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	Saturday, 26 January, 2008, 1:00 GMT 09:00 +08:00:Asia/Shanghai

Proud valley
Farewell march for miners who bought their own colliery

Cabinet material?
Gordon Brown puts his faith in front bench 'Young Ones'




TOP STORIES

	Egyptians retreat from Gaza fence Egyptian security forces pull back from the border with Gaza after apparently failing to reseal it.

	FSA 'failed over Northern Rock' A key committee of MPs says the Financial Services Authority failed in its duty over the Northern Rock crisis.

	Worldwide share jitters continue Global stocks end down on Friday, as concerns return about the state of the worldwide financial sector.

	Guests flee Las Vegas hotel fire A fire breaks out at a hotel and casino complex in the US city of Las Vegas, causing guests and gamblers to flee.

	Brown 'right to wait over Hain' The PM says he was right not to decide on Peter Hain's future before the Electoral Commission reported.




WORLD

	Egyptians retreat from Gaza fence Egyptian security forces pull back from the border with Gaza after apparently failing to reseal it.

	Police search rogue trader's flat French police search the flat of Jerome Kerviel, the man said to be the rogue trader who lost 4.9bn euros.

	Guests flee Las Vegas hotel fire A fire breaks out at a hotel and casino complex in the US city of Las Vegas, causing guests and gamblers to flee.




AFRICA

	Curfew after Kenya town clashes The Kenyan police impose a curfew after at least 10 people are killed in clashes in the central town of Nakuru.

	SA gold mines shut by power cuts South Africa's biggest gold and platinum mining firms suspend production because of recent power cuts.

	Nigeria 0-0 Mali Nigeria's Africa Cup of Nations' fate is now in the hands of their Group B rivals after they draw 0-0 with Mali in Sekondi.




AMERICAS

	Rice talks trade on Colombia trip The US secretary of state meets union leaders in Colombia on a trip aimed at promoting free trade.

	Moussaoui tip 'earns $5m reward' A US flight instructor gets $5m for telling the FBI about 9/11 conspirator Zacarias Moussaoui, reports say.

	Guests flee Las Vegas hotel fire A fire breaks out at a hotel and casino complex in the US city of Las Vegas, causing guests and gamblers to flee.




ASIA-PACIFIC

	Pilot guilty of activist murder An ex-pilot is jailed for 20 years for the murder of Indonesian human rights activist Munir Thalib in 2004.

	Ledger remembered as 'old soul' Heath Ledger's family remember the star as an 'old soul' in a death notice printed in an Australian newspaper.

	Workers die in China rail tragedy A high-speed passenger train hits a group of rail workers in eastern China, killing 18 of them, officials say.




EUROPE

	Police search rogue trader's flat French police search the flat of Jerome Kerviel, the man said to be the rogue trader who lost 4.9bn euros.

	EU far-right groups to form party Far-right political leaders from four EU nations unveil plans to form a pan-European "patriotic" party.

	Worldwide share jitters continue Global stocks end down on Friday, as concerns return about the state of the worldwide financial sector.




MIDDLE EAST

	Egyptians retreat from Gaza fence Egyptian security forces pull back from the border with Gaza after apparently failing to reseal it.

	Beirut bomb kills top policeman A senior Lebanese police intelligence officer and three others die in a powerful car bomb in east Beirut.

	Iraq moves against Mosul al-Qaeda Iraqi PM Nouri Maliki announces the start of a major offensive against al-Qaeda militants in Mosul.




SOUTH ASIA

	Renegade Tamil rebel jailed in UK An ex-leader of Sri Lanka's Tamil Tiger rebels, Col Karuna, is jailed for nine months in the UK for identity fraud.

	Musharraf issues warning to West President Pervez Musharraf says Pakistan's success in fighting terror is critical and failure could affect the West.

	Number 10 rejects Karzai claims Number 10 hits back at claims by Afghan President Hamid Karzai that UK troops are making the country's situation worse.




UK

	FSA 'failed over Northern Rock' A key committee of MPs says the Financial Services Authority failed in its duty over the Northern Rock crisis.

	Brown 'right to wait over Hain' The PM says he was right not to decide on Peter Hain's future before the Electoral Commission reported.

	TUC seeks £110 apprenticeship pay The TUC is arguing that the minimum pay for apprentices should rise from £80 a week to £110.




ENGLAND

	Attack girl 'minutes from death' The parents of a schoolgirl repeatedly stabbed in a park tell how she was "minutes from death".

	Lorries overturned in high winds High winds cause problems for drivers and rip the roof off a new Northern Rock office in the North of England.

