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BBC DAILY E-MAIL: UK EDITION Friday, 17 July, 2009, 22:00 GMT 24:00 +02:00:Europe/Paris ................................ BBC NEWS ................................ TOP STORIES �* Woman gave birth before flu death * A 39-year-old woman who gave birth shortly before dying and a baby are among those who have died with swine flu. Full story: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/-/1/hi/health/8155464.stm �* Army pushes for more helicopters * Gordon Brown is under fresh pressure after the chief of the defence staff calls for more helicopters in Afghanistan. Full story: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/-/1/hi/uk_politics/8155890.stm �* Postal staff set to strike again * Industrial action at the Royal Mail is set to escalate with further strikes next week, the BBC learns. Full story: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/-/1/hi/business/8156970.stm �* Jogger injured in buzzard attack * A tourist suffers slash wounds to his head when he was attacked by a bird of prey while out jogging in Cornwall. Full story: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/-/1/hi/england/cornwall/8156734.stm �* Obama warns against health delay * US President Barack Obama calls on Congress not to delay the passage of healthcare reform. Full story: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/-/1/hi/world/americas/8156977.stm ................................ WORLD �* Call for Iran protesters' release * Iran's ex-President Rafsanjani challenges the country's leaders at Friday prayers, as police fire tear gas at protesters. Full story: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/-/1/hi/world/middle_east/8155203.stm �* New US home starts surge in June �* A spurt in the number of new houses under construction in June sparks optimism the US property market is improving. Full story: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/-/1/hi/business/8156302.stm �* Shuttle crew welcomed aboard ISS * The US shuttle Endeavour docks at the space station, �uniting the largest number of astronauts ever assembled in orbit. Full story: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/-/1/hi/sci/tech/8155953.stm ................................ AFRICA �* Extremists 'have French hostages' * A second French hostage is handed to a Somali hard-line Islamist group, government sources tell the BBC. Full story: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/-/1/hi/world/africa/8155633.stm �* Nigeria 'ready for 10,000 rebels' * Some 10,000 militants could benefit from an amnesty in Nigeria's oil-producing region, a military official says. Full story: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/-/1/hi/world/africa/8156361.stm �* Ghana secures $600m loan from IMF * Ghana is to get a $600m three-year loan from the IMF, amid fears about the impact of the recession on poorer countries. Full story: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/-/1/hi/business/8155374.stm ................................ AMERICAS �* Obama warns against health delay * US President Barack Obama calls on Congress not to delay the passage of healthcare reform. Full story: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/-/1/hi/world/americas/8156977.stm �* Zelaya 'to make fresh return bid' * Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez says ousted Honduran leader Manuel Zelaya is to return home in the coming hours . Full story: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/-/1/hi/world/americas/8156613.stm �* New US home starts surge in June �* A spurt in the number of new houses under construction in June sparks optimism the US property market is improving. Full story: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/-/1/hi/business/8156302.stm ................................ ASIA-PACIFIC �* Fatal blasts hit Jakarta hotels * At least nine people die and dozens are hurt as bombs hit two luxury hotels in the Indonesian capital, Jakarta, police say. Full story: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/-/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/8155084.stm �* Rio 'very concerned' about staff * Rio Tinto voices concern about its employees detained in Shanghai amid accusations of bribery and spying. Full story: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/-/1/hi/business/8155147.stm �* Turkmenistan to create desert sea * Turkmenistan starts work on the latest phase of its massive project to create a vast artificial sea in the desert. Full story: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/-/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/8154467.stm ................................ EUROPE �* US firm averts French explosion * A US firm agrees to pay extra compensation to French workers who had threatened to explode gas canisters at their factory. Full story: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/-/1/hi/world/europe/8156329.stm �* Dozens jailed in Italy Mafia case * An Italian judge jails 49 members of a Sicilian Mafia family - some for up to 20 years - for running protection rackets. Full story: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/-/1/hi/world/europe/8156906.stm �* Polish anti-Marxist thinker dies * Polish anti-totalitarian philosopher Leszek Kolakowski, who denounced Marxism and spent half his life in exile, dies aged 81. Full story: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/-/1/hi/world/europe/8157014.stm ................................ MIDDLE EAST �* Call for Iran protesters' release * Iran's ex-President Rafsanjani challenges the country's leaders at Friday prayers, as police fire tear gas at protesters. Full story: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/-/1/hi/world/middle_east/8155203.stm �* Court bid to end Jerusalem riots * An ultra-orthodox woman whose arrest sparked violent protests is to be freed to house arrest in a move that could end the unrest. Full story: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/-/1/hi/world/middle_east/8156239.stm �* Plane fault 'caused Iran crash' * The crash of an Iranian plane that killed 168 was probably caused by technical problems, an official says. Full story: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/-/1/hi/world/middle_east/8154690.stm ................................ SOUTH ASIA �* Clinton in India to bolster ties * US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton arrives in India at the start of a five-day visit aimed at strengthening relations. Full story: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/-/1/hi/world/south_asia/8155486.stm �* Court in Pakistan acquits Sharif * A Pakistani court acquits opposition head Nawaz Sharif of hijacking charges, lifting the final ban on him standing for office. Full story: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/-/1/hi/world/south_asia/8155133.stm �* Nepal child soldiers being freed * Nepal starts the process of freeing thousands of child soldiers from camps holding former Maoist rebel fighters. Full story: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/-/1/hi/world/south_asia/8156415.stm ................................ UK �* Postal staff set to strike again * Industrial action at the Royal Mail is set to escalate with further strikes next week, the BBC learns. Full story: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/-/1/hi/business/8156970.stm �* Woman gave birth before flu death * A 39-year-old woman who gave birth shortly before dying and a baby are among those who have died with swine flu. Full story: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/-/1/hi/health/8155464.stm �* Jogger injured in buzzard attack * A tourist suffers slash wounds to his head when he was attacked by a bird of prey while out jogging in Cornwall. Full story: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/-/1/hi/england/cornwall/8156734.stm ................................ ENGLAND �* Father held over fatal house fire * A man is arrested on suspicion of the murder of three members of his family who were killed in a house fire in Manchester. Full story: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/-/1/hi/england/manchester/8155436.stm �* Football manager shot and killed * A football manager is killed by a masked gunman as he arrives for training at a south-east London playing field. Full story: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/-/1/hi/england/london/8155039.stm �* Jogger injured in buzzard attack * A tourist suffers slash wounds to his head when he was attacked by a bird of prey while out jogging in Cornwall. Full story: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/-/1/hi/england/cornwall/8156734.stm ................................ NORTHERN IRELAND �* Two die as car crashes into lorry * A man and a woman are killed after their car crashes into a parked lorry near Newry in County Down. Full story: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/-/1/hi/northern_ireland/8156568.stm �* Appeal over on-the-run murderer * The police are making an appeal to locate James Meehan who was convicted of the murder of James McFadden on Wednesday. Full story: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/-/1/hi/northern_ireland/foyle_and_west/81... �* Flu vaccinations 'in September' * A swine flu vaccination programme will start in September, Health Minister Michael McGimpsey says. Full story: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/-/1/hi/northern_ireland/8155266.stm ................................ SCOTLAND �* Body found during platform hunt * Rescuers searching for a man who went missing from a North Sea oil platform find a body after a major operation was launched. Full story: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/-/1/hi/scotland/north_east/8155943.stm �* Hartson resumes cancer treatment * Former footballer John Hartson resumes radiotherapy treatment for cancer and remains critically ill, say his doctors. Full story: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/-/1/hi/wales/8156679.stm �* Airport hero weds US sweetheart * John Smeaton, who helped foil a terrorist attack on Glasgow airport, ties the knot at a historic Scots castle. Full story: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/-/1/hi/scotland/glasgow_and_west/8156617.stm ................................ WALES �* Hartson resumes cancer treatment * Former footballer John Hartson resumes radiotherapy treatment for cancer and remains critically ill, say his doctors. Full story: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/-/1/hi/wales/8156679.stm �* eBay fraudster jailed once more * A notorious eBay fraudster is imprisoned for conning more internet users out of thousands after his release from jail. Full story: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/-/1/hi/wales/8156754.stm �* Lions rugby star's assault arrest * Wales and British Lions rugby star Mike Phillips is arrested in connection with an alleged assault on a taxi driver. Full story:
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