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| Monday, 29 March, 2010, 20:00 GMT 01:00 +05:00:Asia/Calcutta |
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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | Darling launches Tory tax attack Chancellor Alistair Darling labels Tory economic policy "irresponsible" in a TV debate with rivals George Osborne and Vince Cable. |
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| Moscow vows to avenge bomb blasts Russia's leaders pledge to "destroy" those behind rush-hour suicide attacks on the Moscow Metro in which 38 people died. | |
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| Mephedrone set for ban 'in weeks' Home Secretary Alan Johnson is to take steps to ban the legal high mephedrone and other synthetic drugs within weeks. | |
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| Lumley anger over Gurkha 'smears' Actress Joanna Lumley angrily attacks "smears" over her support for Gurkha rights despite a government minister apologising. | |
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| Twelve remanded over boy's murder Twelve youths are remanded in custody charged with the rush-hour murder of a 15-year-old boy at Victoria Underground. | |
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| WORLD | |
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 | Moscow vows to avenge bomb blasts Russia's leaders pledge to "destroy" those behind rush-hour suicide attacks on the Moscow Metro in which 38 people died. |
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| Suu Kyi party to boycott election Burma's opposition National League for Democracy says it will not take part in military-run elections expected this year. | |
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| US Treasury plans Citi share sale The US government is preparing to sell its 27% stake in Citigroup, in what would be one of the largest share sales in history. | |
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| AFRICA | |
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 | Gaddafi wants more Nigeria splits Libya's Muammar Gaddafi says Nigeria should be divided into several states along ethnic lines - comments bound to anger Nigeria. |
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| Somalis march against militants Hundreds of Somalis stage a march in Mogadishu in only the second public protest against al-Shabab militants. | |
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| Zimbabwe artist applies for bail Zimbabwean artist Owen Maseko seeks bail after being arrested for staging an exhibition about the 1980s Matabeleland massacres. | |
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| AMERICAS | |
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 | US Treasury plans Citi share sale The US government is preparing to sell its 27% stake in Citigroup, in what would be one of the largest share sales in history. |
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| US 'Christian militants' charged Nine alleged members of a US Christian militia are charged with conspiring to kill police and wage war on the US. | |
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| Falklands oil search disappoints Desire Petroleum shares plunge after it says an oil well being drilled off the Falkland Islands may not be economically viable. | |
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| ASIA-PACIFIC | |
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 | S Korea ship 'may have hit mine' South Korea's defence minister says a North Korean mine may have caused a blast which sank a southern ship with 106 on board. |
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| Suu Kyi party to boycott election Burma's opposition National League for Democracy says it will not take part in military-run elections expected this year. | |
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| Four Rio Tinto executives jailed Four executives of Rio Tinto are found guilty of bribery and secrets theft by a Chinese court and handed lengthy jail terms. | |
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| EUROPE | |
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| Moscow vows to avenge bomb blasts Russia's leaders pledge to "destroy" those behind rush-hour suicide attacks on the Moscow Metro in which 38 people died. |
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| EU row sours Merkel's Turkey trip The German chancellor repeats her belief that Turkey is not suitable for EU membership, during a visit to Turkey. | |
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| Greece bond issue makes 5bn euros Greece raises 5bn euros from a bond issue as it continues to secure the funds needed to pull the country out of its debt crisis. | |
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| MIDDLE EAST | |
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 | Car bombs kill five in Iraqi city Twin car bombs go off near a Shia holy site in the Iraqi city of Karbala, killing five and wounding scores more. |
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| Death penalty for Indians in UAE A court in the United Arab Emirates sentences 17 Indian nationals to death for killing a Pakistani man. | |
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| ElBaradei in Egypt Facebook plea Ex-UN nuclear chief Mohamed ElBaradei uses Facebook to urge political reform in Egypt - where he may stand for president. | |
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| SOUTH ASIA | |
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 | Obama hails forces on Afghan trip US President Barack Obama tells US forces in Afghanistan they are there to help Afghans to forge a "hard-won peace". |
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| Death penalty for Indians in UAE A court in the United Arab Emirates sentences 17 Indian nationals to death for killing a Pakistani man. | |
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| Pakistan batsman Yousuf retires Former Pakistan captain Mohammad Yousuf announces his retirement from international cricket in protest against an indefinite suspension. | |
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| UK | |
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| Darling launches Tory tax attack Chancellor Alistair Darling labels Tory economic policy "irresponsible" in a TV debate with rivals George Osborne and Vince Cable. |
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| Mephedrone set for ban 'in weeks' Home Secretary Alan Johnson is to take steps to ban the legal high mephedrone and other synthetic drugs within weeks. | |
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| Lumley anger over Gurkha 'smears' Actress Joanna Lumley angrily attacks "smears" over her support for Gurkha rights despite a government minister apologising. | |
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| ENGLAND | |
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 | Decision on Dowler charge is due The Crown Prosecution Service is to announce if Levi Bellfield will be charged with murdering schoolgirl Milly Dowler in 2002. |
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| Three guilty of sadistic killing Two men and a woman are found guilty of a sexually-motivated and sadistic killing in which a man suffered internal injuries. | |
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| Heather Mills 'exploited nanny' Heather Mills's former nanny tells an employment tribunal that she was made to work long hours without extra pay. | |
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| NORTHERN IRELAND | |
