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	Thursday, 25 October, 2007, 1:00 GMT 09:00 +08:00:Asia/Shanghai

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Mean streets
Where does a busking concert violinist earn more, Rio or Berlin?




TOP STORIES

	Bush declares major fire disaster George Bush declares a major disaster in California as fires spark the biggest US evacuation since Katrina.

	Jogger 'buried in shallow grave' A Harrods employee was killed and buried in a shallow grave in the park where she jogged, a court hears.

	Securitas judge breaks up quarrel One of the £53m Securitas raid trial defendants clashes in court with a former co-accused he was cross-examining.

	Russia 'chessboard killer' guilty Russian shop assistant Alexander Pichushkin is found guilty of 48 murders which he recorded on a chessboard.

	Flown-in organic food rule change Food flown into the UK will be stripped of its organic status unless it meets stricter ethical standards, the Soil Association warns.




WORLD

	Bush declares major fire disaster George Bush declares a major disaster in California as fires spark the biggest US evacuation since Katrina.

	Official quits over Iraq security A senior US state department official resigns after criticism of how private security firms in Iraq are supervised.

	DR Congo general to surrender men A renegade general in DR Congo says he will integrate 500 of his fighters into the army as a gesture of goodwill.




AFRICA

	DR Congo general to surrender men A renegade general in DR Congo says he will integrate 500 of his fighters into the army as a gesture of goodwill.

	Sudan rebels 'hold China oil men' A Darfur rebel group says it has seized two workers at an oilfield in Sudan operated by a Chinese company.

	Service for SA's shot reggae star Friends and family of murdered South African reggae star Lucky Dube attend a memorial service and protest march.




AMERICAS

	Bush declares major fire disaster George Bush declares a major disaster in California as fires spark the biggest US evacuation since Katrina.

	Official quits over Iraq security A senior US state department official resigns after criticism of how private security firms in Iraq are supervised.

	Colombia poll candidates murdered Two candidates in Sunday's regional polls in Colombia are shot dead, bringing to 21 the number of campaign killings.




ASIA-PACIFIC

	Rallies held for detained Suu Kyi Global protests mark the 12th year in detention for Burmese democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi.

	S Korean spies admit 1973 snatch South Korea's intelligence agency says it was behind the 1973 kidnapping of future President Kim Dae-jung.

	China launches first Moon orbiter China's first lunar probe takes off, in a key step towards Beijing's aim of putting a man on the Moon by 2020.




EUROPE

	Russia 'chessboard killer' guilty Russian shop assistant Alexander Pichushkin is found guilty of 48 murders which he recorded on a chessboard.

	Turkish raids along Iraqi border Turkish fighter jets bomb Kurdish PKK rebel positions on the border with Iraq, Anatolia news agency reports.

	Dutch smash 'voodoo' child trade The Netherlands arrests 19 people said to have trafficked Nigerian children into the West to work as sex slaves.




MIDDLE EAST

	Official quits over Iraq security A senior US state department official resigns after criticism of how private security firms in Iraq are supervised.

	Turkish raids along Iraqi border Turkish fighter jets bomb Kurdish PKK rebel positions on the border with Iraq, Anatolia news agency reports.

	Israeli seeks Hamas participation An Israeli minister calls for Hamas to be invited to an upcoming peace conference in the US.




SOUTH ASIA

	'Eight Lankan planes' destroyed Sri Lanka's prime minister admits that a Tamil Tiger attack on an air force base caused far more damage than previously acknowledged.

	Nato plans more Afghan resources Nato's secretary general says a number of members have offered more military resources for Afghanistan.

	Detective taken off Bhutto case The detective leading the inquiry into the assassination attempt on Benazir Bhutto is taken off the case.




UK

	Securitas judge breaks up quarrel One of the £53m Securitas raid trial defendants clashes in court with a former co-accused he was cross-examining.

	Jogger 'buried in shallow grave' A Harrods employee was killed and buried in a shallow grave in the park where she jogged, a court hears.

	Bins charges decision 'delayed' Plans to bring in controversial "pay as you throw" charges for waste have been delayed, the BBC understands.




ENGLAND

	Fall girl's mother dead in cave The body of woman whose daughter fell from a hotel balcony in a Majorcan holiday resort is found in a cave.

	Jogger 'buried in shallow grave' A Harrods employee was killed and buried in a shallow grave in the park where she jogged, a court hears.

