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	Tuesday, 08 December, 2009, 20:00 GMT 01:00 +05:00:Asia/Calcutta

TOP STORIES
	Scores killed in Baghdad bombings A series of car bombings kills at least 127 people in Baghdad in what officials say is a bid to destabilise Iraq.
	100th Afghanistan fatality named The UK soldier who became the 100th to die in Afghanistan in 2009 is named as 23-year-old L/Cpl Adam Drane.
	Woods' mother-in-law in hospital Tiger Woods' mother-in-law is in a stable condition after being taken from his Florida home in an ambulance in the early hours.
	Disarray over child flu jab plan Plans to vaccinate healthy children against swine flu are in disarray after talks with doctors broke down.
	No Iraq 'manipulation' - Scarlett Ex-spy chief Sir John Scarlett says there was "no conscious intention" to manipulate Iraq WMD intelligence.

WORLD
	Scores killed in Baghdad bombings A series of car bombings kills at least 127 people in Baghdad in what officials say is a bid to destabilise Iraq.
	McChrystal backs US troop surge The top US commander in Afghanistan says there are "no silver bullets" but that the US troop surge means success is achievable.
	EU proposes two-capital Jerusalem EU ministers call for Jerusalem to serve as the capital of both Israel and a future Palestinian state in a negotiated peace deal.

AFRICA
	Guinea junta arrests 'plotters' Guinea's military government says it is "hunting down" and arresting the plotters behind last week's shooting of the junta's leader.
	Nigeria police overwhelm morgue A hospital in Enugu, Nigeria, tells the BBC it is conducting mass burials to cope with the number of corpses brought in by police.
	Earthquake in Malawi kills child A one-year-old child has died in Malawi after a house collapsed in a series of earthquakes and aftershocks, police say.

AMERICAS
	Obama announces job creation plan President Obama sets out proposals aimed at boosting employment, including winding up the US bank bail-out fund.
	Gunmen kill Honduras drug chief The head of anti-drug operations in Honduras is shot dead by attackers who opened fire on his car in the capital, Tegucigalpa.
	Woods' mother-in-law in hospital Tiger Woods' mother-in-law is in a stable condition after being taken from his Florida home in an ambulance in the early hours.

ASIA-PACIFIC
	Cambodia jails Thai in spying row Cambodia jails a man for seven years for spying on the Thai ex-PM, amid tension between the two neighbours.
	Students killed in China stampede Eight students are killed and another 26 injured in a stampede in a school stairwell in central China, state media say.
	Japan in $81bn stimulus package Japan agrees a 7.2 trillion yen ($81bn) stimulus package designed to prevent the country from slipping back into recession.

EUROPE
	EU proposes two-capital Jerusalem EU ministers call for Jerusalem to serve as the capital of both Israel and a future Palestinian state in a negotiated peace deal.
	Former SS member admits killings A former member of the Nazi SS admits in court that he killed three Dutch civilians in 1944, but says he was following orders.
	Greek stocks fall 6% on debt fear Continuing worries over Greece's high public debt levels cause Greek shares to fall 6% as the country's credit rating is cut.

MIDDLE EAST
	Scores killed in Baghdad bombings A series of car bombings kills at least 127 people in Baghdad in what officials say is a bid to destabilise Iraq.
	EU proposes two-capital Jerusalem EU ministers call for Jerusalem to serve as the capital of both Israel and a future Palestinian state in a negotiated peace deal.
	Iraqis top of EU list for asylum The EU granted asylum to 16,600 Iraqis last year - by far the largest group, forming 22% of the total, official figures show.

SOUTH ASIA
	McChrystal backs US troop surge The top US commander in Afghanistan says there are "no silver bullets" but that the US troop surge means success is achievable.
	Attacks on Pakistan city kill 12 A gun and bomb attack on an office of Pakistan's intelligence agency in the city of Multan kills at least 12 people, police say.
	Pakistan stars to miss IPL again Pakistan's top cricketers will miss a second straight Indian Premier League campaign because of delays in securing visas for the lucrative Twenty20 tournament.

UK
	No Iraq 'manipulation' - Scarlett Ex-spy chief Sir John Scarlett says there was "no conscious intention" to manipulate Iraq WMD intelligence.
	Disarray over child flu jab plan Plans to vaccinate healthy children against swine flu are in disarray after talks with doctors broke down.
	100th Afghanistan fatality named The UK soldier who became the 100th to die in Afghanistan in 2009 is named as 23-year-old L/Cpl Adam Drane.

ENGLAND
	Builder and son jailed for kidnap A builder and his son are jailed for kidnapping a woman and her two-year-old daughter in North Yorkshire in a row over an unpaid bill.
	Muslim woman 'abused' over dress A Muslim woman tells a court she was asked if she was a terrorist by a Christian hotelier, because she was wearing Islamic dress.
	Florist drowned daughter in bath A celebrity florist accidentally drowned her daughter in the bath before both their bodies were found in a lake, an inquest finds.

