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

Restraint row
'They took a little boy and gave me back a body'

Taxes of sin
Cigarettes, alcohol and the Budget. Do we pay too much?




TOP STORIES

	Top extremist recruiter is jailed A man said to be a top recruiter for Islamist extremism is jailed indefinitely for public protection at the end of a major trial.

	Israel buries victims of shooting Thousands of mourners attend the funerals of eight students killed by a Palestinian at a religious college in Jerusalem.

	Thatcher in hospital for checks Former Prime Minister Baroness Thatcher is taken to hospital for tests, the Conservative Party says.

	Dog smells blood at Jersey home Police dogs find spots of blood in a bath at the former children's home at the centre of a child abuse inquiry.

	Blair to teach in the US on faith Tony Blair is to teach students at Yale University in the US about faith and globalisation.




WORLD

	Leaders say Colombia crisis over Presidents of Colombia, Ecuador and Venezuela shake hands and agree to end a diplomatic crisis in the region.

	Spain PM accuses Eta after murder Spain's prime minister accuses Basque group Eta of trying to upset Sunday's election by murdering an ex-councillor.

	Obama aide quits in 'monster' row An adviser to Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama resigns after calling Hillary Clinton "a monster".




AFRICA

	Chad's 'orphans' returning home The 103 children in Chad caught up in an abduction scandal are to return to their families, Unicef says.

	China talks tough over Darfur China appoints an Africa envoy to focus on Darfur after criticism over its role in the Sudanese region.

	Zimbabwe bans Western observers Monitors from Western countries are banned from Zimbabwe's election later this month.




AMERICAS

	Leaders say Colombia crisis over Presidents of Colombia, Ecuador and Venezuela shake hands and agree to end a diplomatic crisis in the region.

	Obama aide quits in 'monster' row An adviser to Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama resigns after calling Hillary Clinton "a monster".

	Drugs athlete Jones goes to jail Former champion sprinter Marion Jones reports to a Texas jail to begin a six-month sentence for drug use.




ASIA-PACIFIC

	Polls open in Malaysian election Malaysia's prime minister urges ethnic minorities to support his coalition as voters elect a new government.

	Jail for Australian kiss killers Two women in Australia who murdered a girl from Dorset and then kissed over her body are jailed for life.

	China to crack down on pop stars China will impose stricter rules on foreign singers after Bjork caused controversy at a gig by shouting "Tibet, Tibet".




EUROPE

	Spain PM accuses Eta after murder Spain's prime minister accuses Basque group Eta of trying to upset Sunday's election by murdering an ex-councillor.

	Knights bury their leader in Rome Fra' Andrew Bertie, the grand master of the powerful Catholic order the Knights of Malta, is buried in Rome.

	US ambassador to Belarus expelled Belarus announces that it has expelled the United States ambassador, and recalled its ambassador to the US.




MIDDLE EAST

	Israel buries victims of shooting Thousands of mourners attend the funerals of eight students killed by a Palestinian at a religious college in Jerusalem.

	Iraq cleric Sadr explains absence Iraqi Shia cleric Moqtada Sadr explains why he has not been seen in public for more than nine months.

	US Iraq envoy plans to step down The US ambassador to Iraq, Ryan Crocker, says he plans to retire from his post early next year.




SOUTH ASIA

	Musharraf opponents get MPs boost Eleven independent Pakistani MPs join the main parties that could form a coalition government.

	Rahul Gandhi starts India drive Senior Indian Congress party leader Rahul Gandhi sets off on a nationwide tour to boost the party's profile.

	Freed Indian admits he was a spy An Indian man freed from a Pakistani jail after spending 35 years on death row admits he was a spy.




UK

	Top extremist recruiter is jailed A man said to be a top recruiter for Islamist extremism is jailed indefinitely for public protection at the end of a major trial.

	Thatcher in hospital for checks Former Prime Minister Baroness Thatcher is taken to hospital for tests, the Conservative Party says.

	Blair to teach in the US on faith Tony Blair is to teach students at Yale University in the US about faith and globalisation.




ENGLAND

	Thatcher in hospital for checks Former Prime Minister Baroness Thatcher is taken to hospital for tests, the Conservative Party says.

	Defence fear for flood-risk homes A plan to protect homes and businesses along the Humber estuary reveals some will be left at risk.

	Farm tractor gets congestion fine A farmer complains after getting four Transport for London parking tickets for his Derbyshire tractor.




