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| Monday, 07 September, 2009, 5:00 GMT 24:00 -05:00:US/Central |
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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | Gaddafi son resists IRA pay-out Colonel Gaddafi's son says Libya will resist demands from the families of IRA victims for compensation. |
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| Kraft in £10.2bn move for Cadbury Food giant Kraft proposes buying Cadbury in a £10.2bn move - but the chocolate maker firmly rejects the approach. | |
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| Sir Terry to leave breakfast show Sir Terry Wogan announces he is to step down as presenter of Radio 2's breakfast show, to be replaced by Chris Evans. | |
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| Developer guilty of tenant murder A developer is found guilty of murdering a tenant over a £2m property deal. | |
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| Academy up-front payment dropped The government makes it easier for private sponsors to take over English state schools, in a bid to speed up its academies scheme. | |
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| WORLD | |
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 | Japan vows big climate change cut Japan's PM-elect Yukio Hatoyama pledges a 25% cut in greenhouse gas emissions by 2020, much more than his predecessor. |
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| Israel backs settlement expansion Israel approves the building of 455 homes in the occupied West Bank, despite a strong US pressure to halt settlement work. | |
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| Italian accused of Brazil groping Controversy grows in Brazil over the arrest of an Italian tourist held after kissing his eight-year-old daughter in public. | |
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| AFRICA | |
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 | Sudan oil revenue 'discrepancy' Revenue from Sudan's oil may be being unfairly shared out threatening a north-south peace deal, Global Witness says. |
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| Gaddafi son resists IRA pay-out Colonel Gaddafi's son says Libya will resist demands from the families of IRA victims for compensation. | |
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| Africa summit to assess Zimbabwe Regional African leaders meet to discuss political progress in Zimbabwe since the formation of a power-sharing cabinet. | |
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| AMERICAS | |
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 | Kraft in £10.2bn move for Cadbury Food giant Kraft proposes buying Cadbury in a £10.2bn move - but the chocolate maker firmly rejects the approach. |
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| Italian accused of Brazil groping Controversy grows in Brazil over the arrest of an Italian tourist held after kissing his eight-year-old daughter in public. | |
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| Giant statues give up hat mystery UK researchers believe they can now better describe how the famous Easter Island statues got their red hats. | |
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| ASIA-PACIFIC | |
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| Japan vows big climate change cut Japan's PM-elect Yukio Hatoyama pledges a 25% cut in greenhouse gas emissions by 2020, much more than his predecessor. |
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| Flood prompts South Korea protest South Korea lodges protest with North Korea after a flash flood from the North leaves six people missing, presumed dead. | |
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| Taiwan premier quits over typhoon Taiwan's premier Liu Chao-shiuan resigns in the wake of heavy criticism of the government's response to the recent typhoon. | |
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| EUROPE | |
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 | Germany seeks Afghan raid answers German Chancellor Angela Merkel calls for an urgent investigation into a deadly airstrike in Afghanistan on Friday. |
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| Italian accused of Brazil groping Controversy grows in Brazil over the arrest of an Italian tourist held after kissing his eight-year-old daughter in public. | |
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| EU 'breaking promise' to Turkey EU leaders are accused of derailing Turkey's membership bid and undermining the bloc's credibility. | |
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| MIDDLE EAST | |
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 | Israel backs settlement expansion Israel approves the building of 455 homes in the occupied West Bank, despite a strong US pressure to halt settlement work. |
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| Deadly bomb blast in Iraqi city At least seven people are killed in a suicide car bomb attack in the city of Ramadi in western Iraq, police say. | |
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| Tehran 'ready for global talks' President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad rejects talks on Iran's right to nuclear power, but proposes a global talks on its peaceful use. | |
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| SOUTH ASIA | |
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 | Taliban demand air strike inquiry The Afghan Taliban call for an international inquiry into a raid by US jets which a human rights group says killed up to 70 civilians. |
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| Seas 'threaten 20m in Bangladesh' Up to 20 million people in parts of Bangladesh are at risk from rising sea levels in the coming decades, says new research. | |
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| India mothers-in-law fight abuse A group of Indian mothers-in-law form a group to fight the harassment they claim to endure at the hands of daughters-in-law. | |
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| UK | |
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| Gaddafi son resists IRA pay-out Colonel Gaddafi's son says Libya will resist demands from the families of IRA victims for compensation. |
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| Developer guilty of tenant murder A developer is found guilty of murdering a tenant over a £2m property deal. | |
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| Sir Terry to leave breakfast show Sir Terry Wogan announces he is to step down as presenter of Radio 2's breakfast show, to be replaced by Chris Evans. | |
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| ENGLAND | |
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 | Jockey death flats to be searched Flats in North Yorkshire where two teenage apprentice jockeys died in a fire are to be examined by forensic experts. |
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| Rail bosses and unions to meet Rail company bosses will meet unions to discuss the cancellation of nearly all of its Sunday routes due to a lack of drivers. | |
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| Runaway tractor panics spectators A runaway tractor causes thousands of pounds of damage at the Burghley Horse trials in Lincolnshire. | |
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| NORTHERN IRELAND | |
