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NewsMail Morning Edition Sat 28 Apr, 2012 Top Stories More Top Stories » Mixed martial arts becoming new 'blood sport' By Hagar Cohen for Background Briefing Background Briefing has discovered that when it comes to mixed martial arts, safety regulations are often not adhered to and fighters are being subjected to unnecessary risks. More » Slipper rejects new claims of cab voucher misuse Man arrested after siege in central London Tourists lose out as Dutch cannabis law upheld Shake-up expected in Queensland council elections Pain in Spain as jobless rate soars Deadly bombs rock Syria's capital Chinese dissident escapes house arrest Blues get past fast-finishing Freo Sea Eagles escape Hasler's Dogs More Analysis » We are all terror suspects now You are all potential terrorists. It matters not that you live in Britain, the US, Australia or the Middle East. Citizenship is effectively abolished. The announcement that Britain intends to spy on every email and phone call is old hat. What has changed is that a state of permanent war has been launched by the US and a police state is consuming Western democracy. What are you going to do about it? More » A dictator faces true justice at last Hipster activists: quit raging and join the machine Kids need an AFL umpire escort? Really? The Coalition's NBN: cheaper or a false economy? Malaysia: Mid Life Crisis or Fresh Opportunity? A risky business: the climate change debate Parliament must decide when we go to war The Breivik blame game The Bible just isn't funny Just In More Just In » Deadly bombs rock Syria's capital Thousands of Syrians have protested as a deadly suicide bombing rocked the capital, throwing fresh doubt on a UN-backed peace plan. More » Pain in Spain as jobless rate soars Shake-up expected in Queensland council elections Mixed martial arts becoming new 'blood sport' Final curtain for fallen cameraman John Bean Slipper rejects new claims of cab voucher misuse Climate change altering oceans, rainfall: study Man arrested after siege in central London Tourists lose out as Dutch cannabis law upheld Space station crew returns to Earth World More World » Man arrested after siege in central London By Europe correspondent Rachael Brown, wires A man has been arrested after a three-hour siege and reported hostage situation in London's busy CBD. More » Deadly bombs rock Syria's capital Chinese dissident escapes house arrest Space station crew returns to Earth Tourists lose out as Dutch cannabis law upheld Business More Business » Footy codes win Optus broadcast fight Optus customers will no longer be able to stream NRL and AFL matches on delay on their mobile phones, after Telstra and the football codes won a Federal Court appeal against the service. More » Pain in Spain as jobless rate soars Austerity counter-productive, economist says Settlement allows Ford supplier to reopen doors Macquarie Group profit dives 24pc Politics More Politics » Shake-up expected in Queensland council elections Today's local government elections are expected to deliver broad-scale change in many areas of Queensland. More » Slipper rejects new claims of cab voucher misuse Another uranium mine closer for outback SA Handwriting expert questions Slipper's Cabcharges Water ministers at odds on Murray tour Sport More Sport » Blues get past fast-finishing Freo Fremantle came home with a wet sail but could not catch in-form Carlton in the Blues' eight-point victory at Subiaco Oval on Friday night. More » Sea Eagles escape Hasler's Dogs Genia guides Reds past Blues Broncos crush Titans in derby ARU to conduct governance review Black Caviar chases 20th win Science and Technology More Science and Technology » Space station crew returns to Earth A Soyuz capsule carrying two Russian cosmonauts and a US astronaut from the International Space Station (ISS) has landed in Kazakhstan. More » Humans urged to find new planets to live on Blocking protein acts as brake on MS Researchers claim quantum computer breakthrough Google bosses back plans to mine asteroids Environment More Environment » Climate change altering oceans, rainfall: study A study published in the journal Science has concluded that climate change is altering oceans and rainfall worldwide. More » Mouse dropping find a blow to island clean-up Water ministers at odds on Murray tour Councils under pressure to cap landfill emissions Russian scientists hunt elusive white killer whale About this email You received this email because you are subscribed to ABC News email alerts. This message was sent to you at starnewsposting@gmail.com Please add newslists@your.abc.net.au to your email address book to see images by default and stop the email being treated as spam. This email address is not monitored - Please don't reply to this email. 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