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	Wednesday, 23 July, 2008, 1:00 GMT 09:00 +08:00:Asia/Shanghai




TOP STORIES

	GPs told to cut antibiotics usage Doctors are told to cut the number of prescriptions they hand out to help save the NHS millions of pounds a year.

	Karadzic 'worked in Serb clinic' Captured Bosnian Serb war crimes suspect Radovan Karadzic practised alternative medicine under false ID while living in Belgrade, Serb officials say.

	Eco-towns plan 'may be unlawful' The government's approach to delivering up to 10 eco-towns could be "unlawful", councils warn.

	Dogs prompted McCanns police move Portuguese police declared Kate and Gerry McCann as formal suspects in their daughter's disappearance on the reactions of sniffer dogs, a report reveals.

	Israel hit by new digger attack At least 10 people are injured in Jerusalem, as the driver of a construction vehicle rams cars before he is shot dead.




WORLD

	Karadzic 'worked in Serb clinic' Captured Bosnian Serb war crimes suspect Radovan Karadzic practised alternative medicine under false ID while living in Belgrade, Serb officials say.

	Indian government survives vote India's government wins an unruly parliamentary vote of confidence over a controversial civilian nuclear deal with the US.

	Italian MPs approve immunity law Italy's MPs gives their final backing to a controversial immunity bill put forward by Silvio Berlusconi's government.




AFRICA

	Food crisis looms in East Africa More than 14m people in the Horn of Africa are in need of food aid because of drought and rocketing food and fuel prices, the United Nations warns.

	S African police evict migrants South African riot police remove hundreds of immigrants from a temporary shelter.

	Zimbabweans hail 'historic' deal Zimbabweans hail a deal between the president and opposition leader over talks on the country's political crisis.




AMERICAS

	Obama urges political fix in Iraq US Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama says security in Iraq is better but political solutions are needed.

	Chavez calls for Russia alliance Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez calls for a strategic alliance with Russia to protect Venezuela from the US.

	Texas and Mexico brace for storm Dolly grows into a Category One hurricane as it churns across the Gulf of Mexico, US forecasters say.




ASIA-PACIFIC

	Ministers set for N Korea talks Foreign ministers from six nations involved in talks to disarm North Korea are to hold a rare meeting in Singapore, officials say.

	UN help sought over temple row Cambodia asks the UN Security Council for emergency talks to resolve a stand-off with Thailand around an ancient temple.

	Philippine farmer eats rare eagle Philippine prosecutors prepare to file charges against a farmer for killing and eating one of the world's rarest eagles.




EUROPE

	Karadzic 'worked in Serb clinic' Captured Bosnian Serb war crimes suspect Radovan Karadzic practised alternative medicine under false ID while living in Belgrade, Serb officials say.

	Italian MPs approve immunity law Italy's MPs gives their final backing to a controversial immunity bill put forward by Silvio Berlusconi's government.

	Manned spaceship design unveiled The first official image of a proposed joint Russian and European manned spacecraft is unveiled.




MIDDLE EAST

	Israel hit by new digger attack At least 10 people are injured in Jerusalem, as the driver of a construction vehicle rams cars before he is shot dead.

	Iran urged to free HIV pioneers A human rights group calls on Iran to release or charge two renowned HIV/Aids doctors arrested last month.

	Final quizzing of Olmert witness The Israeli PM's lawyers continue their push to discredit a key witness in the corruption probe against him.




SOUTH ASIA

	Indian government survives vote India's government wins an unruly parliamentary vote of confidence over a controversial civilian nuclear deal with the US.

	Nepal Maoists to shun government Nepal's former Maoist rebels have abandoned efforts to form the country's next government, party officials say.

	Al-Qaeda leader in TV interview The man believed to be al-Qaeda's commander of operations in Afghanistan, Mustafa Abu al-Yazid, gives a rare TV interview.




UK

	GPs told to cut antibiotics usage Doctors are told to cut the number of prescriptions they hand out to help save the NHS millions of pounds a year.

	Dogs prompted McCanns police move Portuguese police declared Kate and Gerry McCann as formal suspects in their daughter's disappearance on the reactions of sniffer dogs, a report reveals.

	Eco-towns plan 'may be unlawful' The government's approach to delivering up to 10 eco-towns could be "unlawful", councils warn.




ENGLAND

	Terror police detain disabled boy A police officer is transferred from duties after a disabled child and his parents are detained under the Terrorism Act.

	School warning to 'orange' pupils A head teacher is cracking down on schoolgirls who turn up for class looking "orange" after using fake tans.

