Monday, 04 January 2010

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Monday, 04 January, 2010, 14:00 GMT 21:00 +07:00:Asia/Jakarta
TOP STORIES
Cameron focuses campaign on NHS
The Tories say health will be their top election priority but Labour hit back as election campaigning is stepped up.
  Third Western Yemen embassy shuts
France follows the US and UK in shutting its Yemen embassy, after threats by a group linked to an alleged plane bomb plot.
  Fresh doubts over Chinook crash
Software faults may have caused the 1994 helicopter crash on the Mull of Kintyre which killed 29 people, the BBC learns.
  Murder charge father dies in jail
A man who was due to go on trial charged with the murder of his daughter in Sussex has died in prison, it is revealed.
  Parading troops 'branded killers'
Seven men chanted at troops during a homecoming parade in Luton murderers and baby killers, a court hears.
WORLD
Third Western Yemen embassy shuts
France follows the US and UK in shutting its Yemen embassy, after threats by a group linked to an alleged plane bomb plot.
  Afghan blasts kill five soldiers
Five servicemen from the US and UK are killed in Afghanistan - the first deaths blamed on hostile action in 2010.
  China oil spill hits Yellow River
An oil spill in northern China reaches the Yellow River, which supplies millions of people with drinking water.
AMERICAS
US toughens air screening rules
Passengers flying to the US from or via 14 nations deemed a security risk face tougher screening, under new measures.
  US lifts HIV/Aids immigration ban
The US lifts a 22-year immigration ban that stopped anyone with HIV/Aids from entering the country.
  Avatar smashes box office record
Sci-fi blockbuster Avatar becomes the fastest movie ever to achieve $1bn (£625.6m) in world ticket sales.
SOUTH ASIA
Afghan blasts kill five soldiers
Five servicemen from the US and UK are killed in Afghanistan - the first deaths blamed on hostile action in 2010.
  India student killing condemned
The Indian and Australian governments condemn the killing of an Indian student in Melbourne on Saturday night.
  'Dozens die' in India cold wave
Dozens of people die in a cold wave sweeping through northern India, the country's state broadcaster Doordarshan says.
ENGLAND
Murder charge father dies in jail
A man who was due to go on trial charged with the murder of his daughter in Sussex has died in prison, it is revealed.
  'Heroic' neighbours save children
Three members of a family in Dorset are hailed heroes for rescuing their neighbour's five children from a burning home.
  Ex-mayor admits taking underwear
A former mayor of a Lancashire town admits breaking into women's homes and stealing their underwear.
BUSINESS
FTSE rises on manufacturing data
Renewed economic optimism helps the FTSE 100 index climb to a 16-month high on the first trading day of 2010.
  Borrowers are picky about loans
The number of people taking out mortgages to buy a home rose again in November but the appetite for other loans fell.
  'Puerile' Ryanair attacked by OFT
Budget airline Ryanair is accused of being "puerile and childish" over its payment policy by the Office of Fair Trading.
ENTERTAINMENT
Jones named Big Brother favourite
Bookmakers make footballer turned actor Vinnie Jones favourite to win the last series of Channel 4's Celebrity Big Brother.
  Lady Gaga hit tops UK chart list
Lady Gaga's single Poker Face and Susan Boyle's debut album I Dreamed A Dream were the UK's biggest-selling records of last year.
  Sound of 2010 countdown kicks off
New York band The Drums come fifth in the Sound of 2010 list, the BBC's annual spotlight on new musical talent.
SCIENCE/NATURE
Giant Amazon fish 'under threat'
There may be more than one species of giant freshwater fish lurking in the Amazon, and all are now threatened by overfishing, scientists say.
  Biosensors offer brain insights
Scientists have developed biological cells that can give new insight into the chemistry of the brain.
  Sweden culls its resurgent wolves
Sweden begins a legal cull of wolves with more than half the quota of 27 believed to have been killed on the first day.
TECHNOLOGY
Speculation rife on Google phone
Gadget blogs and news sites speculate that Google will unveil an own-brand phone at a 5 January press conference.
  Bono net policing idea draws fire
China-style net monitoring suggested by Bono to spare the film industry file-sharing woes has drawn significant criticism.
  French online piracy law in force
The first effects of France's controversial new law against internet piracy will begin to be felt as the new year starts.
HEALTH
Tories promise childbirth choices
Conservative leader David Cameron promises "real choice" to women in England over childbirth, announcing plans for maternity networks.
  Many ignorant on 'waist fat' risk
Almost nine in 10 people are not aware of the dangers of carrying extra fat around their waist, a survey has found.
  US lifts HIV/Aids immigration ban
The US lifts a 22-year immigration ban that stopped anyone with HIV/Aids from entering the country.
ON THIS DAY NEWS FROM THE BBC ARCHIVES
  1967: Campbell killed during record attempt
Donald Campbell dies while attempting to break his own water speed record in his jet-powered boat, Bluebird K7
  1951: Communist forces to re-take Seoul
Chinese and North Korean troops are close to recapturing the South Korean capital of Seoul for the second time since the war began last year.
  1986: Thin Lizzy star dies
Phil Lynott, the former frontman of rock group Thin Lizzy, dies 11 days after collapsing from a drink and drug binge.
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