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	Thursday, 22 November, 2007, 1:00 GMT 09:00 +08:00:Asia/Shanghai

Data leak threat
Children will be at risk for years, security experts say

'Profound regret'
How Brown fared in Commons in the wake of the data disc fiasco




TOP STORIES

	Brown orders data security checks Gordon Brown orders spot checks on all government departments to ensure data is safe after the loss of 25m child benefit records.

	Heathrow expansion plans expected Plans for a third runway and sixth terminal at Heathrow are due to be unveiled by Transport Secretary Ruth Kelly.

	England 2-3 Croatia England fail to qualify for Euro 2008 after losing a sensational game against Croatia at Wembley.

	NHS 'on course for big surplus' A clampdown on spending within the NHS turns a massive deficit into an even bigger surplus in just two years.

	Drowned father and son identified A British man and his five-year-old son, who drowned on Spain's Costa Brava, are named.




WORLD

	Sarkozy vows to punish saboteurs France's president calls for those who sabotaged the TGV rail network to be punished with "extreme severity".

	Sudanese 'to disarm Darfur camp' Aid agencies fear an outbreak of bloodshed as Sudanese police threaten to disarm a Darfur refugee camp.

	Tehran paper attacks Ahmadinejad A hardline Iranian newspaper attacks President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, saying his behaviour is dangerous.




AFRICA

	Sudanese 'to disarm Darfur camp' Aid agencies fear an outbreak of bloodshed as Sudanese police threaten to disarm a Darfur refugee camp.

	Street vendors riot in Senegal Police in Senegal's capital, Dakar, fire tear gas at hundreds of protesting street vendors.

	Lisbon wants Mugabe to stay away Portugal's foreign minister says Robert Mugabe should stay away from December's EU-African summit.




AMERICAS

	New Hampshire sets primary date The US state of New Hampshire names 8 January 2008 for its presidential primary, the earliest ever.

	Whale lost in Amazon found dead A whale that strayed into the Amazon rainforest, more than 1600km from the ocean, is found dead.

	New York hunger levels 'rising' More than 1.3 million people in New York do not have enough food, anti-poverty campaigners claim.




ASIA-PACIFIC

	Australia rivals up poll rhetoric Australian rivals John Howard and Kevin Rudd increase campaign rhetoric ahead of Saturday's general election.

	'At least 150 dead' in PNG floods At least 150 people are now known to have died in flooding in eastern Papua New Guinea, reports say.

	Japan workers strike at US bases Thousands of Japanese support workers at US military bases in Japan strike over a planned pay cut.




EUROPE

	Sarkozy vows to punish saboteurs France's president calls for those who sabotaged the TGV rail network to be punished with "extreme severity".

	Putin attacks 'jackal' opponents Russian President Vladimir Putin accuses the opposition of scavenging for foreign funds like jackals.

	Chirac formally probed over scam French ex-President Jacques Chirac is questioned over alleged embezzlement while he was Paris mayor.




MIDDLE EAST

	Rice sets Mid-East peace target The US secretary of state says she will try to broker an Israeli-Palestinian peace deal over the next year.

	Tehran paper attacks Ahmadinejad A hardline Iranian newspaper attacks President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, saying his behaviour is dangerous.

	Saudis back rape victim sentence Saudi officials defend a sentence of 200 lashes for a rape victim, in spite of international protests.




SOUTH ASIA

	Race to reach cyclone survivors The Bangladesh army says it has reached most parts of the south coast, six days after a cyclone caused devastation.

	Imran Khan released from prison Pakistani opposition politician Imran Khan is freed after being detained since last week under anti-terror laws.

	Top Baloch rebel leader 'killed' Top rebel from Pakistan's Balochistan province, Mir Balaach Marri, has been killed, his family says.




UK

	Brown orders data security checks Gordon Brown orders spot checks on all government departments to ensure data is safe after the loss of 25m child benefit records.

	Heathrow expansion plans expected Plans for a third runway and sixth terminal at Heathrow are due to be unveiled by Transport Secretary Ruth Kelly.

	Prosecutor's terror limits doubt Director of public prosecutions Sir Ken MacDonald says he does not want an increase in detention without charge.




ENGLAND

	Ambulances queue at full hospital A hospital where 10 ambulances had to queue because doctors had run out of beds scales down the alert.

	Massive bird flu cull launched Birds at a sixth farm are to be culled amid suspicion that they may have the deadly of bird flu.

	England 2-3 Croatia England fail to qualify for Euro 2008 after losing a sensational game against Croatia at Wembley.




