Your daily e-mail from the BBC



	Wednesday, 23 January, 2008, 1:00 GMT 09:00 +08:00:Asia/Shanghai

Boom and bust
Relive the agony and ecstasy of 20 years of stock market trading

Evanomics
Will the Fed's shock rate cut rescue the global economy?




TOP STORIES

	Fed slashes rates in shock move The Federal Reserve cuts interest rates to 3.5%, as it tries to avoid recession in the world's biggest economy.

	Britons' ID cards 'to be delayed' Plans for a wider rollout of identity cards to British nationals appear to have been delayed for two years.

	Heath Ledger is found dead in US Actor Heath Ledger is found dead at a downtown Manhattan residence, police in New York say.

	Police to join in pay row rally About 17,000 police officers are expected in London for a mass march and rally in a protest over pay.

	Thompson quits White House race Republican Fred Thompson withdraws from the US presidential race, after poor results in early ballots.




WORLD

	Fed slashes rates in shock move The Federal Reserve cuts interest rates to 3.5%, as it tries to avoid recession in the world's biggest economy.

	Anger as UN debates Gaza blockade The United Nations Security Council debates Israel's blockade of Gaza, with angry exchanges between envoys.

	Heath Ledger is found dead in US Actor Heath Ledger is found dead at a downtown Manhattan residence, police in New York say.




AFRICA

	Kenya sued over police 'crimes' Kenya's opposition files a complaint with the ICC, accusing the government of crimes against humanity.

	DR Congo peace talks stall again Talks between the DR Congo government and armed groups to sign a peace deal stall for a second day.

	Tuareg rebels abduct town's mayor Tuareg rebels attack a town in Niger, killing or abducting several people in the biggest raid in recent months.




AMERICAS

	Fed slashes rates in shock move The Federal Reserve cuts interest rates to 3.5%, as it tries to avoid recession in the world's biggest economy.

	Thompson quits White House race Republican Fred Thompson withdraws from the US presidential race, after poor results in early ballots.

	Heath Ledger is found dead in US Actor Heath Ledger is found dead at a downtown Manhattan residence, police in New York say.




ASIA-PACIFIC

	China crackdown on work accidents Dozens are to be punished over workplace deaths in China, as claims persist 10 Olympic workers died.

	Heath Ledger is found dead in US Actor Heath Ledger is found dead at a downtown Manhattan residence, police in New York say.

	China couple sue metro over kiss A couple sue the Shanghai metro after the video of their passionate embrace appears on the web.




EUROPE

	Putin opponent to be investigated Russian prosecutors accuse opposition candidate Mikhail Kasyanov's campaign of forging signatures.

	Kite to pull ship across Atlantic The world's first cargo ship partially powered by a giant kite is setting sail from Germany to Venezuela.

	Stocks rebound on Fed's rate cut Global shares rebound, but Wall Street still down, as the US Federal Reserve slashes rates to stave off a recession.




MIDDLE EAST

	Anger as UN debates Gaza blockade The United Nations Security Council debates Israel's blockade of Gaza, with angry exchanges between envoys.

	UN powers agree on new Iran draft Leading UN powers agree on a draft resolution that would expand sanctions against Iran, Germany says.

	Iraq parliament approves new flag Iraq's parliament votes to change its flag and address Kurdish concerns over its symbolism.




SOUTH ASIA

	Indian shares hit by global fall Share prices fall sharply on India's main indices amid fears that a US recession could herald a global slowdown.

	Pakistan weapons 'in safe hands' President Pervez Musharraf says there is a no chance of al-Qaeda gaining Pakistan's nuclear weapons.

	West Bengal appeals over bird flu India's West Bengal state appeals for help to cull up to two million chickens in bird flu scare.




UK

	Britons' ID cards 'to be delayed' Plans for a wider rollout of identity cards to British nationals appear to have been delayed for two years.

	Police to join in pay row rally About 17,000 police officers are expected in London for a mass march and rally in a protest over pay.

	Pre-teens report problem drinking Nearly half of disadvantaged youngsters started drinking before the age of 13, a survey finds.




ENGLAND

	Girl stabbed in 'frenzied' attack A 14-year-old girl is critically ill after what police say was a "frenzied" knife attack in a park in Lancashire.

	Police to join in pay row rally About 17,000 police officers are expected in London for a mass march and rally in a protest over pay.

	Bus passengers trapped in floods A bus becomes trapped by rising floodwaters as the fear of serious flooding in the Hull area subsides.




NORTHERN IRELAND

	Bug outbreak linked to 16 deaths Sixteen hospital deaths in the Northern Trust area are linked to an outbreak of the superbug C. difficile.

	Police intervene in council row Police are called to Limavady Borough Council following reports of a disturbance and assault at its offices.

