Monday, April 12, 2010

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Monday, 12 April, 2010, 20:00 GMT 01:00 +05:00:Asia/Calcutta
TOP STORIES
We have plan for future - Brown
Gordon Brown pledges not to raise income tax but does not rule out a rise in VAT, as he launches Labour's manifesto.
  Fatal train crash in north Italy
A landslide derails a regional train in northern Italy, killing at least nine people and injuring about 30, Italian media say.
  Expenses MPs to receive legal aid
Three former Labour MPs facing criminal charges over their expenses win the right to have their legal fees paid.
  Baby Peter report 'not disclosed'
Great Ormond Street Hospital did not disclose details of its widespread failings over the death of Baby Peter to Haringey Council, it emerges.
  'Ukraine vow' at nuclear summit
Ukraine will get rid of its stockpile of bombs-grade nuclear material by 2012, US officials say at a summit on nuclear terrorism.
WORLD
Thailand PM faces rising pressure
Thailand's army chief calls for parliament to be dissolved, while election officials say the PM's party should be disbanded.
  'Ukraine vow' at nuclear summit
Ukraine will get rid of its stockpile of bombs-grade nuclear material by 2012, US officials say at a summit on nuclear terrorism.
  Fatal train crash in north Italy
A landslide derails a regional train in northern Italy, killing at least nine people and injuring about 30, Italian media say.
AFRICA
Sudan extends landmark elections
Sudan's first multi-party elections in 24 years are extended by two days after delays delivering ballot papers to polling stations.
  Nigeria ex-leader eyes presidency
General Ibrahim Babangida declares his intention to run in Nigerian presidential elections due in 2011.
  Terreblanche in sex assault claim
South African police investigate allegations that Eugene Terreblanche committed sexual assault prior to his murder.
AMERICAS
'Ukraine vow' at nuclear summit
Ukraine will get rid of its stockpile of bombs-grade nuclear material by 2012, US officials say at a summit on nuclear terrorism.
  Brazil man in nun murder retrial
The Brazilian rancher accused of plotting the murder of American nun Dorothy Stang has appeared in court for a retrial.
  Microsoft debuts 'social' phone
Microsoft has unveiled a phone called "Kin" that it claims has been made for those that live their lives online.
ASIA-PACIFIC
Thailand PM faces rising pressure
Thailand's army chief calls for parliament to be dissolved, while election officials say the PM's party should be disbanded.
  Australia refloats Reef coal ship
A Chinese coal ship that ran aground near the Great Barrier Reef sparking fears of an ecological disaster is refloated.
  Bakiyev 'to defy Kyrgyz arrest'
Ousted Kyrgyz President Kurmanbek Bakiyev says he will defy attempts to arrest him, at a rally in his village.
EUROPE
Poland crash sparks travel review
Poland's acting president is to review travel rules for military officials after the president and generals died in a plane crash.
  Fatal train crash in north Italy
A landslide derails a regional train in northern Italy, killing at least nine people and injuring about 30, Italian media say.
  'Ukraine vow' at nuclear summit
Ukraine will get rid of its stockpile of bombs-grade nuclear material by 2012, US officials say at a summit on nuclear terrorism.
MIDDLE EAST
Fears of West Bank deportations
Israel is set to impose a military order which some fear could see tens of thousands of Palestinians deported from the West Bank.
  UAE jails two over slain Chechen
An Iranian and a Tajik are jailed for 25 years in Dubai over the 2009 killing of a Chechen military commander.
  Israelis remember Holocaust dead
Israel comes to a halt by the sound of sirens for two minutes to remember those who died in the Holocaust.
SOUTH ASIA
Indian and Pakistani stars marry
Indian tennis star Sania Mirza marries Pakistani cricketer Shoaib Malik after a drama which saw him divorce another woman.
  Nato forces kill Afghan civilians
At least four civilians die and 18 others are wounded as Nato forces fire at a bus in Kandahar, sparking angry protests.
  US boy, 13, in Mount Everest bid
A 13-year-old American boy is to try to become the youngest person to scale the world's highest peak, Mount Everest.
UK
We have plan for future - Brown
Gordon Brown pledges not to raise income tax but does not rule out a rise in VAT, as he launches Labour's manifesto.
  Baby Peter report 'not disclosed'
Great Ormond Street Hospital did not disclose details of its widespread failings over the death of Baby Peter to Haringey Council, it emerges.
  Expenses MPs to receive legal aid
Three former Labour MPs facing criminal charges over their expenses win the right to have their legal fees paid.
ENGLAND
Jack Tweed 'in joint rape attack'
Jack Tweed, the widower of Jade Goody, raped a teenager at his Essex home at the same time as his friend, a court hears.
  Teacher denies drunken pupil sex
Liverpool Crown Court hears how a classics teacher had sex with a pupil at her home after buying him cider.
