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	Thursday, 31 January, 2008, 1:00 GMT 09:00 +08:00:Asia/Shanghai

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TOP STORIES

	Lords issue landmark abuse ruling Victims of sex crimes and abuse may be able to sue years later, after a key ruling in the "lotto rapist" case.

	Giuliani quits White House race Rudy Giuliani withdraws his Republican candidacy, on same day as Democrat John Edwards also quits.

	TV presenter Beadle dies aged 59 Television presenter and prankster Jeremy Beadle has died of pneumonia after years of poor health.

	Court orders return of new baby A teenage mother is to seek damages after a judge orders the return of her new-born baby which was taken without a court order.

	US rates cut to avoid recession The US Federal Reserve has cut interest rates for the second time in nine days to ward off a recession.




WORLD

	Giuliani quits White House race Rudy Giuliani withdraws his Republican candidacy, on same day as Democrat John Edwards also quits.

	US rates cut to avoid recession The US Federal Reserve has cut interest rates for the second time in nine days to ward off a recession.

	Atlantis launch set for next week Nasa mission managers give the go-ahead for the space shuttle Atlantis to launch on Thursday of next week.




AFRICA

	US denounces Kenya 'cleansing' The US envoy to Africa says the violence in Kenya's Rift Valley after December's election was ethnic cleansing.

	Ugandans die in school collapse At least nine Ugandan builders are killed after the school building they were working on collapsed.

	Cameroon 3-0 Sudan Cameroon's Samuel Eto'o becomes the top scorer in the history of the Africa Cup of Nations as the Indomitable Lions reach the last eight.




AMERICAS

	Giuliani quits White House race Rudy Giuliani withdraws his Republican candidacy, on same day as Democrat John Edwards also quits.

	US rates cut to avoid recession The US Federal Reserve has cut interest rates for the second time in nine days to ward off a recession.

	Pilot 'breakdown' diverts flight An Air Canada flight is diverted to Ireland after a pilot apparently suffers a mental breakdown.




ASIA-PACIFIC

	Chinese troops to aid snow relief The Chinese government deploys almost half a million troops to help people hit by the worst snow in decades.

	Australia apology to Aborigines The Australian government will issue a formal apology to Aborigines when parliament convenes on 13 February.

	Suu Kyi 'not satisfied' by talks Burma's pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi tells her party she is "not satisfied" after talks with the junta.




EUROPE

	Italy moves towards interim rule The president backs the formation of an interim government after the fall of Romano Prodi's administration.

	Rogue trader began year in profit The French trader that incurred massive losses for Societe Generale was in profit at the start of 2008.

	EU suspends Brazil beef exports The EU halts all imports of Brazilian beef, saying its foot-and-mouth disease checks are "unacceptable".




MIDDLE EAST

	Israel probe finds war 'failure' Israel's 2006 war against Hezbollah in Lebanon was a "large and serious" failure, an official inquiry finds.

	Iran to limit execution in public The head of Iran's judiciary issues a order that no executions be carried out in public without his permission.

	Severed cables disrupt internet Internet services are disrupted in the Middle East, Egypt and India following damage to two undersea cables.




SOUTH ASIA

	Musharraf lambasted by ex-judge The deposed chief justice of Pakistan says President Musharraf is an "extremist general" for sacking him.

	Gandhi's ashes scattered at sea The ashes of Mahatma Gandhi are scattered in the sea on the 60th anniversary of his assassination.

	Severed cables disrupt internet Internet services are disrupted in the Middle East, Egypt and India following damage to two undersea cables.




UK

	Suspension looming for MP Conway MP Derek Conway faces suspension from the Commons over paying his son for working as a researcher.

	Lords issue landmark abuse ruling Victims of sex crimes and abuse may be able to sue years later, after a key ruling in the "lotto rapist" case.

	TV presenter Beadle dies aged 59 Television presenter and prankster Jeremy Beadle has died of pneumonia after years of poor health.




ENGLAND

	Lords win for Lotto rapist victim A victim of Lotto rapist Iorworth Hoare wins a 19-year fight for the right to claim damages from him.

	Fans make Liverpool takeover move Liverpool supporters launch an ambitious plan to buy the football club from its current American owners.

	Woman stabbed in department store A 39-year-old woman is in hospital after being stabbed in a department store in Middlesbrough.




