2015-02-01 U.K. Spotlight

Bucks Herald   

Tett: 'I will fight AVDC's plans to destroy Buckinghamshire'   
Bucks Herald
I was intrigued to read Councillor Blake's recent defence of his proposals to break up Buckinghamshire and replace just part of it with a unitary AVDC. But, before we potentially destroy a proud and 'tried and tested' County, residents have to ask some ...

2015-02-01 U.K. Health

The Guardian   

Healthcare worker brought to UK for Ebola monitoring   
Irish Independent
A British military healthcare worker has been brought back to England for Ebola monitoring after suffering a needle-stick injury while treating a person in Sierra Leone. Ads by Google. Share. Facebook · Twitter · Google · Email. Go To. Comments. Public Health ...

2015-02-01 U.K. Science

The Guardian   

Climate change is lifting Iceland – and it could mean more volcanic eruptions   
The Guardian
A volcanic eruption seen from a distance on 12 September 2014 in Holuhraun, Iceland. Photograph: Einar Gudmann / Barcroft Media. Suzanne Goldenberg, US environment correspondent. @suzyji. Friday 30 January 2015 17.34 EST. Share on Facebook ...

2015-02-01 U.K. Sports

Belfast Telegraph   

Costa: I've done nothing wrong   
Belfast Telegraph
Chelsea striker Diego Costa insists there was no malicious intent behind the stamp on Emre Can which earned him a three-match ban from the Football Association. Also in this Section. Rodgers glad to have Sturridge back · Pellegrini: We played to win ...

2015-02-01 U.K. Entertainment

Belfast Telegraph   

Kilmer undergoing tests for a tumor   
Belfast Telegraph
LThe 55-year-old actor is at a Los Angeles hospital and that doctors are "encouraged by his progress" and hopeful he will make a full recovery, Liz Rosenberg confirmed. The actor's two children, 23-year-old Mercedes and 19-year-old Jack, are caring for him.
Val Kilmer Thanks Fans For Well Wishes But Confirms He Did Not Undergo ...   Contactmusic.com
Does actor Val Kilmer have a possible tumor?   National Monitor
Val Kilmer Rushed to the Hospital and Undergoing Tests for Throat Tumor   People Magazine
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Hollywood Reporter   
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The Guardian   

Sam Taylor-Johnson on Fifty Shades Of Grey: 'A feminist doesn't have to be on top'   
The Guardian
She's an artist who's made just one film – now Sam Taylor-Johnson has directed Hollywood's most controversial (and explicit) movie in years. But will it be any good? Sam Taylor-Johnson: 'I needed to find a story I could respond to.' Photograph: Danielle ...

2015-02-01 U.K. Technology

The Register   

Google forced to – wah! – OBEY the LAW with privacy policy tweaks   
The Register
Google has agreed to change its privacy policy to comply with the Data Protection Act following an investigation by Blighty's watchdog into the company's harvesting of personal information. The giant ad broker was slapped by the Information Commissioner's ...

2015-02-01 U.K. Business

The Independent   

Angela Merkel rules out Greece debt cuts as Syriza refuses to cooperate with troika   
The Independent
The German chancellor Angela Merkel has ruled out debt cuts for Greece, saying Athens had already been forgiven billions of euros by private creditors and banks. The left-wing party Syriza emerged victorious from last week's elections after vowing to halve ...

2015-02-01 U.K. U.K.

BBC News   

General election 2015: Labour promises 'no PM pictures'   
BBC News
Labour has vowed not to feature Prime Minister David Cameron on billboards ahead of the general election. The party said it would not use negative personal campaigning, focusing on issues rather than personalities. Opposition election strategist Douglas ...

2015-02-01 U.K. World

Irish Independent   

Ukraine peace talks collapse, Kiev and separatists trade blame   
Reuters India
1 of 2. Denis Pushilin (R), representative of the separatist self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic and Vladislav Deinego, representative of the Luhansk republic, speak to the media at Minsk's International airport before peace talks in Minsk January 31, ...

