| Monday, 02 July, 2007, 18:00 GMT 03:00 +09:00:Asia/Seoul | |
| TOP STORIES | |
| Doctors held in bomb attack probe Police investigating the failed car bombings at Glasgow airport and in London are holding two doctors. | |
| Cameron reshuffles shadow team David Cameron demotes Francis Maude and moves David Willetts as he shakes up his shadow cabinet team. | |
| Boy guilty of footballer murder A teenager is found guilty of stabbing a 15-year-old schoolboy footballer to death in north London. | |
| Bush and Putin 'united' on Iran The US and Russian leaders agree to work together on Iran, but fail to resolve a dispute over missile defence plans. | |
| Uncle gets life for Casey murder A 21-year-old man is jailed for life for raping and murdering his two-year-old niece in Leeds. | |
| WORLD | |
| Bush and Putin 'united' on Iran The US and Russian leaders agree to work together on Iran, but fail to resolve a dispute over missile defence plans. | |
| Yemen bomb kills Spanish tourists Seven people, including six Spanish tourists, are killed in a blast at a famous temple in eastern Yemen, reports say. | |
| Gandhi letter to return to India A letter written by Mahatma Gandhi is withdrawn from auction in London so it can be acquired by India. | |
| AFRICA | |
| Summit debates future of Africa African Union leaders are to discuss the idea of a pan-African government, on the second day of their summit. | |
| New Senegal record cocaine haul Senegal makes its biggest seizure of cocaine with a street value of $100m just days after the previous record haul. | |
| Chad leader's son dies in France The son of Chad's President, Idriss Deby, is found dead in the car park of his block of flats in Paris, police say. | |
| AMERICAS | |
| Bush and Putin 'united' on Iran The US and Russian leaders agree to work together on Iran, but fail to resolve a dispute over missile defence plans. | |
| Bill hits Hillary campaign trail Bill Clinton makes his first major appearances beside wife Hillary as she campaigns in the 2008 White House race. | |
| Libby refused delayed prison term A US appeals court refuses to delay the jail term of former White House official Lewis "Scooter" Libby. | |
| ASIA-PACIFIC | |
| Australia refloats beached ship A 40,000-tonne coal ship is finally refloated after more than three weeks stranded on an Australian beach. | |
| China Church welcomes Pope letter A member of China's state-run Catholic Church welcomes the Pope's message but Beijing is less positive. | |
| China strikers 'beaten by thugs' Hundreds of Chinese migrant workers have been attacked after striking over unpaid wages, state media reports. | |
| EUROPE | |
| Car bombings suspect 'on the run' Police are still trying to find at least one person over the failed car bombings in London and at Glasgow airport. | |
| Yemen bomb kills Spanish tourists Seven people, including six Spanish tourists, are killed in a blast at a famous temple in eastern Yemen, reports say. | |
| Missing US envoy is 'found dead' A US diplomat in Cyprus who went missing four days ago is reportedly found dead on a remote part of the island. | |
| MIDDLE EAST | |
| Yemen bomb kills Spanish tourists Seven people, including six Spanish tourists, are killed in a blast at a famous temple in eastern Yemen, reports say. | |
| US links Iran to attack in Iraq The US military says Iran and Lebanon's Hezbollah were behind an attack in Karbala that killed five soldiers. | |
| Hamas arrests over BBC reporter Hamas security forces detain members of the group which claims to be holding BBC reporter Alan Johnston. | |
| SOUTH ASIA | |
| Pakistan Supreme Court lashes out Pakistan's Supreme Court throws out government evidence against the chief justice, describing it as "scandalous". | |
| Pakistan flood death toll rises More than 100 people have died in floods after a cyclone and rain swept through Pakistan, relief officials say. | |
| Salman Rushdie 'to divorce' again Satanic Verses author Salman Rushdie and his Indian actress wife, Padma Lakshmi are divorcing 'at her request'. | |
| UK | |
| Doctors held in bomb attack probe Police investigating the failed car bombings at Glasgow airport and in London are holding two doctors. | |
| Cameron reshuffles shadow team David Cameron demotes Francis Maude and moves David Willetts as he shakes up his shadow cabinet team. | |
| Boy guilty of footballer murder A teenager is found guilty of stabbing a 15-year-old schoolboy footballer to death in north London. | |
| ENGLAND | |
| Uncle gets life for Casey murder A 21-year-old man is jailed for life for raping and murdering his two-year-old niece in Leeds. | |
| Boy guilty of footballer murder A teenager is found guilty of stabbing a 15-year-old schoolboy footballer to death in north London. | |
| MoD sorry for dead soldier letter The MoD apologises to the mother of a dead soldier after she is sent a letter asking him to enlist. | |
| NORTHERN IRELAND | |
| McCartney murder trial to proceed There is "enough evidence" against a man accused of murdering Robert McCartney for a crown court trial. | |
