2015-11-08 U.K. Spotlight

Your pictures of Scotland: 23-30 October   
BBC News
Keith Brown, from Whickham, Tyne and Wear, watched a stormy sunset over Ardnamurchan. Send your pictures to scotlandpictures@bbc.co.uk. Beauly to Denny power line. The Beauly-Denny power line. Margaret Squires thought it looked like a "huge ...

2015-11-08 U.K. Health

The Scientist   

Gene Editing Treats Leukemia   
The Scientist
One-year-old Layla Richards has remained cancer-free months after receiving an experimental gene editing therapy. By Karen Zusi | November 6, 2015. Layla Richards and familyGREAT ORMOND STREET HOSPITALIn June a group of London clinicians ...

2015-11-08 U.K. Science

NDTV   

UK Astronaut Dreams of Heavenly Christmas Pudding   
NDTV
British astronaut Tim Peake looks on during a press conference at the Science Museum in London on November 6, 2015. (AFP). London: Brushing off any last-minute nerves, Britain's first astronaut to the International Space Station (ISS) insists he is ...
Astronaut Tim Peake hopes to inspire new generation of space explorers   shropshirestar.com
British astronaut Major Tim Peake speaks ahead of space mission   Eastbourne Herald

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BT.com   

This adorable elephant shrew let out a mighty yawn as it made its zoo debut   
BT.com
Two three-month old sengis have made their first appearance at Chester Zoo – and it was completely adorable. 0. Share this. Facebook; Twitter; Google plus; Email; Share. 0. This adorable elephant shrew let out a mighty yawn as it made its zoo debut.
New zoo 'shrew' makes its debut   Irish Independent
African sengis turn heads as they make their debut at Chester Zoo   shropshirestar.com
Cute African sengis arrive at Chester Zoo   Manchester Evening News
ChesterChronicle.co.uk   
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Scroll.in   

Can trees really change sex?   
Scroll.in
The oldest tree in the UK is flirting with a sex change after 5,000 years. Will it go the whole hog, or is it just a passing fancy? Caroline Wright, The Conversation · Nov 06, 2015 · 11:30 pm. Can trees really change sex?
Is The UK's Oldest Tree Changing Sex?   Bills Insider (blog)
Oldest Tree In The U.K. Is Changing Its Sex, And Scientists Are Shocked   Huffington Post
SACRAMENTO (CBS Sacramento) — The oldest tree in Britain appears to have ...   CBS Local
I4U News   
Newzy   
Maine News Online   
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Cloud Iridescence: Rare Cloud Formation Mystifies And Excites In Jamaica (PHOTO)   
Headlines & Global News
The "fire rainbow," as it's being called, is a scientific phenomenon that occurs inside clouds. By Thomas King | Nov 06, 2015 11:20 PM EST. Looking to the Sky. People in Jamaica were astonished by the dazzling array of colors in the clouds. (Photo ...

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Dubai meeting leads to agreement on curbing use of HFCs   
Reuters UK
WASHINGTON U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Gina McCarthy said on Thursday several nations took a step toward an amendment to the Montreal Protocol that will substantially reduce greenhouse gases by cutting back on production ...

2015-11-08 U.K. Sports

BBC Sport   

Chelsea, Mourinho back in crisis after 3rd straight Premier League defeat ...   
Vancouver Sun
LONDON - Defending champion Chelsea and absent manager Jose Mourinho returned to unwanted crisis after the troubled giants lost 1-0 at Stoke in the English Premier League on Saturday. Chelsea's third straight league defeat — its seventh in 12 matches ...

