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TOP STORIES
Tories 'not ruling out tax rises'
A Tory government would be ready to put up taxes to get UK's deficit under control, says shadow minister Ken Clarke.
  Karzai cabinet nominees rejected
Afghan MPs deal President Hamid Karzai a big political setback rejecting 17 of 24 nominees for his new cabinet.
  Dead bomb disposal expert named
A UK bomb disposal expert who was killed on New Year's Eve by an explosion in Afghanistan is named as Sapper David Watson.
  Talks in Yemen for top US general
Top US soldier Gen David Petraeus reportedly visits Yemen's leader amid a new offensive against al-Qaeda.
  Charges for cartoonist 'attacker'
A Somali man denies trying to kill the Danish cartoonist whose drawing of the Prophet Muhammad sparked uproar.
WORLD
Karzai cabinet nominees rejected
Afghan MPs deal President Hamid Karzai a big political setback rejecting 17 of 24 nominees for his new cabinet.
  Charges for cartoonist 'attacker'
A Somali man denies trying to kill the Danish cartoonist whose drawing of the Prophet Muhammad sparked uproar.
  Obama links al-Qaeda to jet plot
Barack Obama for the first time publicly accuses an al-Qaeda offshoot of planning the alleged Christmas Day jet bomb plot.
AFRICA
Charges for cartoonist 'attacker'
A Somali man denies trying to kill the Danish cartoonist whose drawing of the Prophet Muhammad sparked uproar.
  Uganda army 'kills senior rebel'
The Ugandan army says it has killed a Lord's Resistance Army commander inside the Central African Republic.
  Volcano erupts in eastern Congo
Lava from an erupting volcano in a sparsely populated area of DR Congo threatens rare chimpanzees, officials say.
AMERICAS
Obama links al-Qaeda to jet plot
Barack Obama for the first time publicly accuses an al-Qaeda offshoot of planning the alleged Christmas Day jet bomb plot.
  Brazil mudslide death toll rises
At least 26 people are dead and more are missing after a mudslide at a tourist resort close to the resort of Angra dos Reis.
  Teen depression 'linked to sleep'
Going to bed earlier protects teenagers against depression and suicidal thoughts, research suggests.
ASIA-PACIFIC
N Korea urges 'end to hostility'
North Korea issues a New Year message calling for an end to hostile relations with the US, and peace on the Korean peninsula.
  Cambodia in Rainsy arrest warrant
The Cambodian government issues an arrest warrant against opposition leader Sam Rainsy over a border dispute.
  Pirates hijack chemicals tanker
Somali pirates hijack a chemical tanker in the Gulf of Aden - the third vessel seized in waters around Somalia this week.
EUROPE
Charges for cartoonist 'attacker'
A Somali man denies trying to kill the Danish cartoonist whose drawing of the Prophet Muhammad sparked uproar.
  Petition against Icesave pay-out
Almost 25% of Iceland's voters sign a petition against a bill to repay foreigners who lost money in the Icesave banking collapse.
  Sweden culls its resurgent wolves
Sweden begins a legal cull of wolves with more than half the quota of 27 believed to have been killed on the first day.
MIDDLE EAST
Talks in Yemen for top US general
Top US soldier Gen David Petraeus reportedly visits Yemen's leader amid a new offensive against al-Qaeda.
  Iranian police die in drugs clash
At least seven Iranian police officers have died in a clash with drugs smugglers in the east of the country, officials say.
  Appeal over Bin Laden daughter
Saudi Arabia urges Iran to allow a daughter of Osama Bin Laden to leave after she seeks refuge in its embassy.
SOUTH ASIA
Karzai cabinet nominees rejected
Afghan MPs deal President Hamid Karzai a big political setback rejecting 17 of 24 nominees for his new cabinet.
  Pakistan volleyball bomb toll up
The toll from a suicide attack on a volleyball match in north-west Pakistan rises to 93, as rescuers search for bodies.
  CIA bomber 'courted as informant'
The bomber who killed seven CIA employees in Afghanistan was invited to the base as a potential informant, officials say.
UK
Tories 'not ruling out tax rises'
A Tory government would be ready to put up taxes to get UK's deficit under control, says shadow minister Ken Clarke.
  Dead bomb disposal expert named
A UK bomb disposal expert who was killed on New Year's Eve by an explosion in Afghanistan is named as Sapper David Watson.