	Girl, 16, told she does not exist A 16-year-old girl is unable to find work as she has been told legally she does not exist.




NORTHERN IRELAND

	Family of INLA murder man misled The family of one of the disappeared say they are being misled in the search for his body in France.

	Shot priest talks of court ordeal Two South African men are convicted of the attempted murder of Belfast priest Father Kieran Creagh.

	Trio convicted over cocaine haul Three English men are found guilty of involvement in the biggest drugs seizure in Irish history.




SCOTLAND

	Drugs 'cause' higher death rate Scotland's higher death rate than England and Wales is partly down to greater drug use, a study suggests.

	Rowling's Harry Potter 'regret' Harry Potter author JK Rowling speaks of her regret that she never told her mother about her world-famous creation.

	Fringe addresses ticket backlog Organisers of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, which has been hit by ticketing problems, claim thousands of preview week tickets are being sent out.




WALES

	Families evacuated in blast fear Fears that gas cylinders could explode in a fire-damaged garage force the evacuation of up to 60 families.

	Bovine TB outbreak in Welsh goats An outbreak of bovine TB has been found in goats in Carmarthenshire, which officials say is unusual.

	New heritage minister announced Alun Ffred Jones succeeds Rhodri Glyn Thomas, who quit as heritage minister after taking a lit cigar into a pub.




POLITICS

	Eco-towns plan 'may be unlawful' The government's approach to delivering up to 10 eco-towns could be "unlawful", councils warn.

	'Spying' requests exceed 500,000 More than 500,000 official "spying" requests for private communications data were made last year, a report says.

	'Mission change' for UK in Iraq Gordon Brown says he expects a "fundamental change of mission" for British troops in Iraq early next year.




BUSINESS

	Fuel sellers start cutting prices UK drivers are set to benefit after a number retailers including Asda, Morrisons and BP said that they would cut petrol prices.

	Mortgage advisers 'are failing' Most mortgage advisers are doing a poor job when giving advice, according to research by the consumers association Which?

	Oil prices fall to six-week low The price of oil hits a six-week low as US demand slides and a hurricane in the Gulf of Mexico takes a favourable course.




ENTERTAINMENT

	Batman star bailed over 'assault' Batman star Christian Bale is bailed by police after being questioned about allegations he assaulted his mother and sister.

	Golden Girls star Getty dies, 84 Actress Estelle Getty, best known as Sicilian grandmother Sophia Petrillo in US sitcom The Golden Girls, dies aged 84.

	BBC One unveils new Merlin drama A host of stars including John Hurt, Michelle Ryan and Richard Wilson will appear in new BBC One drama Merlin in September.




SCIENCE/NATURE

	No-cull badger policy 'deficient' The decision not to cull badgers in England to control tuberculosis in cattle is flawed in the short-term, say MPs.

	Manned spaceship design unveiled The first official image of a proposed joint Russian and European manned spacecraft is unveiled.

	Drug for deadly prostate cancer Scientists say a drug to treat aggressive prostate cancer may be the most significant advance in the field for 70 years.




TECHNOLOGY

	Sky launches net music service The satellite TV firm teams up with Universal Music to offer downloads for a monthly fee.

	Manned spaceship design unveiled The first official image of a proposed joint Russian and European manned spacecraft is unveiled.

	Tiscali accuses BT of defamation Tiscali has issued legal proceedings against BT after it sent letters to its customers.




HEALTH

	GPs told to cut antibiotics usage Doctors are told to cut the number of prescriptions they hand out to help save the NHS millions of pounds a year.

	Many mental health wards 'poor' Many NHS mental health services are poor, according to a review of the sector by watchdogs.

	Poor stroke care 'still common' Failings in stroke care are leaving thousands dead or unnecessarily disabled each year, The Stroke Association says.




EDUCATION

	Schools adopt vocational courses More vocational qualifications are being taken by school-age children, a report claims.

	Schools still wait for Sats marks There are fears from primary schools that test results that have still not been returned might have been lost.

	'A fifth of teens' carry a weapon Almost one in five teenage pupils carries a weapon, although only one in 20 takes it to school, a study suggests.

ON THIS DAY NEWS FROM THE BBC ARCHIVES

1974: Greek military rule gives in to democracy
The military government in Greece collapses and the former prime minister Constantine Karamanlis is invited to return.

2005: Dozens killed in Egypt bomb blast
At least 88 people are killed in bomb attacks in the Egyptian resort of Sharm al-Sheikh, hospital staff say.

1986: Prince Andrew weds Sarah Ferguson
Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson marry at Westminster Abbey.




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