2014年8月4日 星期一

2014-08-05 U.K. Spotlight


A split from the UK would not threaten Scottish banks  Financial Times
As the debate over Scottish independence enters its final stage, careful analysis is giving the lie to the unionists' scaremongering about the consequences of independence. For Scotland's financial sector, this is an opportunity, not a threat. It is nonsense to ...


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  BBC Sport   
Women's Rugby World Cup 2014: Team guide & players to watch  BBC Sport
The seventh Women's Rugby World Cup begins in Paris on Friday, 1 August with defending champions New Zealand aiming to win a fifth consecutive title. England, perpetual bridesmaids it seems, have lost the last three finals, despite home advantage four ...


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  SkySports   
England v India live!  SkySports
D5 PODCAST - Nasser Hussain, Shane Warne & Andrew Strauss reflect on Moeen Ali's heroics at the Ageas Bowl and forward to the fourth Test at Old Trafford. 17:03. MOVING ON... Many thanks for following the blog during this Test. All eyes will remain on ...


   


Nine beaches in Kent closed after sewage leak: Tourists told to stay out of water  AOL Travel UK
Holidaymakers have been told to stay out of the water at nine beaches in Kent after heavy rain caused sewage to spill into the sea. Tourists have been told not to the enter the sea below the high water mark and signs have been erected to warn bathers of the ...


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  Express.co.uk   
SHOCK WEATHER FORECAST: Hottest August in 300 YEARS on way as jet ...  Express.co.uk
BRITAIN will roast in the hottest August EVER with temperatures set to hit an unbearable 100F within weeks. By: Nathan Rao. Published: Thu, July 31, 2014. Weather warning: The August heatwave will see record temperatures hit the UK Britain faces record ...


   


The internet is about to get a lot messier  Telegraph.co.uk (blog)
Everyone wants a web address that finishes .com or co.uk, and the internet is starting to run out of names. People and companies are increasingly forced to use bizarre and very long web addresses that others can't remember. A friend of mine who invests in ...


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  BBC News   
Land Registry email sparks staff cuts fear  BBC News
Jobs could be at risk at the Land Registry after a leaked email suggested efficiency savings could reduce staff. The email, which was sent to thousands of employees, said the organisation could be 15 per cent "over-capacity". The Land Registry said the figure ...


   

  The Guardian   
East coast mainline pays taxpayers £1bn sparking fresh reprivatisation fury  The Guardian
A train on the east coast mainline at Moss in South Yorkshire. Photograph: Christopher Thomond for the Guardian. Anger is growing over the return of the east coast mainline to private hands after it emerged that it had generated £1bn for UK taxpayers since ...


   


David Cameron and Ed Miliband both scent election victory, but at what price?  Telegraph.co.uk (blog)
A few weeks ago, I was having a drink with a Labour adviser. “We're rubbish. The Tories are rubbish. I'm not sure either of us wants to actually win the next election,” he said. It was a rather fatalistic analysis, but not totally without merit. Despite the bullish ...


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  BBC News   
Wikipedia link hidden by 'right to be forgotten'  BBC News
A Wikipedia entry has been removed from certain Google search results, under the new EU "right to be forgotten" law. The landmark ruling, passed in May, allowed Europeans to ask for links to "irrelevant" and outdated personal data to be removed from ...


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