Thursday, 25 February 2010

Your daily e-mail from the BBC

Thursday, 25 February, 2010, 14:00 GMT 21:00 +07:00:Asia/Jakarta
TOP STORIES
Khyra's mother guilty of killing
A mother who starved her seven-year-old daughter Khyra Ishaq to death has her manslaughter plea accepted.
  'Motive' key on assisted death
New guidelines on whether people face prosecution for assisting suicide place closer scrutiny on a suspect's motivation.
  Bridge turns back on England team
Manchester City defender Wayne Bridge announces he does not wish to be chosen for England duty, thereby ruling himself out of this summer's World Cup.
  RBS reports £3.6bn loss for 2009
Royal Bank of Scotland reports a loss of £3.6bn for 2009, but is set to pay bonuses totalling £1.3bn to its staff.
  Whale kills trainer during show
A 40-year-old female trainer at the SeaWorld park in Orlando, Florida, dies after being attacked by a killer whale.
WORLD
Turkish leaders in 'plot' summit
Turkey's leaders meet the head of the armed forces, Gen Ilker Basbug, after multiple arrests over an alleged military coup plot.
  France admits genocide 'mistakes'
French President Nicolas Sarkozy, in Rwanda, acknowledges the "errors" made by his country during the 1994 genocide.
  Algeria police chief 'shot dead'
The chief of Algeria's national police force has been killed in the capital, Algiers, reports say.
AMERICAS
Obama to host live health summit
President Barack Obama is to face top Republicans in a live TV healthcare summit, in a fresh bid to save his troubled plans for reform.
  Whale kills trainer during show
A 40-year-old female trainer at the SeaWorld park in Orlando, Florida, dies after being attacked by a killer whale.
  Fidel Castro 'exceptionally well'
Cuba's former leader Fidel Castro is described as being in good shape by Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.
SOUTH ASIA
S Asia rivals 'to rebuild trust'
India says it has taken a "first step" towards rebuilding trust with Pakistan after their first formal talks since the 2008 Mumbai attacks.
  S Lanka general to fight new poll
Defeated Sri Lankan presidential candidate Sarath Fonseka - currently in detention - is to stand in April's parliament elections.
  Qatar offer to top India artist
A prominent Indian artist, under attack from hardline Hindus for his paintings of Hindu goddesses, is offered Qatari nationality.
ENGLAND
Khyra's mother guilty of killing
A mother who starved her seven-year-old daughter Khyra Ishaq to death has her manslaughter plea accepted.
  Baby hit by falling lamppost dies
A one-year-old boy seriously injured by a falling lamppost in a west London street dies from his injuries in hospital.
  Cull to kill 'radioactive' gulls
A cull is being considered of gulls which may have become contaminated with radiation from the Sellafield plant in Cumbria.
BUSINESS
RBS reports £3.6bn loss for 2009
Royal Bank of Scotland reports a loss of £3.6bn for 2009, but is set to pay bonuses totalling £1.3bn to its staff.
  British Gas profit at record high
Operating profits at British Gas jumped by 58% in 2009 to a record £595m, its parent company Centrica says.
  Bankers still overpaid, boss says
The chairman of US bank Morgan Stanley, John Mack, says that bankers are still paying themselves too much.
ENTERTAINMENT
Odeon reverses Wonderland boycott
Odeon reverses its decision to boycott Tim Burton's new film version of Alice in Wonderland following talks with Disney.
  Muse and Kasabian scoop NME glory
Muse and Kasabian tie for the top honours at the NME Awards, winning best British band and best album respectively.
  BBC 'overspends' on building work
The BBC is criticised for experiencing "serious difficulties" over its programme of major new building works in a new report.
SCIENCE/NATURE
'People must learn from Haiti tsunami'
The tsunami following January's deadly quake in Haiti was little reported but has implications for future emergency response in the region, say scientists.
  'Rubbish patch' blights Atlantic
Plastic debris tends to accumulate in a well defined region of the western North Atlantic, scientists say.
  Giant predatory shark unearthed
The fossilised remains of a gigantic 10m-long predatory clam-busting shark have been unearthed in Kansas.
TECHNOLOGY
UK's web heritage 'could be lost'
The UK's online heritage could be lost forever if an act put in place seven years ago is not clarified, a group of leading libraries warns.
  Robin Hood hacker exposes bankers
A hacker intent on revealing the finances of leading Latvian firms has become an unlikely TV star in the country.
  Google bosses convicted in Italy
Google executives are convicted in Italy after a video showing an autistic teenager being bullied was posted online.
HEALTH
'Motive' key on assisted death
New guidelines on whether people face prosecution for assisting suicide place closer scrutiny on a suspect's motivation.
  Ovarian transplant double success
A mother has given birth to a second child after a pioneering ovarian transplant operation.
  Warning over salt levels in soup
Many soups sold in high street cafes and supermarkets may not offer the healthy option customers are seeking, a pressure group has warned.
ON THIS DAY NEWS FROM THE BBC ARCHIVES
  1986: Corazon Aquino is Philippines president
The new Philippines president Corazon Aquino is sworn in today, bringing to an end 20 years of dictatorship under Ferdinand Marcos.
  1964: Cassius Clay crowned world champion
Cassius Clay, 22, is crowned heavyweight boxing world champion after a shock win over Sonny Liston.
  1994: Jewish settler kills 30 at holy site
A Jewish doctor opens fire on Palestinians praying at a mosque in Hebron, killing up to 30 people.
DON'T MISS
Question Time
Join this week's debate in Cardiff with a panel including Janet Street Porter
THURSDAY, 10.35pm, BBC ONE and then online

  OPTIONS AND HELP
    You are subscribed from the e-mail address:
matping33@gmail.com

Change
To change your e-mail address, the content or format of your daily e-mail, visit:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/email

Unsubscribe
To unsubscribe, visit:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/email

Other e-mails
To see the full range of e-mails available visit:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/email
    Help
If you are having problems with story links or for general help visit:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/email/help

Feedback
Please send feedback to:
mailto:dailyemail@bbc.co.uk
    Copyright BBC 2005

No comments: