2014年12月24日 星期三

2014-12-25 U.K. Spotlight


Financial Times
   
The continent would appear to be more caring than its former colonisers, writes ...   
Financial Times
Suspend, for a moment, your concerns about religious extremists in Nigeria. Set aside your fears for Somalia. Take a break from the conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo and the horrors of Ebola. There are glad tidings from Africa — you just need to ...


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BBC News
   
7ft ichthyosaur fossil found on beach near Penarth   
BBC News
An amateur fossil hunter has unearthed a 7ft skeleton of a carnivorous marine reptile on a beach in south Wales. Jonathan Bow, 34, discovered the ichthyosaur while walking the shoreline in the Penarth area. A palaeontologist at the National Museum Wales ...


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ESPNcricinfo.com
   
A decision better late than never   
ESPNcricinfo.com
The ECB's decision to sack Alastair Cook as ODI captain may be overdue, but it is also correct and gives England an outside chance of success at the World Cup. They had almost no chance with Cook in the side. They were carrying a man who had scored ...


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Financial Times
   
Putin has one weapon to protect the rouble   
Financial Times
On top of his Ukrainian tribulations Vladimir Putin now has to manage a war of attrition with currency speculators. Lack of confidence in the Russian economy has prompted a flight in capital as some investors seek to limit their losses on rouble assets while ...


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BBC News
   
Scientists attack Home Secretary's student exit plan   
BBC News
Home Secretary Theresa May's plan to expel foreign graduates from the UK has drawn strong criticism from scientists. They say the plan would hamper recruitment of top researchers and harm the international reputation of UK universities. Mrs May has ...


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PC Advisor
   
Put up your feet and let us bring you the best Christmas, Boxing Day and ...   
PC Advisor
There might still be four days to go until Christmas, but the shops are already lining up their best Christmas, Boxing Day and January sales offers. Already this week we have some great tech deals, including £100 cashback on MacBooks, and big savings on ...


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Financial Times
   
It's only natural to ask if there is an app for that   
Financial Times
Babies think in logs. In logarithmic scales, that is. This means that newborns are able to notice when an image of eight ducks on a screen switches to an image of 16 ducks. We notice they notice because when the switch happens to the larger flock, there's an ...


   


BBC Sport
   
Liverpool signings by Brendan Rodgers - hits or misses?   
BBC Sport
In his regular BBC Sport column, Robbie Savage rates every one of Brendan Rodgers' 24 signings for Liverpool since July 2012 as a hit or a miss, and explains what he thinks the Reds boss should do in the January transfer window. I am a fan of Liverpool ...


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Telegraph.co.uk
   
The best stock-pickers of 2014 give share tips for 2015   
Telegraph.co.uk
The leading FTSE 100 index of British blue-chip shares is set to end 2014 lower than it began by some 3pc. This has hurt investors in tracker funds that aim to mirror the performance of the stock market – and it has also shown up those fund managers whose ...


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SkySports
   
Ultimate Premier League #One2Eleven: Alan Smith picks his team ahead of ...   
SkySports
On Christmas Eve the Soccer Saturday pundits Paul Merson, Phil Thompson, Matt Le Tissier and Charlie Nicholas will pick their Ultimate Premier League #One2Eleven. Tune in to Sky Sports 1 HD at 6pm to see who made their team. But who would Sky ...


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