BBC DAILY E-MAIL: UK EDITION Friday, 12 December, 2003, 22:00 GMT 17:00 Canada/Eastern
................................ BBC NEWS ................................ TOP STORIES * Soham jury sent home for weekend * The jury in the Soham murder trial is sent home after failing to reach a verdict on its first day of deliberations. Full story: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/-/1/hi/uk/3312187.stm * Berlusconi warns against bad deal * Italy tells a key EU summit that failure to agree a constitution would be better than signing up to a bad one. Full story: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/-/1/hi/world/europe/3311999.stm * Vinnie Jones guilty of 'air rage' * Footballer turned actor Vinnie Jones is given community service for assaulting another passenger and being abusive on an aeroplane. Full story: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/-/1/hi/england/beds/bucks/herts/3312383.stm * UN summit pledges net for all * Delegates at UN's digital divide summit agree on principles of web equality, but fail to commit on who pays for them. Full story: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/-/1/hi/technology/3314921.stm * Queen's knee surgery 'a success' * Surgeons remove torn cartilage from the Queen's knee and "benign skin lesions" from her face at a London hospital. Full story: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/-/1/hi/uk/3312181.stm ................................ AMERICAS * Canadian prime minister sworn in * Paul Martin takes office as Canada's 21st prime minister, succeeding the long-serving Jean Chretien. Full story: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/-/1/hi/world/americas/3313975.stm * Iraqi civilian deaths 'avoidable' * Misguided military tactics by US-led forces in Iraq caused hundreds of needless civilian deaths, says a rights group. Full story: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/-/1/hi/world/middle_east/3311705.stm * US 'wants British flu vaccine' * The US is considering buying thousands of doses of flu vaccine from Britain because it is running short of supplies. Full story: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/-/1/hi/health/3313205.stm ................................ EUROPE * Berlusconi warns against bad deal * Italy tells a key EU summit that failure to agree a constitution would be better than signing up to a bad one. Full story: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/-/1/hi/world/europe/3311999.stm * Former Azerbaijan president dies * Azerbaijan's former President Heydar Aliyev dies in hospital in the US, aged 80, following a long illness. Full story: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/-/1/hi/world/europe/3315081.stm * Berlin to mark Nazis' gay victims * Germany's parliament agrees to build a memorial to the many homosexual victims of the Third Reich. Full story: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/-/1/hi/world/europe/3314887.stm ................................ SCIENCE/NATURE * Oldest marsupial ancestor found * A mouse-sized fossil unearthed in the Chinese Liaoning province may be the oldest ancestor of modern marsupial mammals. Full story: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/-/1/hi/sci/tech/3311911.stm * Russia holds climate key * Our correspondent Tim Hirsch says the Milan climate conference has ended with continuing doubts about whether Russia will ratify the Kyoto pact. Full story: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/-/1/hi/sci/tech/3314011.stm * 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 ................................ 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/
