2015年1月27日 星期二

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 ...


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The Guardian
   
Torturers, oppressors and executioners: remember to buy British   
The Guardian
'How should the British government respond to the grotesque punishment of Raif Badawi? While human-rights groups try to marshal the world's outrage into a decisive campaign, it remains all but silent.' Photograph: Roland Schlager/EPA. Monday 19 ...


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Financial Times
   
Revolutionary ideas needed to unclog Paris streets   
Financial Times
few days ago, I walked from the Financial Times's premises in Paris to a spacious, first-floor apartment-turned-office on the elegant Boulevard Haussmann for a rendezvous to talk about traffic. Congestion is a big deal in any sizeable city. Inrix, which provides ...


   


BBC News
   
Satellite watchroom targets illegal fishing   
BBC News
It meshes satellite and other data to monitor the activities of vessels, automatically triggering alarms when suspicious activity is observed. The project is a joint venture between the Pew Charitable Trusts and the UK Satellite Applications Catapult. It is thought ...


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International Business Times UK
   
Palestinians throw eggs at Canadian FM   
International Business Times UK
Palestinian protesters heckled and threw eggs at Canadian Foreign Minister John Baird during his visit to the occupied West Bank on Sunday (January 18), lashing out at Ottawa's diplomatic support for Israel. Baird was not hit, but one of the eggs smacked ...


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Financial Times
   
Arm Ukraine to show Russia conflict has a cost   
Financial Times
here can be no doubt that the recent escalation of fighting in eastern Ukraine is the direct result of the increased support Moscow is providing to separatist forces in the Donbas region. As President Barack Obama said on Sunday, the separatists' aggression ...


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PersonnelToday.com
   
10 expensive employment tribunal awards in 2014   
PersonnelToday.com
Since the introduction of fees, the employment tribunal has, thankfully, become a less common destination for the HR professional. However, although the number of tribunal claims may have fallen by between 70 and 80%, when a case does come to court, ...


   


The Guardian
   
British backpacker found dead on same Thai island British pair were murdered   
The Guardian
The Thai island of Koh Tao where a British backpacker has been found dead. Photograph: Alamy. Amelia Hill · @byameliahill. Thursday 22 January 2015 10.58 EST. Share on Facebook · Share on Twitter · Share via Email · Share on LinkedIn · Share on ...


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Financial Times
   
History is the antidote to fear of falling prices   
Financial Times
ur perception that inflation is the normal condition is no more than a reflection of the experience of people alive today. In 1913, unlike now, a pound or a dollar would have bought the same goods as a century earlier. The longest semi- official price series we ...


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Canary Wharf expands Level39 tech accelerator to accommodate high growth ...   
Techworld.com
The Level39 accelerator in Canary Wharf could be due a name change after it announced today that it has taken over a third floor in the One Canada Square skyscraper. It now occupies the 24th, 39th and 42nd floors of the building. Accenture Technology ...


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