Monday, 11 January 2010

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Monday, 11 January, 2010, 14:00 GMT 21:00 +07:00:Asia/Jakarta
TOP STORIES
Exam schools open amid thaw hopes
Hundreds of schools have reopened for GCSE, AS and A-level exams, as parts of the UK get milder weather.
  Peter Robinson backed by DUP team
The DUP's full assembly team offer their "wholehearted support" to Peter Robinson as he faces growing pressure to resign.
  Afghans optimistic, poll reveals
Most Afghans are increasingly upbeat about the state of their country, a survey commissioned by the BBC and others shows.
  Angola 'arrests' over Togo attack
Angola arrests two people over a deadly attack on Togo's football team before the African Cup of Nations, state media say.
  Clegg shelving Lib Dem pledges
Nick Clegg says the recession means the Lib Dems will shelve or delay key policies such as free childcare and axing tuition fees.
WORLD
Angola 'arrests' over Togo attack
Angola arrests two people over a deadly attack on Togo's football team before the African Cup of Nations, state media say.
  Afghans optimistic, poll reveals
Most Afghans are increasingly upbeat about the state of their country, a survey commissioned by the BBC and others shows.
  China faces growing sex imbalance
More than 24 million Chinese men could find themselves without spouses in 2020 as gender imbalance grows.
AMERICAS
Six soldiers die in Afghanistan
Six international soldiers have been killed in Afghanistan, Nato officials say, in the deadliest day for two months.
  Chavez warns price 'speculators'
Venezuela's President Chavez says troops will seize control of any business raising prices after the country's currency was devalued.
  Detroit motor show goes electric
Electric cars are set take centre stage as Detroit tries to reinvent itself as a centre for automotive technologies.
SOUTH ASIA
Six soldiers die in Afghanistan
Six international soldiers have been killed in Afghanistan, Nato officials say, in the deadliest day for two months.
  Afghans optimistic, poll reveals
Most Afghans are increasingly upbeat about the state of their country, a survey commissioned by the BBC and others shows.
  Bail for jailed Sri Lankan editor
A Sri Lankan Tamil journalist controversially sentenced to 20 years in jail last year will be granted bail pending appeal, his lawyer says.
ENGLAND
Boy detained over bleach attack
A 16-year-old boy is detained for 12 months for throwing bleach over a woman who asked him to be quiet in a cinema in Leeds.
  Criminals licensed to drive taxis
Criminals with convictions for offences such as indecent assault are knowingly being licensed to operate as taxi drivers, a BBC investigation reveals.
  Hiccups man has brain operation
A man from Lincolnshire who had hiccups for three years is recovering from life-saving surgery to remove a brain tumour.
BUSINESS
Manchester United to raise £500m
Manchester United says it plans to raise £500m through a bond issue to refinance its debts, as it reports annual profits of £48.2m.
  Shock at credit card mortgage use
Housing charity Shelter says it is shocked by the number of people a survey suggests are using credit cards to help pay mortgages.
  Retailers see healthy Christmas
Poundland, the Co-operative Group and House of Fraser report buoyant trading over the Christmas period.
ENTERTAINMENT
Evans in Radio 2 breakfast debut
Chris Evans debuts on BBC Radio 2's breakfast show, having taken over from Sir Terry Wogan.
  Klass 'bemused at police warning'
TV presenter Myleene Klass says she is "aghast" and "bemused" after being warned by police for waving a knife at youths who entered her garden.
  Hamilton and Scherzinger split up
Lewis Hamilton and his pop star girlfriend Nicole Scherzinger end their relationship after two years.
SCIENCE/NATURE
UN 'wake-up call' on nature loss
The UN launches a Year of Biodiversity, warning that the on-going loss of species affects human well-being worldwide.
  Big freeze 'good for pond life'
Contrary to received wisdom, frozen ponds will not harm most wildlife within, conservationists say.
  Neanderthal 'make-up' discovered
Scientists claim to have the first evidence that Neanderthals wore "body paint" and possibly jewellery some 50,000 years ago.
TECHNOLOGY
Complaints greet Google Nexus One
Many of the first users of Google's Nexus One are filing complaints about how it works as they look for help with the phone.
  Microsoft Word 'sales ban' begins
A ban on Microsoft selling certain versions of its flagship products Word and Office begins, following a patent dispute.
  Free laptop scheme is rolled out
A scheme to give free laptops to pupils from poor backgrounds is being rolled out to 270,000 families in England.
HEALTH
Concern over prostate cancer test
One in eight men screened for prostate cancer will test positive when they do not have the disease, a major European study shows.
  Stem cell doctor hearing begins
GMC starts hearing into allegations against doctor involved in controversial stem cell treatments.
  Why light can worsen migraines
The visual pathway that underlies a migraine sufferers sensitivity to light has been uncovered by Harvard scientists.
ON THIS DAY NEWS FROM THE BBC ARCHIVES
  1962: Thousands killed in Peru landslide
At least 2,000 people are feared dead after a huge avalanche in the Peruvian Andes engulfs nine villages.
  1998: 100 die in massacre in Algeria
Islamic extremists are blamed for the deaths of 100 people in two villages in Algeria.
  2000: Seven missing in Irish Sea
Seven young fishermen are feared drowned off the Scottish coast after the disappearance of their scallop dredger in force nine gales.
DON'T MISS
Panorama returns
Panorama investigates Iris Robinson, the MP at the centre of Northern Ireland's political storm
TONIGHT, BBC ONE, 8.30pm then online

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