  Increase in rail fares criticised
Rail passenger watchdog Passenger Focus has criticised a rise in fares averaging 1.1%, which has come into force.
ENGLAND
Islamic group plans Wootton march
An Islamic group plans to march through Wootton Bassett in Wiltshire to highlight Muslim victims of the war in Afghanistan.
  Dead bomb disposal expert named
A UK bomb disposal expert who was killed on New Year's Eve by an explosion in Afghanistan is named as Sapper David Watson.
  Police investigate baby's death
Northumbria Police are investigating the unexplained death of an 11-month-old boy in North Tyneside.
NORTHERN IRELAND
Cardinal lies in state in Belfast
The remains of the late Cardinal Cahal Daly are taken to St Peter's Cathedral in Belfast where he will lie in state.
  Motorist injured in Down crash
A motorist is seriously injured after a car leaves the road in Newry on Saturday morning.
  Irish atheists challenge new law
Irish atheists defy a blasphemy law by publishing quotes it considers anti-religious, including by the Pope, on its website.
SCOTLAND
Woman charged with OAP's murder
A 28-year-old woman appears at a sherriff court over the murder of a pensioner at her Glasgow flat.
  Parents speak of 'needless death'
The parents of a 23-year-old woman killed after being hit by a car in Dundee speak of her "utterly needless death".
  Man killed in two-vehicle crash
A man has been killed and six others injured in a serious car accident on Lewis, involving two vehicles, police confirm.
WALES
Motorist killed in crash with bus
A driver is killed when her car is involved in a crash with a bus in the south Wales valleys.
  Drivers warned of icy roads risk
Motorists are urged to take extra care, with warnings of icy roads, particularly in north Wales.
  'Dream' island job for sergeant
A former police sergeant will leave his family for a year to take up a post on one of the world's most remote islands.
POLITICS
Tories 'not ruling out tax rises'
A Tory government would be ready to put up taxes to get UK's deficit under control, says shadow minister Ken Clarke.
  Major criticises Blair over war
Former Prime Minister Sir John Major criticises Tony Blair's presentation of the case for the invasion of Iraq in March 2003.
  Petition against Icesave pay-out
Almost 25% of Iceland's voters sign a petition against a bill to repay foreigners who lost money in the Icesave banking collapse.
ENTERTAINMENT
Doctor Who finale watched by 10m
David Tennant's final outing as Doctor Who is watched by 10.4m viewers, according to overnight figures.
  Fry retreats to pen autobiography
Stephen Fry announces he is "switching off his connections with the outside world" to concentrate on writing his autobiography.
  La Plante criticises BBC dramas
Prime Suspect writer Lynda La Plante says the BBC would rather see a script by "a little Muslim boy" than one of her own.
SCIENCE/NATURE
Sweden culls its resurgent wolves
Sweden begins a legal cull of wolves with more than half the quota of 27 believed to have been killed on the first day.
  DNA analysed from early European
Scientists have analysed DNA extracted from the remains of a 30,000-year-old European hunter-gatherer.
  Devil cancer source 'identified'
Researchers say they have identified the genetic source of fatal tumours that are driving Tasmanian devils towards extinction.
TECHNOLOGY
French online piracy law in force
The first effects of France's controversial new law against internet piracy will begin to be felt as the new year starts.
  'Start-up' visas to boost US tech
Plans to create "start-up" visas in the US for foreign entrepreneurs with hi-tech business ideas will be debated in 2010.
  New Year Honours for game makers
Four veterans of the UK's computer game industry have been given New Year Honours.
HEALTH
Teen depression 'linked to sleep'
Going to bed earlier protects teenagers against depression and suicidal thoughts, research suggests.
  Alcohol toll 'could cripple NHS'
The cost of treating increasing numbers of people drinking heavily threatens to cripple NHS hospitals, warn experts.
  'Lifeless' prions can 'evolve'
Scientists show for the first time that 'lifeless' prion proteins, devoid of DNA and RNA, can evolve like higher forms of life.
EDUCATION
UCL rejects bomb suspect reports
A London university rejects claims the Christmas Day airline bomb suspect was radicalised while studying there.
  Assaults by young pupils 'rising'
Assaults by children aged five or under led to 2,600 suspensions from schools in England in 2007-8, figures show.
  Recession 'threat' to education
Teachers' leaders claim education funding is under a "very real" threat amid the recession.
