Wednesday, 06 January 2010

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Wednesday, 06 January, 2010, 14:00 GMT 21:00 +07:00:Asia/Jakarta
TOP STORIES
Ex-ministers demand Brown ballot
Two ex-cabinet ministers have written to all Labour MPs seeking a secret ballot on Gordon Brown's leadership.
  Snow disrupts schools and travel
Thousands of schools are closed and the transport network is disrupted as heavy snow hits much of the UK.
  BA to hold fresh talks with union
British Airways is to hold fresh talks with its main union in a bid to avert the renewed threat of strike action by cabin crew.
  UDA confirm guns decommissioned
Loyalist paramilitary group the Ulster Defence Association announces that it has put its weapons beyond use.
  Yemen 'arrests al-Qaeda suspects'
Yemeni forces have arrested three al-Qaeda suspects who were wounded in a raid on Monday, reports say.
WORLD
Japan replaces finance minister
Japan's PM Yukio Hatoyama is forced to replace his experienced finance minister, who has resigned over ill health.
  Obama given intelligence pledge
A top US intelligence official promises action after sharp criticism from President Obama over the failed plane bomb plot.
  Snow brings disruption in Europe
Severe winter weather brings hazardous conditions and transport disruption to parts of Europe.
AMERICAS
Obama given intelligence pledge
A top US intelligence official promises action after sharp criticism from President Obama over the failed plane bomb plot.
  Chile copper miners' strike ends
Work is set to resume at the world's second biggest copper mine in Chile after workers voted to end a strike over pay.
  Farc rebels admit governor murder
Farc rebels in Colombia say they were behind the kidnap and murder of a regional governor last month.
SOUTH ASIA
Renewed violence across Kashmir
At least three soldiers are killed and 11 injured in a bomb attack near an army barracks in Pakistani-administered Kashmir.
  Afghan CIA bomber 'fooled family'
The Jordanian bomber who killed CIA agents in Afghanistan lied to his family about his intentions, the BBC is told.
  Karachi bomb was 'caused by IED'
Investigators in Karachi say that a bomb blast on a Shia procession last month was caused by an improvised explosive device.
ENGLAND
Snowfall causes more disruption
Thousands of schools shut and airports close after heavy snowfall across much of England.
  Man is fatally shot outside flats
Detectives begin a murder inquiry after a man is fatally shot in the chest outside a block of flats in east London.
  Residents flee building site fire
More than 150 people are moved from their homes when fire rips through a construction site in south London.
BUSINESS
M&S sales disappoint the market
Shares in Marks and Spencer fall 4.25% after its increase in sales for the Christmas period fails to meet market expectations.
  BA to hold fresh talks with union
British Airways is to hold fresh talks with its main union in a bid to avert the renewed threat of strike action by cabin crew.
  Manchester City post massive loss
A player-buying spree after being taken over by Sheikh Mansour sees Manchester City lose £92.6m in 2008/09.
ENTERTAINMENT
Moira Stuart lands Radio 2 role
Moira Stuart will read the news during the Chris Evans Breakfast Show on BBC Radio 2, it is announced.
  Soap filming disrupted by freeze
Filming schedules on soap operas including Coronation Street and Emmerdale are disrupted due to severe weather conditions.
  Stallone injured in fight scenes
Actor Sylvester Stallone reveals how he broke his neck while shooting fight scenes for his new movie The Expendables.
SCIENCE/NATURE
Pi calculated to 'record number'
The mathematical constant pi is calculated to a record 2.7 trillion digits using a desktop computer, a researcher claims.
  Japan whalers 'ram' activist boat
Anti-whaling activists accuse a Japanese whaling ship of a ramming attack on one of their boats in Antarctic waters.
  'Grow your own' strategy unveiled
Plans to boost food production in Britain and reduce its impact on the environment have been unveiled.
TECHNOLOGY
Google phone to protect ad empire
Google looks to defend its online ad empire with a new mobile phone that will compete with the iPhone.
  China sued by US software company
A US software company lawsuit accuses China of stealing its code for a program used to block certain internet sites.
  Tech titans to unveil new toys
A slew of new technologies will take centre stage at the world's biggest consumer electronics meeting in Las Vegas this week.
HEALTH
Cancer survivors 'face neglect'
A cancer charity says the increased survival rate is not all good news - as many survivors are neglected as they struggle with other serious illnesses.
  'Inappropriate' tube feed warning
Leading doctors say some dying patients are inappropriately having stomach tubes inserted to feed them artificially.
  Study challenges ME 'virus link'
UK scientists find no proof that a retrovirus is the cause of ME, contrary to recent claims.
ON THIS DAY NEWS FROM THE BBC ARCHIVES
  1994: Mystery assailant attacks top US skater
American figure-skater Nancy Kerrigan is attacked by a man brandishing a metal crowbar.
  1977: EMI fires Sex Pistols
The music publisher EMI ends its contract with the notorious punk rock group after reports of abusive behaviour at Heathrow Airport.
  2000: Flu outbreak stretches NHS resources
Hospitals around the UK are feeling the strain of the current flu outbreak even though it has not been classed as an epidemic.
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