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| Wednesday, 26 August, 2009, 5:00 GMT 24:00 -05:00:US/Central |
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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | London football violence probed Investigations begin into "large-scale" violence involving West Ham and Millwall football fans in which a man was stabbed. |
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| Soldier dies from Afghan wounds A soldier has died in a UK hospital after he was wounded while on foot patrol in Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence has confirmed. | |
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| Police prepare for green protests Officers promise low-key policing of anti-climate change protests in London but refuse to rule out moving a camp. | |
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| Netanyahu set for US London talks Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu is to discuss settlement building as he meets top US envoy George Mitchell in London. | |
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| High speed railway decision due Network Rail is due to announce its preferred route for a new high speed railway line linking London with the north. | |
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| WORLD | |
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 | Korea family talks set to resume North and South Korean Red Cross officials prepare to hold talks to help reunite families divided by war in the 1950s. |
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| Honduras defiant over elections Honduran interim leaders vow to hold polls in November, defying calls from regional countries to reinstate the ousted president. | |
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| Argentina rules on marijuana use Argentina's supreme court rules that it is unconstitutional for the government to punish people for the personal use of marijuana. | |
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| AFRICA | |
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 | New twist in Semenya gender saga Caster Semenya returns to a rapturous welcome in South Africa as tests reveal her testosterone level is about three times higher than would normally be expected in a female sample. |
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| Nigeria to make new bank arrests Nigeria's special fraud police say they are preparing to make further arrests of business leaders who have failed to pay back millions owed to banks. | |
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| Tanzania buries school fire dead A mass burial is held in Tanzania for 12 schoolgirls who died in a fire in their dormitory, after studying by candlelight. | |
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| AMERICAS | |
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 | Honduras defiant over elections Honduran interim leaders vow to hold polls in November, defying calls from regional countries to reinstate the ousted president. |
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| Argentina rules on marijuana use Argentina's supreme court rules that it is unconstitutional for the government to punish people for the personal use of marijuana. | |
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| Rihanna attacker Brown sentenced US singer Chris Brown is given 180 days' community labour and five years' probation for assaulting pop star Rihanna. | |
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| ASIA-PACIFIC | |
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| Korea family talks set to resume North and South Korean Red Cross officials prepare to hold talks to help reunite families divided by war in the 1950s. |
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| Australia island gas deal sealed Australia gives final approval for a huge natural gas project to be built on an island nature reserve off west Australia. | |
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| 'Extinction threat' to flying fox The world's largest fruit bat faces extinction unless the Malaysian government curbs hunting, conservationists say. | |
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| EUROPE | |
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 | Russia queries Arctic Sea cargo Russia says for the first time that a ship which went missing in mysterious circumstances may have had sensitive cargo. |
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| Lithuania probe into 'CIA prison' Lithuania launches an inquiry into allegations in the US media that it hosted a secret CIA prison for al-Qaeda suspects. | |
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| Book airs Berlusconi wife's views A leading Italian paper publishes extracts from a new book giving the views of PM Silvio Berlusconi's estranged wife. | |
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| MIDDLE EAST | |
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 | Iraq and Syria recall ambassadors Iraq and Syria recall their envoys in a deepening rift over charges of responsibility for a string of deadly bomb attacks in Baghdad. |
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| Netanyahu set for US London talks Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu is to discuss settlement building as he meets top US envoy George Mitchell in London. | |
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| Top Iran reform figures on trial The trial begins in Iran of a number of senior opposition figures following June's disputed presidential election. | |
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| SOUTH ASIA | |
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 | Dozens killed in Afghan explosion A massive car bomb explosion in the southern Afghan city of Kandahar brings down buildings and kills at least 40 people. |
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| India BJP seeks clarity on remark India's main opposition Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) asks a leader to clarify critical remarks against the party. | |
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| Taliban confirm commander's death The leader of the Pakistani Taliban, Baitullah Mehsud, is dead, two of his senior commanders confirm to the BBC. | |
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| UK | |
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| London football violence probed Investigations begin into "large-scale" violence involving West Ham and Millwall football fans in which a man was stabbed. |
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| Police prepare for green protests Officers promise low-key policing of anti-climate change protests in London but refuse to rule out moving a camp. | |
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| Crackdown on 'boomerang bosses' The government is to investigate the cost of council chiefs who leave their councils with a big pay-off only to get another highly-paid council job. | |
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| ENGLAND | |
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| London football violence probed Investigations begin into "large-scale" violence involving West Ham and Millwall football fans in which a man was stabbed. |
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| Police prepare for green protests Officers promise low-key policing of anti-climate change protests in London but refuse to rule out moving a camp. | |
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| High speed railway decision due Network Rail is due to announce its preferred route for a new high speed railway line linking London with the north. | |
