| Wednesday, 25 November, 2009, 14:00 GMT 21:00 +07:00:Asia/Jakarta | |
| TOP STORIES | |
| Rescue under way as floods worsen People are forced to break through their roofs to escape flooding in Cockermouth in Cumbria, as a rescue operation continues. | |
| Belgian PM named as EU president Belgian PM Herman van Rompuy is named as the new EU president and the UK's Baroness Ashton becomes foreign policy chief. | |
| Tory MP to vacate 'sleaze role' A Tory MP is to stand down as chairman of Parliament's standards committee while his expenses are being investigated. | |
| Council red tape 'wasting £4.5bn' Needless bureaucracy is costing councils in England £4.5bn a year - money that could be spend on frontline services, according to a report. | |
| Google previews operating system Internet search giant Google previews its Chrome OS operating system, to be available to users by the end of 2010. | |
| WORLD | |
| Belgian PM named as EU president Belgian PM Herman van Rompuy is named as the new EU president and the UK's Baroness Ashton becomes foreign policy chief. | |
| Afghan leader 'must show results' Western leaders urge Hamid Karzai to make concrete gains, as he is sworn in for a second term as Afghanistan's president. | |
| Google previews operating system Internet search giant Google previews its Chrome OS operating system, to be available to users by the end of 2010. | |
| AMERICAS | |
| Killings prompt US Army inquiry A review of US Army and Pentagon policies is ordered by the defence secretary in the wake of a shooting at a military base. | |
| Peru arrests 'human fat killers' Police in Peru arrest members of a gang accused of killing dozens of people to sell their fat for use in cosmetics. | |
| Oprah talk show 'to end in 2011' The influential Oprah Winfrey talk show is to end in 2011 after more than two decades on air, her production company says. | |
| SOUTH ASIA | |
| Afghan leader 'must show results' Western leaders urge Hamid Karzai to make concrete gains, as he is sworn in for a second term as Afghanistan's president. | |
| UN confirms Tamil camps exodus The UN humanitarian chief confirms Sri Lankan government claims that more than half the displaced Tamils in camps have left. | |
| Bangladesh officers lose appeal Five ex-army officers face the death penalty after losing a final appeal for murdering Bangladesh's independence leader. | |
| ENGLAND | |
| Bid to rescue 200 caught in flood Emergency crews and RAF teams try to rescue scores of people trapped by rising floodwater in a Cumbrian town. | |
| Tory MP to vacate 'sleaze role' A Tory MP is to stand down as chairman of Parliament's standards committee while his expenses are being investigated. | |
| Guide dog attack footage issued Police release CCTV footage of a blind woman's guide dog being savaged by a terrier-type dog at a railway station in north-west London. | |
| BUSINESS | |
| World economy 'heads for growth' Growth and recovery are expected in 2010 in most world regions, but the upturn will be modest, the OECD says. | |
| Rise in public sector borrowing UK public sector net borrowing reached £11.42bn last month, the highest for the month of October since records began. | |
| Dell sees quarterly profits fall US computer giant Dell reports another decline in its quarterly profits, sending its shares 7% lower. | |
| ENTERTAINMENT | |
| Forgery threat to music festivals The UK's summer music festivals face a threat from counterfeit wristbands, an industry adviser warns. | |
| Peas manager says sorry to Hilton The manager of US group the Black Eyed Peas apologises to celebrity blogger Perez Hilton over an assault outside a nightclub. | |
| M&S Christmas TV ad 'offensive' Some viewers accuse the High Street retailer of sexism in its latest ad featuring Ashes to Ashes actor Philip Glenister. | |
| SCIENCE/NATURE | |
| Mammoth dung clue to extinction A study of mammoth dung has helped unravel the mystery of what caused the great mammals to die out. | |
| First test for record solar plane The prototype of a solar-powered plane destined for a record round-the-world journey makes its first trip across a runway. | |
| Lab worms are stunned by 'phaser' Scientists show off an effect not unlike that of "phasers" in Star Trek - but it only works on tiny worms called nematodes. | |
| TECHNOLOGY | |
| Google previews operating system Internet search giant Google previews its Chrome OS operating system, to be available to users by the end of 2010. | |
| Twitter urges Murdoch to be open Newspapers should become "radically open" if they want to make money in the online world, the co-founder of Twitter says. | |
| First test for record solar plane The prototype of a solar-powered plane destined for a record round-the-world journey makes its first trip across a runway. | |
| HEALTH | |
| Under-fives to get swine flu jab Children under the age of five are to offered the swine flu vaccination, the government has announced. | |
| 'Enzyme clue' to breast tumours Scientists have identified an enzyme that is crucial for turning breast tissue into tumours, according to a study published in the journal Cell. | |
| New skin 'may help burns victims' French researchers say they have found a way of using human embryonic stem cells to create new skin which could help serious burns victims. | |
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| 1945: Nuremberg trial of Nazis begins Twenty of Germany's Nazi leaders go on trial in Nuremberg charged with war crimes. | |||
| 1995: Diana admits adultery in TV interview Diana Princess of Wales speaks openly for the first time about her separation from the Prince of Wales in a frank interview for BBC Television. | |||
| 1975: Spanish dictator Franco dies Hopes for democracy run high as Prince Juan Carlos prepares to take the reins of power following the death of General Franco. | |||
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