ON THIS DAY NEWS FROM THE BBC ARCHIVES
  1971: Sixty-six die in Scottish football disaster
Sixty-six football supporters are killed following a clash between Celtic and Rangers at the Ibrox Park stadium in Glasgow.
  1993: Round table talks on peace for Bosnia
Leaders of the three warring factions in Bosnia are meeting to discuss a peace plan aimed at ending nine months of fighting in the country.
  1980: Steel workers strike over pay
Steel workers are staging their first national strike for more than fifty years.
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TOP STORIES
Reading 1-1 Liverpool
Steven Gerrard rescues Liverpool with a first-half equaliser after Simon Church's opener for Reading.
  Murray pulls out of Davis Cup tie
British number one Andy Murray withdraws from Great Britain's upcoming Davis Cup tie against Lithuania.
  Pompey hope loan will pay wages
Portsmouth's players and staff should receive their December wages early next week - if the club's owners can secure a short-term loan.
  Taylor to face Whitlock in final
Phil Taylor overwhelms Mark Webster 6-0 to book a PDC World Championship final against Simon Whitlock, a surprise winner over Raymond van Barneveld.
  Middlesbrough 0-1 Man City
Benjani's first-half strike books Manchester City a place in the fourth round after a battling Middlesbrough display.
FOOTBALL
Reading 1-1 Liverpool
Steven Gerrard rescues Liverpool with a first-half equaliser after Simon Church's opener for Reading.
  Middlesbrough 0-1 Man City
Benjani's first-half strike books Manchester City a place in the fourth round after a battling Middlesbrough display.
  Portsmouth 1-1 Coventry
Kevin-Prince Boateng converts an inch-perfect Richard Hughes cross to earn Avram Grant's unpaid Premier League stars a replay against Coventry.
ARSENAL
West Ham v Arsenal
Preview followed by live coverage of Sunday's game between West Ham and Arsenal in the FA Cup.
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ASTON VILLA
Aston Villa 3-1 Blackburn
Aston Villa make hard work of progressing to the FA Cup fourth round after they beat 10-man Blackburn.
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BIRMINGHAM
Nottm Forest 0-0 Birmingham
Robert Earnshaw's penalty miss deprives Nottingham Forest of the chance to claim the scalp of Premier League Birmingham City
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BLACKBURN
Aston Villa 3-1 Blackburn
Aston Villa make hard work of progressing to the FA Cup fourth round after they beat 10-man Blackburn.
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BOLTON
Bolton 4-0 Lincoln
Managerless Bolton produce a dominant performance to outclass Lincoln and reach round four of the FA Cup.
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BURNLEY
MK Dons 1-2 Burnley
Burnley buck a dismal run of 10 away games without a win to overturn League One MK Dons.
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CHELSEA
Chelsea v Watford
Preview followed by live coverage of Sunday's game between Chelsea and Watford in the FA Cup.
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EVERTON
Everton 3-1 Carlisle
Everton leave it late to break the resistance of League One's Carlisle and reach the FA Cup fourth round.
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FULHAM
Fulham 1-0 Swindon
Bobby Zamora's 11th goal of the season is enough for Fulham to hold off a spirited fight by League One Swindon.
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HULL
Wigan 4-1 Hull
Charles N'Zogbia is the architect of a fine FA Cup win for Wigan as they come back to beat Hull in front of a sparse crowd.
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MANCHESTER CITY
Middlesbrough 0-1 Man City
Benjani's first-half strike books Manchester City a place in the fourth round after a battling Middlesbrough display.
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MANCHESTER UNITED
Man Utd v Leeds
Preview followed by live coverage of Sunday's game between Man Utd and Leeds in the FA Cup.
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PORTSMOUTH
Portsmouth 1-1 Coventry
Kevin-Prince Boateng converts an inch-perfect Richard Hughes cross to earn Avram Grant's unpaid Premier League stars a replay against Coventry.
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STOKE
Stoke 3-1 York
Stoke come from behind against non-league York to book their place in the fourth round of the FA Cup.
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SUNDERLAND
Sunderland 3-0 Barrow
Fraizer Campbell scores twice and makes Sunderland's other goal to ease his side past Barrow in the the FA Cup.
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TOTTENHAM
Tottenham 4-0 Peterborough
Niko Kranjcar scores twice as Tottenham beat Peterborough in the FA Cup third round.
