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	Friday, 05 March, 2010, 20:00 GMT 01:00 +05:00:Asia/Calcutta

TOP STORIES
	Brown denies Iraq war cash curbs Prime Minister Gordon Brown tells the Iraq inquiry he fully backed the 2003 war and troops had all the equipment they requested.
	Jury acquits bomb plotter's wife The wife of a man convicted of plotting to blow up aircraft is cleared of failing to tell police he planned a suicide attack.
	Paramedic jailed over 999 death A paramedic is jailed after being found guilty of lying about why he did not a resuscitate a dying 30-stone man.
	Afghanistan Awol soldier jailed A soldier who refused to return to Afghanistan because he opposes the war is jailed after admitting going absent without leave.
	Nursery worker admits sex assault A former nursery volunteer from Portsmouth pleads guilty to sexually assaulting a two-year-old boy and other sex crimes.

WORLD
	Turkish anger at 'genocide' vote Turkey reacts angrily to a US congressional panel's resolution describing World War I killings of Armenians as genocide.
	Evacuation after Uganda mudslide Thousands of people are being evacuated from hillsides in eastern Uganda following a deadly mudslide.
	Japan princess 'bullied by boys' Japan's Princess Aiko has been off school for several days after complaining of being bullied, a royal official says.

AFRICA
	Evacuation after Uganda mudslide Thousands of people are being evacuated from hillsides in eastern Uganda following a deadly mudslide.
	EU observer fears over Togo poll EU election observers express their fears about a lack of transparency in Togo's presidential elections.
	Pirates hijack Norwegian tanker Pirates have hijacked an oil tanker and are sailing it towards the Somali coast, the ship's Norwegian owners say.

AMERICAS
	Turkish anger at 'genocide' vote Turkey reacts angrily to a US congressional panel's resolution describing World War I killings of Armenians as genocide.
	US job cuts better-than-expected The US Labor Department says 36,000 jobs were cut in February, fewer than expected, leaving the unemployment rate steady at 9.7%
	Man dies after Pentagon shoot-out A man who shot two police officers at a Washington DC station that serves the Pentagon has died, police say.

ASIA-PACIFIC
	Fiji jails eight over coup plot Fiji jails eight men for between three and seven years for a 2007 plot to kill military leader Cmd Frank Bainimarama.
	S Korea 'web neglect' baby dies A South Korean couple addicted to the internet let their baby starve while raising a virtual daughter online, police say.
	Japan princess 'bullied by boys' Japan's Princess Aiko has been off school for several days after complaining of being bullied, a royal official says.

EUROPE
	Iraq war was 'right', says Brown Prime Minister Gordon Brown tells the Iraq inquiry he fully backed the 2003 war and troops had all the equipment they needed.
	Greece 'not seeking finance aid' German leader Angela Merkel says the stability of the eurozone is 'assured', as Athens sees its most violent protests over spending cuts.
	Ukraine's Black Sea Fleet 'shift' New Ukrainian president Viktor Yanukovych suggests he would allow Russia's Black Sea Fleet to remain in Ukraine.

MIDDLE EAST
	Iraq war was 'right', says Brown Prime Minister Gordon Brown tells the Iraq inquiry he fully backed the 2003 war and troops had all the equipment they needed.
	Expatriates vote in Iraq election Hundreds of thousands of Iraqi expats begin voting in the general election, ahead of the main polling day on Sunday.
	Singer murder convictions quashed Egypt's highest court orders the retrial of a tycoon and ex-policeman sentenced to death for killing a Lebanese pop singer.

SOUTH ASIA
	Deadly blast hits Pakistan convoy At least 12 people are killed in what police say is a suicide bomb attack in the Hangu area of north-west Pakistan.
	Police investigate India stampede Indian police launch a criminal negligence case against managers of a temple where at least 63 died in a stampede.
	US Afghan general gets more power The top commander in Afghanistan, Gen Stanley McChrystal, gets expanded authority over forces there.

UK
	Brown denies Iraq war cash curbs Prime Minister Gordon Brown tells the Iraq inquiry he fully backed the 2003 war and troops had all the equipment they requested.
	UK kidnap boy's family deny link The family of a British boy snatched by armed robbers in Pakistan deny the kidnap was an "inside job".
	Afghanistan Awol soldier jailed A soldier who refused to return to Afghanistan because he opposes the war is jailed after admitting going absent without leave.

ENGLAND
	Nursery worker admits sex assault A former nursery volunteer from Portsmouth pleads guilty to sexually assaulting a two-year-old boy and other sex crimes.
	Afghanistan Awol soldier jailed A soldier who refused to return to Afghanistan because he opposes the war is jailed after admitting going absent without leave.
	Children's heart surgeon leaves The surgeon who operated on four children who died after undergoing heart surgery leaves his post, it is confirmed.

