2014年9月20日 星期六

2014-09-21 U.K. Spotlight


We have won a reprieve – we should use it to refurbish the British state  Financial Times
Think of it as a reprieve. Scotland has reaffirmed its Britishness. Politicians and business leaders, friends and allies, have thanked the Scots for their wisdom. Alex Salmond, Scottish National party leader, has announced he will resign as first minister; David ...


   


Devolution to England is coming. But what form will it take?  Telegraph.co.uk (blog)
1. This is a good argument to be having. The reason it's happening is that most Scots have voted to remain in the United Kingdom. British identity is something that people value. 2. Devo max for Scotland is inescapable, not only because all three party leaders ...


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Your pictures: Vintage  BBC News
Ford Anglia Each week, we publish a gallery of readers' pictures on a set theme. This week it is "vintage", and we begin with this picture by Neil Harvey of a restored 1960s Ford Anglia at a Chatsworth rally in Derbyshire. Man and Royal Enfield motorcyle ...


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  Edinburgh Evening News   
Scottish independence: 10 reasons for Yes and No  Edinburgh Evening News
Rachel Grant on Yes We Can beat Carol Bartley on Neigh Thanks in the Ladbrokes Referendum Race at Musselburgh. Picture: Jane Barlow. Published on the 16 September 2014 10:42. Published 16/09/2014 10:42. Print this. 5 comments Have your say!

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  Know Your Mobile   
Apple iPhone 6 vs Sony Xperia Z3 Compact  Know Your Mobile
Apple's made its new "larger" iPhone 6 about the same size as Sony's "mini" Xperia Z3 Compact. FIIIIIIGHT!! Apple announced its latest iPhone, the iPhone 6, to much cheering and enthusiasm from the gathered crowd. There's no question it's going to prove ...


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  BBC Sport   
Lewis Hamilton v Nico Rosberg: Toto Wolff tries to keep the peace  BBC Sport
Toto Wolff is the man who somehow has to keep Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg apart - and together - in the midst of the most fractious intra-team Formula 1 title battle in years. Not since Ayrton Senna and Alain Prost 25 years ago have two team-mates ...


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Scotland independence vote exposes the established order  Financial Times
This has not been just about Scotland. There is more at stake than the union that in 1707 united the parliaments of England and Scotland. One way of looking at the campaign for Scottish independence is as a settling of scores between ancient neighbours ...


   


Benefits Street's White Dee Forced To Move After Children Racially Abused  Huffington Post UK
Celebrity Big Brother star White Dee has been forced to leave Benefits Street after her children were racially abused. Deirdre Kelly, better known by her White Dee moniker from Channel 4's Benefits Street, has been driven out of her home in the Birmingham ...


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  BBC News   
Kanye West tells wheelchair-user to stand up  BBC News
US rapper Kanye West hit the headlines this weekend after stopping a show in order to ask a disabled person in a wheelchair to "stand up". There have been arguments both attacking West's actions and defending his intention but is it ever OK to point out ...


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Emerging markets brace for a bumpy ride  Financial Times
In 2008 investors learnt about financial chain reactions. This was not simply because the demise of Lehman Brothers hit other western groups; there was also fallout for emerging market companies. Take a look, for example, at a fascinating report issued by ...


   

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