	Appeal court imposes driver ban A man caught drink driving after answering a call to help his disabled father is banned by the Court of Appeal




SCOTLAND

	Paedophile banned from camera use A paedophile who took pictures of a boy being abused is banned from owning anything capable of taking photographs.

	Scots budget faces crucial test Ministers in Scotland are asking MSPs to endorse their £30bn budget plan in principle.

	Praise for ski hero school pupils Three Perthshire school pupils help rescue their badly injured ski instructor during a trip in the French Alps.




WALES

	Police warn over suicide numbers A task force is set up to tackle suicide numbers around a south Wales town after the death of a seventh young person.

	Son denies money row with victim A man whose mother was murdered denies falling out with her over money, Swansea Crown Court hears.

	MP hits out at charity 'sob-in' Many pressure groups are guilty of "bloated empire-building" says an MP, as he attacks a housing charity.




POLITICS

	Britons' ID cards 'to be delayed' Plans for a wider rollout of identity cards to British nationals appear to have been delayed for two years.

	Police to join in pay row rally About 17,000 police officers are expected in London for a mass march and rally in a protest over pay.

	Lib Dems oppose referendum vote MPs hoping to force an EU treaty referendum suffer a blow as the Lib Dems say they will vote against such a move.




BUSINESS

	Fed slashes rates in shock move The Federal Reserve cuts interest rates to 3.5%, as it tries to avoid recession in the world's biggest economy.

	Stocks rebound on Fed's rate cut Global shares rebound, but Wall Street still down, as the US Federal Reserve slashes rates to stave off a recession.

	Top bosses fear global recession Company bosses around the world see a global recession as a major threat, a survey suggests.




ENTERTAINMENT

	Heath Ledger is found dead in US Actor Heath Ledger is found dead at a downtown Manhattan residence, police in New York say.

	Coen film leads Oscar nominations No Country For Old Men heads the Academy Awards list with eight nominations, along with drama There Will Be Blood.

	Kennedy secures Costa book award Scottish author and stand up comic AL Kennedy wins the £25,000 Costa Book of the Year award for her novel Day.




SCIENCE/NATURE

	Detailed gene map 'within grasp' One thousand people around the world are to have their genomes mapped in an effort to understand how genes influence disease.

	UK physics has 'brighter future' The "doom and gloom" being spread about the state of UK physics is unhelpful and inaccurate, says research chief Keith Mason.

	Boat sails free from icy shackles A research vessel that was deliberately trapped in the Arctic ice emerges after more than 500 days.




TECHNOLOGY

	Currys stops selling analogue TVs Electrical retailers Currys, Dixons and PC World will now promote digital TV sets with built-in Freeview tuners.

	EA pushes ad-backed video games EA is to release a free version of the popular Battlefield game supported by adverts and micro payments.

	Facebook faces privacy questions Facebook is to be quizzed about its data protection policies by the Information Commissioner's Office.




HEALTH

	Labels 'key to obesity battle' Ministers are committed to enforcing a "single, simple" food labelling system as part of plans to tackle obesity.

	Work stress 'changes your body' A stressful job has a direct biological impact on the body, raising the risk of heart disease, research shows.

	Pre-teens report problem drinking Nearly half of disadvantaged youngsters started drinking before the age of 13, a survey finds.




EDUCATION

	Diploma warning from universities Almost four out of 10 universities might not take students applying with the new Diploma, a survey finds.

	Cookery classes to be compulsory Cookery lessons are to be compulsory in England's secondary schools for the first time, ministers decide.

	New progress test results delayed The government delays publication of the results of the first single level tests taken by some 40,000 pupils.

ON THIS DAY NEWS FROM THE BBC ARCHIVES

1973: Nixon announces Vietnam peace deal
The US president, Richard Nixon, has appeared on national television to announce "peace with honour" in Vietnam.

1989: Many killed in Tajik earthquake
Hundreds of people are feared dead after a powerful earthquake strikes the Soviet Central Asian republic of Tajikistan.

1955: Express train crashes killing 14
Fourteen people die and dozens are injured when an express train travelling from York to Bristol derails at Sutton Coldfield station.




SPECIAL COVERAGE

Can I be Gordon?
Our man joined those hoping to be a Gordon Brown lookalike

Oscar movies
Find out all about the films in the running for best picture

	OPTIONS AND HELP
		You are subscribed from the e-mail address: subscribe@reasonables.com Change To change your e-mail address, the content or format of your daily e-mail, visit: http://www.bbc.co.uk/email Unsubscribe To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.bbc.co.uk/email Other e-mails To see the full range of e-mails available visit: http://www.bbc.co.uk/email

		Help If you are having problems with story links or for general help visit: http://www.bbc.co.uk/email/help Feedback Please send feedback to: mailto:dailyemail@bbc.co.uk

		Copyright BBC 2005