NORTHERN IRELAND
	UUP doubt over devolving justice The Ulster Unionist Party says it is not in a position at this stage to support the devolution of policing and justice powers.
	Sex abuser 'not too fat for jail' A morbidly obese church elder who subjected a child to years of sexual abuse is to serve 12 months in jail.
	UVF 'grasses' get short sentences Two brothers who committed dozens of terrorist crimes will serve as little as three years in jail after turning "supergrass".

SCOTLAND
	Purcell quits as city councillor The former leader of Glasgow City council has resigned his Blairdardie council seat, it is confirmed.
	Mine shaft rescue was 'success' A fire officer tells an inquiry into the death of a woman who fell down a mine shaft in Ayrshire that the rescue was a "success".
	Twins aged five taken to Dungavel A Church of Scotland minister speaks out after two five-year-old boys are taken to the Dungavel detention centre.

WALES
	Man charged with woman's murder A 31-year-old man is charged with the murder of a 52-year-old woman who was found dead in her Cardiff home.
	Police 'gave youth alcohol' claim An investigation is launched into claims that detectives gave a 'vulnerable' teenager cider while questioning him about burglaries.
	Child identity fraud gang jailed Three people who stole the identity of a dead child as part of a £20,000 fraud are jailed for between two to four years.

POLITICS
	Brown denies Iraq war cash curbs Prime Minister Gordon Brown tells the Iraq inquiry he fully backed the 2003 war and troops had all the equipment they requested.
	Full story: Brown at Iraq inquiry The full story of Prime Minister Gordon Brown's appearance before the Iraq inquiry and reaction to his performance.
	Anger at Dutch MP anti-Islam film Dutch MP Geert Wilders shows his anti-Islam film in the UK, sparking angry scenes and dozens of arrests outside Parliament.

BUSINESS
	Greece 'not seeking finance aid' German leader Angela Merkel says the stability of the eurozone is 'assured', as Athens sees its most violent protests over spending cuts.
	Man Utd suitors 'won't overpay' The Red Knights consortium say they have not yet put a figure on the value of Manchester United - but say they will not overpay.
	Metro Bank gets official go-ahead A proposed new High Street bank, Metro Bank, has been given a banking license by the Financial Services Authority.

ENTERTAINMENT
	Gaga tour tickets double in price US pop star Lady Gaga announces three more dates on her UK tour, but some tickets nearly double in price.
	Bafta owns up to TV awards gaffe Bafta blames "human error" for a mistake that saw "a number" of eligible shows left off a list circulated to members voting for its TV awards.
	Lennon's son defends car advert John Lennon's son Sean responds to criticisms over use of footage of his father in a car advert, insisting there was no financial aim.

SCIENCE/NATURE
	Panel confirms dino crater link An international panel of experts has strongly endorsed the idea that an asteroid impact was responsible for killing off the dinosaurs.
	'Case stronger' on climate change The UK Met Office says evidence that human activity is causing climate change is stronger now than in a 2007 assessment.
	Promise made on UK physics woes The government is promising to put in place measures to protect the future funding of physics and astronomy in the UK.

TECHNOLOGY
	Browser makers demand screen time Small browser firms want changes made to Microsoft's browser choice screen to make their programs more prominent.
	Drug scam hijacks college sites The websites of UK academic institutions are targeted by web criminals peddling counterfeit drugs from fake online pharmacies.
	S Korea 'web neglect' baby dies A South Korean couple addicted to the internet let their baby starve while raising a virtual daughter online, police say.

HEALTH
	Sex health frankness 'milestone' Young people think frank conversations about sex infections signal that a relationship will last, says a survey.
	Challenge to vCJD pay-outs fails The families of people who died from vCJD lose a High Court challenge over the government's compensation scheme.
	Guilty plea after nurse's death A health trust pleads guilty to breaching health and safety regulations after a woman is given an epidural in her arm at a hospital in Swindon.

EDUCATION
	Balls tells schools to save now Schools Secretary Ed Balls has told head teachers in England they need to plan savings now - or face staff cuts later.
	More schools fail Ofsted checks More schools are failing under new-style checks brought in by England's schools inspectors, it is reported.
	More men applying to be teachers The number of men applying for teacher training has risen sharply because of the recession, training officials say.

ON THIS DAY NEWS FROM THE BBC ARCHIVES
	1966: Passenger jet crashes into Mount Fuji A BOAC Boeing 707 crashes into Mount Fuji in Japan killing all 124 people on board, just 25 minutes after take-off.
	1953: Soviet leader 'on brink of death' Rumours are circulating in Moscow that Joseph Stalin, the long-time leader of the Soviet Union, is near death.
	1973: Mid-air collision kills 68 Sixty-eight passengers and crew die when two Spanish aircraft collide in mid-air over France.

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