| Assault victim is critically ill A 32-year-old man is in a critical condition in hospital after being assaulted at Carrick in County Antrim. | |
| Image release in pensioner murder Detectives investigating the murder of a pensioner release a digital likeness of a man they want to speak to. | |
| SCOTLAND | |
| Controlled explosion at hospital A controlled explosion is carried out at a hospital searched as part of the investigation into the Glasgow Airport attack. | |
| Terror suspect 'worked as doctor' One of the men suspected of the Glasgow Airport attack was a locum doctor in Paisley, BBC Scotland understands. | |
| Baggage handler becomes web hero A website pays tribute to a baggage handler who helped tackle the Glasgow Airport terror suspects. | |
| WALES | |
| Crimewatch appeal on A&E killing A Crimewatch appeal is to be made over the murder of a Vietnamese man who died after he was carried into and left in A&E. | |
| Mother claims scalding 'accident' A mother tells a jury that she did not pour boiling water on her young son to get back at his father. | |
| NHS staff protest at parking fees Workers at a valleys hospital demonstrate after being told to pay £120 a year to park at the site. | |
| POLITICS | |
| Cameron reshuffles shadow team David Cameron demotes Francis Maude and moves David Willetts as he shakes up his shadow cabinet team. | |
| UK unity 'will defeat terrorists' The UK will "not be intimidated" by terrorist attacks, Home Secretary Jacqui Smith tells MPs. | |
| Hague calls for MPs Iraq update The government should update Parliament quarterly on progress towards its goals in Iraq, William Hague says. | |
| BUSINESS | |
| Equity firm targets Virgin Media Virgin Media, the UK's leading cable television company, could be taken private for more than £5.5bn. | |
| Leeds Utd creditors get more cash The administrators of Leeds United persuade chairman Ken Bates to raise his offer to creditors to 8p in the pound. | |
| Job cuts planned at Premier Foods Premier Foods, the firm behind Branston Pickle and Oxo stock, is to shut six factories, putting 1,000 jobs at risk. | |
| ENTERTAINMENT | |
| Doctor Who to get extra companion The next series of Doctor Who will bring a new companion, but current co-star Freema Agyeman will still appear. | |
| Crimewatch exit 'boosted career' Crimewatch presenter Nick Ross, who is to host his last edition, says leaving has bolstered his career. | |
| Salman Rushdie 'to divorce' again Satanic Verses author Salman Rushdie and his Indian actress wife, Padma Lakshmi are divorcing 'at her request'. | |
| SCIENCE/NATURE | |
| Europe mulls human launch system Industrial groups in Europe are about to look in detail at ideas for a new launch system to put humans in space. | |
| Viking ship sets sail for Dublin A Viking ship has set sail from Denmark in an attempt to recreate voyages undertaken by early Norsemen. | |
| First baby from lab-matured egg The first baby created from an egg matured in the lab, frozen, thawed and then fertilised, has been born. | |
| TECHNOLOGY | |
| Zelda game named 'greatest ever' Zelda: Ocarina of Time tops a poll of gamers and experts to find the top 100 games of all time. | |
| Europe mulls human launch system Industrial groups in Europe are about to look in detail at ideas for a new launch system to put humans in space. | |
| New e-waste recycling laws begin A law making UK producers of electronic goods responsible for the recycling of their goods finally comes into force. | |
| HEALTH | |
| First baby from lab-matured egg The first baby created from an egg matured in the lab, frozen, thawed and then fertilised, has been born. | |
| First NHS live liver transplant Doctors in Leeds carry out the NHS's first adult-to-adult live donor liver transplant. | |
| IVF turns one embryo into twins IVF ups the risk of a twin pregnancy even if only one embryo is transferred, claim scientists. | |
| EDUCATION | |
| Diplomas pose basic skills hurdle Teenagers might avoid the Diplomas because they lack the required literacy and numeracy skills, experts say. | |
| A-level top grade will need 90% The highest grade at A-level - the new A* - will require students to score at least 90% in their exams. | |
| Cameron reshuffles shadow team David Cameron demotes Francis Maude and moves David Willetts as he shakes up his shadow cabinet team. | |
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| 1964: President Johnson signs Civil Rights Bill The Civil Rights Bill - one of the most important piece of legislation in American history - becomes law. | |||
| 2005: Millions rock to Live8 message The world's biggest music stars unite in concerts around the globe to press political leaders to tackle poverty in Africa. | |||
| 2001: Dando killer jailed for life Barry George is sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of television presenter Jill Dando. | |||
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