2015-11-08 U.K. Entertainment

the Irish News   

Adele's tweets 'signed off' by management   
the Irish News
Adele's tweets 'signed off' by management. Adele says she has a habit of "drunk tweeting". Picture by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP/PA. Staff Reporter. 06 November, 2015 21:00. Related stories. Mum's the word for chart-topping singer Adele · Adele's ...
Adele Admits She's Not Allowed Access to Her Own Twitter Account   Press Release Rocket
Once a drunk tweeter, Adele says her posts must now be approved   CNET
Adele banned from Twitter for drunk messages   RTE.ie
PerezHilton.com   
Sky News Australia   
HUH.   
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Telegraph.co.uk   

ITV poaches hit talent show The Voice from BBC in blow to Corporation's ...   
Telegraph.co.uk
The Saturday night singing competition The Voice is leaving the BBC and heading for ITV. Mark Linsey, acting director of BBC Television, confirmed today that the fifth series of the show, which starts in January will be the last one to be shown on the ...
Future of The X Factor in doubt as ITV poaches The Voice from BBC   The Guardian
The Voice UK 'to leave the BBC' after fifth series   BBC News
The Voice leaves the BBC after next series as it is 'poached' by ITV   WalesOnline
Unreality TV   
Express.co.uk   
Evening Standard   
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BBC News   

Elvis Presley tops UK album chart for 12th time   
BBC News
Almost 40 years after his death, Elvis Presley has topped the UK album charts for a 12th time. If I Can Dream is a collection of Elvis classics featuring orchestral reworkings by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. It means Elvis has had more UK number ...
Elvis Presley tops UK album chart again, 40 years on   Reuters UK
Elvis has not left the building as he tops album charts with reworked classics   Daily Mail
Elvis scores record breaking 12th UK number one album   NME.com
Contactmusic.com   
RTE.ie   
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Belfast Telegraph   

Peter Capaldi 'persuaded Jenna Coleman to stick with Doctor Who'   
Belfast Telegraph
Doctor Who's Peter Capaldi and Steven Moffat have revealed they persuaded Jenna Coleman to stay on for another year by "haranguing" her. After months of speculation, the BBC confirmed in September that the 29-year-old would depart during this ninth ...

2015-11-08 U.K. Technology

Telegraph.co.uk   

TalkTalk likely to axe dividend in aftermath of hacking attack   
Telegraph.co.uk
Dido Harding, the beleaguered chief executive of TalkTalk, is expected to scrap the company's dividend as the broadband provider's finances come under intense pressure in the wake of its crippling cyber attack. TalkTalk is facing major threats to its ...
TalkTalk hack affected just 157000 customers   TV Newsroom
TalkTalk say 157000 customers were hacked by cyber bandits   Daily Star
TalkTalk reveals the details of 156959 customers were accessed in cyber attack   St Albans & Harpenden Review
Bournemouth Echo   
Manx Radio   
KitGuru   
TalkTalk Help   
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BBC News   

Vauxhall to contact Zafira B owners over motor system blaze risk   
TV Newsroom
Vehicle manufacturer Vauxhall has announced it's going to recall models of its Zafira B range – after more than 150 reports of the cars catching fire. “The letter will request that owners arrange to visits to their local dealer for an inspection of the ...
Opel to recall 8000 Zafira Bs in Ireland over fire risk   Irish Examiner
Zafira fires spark Vauxhall recall   Car and Van News
Vauxhall to recall 220000 Zafiras after cars burst into fire   Express.co.uk
Daily Mail   
Financial Times   
The Press, York   
Vauxhall   
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Financial Times   

Cameron to vow that everyone in UK will have fast internet speeds   
Financial Times
Everyone in the UK has been promised internet services with speeds of at least 10 megabits a second under a government initiative to make broadband a public right akin to utilities such as water or electricity. In a sign that good internet access has ...
Fast broadband to become a legal right for everyone in Britain, says David Cameron   Telegraph.co.uk
Prime Minister in Shropshire superfast broadband pledge   shropshirestar.com
Cameron vows to make fast broadband available to every home in UK   The Guardian
Daily Mail   
Lincolnshire Echo   
Western Morning News   
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PCWorld   

Amazon sets up new AWS region in UK   
TV Newsroom
Amazon CTO Werner Vogels announced the new region under the title “London Calling”, though he does not specify where the data centers will be located. Addressing the needs of UK organizations who need to keep their data onshore, Amazon Web ...

