BBC DAILY E-MAIL: UK EDITION Thursday, 11 December, 2003, 22:00 GMT 17:00 Canada/Eastern
................................ BBC NEWS ................................ TOP STORIES * Maxine 'had axe to grind' - judge * The Soham murder trial judge warns jurors Maxine Carr's feelings towards Ian Huntley may have coloured her evidence. Full story: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/-/1/hi/uk/3310313.stm * EU defence deal on eve of summit * A deal over EU defence which has US backing is announced as Tony Blair tries to hammer out a constitution deal. Full story: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/-/1/hi/uk_politics/3309077.stm * Police 'foil UK terror attacks' * A missile strike at Heathrow is one of several terrorist plots police believe they have thwarted during the past two years. Full story: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/-/1/hi/uk/3310765.stm * New Iraq army hit by resignations * US efforts to set up a new army suffer a blow as hundreds of Iraqi recruits quit over pay. Full story: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/-/1/hi/world/middle_east/3310809.stm * Dow Jones ends above 10,000 level * Wall Street's benchmark, the Dow Jones index of 30 leading shares, closes above the 10,000 points level for the first time since May 2002. Full story: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/-/1/hi/business/3311943.stm ................................ AMERICAS * Storm over US contract ban widens * UN chief Kofi Annan joins the critics of the US move to bar some countries from Iraq reconstruction contracts. Full story: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/-/1/hi/world/americas/3310935.stm * Senator blasts Guantanamo delays * Senior US senator John McCain criticises delays in processing the 660 detainees at Cuba's Guantanamo Bay. Full story: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/-/1/hi/world/americas/3309321.stm * Dow Jones ends above 10,000 level * Wall Street's benchmark, the Dow Jones index of 30 leading shares, closes above the 10,000 points level for the first time since May 2002. Full story: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/-/1/hi/business/3311943.stm ................................ EUROPE * French headscarf ban recommended * A French commission calls for a ban on conspicuous religious signs, such as crucifixes and headscarves, in schools. Full story: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/-/1/hi/world/europe/3309885.stm * Poland threatens veto in EU row * Polish-German talks fail to resolve a row over European Union voting rights ahead of Friday's EU summit. Full story: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/-/1/hi/world/europe/3308917.stm * German court frees 9/11 suspect * Abdelghani Mzoudi walks free after evidence "exonerates" the second suspect tried over the 11 September events. Full story: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/-/1/hi/world/europe/3309955.stm ................................ SCIENCE/NATURE * UK dampens fisheries talks hopes * UK fisheries ministers have made it clear they expect no breakthrough for the British fleet at next week's European Commission negotiations. Full story: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/-/1/hi/sci/tech/3310687.stm * Cave colours reveal mental leap * Fragments of 100,000-year old red ochre suggest that humans invented symbols much earlier than was thought. Full story: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/-/1/hi/sci/tech/3310233.stm * Gigantic dinos 'floated in water' * A palaeontologist uses computer simulations to show huge sauropod dinosaurs could float in water. Full story: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/-/1/hi/sci/tech/3310531.stm ................................ OPTIONS AND HELP ................................ ................................ * HELP * If you are having problems with story links or for general help visit: http://www.bbc.co.uk/email/wa/help * FEEDBACK * Please send feedback to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ................................ Copyright BBC 2003 Serbian News Network - SNN [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.antic.org/
