2014-09-01 U.K. Spotlight

Burglary Suspects Identified From Bus Ticket  Sky News
Officers use a bus stub left at a home in Greater Manchester to trace CCTV footage of the alleged intruders. 3:58pm UK, Saturday 23 August 2014. Pic: GMP. Police tracked down CCTV of the suspects. Tweet ...

2014-09-01 U.K. Health

  Herald Scotland   

Scottish child cancer deaths fall by one-third over 10 years  Herald Scotland
THE rate at which children die from cancer in Scotland has dropped by more than a third in the past decade, according to a cancer charity. THE rate at which children die from cancer in Scotland has dropped by more than a third in the past decade, according ...

2014-09-01 U.K. Science

  New York Daily News   

Yeti footprint photos could fetch over USD 8000 at auction  Business Standard
A rare collection of 63-year-old photos depicting the supposed footprints of the mysterious Yeti, an ape-like cryptid believed to inhabit the Himalayas, could fetch up to USD 8,300 at an online auction. The photographs were taken by British mountaineer Eric ...

2014-09-01 U.K. Sports

  Herald Scotland   

'I don't need to change too much,' says Murray  Herald Scotland
By his own high standards, Andy Murray has been talking a better game than the one he has been playing so far at the US Open, from the cramps of round one to the odd lapse in concentration along the way. By his own high standards, Andy Murray has been ...

2014-09-01 U.K. Entertainment

  The Guardian   

Nude photos of Jennifer Lawrence and others posted online by alleged hacker  The Guardian
Jennifer Lawrence Pictures of Hunger Games star Jennifer Lawrence have been circulating on the internet. Photograph: Rotello/Photofab/REX/Rotello/Photofab/REX. Images of more than 100 well-known actors, singers and celebrities, including what appear ...

2014-09-01 U.K. Technology

  Android Headlines - Android News   

Stand Up: Where Do Young People Share Views?  Sky News
Most teenagers still have a Facebook account, but increasingly use other, newer apps for different activities. 2:27am UK, Monday 01 September 2014. SUBC STAND UP AVERAGE YOUNG PERSON. Video: Stats To Make You Stand Up. Enlarge. Tweet ...

2014-09-01 U.K. Business

  The West Australian   

Fall in export orders hits UK recovery  Financial Times
UK manufacturing export orders have turned negative for the first time since the start of 2013, according to a survey that shows the sector continued to slow down in the third quarter of the year. Overall output and orders remained positive but were down from ...

2014-09-01 U.K. U.K.

  Herald Scotland   

Warning of polling station clashes as tensions rise  Herald Scotland
FEARS of "absolute carnage" outside polling stations on Referendum Day amid a growing atmosphere of intimidation have been raised by the No camp. FEARS of \"absolute carnage\" outside polling stations on Referendum Day amid a growing atmosphere ...

2014-09-01 U.K. World

  BBC News   

Ukraine crisis: US senators urge arms 'to fight Russia'  BBC News
Leading American senators have called for the US to send weapons to help Ukraine fight what they say is "a Russian invasion". Robert Menendez, head of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, said Russia's President Vladimir Putin must face a cost for ...

2014-08-31 U.K. Spotlight

  BBC News   

Woodchester Mansion records 'biggest greater horseshoe bat'  BBC News
A Victorian mansion known for its rare bats has recorded its biggest specimen since studies began there in the 1950s. The bat survey at Woodchester Mansion in Gloucestershire is thought to be the longest continuous study of a mammal by a single individual ...

2014-08-31 U.K. Health

  Irish Independent   

Brain tumour Ashya, 5, found in Spain with his parents  Irish Independent
The five-year-old boy with a brain tumour who was taken by his parents from hospital against medical advice has been located in Spain. Share. Go To. Comments. Ashya King's family took him from Southampton General Hospital on Thursday and travelled on ...

