2014-12-01 U.K. Spotlight

Sailing the Canadian Arctic   
Financial Times
“Gam”, “frazil”, “inukshuk”, “esker” . . . Among the multiple pleasures of sailing the Canadian Arctic is a blizzard of new and intriguing words to wrap your tongue around. As I soon learn, these terms describe a school of whales, ice crystals, a stone cairn, and a ...

2014-12-01 U.K. Health

  ABC Online   

World AIDS Day: HIV survivors now expect long lives and even help train aged ...  ABC Online
As World AIDS Day is marked globally, three Australians have reflected on living with HIV and the joys and challenges of lifespans they once never dreamed of. The two men and a woman from Adelaide now are trainers with Positive Life SA, teaching aged ...

2014-12-01 U.K. Science

  stv.tv   

Fears over the future of North Sea dolphins despite numbers staying stable  Herald Scotland
THE population of bottlenose dolphins in the North Sea is still listed as vulnerable, according to conservationists. THE population of bottlenose dolphins in the North Sea is still listed as vulnerable, according to conservationists. Sorry, you must sign in before ...

2014-12-01 U.K. Sports

BBC Sport   

Ronnie O'Sullivan criticises 'shocking' UK Championship   
BBC Sport
Ronnie O'Sullivan eased into round three of the UK Championship with a 6-3 win over Peter Lines - but predicted more upsets thanks to "shocking" tables and a lack of atmosphere at the venue. The early rounds are being played on four tables at a time rather ...

2014-12-01 U.K. Entertainment

  Belfast Telegraph   

Take That storm to top of charts  Belfast Telegraph
Take That have gone straight in at number one on the Official Singles Chart and are "made-up" with their success. Also in this Section. Osborne's budget bombshell: £75bn more borrowing needed over next five years · MPs urge R&D investment increase ...

2014-12-01 U.K. Technology

  NEWS.com.au   

Social media companies must simplify terms  SBS
A British parliamentary committee says social media companies such as Facebook need to make their impenetrable terms of use more simple. Source: AAP. 1 Dec 2014 - 8:57 AM UPDATED 1 HOUR AGO ...

2014-12-01 U.K. Business

  ABC News   

First Black Friday mayhem ... now it is Cyber Monday chaos  Herald Scotland
ONE million Scots are expected to flood internet retail sites today as the hunt for Christmas gift offers moves online. ONE million Scots are expected to flood internet retail sites today as the hunt for Christmas gift offers moves online. Sorry, you must sign in ...

2014-12-01 U.K. U.K.

  BBC News   

Miliband: Government's economic failures cost us all  BBC News
The government's "failure" to boost wages has cost the Treasury £116.5bn since 2010, Labour has claimed. At an event in Nottingham later, party leader Ed Miliband will talk of a "cost of living crisis" created by low wages and soaring housing costs. The reality ...

2014-12-01 U.K. World

  The Guardian   

Hong Kong police drive out pro-democracy protesters  The Guardian
A protester lies on the stairway as police try to remove him and others from a tube station near government headquarters in Hong Kong on Monday. Photograph: Kin Cheung/AP. Ilaria Maria Sala in Hong Kong, Tania Branigan in Beijing and Jonathan Kaiman.
Hong Kong Protesters Scuffle With Police at Government Offices   Wall Street Journal
Hong Kong protesters clash with police at government HQ   BBC News
Hong Kong Police Use Batons, Water Hoses on Demonstrators   Bloomberg
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  Herald Scotland   

Kabul police chief quits as Taliban steps up violence  Herald Scotland
Kabul police chief Zahir Zahir resigned yesterday after three Taliban attacks in 10 days on foreign guest-houses in the capital, while officials said Afghan forces had ousted insurgents who tried to seize the former US and British base Camp Bastion in the south ...

2014-11-30 U.K. Spotlight

These beverage Davids are taking on the Goliaths of their industry and winning  Financial Times
This week, Americans give thanks for the good things in our lives. In that spirit, I would like to express my gratitude to those responsible – on earth as in heaven – for delivering us from bad beer. Few bar-room developments have come as a greater surprise to ...

