2014年12月29日 星期一

2014-12-30 U.K. Spotlight


BBC News
   
London Irish 24-9 London Welsh   
BBC News
London Irish earned their first win in the Premiership since September as they beat fellow strugglers London Welsh. Tries from Alex Lewington, Geoff Cross and Tom Court sealed the victory, with Welsh's Tom May and Irish's Dan Leo sent off in the first half.

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Financial Times
   
Religious conversion debate divides India   
Financial Times
India's progressive constitution, written by the western-educated lawyer Bhimrao Ambedkar and adopted in 1949, guarantees “freedom of conscience” and the right to “free profession, practice and propagation” of religion — enshrining protection for adherents ...


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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 ...


   


BBC News
   
Politician's fingerprint 'cloned from photos' by hacker   
BBC News
A member of the Chaos Computer Club (CCC) hacker network claims to have cloned a thumbprint of a German politician by using commercial software and images taken at a news conference. Jan Krissler says he replicated the fingerprint of defence minister ...


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Financial Times
   
A year in a word: Double Irish   
Financial Times
compound noun — a) a lucrative tax loophole exploited by multinationals with Irish operations; b) a Faustian bargain. Not to be confused with c) a liberal measure of whiskey. More. On this story. A year in a word Caliphate; FT series A year in a word 2014 ...


   


Daily Mail
   
Now Whitehall's crazy eco zealots want to ban your gas cooker, writes ...   
Daily Mail
As many as 14 million households slid their turkey into a gas oven yesterday, then waited for a succulent, browned and delicious meal to emerge. But such a familiar festive scene will be a thing of the past just a few years down the line, if the Government has ...


   


BBC News
   
Your views: The Interview released by Sony   
BBC News
The controversial comedy about a fictional plot to kill North Korean leader, Kim Jong-un, has been released in some cinemas and online in the United States. BBC News online readers have been sending in their comments. Here is a selection.

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Russia boasts best mental agility at World Mind Games   
New Scientist
The summer Olympics may be a distant memory, but the World Mind Games are something altogether different, seeing international memory athletes flock to China to compete with brain instead of brawn. This extravaganza of mental muscle finished in Beijing, ...


   


Telegraph.co.uk (blog)
   
Chopin on the M6   
Telegraph.co.uk (blog)
I look forward to long car journeys because it's usually the only time I manage to listen to music uninterruptedly and at length. This Christmas, driving up the motorway to Cheshire to spend time with relatives and friends, I gathered together a few box sets for ...


   


Kate, Duchess of Cambride and Prince Williamave dinner with HER parents   
Daily Mail
It's the festive dilemma that plenty of couples will be familiar with – just how do you divide your time between your respective in-laws? Yesterday, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge found an unexpected solution. They attended church with the royal family ...


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