2014-08-31 U.K. Science

  Mirror.co.uk   

Blue is the colour, in Irish eyes  The Sunday Times
THERE really is a twinkle in Irish eyes. The most common eye colour in Ireland is now blue, with more than half of Irish people blue-eyed, according to new research. The change is occurring across Europe, says The Blue Eyes Project, a research initiative, ...

2014-08-31 U.K. Sports

  Herald Scotland   

India leave England in a spin  Herald Scotland
Frustrated Alastair Cook has warned England urgently need to start playing to their potential to avoid more setbacks on their road to the World Cup. Frustrated Alastair Cook has warned England urgently need to start playing to their potential to avoid more ...

2014-08-31 U.K. Entertainment

  Irish Examiner   

Mrs Brown's other half joins Strictly line-up  RTE.ie
Brendan O'Carroll's (aka Mrs Brown) missus will be donning sequins and getting a spray tan as Jennifer Gibney takes the last place on this year's Strictly Come Dancing line-up. Jennifer Gibney has been announced, alongside Gregg Wallace and Tim ...

2014-08-31 U.K. Technology

  Forbes   

Seeking an alternate growth driver, Samsung unveils first watch that can make ...  Al-Bawaba
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Android Circuit: What Can The iPhone 6 Learn From Android, Samsung Calls Up ...   Forbes
Smartwatch: the time has come   Telegraph.co.uk
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Microsoft resists US order to turn over emails held overseas  South China Morning Post (subscription)
A judge lifted a suspension on her order directing Microsoft Corp to turn over a customer's emails stored overseas to US prosecutors, but the software company said it would not release any emails while it appeals against the ruling. Chief Judge Loretta Preska ...

2014-08-31 U.K. Business

  The Guardian   

Co-operative members back radical shakeup to 'rebuild business'  The Guardian
It was a black hole in Co-Operative Bank finances that dragged down the retail group, leading to the special meeting in Manchester. Photograph: Christopher Thomond for the Observer. A radical shakeup of the crisis-hit Co-operative Group has been backed ...

2014-08-31 U.K. U.K.

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Salmond challenges 'missing million' voters to speak louder than the Hampden ...  Herald Scotland
ALEX Salmond will today try to reach out to the "missing million", the disillusioned Scots who have given up voting but who may hold the key to the referendum, as the Yes campaign mounts a determined last push on voter registration. ALEX Salmond will ...

2014-08-31 U.K. World

  Wall Street Journal   

EU to Draw Up Russia Sanction Options Within Week  Wall Street Journal
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko and Jose Manuel Barroso, the president of the European Commission, hold a news conference after a meeting at the EU Commission headquarters in Brussels on Saturday. Zuma Press. BRUSSELS—European Union ...

2014-08-30 U.K. Spotlight

professor who pushed for democracy via demotic discourse  Financial Times
At a time when Greeks protest in vain against economic austerity, it is hard to imagine how a dispute over language once provoked deadly riots in Athens and toppled the government. For decades supporters of dimotiki, the version of Greek spoken by ...

2014-08-30 U.K. Health

  Telegraph.co.uk   

Mothers let down by too few midwives  Yorkshire Post
More than a third of new mums are told to leave their ward too early, the RCM said. by Ben Barnett. Published on the 30 August 2014 00:32. Published 30/08/2014 00:32. Print this. Sponsored by. Express Bi-folding Doors. Hundreds of thousands of mothers ...

2014-08-30 U.K. Science

  Yorkshire Post   

Yellow peril as wagtail population in serious decline  Yorkshire Post
THEY may be sprightly and skittish, but one of the UK's best-loved birds could soon become a seldom sight. Three species of wagtail are suffering from long-term declines, according to the annual Breeding Bird Survey's latest report. Yellow wagtails have ...

2014-08-30 U.K. Sports

  Daily Mail   

JAMIE CARRAGHER: AC Milan is the right move for Fernando Torres  Daily Mail
So Fernando Torres's time in English football is over and I am glad he is heading to AC Milan. I have said in these pages before that I don't like to see players who are on big contracts sitting on the bench and hopefully a move to the San Siro will revive his ...

