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	Sunday, 27 January, 2008, 1:00 GMT 09:00 +08:00:Asia/Shanghai

Pothole pitfalls
Councils squeezed by an '11-year backlog' of pothole repairs

Controversial life
What makes the millionaire Nicholas Van Hoogstraten tick?




TOP STORIES

	Obama projected to win S Carolina Votes are counted in South Carolina's Democratic Party primary, with early signs of victory for Barack Obama.

	Labour hit by new donations row Health Secretary Alan Johnson is accused of accepting a donation channelled through a third party.

	Satellite could plummet to Earth A US spy satellite has gone out of control and is due to crash to Earth within two months, US sources say.

	Kabul vetoes Ashdown envoy role Afghanistan makes it clear it does not want Paddy Ashdown as the new United Nations envoy to the country.

	Britain 'facing energy shortfall' A shortfall in UK electricity generation is likely even after the recent decision on nuclear power, a report concludes.




WORLD

	Obama projected to win S Carolina Votes are counted in South Carolina's Democratic Party primary, with early signs of victory for Barack Obama.

	Palestinian radical founder dies The founder of the radical Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP), George Habash, dies.

	Satellite could plummet to Earth A US spy satellite has gone out of control and is due to crash to Earth within two months, US sources say.




AFRICA

	Annan hits out at Kenya 'abuses' Former UN chief Kofi Annan says he saw "systematic" human rights abuses on a tour of violence-hit Kenya.

	France bids to mend Rwandan ties France's foreign minister defends his country's stance during Rwanda's genocide on a visit aimed at improving ties.

	UK tycoon 'arrested in Zimbabwe' British property tycoon Nicholas van Hoogstraten is arrested in Zimbabwe, according to local media.




AMERICAS

	Obama projected to win S Carolina Votes are counted in South Carolina's Democratic Party primary, with early signs of victory for Barack Obama.

	Guyana shooting rampage kills 11 Gunmen in Guyana go on a rampage, killing 11 people, including at least three children.

	Satellite could plummet to Earth A US spy satellite has gone out of control and is due to crash to Earth within two months, US sources say.




ASIA-PACIFIC

	Japanese PM warns of economy risk Japanese PM Yasuo Fukuda warns action is needed to tackle the growing risks to the world economy.

	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.

	Public service planned for Ledger A public memorial service for late actor Heath Ledger is expected to take place in Los Angeles next week.




EUROPE

	Police interrogate rogue trader Jerome Kerviel, the rogue trader alleged to have cost his bank billions of euros, is in police custody.

	Serb minister hurt in car crash Serbia's Interior Minister, Dragan Jocic, is badly injured after a car accident, police say.

	Female smokers 'double in Russia' Smoking rates have more than doubled in Russia since the collapse of the Soviet Union, researchers say.




MIDDLE EAST

	Palestinian radical founder dies The founder of the radical Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP), George Habash, dies.

	Iran's FM questions UN resolution Iran's foreign minister urges restraint over a new draft UN sanctions resolution, in a BBC interview.

	Egypt watches Gaza traffic go on Thousands of Gazans pour into Egypt for a fourth day, after Egyptian attempts to reseal the border failed.




SOUTH ASIA

	Kabul vetoes Ashdown envoy role Afghanistan makes it clear it does not want Paddy Ashdown as the new United Nations envoy to the country.

	Pakistan nuclear sites on alert Pakistan raises the state of alert around its nuclear sites amid concerns they could be targeted by militants.

	Live - Australia v India Australia hold a 2-1 lead in the series as they face India in the fourth and final Test in Adelaide.




UK

	Labour hit by new donations row Health Secretary Alan Johnson is accused of accepting a donation channelled through a third party.

	Kabul vetoes Ashdown envoy role Afghanistan makes it clear it does not want Paddy Ashdown as the new United Nations envoy to the country.

	Britain 'facing energy shortfall' A shortfall in UK electricity generation is likely even after the recent decision on nuclear power, a report concludes.




ENGLAND

	Two dead after helicopter crash Two people die as a helicopter crashes just after take-off at a golf resort near Harrogate, North Yorkshire.

	Teenager dies after park attack A teenager dies in hospital after an attack with a "blunt instrument" in a west London park.

	Spice Girl visit for stab victim A 14-year-old girl attacked in a Lancashire park is visited by Spice Girl Geri Halliwell.




NORTHERN IRELAND

	Woman threatened to dismember man A woman threatened to cut off part of a man's body and leave him for dead, a County Down court hears.

	Police team to re-examine murder The murder of a boy in Belfast more than 30 years ago is to be re-examined by a specialist police team.

	Officers injured during trouble Five police officers are injured when they are attacked with bricks and bottles in County Down.




SCOTLAND

	Seized cash to fund crimefighters Money seized from organised criminals is to be used to expand two crimefighting units.

	Body of backpacker returned to UK The body of murdered Orkney backpacker Karen Aim is flown to the UK from New Zealand for her funeral next week.

	No more resignations, says Browne No more senior Labour figures will quit over the donations row, according to Defence Secretary Des Browne.




WALES

	Mother's plea after rape suicide A woman whose daughter killed herself after she was raped urges other sex attack victims to seek help.

	Wigley is nominated as Plaid peer Former president Dafydd Wigley is one of three Plaid Cymru members poised to join the House of Lords.

	Park anger over land repair delay National park officials and residents protest at the progress on restoring land dug up for a natural gas pipeline.




POLITICS

	Labour hit by new donations row Health Secretary Alan Johnson is accused of accepting a donation channelled through a third party.

	Kabul vetoes Ashdown envoy role Afghanistan makes it clear it does not want Paddy Ashdown as the new United Nations envoy to the country.

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




BUSINESS

	Trade ministers promise Doha push Trade ministers meeting in Davos say they will meet this Easter in a final attempt to negotiate a global trade deal.

	Police interrogate rogue trader Jerome Kerviel, the rogue trader alleged to have cost his bank billions of euros, is in police custody.

	Private equity defends job record Research suggests that companies bought by private equity firms are not the massive destroyers of jobs they have been accused of.




ENTERTAINMENT

	US network faces $1m nudity fine US TV network ABC could be fined $1.4m for airing an episode of NYPD Blue which showed female nudity.

	Marlon Brando's troubled son dies Christian Brando, eldest son of the late actor Marlon Brando, dies in hospital in Los Angeles, aged 49.

	Public service planned for Ledger A public memorial service for late actor Heath Ledger is expected to take place in Los Angeles next week.




SCIENCE/NATURE

	Skies dim for British astronomers Astronomy cuts mean UK scientists will no longer have direct access to an 8m-class telescope in the Northern Hemisphere.

	Britain 'facing energy shortfall' A shortfall in UK electricity generation is likely even after the recent decision on nuclear power, a report concludes.

	Satellite could plummet to Earth A US spy satellite has gone out of control and is due to crash to Earth within two months, US sources say.




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

	Female smokers 'double in Russia' Smoking rates have more than doubled in Russia since the collapse of the Soviet Union, researchers say.

	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 are failing to provide top quality care, an independent review suggest.




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

1945: Auschwitz death camp liberated
The Red Army liberates the Nazi's biggest concentration camp at Auschwitz in southern Poland.

1967: Three astronauts die in Apollo 1 tragedy
Three American astronauts die when fire engulfs the Apollo capsule on its launch pad at Cape Kennedy.

1944: Leningrad siege ends after 900 days
A successful Soviet offensive drives German troops away from the Leningrad which has been besieged since September 1941.




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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