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	Thursday, 29 November, 2007, 1:00 GMT 09:00 +08:00:Asia/Shanghai

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TOP STORIES

	Man charged with Nickell murder Police charge a man with the 1992 murder of Rachel Nickell on Wimbledon Common.

	Brown under fire over donations Gordon Brown is asked if he is "cut out for the job" of PM, and likened to Mr Bean, during heated Commons exchanges.

	Open verdict in Woolmer inquest A Jamaican inquest into the death of Bob Woolmer fails to determine what killed the Pakistan cricket coach.

	NatWest Three offer guilty plea Three British bankers extradited to the US on fraud charges plead guilty to one charge of wire fraud.

	Redknapp bailed after questioning Five men, including Portsmouth manager Harry Redknapp, are arrested over alleged corruption in football.




WORLD

	Bush launches new Mid-East talks US President George Bush pledges to back Israelis and Palestinians in peace talks, and appoints a new envoy.

	Chavez vows no ties with Colombia Venezuela's Hugo Chavez vows to have "no type" of relationship with Colombia while Alvaro Uribe is president.

	Teacher charged over teddy row A British teacher is charged in Sudan with insulting religion and inciting hatred, the Foreign Office confirms.




AFRICA

	Teacher charged over teddy row A British teacher is charged in Sudan with insulting religion and inciting hatred, the Foreign Office confirms.

	Ethiopia assures no Ogaden famine The UN is assured that food aid will be allowed into Ethiopia's Ogaden region and there will be no famine.

	Outcry at Tanzanian HIV beating There is an outcry in Tanzania after a woman was beaten by her husband for taking an HIV test.




AMERICAS

	Chavez vows no ties with Colombia Venezuela's Hugo Chavez vows to have "no type" of relationship with Colombia while Alvaro Uribe is president.

	Strike against Bolivian reforms Six provinces in Bolivia strike against plans by President Evo Morales for a radical new constitution.

	OJ pleads not guilty to robbery Ex-American football star OJ Simpson pleads not guilty to kidnap and armed robbery at a Las Vegas hotel.




ASIA-PACIFIC

	Scores charged over Hindu rally At least 80 ethnic Indians are charged with illegal assembly for taking part in street protests in Malaysia.

	S Korea probes 'cell phone death' South Korean authorities probe reports a man may have been killed by an exploding mobile phone battery.

	Mass tree-planting in Indonesia Indonesia is trying to plant nearly 80m trees in a single day, to try to deflect criticism about deforestation.




EUROPE

	Arrests in Slovak 'nuclear plot' Police in Slovakia and Hungary arrest three men for allegedly trying to sell 1kg of radioactive matter.

	Sarkozy issues warning to rioters French President Nicolas Sarkozy vows to bring to justice rioters who shot at police in current urban unrest.

	Final Kosovo talks end in failure A final round of talks on the future of Kosovo ends without a deal, prompting warnings of more instability.




MIDDLE EAST

	Bush launches new Mid-East talks US President George Bush pledges to back Israelis and Palestinians in peace talks, and appoints a new envoy.

	Saudi police arrest 208 militants Saudi Arabia holds 208 suspected militants allegedly planning a series of attacks, officials say.

	Iraqi journalist's family 'safe' The family of an Iraqi journalist who he claimed were murdered are shown on TV, apparently safe and well.




SOUTH ASIA

	Musharraf gives up army uniform Pakistan's President Musharraf hands over military command, meeting key opposition and international demands.

	Deadly bomb attacks in Sri Lanka A bomb kills 16 people in Sri Lanka's capital, Colombo, hours after a suicide attack left one dead, the army says.

	India promises to protect writer India vows to protect controversial Bangladeshi writer Taslima Nasreen after violent protests by Muslims.




UK

	Man charged with Nickell murder Police charge a man with the 1992 murder of Rachel Nickell on Wimbledon Common.

	Open verdict in Woolmer inquest A Jamaican inquest into the death of Bob Woolmer fails to determine what killed the Pakistan cricket coach.

	Brown under fire over donations Gordon Brown is asked if he is "cut out for the job" of PM, and likened to Mr Bean, during heated Commons exchanges.




ENGLAND

	Man charged with Nickell murder Police charge a man with the 1992 murder of Rachel Nickell on Wimbledon Common.

	Teacher charged over teddy row A British teacher is charged in Sudan with insulting religion and inciting hatred, the Foreign Office confirms.