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WEST HAM UNITED
West Ham v Arsenal
Preview followed by live coverage of Sunday's game between West Ham and Arsenal in the FA Cup.
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WIGAN
Wigan 4-1 Hull
Charles N'Zogbia is the architect of a fine FA Cup win for Wigan as they come back to beat Hull in front of a sparse crowd.
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AFRICAN FOOTBALL
Cameroon stand firm on Eto'o
Italian champions Inter Milan fail in their attempt to persuade Cameroon to let striker Samuel Eto'o join their squad late for the African Nations Cup.
  Martins makes Nigeria squad
Obafemi Martins has been included in Nigeria's final squad for the Nations Cup after a late fitness test
  Elephants coach fears for Drogba
Ivory Coast's coach Vahid Halilhodzic is worried about the freshness of his top striker Didier Drogba.
CRICKET
Collingwood set to play in Test
England captain Andrew Strauss says he expects Paul Collingwood to be fit to play in the third Test against South Africa, which starts on Sunday.
  Australia v Pakistan live score
Australia take on Pakistan in Melbourne in the second Test of a three-match series.
  Swann's haul crowns 'dream' year
England's Graeme Swann admits 2009 has been a 'dream' for him after sealing an innings win for England against South Africa.
RUGBY UNION
Northampton 24-22 London Irish
Shane Geraghty converts Chris Ashton's last-minute try to see Northampton leapfrog London Irish into second place in the Guinness Premiership.
  Refs killing rugby, says Venter
Saracens boss Brendan Venter makes a blistering attack on refereeing standards in the Premiership, saying they are killing the game in England.
  Moore reveals sexual abuse ordeal
Former England rugby star Brian Moore says he was sexually abused as a young boy by one of his teachers.
RUGBY LEAGUE
Brave Prescott honoured with MBE
Former St Helens star Steve Prescott becomes an MBE in the New Year Honours list in recognition of his services to rugby league and charity.
  Mason turns down Crusaders offer
Australia forward Willie Mason rejects a move to the Super League with Crusaders and is poised to stay in the NRL with Melbourne Storm.
  Crusaders complete double signing
Crusaders complete the signing of Australian duo Tony Martin and Michael Witt for the 2010 Super League season.
TENNIS
Murray pulls out of Davis Cup tie
British number one Andy Murray withdraws from Great Britain's upcoming Davis Cup tie against Lithuania.
  Nadal wins Abu Dhabi title
Rafael Nadal dispatches Robin Soderling in straight sets to claim the Capitala World Tennis Championship in Abu Dhabi.
  Australia lose Hopman Cup opener
Top seeds Australia suffer a surprise defeat to Romania on the opening day of the Hopman Cup in Perth.
GOLF
Tiger Woods loses AT&T as sponsor
Golf star Tiger Woods' fall from grace continues as the US phone giant becomes the latest to end its sponsorship.
  Scots golfer Matthew lands honour
Golfer Catriona Matthew describes being appointed MBE in the New Year Honours List as "the icing on the cake" following a memorable 2009.
  Garcia worried about hand injury
Sergio Garcia will seek a specialist's advice after revealing he is still troubled by the hand injury that has kept him from playing for three weeks.
MOTORSPORT
Honours thrill Button and Brawn
World champion Jenson Button says his MBE in the New Year's Honours List is the "crowning glory" of his year as team boss Ross Brawn is appointed an OBE.
  Pedrosa to focus on 2010 after op
Dani Pedrosa leaves hospital after having surgery to remove a screw from his left hand and will step up his training for 2010 in a fortnight.
  Raikkonen agrees rallying switch
Former Formula 1 champion Kimi Raikkonen agrees to race for Citroen's junior team in the 2010 World Rally Championship.
FORMULA 1
Honours thrill Button and Brawn
World champion Jenson Button says his MBE in the New Year's Honours List is the "crowning glory" of his year as team boss Ross Brawn is appointed an OBE.
  F1 gossip column
Sebastian Vettel predicts Schumacher hype will die down, plus other stories and rumours
  F1 sets up 'eco' development team
Motorsport boss Jean Todt plans to promote the advance of 'green' technology through Formula 1.
BOXING
Furious Pacquiao sues Mayweather
Manny Pacquiao launches legal proceedings against Floyd Mayweather for falsely accusing him of taking performance-enhancing drugs.
