Monday, 08 February 2010

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Monday, 08 February, 2010, 14:00 GMT 21:00 +07:00:Asia/Jakarta
TOP STORIES
Cameron attacks Brown on expenses
David Cameron accuses Gordon Brown of being in "headlong retreat" after Labour suspends the MPs facing expenses charges.
  Two UK soldiers killed in Helmand
Two more soldiers have died in Afghanistan, making the number of UK deaths in the conflict the same as in the Falklands.
  Sikh judge criticises dagger bans
Britain's first Asian judge says Sikhs should be allowed to wear their ceremonial daggers to school and other public venues.
  Iran 'to ratchet up enrichment'
Iran announces immediate plans to increase levels of uranium enrichment, further heightening tensions with the West.
  University applications up 23%
University applications in the UK rise by over a fifth increasing pressure on places.
WORLD
Yanukovych 'to win Ukraine poll'
Ukraine's pro-Moscow Viktor Yanukovych will win presidential elections, officials say, but PM Yulia Tymoshenko is defiant.
  Iran 'to ratchet up enrichment'
Iran announces immediate plans to increase levels of uranium enrichment, further heightening tensions with the West.
  Avalanche kills troops in Kashmir
India says at least 17 soldiers have been killed after an avalanche struck a high-altitude military training camp in Kashmir.
AMERICAS
Snow misery continues on US coast
Parts of the eastern US remain largely paralysed for a third day after some of the heaviest snow in decades.
  Costa Rica elects female leader
Costa Ricans elect Laura Chinchilla as president, the first woman to occupy the post in the Central American nation.
  New Orleans parties after NFL win
Party season comes early to New Orleans as it celebrates a historic win in the US Super Bowl just before Mardi Gras.
SOUTH ASIA
Villages empty before Afghan push
Hundreds of villagers leave a Taliban-controlled area of Afghanistan ahead of a major expected Nato-led offensive.
  Avalanche kills troops in Kashmir
India says at least 11 soldiers have been killed after an avalanche struck a high-altitude military training camp in Kashmir.
  Asif barred from England matches
Pakistan will be without key fast bowler Mohammad Asif for the two Twenty20 internationals against England in Dubai later this month.
ENGLAND
Gatwick second runway ruled out
The new owners of Gatwick rule out the possibility of a second runway being built at the West Sussex airport.
  Gascoigne held after takeaway row
Former England footballer Paul Gascoigne and another man are arrested after a disturbance at a takeaway in North Yorkshire.
  Mother sets up stalking helpline
The mother of a woman who was killed by an ex-boyfriend helps to set up an advice line for victims of stalking.
BUSINESS
UK firms 'cut dividends by £10bn'
Shareholders in UK companies saw their dividend payments cut by £10bn last year, according to a report.
  Administration for Ethel Austin
Clothing retailer Ethel Austin goes into administration, raising fears about the future of the 300-strong chain.
  More pay freezes expected in 2010
Workers face a second year of pay freezes despite rising inflation and the UK's emergence from recession, a report says.
ENTERTAINMENT
ITV fined over jungle rat killing
ITV is fined 3,000 Australian dollars (£1,672) after contestants on I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! killed and ate a rat.
  Video premiere for Haiti single
The music video for Simon Cowell's Haiti charity single, featuring Leona Lewis and Cheryl Cole, has been released.
  Avatar dethroned at US box office
Romantic drama Dear John knocks sci-fi blockbuster Avatar off the top spot in the North American box office in its opening weekend.
SCIENCE/NATURE
Shuttle makes final night flight
The US space agency (Nasa) has launched its shuttle Endeavour on a mission to the International Space Station (ISS).
  Genes reveal 'biological ageing'
Scientists say they have pinpointed gene variants that might show how fast people's bodies are ageing.
  Dynamic Pluto revealed in images
Images from the Hubble Space Telescope reveal that the icy dwarf planet Pluto undergoes dramatic seasonal changes.
TECHNOLOGY
Pirate bill could 'breach rights'
An influential group of MPs and peers says the government's approach to illegal file-sharing could breach the rights of net users.
  China shuts down hacking website
Three people are arrested as China's largest training website for hackers is shut down, state media reports.
  Shuttle makes final night flight
The US space agency (Nasa) has launched its shuttle Endeavour on a mission to the International Space Station (ISS).
HEALTH
Exercise 'can cut gallstone risk'
Doing lots of exercise drastically cuts the risk of developing painful gallstones, UK researchers have found.
  Genes reveal 'biological ageing'
Scientists say they have pinpointed gene variants that might show how fast people's bodies are ageing.
  Better child-diabetes care urged
A "shocking" number of children are suffering potentially fatal complications of diabetes each year, a charity says.
ON THIS DAY NEWS FROM THE BBC ARCHIVES
  1952: New Queen proclaimed for UK
Princess Elizabeth proclaims herself Queen at a ceremony in St James's Palace, London.
  1994: Police probe MP's suspicious death
Forensic scientists investigate the "suspicious circumstances" of the death of Conservative MP for Eastleigh Stephen Milligan.
  1962: Eight die in Paris riot
At least eight people have been killed during a demonstration in the French capital protesting against the independence of Algeria.
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