2014年10月7日 星期二

2014-10-08 U.K. Spotlight

  BBC News   
Frenchman marries stepmother after court battle  BBC News
A man in France has married his father's former wife, after a court battle that lasted for months. The wedding of Eric Holder, 45, and his former stepmother Elisabeth Lorentz, 48, took place in the north-eastern village of Dabo, near the city of Metz.

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Nigeria shows that Ebola is not unstoppable  Financial Times
When the Liberian-American Patrick Sawyer arrived at Lagos airport on July 20, he immediately collapsed. Rushed to hospital, he was diagnosed with Ebola and died within five days. There would be seven more fatalities in Nigeria following his arrival.

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  Mirror.co.uk   
Your ghost stories: Readers' chilling tales of mysterious figures and haunted ...  Mirror.co.uk
Have you ever heard something go bump in the night? Tell us all about your ghostly experiences. Share; Share; Tweet; +1; Email. Ghost VIEW GALLERY. Refresh automatically On | Off. Have you ever heard something go bump in the night? Have you seen a ...


   

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UK cable broadband internet speeds 'faster than fibre'  BBC News
Internet connections in cable broadband homes are faster on average than those using fibre, Ofcom research suggests. Average cable speeds were measured at 43.3 megabits per second (Mbps), compared with 42 Mbps for fibre. This was partly because ...


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trapped in a cycle of credit booms  Financial Times
Huge expansions in credit followed by crises and attempts to manage the aftermath have become a feature of the world economy. Today the US and UK may be escaping from the crises that hit seven years ago. But the eurozone is mired in post-crisis ...


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Liverpool agree fee for Dele Alli  GiveMeSport
Liverpool have successfully fended off competition from the likes of Manchester United, Chelsea and Arsenal and will now sign MK Dons wonderkid Dele Alli - dubbed the 'English Messi' - after an £8 million fee was agreed. This is according to the Express, ...


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  Telegraph.co.uk (blog)   
'Baby Doc' Duvalier, the man who put a curse on Haiti  Telegraph.co.uk (blog)
In 1972, Haitians witnessed something strange: over the course of a few days, workmen took apart the railway that ran from Port-au-Prince to Verrettes, packed it up piece by piece, and carried it to the harbour. It was an act of radical privatisation: members of ...


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Ireland's tax regime nurtures innovation in avoidance  Financial Times
Irish tax policy has in recent years attracted considerable international criticism, but within Ireland it is seen as inviolable. Enda Kenny, the Irish prime minister, denies that the country has become a “brass- plate location” where international corporations try to ...


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  Daily Mail   
Trove of early photographs of London show how Thames has changed in 150 ...  Daily Mail
This remarkable series of pictures shows just how much life has changed in the streets of London surrounding the River Thames in the last 150 years. A unique series of photographs taken in the 1860s, using an early type of camera, showcase life in Victorian ...


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  BBC News   
What makes a suitable military code name?  BBC News
The US mission in the Middle East is without a code name. How do you choose a title for a military campaign, asks Jon Kelly. There is no "Operation Inherent Resolve". The code name was suggested for the latest US mission in the Middle East by US military ...


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