2015-01-31 U.K. Spotlight

Financial Times   

A tipping point for Japan's foreign policy   
Financial Times
n Japan “I am Kenji” has replaced “I am Charlie” as the rallying cry of choice. The Kenji in question is Kenji Goto, a respected freelance journalist captured by militants from Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (Isis) in Syria. On Saturday, a video was released ...

2015-01-31 U.K. Health

Yorkshire Post   

Hull patients face worst A&E waits in England   
Yorkshire Post
WAITS FOR treatment in a Yorkshire A&E unit were the worst in England last week, new figures have revealed. Only 71.2 per cent of patients were seen within the four-hour target at Hull Royal Infirmary in the seven days to last Sunday. The hospital has been ...

2015-01-31 U.K. Science

The Guardian   

UK Synthetic Biology Centres tasked with addressing public concerns   
The Guardian
An extra £40m for synthetic biology research in the UK comes with support to encourage responsible innovation. Social media analysis offers a heads up on new research ideas and potential public concerns. Chemical droplet on a lawn of sporulating ...

2015-01-31 U.K. Sports

Daily Mail   

Premier League set to act over Jose Mourinho media snub after Costa charge   
Daily Mail
The Premier League are taking action over Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho riding roughshod over regulations that require him to hold a press conference the day before a game. Mourinho refused to meet the media on Friday before Saturday's ...

2015-01-31 U.K. Entertainment

New York Daily News   

Jamie Dornan talks sex scenes wtih Dakota Johnson   
New York Daily News
To say Jamie Dornan and Dakota Johnson went out of their comfort zones to film "Fifty Shades of Grey" would be an understatement. Johnson, 25, and the 32-year-old hunky Irish actor posed for a series of shots in the March issue of Glamour for 12 editions of ...

2015-01-31 U.K. Technology

The Register   

Google forced to - gasp! - OBEY the LAW with privacy policy tweaks   
The Register
Google has agreed to change its privacy policy to comply with the Data Protection Act following an investigation by Blighty's data watchdog into its harvesting of personal information. The giant ad broker was slapped by the Information Commissioner's Office ...

2015-01-31 U.K. Business

Daily Mail   

Greek leaders divorced from reality, says Berlin after Tsipras asks for debts to be ...   
Daily Mail
Germany and Greece drew battle lines last night in a spiralling row over the repayment of massive bailout loans. Berlin said the demands of Alexis Tsipras's new far-Left Greek government for some of its debts to be written off were 'divorced from reality'.
The Syriza shock   The News International
Greece's Varoufakis: 'No debt talks with EU-IMF troika'   BBC News
Berlin says fresh Greek aid 'not on agenda'   Reuters UK
Irish Times   
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Eurozone consumer prices fell sharply in January   
MarketWatch
Consumer prices in the eurozone fell more sharply and more broadly in January, heightening the risk of a slide toward deflation that the European Central Bank hopes to halt and then reverse through its new bond-buying program. The European Union's ...

2015-01-31 U.K. U.K.

Channel 4 News   

Winston Churchill's funeral barge sails the Thames once more   
Daily Mail
Back in 1965, it was the cranes – bowing in that famous tableau of mechanical mourning – which 'undid' members of the Churchill family. Yesterday it was the crowds on the bridges. Exactly 50 years to the very moment when Sir Winston Churchill was carried ...

2015-01-31 U.K. World

Irish Times   

Dozens dead in bombing of mosque in Pakistan   
Irish Times
An explosion ripped through a Shia mosque in southern Pakistan during weekly prayers yesterday, killing more than 40 people and wounding at least 50 in an apparent suicide attack, hospital officials said. The bombing, in Shikarpur, about 480km north of ...

2015-01-30 U.K. Spotlight

Financial Times   

The stand-off that may sink the euro   
Financial Times
he euro has become the prisoner of a playground game of “you-go-first”. Everyone — almost — knows what needs to be done, even if some resile from admitting it. The necessary ingredients are growth, competitiveness and sustainable debt and deficits.

