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	Tuesday, 26 January, 2010, 14:00 GMT 21:00 +07:00:Asia/Jakarta

TOP STORIES
	UK economy emerges from recession The UK economy leaves recession, after figures show the economy grew by 0.1% in the last three months of 2009.
	Straw rejected Iraq legal advice Jack Straw rejected advice that the invasion of Iraq would be unlawful without explicit UN authorisation.
	France report backs face veil ban Muslim women should not be allowed to wear face-covering veils in public facilities, a French parliament report says.
	NI crisis talks enter second day A second day of political talks aimed at averting the collapse of devolved government in Northern Ireland are under way.
	'End it now' heard at care home The boss of a Somerset care home was heard to say "shall we end it now" to a resident who later died, a murder trial is told.

WORLD
	France report backs face veil ban Muslim women should not be allowed to wear face-covering veils in public facilities, a French parliament report says.
	Iraq crime lab bomber kills many A suicide car bomber kills at least 18 people and injures 80 at an Iraqi forensics centre in Baghdad, police say.
	Ethiopia plane 'flew wrong way' The Ethiopian jet that crashed in the sea near Beirut on Monday did not turn as directed to avoid a storm, officials say.

AMERICAS
	Haiti appeals for more tents Haitian President Rene Preval calls for 200,000 more tents to house those left homeless by the quake two weeks ago.
	Obama to call for spending freeze US President Barack Obama is to announce a spending freeze aimed at reducing the country's $1.4tn (£860bn) budget deficit.
	Mexico 'could take US inmates' California's governor suggests the US state could cut costs by sending undocumented inmates to Mexican jails.

SOUTH ASIA
	Rivals vie for Sri Lankan votes Sri Lankans vote in a bitterly-fought presidential election, the first since Tamil rebels were defeated after 25 years of war.
	Germany to expand Afghan forces Germany will increase its military deployment in Afghanistan by 500 troops, Chancellor Angela Merkel says.
	Bomber strikes 'Kabul army base' A suspected suicide bomber strikes near a military base in Afghanistan's capital, Kabul, causing casualties, officials say.

ENGLAND
	Bailed rapist targeted girl, nine A teenager from Merseyside is labelled a sick monster for beating and raping a girl of nine while on bail for raping a 10-year-old.
	Fire suspect dies from injuries A man suspected of starting a fire in Cornwall which resulted in the deaths of his wife and son dies from injuries sustained in the fire.
	Arrests in derby violence appeal Police release images of a number of football fans believed to have caused trouble at the Manchester derby.

BUSINESS
	UK economy emerges from recession The UK economy leaves recession, after figures show the economy grew by 0.1% in the last three months of 2009.
	Mortgage approvals 'on the rise' The number of mortgages approved for house purchases rose at the end of the year, figures from UK banks show.
	King backs radical banking reform The head of the Bank of England, Mervyn King, backs calls for radical reform of the global banking sector.

ENTERTAINMENT
	Robbie and Kylie for Haiti single Robbie Williams and Kylie Minogue will sing on the charity single being organised by Simon Cowell for the people of Haiti.
	Avatar holds steady at box office Avatar continues to dominate at the UK and US box office, breaking another record previously held by Titanic.
	McAvoy and Duff expecting a baby Actors James McAvoy and Anne-Marie Duff are expecting their first child, they have announced.

SCIENCE/NATURE
	I will not go, says climate chief Rajendra Pachauri, the UN climate science body's chief, says he will not resign after an error on glacier melt appeared in a key report.
	Economic growth 'cannot continue' Continuing global economic growth "is not possible" if nations are to tackle climate change, a report warns.
	'Echoes' in bat and dolphin DNA Scientists find striking similarities in the DNA that enables some bats and dolphins to echolocate.

TECHNOLOGY
	EC to monitor anti-piracy trial The European Commission agrees to monitor Virgin Media's trial of anti-piracy software after a complaint from privacy activists.
	PS3 'hacked' by iPhone cracker A hacker who gained notoriety for unlocking the iPhone as a teenager says that he has now hacked Sony's PlayStation 3.
	SeeSaw internet TV launches trial SeeSaw, a new online TV service offering both catch-up and archive programmes, is launching a trial in the UK.

HEALTH
	Low-carb diet 'heart benefits' A low carbohydrate diet is better at cutting blood pressure than the weight loss pill Alli combined with a low fat diet, according to US research.
	Smoke 'harms baby blood pressure' Smoke exposure during pregnancy damages a baby's blood pressure control, which may explain why their risk of cot death is higher, say experts.
	Lab advance aids hepatitis fight US scientists looking for a treatment for the hepatitis liver virus have found new ways to study it in the laboratory.

ON THIS DAY NEWS FROM THE BBC ARCHIVES
	2001: Thousands die in Gujarat quake A massive earthquake strikes western India and parts of Pakistan, killing many thousands of people.
	1950: India becomes a republic The independent republic of India is born as the new president replaces the King as head of state and a new constitution is adopted.
	1952: Britons killed in Cairo riots Reports from Egypt say at least 20 people have been killed and hundreds injured in anti-British riots in Cairo.

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