NORTHERN IRELAND

	Man injured in depot gun attack A 42-year-old man is injured by a masked gunman outside a taxi depot on the outskirts of west Belfast.

	Gang kidnaps and assaults man, 23 Three men are questioned after a 23-year-old was kidnapped from his home and beaten up in County Down.

	Man denies pregnant partner rape A man is accused of raping his pregnant parther in their bed after she complained of feeling unwell.




SCOTLAND

	Home owners struggle to pay bills One in five Scots home owners are struggling to meet their mortgage payments, a survey has revealed.

	Holy Grail castle in bats mystery A Scottish keep that appeared in a Monty Python film is caught up in a missing bats mystery.

	Upside down ticket leads to fine A motorist is fined £35 for displaying her valid parking ticket upside down on her windscreen.




WALES

	Six Plaid AMs to refuse pay rise A number of Plaid assembly members will turn down a 8.3% pay rise, as the row continues over the award.

	Addict jailed for killing partner A "harmless" addict is jailed for stabbing his partner to death in a row after they had both taken drugs.

	Soldiers honoured for gallantry Eight Royal Welsh soldiers are awarded for bravery, including three who receive the Military Cross.




POLITICS

	Blair to teach in the US on faith Tony Blair is to teach students at Yale University in the US about faith and globalisation.

	Clegg facing revolt over health Nick Clegg faces a fresh test of his authority as Lib Dems vote on health reforms at their spring conference.

	Thatcher in hospital for checks Former Prime Minister Baroness Thatcher is taken to hospital for tests, the Conservative Party says.




BUSINESS

	Regulators face their own review The National Consumer Council begins a year-long review into the performance of regulators in the UK.

	Bush looks to consumer jobs boost George W Bush hopes an economic stimulus package will create jobs, after a loss of 63,000 posts in February.

	$200bn Fed move over credit fears The Fed makes billions of dollars available to banks in an auction hoping to ease credit-crunch concerns.




ENTERTAINMENT

	Beatles engineer Smith dies at 85 Record engineer Norman Smith, who worked on every Beatles recording between 1962 and 1965, dies aged 85.

	Walliams completes swim to Africa Little Britain star David Walliams completes his "swim to Africa" with Olympic rower James Cracknell for the BBC's Sport Relief.

	China to crack down on pop stars China will impose stricter rules on foreign singers after Bjork caused controversy at a gig by shouting "Tibet, Tibet".




SCIENCE/NATURE

	Space freighter primed for launch Europe is set to launch the Automated Transfer Vehicle - the biggest, most complex spacecraft in its history.

	Gorilla rangers' execution threat Rebels who seized control of DR Congo's Gorilla Sector say rangers will be executed if they enter the area.

	Giant telescope opens both eyes The powerful Large Binocular Telescope acquires galactic images using both its giant mirrors.




TECHNOLOGY

	BBC iPlayer comes to the iPhone The BBC launches a version of its iPlayer video on demand service for the Apple iPhone and iPod touch.

	Pentagon bans Google map-makers Google is banned from filming inside US military bases because of the "threat" posed by its online maps.

	Space freighter primed for launch Europe is set to launch the Automated Transfer Vehicle - the biggest, most complex spacecraft in its history.




HEALTH

	Alcohol 'quickly' cuts heart risk Middle aged non-drinkers can quickly reduce their risk of heart disease by having a daily tipple, say US researchers.

	Faster TB test results on the way A faster blood test for tuberculosis infection has been developed by UK researchers.

	Clegg facing revolt over health Nick Clegg faces a fresh test of his authority as Lib Dems vote on health reforms at their spring conference.




EDUCATION

	Fair choice 'needs good schools' Schools Secretary Ed Balls pledges to make school admissions fairer by removing all poor schools.

	Heads' tough warning on Diploma Head teachers warn that confusion and a low take-up rate could doom England's new Diploma qualification to second-class status.

	Schools 'risk copyright breach' Schools are being warned they could face bills for breaching copyright laws on their websites.

ON THIS DAY NEWS FROM THE BBC ARCHIVES

1985: Beirut car bomb kills dozens
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1972: TWA jet explodes at Las Vegas airport
Bomb explodes in the cockpit of a Trans World Airlines Boeing 707 at Las Vegas airport.

1971: Post strike ends with pay deal
British postal workers go back to work after seven weeks on strike.




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