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International Business Times UK   

Sierra Leone lifts Ebola quarantine measures amid progress   
International Business Times UK
Sierra Leone's President Ernest Bai Koroma on Thursday (January 22) removed Ebola district quarantine measures intended to curb the spread of the disease, declaring "victory is in sight" after a sharp drop in transmission. Since the worst outbreak in history ...

2015-01-30 U.K. Health

The Independent   

Lack of medically trained staff leaves NHS 111 phone service struggling to cope ...   
The Independent
The NHS 111 phone service is struggling to cope because of a shortage of medically trained staff, an insider has claimed. The call handler told ITV News that she often sends ambulances to people who she knows do not need them because she is told to do ...

2015-01-30 U.K. Science

Full-Time Whistle   

African Golden Cat Attacks Monkeys in Rare Footage   
Full-Time Whistle
Scientists captured the first video footage in existence of the elusive African golden cat recently, one of the least known and most mysterious cats in the world. The cat was recorded by a camera trap during daylight hours in Kibale National Park, Uganda. In the ...

2015-01-30 U.K. Sports

Firstpost   

England v India, ODI series, PerthLive   
BBC Sport
Live Test Match Special and text commentary as England take on India for a place in the final of the tri-series. 30 January 2015. Share this page. Share; Facebook; Twitter. print. Get involved. To get involved contact us in any of the following ways. Send us a ...

2015-01-30 U.K. Entertainment

Shadowlocked   

Review: Kingsman: The Secret Service   
Shadowlocked
Is it possible to have a conversation about British culture - and its perceived idealism's in film - without mentioning James Bond? The valor, the silk-induced accent, the martini (shaken, not stirred, of course) - no matter what you draw on, one thing is certain.
The spy who tickled me pink: 007 spoof Kingsman: The Secret Service has a ...   Daily Mail
Kingsman: The Secret Service, Inherent Vice, Big Hero 6: this week's cinema ...   Radio Times
Kingsman: The Secret Service review – a smirking, charmless spy spoof   The Guardian
Krank.ie   
Full-Time Whistle   
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Telegraph.co.uk   

Jessie J, Brixton Academy, review: 'full of fire'   
Telegraph.co.uk
Standing in the centre of a simply dressed stage, Jessica Cornish grinned at the 5,000-strong audience in front of her and confessed that this was one of her favourite shows ever. The comment sounded more sincere than Showbusiness. Dressed only in a ...

2015-01-30 U.K. Technology

VentureBeat   

Amazon's new WorkMail for enterprise: Another Fire dud – or a Kindle?   
The Register
Amazon Web Services is touting a cloud-hosted email system to the world of big business. The web giant hopes to invade the enterprise email sector with a web-based service called WorkMail, and gobble up companies running Microsoft Exchange.
Amazon Email Looks to Capitalize on Security   Wall Street Journal (blog)
Amazon challenges Microsoft and Google with new WorkMail   Christian Science Monitor
Amazon Says One Million Customers Actively Use Its Cloud Services   Wired
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InformationWeek   

Bill Gates: Fears AI, Likes Bitcoin, Loves Dogs   
InformationWeek
In an "ask me anything" session on Reddit, Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates talks about artificial intelligence, his Secret Santa, dogs, and the future of tech. Drones, Phones & More: What Tech Will Last A Century? (Click image for larger view and slideshow.).
Bill Gates Loves the HoloLens, Is Freaked Out by AI   PC Magazine
Bill Gates joins Stephen Hawking and Elon Musk in artifical intelligence warning   Metro
Bill Gates' 2015 Ask Me Anything And Annual Letter   JBG News
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Pistonheads.com   

McLaren 675LT: official   
Pistonheads.com
Yes, that lead image is the same as used recently when McLaren announced a faster 650S. But the only pic released with the 675LT is of a wheel and, well, that's not very good. Back to the camo'd test mule! That's good, it will have wheels. Whatever, those ...

