Wednesday, 10 March 2010

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Wednesday, 10 March, 2010, 14:00 GMT 21:00 +07:00:Asia/Jakarta
TOP STORIES
Economic storm not over, says PM
Gordon Brown warns of economic storms ahead but vows not to "let you down" as the date of the Budget is announced.
  Kidnap boy's father defies police
The father of a British boy kidnapped in Pakistan is heading home against police wishes, the BBC learns.
  Collider to shut down for a year
The Large Hadron Collider must be shut down for a year starting in late 2011 to address design flaws, the BBC has learned.
  Berezovsky wins poison libel case
Businessman Boris Berezovsky wins his libel case over claims he was behind the murder of former Russian agent Alexander Litvinenko.
  More schools fail Ofsted checks
More schools in England are being judged as inadequate in Ofsted's new-style inspections, according to figures just released.
WORLD
Biden steps up pressure on Israel
The US vice-president again condemns Israel over an East Jerusalem building project and calls for bold steps to achieve peace.
  Iran attacks US over Afghanistan
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad says it is the US, not Tehran, that is playing a "double game" in Afghanistan.
  Collider to shut down for a year
The Large Hadron Collider must be shut down for a year starting in late 2011 to address design flaws, the BBC has learned.
AMERICAS
Insurers 'face $7bn Chile bill'
The earthquake in Chile may cost the global insurance industry as much as $7bn (£4.7bn), Swiss Re estimates.
  Biden steps up pressure on Israel
The US vice-president again condemns Israel over an East Jerusalem building project and calls for bold steps to achieve peace.
  US activist Granny D dies at 100
Granny D, a US woman who walked across the US some 10 years ago at the age of 89 in support of election campaign finance reform, dies.
SOUTH ASIA
Iran attacks US over Afghanistan
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad says it is the US, not Tehran, that is playing a "double game" in Afghanistan.
  Kidnap boy's father defies police
The father of a British boy kidnapped in Pakistan is heading home against police wishes, the BBC learns.
  Pakistan to ban Yousuf & Younus
Pakistan cricketers Mohammad Yousuf and Younus Khan are banned indefinitely from representing their country.
ENGLAND
Torture death DNA swabbing starts
Police start DNA swabbing sessions in a bid to find the killer of an elderly woman in Hampshire.
  Police find in garden 'body' dig
Police digging up a garden in London after a tip-off there may be a body buried find an unidentified item in a plastic bag.
  Plane-spotters return from India
Two British plane-spotters return home from India after being fined for monitoring aircraft.
BUSINESS
Northern Rock sees reduced losses
Northern Rock says that it made "good progress" in 2009, after reporting a sharp fall in its annual losses.
  Banking fraud 'moves to internet'
Fraudsters are continuing their switch from traditional card fraud to raiding online bank accounts, research suggests.
  BA strike action talks under way
Talks aimed at averting strike action by BA cabin crew are continuing at the TUC, after a deadline was extended.
ENTERTAINMENT
Oscar bosses defend Fawcett snub
Actress Farrah Fawcett was not in the Oscars memorial segment because she was more known as a TV star, the Academy says.
  Midweek 'chart' starts on Radio 1
Radio 1 is broadcasting midweek singles and album figures for the first time during a new weekly show on Wednesday afternoons.
  Daly 'fighting' to save marriage
Strictly Come Dancing presenter Tess Daly says her marriage to fellow presenter Vernon Kay is "worth fighting" for.
SCIENCE/NATURE
Collider to shut down for a year
The Large Hadron Collider must be shut down for a year starting in late 2011 to address design flaws, the BBC has learned.
  Ring may be giant 'impact crater'
Deforestation has revealed what could be a giant impact crater in Central Africa, scientists say.
  Ancient eggshell yields its DNA
The eggshells of long-dead and extinct species are a particularly good source to find preserved DNA, researchers say.
TECHNOLOGY
File-sharing sanctions 'unfair'
Illegal file-sharers should be fined, rather than have their internet connection cut off, says the boss of BT.
  Mobile phone allows boss to snoop
Mobile technology that could allow prying bosses to monitor every movement of their staff is developed in Japan.
  Facebook calls for 'iconic games'
Facebook calls on game designers to make an iconic title, such as Mario or Halo, specifically for the social network.
HEALTH
Call to halt NHS medical database
Doctors leaders urge ministers to halt the development of a medical records database for patients in England.
  'No proof' acupuncture helps IVF
There is no evidence acupuncture or Chinese herbal medicine boost the chance of IVF success, fertility experts warn.
  Social care deal 'dead in water'
Attempts to reach a cross-party deal on funding social care appear to be dead in the water ahead of a key summit.
ON THIS DAY NEWS FROM THE BBC ARCHIVES
  1969: Martin Luther King's killer gets life
James Earl Ray is jailed for 99 years by a court in Memphis, Tennessee, after admitting the murder of the American civil rights leader.
  1988: Avalanche hits royal ski party
The Prince of Wales narrowly avoids death on the ski slopes of Switzerland in an avalanche which kills one of his closest friends.
  1990: Observer 'spy' sentenced to die
A court in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, imposes the death sentence on The Observer journalist Farzad Bazoft.

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