	Hard shoulder scheme rolled out A scheme which allows motorists to drive along the hard shoulder of the M42 is to be rolled out to other areas.




NORTHERN IRELAND

	Mother murder accused given bail A man accused along with his wife of murdering his 75-year-old mother is released on High Court bail.

	Food company fined for pollution County Tyrone food processors Moy Park have been fined £6,000 for water pollution offences.

	Hotel is planned for City Airport There are plans to build a hotel close to the terminal of Belfast City Airport, the BBC has learned.




SCOTLAND

	SNP pressed over police recruits The Scottish Conservatives lead a Scottish Parliament debate about the recruitment of additional police officers.

	Offender assessments 'too uneven' A new report says that the risk posed by violent offenders across Scotland is often not being assessed properly.

	Scotland bids for 'Mini Olympics' Lanarkshire launches a bid to host the 2011 International Children's Games.




WALES

	Ex jailed for 'vicious' attack' A nurse is jailed for 11 years for setting out to murder his ex-girlfriend after she broke up with him.

	Drug threat prompts lamb recall Supermarkets withdraw batches of lamb - distributed by an Anglesey company - because of a health scare.

	Murder suspect 'resembles Rooney' Police investigating the murder of a 21-year-old man say the suspect may resemble footballer Wayne Rooney.




POLITICS

	Bins charges decision 'delayed' Plans to bring in controversial "pay as you throw" charges for waste have been delayed, the BBC understands.

	Brown warned after Commons jibe Gordon Brown is told to use "temperate language" after accusing David Cameron of "misleading" people.

	Minister defends abortion limit There is insufficient evidence to justify lowering the 24-week abortion limit, health minister Dawn Primarolo says.




BUSINESS

	Credit crisis still poses risks The UK remains vulnerable to further shocks from the credit crunch, the Bank of England warns.

	Flown-in organic food rule change Food flown into the UK will be stripped of its organic status unless it meets stricter ethical standards, the Soil Association warns.

	Microsoft buys stake in Facebook Microsoft buys a $240m stake in the social networking site Facebook, beating rival Google




ENTERTAINMENT

	Pop group Simply Red to split up Simply Red are to split up in 2009, a quarter of a century after they formed, singer Mick Hucknall announces.

	Doherty freed of court drug order A judge removes a drug treatment order for Babyshambles singer Pete Doherty.

	Banksy auction exceeds estimates An auction of 10 original works and one print by graffiti artist Banksy fetches £546,000 altogether.




SCIENCE/NATURE

	First UK birth from lab-grown egg In a UK first, a mother has given birth to twins using her own eggs matured in a laboratory.

	Flown-in organic food rule change Food flown into the UK will be stripped of its organic status unless it meets stricter ethical standards, the Soil Association warns.

	China launches first Moon orbiter China's first lunar probe takes off, in a key step towards Beijing's aim of putting a man on the Moon by 2020.




TECHNOLOGY

	Anti file-sharing laws considered A senior member of the UK government warns that it may legislate if net service providers fail to curb file-sharing.

	Child porn websites 'worsening' More than seven websites showing child abuse are reported to the police every day, an online charity says.

	BBC Top Gear goes virtual on PS3 Gamers will be able to download episodes of BBC show Top Gear inside video game Gran Turismo 5.




HEALTH

	NHS repairs 'backlog' hits £4bn NHS trusts have a £4bn backlog of key maintenance repairs, government figures suggest.

	GPs 'worried' despite pay rises GPs in the UK are the happiest in Europe when it comes to pay, but they are still worried about the future, a poll says.

	First UK birth from lab-grown egg In a UK first, a mother has given birth to twins using her own eggs matured in a laboratory.




EDUCATION

	MPs urge rethink on special needs MPs urge a rethink of the government's refusal to split the assessment of special needs from its funding.

	Commons row over school surpluses Tory leader David Cameron challenges a move to have councils redistribute school surpluses in England.

	Diplomas 'could replace A-levels' Diplomas could become the "qualification of choice" in England, says the Schools Secretary Ed Balls.

ON THIS DAY NEWS FROM THE BBC ARCHIVES

1983: US troops invade Grenada
American forces seize control of the Caribbean island of Grenada less than a week after a left-wing coup in which the prime minister, Maurice Bishop, was killed.

1964: President Kaunda takes power in Zambia
Zambia is the ninth African state to gain independence from the British crown.

1984: Europe grants emergency aid for Ethiopia
The EEC is donating £1.8 million to help combat the famine in Ethiopia.




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