2015-01-30 U.K. Business

The Independent   

Shell returns to the Arctic but still cuts £10bn from global investment   
The Independent
Shell hopes to press ahead with its controversial drilling campaign in the Arctic this summer, despite announcing plans to slash group investment by $15bn (£9.9bn) over the next three years. The Anglo-Dutch company has disappointed investors with a ...

2015-01-30 U.K. U.K.

Channel 4 News   

Sittingbourne schools' GCSE scores fall, according to government data   
Kent Online
GCSE results for every secondary school in the area have declined, according to government figures released today. The league tables, which are published by the Department for Education, compare every school in the country based on 2014 Key Stage 4 ...

2015-01-30 U.K. World

Daily Mail   

Families plead for lives of IS hostages as swap hopes fade   
Daily Mail
AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — Jordan on Thursday demanded proof from Islamic State militants that a Jordanian pilot they are holding is still alive, despite purported threats by the group to kill the airman at sunset unless an al-Qaida prisoner is freed from death row ...

2015-01-28 U.K. Spotlight

BBC News   

Ukraine conflict: Is Russia stoking war or pushing peace?   
BBC News
Barely a week ago, there were hopes of an international peace summit for eastern Ukraine. Now, with fighting around Donetsk reaching an intensity not seen for a long time, the chances of such a breakthrough look increasingly slim. Russia's deputy foreign ...

2015-01-28 U.K. Health

The Guardian   

Sugary drinks may cause menstruation to start earlier, study suggests   
The Guardian
Sugary drinks in the study included sodas, fruit drinks, lemonade and iced tea. Photograph: Lewis Whyld/PA. Press Association. Tuesday 27 January 2015 19.05 EST. Share on Facebook · Share on Twitter · Share via Email · Share on LinkedIn · Share on ...

2015-01-28 U.K. Science

Irish Independent   

Ground control to younger Major Tim   
Irish Independent
British astronaut Major Tim Peake has said he could come back from his landmark space mission younger than when he left. Ads by Google. Share. Facebook · Twitter · Google · Email. Go To. Comments. The first Briton to be selected by the European Space ...

2015-01-28 U.K. Sports

IBNLive   

Diego Costa should have had a penalty but double stamp deserved a dismissal ...   
Daily Mail
Diego Costa was once again amongst the thick of the action on Tuesday night as Jose Mourinho's side defeated Liverpool in extra-time to progress to the Capital One Cup final. The former Atletico Madrid striker was persistently embroiled with the opposition ...

2015-01-28 U.K. Entertainment

Daily Mail   

Helen macdonald wins costa prize   
Daily Mail
Helen Macdonald has won this year's Costa Prize for her memoir H Is For Hawk. She picked up the prestigious prize at a ceremony in central London having beaten bookmaker's favourite Ali Smith in the process. Bestselling novelist Robert Harris, who ...

2015-01-28 U.K. Technology

Daily Mail   

Apple profit hits record on 'staggering' iPhone sales   
Daily Mail
Apple's quarterly profit soared to a record $18 billion on the back of booming iPhone sales, especially in China. The California-based tech giant also announced Tuesday that its highly anticipated Apple Watch wearable devices unveiled last year are on track ...

2015-01-28 U.K. Business

The Independent   

Economic growth misses forecasts, raising concerns over recovery   
The Independent
Growth has fallen short of the Office for Budget Responsibility's 2014 estimate made only two months ago, official figures showed yesterday. The economy grew by 0.5 per cent of GDP in the final quarter of last year, according to the Office for National Statistics, ...

2015-01-28 U.K. U.K.

Daily Mail   

Labour's 'Apprenticeship Ambassador' hasn't heard anything since party ...   
Daily Mail
She was one of eight 'ordinary' voters whose story of struggle was said to have inspired Ed Miliband and his fight against the Tories. Indeed, when she was twice asked to stand and receive a round of applause at the Labour Party conference last September ...