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| NORTHERN IRELAND | |
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 | Romas evicted from house in city Twenty-one Romas have been taken into emergency accommodation after being evicted from a house in south Belfast. |
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| Man, 37, charged over 1997 murder A man is to appear before Belfast Magistrates Court charged with the murder of John Harbinson in May 1997. | |
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| Woman dies after lorry accident A 44-year-old woman who was knocked down by a lorry in Londonderry at the weekend dies in hospital. | |
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| SCOTLAND | |
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 | High speed railway decision due Network Rail is due to announce its preferred route for a new high speed railway line linking London with the north. |
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| PM 'repulsed' at bomber welcome Gordon Brown says he was "repulsed" by the Lockerbie bomber's welcome but refuses to say if he supported his release. | |
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| Lockerbie bomber prison concerns Conditions for many inmates at the jail, which until last week held Lockerbie bomber Abdelbaset Ali al-Megrahi, are criticised in a report. | |
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| WALES | |
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 | Answers plea over hanged patient A mother of a mentally ill patient demands answers about her death after a health board admits health and safety breaches. |
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| Hundreds evacuated in train fire Around 300 passengers are evacuated from a train at Prestatyn station when a fire breaks out in the engine, police say. | |
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| Pensioner's blues over paint row A pensioner who painted his council house blue to get "some colour in our lives" have been ordered to repaint it grey. | |
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| POLITICS | |
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 | PM 'repulsed' at bomber welcome Gordon Brown says he was "repulsed" by the Lockerbie bomber's welcome but refuses to say if he supported his release. |
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| Parts of Britain 'like The Wire' The Conservatives continue their attack on Labour's crime record, saying parts of the UK resemble the gritty American TV series, The Wire. | |
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| Crackdown on 'boomerang bosses' The government is to investigate the cost of council chiefs who leave their councils with a big pay-off only to get another highly-paid council job. | |
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| BUSINESS | |
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| High speed railway decision due Network Rail is due to announce its preferred route for a new high speed railway line linking London with the north. |
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| RBS set to cut pension benefits High Street bank RBS is set to scale back on the benefits to existing members of its final-salary pension scheme. | |
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| Steady rise in mortgage approvals The number of mortgages approved for house purchases by the major banks has risen to a 17-month high, figures show. | |
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| ENTERTAINMENT | |
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 | Strictly reveals dancing line-up The stars for the new series of Strictly Come Dancing include boxer Joe Calzaghe, the BBC reveals. |
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| Jackson 'had lethal drug levels' Pop star Michael Jackson had lethal levels of a powerful anaesthetic in his body when he died, court documents show. | |
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| Rihanna attacker Brown sentenced US singer Chris Brown is given 180 days' community labour and five years' probation for assaulting pop star Rihanna. | |
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| SCIENCE/NATURE | |
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 | 'Extinction threat' to flying fox The world's largest fruit bat faces extinction unless the Malaysian government curbs hunting, conservationists say. |
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| 'Stress' is shrinking polar bears Polar bears have shrunk over the last century, say scientists who have linked the physical changes to stress caused by pollution. | |
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| S Korean launch 'partial success' South Korea launches its first space rocket, though a satellite it was carrying failed to enter into its proper orbit. | |
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| TECHNOLOGY | |
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 | Anger at UK file-sharing policy UK service providers have pledged to fight government proposals to toughen penalties for online pirates. |
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| Pirate Bay website back online File-sharing website The Pirate Bay was back online shortly after a court ordered a Swedish ISP to take it down. | |
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| Wikipedia to launch page controls The online encyclopaedia is on the cusp of launching a major revamp to how people contribute to some pages. | |
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| HEALTH | |
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 | How flesh bug fools immune system Scientists show how flesh-eating parasites responsible for a disfiguring tropical disease dupe the immune system. |
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| Ovarian cancer 'is being missed' Women with ovarian cancer may be going undiagnosed because their symptoms are not being recognised. | |
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| Obesity drug fears investigated US authorities are investigating concerns an anti-obesity drug available over the counter at chemists may cause liver damage. | |
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| EDUCATION | |
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 | Small dip in primary maths scores Government figures show a slight drop in the maths skills of seven-year-old in England, but a rise in their writing abilities. |
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| Tutors 'cynical' over Diplomas Admissions tutors at some of the UK's most selective universities express caution over the new Diplomas, a study suggests. | |
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| Student place scramble continues Unfiilled university places are over-subscribed by 14 to one as anxious teenagers scramble for degree courses. | |
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| 1959: US to 'stand by' West Germans America will stand by West Germans in their efforts to remain strong and free, the US President pledges. | |||
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| 1975: Rhodesia peace talks fail Talks between the Rhodesian Government and the African National Council collapse acrimoniously. | |||
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| 1985: Budd smashes 5,000m record Controversial athlete Zola Budd breaks the world 5,000m record. | |||
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