Friday, November 27, 2009

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Friday, 27 November, 2009, 20:00 GMT 01:00 +05:00:Asia/Calcutta
TOP STORIES
Iraq war 'legitimacy' questioned
The Iraq war was not illegal but was of "questionable legitimacy", a former senior UK diplomat tells the Chilcot inquiry.
  Failings over vicar killer case
A health watchdog finds serious failings in the mental health treatment of a man with paranoid schizophrenia who killed a vicar.
  Golfer Woods 'hurt in US crash'
Tiger Woods is in serious condition after a car accident in Florida, according to the Orlando Sentinel newspaper.
  Iran rebuked by UN nuclear body
The UN nuclear watchdog passes a resolution condemning Iran for developing a uranium enrichment site in secret.
  Rappers jailed over warning song
Two rappers are jailed for using an internet song to try to scare off witnesses to the murder of a 24-year-old man.
WORLD
Iran rebuked by UN nuclear body
The UN nuclear watchdog passes a resolution condemning Iran for developing a uranium enrichment site in secret.
  Golfer Woods 'hurt in US crash'
Tiger Woods is in serious condition after a car accident in Florida, according to the Orlando Sentinel newspaper.
  Jump in global swine flu deaths
The global number of swine flu deaths jumps by over 1,000 in a week, with an 85% rise in Europe, according to new figures.
AFRICA
Kingdom rejects Uganda land law
The Buganda kingdom rejects the new land law passed after heated debate in Uganda's parliament.
  Africans 'aiding Rwanda suspects'
Rwanda accuses Mozambique, Malawi and Zambia of being unwilling to co-operate in locating genocide suspects.
  New SA life for ID suicide family
The family of South Africa's Skhumbuzo Mhlongo who committed suicide after he was refused ID, are given a house.
AMERICAS
Rich 'should help Amazon forests'
Nine nations in the Amazon region call on rich countries to provide poorer nations with the funds to preserve forests.
  Golfer Woods 'hurt in US crash'
Tiger Woods is in serious condition after a car accident in Florida, according to the Orlando Sentinel newspaper.
  Police seek Thanksgiving shooter
Police in the US are searching for a man after four relatives were shot dead at a Thanksgiving party in Florida.
ASIA-PACIFIC
Australia emissions plan in chaos
Plans for a new law on carbon emissions trading in Australia are thrown into chaos by an opposition revolt.
  Vanuatu PM loses seat in blunder
Vanuatu's prime minister is stripped of his post and parliamentary seat because of a basic paperwork error.
  China rock star jailed over riot
A Beijing court jails Chinese rock star Zang Tianshuo for six years for inciting a riot in which one person died.
EUROPE
France gets key EU Commission job
France gets the key internal market post in the new European Commission, whose composition has just been announced.
  Jump in global swine flu deaths
The global number of swine flu deaths jumps by over 1,000 in a week, with an 85% rise in Europe, according to new figures.
  German minister resigns over raid
Germany's Labour Minister Jung resigns amid allegations of a cover-up relating to a deadly Nato air strike in Afghanistan.
MIDDLE EAST
Iran rebuked by UN nuclear body
The UN nuclear watchdog passes a resolution condemning Iran for developing a uranium enrichment site in secret.
  US shares slide over Dubai fears
US shares fall on worries over Dubai's debt problems, but European markets recover from earlier falls.
  Tehran denies seizing Nobel medal
Iran's foreign ministry denies officials confiscated the Nobel Peace Prize awarded to the human rights lawyer, Shirin Ebadi.
SOUTH ASIA
China carbon cuts pressure India
China's decision to unveil carbon emissions target two weeks before the Copenhagen climate change summit puts pressure on India, a minister says.
  Ferry sinks in south Bangladesh
A ferry carrying more than 1,000 passengers tips over and partly sinks in southern Bangladesh, local police say.
  Commonwealth talks target climate
Commonwealth leaders meet in Trinidad, with climate change high on the agenda in the last major summit before Copenhagen.
UK
Iraq war 'legitimacy' questioned
The Iraq war was not illegal but was of "questionable legitimacy", a former senior UK diplomat tells the Chilcot inquiry.
  Final farewell for flood hero Pc
The funeral of a police officer killed when a bridge collapsed during last week's flooding is taking place in Cumbria.
  Bail hostel contract 'may be cut'
The private company which provides bail hostels for offenders and defendants has been warned its contract may be terminated, the BBC has learned.
ENGLAND
Rappers jailed over warning song
Two rappers are jailed for using an internet song to try to scare off witnesses to the murder of a 24-year-old man.
  Body found after police shooting
A body of a woman is found at a flat in Kent following a stand-off at a supermarket in which police marksmen shot a man in the arm.
  Live sheep wheeled into Asda shop
The RSPCA hits out at pranksters who put a live sheep in a shopping trolley and wheeled it into a London supermarket.
