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	Monday, 11 January, 2010, 20:00 GMT 01:00 +05:00:Asia/Calcutta

TOP STORIES
	Robinson steps down for six weeks Peter Robinson is to step aside for six weeks from his role as NI First Minister, putting Arlene Foster in charge.
	Salt stocks 'must be conserved' Efforts to ration salt supplies will be necessary for councils to cope with continuing cold weather, the transport secretary has warned.
	Officer 'bullied' man in pay row A Metropolitan Police officer assaulted and falsely arrested a man who asked to be paid for work on his personal website, a court hears.
	Five men guilty of parade threats Five Muslim men who protested at a homecoming parade where soldiers were called murderers are convicted of making threats.
	Reporter's body flown back to UK The body of Sunday Mirror defence correspondent Rupert Hamer, who died in an explosion in Afghanistan, is returned to the UK.

WORLD
	Six soldiers die in Afghanistan US and French soldiers are among six killed in Afghanistan, Nato says, in its deadliest day for two months.
	Angola 'arrests' over Togo attack Angola arrests two people over a deadly attack on Togo's football team before the African Cup of Nations, state media say.
	Berlusconi returns to public view Italian PM Silvio Berlusconi returns to official duties a month after his face was injured by an attacker in Milan.

AFRICA
	Angola 'arrests' over Togo attack Angola arrests two people over a deadly attack on Togo's football team before the African Cup of Nations, state media say.
	'Hate-cleric' returned to Kenya Nigeria sends controversial Jamaican-born Muslim cleric Abdullah al-Faisal back to Kenya, days after Nairobi deported him.
	Ivory Coast 0-0 Burkina Faso Favourites Ivory Coast are held by Burkina Faso in the second Group B game of the Africa Cup of Nations.

AMERICAS
	Six soldiers die in Afghanistan US and French soldiers are among six killed in Afghanistan, Nato says, in its deadliest day for two months.
	US gay marriage ban trial begins The first US federal trial to determine whether states are allowed to ban same-sex marriages starts in California.
	Chavez warns price 'speculators' Venezuela's President Chavez says troops will seize control of any business raising prices after the country's currency was devalued.

ASIA-PACIFIC
	China faces growing sex imbalance More than 24 million Chinese men could find themselves without spouses in 2020 as gender imbalance grows.
	Malaysia church attacks continue Another church in Malaysia has been attacked, in a growing dispute over the use of the word Allah by non-Muslims.
	Bid to mend Thai-Saudi jewel rift Thailand's prime minister has met a Saudi diplomat to try to mend a 20-year rift triggered by a multi-million dollar jewel theft.

EUROPE
	Berlusconi returns to public view Italian PM Silvio Berlusconi returns to official duties a month after his face was injured by an attacker in Milan.
	Georgia's mutiny leaders jailed A court in Georgia sentences more than a dozen soldiers and civilians to lengthy jail terms for their role in a brief military rebellion.
	Robinson steps down for six weeks Peter Robinson is to step aside for six weeks from his role as NI First Minister, putting Arlene Foster in charge.

MIDDLE EAST
	Iran's Karroubi defies 'threats' Iranian opposition figure Mehdi Karroubi says he is defiant in the face of threats, and he and his family are "prepared for disaster".
	Yemen warned against 'occupation' An influential cleric warns Yemen not to allow "occupation" by foreign powers as it co-operates with the US in counter-terrorism.
	Free men 'built Egypt's pyramids' Tombs discovered near Egypt's great pyramids reinforce the theory they were built by free workers rather than slaves.

SOUTH ASIA
	Six soldiers die in Afghanistan US and French soldiers are among six killed in Afghanistan, Nato says, in its deadliest day for two months.
	Afghans optimistic, poll reveals Most Afghans are increasingly upbeat about the state of their country, a survey commissioned by the BBC and others shows.
	Bail for jailed Sri Lankan editor A Sri Lankan Tamil journalist controversially sentenced to 20 years in jail last year will be granted bail pending appeal, his lawyer says.

UK
	Robinson steps down for six weeks Peter Robinson is to step aside for six weeks from his role as NI First Minister, putting Arlene Foster in charge.
	Salt stocks 'must be conserved' Efforts to ration salt supplies will be necessary for councils to cope with continuing cold weather, the transport secretary has warned.
	Five men guilty of parade threats Five Muslim men who protested at a homecoming parade where soldiers were called murderers are convicted of making threats.

ENGLAND
	Five men guilty of parade threats Five Muslim men who protested at a homecoming parade where soldiers were called murderers are convicted of making threats.
	Boy detained over bleach attack A 16-year-old boy is detained for 12 months for throwing bleach over a woman who asked him to be quiet in a cinema in Leeds.
	Freed man 'to be paid millions' Compensation to a man who spent 27 years in jail for a murder he did not commit is set to run into the millions, the BBC understands.

