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	Wednesday, 04 July, 2007, 18:00 GMT 03:00 +09:00:Asia/Seoul

Top rich man How tycoon Carlos Slim overtook Microsoft's Bill Gates		Cloudy skies Is the rest of this summer going to be a wash-out?

TOP STORIES
	BBC's Johnston describes relief The BBC's Gaza correspondent Alan Johnston says it is "unimaginably good" to be free after 114 days in captivity.
	Terror level returned to 'severe' The terror threat level to the UK has been downgraded to "severe", from "critical", the home secretary says.
	Johnson seeks to soothe NHS anger New Health Secretary Alan Johnson has sought to soothe anger at NHS reforms by announcing a "once in a generation review".
	Mosque leader in burqa escape bid The leader at a mosque besieged by Pakistani forces in Islamabad is caught trying to escape wearing a burqa.
	'Pervert' strangled music teacher A man is found guilty of the murder of special needs teacher Jane Longhurst in Sussex in 2003.

WORLD
	BBC's Johnston describes relief The BBC's Gaza correspondent Alan Johnston says it is "unimaginably good" to be free after 114 days in captivity.
	Mosque leader in burqa escape bid The leader at a mosque besieged by Pakistani forces in Islamabad is caught trying to escape wearing a burqa.
	Russia issues new missile threat Russia's first deputy prime minister raises the idea of basing new missiles close to Poland and Lithuania.

AFRICA
	Rwanda major guilty of UN murders A former Rwandan officer is found guilty of murdering 10 Belgian peacekeepers during the 1994 genocide.
	Crackdown in Ethiopia condemned Human Rights Watch says Ethiopia's crackdown on Ogaden rebels is forcing thousands from their homes.
	Oil workers kidnapped in Nigeria Unknown attackers snatch five foreign workers from an oil rig in Nigeria's volatile Niger Delta.

AMERICAS
	Colombia hostages in video appeal Colombian rebels release a video of seven hostages urging the government to make a deal to free them.
	Afghan bomb kills six Canadians Six Nato soldiers from Canada, and their Afghan interpreter, die when their vehicle hits a roadside bomb.
	Global warming 'made lake vanish' Experts in Chile say the disappearance of a lake in the south of the country was caused by climate change.

ASIA-PACIFIC
	Chinese slave labour trial begins A trial has begun of 12 people accused of involvement in a slave labour scandal in northern China.
	Anwar defamation case thrown out A Malaysian judge rejects opposition politician Anwar Ibrahim's case against ex-PM Mahathir Mohamad.
	Fifth of China goods sub-standard A Chinese government report has found that nearly 20% of products made in the country are below standard.

EUROPE
	Russia issues new missile threat Russia's first deputy prime minister raises the idea of basing new missiles close to Poland and Lithuania.
	EU wine lakes set to be drained Europe's top wine-producing countries could be forced to dig up a large portion of their vines under European Commission reforms.
	Pavarotti working on new material Singer Luciano Pavarotti, who has cancer, remains "positive" and is working on a new album, his manager says.

MIDDLE EAST
	BBC's Johnston describes relief The BBC's Gaza correspondent Alan Johnston says it is "unimaginably good" to be free after 114 days in captivity.
	Yemen bomb victims are flown home Seven Spanish tourists killed in a suicide bombing while touring a temple in Yemen have been flown home.
	Palestinian employees get wages Long queues form at banks as Palestinian civil servants get their first wage packets in more than a year.

SOUTH ASIA
	Mosque leader in burqa escape bid The leader at a mosque besieged by Pakistani forces in Islamabad is caught trying to escape wearing a burqa.
	Afghan bomb kills six Canadians Six Nato soldiers from Canada, and their Afghan interpreter, die when their vehicle hits a roadside bomb.
	Indian 'teen surgeon' surrenders A 15-year-old Indian boy who allegedly performed surgery to set a record gives himself up to police.

UK
	BBC's Johnston describes relief The BBC's Gaza correspondent Alan Johnston says it is "unimaginably good" to be free after 114 days in captivity.
	Brown and Cameron clash over ID Gordon Brown and David Cameron clash over ID cards in their first prime minister's questions encounter.
	Terror level returned to 'severe' The terror threat level to the UK has been downgraded to "severe", from "critical", the home secretary says.

ENGLAND
	'Pervert' strangled music teacher A man is found guilty of the murder of special needs teacher Jane Longhurst in Sussex in 2003.
	Damilola killers lose appeal bids The two brothers convicted of killing schoolboy Damilola Taylor have been refused leave to appeal against their sentences.
	Veil row magistrate investigated An internal investigation begins after a magistrate refused to deal with a woman wearing a full Muslim veil.

