TOP STORIES | |
Brown draws election battle lines Gordon Brown puts economic recovery at the heart of the Queen's Speech - his final set of plans before the next election. | |
Girl bullies guilty of fall death Two teenage girls are found guilty of causing the death of a vicar's daughter who jumped from a window in south-east London. | |
UK soldier killed in Afghanistan A British military policeman is shot dead during a gun battle in Afghanistan's Helmand province, the MoD says. | |
'Laughing thief' carjacked mother A thief laughed and appeared to be "frothing at the mouth" as he drove off in a woman's car dragging her along, a court hears. | |
Obama admits delay on Guantanamo President Obama admits the US will miss the January 2010 deadline he set for closing the Guantanamo Bay prison. |
WORLD | |
Obama admits delay on Guantanamo President Obama admits the US will miss the January 2010 deadline he set for closing the Guantanamo Bay prison. | |
Iraq VP vetoes new election law One of Iraq's vice-presidents vetoes part of the new election law, putting the parliamentary polls due in January in doubt. | |
Poor women 'bear climate burden' Women in developing countries will be the most vulnerable to climate change, a report from the UN Population Fund warns. |
AFRICA | |
Somali woman stoned for adultery A 20-year-old woman is stoned to death by Somali Islamists, accused of adultery after giving birth to a still-born baby. | |
Hijacked tanker's captain 'dies' The captain of a tanker seized on Monday off the Seychelles has died of his injuries suffered during the attack, Somali pirates say. | |
Yahia sends Algeria to World Cup Antar Yahia scores the only goal of the game as Algeria beat Egypt 1-0 to clinch Africa's final spot at next year's World Cup. |
AMERICAS | |
Obama admits delay on Guantanamo President Obama admits the US will miss the January 2010 deadline he set for closing the Guantanamo Bay prison. | |
Cuban conditions 'remain harsh' Cuba is continuing to violate human rights and is using draconian laws to repress its citizens, according to a new Human Rights Watch report. | |
Shuttle docks with space station The space shuttle Atlantis has successfully docked with the International Space Station on its mission to deliver new parts, Nasa official say. |
ASIA-PACIFIC | |
Trade talks end Obama China trip US President Barack Obama meets Premier Wen Jiabao on the last day of his much-watched visit to China. | |
Australia mulls Scientology probe Australia's PM is to consider an inquiry into Scientology after a senator alleges it is a criminal organisation. | |
Tamils end asylum ship stand-off Fifty-six Sri Lankan asylum seekers leave an Australian ship in Indonesia after a stand-off of more than a month. |
EUROPE | |
EU concern at Russia human rights Sweden's PM describes Russia's human rights situation as a "cause for concern" after an EU-Russia summit in Stockholm. | |
Poland seeks EU jobs transparency Poland says rivals for the new top jobs of EU president and foreign affairs chief should "present their visions" to EU leaders. | |
Sweden sends back Maori remains Two Swedish museums return the remains of five people of Maori origin to New Zealand as part of a wider European initiative. |
MIDDLE EAST | |
Iraq VP vetoes new election law One of Iraq's vice-presidents vetoes part of the new election law, putting the parliamentary polls due in January in doubt. | |
Obama warns Israel on settlements US President Barack Obama says Israel's approval of new homes at a settlement in Jerusalem could lead to a "dangerous" situation. | |
Yahia sends Algeria to World Cup Antar Yahia scores the only goal of the game as Algeria beat Egypt 1-0 to clinch Africa's final spot at next year's World Cup. |
SOUTH ASIA | |
'Critical moment' for Afghanistan Afghanistan is at a "critical moment" as Hamid Karzai faces a second presidential term, Hillary Clinton says. | |
Afghans 'blame poverty for war' Poverty and unemployment are seen as the main factors fuelling conflict in Afghanistan, according to a survey in that country. | |
India English growth 'too slow' India is falling behind countries such as China in its attempts to teach more of its people to speak English, a report says. |
BUSINESS | |
Queen outlines new banking laws The government outlines bills in the Queen's Speech to strengthen financial regulation and reduce UK debt levels. | |
M&S appoints new chief executive Retail giant Marks and Spencer says that Morrisons chief Marc Bolland will become its new chief executive. | |
Bank split over stimulus package Bank of England rate-setters were split three ways on this month's decision to pump £25bn more into the economy. |
ENTERTAINMENT | |
Camilla Dallerup quits the jungle Former Strictly Come Dancing dancer Camilla Dallerup quits ITV1's I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here! just days after the show starts. | |
Lloyd Webber is back in hospital Composer Andrew Lloyd Webber has been re-admitted to hospital after developing an infection following surgery for prostate cancer. | |
Doctor 'responsible' says Jackson In her first TV interview, singer Janet Jackson reveals that she blames her late brother Michael's doctor for his death in June. |
SCIENCE/NATURE | |
Skate may be fished to extinction A species of skate could become the first marine fish driven to extinction by commercial fishing, say scientists. | |
Mercury mission clears key hurdle Science delegations to the European Space Agency approve a much more expensive mission to the planet Mercury. | |
Tiny chip could diagnose disease A simple and cheap approach to diagnosing a wide array of medical conditions has been demonstrated by researchers. |
TECHNOLOGY | |
Government lays out digital plans The government outlines a bill in the Queen's Speech for the country's digital future including plans to tackle illegal file-sharers. | |
Tiny chip could diagnose disease A simple and cheap approach to diagnosing a wide array of medical conditions has been demonstrated by researchers. | |
Ordnance Survey maps to go online The government has announced plans to make Ordnance Survey mapping data available free of charge online. |
HEALTH | |
Many 'have doubts over flu jab' About half of people would be happy to have the swine flu vaccination, an exclusive survey for the BBC shows. | |
100,000 X-rays 'went unchecked' A doctor tells a tribunal he was sacked for whistle-blowing after finding 100,000 unprocessed X-rays "hidden" in a hospital cupboard. | |
Concerns over social care plans The government's plan to offer the most vulnerable people free social care in their own homes in England has been met with a cool response. |
EDUCATION | |
School guarantee 'whingers' fear Plans in the Queen's Speech to guarantee rights for parents over their children's schooling could end in court cases, warn head teachers. | |
Universities 'bail out students' Three quarters of universities in England have had to bail out students because of delays to loans, suggests a BBC survey. | |
School phobia boy granted apology Officials are forced to apologise for bringing a truancy prosecution against a boy who suffered from a phobia of school. |
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2000: Hollywood meets Wales in 'wedding of year' The film world celebrates the celebrity wedding of the year as film star Michael Douglas marries Welsh actress Catherine Zeta Jones. | |||
1987: King's Cross station fire 'kills 27' Twenty seven people are dead after a fire at King's Cross station in central London. | |||
1991: Church envoy Waite freed in Beirut Church envoy Terry Waite is freed by the Islamic extremists who kidnapped him in Beirut in 1987. . . |
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