NORTHERN IRELAND
	Woodward: No Stormont suspension Northern Ireland Secretary Shaun Woodward rules out suspending the assembly if political problems cannot be fixed by the New Year.
	Sex offender 'killed his family' Convicted sex offender Arthur McElhill killed himself and his family in a house fire in Omagh, a coroner rules.
	Raid on fuel and bottling plant An illegal alcohol bottling and fuel laundering plant has been raided by HMRC officers near Meigh in south Armagh.

SCOTLAND
	Climate change advisers unveiled Bosses from Scotland's main energy companies will advise the Scottish government on climate change.
	Holyrood Lockerbie inquiry closed The Scottish Parliament inquiry by the justice committee into the release of the Lockerbie bomber is to be closed.
	Murder trial hears of text terror The husband of a woman whose dismembered body was found in Glasgow recalls receiving a text claiming she had been kidnapped.

WALES
	Party tributes as Morgan resigns Politicians from all sides pay tribute to Rhodri Morgan as he steps down after nearly 10 years as Welsh first minister.
	Plaid AM defects to Conservatives Plaid Cymru AM Mohammad Asghar crosses the floor to join the Conservatives in the Welsh assembly's first defection.
	Owner of tanning salon sentenced The owner of a tanning salon where a teenager was burned on a sunbed is sentenced and must pay £6,000 costs.

POLITICS
	No Iraq 'manipulation' - Scarlett Ex-spy chief Sir John Scarlett says there was "no conscious intention" to manipulate Iraq WMD intelligence.
	Party tributes as Morgan resigns Politicians from all sides pay tribute to Rhodri Morgan as he steps down after nearly 10 years as Welsh first minister.
	Border Agency bonuses criticised MPs criticise bonuses totalling £295,000 paid to UK Border Agency staff, saying it is still under-performing.

BUSINESS
	Sales 'disappointing' in November The UK High Street suffered disappointing November trading, according to the British Retail Consortium.
	Japan in $81bn stimulus package Japan agrees a 7.2 trillion yen ($81bn) stimulus package designed to prevent the country from slipping back into recession.
	House prices 'up for fifth month' House prices have risen for the fifth month in a row, says the Halifax, increasing by 1.4% in November.

ENTERTAINMENT
	Dance-off scrapped for Strictly No dance-off will take place during the semi-final of Strictly Come Dancing - giving more power to the public vote.
	Friends 'worried' about Michael Sir Elton John has been contacted by friends of singer George Michael "worried" about his drug use, his civil partner David Furnish tells the BBC.
	Paranormal jumps to top of chart Paranormal Activity goes to the top of the UK and Ireland box office in its second week on the chart.

SCIENCE/NATURE
	Draft text divides climate summit Documents leaked at the UN climate summit reveal divisions between rich and developing nations over the shape of a possible new deal.
	Hubble sees most distant galaxies Nasa's Hubble Space Telescope captures its deepest view of the Universe, revealing never-before-seen galaxies.
	Battery made of paper charges up Batteries made from plain copier paper could make energy storage simpler, lighter and cheaper, according to researchers.

TECHNOLOGY
	Measures target child web safety Primary schoolchildren in England will soon be taught about staying safe online, as part of a new government strategy.
	Battery made of paper charges up Batteries made from plain copier paper could make energy storage simpler, lighter and cheaper, according to researchers.
	Cash to get next million online The UK government wants to get at least another one million UK citizens online by 2012 and is offering £30m to help make it happen.

HEALTH
	Disarray over child flu jab plan Plans to vaccinate healthy children against swine flu are in disarray after talks with doctors broke down.
	Baby P clinic 'was understaffed' A clinic that failed to spot a broken back in Baby Peter two days before he died was understaffed, a report finds.
	Loneliness 'raises cancer risk' Loneliness could make cancer more likely, say researchers who found rodents kept alone developed more tumours.

EDUCATION
	'Fiasco' of student loan failures Student leaders say that "heads must roll" after a report into loan delays has found "conspicuous failures".
	Refugee pays UK student bursaries An Iraqi refugee who sought asylum in Britain is to fund one of the biggest scholarship schemes for UK university students.
	Graduate premium 'just £100,000' Graduates can expect to earn £100,000 more over their working life, says the chair of the review into university fees in England.

ON THIS DAY NEWS FROM THE BBC ARCHIVES
	1980: John Lennon shot dead Former Beatle John Lennon is shot dead by an unknown gunman who opened fire outside the musician's New York apartment.
	1965: New UK race law 'not tough enough' The new Race Relations Act comes into force today making racial discrimination unlawful in public places.
	1987: Superpowers to reverse arms race Ronald Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev sign an historic agreement to reduce the size of their nuclear arsenals.

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