NORTHERN IRELAND
	Ahern sorry over suicide remarks The Taoiseach apologises for suggesting people who moaned about the economy should commit suicide.
	T-shirts concealed cannabis cargo A Belfast man admits being concerned in the supply of cannabis after being caught at the ferry port in Stranraer.
	Rethink of super-council shake-up Stormont ministers are to re-examine the plan to create seven 'super councils,' with suggestions of an 11-council model.

SCOTLAND
	Johnston family 'never lost hope' The parents of the BBC's Scottish journalist Alan Johnston tell of their relief at him being freed from captivity.
	Terror checks pledge on NHS staff Gordon Brown orders a review of NHS recruitment after the attempted bomb attacks in London and Glasgow.
	Salmond vows to take one salary First Minister Alex Salmond insists he will take just one parliamentary salary and pay back his Holyrood wages.

WALES
	Police rape complaints are upheld Complaints are upheld against police over the handling of the rape of a man wrongly accused of paedophilia.
	Opposition to Plaid deal spreads Four Labour AMs condemn a proposed Plaid Cymru coalition in the assembly, days before a final decision will be made.
	Tate to be Doctor's new companion Catherine Tate is to be Doctor Who's new assistant, reprising her Runaway Bride character, it is announced.

POLITICS
	Brown and Cameron clash over ID Gordon Brown and David Cameron clash over ID cards in their first prime minister's questions encounter.
	Boris considered for London mayor Boris Johnson is being considered as a possible Tory candidate to run for mayor of London, the BBC has learned.
	Johnson seeks to soothe NHS anger New Health Secretary Alan Johnson has sought to soothe anger at NHS reforms by announcing a "once in a generation review".

BUSINESS
	Bank expected to raise UK rates Continued signs of house price strength add to expectations the Bank of England will raise interest rates on Thursday.
	UK warning on sub-prime mortgages The Financial Services Authority is to take action against five firms that sell sub-prime mortgages.
	Bank to face penalty fees D-Day Yorkshire Bank has been told that it may have to outline the "true cost" of the bank penalty charges it imposes.

ENTERTAINMENT
	Tate to be Doctor's new companion Catherine Tate is to be Doctor Who's new assistant, reprising her Runaway Bride character, it is announced.
	Licence law 'damaging small gigs' Small-scale gigs are being hit by new laws, according to a government-backed group led by Feargal Sharkey.
	Cruise film banned from memorial Actor Tom Cruise and the makers of his new movie are banned from filming at another site in Germany.

SCIENCE/NATURE
	Gadgets 'threaten energy savings' The growing popularity of hi-tech devices threaten to undermine efforts to save energy, a report says.
	Sensitive giant probes atomic world The UK's most powerful microscope, based at Imperial College London, moves towards full operation.
	Ancient American bird was glider The largest bird known to have taken to the skies would have been a remarkable glider, scientists say.

TECHNOLOGY
	Warning of data ticking time bomb The growing problem of accessing old file formats is a "ticking time bomb", the National Archives head says.
	Hackers lift the bonnet on iPhone Hackers and researchers pore over Apple's iPhone in an effort to discover vulnerabilities in the handsets.
	Gadgets 'threaten energy savings' The growing popularity of hi-tech devices threaten to undermine efforts to save energy, a report says.

HEALTH
	Johnson seeks to soothe NHS anger New Health Secretary Alan Johnson has sought to soothe anger at NHS reforms by announcing a "once in a generation review".
	Diabetes eating disorder warning Thousands of young women with diabetes may be skipping insulin injections to lose weight, the BBC has learned.
	Complementary therapy hampers IVF Use of alternative therapies may damage a woman's chance of getting pregnant, research suggests.

EDUCATION
	Teacher guilty over secret film A teacher who secretly filmed classroom chaos is found guilty of misconduct.
	Warning over UK university status The UK could lose its place at the top of world university rankings within 10 years, a vice-chancellor warns.
	Only 340 remaining comprehensives By the beginning of next term, there will only be about 340 "bog standard" comprehensives.

ON THIS DAY NEWS FROM THE BBC ARCHIVES
	1976: Israelis rescue Entebbe hostages In a dramatic raid Israeli commandos fly to Uganda to save 100 hostages held by pro-Palestinian hijackers at Entebbe airport.
	1954: Housewives celebrate end of rationing Fourteen years of food rationing in Britain is over as restrictions on the sale and purchase of meat, and bacon in particular, are lifted.
	1995: Major wins Conservative leadership The Prime Minister, John Major, wins his battle to remain leader of the Conservative party.

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