Saturday, 03 October, 2009, 8:00 GMT 13:00 +05:00:Asia/Karachi | |
TOP STORIES | |
Tories launch care home guarantee A scheme to prevent older people having to sell their houses to fund their care is unveiled by the Conservatives. | |
Aid flows in to quake-hit Sumatra Foreign aid and medical teams start to arrive in Indonesia's Padang as the search for people buried under buildings goes on. | |
Irish await EU treaty vote result Vote counting is to begin shortly in the Republic of Ireland's crucial second referendum on the European Union's Lisbon Treaty. | |
Fears over inner city dog fights An increasing number of dogs are suffering horrific injuries in "ad hoc" fights in public parks, the RSPCA warns. | |
Typhoon bears down on Philippines Tens of thousands are evacuated ahead of Typhoon Parma, now heading for the northern tip of the storm-hit Philippines. |
WORLD | |
Aid flows in to quake-hit Sumatra Foreign aid and medical teams start to arrive in Indonesia's Padang as the search for people buried under buildings goes on. | |
Typhoon bears down on Philippines Tens of thousands are evacuated ahead of Typhoon Parma, now heading for the northern tip of the storm-hit Philippines. | |
Irish await EU treaty vote result Vote counting is to begin shortly in the Republic of Ireland's crucial second referendum on the European Union's Lisbon Treaty. |
EUROPE | |
Irish await EU treaty vote result Vote counting is to begin shortly in the Republic of Ireland's crucial second referendum on the European Union's Lisbon Treaty. | |
Italy approves tax amnesty bill The Italian parliament approves a controversial tax amnesty on undeclared funds held overseas that critics say rewards crime. | |
Warsaw ghetto uprising head dies The last surviving leader of the 1943 Warsaw ghetto uprising against the Nazis, Marek Edelman, dies at the age of 90. |
MIDDLE EAST | |
UN nuclear chief to visit Iran IAEA chief Mohamed ElBaradei is expected in Iran to discuss inspectors' access to a recently revealed uranium plant. | |
Tape shows Shalit 'safe and well' The first video of Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit since his capture in 2006 shows him looking healthy and urging a deal to free him. | |
UN puts off action on Gaza report The United Nations Human Rights Council says it has deferred its response to a report on the recent conflict in Gaza. |
SOUTH ASIA | |
Pakistan in video beating probe Pakistan's army orders an investigation into a video apparently showing soldiers beating Taliban suspects. | |
Scores killed in India flooding At least 125 people die after three days of torrential rain batters southern India causing heavy flooding, officials say. | |
Uzbek rebel 'killed' in Pakistan Pakistani intelligence officials say they believe a top Uzbek militant was killed in a US missile strike last month in north-west Pakistan. |
UK | |
Tories launch care home guarantee A scheme to prevent older people having to sell their houses to fund their care is unveiled by the Conservatives. | |
Fears over inner city dog fights An increasing number of dogs are suffering horrific injuries in "ad hoc" fights in public parks, the RSPCA warns. | |
Gale warning for northern Britain A severe weather warning is issued as winds of up to 70 mph are set to blow across parts of Scotland and northern England. |
ENTERTAINMENT | |
Man denies Letterman 'blackmail' A man pleads not guilty to trying to blackmail chat show host David Letterman over his relationships with female staff. | |
Clarkson plays down dung dumping Top Gear presenter Jeremy Clarkson plays down a recent climate change incident, calling the group of protestors "silly little girls". | |
JLS react to Dappy 'miming' jibe X Factor runners up JLS refuse to criticise N-Dubz frontman Dappy, who has hit out at the group accusing them of "miming" on stage. |
SCIENCE/NATURE | |
Herschel scans hidden Milky Way A remarkable view of our Galaxy in the early stages of creating stars is obtained by Europe's billion-euro Herschel Space Observatory. | |
Making people move in slow motion Scientists use electrodes to make people move in slow motion and to unravel how brain waves affect movement. | |
Polar bear cub hitches a ride A young cub is seen hitching a ride on its mother's back in the Arctic Ocean, a rarely sighted adaptive behaviour that may help it keep warm. |
TECHNOLOGY | |
Sony shows off 3D TV technology Electronics giant Sony unveils some of its latest 3D technology, which it hopes will spark a new wave of 3D viewing. | |
Robot fish could prevent crashes Robots that mimic shoals of fish could be used to develop systems to prevent car crashes, say Japanese engineers. | |
Court order served over Twitter The High Court gives permission for an injunction against an anonymous blogger to be served via social-networking site Twitter. |
HEALTH | |
Tories launch care home guarantee A scheme to prevent older people having to sell their houses to fund their care is unveiled by the Conservatives. | |
Test 'spots blood disease danger' UK experts claim to have found a way to predict which thalassaemia patients will develop heart failure. | |
Feeding 'speeds surgery recovery' Cancer patients recover faster from gastrointestinal surgery if given liquid food directly into the intestine, a study suggests. |
EDUCATION | |
'Courses for jobs' incentive plan The government is planning to use financial incentives to attract more young people to vocational courses. | |
Guide dog age limit to be dropped Guide Dogs for the Blind are dropping the age limit so that younger teenagers can be assisted. | |
Independent school pupil increase The numbers of pupils in the most prestigious private schools are increasing, despite the recession, suggests a survey. |
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1995: OJ Simpson verdict: 'Not guilty' OJ Simpson is found not guilty of the murders of his ex-wife Nicole and her friend Ronald Goldman. | |||
1975: London's Spaghetti House siege ends Three gunmen give themselves up to police after releasing six hostages from an Italian restaurant. | |||
1944: Poles surrender after Warsaw uprising The Polish Prime Minister announces the uprising in the Polish capital has ended after 63 days of intense fighting. | |||
DON'T MISS | |
Last Chance to See Stephen Fry goes in search of the rare kakapo parrot and witnesses its "funniest ever" mating ritual. Sunday 4 October, 2000 BST, BBC Two. |
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