2014-11-30 U.K. Health

  BBC News   

NHS 'U-turn' over drug trial money  BBC News
Letters sent to hospital chiefs and cancer research leaders by NHS England suggesting funding for care of patients taking part in drug trials might be cut were "incorrect", it has said. The letter sent to health bosses in London blamed the "financial climate".
Drug trials letters 'incorrect'   Belfast Telegraph
Police chief's outburst sees teen girl taken out of custody   ITV News
Mentally ill girl, 16, kept in police cell for two days because NHS had no beds for ...   Daily Mail
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  Daily News & Analysis   

Death toll from Ebola outbreak nears 7000 in West Africa, says WHO  Daily News & Analysis
The death toll from the worst Ebola outbreak on record has reached nearly 7,000 in West Africa, the World Health Organization said on Saturday. The toll of 6,928 dead showed a leap of just over 1,200 since the WHO released its previous report on ...

2014-11-30 U.K. Science

Phys.Org   

New report highlights 'significant and increasing' risks from extreme weather   
Phys.Org
University of Exeter researchers have played a crucial role in creating a comprehensive new report indicating that the global risk from extreme weather is set to intensify. The critical report, published by the Royal Society, indicates that exposure of human ...

2014-11-30 U.K. Sports

The Guardian   

England's Ben Morgan pushes Australia to defeat with George Ford's aid   
The Guardian
England's Ben Morgan, the man of the match, charges through the Australian defence on his way to scoring his, and England's, first try of the game. Photograph: Tom Jenkins for the Observer. Paul Rees at Twickenham. Saturday 29 November 2014 11.34 ...

2014-11-30 U.K. Entertainment

  Telegraph.co.uk   

The X Factor: What did the judges say about Jukebox Week?  Digital Spy UK
Week Eight saw The X Factor contestants perform two songs each as part of a Jukebox theme. Digital Spy rounds up what Simon Cowell, Cheryl Fernandez-Versini, Mel B and Louis Walsh had to say about Saturday night's (November 29) acts - and if you ...

2014-11-30 U.K. Technology

  Telegraph.co.uk   

Facebook can gain direct access to your mobile and take pictures or make ...  Telegraph.co.uk
Facebook can gain direct access to a person's mobile and take pictures or make videos at any time without explicit consent, MPs warn as they call on social media companies to simplify their terms and conditions. The MP said that they should simplify the ...

2014-11-30 U.K. Business

BBC News   

Black Friday: Police called as sales turn ugly   
BBC News
Police have been called to supermarkets across the UK amid crowd surges as people hunt for "Black Friday" offers. Greater Manchester Police appealed for calm after attending seven Tesco shops, at which three men were arrested and a woman was hit by a ...

2014-11-30 U.K. U.K.

Telegraph.co.uk   

Osborne To Announce £2bn Lifeline For NHS   
Sky News
The Chancellor will lay out plans to boost spending on NHS frontline services across the UK next year in his Autumn Statement. 03:02, UK, Sunday 30 November 2014. 171114 UK Bed Blocking Is Bringing The NHS To Its Knees MOORE. The cash will be ...

2014-11-30 U.K. World

Daily News & Analysis   

Death toll from Ebola outbreak nears 7000 in West Africa, says WHO   
Daily News & Analysis
The death toll from the worst Ebola outbreak on record has reached nearly 7,000 in West Africa, the World Health Organization said on Saturday. The toll of 6,928 dead showed a leap of just over 1,200 since the WHO released its previous report on ...

2014-11-29 U.K. Spotlight

Givenchy's Riccardo Tisci: the goth Samaritan   
Financial Times
Riccardo Tisci is sitting at a table in the parquet-floored showrooms of Givenchy in Paris, contemplating his upcoming 10-year anniversary. “It seems like yesterday,” says the designer, a swarthy 40-year-old who is today sporting a slight peppering of stubble ...

