2014年12月9日 星期二

2014-12-10 U.K. Spotlight


BBC News
   
Spend, spend, spend – what are politicians up to?   
BBC News
Spend spend spend. That's what people do who can afford to, at this time of the year. Why though are our politicians following suit when the country is still deeply in the red? Today - on the morning after that NHS spending promise before - the coalition ...


   


Financial Times
   
Britain's champions need to up their game   
Financial Times
The British do not have explicit national champions in the same way as the French and Germans. They would consider it vulgar. Yet that has not stopped a clutch of companies including Rolls-Royce and GlaxoSmithKline from achieving national champion ...


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The Guardian
   
The best biographies and memoirs of 2014   
The Guardian
Adam Begley's's biography reveals how John Updike mined his own life for his fiction. Photograph: Michael Brennan/Corbis. Paul Laity. Thursday 4 December 2014 04.00 EST. Share on Facebook · Share on Twitter · Share via Email · Share on LinkedIn ...


   


BBC Sport
   
Volkswagen Group considering future Formula 1 entry   
BBC Sport
The Volkswagen Group, the world's second biggest car maker, is conducting a feasibility study into a potential Formula 1 entry. Sources say the review is being conducted by ex-Ferrari team principal Stefano Domenicali, who was hired by VW's Audi brand ...


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Financial Times
   
We've all been tempted to play Candy Crush in meetings   
Financial Times
It's hard to decide what's more embarrassing: being seen to read Fifty Shades of Grey on the morning commute or being filmed playing Candy Crush Saga in a parliamentary committee session at Westminster as Conservative MP Nigel Mills was. The former is ...


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Mirror.co.uk
   
Geminids: Spectacular meteor shower lets you see 100 shooting stars per hour ...   
Mirror.co.uk
This weekend sees the start of the annual Geminid meteor shower (the Geeminids), one of the most spectacular events of the year for stargazers. For 10 days, starting this weekend, you'll be able to see as many as 100 shooting stars in the sky every hour in ...


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Search Engine Land
   
Defamatory Threats To Have Chilling Effect On Link Builders?   
Search Engine Land
Recently, Google reached a settlement with a UK businessman who took it to court over defamatory web content. Columnist Eric Ward discusses the potential ramifications of this legal battle. Eric Ward on December 3, 2014 at 12:17 pm. 536; More.

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Financial Times
   
The US labour market bears deep scars from the financial crisis   
Financial Times
With another strong US jobs report last Friday, pressure on the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates will no doubt intensify. Yet even with impressive reductions in all aspects of unemployment, the labour market still bears enough scars from the Great ...


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BBC Sport
   
McLaren: No decision on Jenson Button and Kevin Magnussen   
BBC Sport
A McLaren board meeting on Thursday broke up without the team making a final decision on their driver line-up. McLaren have not yet announced any drivers for the 2015 season, although two-time champion Fernando Alonso has finalised a deal to race for ...


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BT.com
   
December Premium Bonds winning numbers   
BT.com
A record two million prizes worth a total of £58 million have been paid out in December's Premium Bonds draw. And Christmas has come early for the big money winners this month. Are you one of them? See if your numbers have come up below.

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