2014-08-30 U.K. Entertainment

  Metro   

Dynamo breaks his silence following embarrassing Shard levitation stunt where ...  Metro
Dynamo has told his fans 'things aren't always as they seem' after being accused of using wires for a stunt he performed at the top of The Shard. The magician, whose real name is Steven Frayne, had hoped to wow the public by 'levitating' 1,016ft above ...

2014-08-30 U.K. Technology

  VPN Creative   

Apple Reinforces Privacy Rules For Health Apps  VPN Creative
Ahead of its September 9 event, which is expected to include the official launch of iPhone 6, the HealthKit platform and the iOS 8 Health app, Apple has updated its privacy policy pertaining to health and fitness apps. apple. Photo: Maridav / Shutterstock.
Apple to go big on biometric devices, bigger on iPhone   The Guardian
Apple Bars Developers From Sharing Health Data   Wall Street Journal (blog)
Apple: HealthKit app developers can't sell collected data   Tech Times
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Google Drones Lift Industry Hopes  Wall Street Journal
Google's advanced-research lab said it is developing a system of drones to deliver goods with its Project Wing prototype. Photo: Google. When Amazon.com Inc. AMZN -0.29% Amazon.com Inc. U.S.: Nasdaq $339.04 -0.98 -0.29% Aug. 29, 2014 4:00 pm ...

2014-08-30 U.K. Business

  Herald Scotland   

Alarm in City as Tesco issues profit warning  Herald Scotland
TESCO has alarmed investors by warning that its slump in profits will be worse than expected, slashing its dividend payment by 75 per cent and bringing in its new chief executive a month early to try and turn the supermarket giant around. TESCO has alarmed ...

2014-08-30 U.K. U.K.

  Scottish Daily Record   

Jihadis war on Britain: Terror attack now 'highly likely' as government raise ...  Scottish Daily Record
HOME Secretary Theresa May ramps up state of alert as she reveals security chiefs expect Islamic extremist group ISIS to target the UK. Share; Share; Tweet; +1; Email. ISIS extremists are 'highly likely" to launch an attack on British soil. BRITAIN is facing a ...

2014-08-30 U.K. World

  New Vision   

Ukraine Seeks to Join Nato; Putin Compares Kiev to Nazis  Fox Business
Ukraine called on Friday for full membership in NATO, its strongest plea yet for Western military help, after accusing Russia of sending in armored columns that have driven back its forces on behalf of pro-Moscow rebels. Russian President Vladimir Putin, ...

2014-08-28 U.K. Spotlight

  BBC Sport   

Angel Di Maria: Man Utd agree British record fee of £59.7m  BBC Sport
Manchester United have agreed a British record transfer fee of £59.7m to sign Real Madrid winger Angel Di Maria. The Argentina international, 26, is in Manchester and was due to have a medical on Tuesday, after which the move - which will take United's ...

2014-08-28 U.K. Health

  The Guardian   

Cancer Drugs Fund gets £160m more for innovative treatments  The Guardian
The chief executive of NHS England, Simon Stevens, has said it wants to ensure the fund incentivises responsible pricing by drug companies. Photograph: Owen Humphreys/PA. Thousands more cancer patients in England will be offered vital treatments in a ...

2014-08-28 U.K. Science

  Northern Voices Online   

Africa Dragon fish or Polypterus senegalus show evolutionary process  Northern Voices Online
Africa Dragon fish or Polypterus senegalus show evolutionary process. A test show that from sea to land it was a difficult process. African dragon fish seems to be the missing link in the evolution of the life on earth. How the fish became four legged and how ...

2014-08-28 U.K. Sports

  The Guardian   

Arsène Wenger refuses to panic over new striker after win over Besiktas  The Guardian
Olivier Giroud will be missing for Arsenal until the new year. Photograph: Michael Mayhew/Sportsphoto/Sportsphoto Ltd/Allstar. Arsène Wenger has insisted he will not be panicked into recruiting a striker before the closure of the transfer window on Monday ...