2014-11-29 U.K. Health

  BBC News   

NHS 'U-turn' over drug trial money  BBC News
Letters sent to hospital chiefs and cancer research leaders by NHS England suggesting funding for care of patients taking part in drug trials might be cut were "incorrect", it has said. The letter sent to health bosses in London blamed the "financial climate".
Bed-blocking hits record level as social care budget is slashed   The Times (subscription)
Hospitals under pressure as 'bedblocking' hits record levels   The Guardian
NHS discharge wait 'blocking beds'   Hillingdon Times

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  The Times (subscription)   

Flu crisis looming as parents shun vaccine for toddlers  The Times (subscription)
Toddlers are flu “super-spreaders” who threaten to make whole families sick because they are not being vaccinated, the chief medical officer has warned. Professor Dame Sally Davies urged parents to give young children the jab-free vaccine after figures ...

2014-11-29 U.K. Science

NDTV   

Use of Facebook and Twitter in social science research distorts studies   
Science Recorder
Many thousands of research papers are written each year based on data mined from social media sites. Science Recorder Pro. Free trial. No ads. Exclusive interviews. Access to all articles. Just $4.99/year. Subscribe. Two scientists writing in the Nov. 27 issue ...

2014-11-29 U.K. Sports

The Australian Financial Review   

Cricket Captain In Tearful Phillip Hughes Tribute   
Sky News
The Australian team skipper wipes away tears as he speaks about the impact of Phillip Hughes' death. 02:34, UK, Saturday 29 November 2014. Play video "Captain In Emotional Hughes Tribute" ...

2014-11-29 U.K. Entertainment

  ABC News   

Star Wars fans are feeling The Force as trailers debut  Herald Scotland
Millions of Star Wars fans had their first taster of the new film as trailers were unveiled online, a year ahead of the next instalment of the sci-fi saga. Millions of Star Wars fans had their first taster of the new film as trailers were unveiled online, a year ahead of ...

2014-11-29 U.K. Technology

Channel 4 News   

Facebook, Twitter told: be clear about how data used   
Channel 4 News
Social networks must simplify terms and conditions, to ensure that their users are clear over how their personal data will be collected and used, MPs say. News. MPs have criticised the "opaque, literary style" of many social networks' terms and conditions ...

2014-11-29 U.K. Business

  Herald Scotland   

Police called out to scenes of chaos at Black Friday sales  Herald Scotland
POLICE have been called to supermarkets after bargain hunters who flocked to Tesco stores for the so-called Black Friday discount day caused chaotic scenes. POLICE have been called to supermarkets after bargain hunters who flocked to Tesco stores for ...

2014-11-29 U.K. U.K.

Telegraph.co.uk   

Cameron immigration threat leads to dispute on EU future   
Herald Scotland
David Cameron suggested he could back calls for the UK to leave the European Union yesterday as he unveiled plans to bar EU workers from receiving benefits or council housing for four years. David Cameron suggested he could back calls for the UK to ...

2014-11-29 U.K. World

  Hindustan Times   

Nigeria blasts: Boko Haram's reply to top Muslim cleric's war cry against the ...  Hindustan Times
Two bombs exploded at the mosque of one of Nigeria's top Islamic leaders Friday, a week after he issued a call to arms to fight Boko Haram. At least 120 people were killed and 270 others wounded when two suicide bombers blew themselves up and gunmen ...

2014-11-28 U.K. Spotlight

Why splitting the atom breaks Germany's rational rules   
Financial Times
After the catastrophe that led to its genesis, postwar Germany learnt many lessons. The two virtues it seems to have mastered to perfection are sobriety and prudence. Once and for all, the country has eradicated all passion from political life. German politics is ...

2014-11-28 U.K. Health

BBC News   

Flu: Vaccine ' given to too few young children'   
BBC News
Too few toddlers are having the seasonal flu vaccine, warns the chief medical officer for England. The latest figures show fewer than one third of two to four-year-olds are getting the nasal spray. The uptake is down on the same point last year, the first time ...

2014-11-28 U.K. Science

Deccan Chronicle   

Climate change: India to pay dearly, says Royal Society   
Deccan Chronicle
Bengaluru: Warning that floods like the ones which ravaged Kashmir, Uttarakhand and Odisha are imminent between now and 2090, a report of The Royal Society, London, has suggested effective and affordable options to reduce the damage likely to be ...