  Holyfield fights on against Botha
Evander Holyfield will fight Francois Botha for the lightly-regarded World Boxing Federation heavyweight title in Uganda on 16 January.
  Super-fight duo given test demand
Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr are ordered to submit to urine tests within 48 hours by the Nevada boxing commission.
ATHLETICS
US relay teams suffer medal blow
Seven US runners lose a preliminary ruling in their bid to keep Olympic relay medals taken away after Marion Jones was banned for doping.
  UKA ups Euro qualifying standards
UK Athletics announces tougher qualifying standards for next year's European Championships in Barcelona.
  Yelling wins but Farah collapses
Hayley Yelling wins the women's European Cross Country Championships, but Mo Farah collapses after coming second in the men's race.
SNOOKER
TV show helps White preparation
Jimmy White believes appearing in ITV's I'm a Celebrity will help him at next month's Masters.
  White given wildcard into Masters
Snooker legend Jimmy White is handed a wildcard into the Masters at Wembley Arena.
  Hearn confirmed as snooker chief
Promoter Barry Hearn is ratified as the new chairman of snooker's governing body after he and Steve Davis are co-opted onto the board.
HORSE RACING
Hardy Eustace retired after loss
Two-time Champion Hurdle winner Hardy Eustace is retired at the age of 13 after coming up short in Punchestown on Thursday.
  Cornelius Lysaght on Twitter
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  Cheltenham win for Can't Buy Time
Can't Buy Time gives Tony McCoy victory at Cheltenham's New Year's Day meeting.
CYCLING
Cycling 'leads anti-doping fight'
David Millar says cycling has gone from being one of the sports worst affected by doping to leading the fight against performance-enhancing drugs.
  Hoy prioritises gold over record
Cycling champion Sir Chris Hoy says he will not risk his gold medal chances by chasing three Olympic titles at the 2012 Games in London.
  Scotland lift life ban on Millar
Scotland will allow cyclist David Millar to compete for his nation at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in India after he won an appeal against his life ban.
OTHER SPORT...
Taylor to face Whitlock in final
Phil Taylor overwhelms Mark Webster 6-0 to book a PDC World Championship final against Simon Whitlock, a surprise winner over Raymond van Barneveld.
  O'Shea survives early BDO scare
Tony O'Shea survives a first-round scare to seal a 3-2 victory over Robbie Green on the opening day of the BDO World Professional Darts tournament.
  England calm Delhi Games concerns
England's Commonwealth Games chief denies they will pull out of the 2010 event in India over security concerns.
FUN AND GAMES
Sport quotes of the decade Pt II
Jose Mourinho leads the way in our round-up of quotes from 2005 to 2009
  Sport quotes of the year
Beach balls, handballs and commentators' classics from the past year
  The decade in pictures - part II
The biggest stories from the last 10 years in photos
NORTHERN IRELAND
Ulster 15-10 Munster
Simon Danielli's two first-half tries help Ulster edge out Munster in the Magners League clash at Ravenhill.
  Premiership programme wiped out
The Carling Premiership programme scheduled for Tuesday night is wiped out because of the wintry weather.
  Hutton exits Brandywell for Reds
Former Derry City captain Peter Hutton joins Cliftonville while Gareth McGlynn, Ruaidhri Higgins and Steven Gray are set to leave the Brandywell for Bohemians.
SCOTLAND
SPL to examine Falkirk call-off
The Scottish Premier League will investigate why Falkirk's pitch was frozen when undersoil heating is in place at their stadium.
  Old Firm titans ready for derby clash
BBC Scotland previews the new year Old Firm derby between Celtic and Rangers at Celtic Park.
  Dundee United 0-1 Aberdeen
Charlie Mulgrew scores the only goal at Tannadice as 10-man Aberdeen end a three-game losing streak against Dundee United.
WALES
Leicester 2-1 Swansea
An 89th-minute header from substitute Dany N'Guessan sends Leicester through to the FA Cup fourth round.
  Webster sets up Taylor showdown
Mark Webster survived a brave Co Stompe comeback in an epic PDC Championship quarter-final to set up a semi-final showdown with Phil 'The Power' Taylor.
  Bristol City P-P Cardiff
Bristol City's FA Cup third-round tie against Cardiff has been postponed because of a frozen pitch.

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