Ten Things You Need to Know Today: Wednesday 9 Nov 2011
- 1. CAMERON: 'NO BAD BLOOD' OVER EU VOTE
- 2. EARTHQUAKE IN TURKEY: BABY FOUND ALIVE
- 3. MURDOCHS REBUKED BY SHAREHOLDERS
- 4. TUNISIA VOTES FOR MODERATE ISLAMISTS
- 5. TABAK WAS 'DETERMINED' TO KILL YEATES
- 6. GADDAFI BURIED IN THE DESERT
- 7. DRAKE'S LAST FLEET LOCATED OFF PANAMA
- 8. JAVAN RHINO EXTINCT IN VIETNAM
- 9. SYRIAN REGIME 'TORTURES HOSPITAL PATIENTS'
- 10. HOT TICKET: DEATH AND THE MAIDEN
1. CAMERON: 'NO BAD BLOOD' OVER EU VOTE
David Cameron has insisted there is "no bad blood" between him and the 81 Tory rebels who defied a three-line whip and voted in favour of a referendum on Britain's membership of the European Union last night. The cross-party count for all MPs was 483 against, 111 in favour.
EU debate exposes Cameron's ‘cack-handed’ leadership
Tory rebels have done David Cameron real damage
Subscribe to The Week
Escape your echo chamber. Get the facts behind the news, plus analysis from multiple perspectives.
![https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/flexiimages/jacafc5zvs1692883516.jpg](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/flexiimages/jacafc5zvs1692883516-320-80.jpg)
Sign up for The Week's Free Newsletters
From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the best of The Week delivered directly to your inbox.
From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the best of The Week delivered directly to your inbox.
2. EARTHQUAKE IN TURKEY: BABY FOUND ALIVE
Hundreds of earthquake victims remained missing last night as temperatures plunged in the mountain towns of Van and Ercis hit by a 7.2 earthquake on Sunday. As volunteers dug in the rubble of more than 2,000 collapsed buildings, the government confirmed that 366 people had died. But there was good news when rescuers found a two-week-old baby alive.
In pictures: Turkey earthquake
3. MURDOCHS REBUKED BY SHAREHOLDERS
A third of News Corp investors voted against Rupert Murdoch's sons, James and Lachlan, being re-elected to the board at Friday's meeting in LA, figures released on Monday have revealed. James Murdoch faces MPs for further questioning over phone hacking on November 10. Fourteen per cent wanted Rupert removed as chairman.
4. TUNISIA VOTES FOR MODERATE ISLAMISTS
Tunisia's moderate Islamist party, Ennahda, last night claimed victory in the first democratic elections to follow the Arab Spring, as its main rival the centre-left PDP conceded defeat, although no overall majority is expected in the official result today. Ennahda promises a multi-party secular democracy, not an Islamic state.
5. TABAK WAS 'DETERMINED' TO KILL YEATES
The trial of Vincent Tabak, the man accused of murdering Jo Yeates, has been told that he was "determined" to kill her when he grabbed her by the throat in her flat in December last year. In his closing remarks to the jury Nigel Lickley QC, prosecuting, said Tabak was "highly intelligent", but also "dishonest, deceitful and a liar".
6. GADDAFI BURIED IN THE DESERT
Libya's Col Gaddafi and his son Mutassim, executed by rebels at the fall of Sirte, have been buried in a secret location in the open desert today. Gaddafi's own tribe refused to take the bodies "which cannot last longer" in cold storage. Saif al-Islam, Gaddafi's anointed heir, was said to have escaped into Niger.
Gaddafi burial demands published while NTC stalls
7. DRAKE'S LAST FLEET LOCATED OFF PANAMA
American treasure hunter Pat Croce yesterday claimed to have discovered the wrecks of two ships scuttled and sunk off Panama when Sir Francis Drake, "Queen Elizabeth 's pirate" and scourge of the Spanish Armada, died of dysentery in 1596. Croce will search for Drake's remains in full armour in a lead casket "three leagues" away.
8. JAVAN RHINO EXTINCT IN VIETNAM
The WWF and the International Rhino Foundation have confirmed that the Javan rhino is now extinct in Vietnam and the last remaining population of the animal comprises about 50 specimens in Indonesia. DNA testing of rhino dung, discovered in the forests of Vietnam, found it all came from one animal, which was killed by poachers last year.
9. SYRIAN REGIME 'TORTURES HOSPITAL PATIENTS'
Amnesty International has claimed that the Syrian regime has tortured patients in at least four hospitals. Some of the abuse was carried out by medical staff, it says, and some dissidents are too scared to have injuries treated. The UN says more than 3,000 people have died since the uprising began.
10. HOT TICKET: DEATH AND THE MAIDEN
Ariel Dorfman's harrowing play Death and the Maiden opened last night at London's Harold Pinter Theatre (formerly the Comedy). Critics are underwhelmed by Thandie Newton's performance as a former political prisoner seeking revenge on the Chilean doctor she believes once tortured her. But the powerful theme still resonates.
Create an account with the same email registered to your subscription to unlock access.
Sign up for Today's Best Articles in your inbox
A free daily email with the biggest news stories of the day – and the best features from TheWeek.com
-
Today's political cartoons - September 7, 2024
Cartoons Saturday's cartoons - football widows, meddling kids, and more
By The Week US Published
-
Smoking ban: the return of the nanny state?
Talking Point Starmer's plan to revive Sunak-era war on tobacco has struck an unsettling chord even with some non-smokers
By The Week UK Published
-
Crossword: September 7, 2024
The Week's daily crossword puzzle
By The Week Staff Published
-
10 things you need to know today: January 24, 2024
Daily Briefing Trump closes in on nomination with New Hampshire win over Haley, 'Oppenheimer' leads the 2024 Oscar nominations, and more
By Harold Maass, The Week US Published
-
10 things you need to know today: January 23, 2024
Daily Briefing Haley makes last stand in New Hampshire as Trump extends polling lead, justices side with US over Texas in border fight, and more
By Harold Maass, The Week US Published
-
10 things you need to know today: January 22, 2024
Daily Briefing DeSantis ends his presidential campaign and endorses Trump, the US and Arab allies push plan to end Gaza war, and more
By Harold Maass, The Week US Published
-
10 things you need to know today: January 21, 2024
Daily Briefing Palestinian death toll reportedly passes 25,000, top Biden adviser to travel to Egypt and Qatar for hostage talks, and more
By Justin Klawans, The Week US Published
-
10 things you need to know today: January 20, 2024
Daily Briefing Grand jury reportedly convened to investigate Uvalde shooting response, families protest outside Netanyahu's house as pressure mounts for hostage deal, and more
By Justin Klawans, The Week US Published
-
10 things you need to know today: January 19, 2024
Daily Briefing Congress averts a government shutdown, DOJ report cites failures in police response to Texas school shooting, and more
By Harold Maass, The Week US Published
-
10 things you need to know today: January 18, 2024
Daily Briefing Judge threatens to remove Trump from his defamation trial, medicine for hostages and Palestinians reach Gaza, and more
By Harold Maass, The Week US Published
-
10 things you need to know today: January 17, 2024
Daily Briefing The US strikes Houthi targets in Yemen a third time, Trump's second sex defamation trial begins, and more
By Harold Maass, The Week US Published