2014-08-28 U.K. Entertainment

  Daily Mail   

TV historian Mary Beard befriends her internet troll after he took her to lunch to ...  Daily Mail
Historian Mary Beard who was horrifically abused by internet trolls last night revealed she has befriended one of the worst offenders and even gave him a job reference. The academic and broadcaster has fought a public battle against online abuse - known ...

2014-08-28 U.K. Technology

  Wall Street Journal   

Judge Denies Apple Request to Bar Samsung Phones, Tablets  Wall Street Journal
Samsung smartphone Galaxy J SC-02F, left, and Apple's iPhone 5s are seen in Tokyo. European Pressphoto Agency. A federal judge on Wednesday denied a request from Apple Inc. AAPL +1.23% Apple Inc. U.S.: Nasdaq $102.13 +1.24 +1.23% Aug.
Apple Inc loses bid to block sales of 9 Samsung phones   Financial Express
Judge Koh declines Apple's bid for Galaxy ban   Register
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Kobo launches waterproof ebook reader  seenit.co.uk
The 6.8” device is IP67 certified, meaning it's waterproof for up to 30 minutes in 1 metre of water with the port cover closed, providing users with peace of mind should their ereader suddenly get dropped in the bath. The screen includes Carta E Ink technology, ...

2014-08-28 U.K. Business

  Yahoo!7 News   

British Chambers warns on interest rise  Herald Scotland
BRITISH Chambers of Commerce has raised its forecasts of UK growth for 2014 and 2015, but warned of the dangers of over-reliance on consumer spending. BRITISH Chambers of Commerce has raised its forecasts of UK growth for 2014 and 2015, but ...

2014-08-28 U.K. U.K.

  The Guardian   

South Yorkshire PCC Shaun Wright quits Labour but not PCC role  The Guardian
Labour had threatened to suspend Shaun Wright on Thursday morning if he refused to step down. Photograph: South Yorkshire Police/PA. The police commissioner accused of failing to act on warnings of widespread sexual abuse of children while he was a ...

2014-08-28 U.K. World

  BBC News   

Ukraine crisis: T-72 tank shoots hole in Russian denial  BBC News
Russian soldiers unload T-72 tanks from a train near the Crimean capital Simferopol, Russian T-72 tanks were a regular sight in Crimea after it was annexed, but are they in eastern Ukraine too? Continue reading the main story ...

2014-08-27 U.K. Spotlight

Vladimir Putin has gone too far in Ukraine to back down now  Telegraph.co.uk (blog)
It's late August. Western politicians are trickling back to their offices, glumly hoping that while they were away some of the problems bothering them at the end of July have sorted themselves out. Alas for them, the Ukraine imbroglio is still here, and if anything ...

2014-08-27 U.K. Health

  MiamiHerald.com   

E-cigarettes should be regulated and sales restricted, WHO says  Los Angeles Times
Electronic cigarettes should be regulated globally, and the devices should not be used in indoor public places or sold to minors, the World Health Organization said Tuesday. Its report warns that it might take decades before there is conclusive evidence of ...

2014-08-27 U.K. Science

  The Guardian   

The corncockle kerfuffle, or why Countryfile isn't trying to kill you  The Guardian
The BBC has been criticised after a scheme it promoted on Countryfile distributed packets of wild flower seeds containing a poisonous plant. But the truth is more complicated, and far less alarming. Share · Tweet this. Email. Corncockle: rare, pretty and ...

2014-08-27 U.K. Sports

  Goal.com   

Louis van Gaal insists Manchester United were unlucky to go down 4-0 to MK ...  Daily Mail
Louis van Gaal's horrendous start as Manchester United manager got even worse on Tuesday night as his side were dumped out of the Capital One Cup by MK Dons. In one of the most humiliating nights in the club's history, United were thrashed at Stadium ...

2014-08-27 U.K. Entertainment

  Daily Mail   

Weird, beautiful, spellbinding... 35 years on, there's still nothing like Kate Bush ...  Daily Mail
Kate Bush made her long-awaited return to the stage last night in her first concert for 35 years. The 56-year-old's comeback at a celebrity-packed Hammersmith Apollo – the venue of her last gig in 1979 – was first of a 22-date tour. Tickets sold out in less than ...