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 | Ministers agree proposal on PMS The First Minister Peter Robinson says he and Martin McGuinness have agreed how to resolve the crisis facing Presbyterian Mutual Society savers. |
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| Adams denying book murder claims Gerry Adams again denies having "any hand or part in the killing and disappearing" of Belfast mother-of-10 Jean McConville. | |
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| Sinn Fein councillor quits party Sinn Fein's Dessie Ward, the first republican councillor in Banbridge unexpectedly resigns, the party says. | |
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| SCOTLAND | |
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 | Man charged with murdering uncle A man appears at Perth Sheriff Court charged with murdering his uncle with a hammer then setting fire to him. |
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| Family tributes to crash friends Two 17-year-olds who were killed in a crash are described as having had a strong friendship by their parents. | |
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| Girl, 16, is charged with murder A teenage girl is charged with murder following a disturbance at a flat in the Mount Vernon area of Glasgow. | |
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| WALES | |
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 | Life sentence for daughter murder A man who killed his teenage daughter and drove her body around for hours is jailed for at least 20 years. |
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| Commissioner enters alcohol row The children's commissioner is to meet leaders of a major youth festival to discuss their decision to serve alcohol at the event. | |
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| Paralympian becomes people's peer One of Britain's most successful Paralympians, Tanni Grey-Thompson, takes her place in the House of Lords. | |
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| POLITICS | |
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| Darling launches Tory tax attack Chancellor Alistair Darling labels Tory economic policy "irresponsible" in a TV debate with rivals George Osborne and Vince Cable. |
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| Chancellor debate: As it happens Live text updates of Chancellor Alistair Darling's debate with Tory shadow George Osborne and the Lib Dem's Vince Cable. | |
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| MPs to lose second homes claims MPs will not be able to buy taxpayer funded second homes under new expenses rules - but will be able to employ relatives. | |
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| BUSINESS | |
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 | Four Rio Tinto executives jailed Four executives of Rio Tinto are found guilty of bribery and secrets theft by a Chinese court and handed lengthy jail terms. |
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| Unite raising BA fighting fund The Unite union wants to raise a £700,000 via a compulsory levy on its branches to help support striking BA cabin crew. | |
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| Darling launches Tory tax attack Chancellor Alistair Darling labels Tory economic policy "irresponsible" in a TV debate with rivals George Osborne and Vince Cable. | |
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| ENTERTAINMENT | |
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 | Winkleman is named Film 2010 host Claudia Winkleman is named the new presenter of Film 2010 to succeed Jonathan Ross, the BBC announces. |
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| Libertines play Reading and Leeds Carl Barat and Peter Doherty reunite to play Reading and Leeds festivals alongside headliners Guns N' Roses, Arcade Fire and Blink 182. | |
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| Backlash fears over digital radio The government could face a public backlash over its plans to switch national radio stations over to digital, peers warn. | |
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| SCIENCE/NATURE | |
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 | Gulf Stream 'is not slowing down' Scientists confirm that there is no slowing of the Gulf Stream ocean current, as predicted by some models of climate change. |
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| Folk medicine threat to primates Traditional folk medicine poses a significant and ongoing threat to the future of over 100 primate species around the world, scientists say. | |
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| Tiny cube will tackle space junk UK-based researchers plan to unfurl a small sail in space which they say could help drag defunct satellites out of orbit. | |
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| TECHNOLOGY | |
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 | French pirates 'dodge' tough laws Some forms of internet piracy have risen in France despite its adoption of tough anti-piracy laws, suggests a survey. |
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| Ofcom to act on broadband speeds Net firms must do a better job of telling customers about broadband speeds or face stiffer regulation, Ofcom warns. | |
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| BBC iPhone applications postponed The BBC's plan to launch phone applications for its news and sport content have been put on hold by its governing body. | |
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| HEALTH | |
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 | Winter vomiting 'at high level' The number of cases of winter vomiting bug remains unusually high for the time of year, according to Health Protection Agency figures. |
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| Banned Chinese pill still on sale A Chinese medicine which can cause cancer is on sale in the UK despite repeated warnings to take it off the market, the medicines regulator warns. | |
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| Surgery cuts 'unfair to patients' Patients are being refused basic operations because PCTs want to save money, say the UK's leading surgeons. | |
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| EDUCATION | |
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 | Balls rejects parent school plan Children's Secretary Ed Balls has rejected a call from a parents' group wanting to set up a new secondary school in Kirklees. |
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| Warning over pupil fingerprinting Teachers are warning that some schools are taking pupils' fingerprints without getting parents' permission. | |
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| Oliver campaign 'raised results' Pupils exam results were boosted by TV chef Jamie Oliver's campaign to make school food more healthy, research says. | |
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| 1971: Calley guilty of My Lai massacre Lieutenant William Calley is found guilty of murder at a court martial for his part in the My Lai massacre which claimed the lives of 500 South Vietnamese civilians. | |||
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| 1981: Triumph at first London Marathon Thousands of people jog through the normally quiet Sunday streets of the capital to try and cross the finish line of the first ever London marathon. | |||
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| 1971: Manson sent to gas chamber Charles Manson and three members of his hippy cult are sentenced to death in Los Angeles. | |||
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