2015-11-08 U.K. Business

Telegraph.co.uk   

Trader's fraud lies cost US firms £1m, claims FBI   
Telegraph.co.uk
A financial trader allegedly caused two firms to lose £1.1 million by making false fraud claims against them on Twitter. James Alan Craig, 62, has been charged by US prosecutors after allegedly creating fake Twitter accounts and tweeting untrue ...
Pictured: British trader hunted by FBI 'after using Twitter to con ...   Mirror.co.uk
Scot facing US probe into alleged share price fraud on Twitter denies all ...   The Courier
Scottish stock market trader 'cost shareholders £1m with fake tweets'   The Independent
Express.co.uk   
Daily Mail   
FT Alphaville (registration)   
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Financial Times   

Tullett Prebon in talks to acquire ICAP broking business   
Financial Times
ICAP is in talks to sell its global broking business to rival Tullett Prebon in the biggest shake-up to the world of interdealer broking in more than 30 years. The proposed deal, announced on Friday, would see Tullett take on nearly 1,500 of Icap's ...
Britain's Tullett in talks to buy ICAP's global broking business   Reuters
Tullett Prebon and Icap confirm talks over huge broking tie-up   HITC
UK broker Tullett in talks to buy ICAP's global broking business   Yahoo Finance UK
Rapid News Network   
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The Independent   

CBI denies accusations of pro-European bias   
The Independent
The Vote Leave campaign has accused the CBI of conducting a “skewed” poll of its members on the subject in 2013, which it says over-represented the views of pro-European large firms. It has also reported the CBI and YouGov, which conducted the poll, ...

2015-11-08 U.K. U.K.

Telegraph.co.uk   

Jeremy Corbyn's policy chief Andrew Fisher suspended   
Financial Times
Jeremy Corbyn's policy chief has been suspended by the Labour party over his previous backing for rival socialist parties in a move that exposes the deep schism within Britain's opposition party. The move against Andrew Fisher came after Iain McNicol ...
Andrew Fisher, Jeremy Corbyn's Head Of Policy, Suspended From Labour Party   Huffington Post UK
Labour President: Party divisions 'make us look amateur'   New Zealand Herald
Corbyn At War With Labour Party Establishment   Mix 96
Mirror.co.uk   
TV Newsroom   
The Guardian   
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Telegraph.co.uk   

Firefighters tackle huge warehouse blaze in Tottenham   
Telegraph.co.uk
More than 100 firefighters were battling to contain a huge blaze in north London on Friday night. Emergency crews were called to Tottenham to tackle a fire in a single story clothing warehouse. Over 100 firefighters battle contain the inferno, near the ...
Stray bonfire rocket blamed for multi-million pound blaze which lit-up London ...   Express.co.uk
Firefighters tackle Tottenham warehouse blaze   Belfast Telegraph
Tottenham warehouse fire: More than 100 firefighters battle massive blaze near ...   The Independent
Daily Mail   
BBC News   
Metro   
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Telegraph.co.uk   

David Cameron says he will not rule out Britain leaving EU   
The Guardian
David Cameron will issue a dramatic warning to fellow EU leaders this week that he may have to recommend a UK exit from the European Union if they reject his demands for reform. Turning up the pressure on the other 27 EU heads of state, the prime ...

2015-11-08 U.K. World

NDTV   

US Wants China to be Part of Asian Security System: Ashton Carter   
NDTV
Washington: Making it clear that the US was not trying to create divisions in Asia, Defence Secretary Ashton Carter has said America wants China to be part of the Asian security system and not stand apart from it. Speaking to reporters aboard USS ...
EU urges peaceful settlement in disputed sea   ABS CBN News
US patrol sought to avoid provocation, not reinforce China island claim: Officials   Channel News Asia
Chinese warship and US destroyer keep it friendly in South China Sea   New York Post
AsiaOne   
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Wall Street Journal   

Brazil Searches for Missing After Dam Breach   
Wall Street Journal
MARIANA, Brazil—Many who live in the rural outskirts of this colonial mining town said they had always feared the earthen dams that mining companies had erected above their homes to contain millions of gallons of water and iron-ore waste. So when ...

2015-11-07 U.K. Spotlight

Your pictures of Scotland: 23-30 October   
BBC News
Keith Brown, from Whickham, Tyne and Wear, watched a stormy sunset over Ardnamurchan. Send your pictures to scotlandpictures@bbc.co.uk. Beauly to Denny power line. The Beauly-Denny power line. Margaret Squires thought it looked like a "huge ...