NORTHERN IRELAND
Accused gunman was in Irish army
One of the men accused of trying to kill a police officer in County Fermanagh was a reserve soldier in the Irish Army, it is confirmed.
  Robbers assault women in her home
A woman in her 30s is robbed and assaulted in her home in Draperstown by men wearing balaclavas.
  Robinson call for Stormont change
DUP Leader Peter Robinson calls for immediate changes to the working of the Stormont Executive.
SCOTLAND
Doctor fined over neighbour row
A doctor and his wife are fined for what a sheriff describes as the "worst breach of the peace" he has seen in 20 years.
  Drop in teachers 'unacceptable'
The total number of teachers in Scotland falls by 1,348 over the past year, according to Scottish government statistics.
  Child porn teacher sent to jail
A former head teacher who admitted possessing thousands of indecent images of children is jailed.
WALES
Failings over vicar killer case
A health watchdog finds serious failings in the mental health treatment of a man with paranoid schizophrenia who killed a vicar.
  Spanish tourists contract E. coli
Five adults from Wales are recovering at home after contracting E. coli in the Spanish resort of Benidorm.
  Crews try to reach two canoeists
Two canoeists remain trapped in a fast-flowing river in north Wales after fire crews save two others.
POLITICS
Iraq war 'legitimacy' questioned
The Iraq war was not illegal but was of "questionable legitimacy", a former senior UK diplomat tells the Chilcot inquiry.
  Pearson elected new UKIP leader
Former Conservative peer Lord Pearson of Rannoch is elected new leader of the UK Independence Party.
  Minister's ex-cleaner is charged
A former cleaner for Attorney General Baroness Scotland is charged over immigration offences.
BUSINESS
US shares slide over Dubai fears
US shares fall on worries over Dubai's debt problems, but European markets recover from earlier falls.
  Threshers group axes 2,140 jobs
Drinks retailer First Quench, which owns the Threshers chain, is closing a further 391 stores resulting in 2,140 redundancies.
  Bank seeks to dismiss fee cases
Lloyds says it will ask local courts to dismiss the thousands of cases lodged against it for the return of overdraft fees.
ENTERTAINMENT
Whittle will appear on Strictly
Ricky Whittle is to perform on Strictly Come Dancing after being released on bail following an incident in Liverpool.
  'Robbie is engaged' says mother
British singer Robbie Williams has proposed to his girlfriend, the pop star's mother confirms.
  Rappers jailed over warning song
Two rappers are jailed for using an internet song to try to scare off witnesses to the murder of a 24-year-old man.
SCIENCE/NATURE
Herschel 'fingerprints' huge star
The death throes of the biggest star known to science have been observed by Europe's new space telescope, Herschel.
  Shuttle Atlantis lands in Florida
The crew of the space shuttle Atlantis has landed in Florida ending their 11-day mission to the International Space Station.
  Inquiry into stolen climate e-mails
Details of a university inquiry into e-mails stolen from scientists at one of the UK's leading climate research units are likely to be made public next week.
TECHNOLOGY
Lawyers target 'pirates' for cash
Around 15,000 suspected pirates may soon get letters accusing them of illegally sharing movies and games and asking for cash.
  Web 'threatens' public services
The NHS and other public services must re-organise themselves around the needs of users, say social media activists.
  Wikipedia denies editors' exodus
The online encyclopaedia disputes claims that the numbers of people editing Wikipedia are in sharp decline.
HEALTH
Sacking at second failing trust
An NHS boss in Colchester is sacked - the second intervention to tackle failing standards at top trusts in 24 hours.
  MS 'blood blockage theory' tested
US scientists are testing a radical new theory that MS is caused by blockages in the veins that drain the brain.
  UK HIV cases 'higher than ever'
More people than ever before are living with HIV in the UK but more than a quarter do not know they have it, figures show.
EDUCATION
New teachers 'lack secure jobs'
A survey suggests many newly trained teachers are struggling to find secure positions in England's schools.
  Faith schools 'good on cohesion'
Faith group-run secondary schools are better at building community relations than non-religious ones, research suggests.
  Drop in teachers 'unacceptable'
The total number of teachers in Scotland falls by 1,348 over the past year, according to Scottish government statistics.
ON THIS DAY NEWS FROM THE BBC ARCHIVES
  1975: TV presenter Ross McWhirter shot dead
The BBC TV presenter and co-founder of the Guinness Book of Records is killed outside his home.
  1967: De Gaulle says 'non' to Britain - again
The French President, Charles de Gaulle, says he will veto Britain's application to join the Common Market for a second time.
  2000: Schoolboy Damilola Taylor dies in stabbing
A 10-year-old schoolboy dies after being stabbed in the leg by a gang of hooded attackers near his home.

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