2014-11-28 U.K. Sports

  Daily Mail   

Ambulance crew sent to the Phillip Hughes accident was 10km from the ground ...  Daily Mail
The first ambulance crew to arrive at Sydney Cricket Ground to treat Phillip Hughes came from almost 10km away from the city's busy inner west, paramedics have claimed. The Australian Paramedics Association says the vehicle from Summer Hill, in Sydney's ...

2014-11-28 U.K. Entertainment

  New York Times   

PD James, Crime Novelist, Dies at 94; Creator of the Adam Dalgliesh Series  New York Times
P.D. James, in 2010. She was called the “Queen of Crime,” for her complex mysteries. Credit Ruth Fremson/The New York Times. Continue reading the main story. Continue reading the main story. Continue reading the main story Share This Page.
Rankin leads tributes to the queen of crime writers, PD James   Herald Scotland
Crime author PD James dies at 94   Entertainment Weekly
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  Irish Examiner   

Tinchy Stryder teaches BBC newsreader Michael Buerk to rap on I'm A Celeb  stv.tv
I'm A Celebrity...Get Me Out Of Here 2014 has been filled with unlikely friendships and unexpected scenarios - none more so than the blossoming bromance between BBC newsreader Michael Buerk and rapper Tinchy Stryder which has led to the journalist ...

2014-11-28 U.K. Technology

ABC News   

Twitter to track apps on your smartphone   
Khaleej Times
The company wants to use the “app graph” to give more tailored content, give suggestions on whom to follow plus add tweets and other content to your timeline. New York - The micro-blogging site Twitter has launched a new move to track which apps are ...

2014-11-28 U.K. Business

Scottish Daily Record   

UK retailers embrace "Black Friday" discounts   
Reuters
LONDON Nov 28 (Reuters) - Britain's high streets, malls and online sites were awash with discounts on Friday as more retailers than ever embraced U.S.-style "Black Friday" promotions, seeking to kickstart trading in the key Christmas period. In the United ...

2014-11-28 U.K. U.K.

BBC News   

Migrants: David Cameron set to outline benefit restrictions   
BBC News
The prime minister will set out plans to curb welfare benefits for migrants from the EU in a speech later. He will say European migrants should have to wait at least four years before receiving benefits such as welfare payments or council houses. And he will ...

2014-11-28 U.K. World

BBC News   

North Korea: Kim Jong-un's sister holds senior title   
BBC News
The younger sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has been referred to as senior party official for the first time in state media. Kim Yo-jong, who is in her mid to late twenties, was identified as a vice-director of a department within the powerful Central ...

2014-11-27 U.K. Spotlight

Telegraph.co.uk   

Where to find the best Black Friday deals   
Telegraph.co.uk
Black Friday, November 28, is just days away and retailers are gearing up for the biggest shopping weekend of the year. Visa Europe expects the number of online transactions to increase by more than a fifth compared to last year's Black Friday, with British ...

2014-11-27 U.K. Health

Mirror.co.uk   

TWO MILLION obese Brits to get free gastric band operations on the NHS   
Mirror.co.uk
The country's strained National Health Service could be faced with a hefty £12billion bill following the latest bid to tackle the nation's out of control obesity crisis. As a result of dramatic new rulings to be announced, up to two million people will be offered free ...

2014-11-27 U.K. Science

The Independent   

Scientists predict green energy revolution after incredible new graphene ...   
The Independent
A recently discovered form of carbon graphite – the material in pencil lead – has turned out to have a completely unexpected property which could revolutionise the development of green energy and electric cars. Researchers have discovered that graphene ...

2014-11-27 U.K. Sports

The Guardian   

Ludogorets draw maintains Liverpool hope   
Times of India
SOFIA: There was some respite for under-pressure Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers as his side ground out a 2-2 draw away to European minnows Ludogorets in the Champions League on Wednesday. The result ended a run of four straight defeats in all ...

