2014年12月26日 星期五

2014-12-27 U.K. Spotlight


Financial Times
   
A year in a word: Caliphate   
Financial Times
noun — English for 'Khilafa', or succession, to the Prophet Mohammed, founder of Islam. In Ramadan this year, the jihadis of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, or Isis, declared one, under Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi .

   


BBC News
   
Five things you didn't know about Christmas trees   
BBC News
But what holiday revellers may not realise is just how incredible these spruce, fir and pines can be. In the wild, evergreen conifers survive drastic temperature swings, grow to towering heights and create ecosystems that shelter strange and wonderful ...


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AutoExpress
   
End of the UK paper driving licence: all you need to know   
AutoExpress
The UK paper counterpart driving licence is to be abolished from 8 June 2015. Here's what you need to know about the driving licence changes. From June 8 2015, the UK paper counterpart driving licence will be scrapped and no longer issued by the Driver ...


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Causes and consequences of China's contagious case of deflation   
Financial Times
The 50 per cent fall in oil prices this year is self-evidently good news for all but oil-producing states, regions and companies. It also reminds us that the world economy is deflation-prone — both because of deficient demand in Europe, Japan and several big ...


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BBC News
   
Sting 'electrifying' in own Broadway musical   
BBC News
Singer Sting is "a huge presence" in the Broadway musical he wrote and now appears in, according to one review. The ex-Police frontman is "electrifying in his two big solos" and has had a "galvanising impact" on the cast of The Last Ship, Variety's critic wrote ...


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Daily Mail
   
Fernando Torres in line for shock return to Liverpool as Napoli eye Mario ...   
Daily Mail
However, they could face competition from Atletico Madrid, the club where the Spaniard started his career. Torres is currently on a two-year loan from Chelsea to AC Milan, but it has been widely reported in Italy that the Serie A side want to end the deal due to ...


   


Ten of the best remote retreats   
Financial Times
Horseriding at Ratua. There are 146 acres of lush vegetation and white-sand beaches on the island. ©David De Vleeschauwer. The over-water spa at Ratua. Ratua's over-water spa. ©David De Vleeschauwer. Hotel Bellevue des Alpes, Switzerland, is only ...


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BBC News
   
Rory McIlroy & Charley Hull climb charts this Christmas   
BBC News
The Christmas charts are always regarded as the most significant and the same can be said of the golfing versions. In a sport where it is all about how many and not how, the end-of-year world rankings reveal the stark truth of the golfing calendar.

   


This drone porn isn't real, it's just really creepy   
The Verge
As a journalist I get hundreds of pitches a day for various products and services. A few weeks ago I received one that stood out. From: mike@pornhubcommunications.com Subject: Drone Catches Steamy Couple in High Rise Window; Keeps Recording.

   


Telegraph.co.uk
   
UK Picture Editor's Guild awards: the shortlisted press photographers   
Telegraph.co.uk
This gallery showcases some of the pictures taken by photographers who have been nominated as finalists in this year's UK Picture Editor's Guild Awards. The results will be announced at the headquarters for the Honourable Artillery Company in City Road, ...


   

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