NORTHERN IRELAND

	DUP say Sinn Fein MLA 'informer' The DUP's David Simpson claims Sinn Fein MLA Francie Molloy had been working as a police informer for 30 years.

	200 jobs to go at haulage company A County Antrim haulage firm has gone into administration with the loss of more than 200 jobs.

	Spain 1-0 Northern Ireland Northern Ireland's faint hopes of qualifying for Euro 2008 end as they lose in Las Palmas.




SCOTLAND

	Concern over prison overcrowding The chief inspector of prisons warns that Scotland's jails have become more overcrowded than ever.

	Call for graduate payment rethink A top academic calls for a fresh look at the contribution graduates make towards the cost of higher education.

	Drugs worth 'almost £1m' seized Highland police say they have recovered illegal drugs and substances totalling almost £1m this year.




WALES

	Ex-police chief's e-mail 'misuse' The former Dyfed-Powys Police chief constable sent private e-mails at work about a personal relationship, it is confirmed.

	Single punch killer found guilty A former soldier who hit a 19-year-old once during a night out is found guilty of his manslaughter.

	Collector killed by his own hoard A "compulsive" collector who hoarded rubbish probably died when some of it fell on him at his home, an inquest hears.




POLITICS

	Brown orders data security checks Gordon Brown orders spot checks on all government departments to ensure data is safe after the loss of 25m child benefit records.

	Heathrow expansion plans expected Plans for a third runway and sixth terminal at Heathrow are due to be unveiled by Transport Secretary Ruth Kelly.

	MPs attack consultant pay hikes Big pay rises given to hospital consultants have failed to translate into a better service for patients, say MPs.




BUSINESS

	Fresh interest in Northern Rock Troubled bank Northern Rock says it has received new expressions of interest from potential investors.

	World markets slump on US woes Share values tumble in Europe and the US, hurt by a weak dollar and fears of a slowdown in the US.

	Oil reaches new record above $99 Oil soars as a weak dollar continues to tempt traders towards commodities as an alternative investment.




ENTERTAINMENT

	Competitions code unveiled by BBC The BBC unveils a code of conduct for its competitions on television, radio and online services.

	INXS mark Hutchence anniversary Members of INXS pay tribute to former singer Michael Hutchence on the 10th anniversary of his death.

	Chefs lead new Channel 4 schedule Chefs Gordon Ramsay and Jamie Oliver will join forces for a special food season, Channel 4 announces.




SCIENCE/NATURE

	Babies 'show social intelligence' Infants acquire the ability to make social evaluations in the first months of life, say US scientists.

	Earth's Moon is 'cosmic rarity' Moons like ours - which are formed in catastrophic collisions - are rare in the Universe, astronomers say.

	Brown rivers are 'more natural' Rivers and lakes in some regions that have turned brown are returning to a more natural state, a study says.




TECHNOLOGY

	UK broadband use reaches new high Almost 90% of British net users are using broadband and average speeds are climbing, official figures reveal.

	T-Mobile to open up iPhone sales T-Mobile is to start allowing German customers to buy Apple's iPhone without a contract to its network.

	Net gridlock by 2010 study warns A growing gap between demand for services and internet capacity could lead to a drastic slowdown a new report says.




HEALTH

	NHS 'on course for big surplus' A clampdown on spending within the NHS turns a massive deficit into an even bigger surplus in just two years.

	Dying at home 'must be an option' The NHS must put more resources into enabling the terminally ill to die at home, a leading cancer charity says.

	MPs attack consultant pay hikes Big pay rises given to hospital consultants have failed to translate into a better service for patients, say MPs.




EDUCATION

	Diploma schools 'sought-after' Schools and colleges which teach the new Diplomas will become the most desirable, an education minister says.

	Grammars 'ghettos' for advantaged Grammar schools do not provide 'ladders of opportunity' for poor children as claimed, researchers say.

	Jamelia backs school singing plan Half of primary school teachers are unconfident about singing in front of a class, research suggests.

ON THIS DAY NEWS FROM THE BBC ARCHIVES

1963: Kennedy shot dead in Dallas
The president of the United States has been assassinated by a gunman in Dallas, Texas.

1995: Life sentence for Rosemary West
Britain's most prolific female serial killer, Rosemary West, is sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of 10 young women and girls.

1990: Thatcher quits as prime minister
Margaret Thatcher is to stand down as prime minister after her cabinet refuses to back her in a second round of leadership elections.




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