  Pigs transporter overturns on M4
Thirteen pigs are killed and a number injured when an animal transporter overturns on the M4 in Wiltshire.
NORTHERN IRELAND
Trust apology over double death
Two health trusts apologise for "inexcusable failures" surrounding the treatment of a woman who smothered her daughter.
  David Ford secures justice job
Alliance Party leader David Ford becomes Northern Ireland's first justice minister since 1972.
  Real IRA admits NI MI5 base bomb
The Real IRA admits planting a car bomb which exploded outside MI5's Northern Ireland headquarters.
SCOTLAND
Labour launches Scots manifesto
Scottish Labour launches its election manifesto, with pledges to protect the economy and the NHS.
  Man charged with woman's murder
A 50-year-old man appears at Tain Sheriff Court accused of murdering a woman in Balintore in the Highlands.
  Da Vinci return 'not suspicious'
A solicitor accused of helping to hold a stolen Da Vinci artwork insists no conspiracy was involved in the transaction to return it.
WALES
Family appeal over canal murder
The family of a 22-year-old woman found strangled in a canal ask people to come forward.
  'Bladed weapon' used to kill boy
A teenager was stabbed to death after two masked man forced their way into his house, police have revealed.
  Hammer attacker's £15k case bill
A man tried twice for attempting to kill his pregnant partner and unborn child is told to pay £15,000.
POLITICS
Brown confirms election on 6 May
Prime Minister Gordon Brown, flanked by members of his cabinet in Downing Street, calls the UK General Election for 6 May.
  Live: General election 2010
Live text and video coverage of all the latest developments as the 2010 general election campaign gets under way.
  Election is 'not two-horse race'
Lib Dem leader Nick Clegg says the election will not be the usual "two-horse race" between Labour and Conservatives.
BUSINESS
Euro surges on Greece debt deal
The value of the euro jumps sharply after the eurozone agrees details of a multi-billion loan package to debt-ridden Greece.
  Iceland 'negligent' over banks
Icelandic authorities are guilty of "negligence", a scathing report into the causes of the country's banking collapse says.
  Microsoft debuts 'social' phone
Microsoft has unveiled a phone called "Kin" that it claims has been made for those that live their lives online.
ENTERTAINMENT
Stars mourn actor Corin Redgrave
Stars including Sir Ian McKellen, Sir Trevor Nunn and Simon Callow pay their last respects to actor Corin Redgrave at his funeral in London.
  BBC avoids censure over swearing
The BBC escapes censure after Radio 5 live listeners heard Rage Against the Machine swearing in a live performance of their song Killing In The Name.
  Jack Tweed 'in joint rape attack'
Jack Tweed, the widower of Jade Goody, raped a teenager at his Essex home at the same time as his friend, a court hears.
SCIENCE/NATURE
Ice mission turns on instrument
The Cryosat radar instrument that will map the Earth's ice cover has been switched on and is reported to be working well.
  Skull of 'ancient human' probed
X-rays show in stunning detail the interior of the skull of a new human-like creature found in South Africa.
  Deepest volcanic vents discovered
What are believed to be the world's deepest undersea volcanic vents are discovered in the Caribbean.
TECHNOLOGY
Microsoft debuts 'social' phone
Microsoft has unveiled a phone called "Kin" that it claims has been made for those that live their lives online.
  Facebook meeting on safety due
Facebook executives are to meet the head of UK child protection organisation Ceop to discuss safety on the website.
  Parties 'failing' to use web well
Political parties are making poor use of the internet to engage voters and find out key issues, a survey suggests.
HEALTH
Labour pledge on NHS reforms
Gordon Brown has confirmed that every NHS hospital in England will become a foundation trust by 2015, or face being taken over.
  Maternal deaths 'fall worldwide'
Maternal deaths have fallen worldwide, according to new data, but the UK remains unchanged.
  NHS 'pay rise disparity' exposed
The average top manager of an NHS Trust in England received a pay rise double that of nursing staff in 2008-09, figures suggest.
EDUCATION
Brown calls for federated schools
Labour is promising that almost one in three secondary schools in England will be part of federated groups of schools - as part of plans to raise standards.
  Best comprehensives 'exclusive'
A report says some of England's best comprehensives are more exclusive than grammar schools.
  Call to limit college bosses' pay
A union calls for college principals' pay to be limited as thousands of jobs in further education colleges are threatened.
ON THIS DAY NEWS FROM THE BBC ARCHIVES
  1961: Soviets win space race
The Soviet Union beats the USA in the race to get the first man into space and Yuri Gagarin becomes a national hero.
  1975: US pulls out of Cambodia
The US has admitted defeat in Cambodia and removed its remaining embassy personnel from the capital, Phnom Penh.
  1997: Bosnian bomb plot fails to stop Pope
Police in Sarajevo discover mines under a bridge just hours before the arrival of the Pope.

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