NORTHERN IRELAND
	Robinson steps down for six weeks Peter Robinson is to step aside for six weeks from his role as NI First Minister, putting Arlene Foster in charge.
	Derry factory 'faces closure' The Arntz Belting factory in Londonderry is expected to close down with the loss of 115 jobs.
	First apartment 'test case' fails A court has ruled in favour of a developer in the first 'test case' against buyers involved in a row over new apartments.

SCOTLAND
	Man guilty of meat cleaver murder A 30-year-old man is convicted of murdering a Nepalese student in Glasgow and dismembering and dumping her body.
	Paramedic's bid to save leap girl An inquiry hears that everything possible was done to save a teenager who fell onto rocks while gorge jumping.
	Seventh Scots anthrax drug death A seventh person with anthrax dies as infection among heroin users continues to spread around the country.

WALES
	£29m for work on defence academy The MoD gives a £29m contract for early work on a proposed defence academy, despite a delay to its final approval.
	'Path gritted' before fatal fall A council says a pavement where an 88-year-old man is believed to have fallen and died had been gritted.
	Bus crashes into city rugby shop The fire service is called to a busy city centre street after a university bus crashes into a shop.

POLITICS
	Robinson steps down for six weeks Peter Robinson is to step aside for six weeks from his role as NI First Minister, putting Arlene Foster in charge.
	Brown rallies party on election Gordon Brown issues a rallying call to Labour MPs, telling them they can beat the Tories in the general election.
	Clegg shelving Lib Dem pledges Nick Clegg says the recession means the Lib Dems will shelve or delay key policies such as free childcare and axing tuition fees.

BUSINESS
	Manchester United to raise £500m Manchester United says it plans to raise £500m through a bond issue to refinance its debts, as it reports annual profits of £48.2m.
	'Fewer shoppers' braving the snow The heavy snow and ice is having a big impact on the number of people going shopping, a research company says.
	Fresh alert over UK gas supplies High demand for gas causes the National Grid to issue a new gas alert, calling for companies to increase gas supplies.

ENTERTAINMENT
	Evans in Radio 2 breakfast debut Chris Evans debuts on BBC Radio 2's breakfast show, having taken over from Sir Terry Wogan.
	TV show seeks embalming volunteer A terminally ill patient is being sought to donate their body for mummification on a Channel 4 TV show.
	Klass has 'no regrets' over knife TV presenter Myleene Klass says she is "aghast" and "bemused" after being warned by police for waving a knife at youths who entered her garden.

SCIENCE/NATURE
	Action urged on nature 'crisis' The UN launches a Year of Biodiversity, warning that the on-going loss of species affects human well-being worldwide.
	'Wet computer' project kicks off An EU project to engineer "chemical computers" that mimic the actions of neurons in the brain has begun.
	Big freeze 'good for pond life' Contrary to received wisdom, frozen ponds will not harm most wildlife within, conservationists say.

TECHNOLOGY
	Complaints greet Google Nexus One Many of the first users of Google's Nexus One are filing complaints about how it works as they look for help with the phone.
	'Wet computer' project kicks off An EU project to engineer "chemical computers" that mimic the actions of neurons in the brain has begun.
	Microsoft Word 'sales ban' begins A ban on Microsoft selling certain versions of its flagship products Word and Office begins, following a patent dispute.

HEALTH
	Concern over prostate cancer test One in eight men screened for prostate cancer will test positive when they do not have the disease, a major European study shows.
	Stem cell doctor denies charges Doctor involved in controversial stem cell treatment denies charges at GMC hearing.
	Why light can worsen migraines The visual pathway that underlies a migraine sufferers sensitivity to light has been uncovered by Harvard scientists.

EDUCATION
	Snow cleared for exam schools Schools where pupils are taking exams have been given priority treatment in clearing away snow - with most staying open.
	Free laptop scheme is rolled out A scheme to give free laptops to pupils from poor backgrounds is being rolled out to 270,000 families in England.
	Most schools open as freeze eases Thousands of pupils return to schools across Scotland as temperatures rise, despite more bad weather forecast.

ON THIS DAY NEWS FROM THE BBC ARCHIVES
	1962: Thousands killed in Peru landslide At least 2,000 people are feared dead after a huge avalanche in the Peruvian Andes engulfs nine villages.
	1998: 100 die in massacre in Algeria Islamic extremists are blamed for the deaths of 100 people in two villages in Algeria.
	2000: Seven missing in Irish Sea Seven young fishermen are feared drowned off the Scottish coast after the disappearance of their scallop dredger in force nine gales.

DON'T MISS

Panorama returns Panorama investigates Iris Robinson, the MP at the centre of Northern Ireland's political storm TONIGHT, BBC ONE, 8.30pm then online

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