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| Gaddafi son resists IRA pay-out Colonel Gaddafi's son says Libya will resist demands from the families of IRA victims for compensation. |
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| Road closed over security alert A security operation is under way in County Down after a suspicious object was found in the Ballykinler area. | |
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| Hundreds report Irish sky blast Hundreds of people have been contacting an Irish astronomy group following reports of a fireball last week. | |
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| SCOTLAND | |
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 | Megrahi files 'may be released' Confidential documents on the Lockerbie bomber's appeal against his conviction could be made public. |
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| Man, 49, dies after hit-and-run A man died in hospital after being struck by a car in the Shawlands area of Glasgow on Sunday night, police say. | |
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| Farm worker killed in harvester A 34-year-old man dies from his injuries after falling into a potato harvester on a farm near Cupar in Fife. | |
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| WALES | |
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 | Crane protest at 'bunker' plant Protesters climb a crane at the site of a new water works in a national park, which they claim is like a "concrete bunker". |
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| New genes give Alzheimer's hope A scientist who has identified two new genes associated with the onset of Alzheimer's disease says they could help find a cure. | |
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| Second demo over foreign workers A second demonstration calling for the use of local workers to build a new power station is held outside the site. | |
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| POLITICS | |
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 | 'No U-turn' on Libya compensation Downing Street denies any U-turn in government support for IRA victims' families seeking compensation from Libya. |
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| Balls 'didn't want bomber freed' Cabinet minister Ed Balls says that "none of us" wanted to see the Lockerbie bomber Abdelbaset Ali al-Megrahi released. | |
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| Tories pledge to slash MoD staff Plans to slash the number of civil servants working in the Ministry of Defence are due to be announced by the Tories. | |
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| BUSINESS | |
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| Kraft in £10.2bn move for Cadbury Food giant Kraft proposes buying Cadbury in a £10.2bn move - but the chocolate maker firmly rejects the approach. |
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| Central banks back new regulation Central bankers at the Bank for International Settlements back new supervisory measures for their industry. | |
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| Primark continues to defy gloom The owner of discount clothes shop Primark ups its annual profit forecast as the chain continues to defy much of the retail gloom. | |
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| ENTERTAINMENT | |
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 | Sir Terry to leave breakfast show Sir Terry Wogan announces he is to step down as presenter of Radio 2's breakfast show, to be replaced by Chris Evans. |
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| Moyles sets breakfast DJ record Chris Moyles becomes the longest-serving breakfast DJ on BBC Radio 1, overtaking Tony Blackburn's record. | |
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| Soap star finds man's body in van An investigation is under way after Coronation Street actress Samia Smith finds a body in the back of a van. | |
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| SCIENCE/NATURE | |
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| Japan vows big climate change cut Japan's PM-elect Yukio Hatoyama pledges a 25% cut in greenhouse gas emissions by 2020, much more than his predecessor. |
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| Giant rat found in 'lost volcano' A BBC expedition discovers a new species of giant rat in the jungle of Papua New Guinea, one of the largest ever found. | |
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| Seas 'threaten 20m in Bangladesh' Up to 20 million people in parts of Bangladesh are at risk from rising sea levels in the coming decades, says new research. | |
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| TECHNOLOGY | |
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 | Spotify launches on mobile phones Music streaming service Spotify launches new service for iPhones and Android mobiles. |
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| Memory prowess linked to gaming Video war games could enhance a key element of intelligence that is vital to success in life, an expert finds. | |
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| Call to use more government data The technology industry is being urged to innovate and build applications using information the government opens up in its drive to become a platform. | |
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| HEALTH | |
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 | Cancer patients face parking fees More than half of patients are not getting free or discounted parking when they visit hospital, a poll shows. |
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| Alzheimer's genes link uncovered Two potentially key genes linked to the development of Alzheimer's disease have been uncovered by UK researchers. | |
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| Mass brain training study begins The public will be invited to take part in a mass brain training study later under a joint project by the BBC and Alzheimer's Society. | |
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| EDUCATION | |
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 | Academy up-front payment dropped The government makes it easier for private sponsors to take over English state schools, in a bid to speed up its academies scheme. |
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| School consultants 'earned £170m' Local authorities spent £170m on consultants in a scheme to refurbish and rebuild schools in England, the Tories say. | |
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| Maths 'no better than in 1970s' A study in which 3,000 current pupils sat a 1976 maths exam suggests children are no cleverer today, despite rising GCSE marks. | |
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| 1940: London blitzed by German bombers The German airforce unleashes a wave of heavy bombing raids on London, killing hundreds of civilians and injuring many more. | |||
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| 1992: Troops kill 24 at ANC rally At least 24 people are killed and 150 injured when soldiers fire on an African National Congress demonstration in South Africa. | |||
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| 1952: Egyptian army ousts prime minister Following the recent coup in Egypt, General Mohammed Neguib forces Aly Maher out of office and assumes control himself. | |||
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