2014-11-27 U.K. Entertainment

The Guardian   

Ridley Scott does a runner on Blade Runner sequel   
The Guardian
Ridley Scott is no longer directing the long-gestating Blade Runner sequel. Scott, 76, revealed the news in an interview with Variety to promote his biblical epic Exodus: Gods and Kings. While Blade Runner 2 is expected to move into production within the next ...

2014-11-27 U.K. Technology

Irish Independent   

Google faces breakup call as EU political patience wanes   
Irish Independent
Independent.ie Newsdesk and Agencies · Email. Published 27/11/2014 | 02:30. 0 Comments; Share. Facebook · Twitter · Google · Email. File photo dated 10/12/13 of the Google logo, as a businessman. Google logo. A European Parliament bid for legislation ...

2014-11-27 U.K. Business

  Telegraph.co.uk   

Thomas Cook CEO's exit hits travel stocks  Herald Scotland
Thomas Cook investors headed for the departure lounge today as chief executive Harriet Green announced her shock exit from the travel firm. Thomas Cook investors headed for the departure lounge today as chief executive Harriet Green announced her ...

2014-11-27 U.K. U.K.

BBC News   

Scottish devolution: Smith Commission to recommend tax powers   
BBC News
The commission on devolving powers to the Scottish Parliament is to recommend it has full control over income tax rates and bands, the BBC understands. But the report is not expected to call for personal allowances - the threshold at which tax is paid - to be ...

2014-11-27 U.K. World

  Reuters UK   

More than 400 arrested as Ferguson protests spread  Reuters UK
1 of 18. Demonstrators take part in a 'mock trial' of Darren Wilson as they protest the decision of a grand jury regarding the death of Michael Brown in St. Louis, Missouri November 26, 2014. Credit: Reuters/Lucas Jackson ...

2014-11-26 U.K. Spotlight

Shanghai Notebook: Bronchial set seek blue sky breathing in China  Financial Times
“Lung washing tours” are the new thing in Chinese tourism. Smog is driving mainland tourists into novel migration patterns to escape the worst days of autumn, when the air stinks of coal and the other side of the street might just as well not be there.

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  The Guardian   

Mansion tax: most voters are with Ed Miliband, not Myleene Klass  The Guardian
Ed Miliband was 'blindsided by a sassy attack about the mansion tax from Myleene Klass, a well-briefed pop star'. Photograph: ITV. Wednesday 19 November 2014 15.07 EST. Share on Facebook · Share on Twitter · Share via Email · Share on LinkedIn ...

2014-11-26 U.K. Health

  Irish Independent   

Obesity link to one in every 25 cancers here  Irish Independent
EXCESS WEIGHT and obesity are linked to around one in every 25 cancers in Ireland, a major international study reveals today. Ads by Google. Share. Facebook · Twitter · Google · Email. Go To. Comments. About 3.9pc - the equivalent of 1,170 of the roughly ...

2014-11-26 U.K. Science

  Mirror.co.uk   

Killer grey seals could be on the loose in British waters, a new report warns  Mirror.co.uk
Swimmers could be attacked in British waters by killer grey seals, warns a new report. Britain's largest carnivorous mammal has been blamed for a spate of mysterious mutilations of harbour porpoises in the North Sea. Many of the carcasses were washed up ...

2014-11-26 U.K. Sports

  Daily Mail   

Sergio Aguero gives Manuel Pellegrini a Roberto Mancini moment... and ...  Daily Mail
Sergio Aguero gives Manuel Pellegrini a Roberto Mancini moment... and Manchester City's manager must capitalise. Aguero gave Pellegrini an incredible chance late on with his winning goal; The Argentina striker gave previous incumbent Roberto Mancini a ...

2014-11-26 U.K. Entertainment

WalesOnline   

The Missing: 6 questions that still need answering   
WalesOnline
Let's face it - we're no closer to knowing what has happened to little Oliver Hughes than when The Missing started a little over a month ago. The spider's web of lies, secrets and guilt are all starting to seep out of the story like a French vineyard's finest ...