2014年8月8日 星期五

2014-08-09 U.K. Spotlight

  BBC Sport   
The Commonwealth Games - special because they're unique  BBC Sport
What started under perfect blue skies ended, more appropriately for a city nicknamed Rain Town, with torrential storms. The 11 Glaswegian days in between were similarly in character - sometimes noisy, sometimes controversial, but seldom dull.

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Better educated, healthier people have a greater chance of higher incomes, says ...  Financial Times
Asia's past successes in reducing poverty are under threat. More than 80 per cent of Asians live in countries where inequality is widening. The same forces that drove the region's rapid growth for the past 30 years – globalisation, new technology and market ...


   


One In Five Couples Have A Secret That Could Destroy Their Marriage  Huffington Post UK
Have you ever kept a secret from your spouse? You're not the only one. According to research by a law firm, a fifth of married people have a secret that could destroy their marriage. While 25% admit to having lied about something important, 42% say they do ...


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  Isle of Wight County Press   
New date for ferry launch  Isle of Wight County Press
A NEW ferry service — partly funded with a £50,000 grant of public money — between Cowes and Portsmouth could be launched by the end of August, following several delays to the project. Paul Duffield, the man behind Nauti Fast Ferries, has won the ...


   


'No more bank bailouts' cannot be an empty slogan  Financial Times
Sometimes it is hard to state the obvious. Your spouse's middle-aged bulge. Your boss's bad breath. You are aware of it but you are afraid to say it, fearing the awkwardness that will result if you speak up. So it was this week, when two US regulatory ...


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  BBC News   
Glasgow 2014: Inspirational tales and identical twin long jumpers  BBC News
Of the 71 nations and territories that sent teams to Glasgow for 2014 Commonwealth Games, only 37 got themselves on the medals table. But the presence of almost 5,000 athletes, from Anguilla through to Zambia, was always going to yield a rich and varied ...


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  Christian Post   
Oscar Pistorius Murder Trial Update: Case Nearing End, Closing Oral Arguments ...  Christian Post
The murder trial of South African sprint runner Oscar Pistorius is nearing its end as his defense team and prosecutors prepare to give their final and closing arguments on Aug. 7. Oscar Pistorius (Photo: Siphiwe Sibeko/Reuters). Oscar Pistorius trial nears its ...


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A tawdry trade that tarnishes German justice  Financial Times
Iactually find this capitalist system good,” the Formula One chief executive Bernie Ecclestone told Germany's Bild newspaper this week. Well he might. Paragraph 153a of Germany's code of criminal procedure seems to combine the solemnity of justice with the ...


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  Telegraph.co.uk   
Prince Harry: Invictus Games will 'inspire' the nation  Telegraph.co.uk
From left to right: Lance Corporal Derek Derenalagi, 39, lost both legs and was officially declared dead after his vehicle was hit by an explosive device in Afghanistan in July 2007. After making a recovery, the native Fijian, who also appeared at the ...


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  Mirror.co.uk   
Status Quo frontman Rick Parfitt rushed to hospital in new health scare  Mirror.co.uk
Status Quo fans were fearing for the health of frontman Rick Parfitt tonight after the band axed a series of concerts. The group scrapped six dates across Europe after Rick, 65, was taken to hospital in Croatia where they were due to play a gig. Band manager ...


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