Monday, 21 December 2009

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Monday, 21 December, 2009, 14:00 GMT 21:00 +07:00:Asia/Jakarta
TOP STORIES
Eurotunnel shuts down car service
Channel Tunnel services are in chaos as Eurotunnel closes its car shuttle, but Eurostar hopes to resume services on Tuesday.
  BAA wins appeal on airports sale
BAA wins its appeal against an order to sell three of its airports due to "apparent bias" on the panel that made the ruling.
  Hit-and-run child killer detained
A driver who fled the scene after mounting the pavement and killing an 11-year-old boy is detained indefinitely in hospital.
  UK soldier killed in Afghanistan
The MoD says a British soldier from the Royal Military Police died in southern Afghanistan on Sunday.
  'Clashes' as Iran cleric buried
Clashes are reported in the Iranian city of Qom after the funeral of an influential dissident cleric, Grand Ayatollah Montazeri.
WORLD
'Clashes' as Iran cleric buried
Clashes are reported in the Iranian city of Qom after the funeral of an influential dissident cleric, Grand Ayatollah Montazeri.
  Health bill clears Senate hurdle
US healthcare legislation clears a key vote in the Senate, setting the stage for the final bill to be passed later this week.
  Auschwitz theft suspects detained
Police in Poland question five men arrested after the stolen "Arbeit macht frei" sign from Auschwitz was found, cut into three pieces.
AMERICAS
Health bill clears Senate hurdle
US healthcare legislation clears a key vote in the Senate, setting the stage for the final bill to be passed later this week.
  Monster snowstorm melts into sea
The US north-east digs itself out after a monster storm which dumped up to 2ft (70cm) of snow on cities melts into the sea.
  Cuba's president criticises Obama
Cuban President Raul Castro lashes out at the US, accusing Barack Obama's administration of endorsing efforts to undermine the communist regime.
SOUTH ASIA
India talks over 'Gorkha state'
Talks on a proposed state for Nepali-speakers in the Indian state of West Bengal end without a breakthrough.
  Taliban gunmen storm Afghan town
Security forces in eastern Afghanistan kill two militants who seized a building in the city of Gardez, officials say.
  Separated twins leave hospital
Twin girls who were joined at the head leave hospital in Australia after recovering well from a 32-hour operation.
ENGLAND
Man admits 1983 teenager murder
A man admits murdering Nottinghamshire teenager Colette Aram 26 years ago - the first case on BBC Crimewatch.
  Hit-and-run child killer detained
A driver who fled the scene after mounting the pavement and killing an 11-year-old boy is detained indefinitely in hospital.
  Snow causes travel disruption
Snow causes widespread travel disruption across large parts of England as airports suspend flights and roads become icy
BUSINESS
BAA wins appeal on airports sale
BAA wins its appeal against an order to sell three of its airports due to "apparent bias" on the panel that made the ruling.
  Eurotunnel shuts down car service
Eurotunnel announced it is closing its "saturated" shuttle car service, as Eurostar passenger chaos continues.
  China targeting 8% growth in 2010
China says it is targeting economic growth of 8% next year, despite the ongoing effects of the global downturn.
ENTERTAINMENT
Family tribute to 'star' Murphy
The family of US actress Brittany Murphy pay tribute to their 'shining star' after she dies, apparently of natural causes, aged 32.
  Mills in Dancing On Ice line-up
Heather Mills and Bobby Davro are among the celebrities lined up for the latest series of ITV's Dancing on Ice.
  Boy George in Big Brother appeal
Boy George is appealing against a probation service decision to bar him from appearing on reality show Celebrity Big Brother.
SCIENCE/NATURE
Desperate bid to save rare rhinos
Four rare Northern White rhinos are flown from a Czech zoo to Kenya in a bid to save the species from extinction.
  Climate summit 'held to ransom'
Gordon Brown is expected to accuse a small group of countries of holding the Copenhagen climate summit talks to ransom.
  Data to expose 'ghost mountains'
Scientists who have mapped one of the most enigmatic mountain ranges on Earth give a first glimpse of their data.
TECHNOLOGY
Super-fast broadband for Olympics
BT's super-fast broadband network will be completed in time for the 2012 Olympic Games, the firm says.
  Vodafone announces UK iPhone date
Vodafone customers can pre-order the iPhone ahead of its release on the network in the UK on 14 January 2010.
  New camouflage for British Army
UK armed forces are to get a new camouflage design for their uniforms, the first major change since the 1960s.
HEALTH
Cold warning for cancer patients
One-in-four cancer patients in the UK will be forced back to bed this Christmas because they cannot afford to put the heating on, a charity warns.
  Killer nurse's appeal thrown out
A former nurse jailed for killing four patients at two Leeds hospitals loses his appeal against his conviction.
  Cervical cancer link to early sex
Having sex at an early age has been found to double the risk of developing cervical cancer.
ON THIS DAY NEWS FROM THE BBC ARCHIVES
  1988: Jumbo jet crashes onto Lockerbie
A Pan Am jumbo jet with 258 passengers on board crashes on to the town of Lockerbie in Scotland - hundreds are feared dead.
  1962: America to sell Polaris to Britain
President Kennedy and Prime Minister Harold Macmillan agree the UK will buy nuclear missiles from the US to form a multilateral Nato nuclear force.
  2001: Terror alert as police seize cargo ship
Police storm a cargo ship in the English Channel after an intelligence tip-off.

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