2015-11-07 U.K. Health

Financial Times   

Junior doctors battle to ward off unsociable hours   
Financial Times
Junior doctors' leaders have refused to return to the negotiating table despite government pleas to end the dispute over a new contract in England. BBC, November 4. More. On this topic. OECD warns on quality of UK healthcare · Hunt to offer junior ...
Junior doctors strike: Stalemate between Jeremy Hunt and NHS makes action more ...   The Independent
Government accused of 'rigging' Junior Doctors pay calculator to calm them down   Express.co.uk
Ben Gummer :Safer for Patients, Fairer for Doctors   Huffington Post UK
Pulse   
Mirror.co.uk   
FelixOnline   
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Daily Mail   

80% of NHS patients tell David Cameron they are happy not to see their GP at ...   
Daily Mail
David Cameron's demand that GPs' surgeries open all week have suffered a blow after four in five patients said they were happy with current opening times. The Prime Minister has promised to create a modern NHS 'when you need it, where you need it'.
'No demand' for Sunday GP appointments   TV Newsroom
Lack of demand for Sunday opening, report suggests   FinancialSpots.com
Patients over 50 'face a battle' to see GP   AOL UK

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ABC News   

First-of-its-kind 'designer cell' therapy saves baby close to dying from leukemia   
Chicago Tribune
Five months ago, Layla Richards's parents were told that their infant daughter was about to die. The child had been undergoing treatment for acute lymphoblastic leukemia since she was just 14 weeks old. She'd been subjected to chemotherapy, flown ...
Gene Editing Treats Leukemia   The Scientist
Infant Goes Into Remission Thanks to Cancer Treatment Breakthrough With ...   ABC News
Breakthrough as 'designer cell' therapy fights girl's leukaemia   Irish Examiner
The Nation   
RT   
Times of India   
Great Ormond Street Hospital   
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Reuters UK   

FDA panel backs Merck & Co drug to reverse muscle relaxant effect   
Reuters UK
Merck & Co's drug to reverse the effects of muscle relaxants used in surgery is safe and effective enough to warrant approval, an independent panel to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said. The drug, which goes by the chemical name of sugammadex, ...

2015-11-07 U.K. Science

Telegraph.co.uk   

Scientists rule out presence of huge alien megastructure orbiting distant star   
Telegraph.co.uk
The dimming of a star, which had led to concerns large alien structures could be shadowing it, is now believed to be the result of a natural phenomenon, experts say. The Seti Institute, which searches for extra-terrestrial intelligence, has been ...
Looking for deliberate radio signals from KIC 8462852   Phys.Org
What the Flux? No Sign of Aliens Around Strange, Dimming Star   Space.com
Alien Megastructure? SETI Spies No Intelligent Signals   Discovery News
TV Newsroom   
Science 2.0 (blog)   
Market Business News   
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NDTV   

UK Astronaut Dreams of Heavenly Christmas Pudding   
NDTV
British astronaut Tim Peake looks on during a press conference at the Science Museum in London on November 6, 2015. (AFP). London: Brushing off any last-minute nerves, Britain's first astronaut to the International Space Station (ISS) insists he is ...
Astronaut Tim Peake hopes to inspire new generation of space explorers   shropshirestar.com
What Tim Peake's mission means to kids   TV Newsroom
British astronaut Major Tim Peake speaks ahead of space mission   West Sussex Gazette

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ABC Online   

US astronauts dodge ammonia flakes during risky spacewalk to repair ...   
ABC Online
Two US astronauts successfully dodged highly toxic ammonia flakes during a risky spacewalk to repair a cooling system at the International Space Station. Scott Kelly and Kjell Lindgren floated out of the space station Friday (local time) almost an hour ...
US astronauts dodge ammonia on risky ISS spacewalk to reconfigure ammonia ...   Telegraph.co.uk
Spacewalkers reconfigure station cooling system   SpaceFlight Insider
Spacewalking Astronauts Tackle 'High-Flying Plumbing' Job on Space Station   Space.com
CBS News   
Daily Mail   
Reuters   
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BT.com   