NORTHERN IRELAND

	No concern over 'IRA volunteer' Victims' Commission members had no concerns over the term "IRA volunteer", a commissioner says.

	Student jailed for glassing man A County Down student who "glassed" another young man in a Belfast bar has been jailed for 18 months.

	Cat 'given to dogs to be killed' Police investigate reports that two men caught a cat and then gave it to their dogs to kill.




SCOTLAND

	Care call after son kills father A mother claims the death of her husband at the hands of their son could have been avoided with the right care.

	Policeman sues tourist for £10m Guardians of a policeman, who suffered severe brain trauma after a car crash, sue a tourist for £10m damages.

	MSPs support single survey plans A new single survey system for house sales will come into effect in December after MSPs gave their support.




WALES

	Brothel manager escapes jail term A woman who ran brothels is spared a jail term after a judge said "no-one was harmed" by her trade.

	Ambulance stolen during 999 call An ambulance is stolen from the driveway of a house as the crew attend to a woman in her home.

	Police chiefs to apologise to MP North Wales Police chief Richard Brunstrom and his deputy will apologise to an MP over comments on TV.




POLITICS

	Suspension looming for MP Conway MP Derek Conway faces suspension from the Commons over paying his son for working as a researcher.

	Family jobs ban for MPs suggested Standards watchdog Sir Christopher Kelly says banning MPs employing relatives "could be the right thing to do".

	'Titan' jails to go ahead - Brown Gordon Brown says ministers will go ahead with plans for new giant prisons - denying there had been a U-turn.




BUSINESS

	Fans make Liverpool takeover move Liverpool supporters launch an ambitious plan to buy the football club from its current American owners.

	US rates cut to avoid recession The US Federal Reserve has cut interest rates for the second time in nine days to ward off a recession.

	Energy firms warned on complaints Gas and electricity suppliers must take complaints more seriously, a consumer watchdog says.




ENTERTAINMENT

	TV presenter Beadle dies aged 59 Television presenter and prankster Jeremy Beadle has died of pneumonia after years of poor health.

	Attenboroughs win for Atonement British film Atonement wins four out of six categories in the newly named Richard Attenborough Film Awards.

	Gladiators to make Sky comeback Sky One is to resurrect 1990s Saturday night action game show Gladiators, it announces.




SCIENCE/NATURE

	Mercury's volcanic past revealed A flyby by a Nasa unmanned space probe has revealed evidence of "widespread" volcanism on the planet Mercury.

	Atlantis launch set for next week Nasa mission managers give the go-ahead for the space shuttle Atlantis to launch on Thursday of next week.

	Hawaii hosts Bush climate talks Experts from 16 of the largest economies are in Hawaii for the second in the series of President Bush's climate talks.




TECHNOLOGY

	Severed cables disrupt internet Internet services are disrupted in the Middle East, Egypt and India following damage to two undersea cables.

	MySpace opens doors to developers MySpace will allow third-party software developers to create applications for the site from next week.

	Google 'improves' mobile search Internet search giant Google promises "faster, more relevant results" with its new mobile service.




HEALTH

	'No plans' for migrant birth rate More should have been done to help the NHS cope with a rise in foreign mothers using maternity services, the Tories say.

	EU backs rival food label scheme The European Commission backs a system of food labelling opposed by the UK regulator.

	Deep stimulation 'boosts memory' Electrical stimulation of areas deep within the brain could lead to improved memory, research suggests.




EDUCATION

	Rural school closures in dispute Ministers tell councils in England they should not be closing rural schools - but that surplus places must go.

	School tips on anti-gay bullying Schools have been given national guidance on how they can tackle homophobic bullying.

	Month abroad for trainee teachers Trainee primary school language teachers are to spend a month's placement overseas.

ON THIS DAY NEWS FROM THE BBC ARCHIVES

2000: Life for serial killer Shipman
Family GP Dr Harold Shipman is jailed for life for murdering 15 of his patients, making him Britain's most prolific convicted serial killer.

1953: 130 die in ferry disaster
A car ferry sinks in the Irish Sea in one of the worst gales of the winter, claiming the lives of up to 130 passengers and crew.

1996: Fifty dead in Sri Lanka suicide bombing
A lorry carrying heavy explosives crashes into a bank in Colombo bank killing more than 50 people.




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