 | | NewsMail Afternoon Edition Mon 30 Dec, 2013 | Top Stories | | More Top Stories » |   Former Formula One champion Michael Schumacher is in a critical condition in a coma after hitting his head while skiing in the French Alps, the hospital treating him says. The 44-year-old German "was suffering a serious brain trauma with coma on his arrival, which required an immediate neurosurgical operation," the hospital said in a statement. French media, citing a medical source, reported that Schumacher had suffered a brain haemorrhage. The director of the French resort of Meribel earlier said Schumacher had been wearing a helmet while skiing off-piste with his son, 14, and was conscious "but very agitated" during the transport to the hospital. Schumacher, who retired last year, is F1's most decorated champion, with a record 91 grand prix wins. More » | | | 
| | More Analysis » |  The mark of England's three consecutive Ashes series victories has been its ability to take a punch and lose a session but storm back with bat or ball when it really mattered. I fully expected that to be the decisive difference this time as well. So it has, except the previously erratic Australians have been the team grabbing its fortunes at the flood. It is difficult to see this shell shocked English team recovering their composure. Only the weather, Australian injuries, or a lack of killer instinct may spare them a series whitewash. More » | | | Just In | | More Just In » |  At least 10 people have been killed by an explosion on the trolleybus in the southern Russian city of Volgograd, Russia's Interfax news agency is reporting. The blast on the electricity-powered public bus comes a day after a suicide attacker set off a bomb in the city's main train station, killing at least 16 people and wounding more than 40 others. Officials initially said the bomber was a lone woman, however those claims have now been replaced by uncertainty about who was behind the attack. Just two days ago a car bomb in another southern city left three dead and in October another female suicide bomber killed six in an attack on a bus in Volgograd. More » | | | World | | More World » | | At least 10 people have been killed by an explosion on the trolleybus in the southern Russian city of Volgograd, Russia's Interfax news agency is reporting. The blast on the electricity-powered public bus comes a day after a suicide attacker set off a bomb in the city's main train station, killing at least 16 people and wounding more than 40 others. Officials initially said the bomber was a lone woman, however those claims have now been replaced by uncertainty about who was behind the attack. Just two days ago a car bomb in another southern city left three dead and in October another female suicide bomber killed six in an attack on a bus in Volgograd. More » | | | Business | | More Business » | | By finance reporter Justine Parker and staff  A survey has found Australians are shopping online more frequently than people in other developed nations. The annual World Internet Project has found the number of online purchases made by Australians grew by more than 46 per cent between 2011 and 2013. However, the monthly value of online purchases per person grew by only 6 per cent to $218. More » | | | Politics | | More Politics » |  Queensland's Attorney-General is considering identity scanning for everyone entering licensed venues and lifetime bans for patrons who become violent in a crackdown on alcohol-fuelled violence. More » | | | Sport | | More Sport » | | Former Formula One champion Michael Schumacher is in a critical condition in a coma after hitting his head while skiing in the French Alps, the hospital treating him says. The 44-year-old German "was suffering a serious brain trauma with coma on his arrival, which required an immediate neurosurgical operation," the hospital said in a statement. French media, citing a medical source, reported that Schumacher had suffered a brain haemorrhage. The director of the French resort of Meribel earlier said Schumacher had been wearing a helmet while skiing off-piste with his son, 14, and was conscious "but very agitated" during the transport to the hospital. Schumacher, who retired last year, is F1's most decorated champion, with a record 91 grand prix wins. More » | | | Science and Technology | | More Science and Technology » |  A 75-year-old Frenchman was feeding himself and chatting to his family, more than a week after becoming the first person to be fitted with an artificial heart, one of his surgeons said. More » | | | Environment | | More Environment » | | By Europe correspondent Barbara Miller  Tasmanian Greenpeace activist Colin Russell has left on a flight out of Russia hours after being granted an exit visa. More » | | | | 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. Manage your preferences | Unsubscribe | Contact Us | | This service may include material from Agence France-Presse (AFP), APTN, Reuters, AAP, CNN and the BBC World Service which is copyright and cannot be reproduced. | |
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