This adorable elephant shrew let out a mighty yawn as it made its zoo debut   
BT.com
Two three-month old sengis have made their first appearance at Chester Zoo – and it was completely adorable. 0. Share this. Facebook; Twitter; Google plus; Email; Share. 0. This adorable elephant shrew let out a mighty yawn as it made its zoo debut.
African sengis turn heads as they make their debut at chester zoo   Daily Mail
This little creature is going to be your new favourite animal   Telegraph.co.uk
New zoo 'shrew' makes its debut   Irish Independent
ChesterChronicle.co.uk   
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Tech Times   

Study Shows Just How Wide The T-Rex's Bite Actually Was   
Tech Times
A new study conducted by Dr. Stephen Lautenschlager from the University of Bristol demonstrates exactly how wide the T-Rex's jaw could actually get, confirming suspicions that you might not want to run into one. (Photo : Stephan Lautenschlager). Did ...
How jaws influenced dinosaurs diets   The Hans India
T-Rex had a huge jaw gape, study shows   Techie News
Watch your mouth: Allosaurus had monstrously gaping jaws   Times of India
National Geographic   
Royal Society Open Science - Journals   
Taylor & Francis Online   
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Science 2.0   

Planet PSO J318.5-22: A Giant Bag Of Hot Dust And Molten Rain   
Science 2.0
have been revealed for the first time. Layers of clouds, made up of hot dust and droplets of molten iron, have been detected on a planet-like object found 75 light years from Earth, researchers say. Findings from the study could improve scientists ...
Astronomers find sunless world   Steelers Lounge (blog)
Weather patterns on alien world seen for first time   Wakey Wakey News
Distant Worldâ Ã-s Weather is Mixed Bag of Hot Dust and Molten Rain   Prensa Latina
Uncover California   
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Mashable   

Oldest Tree In The UK Is Changing Its Sex, And Scientists Are Shocked   
Huffington Post
The tree has been male for centuries, but now it's doing something only a female can do: sprout berries. Headshot of Eliza Sankar-Gorton Share on Pinterest. Eliza Sankar-Gorton Science Editorial Fellow, The Huffington Post. Posted: 11/06/2015 11:08 AM ...

2015-11-07 U.K. Sports

Telegraph.co.uk   

Salford City 2 Notts County 0, match report: Danny Webber and Richie Allen the ...   
Telegraph.co.uk
As he signed off his programme notes, Salford City co-owner Ryan Giggs wistfully hoped “one of the players tonight becomes a modern-day Ronnie Radford”. At the end of the most pulsating 90 minutes in the history of the club lying fourth in the seventh ...
Non-league Salford City stun Notts County with second-half double   The Guardian
Salford City 2-0 Notts County RECAP: Webber and Allen send non-League side through   Daily Mail
Salford's FA Cup win over Notts County puts spring in Paul Scholes' steps   Eurosport.com AU
ESPN.co.uk   
Goal.com   
Mirror.co.uk   
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The Independent   

Rugby World Cup 2015: Clubs take on country as England blame game turns to ...   
The Independent
Here it comes, bang on cue at the end of another painful World Cup episode: the Balkanisation of English rugby. The dispirited national team would struggle to beat Montenegro just at the moment, let alone the All Blacks, and there is more than a whiff ...
Austin Healey says English rugby needs to buy Super Rugby franchise   Stuff.co.nz
Healey : RFU should buy a Super Rugby franchise   Rugbyweek.com
London Irish: Shane Geraghty back at fly-half after Tom Coventry makes five ...   getreading
BBC News   
Premiership Rugby   
Daventry Express   
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Goal.com   

Banned Fifa president Blatter taken ill   
Goal.com
Suspended Fifa president Sepp Blatter is recovering at home after being taken ill this week. The 79-year-old, who is currently serving a 90-day ban from football, is reported to have suffered a stress-related illness but has not been hospitalised ...
Stressed sepp blatter under doctor's orders to rest   Daily Mail

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The Guardian   

Chelsea's José Mourinho: Stadium ban changes everything about how I manage   
The Guardian
José Mourinho has grudgingly conceded the one-match stadium ban he will serve at Stoke City on Saturday will “change everything” in terms of how he approaches games in future as he contemplates his absence from a match Chelsea desperately need to ...