	Raid children back with families Nine Romanian children rescued after police carried out raids against crime gangs are reunited with their families.




NORTHERN IRELAND

	Court told of 1973 murder claim A court in England is told that an east Belfast man claimed he killed his 10-year-old brother in 1973.

	PSNI now using Taser 'stun guns' Specialist units in the PSNI are now using Taser 'stun guns', which hit their target with 50,000 volts.

	Flights hit by controller action Unofficial industrial action is affecting about 30 flights at Dublin airport, the Irish Aviation Authority says.




SCOTLAND

	Trump team refuse inquiry invite Donald Trump's representatives turn down an invite to give evidence to a Holyrood committee.

	Man and woman charged over death A man and a woman are arrested in connection with the death of a man in West Lothian in December.

	Massive wind farm 'turned down' Plans to build one of Europe's biggest wind farms on the Isle of Lewis are to be turned down, BBC Scotland understands.




WALES

	Student killed herself after rape A coroner says a student jumped off a bridge to her death as a "direct consequence" of being raped.

	Police to review young suicides Police will look again at up to 13 deaths in one community in a year, but say there is no evidence of a link.

	Coal mine closes with celebration Wales' last deep mine, Tower Colliery, closes with a march of celebration, 13 years after miners reopened it.




POLITICS

	Brown 'right to wait over Hain' The PM says he was right not to decide on Peter Hain's future before the Electoral Commission reported.

	Straw in talks over bail murder Justice Secretary Jack Straw is meeting the family of Garry Newlove, murdered by a youth who was out on bail.

	Cut the soundbites, Cameron told Ken Clarke says Tory leader David Cameron should use fewer soundbites to convince voters he can be PM.




BUSINESS

	FSA 'failed over Northern Rock' A key committee of MPs says the Financial Services Authority failed in its duty over the Northern Rock crisis.

	Worldwide share jitters continue Global stocks end down on Friday, as concerns return about the state of the worldwide financial sector.

	M&S staff details left on laptop M&S broke data protection rules over a stolen laptop containing details of 26,000 staff, a watchdog says.




ENTERTAINMENT

	Ledger remembered as 'old soul' Heath Ledger's family remember the star as an 'old soul' in a death notice printed in an Australian newspaper.

	UB40 star felt compelled to quit UB40's lead singer Ali Campbell says management difficulties were behind his decision to leave.

	Winehouse is admitted into rehab Amy Winehouse enters a clinic as her father says he asked for her to be sectioned under the Mental Health Act.




SCIENCE/NATURE

	Synthetic life 'advance' reported US scientists say they have taken a step towards creating synthetic life in the laboratory.

	Massive wind farm 'turned down' Plans to build one of Europe's biggest wind farms on the Isle of Lewis are to be turned down, BBC Scotland understands.

	Boost for Africa's depleted soils A $180m five-year project to revive the depleted soils of sub-Saharan Africa is launched in Nairobi.




TECHNOLOGY

	Estonia fines man for 'cyber war' A 20-year-old Russian man is the first person to be convicted for taking part in cyber attacks against Estonia.

	M&S staff details left on laptop M&S broke data protection rules over a stolen laptop containing details of 26,000 staff, a watchdog says.

	Manhunt 2 release saga continues A high court judge rules that controversial video game Manhunt 2 must be sent for re-evaluation.




HEALTH

	Sickle cell 'causes daily pain' Daily pain from sickle cell disease may be far more common - and severe - than previously thought, research suggests.

	NHS maternity units falling short Many maternity units in England failing to provide top quality care, an independent review suggest.

	Alcohol-related deaths 'rising' The number of people in the UK dying from alcohol-related problems is continuing to rise.




EDUCATION

	What makes a good teacher? Mike Baker examines the factors that combine to make a good teacher.

	TUC seeks £110 apprenticeship pay The TUC is arguing that the minimum pay for apprentices should rise from £80 a week to £110.

	Second degree funding is amended Some changes are made to the plan to divert £100m from people doing second degrees.

ON THIS DAY NEWS FROM THE BBC ARCHIVES

2001: Thousands die in Gujarat quake
A massive earthquake strikes western India and parts of Pakistan, killing many thousands of people.

1950: India becomes a republic
The independent republic of India is born as the new president replaces the King as head of state and a new constitution is adopted.

1952: Britons killed in Cairo riots
Reports from Egypt say at least 20 people have been killed and hundreds injured in anti-British riots in Cairo.




DON'T MISS

Pharaoh's Lost City
The grim lives and early deaths of the Ancient Egyptians who died fulfilling a Pharaoh's dream
Timewatch, Sat 8.10pm, BBC Two

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