 | |
 | |
| Thursday, 08 October, 2009, 8:00 GMT 13:00 +05:00:Asia/Karachi |
| |
 | |
 | | | | | | |
 |  | | | |||
| ||||||
| |
 | |
| |
| TOP STORIES | |
| |
 | Union expects post strike support The result of a ballot over national strikes by Royal Mail workers is to be announced, with the union expecting support. |
| |
| Parents to appeal over M5 remains The parents of a woman whose remains were found near Bristol are to hold a news conference in a bid to help police. | |
| |
| Kabul blast outside India embassy At least 12 people are killed in a suspected suicide car bomb near the Indian embassy in the Afghan capital, Kabul. | |
| |
| Cameron to stress brighter future David Cameron will aim to look beyond "tough times" ahead and strike an optimistic note in his Conservative conference speech. | |
| |
| New Kingsnorth coal plant delayed Campaigners welcome a decision to put on hold controversial plans for a new coal-fired power station at Kingsnorth in Kent. | |
| |
| |
| |
| WORLD | |
| |
 | Kabul blast outside India embassy At least 12 people are killed in a suspected suicide car bomb near the Indian embassy in the Afghan capital, Kabul. |
| |
| Warning over global oil 'decline' There is a "significant risk" that global production of conventional oil could "peak" and decline by 2020, a report suggests. | |
| |
| Europe strong in university table An annual table of 100 leading universities shows European and Asian universities are catching up with American institutions. | |
| |
| |
| |
| EUROPE | |
| |
 | Berlusconi immunity law overruled Italy's highest court overturns a law granting PM Silvio Berlusconi immunity from prosecution while in office. |
| |
| Poland to sign EU treaty in days Poland's President Kaczynski plans to sign the EU's Lisbon Treaty on Sunday - leaving only the Czechs still to sign. | |
| |
| One in four is Muslim, study says A report from American think-tank The Pew Forum claims that there are just over 1.5 billion Muslims in the world. | |
| |
| |
| |
| MIDDLE EAST | |
| |
 | Palestinian U-turn on Gaza report The Palestinians back UN Security Council talks on alleged war crimes in Gaza, days after seeking the deferral of another UN debate. |
| |
| 'Phishing' raids in US and Egypt Police in the US and in Egypt arrest dozens of people accused of links to an alleged identity theft ring targeting US banks. | |
| |
| One in four is Muslim, study says A report from American think-tank The Pew Forum claims that there are just over 1.5 billion Muslims in the world. | |
| |
| |
| |
| SOUTH ASIA | |
| |
| Kabul blast outside India embassy At least 12 people are killed in a suspected suicide car bomb near the Indian embassy in the Afghan capital, Kabul. |
| |
| Obama seeks advice on Afghanistan Barack Obama meets senior advisers as the US marks eight years of military operations in Afghanistan. | |
| |
| UN defends Afghan election role The UN is again forced to defend its role in the Afghan elections after a US newspaper publishes voter turnout data. | |
| |
| |
| |
| UK | |
| |
| Union expects post strike support The result of a ballot over national strikes by Royal Mail workers is to be announced, with the union expecting support. |
| |
| Failed stunt 'caused air crash' A plane may have crashed onto a railway line killing three people because the unlicensed pilot was performing aerobatics, a report says. | |
| |
| NHS turns to no win, no fee cases The NHS is turning to no win, no fee legal representation in fraud cases, despite having been a persistent critic of the practice. | |
| |
| |
| |
| ENTERTAINMENT | |
| |
 | Fans to redesign Tardis console CBBC show Blue Peter launches a competition to design a new Tardis console that will appear in the next series of Doctor Who. |
| |
| John Hurt to be made BFI fellow John Hurt is to be made a fellow of the British Film Institute (BFI) at a new awards ceremony which will be part of this year's London Film Festival. | |
| |
| Music merger 'anti-competitive' The UK's Competition Commission rules against the merger of Ticketmaster and concert promoter Live Nation. | |
| |
| |
| |
| SCIENCE/NATURE | |
| |
 | Lowly females pick mediocre mates "Low-quality" female birds prefer to mate with low-quality males, say researchers - challenging evolutionary theory. |
| |
| Warning over global oil 'decline' There is a "significant risk" that global production of conventional oil could "peak" and decline by 2020, a report suggests. | |
| |
| New Kingsnorth coal plant delayed Campaigners welcome a decision to put on hold controversial plans for a new coal-fired power station at Kingsnorth in Kent. | |
| |
| |
| |
| TECHNOLOGY | |
| |
 | Web mail scam propagates itself The phishing scam that has affected thousands of web mail users is spreading, according to a security firm. |
| |
| Children draw own visions of 2020 Labour-saving devices, magic pens and chef robots are among designs for a project asking children to predict future | |
| |
| EU approves new Microsoft pledges The European Union voices its approval for Microsoft's latest pledges to curb its anti-competitive practices. | |
| |
| |
| |
| HEALTH | |
| |
 | Organs still short as donors rise The number of people agreeing to donate organs after death is rising, but UK waiting lists are still growing, a report warns. |
| |
| NHS turns to no win, no fee cases The NHS is turning to no win, no fee legal representation in fraud cases, despite having been a persistent critic of the practice. | |
| |
| Coeliac bone loss link uncovered People with coeliac disease may be more susceptible to osteoporosis because their own immune system attacks their bone tissue, a study suggests. | |
| |
| |
| |
| EDUCATION | |
| |
 | Europe strong in university table An annual table of 100 leading universities shows European and Asian universities are catching up with American institutions. |
| |
| Private school pupils 'dominate' Forty-two per cent of the UK's top scientists and scholars were privately educated and the trend is set to continue, a report says. | |
| |
| School cash 'not getting results' Spending on education in Scotland could be cut by up to £680m without affecting standards, a study suggests. | |
| |||
 | |||
| |||
| |||
| |||
| |||
| |||
| 1952: Many die as three trains crash at Harrow At least 85 people are killed in the UK's worst peacetime rail crash after three trains collide at Harrow and Wealdstone. | |||
| |||
| 2003: The Terminator takes on California Film star Arnold Schwarzenegger is elected governor of California, ousting the incumbent, Gray Davis, three years before the end of his term of office. | |||
| |||
| 2005: Powerful quake hits South Asia Many hundreds of people die in Pakistan, north India and Afghanistan following a massive quake. | |||
| |||
| OPTIONS AND HELP | ||
| You are subscribed from the e-mail address: ghayurhassanawan@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 | ||
