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	Tuesday, 10 November, 2009, 20:00 GMT 01:00 +05:00:Asia/Calcutta

TOP STORIES
	Soldiers' bodies are repatriated Six fallen UK servicemen - five of whom were shot by a "rogue" Afghan policeman - have passed through the streets of Wootton Bassett.
	Father drops right to life fight A father who had been fighting to stop a hospital withdrawing life support from his seriously ill son has dropped his objections.
	Three more drugs advisers resign Three more drug advisers have quit after the home secretary's sacking of his chief drugs adviser, the BBC learns.
	Washington sniper faces execution Washington sniper John Allen Muhammad faces execution in hours, after Virginia's governor rejected a last-ditch appeal.
	Japan bathtub murder suspect held The only suspect in the murder of British teacher Lindsay Ann Hawker is arrested in Japan.

WORLD
	Obama attends Fort Hood memorial US President Barack Obama attends a memorial service in Texas for victims of the Fort Hood Army base attack.
	Deadly blast hits Pakistani town More than 20 people are killed and many injured in a bomb blast in the north-western Pakistani town of Charsadda, police say.
	Washington sniper faces execution Washington sniper John Allen Muhammad faces execution in hours, after Virginia's governor rejected a last-ditch appeal.

AFRICA
	Charles Taylor 'duped' by Nigeria Former Liberian President Charles Taylor tells his war crimes trial he was duped by Nigeria into being arrested there in 2006.
	SA police 'kill boy aged three' South Africa's police watchdog condemns the "shooting of innocent people" after a policeman allegedly killed a three-year-old boy.
	'Scam comic' kidnapped in Nigeria A comic actor, famous for portraying an e-mail scammer, is abducted in eastern Nigeria.

AMERICAS
	Obama attends Fort Hood memorial US President Barack Obama attends a memorial service in Texas for victims of the Fort Hood Army base attack.
	Colombian troops killed in clash Nine soldiers are killed in a clash with left-wing Farc rebels in south-western Colombia, officials say.
	Washington sniper faces execution Washington sniper John Allen Muhammad faces execution in hours, after Virginia's governor rejected a last-ditch appeal.

ASIA-PACIFIC
	US warns over Koreas naval clash The White House and the UN appeal for restraint after a maritime clash between North and South Korea.
	Ex-Thai PM arrives in Cambodia Ousted Thai PM Thaksin Shinawatra lands in Cambodia to work as an adviser, in a move likely to annoy Thailand.
	Koalas 'could face extinction' Australia's koalas could be wiped out within 30 years unless the government takes urgent action, conservationists warn.

EUROPE
	Turkey's PKK peace plan delayed Turkey's opposition delays the government's announcement of its plan to end a conflict in the mainly Kurdish south-east.
	EU negotiates names for top jobs Sweden's PM says he is half-way through consultations ahead of a special EU summit to allocate the new top jobs.
	Czech troops in Nazi symbols row Three Czech soldiers who served as part of Nato's force in Afghanistan are suspended for wearing Nazi symbols.

MIDDLE EAST
	Iran warning over Yemen conflict Iran's foreign minister warns against foreign intervention in the conflict between Yemeni government and rebels.
	Hezbollah 'could strike Tel Aviv' The Lebanese Shia Islamist group, Hezbollah, has rockets capable of reaching Tel Aviv, Israel's military chief warns.
	Iran 'frees Danish media student' The authorities in Iran have released a Danish media student arrested earlier this month, Iranian state media say.

SOUTH ASIA
	Deadly blast hits Pakistani town More than 20 people are killed and many injured in a bomb blast in the north-western Pakistani town of Charsadda, police say.
	'Toxic' US ship banned in India India blocks entry to a former US naval ship heading for break-up at a scrap yard on its west coast, citing environmental concerns.
	Train family in India cash row A Pakistani couple given compensation by India for the loss of five children in a bomb attack cannot cash the cheque.

UK
	Three more drugs advisers resign Three more drug advisers have quit after the home secretary's sacking of his chief drugs adviser, the BBC learns.
	Soldiers' bodies are repatriated Six fallen UK servicemen - five of whom were shot by a "rogue" Afghan policeman - have passed through the streets of Wootton Bassett.
	Father drops right to life fight A father who had been fighting to stop a hospital withdrawing life support from his seriously ill son has dropped his objections.

ENGLAND
	Killer slept beside dead partner A man who strangled his girlfriend with a dog lead before sleeping next to her body at their home in Leeds, is jailed.
	Boss 'took escorts to meetings' A City executive tells a tribunal she was sexually harassed by her boss who brought high-class escort girls to business meetings.
	Noisy sex woman loses appeal bid A woman from Wearside loses her appeal against a conviction for having "loud and unnatural sex" which disturbed her neighbours.

NORTHERN IRELAND
	Top republican has assets frozen The Serious Organised Crime Agency freezes the assets of a leading republican in south Armagh.
	120 jobs under threat at Halifax One hundred and twenty jobs are under threat at Halifax's mortgage operations team base in Belfast's Gasworks.
	PSNI stall on shoot-to-kill files The police want more time to hand over secret reports into so-called shoot-to-kill incidents in Northern Ireland in the 1980s.

SCOTLAND
	Race hate murder man found guilty A 25-year-old man is jailed for a minimum of 18 years for the racially aggravated murder of an Indian naval officer in Glasgow.
	Lloyds cuts 1,000 Scottish posts About 1,000 Scottish posts are to be cut by Lloyds Banking Group by the end of next year, it is announced.
	Crews tackle 'huge' factory blaze About 100 firefighters tackle a large-scale blaze at a cigarette filter paper factory in Clackmannanshire.

WALES
	Driver denies dumping drug grower A 70-year-old man has told a jury he did not help dispose of the body of a fellow Vietnamese who died in a drugs factory.
	Shock of £45m lottery win couple A couple from south Wales speak of the "funny couple of minutes" as their £45.5m win on Euromillions sank in.
	Stadium damage to cost thousands The cost of damage at Swansea's Liberty Stadium - blamed on Cardiff City fans - is put at thousands of pounds.

POLITICS
	Three more drugs advisers resign Three more drug advisers have quit after the home secretary's sacking of his chief drugs adviser, the BBC learns.
	Jacqui Janes accepts PM's apology Bereaved mother Jacqui Janes accepts Gordon Brown's apology for mistakes made in a letter about her son's death.
	Cameron setting out welfare plans David Cameron sets out his ideas for tackling inequality and claims the Tories are "best-placed to fight poverty in our country".

BUSINESS
	Lloyds announces 5,000 job cuts Lloyds Banking Group says it is cutting 5,000 jobs, a move described by unions as "corporate arrogance".
	Row over pushchair safety risks A consumer group says makers of a pushchair linked to safety risks must give UK parents the same protection as those in the US.
	Spurs make record pre-tax profit Tottenham Hotspur report record profits of £33.4m after the football club made big gains from selling its players.

ENTERTAINMENT
	Andre wins libel damages from Now Peter Andre accepts "substantial" damages over claims he was lying when he portrayed himself as a loving father and husband.
	Apprentice delayed until summer The 2010 series of The Apprentice is being put back until the summer to avoid a clash with the election, the BBC confirms.
	Watchdog rules out X Factor probe Broadcasting watchdog Ofcom says it is not investigating 3,000 complaints to ITV about The X Factor's "Jedward" being saved.

SCIENCE/NATURE
	Plant experts unveil DNA barcode Experts agree on a "DNA barcode" system that gives every plant on Earth a unique genetic fingerprint.
	'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.
	Koalas 'could face extinction' Australia's koalas could be wiped out within 30 years unless the government takes urgent action, conservationists warn.

TECHNOLOGY
	Modern Warfare 'set for record' Analysts predict that first week sales of computer game Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 will break current records in the UK.
	Live UK football for iPhone users Pay-TV provider BSkyB is to show live Premier League matches and other sports on Apple's iPhone for £6 a month.
	Ofcom knocks back BBC DRM plans Critics argue that a BBC request to offer copy protection on set-top boxes is 'DRM by the backdoor'.

HEALTH
	Father drops right to life fight A father who had been fighting to stop a hospital withdrawing life support from his seriously ill son has dropped his objections.
	Drug 'shrinks lung cancer tumour' A potential new drug for a particularly deadly form of lung cancer has eliminated tumours in 50% of mice, research shows.
	Plans for 'right' to private care Patients in England are to be given the right to be seen privately if the NHS cannot treat them quickly enough.

EDUCATION
	Students still await loan money Thousands of students in England have still not received their loans and grants weeks after the start of term, figures show.
	Training places face spending axe England's further education and skills budget could lose tens of thousands of training places under money saving plans.
	Ofsted admits Baby P report error Ofsted admits making a "deeply regrettable error" by not disclosing a report to the court reviewing Sharon Shoesmith's sacking.

ON THIS DAY NEWS FROM THE BBC ARCHIVES
	1995: Nigeria hangs human rights activists The writer and human rights activist, Ken Saro-Wiwa, is executed in Nigeria despite worldwide pleas for clemency.
	1997: British au pair freed after appeal A British child-minder is freed from jail in the United States after her conviction for murdering a baby is reduced to manslaughter.
	1980: Michael Foot is new Labour leader Outspoken left-wing MP Michael Foot defeats Denis Healey in a shock result to the Labour leadership contest.

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