2014年12月27日 星期六

2014-12-28 U.K. Spotlight


BBC News
   
Landowner Ninian Stewart fined after gamekeeper Peter Bell poisoned buzzard   
BBC News
A landowner has been fined £675 over the actions of a gamekeeper who illegally poisoned a buzzard. Ninian Stewart was the first person to be convicted under a new wildlife crime law that means people can be held liable for the actions of employees.

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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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Is the Apprentice winner doomed to fail?   
Telegraph.co.uk
Mark Wright, 25, has won The Apprentice 2014 on the back of his business plan - to set up a digital marketing agency that helps small and medium-sized businesses get their websites higher up search engine ranks. But already things seem to be going awry ...


   


BBC News
   
A comedy of terrors - in four acts   
BBC News
Having watched the trailer for The Interview, I'm going to say it's not a film I would normally rush to see. But after Sony's decision to can it (for now), I am now determined to watch - and buy tickets for all my friends too. But like any good drama, it has developed ...


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The Guardian
   
The Guardian's international cricket XI of 2014   
The Guardian
Christmas is a time for family, for feasting, for goodwill, and, of course, for lists. Lists that help weary journalists meet onerous end of year deadlines. With great fanfare then, it's the Guardian's International XI of the Year! It's been selected after consultation with ...


   


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, ...


   


BBC News
   
China's Alibaba spent $160m fighting fake goods   
BBC News
Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba says it has spent more than $160m (£103m) fighting fake goods on its websites from the beginning of 2013 to November of this year. The company will add another 200 people next year to the 2,000 workers tackling ...


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The Guardian
   
Boxing Day sales start early: where are the best deals?   
The Guardian
Most of the traditional sales now start online before Christmas. Here's a round-up of the big retailers' sales and some deals. Shoppers look for bargains in Selfridges during Boxing Day sales. Photograph: Justin Tallis/AFP/Getty Images. Julia Kollewe and ...


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Financial Times
   
Ecommerce model proves difficult to drive   
Financial Times
“Well, in those days, one had to telephone a room inside a building and hope that, at the very same moment, the person with whom one wished to converse might be found therein.” As British comedian Eddie Izzard once observed — if not in those exact words ...


   


GiveMeSport
   
Kevin Strootman will join Manchester United in January - agent   
GiveMeSport
Manchester United will pay £32 million to sign AS Roma midfielder Kevin Strootman in January, according to Italian football agent Matteo Materazzi. Materazzi, the brother of World Cup winner Marco, told Italian outlet Rai that a big-money deal is close to ...


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