2014年8月14日 星期四

2014-08-15 U.K. Spotlight

  Reading Post   
Seven in line to make first appearances for London Irish  Reading Post
Seven new signings are set to make their first appearances for London Irish in their pre-season friendly against Montpellier in France on Saturday. Winger James Short, props Tom Court and Geoff Cross, lock Dan Leo and back-row forwards Tom Guest, Luke ...


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  The Guardian   
NHS faces legal bill as dozens suffer problems after private eye operations  The Guardian
A man undergoes an eye test. Vanguard Healthcare carried out the cataract operations to reduce a backlog at Musgrove Park. Photograph: Martin Godwin. Dozens of people have been left with impaired vision, pain and discomfort after undergoing operations ...


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  Daily Mail   
Martha Stewart's beloved younger sister Laura Plimpton dies after suffering brain ...  Daily Mail
Martha Stewart's younger sister, Laura Plimpton, has died unexpectedly after suffering a brain aneurysm while at home. The death was announced in an email sent to staff at Stewart's lifestyle company, where Ms Plimpton held a senior role. The 59-year-old ...


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  BT.com   
Opinion: Scotland's fate is still too close to call  BT.com
Counter-punching Darling wins debate, but it's the heart not the head that could yet decide Scotland's destiny, writes Alan Tyers. 0. Share this. Facebook; Twitter; Google plus; Email; Share. 0. Alex Salmond (left) and Alistair Darling. Facebook; Twitter; Google ...


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A remote rebellion against the gadgets that control us  Financial Times
Daimler has given frazzled employees the opportunity to delete automatically all emails received while they are on holiday. The carmaker's move underlines what everyone already knows: personal technology can abrade the self. Finding several thousand ...


   


British riders out in full force as Prudential RideLondon returns  British Cycling
British riders will be out in full force at this weekend's Prudential RideLondon Grand Prix and RideLondon-Surrey Classic. They will form part of a world-class field as women's and men's races take place in the capital. RideLondon Grand Prix. On Saturday ...


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  Belfast Telegraph   
Thief's shock at security camera  Belfast Telegraph
A burglar is surprised to be caught on camera as he raids a home in Daventry. (Northamptonshire Police/PA). Police said the intruder was caught on a security camera. 07 August 2014. A man is hoping footage of a burglar caught raiding his parents' home will ...


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Despite gloomy numbers the economy still has bounce  Financial Times
It is perhaps a contradiction in terms, but it was an uplifting week for the Eeyores of economic commentary. Germany and Japan contract! The eurozone stagnates! Even the UK, which surprised everybody (including itself) to become a star economic performer ...


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  The Guardian   
A-level results: pass rate drops but record numbers win university places  The Guardian
A-level students at Brighton College celebrate on Thursday. Ministers applauded a rise in the numbers of pupils taking science and maths. Photograph: Luke MacGregor/Reuters. Maths has overtaken English for the first time as the most popular A-level, ...


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  BBC News   
Tiny pieces of gold 'boost brain cancer therapy' in lab  BBC News
Minuscule pieces of gold may help improve treatment for aggressive brain cancers, according to research published in the journal Nanoscale. Scientists engineered extremely small golden spheres, coating them with a chemotherapy drug. When the tiny ...


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