2014-08-27 U.K. Technology

  Wall Street Journal   

iPad Pro release reportedly on track for 2015  TechRadar UK
It's been months since we heard anything about the rumored iPad Pro, but that doesn't mean Apple's changed its plans. In fact the 12.9-inch iPad Pro is well on its way to a 2015 release date, according to Bloomberg. The site got its info from those infamous ...

2014-08-27 U.K. Business

  Reuters   

Burger King to buy Canada's Tim Hortons for $11.5 billion  Reuters
TORONTO Aug 26 (Reuters) - Burger King Worldwide Inc (BKW.N) announced plans to buy Canadian coffee and doughnut chain Tim Hortons Inc (THI.TO) for C$12.64 billion ($11.53 billion) in a cash-and-stock deal that would create the world's third-largest ...

2014-08-27 U.K. U.K.

  BBC News   

Rotherham child abuse: Commissioner faces calls to resign  BBC News
South Yorkshire's Police and Crime Commissioner is facing calls to resign after the publication of a report into widespread child abuse in Rotherham. The study, published on Tuesday, found at least 1,400 children in the town were sexually exploited by ...

2014-08-27 U.K. World

  Wall Street Journal   

Russia-Ukraine Talks Yield Little Progress on Ending Conflict  Wall Street Journal
From left, presidents Vladimir Putin of Russia, Alexander Lukashenko of Belarus and Petro Poroshenko of Ukraine meet in Minsk on Tuesday. Agence France-Presse/Getty Images. Face-to-face talks between the Russian and Ukrainian presidents failed to ...

2014-08-26 U.K. Spotlight

Sorry, Sir Christopher Meyer, but America doesn't need Assad's help to strike Isil  Telegraph.co.uk (blog)
Sir Christopher Meyer rose to become Britain's ambassador in Washington at the summit of a 37-year diplomatic career. So it was with some surprise that I read his analysis in the Telegraph on Saturday of what should be done about Isil in Syria. Put simply ...

2014-08-26 U.K. Health

  IBNLive   

British Ebola sufferer William Pooley speaks about treating survivors in Sierra ...  The Guardian
Exclusive: William Pooley, Britain's first confirmed Ebola sufferer, was interviewed by the Guardian just days before he contracted the virus while working as a volunteer nurse in Sierra Leone. In the short segment, Pooley talks about the joy of seeing Ebola ...

2014-08-26 U.K. Science

  Daily Mail   

Oops-a-daisy! Guides plant poisonous flowers in the park as part of project ...  Daily Mail
A group of Girl Guides unwittingly planted poisonous wild flowers in a public park as part of a project backed by the BBC's Countryfile programme. Council groundsmen were called in to clear the rare toxic corncockles after being alerted by an amateur ...

2014-08-26 U.K. Sports

  The Standard Digital News   

Football - Man United agree to record British transfer for Di Maria - media  Yahoo Eurosport UK
Manchester United have agreed a British record transfer fee of 59.7 million pounds ($99 million) to secure Angel di Maria from Real Madrid and are set to announce his transfer officially on Tuesday, British media reported. 7 minutes ago Reuters. 0 shares ...

2014-08-26 U.K. Entertainment

  Mirror.co.uk   

Emmys 2014: Billy Crystal pays tribute to Robin Williams in touching speech ...  Mirror.co.uk
The When Harry Met Sally actor - who was longtime friends with the late star - was visibly emotional as he talked about Williams and shared stories about the pair's times together. "He made us laugh hard, every time you saw him on television, arenas, ...

2014-08-26 U.K. Technology

  SFGate   

Why Amazon buying Twitch is great news  TechRadar UK
Amazon, already the king (or queen?) of the e-commerce jungle, seems poised to pounce on the gaming industry thanks to its recent purchase of popular streaming service Twitch. But where does that leave the beloved gaming site and its fans? Just barely ...