flouting the rules.
  Murdoch may block Google searches
Rupert Murdoch says he will try to block Google and Google News using news content from his firms on their search indexes.
ENTERTAINMENT
Top Gear 'ad' breached guidelines
A spoof advert shown on BBC motoring show Top Gear was too graphic for the time of its broadcast, the broadcasting watchdog rules.
  Henry up for stage newcomer prize
Comedian Lenny Henry is nominated for a London Evening Standard theatre award - for outstanding stage newcomer.
  Kay records Children in Need song
Comic Peter Kay is to record a charity single for this year's Children in Need appeal he says may be "another Amarillo".
SCIENCE/NATURE
'Last chance' for tuna authority
The organisation charged with conserving Atlantic tuna has a "final chance" to get things right at its meeting this week.
  Go-ahead for 10 nuclear stations
Ministers have approved 10 sites in England and Wales as being suitable for new nuclear power stations.
  Nasa and Esa sign Mars agreement
The US and European space agencies sign the "letter of intent" tying together their Mars exploration programmes.
TECHNOLOGY
Modern Warfare prepares to strike
Hotly-anticipated video game Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 begins its assault on the gaming industry on 10 November.
  UK surveillance plan to go ahead
The Home office says it will push ahead with plans to ask communications firms to monitor all internet use.
  Murdoch may block Google searches
Rupert Murdoch says he will try to block Google and Google News using news content from his firms on their search indexes.
HEALTH
GPs 'must cut use of antibiotics'
GPs are once again being warned to cut back on the number of antibiotics they prescribe.
  NHS boss quits over cash for grit
An NHS governor quits her role after a primary care trust pledges £1m to help a council pay for extra road gritting.
  Bubbles used to find cancer cells
A new technique using tiny bubbles to detect cancer is developed by radiographers and surgeons at a hospital in Kent.
EDUCATION
Review of student fees launched
A review of how much students pay for university has been launched, to be chaired by former BP chief, Lord Browne.
  Proposals for more school freedom
East Lothian is considering becoming the first council in Scotland to allow schools more independence.
  Claims of sex abuse by women grow
Calls to Childline reporting sexual abuse by women are rising five times faster than calls about male attackers, the charity reveals.
ON THIS DAY NEWS FROM THE BBC ARCHIVES
  1985: America welcomes Charles and Diana
The royal couple end their first day of a four-day visit to the States at a gala dinner in Washington hosted by President Reagan.
  1960: Narrow victory for John F Kennedy
Senator John F Kennedy has won the election to become the youngest elected president of the United States.
  1979: Paperboy's killers convicted
Four men are found guilty of killing paperboy Carl Bridgewater. <I>Eighteen years later their convictions were quashed. </I>

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