2015-01-28 U.K. World

People Magazine   

70 years after they were liberated, Auschwitz survivors make last pilgrimage to ...   
Daily Mail
They are the dwindling few who know, truly, what it is to go to hell and back. Seventy years on, they were there again yesterday. On this very spot, they had seen their loved ones for the last time. Next to this bleakest of buildings, millions of families had been ...

2015-01-27 U.K. Spotlight

Financial Times   

Saudi Arabia: Threat from Isis will only grow   
Financial Times
n the surface, the political transition in Saudi Arabia following the death of the much-revered King Abdullah has proceeded without a hitch. Salman, a half-brother of the former king, is the new ruler, while the recently named deputy, Crown Prince Muqrin, the ...

2015-01-27 U.K. Health

The Guardian   

Study suggests sleeping drugs can increase risk of Alzheimer's   
The Guardian
The study adds to existing evidence linking anticholinergic drugs to an increased risk of dementia. Photograph: Boston Globe/Getty Images. Press Association. Monday 26 January 2015 19.26 EST. Share on Facebook · Share on Twitter · Share via Email ...

2015-01-27 U.K. Science

Full-Time Whistle   

Astronomers prepare for closest pass of a large asteroid 2004 BL86 until 2027   
Daily Mail
Astronomers around the world have been training telescopes on an asteroid and returning images and data as it flies past Earth. At 4.20pm GMT (11.20am EST) asteroid 2004 BL86 made its closest approach to Earth at a distance 3.1 times greater than that of ...

2015-01-27 U.K. Sports

The Guardian   

Australian Open: Eugenie Bouchard v Maria Sharapova - as it happened   
The Guardian
Maria Sharapova plays a backhand return to Eugenie Bouchard during their quarter-final at the Australian Open. Photograph: Andy Brownbill/AP. Russell Jackson. Monday 26 January 2015 22.19 EST. Share on Facebook · Share on Twitter · Share via Email ...

2015-01-27 U.K. Entertainment

New York Daily News   

Joan Rivers' daughter Melissa files suit in mother's death   
New York Daily News
Joan Rivers' doctors were so busy taking cell phone pictures of their famous patient that they missed the moment her vital signs plummeted — and they ignored pleas from the anesthesiologist to halt the procedure, according to a multi-million dollar lawsuit ...

2015-01-27 U.K. Technology

Businessweek   

Microsoft's Business License Sales Hit by China, Japan Slump   
Businessweek
Satya Nadella, a year into his turnaround of Microsoft Corp. (MSFT:US), is being tripped up in overseas markets as a slump in China and Japan and a stronger U.S. dollar curbed sales of business-software licenses. Commercial-licensing revenue fell to $10.7 ...

2015-01-27 U.K. Business

BBC News   

Greece debt repayment in full 'unrealistic' - Syriza   
BBC News
It is unrealistic to expect Greece to repay its huge debt in full, the chief economics spokesman for the victorious Syriza party has told the BBC. "Nobody believes that the Greek debt is sustainable," Euclid Tsakalotos said. The far-left Syriza, which won Sunday's ...

2015-01-27 U.K. U.K.

BBC News   

Labour, the NHS and social care integration   
BBC News
The NHS always has been a totemic issue for Labour and, in recent decades, has often been seen as a key election issue. But this time there seems even more determination by Labour to make the state of the NHS the defining issue of the campaign.
Ed Miliband to pledge longer home visits for elderly under 10-year NHS plan   ITV News
Home health checks plan for elderly   Wirral Globe

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Daily Mail   

Poisoned spy inquiry set to open   
Daily Mail
A long-awaited public inquiry into the death of poisoned spy Alexander Litvinenko is finally set to open today, more than eight years after his death. Inquiry chairman Sir Robert Owen will open the proceedings at the Royal Courts of Justice following years of ...