	Redknapp bailed after questioning Five men, including Portsmouth manager Harry Redknapp, are arrested over alleged corruption in football.




NORTHERN IRELAND

	Meeting is held for murdered man More than 200 people attend a public meeting in support of the family of murdered south Armagh man Paul Quinn.

	Shock vote puts IFA £5m in doubt Almost £5m of government funding for NI football is in peril after a vote at the Irish FA's EGM on Wednesday night.

	Maze stadium plan 'moves closer' The prospect of a stadium at the Maze is brought closer after the GAA, IFA and Ulster Rugby agree to play there.




SCOTLAND

	NHS 'must check foreign workers' NHS Scotland should improve criminal checks on foreign staff, a senior watchdog recommends.

	Elections watchdog backs reforms Sweeping reforms to Scotland's election system have been backed by the Electoral Commission.

	NatWest Three offer guilty plea Three British bankers extradited to the US on fraud charges plead guilty to one charge of wire fraud.




WALES

	Woman charged with murdering girl A 31-year-old woman is due to appear in court charged with murdering a girl aged four.

	Strangler had history of violence A car worker who had previously put women in a stranglehold is jailed for life for his girlfriend's murder.

	Second ambulance review ordered Another investigation of the Welsh Ambulance Service will be carried out, as it is announced that most key targets are being missed.




POLITICS

	Brown under fire over donations Gordon Brown is asked if he is "cut out for the job" of PM, and likened to Mr Bean, during heated Commons exchanges.

	Discs 'worth £1.5bn' to criminals Two missing discs containing personal data of 25 million people could be worth £1.5bn to criminals, say the Lib Dems.

	Police asked to probe donations Lib Dem leader hopeful Chris Huhne asks the Met Police to investigate Labour's donations from David Abrahams.




BUSINESS

	NatWest Three offer guilty plea Three British bankers extradited to the US on fraud charges plead guilty to one charge of wire fraud.

	Price-fixing glass makers fined Four big makers of flat glass are fined by the EU Commission for illegally co-ordinating price rises.

	US stocks rally on rate cut hopes US stocks rise strongly after comments from a Federal Reserve official boost hopes of an interest rate cut.




ENTERTAINMENT

	Joy Division dominate film awards A biopic about late Joy Division singer Ian Curtis wins five trophies at British Independent Film Awards.

	Kylie announces European tour Pop star Kylie Minogue reveals plans for an "exhilarating and innovative" tour, kicking off in France next May.

	O'Leary leaves Big Brother show X Factor host Dermot O'Leary announces he is to quit as presenter of Big Brother's Little Brother.




SCIENCE/NATURE

	Nasa outlines manned Mars vision Nasa has released details of its strategy for sending a human crew to Mars within the next few decades.

	Venus offers Earth climate clues Observations of Venus might assist efforts to tackle the threat of climate change here on Earth.

	Male topi antelope's sex burden Scientists shed new light on the aggressive sexual pursuit of males by female topi Antelope in Kenya.




TECHNOLOGY

	Satellite tie-up for fast Galileo The UK firm that built the test satellite for the Galileo sat-nav system joins forces with a German company to bid together to build more spacecraft.

	Europeans hang up on fixed lines Almost one-fifth of Europeans now use a mobile as their only phone, reveals research.

	S Korea probes 'cell phone death' South Korean authorities probe reports a man may have been killed by an exploding mobile phone battery.




HEALTH

	'Supermouse' bred to beat cancer Mice carrying a gene which appears to make them invulnerable to cancer may hold the key to safer and more effective treatments.

	Paediatrician in police probe A paediatrician is being investigated by police over a claim he assaulted a child, a hearing has been told.

	Brain wiring link to paedophilia Scans have shown that paedophilia may be the result of faulty connections in the brain.




EDUCATION

	England falls in reading league The reading performance of children in England has fallen from third to 19th in the world in a major assessment.

	School gives vegetarians priority Vegetarian children are to be given priority for places at Britain's first Hindu state school.

	Race bias ruling on Jewish school A leading Jewish state school is told to change some of its admissions policy after a challenge.

ON THIS DAY NEWS FROM THE BBC ARCHIVES

1963: Canadian air disaster kills 118
More than 100 people are killed when a Canadian jet crashes into a field minutes after take-off.

1975: Graham Hill killed in air crash
One of Britain's greatest motor racing drivers is killed in a plane crash in south-east England.

1993: Secret meetings with IRA revealed
The government comes under attack in the Commons over revelations that it has had secret contacts with the IRA.




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