2014年10月25日 星期六

2014-10-26 U.K. Spotlight

  BBC News   
Day in pictures: 17 October  BBC News
Our selection of some of the best news photographs taken around the world during the past 24 hours. US President Barack Obama speaks to the press in the White House US President Barack Obama speaks to the press about the Ebola crisis, saying the risk ...


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A search for what's not there turns up a nice little earner  Financial Times
“GPs and patients' groups have opposed the National Health Service's scheme to reward doctors for diagnosing people with dementia because it might 'lead to inappropriate actions'. ” Financial Times, October 22. Back up a bit – what is this scheme?

   


Oscar Pistorius sentenced by Judge Masipa today – watch live  The Week UK
It is judgement day for Oscar Pistorius, who will finally discover today whether or not he faces jail time after killing his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp. He faces up to 15 years in jail after he was found guilty of culpable homicide last month for shooting Reeva on ...


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Hailo says Uber blocked potential investors  BBC News
Speaking to the BBC, Hailo chairman Ron Zeghibe alleged Uber would talk to potential investors only if they agreed not to invest in Hailo or other rivals. Hailo recently abandoned its business in North America, saying it could not compete with Uber's ...


   


Why David Cameron will struggle to out-Ukip Ukip on EU migration  Telegraph.co.uk (blog)
As I point out repeatedly, the debate about EU migration and free movement has two separate, but related, dimensions: “fairness” – who can access what benefits and when; and “volume” – how many migrants come to the UK every year. So far, David ...


   


Champion! Shrewsbury takes national Britain in Bloom title  shropshirestar.com
Shrewsbury has been crowned Britain in Bloom's Champion of Champions – proving it really is the Town of Flowers. The Dingle in Shrewsbury's Quarry Park. Tweet. And the award has been greeted as a fitting tribute to Shrewsbury's most famous horticultural ...


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Catholic primate Eamon Martin urges 'open minds' during NI political talks  BBC News
The Catholic Primate of All-Ireland has called for politicians to enter the latest round of talks with open minds. Archbishop Eamon Martin said he was praying for the political leaders to make the negotiations work. Talks aimed at resolving difficulties among the ...


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The EU has just given us another 1.7 billion reasons to leave  Telegraph.co.uk (blog)
If you're anything like me, you'll struggle to visualise £1.7 billion – the sum Eurocrats are demanding in a backdated surcharge because Britain's economy is doing better than expected. To put it in context, £1.7 billion would allow us to hire an extra 60,000 ...


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Biological litmus paper detects Ebola strains  New Scientist
Discs of souped-up filter paper could change how we diagnose infections. To demonstrate the power of the approach, which involves embedding DNA from jellyfish and other organisms into paper, its developers have successfully used it to identify two strains ...


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Cubism at the Met, New York  Financial Times
With one magnificent gift, Leonard Lauder has vaulted New York's Metropolitan Museum from modern art weakling to global champ. Until recently, the world's finest artistic institution remained tentative about the 20th century (and utterly perplexed by the 21st).

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