2015年1月31日 星期六

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 ...


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BBC News
   
Savings rates: The pros and cons of striving for returns   
BBC News
They carefully set money aside each month, saving loyally with the bank or building society that they have used for life. In return, many are getting an interest rate that fails to match inflation. They could buy more with the money when they first had it, than after ...


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Financial Times
   
A damp day out in Europe's anti-austerity capital   
Financial Times
n Athens it rains, on average, 64 days a year. Last Saturday, the day before radical leftwing party Syriza won Greece's parliamentary elections, was one of those days. Unlike a short but violent thunderstorm that struck on Monday evening it was a steady ...


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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 ...


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BBC News
   
Mountaineering group warns about 'killer cornices'   
BBC News
The Mountaineering Council of Scotland (MCofS) has warned walkers and climbers of the risk posed by large overhanging ledges of snow called cornices. They can be mistaken for solid ground. There were 18 recorded incidents of people falling through ...


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Financial Times
   
Alexis Tsipras: Greece's radical or realist?   
Financial Times
hey were the biggest student protests since the 1973 Athens Polytechnic uprising that helped bring down Greece's military dictatorship. Angry at education reforms proposed in late 1990 by Greece's centre-right government that would have slashed benefits ...


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Mirror.co.uk
   
Anne Kirkbride's Coronation Street co-star Johnny Briggs pays poignant tribute ...   
Mirror.co.uk
Johnny Briggs gazes into the distance as he tries to summon up the right words to pay tribute to tragic Coronation Street star Anne Kirkbride. Finally, his voice cracking with emotion, the 79-year-old actor breaks the silence, whispering: “Annie loved everyone.

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BBC News
   
Challenge Cup: London Welsh losing streak now 21 games   
BBC News
London Welsh lost for the 21st game in a row as they ended their European Challenge Cup campaign with a 17-12 defeat to Lyon Olympique. The Premiership's bottom club conceded tries to Thibaut Regard and Lachie Munro in the opening 12 minutes.

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Financial Times
   
Golden triangle of mutual gain that blights the science industry   
Financial Times
Sheldon Silver seemed to have the Midas touch, enriching many within his orbit. Among those alleged to have benefited from an association with the speaker of the New York State Assembly was an eminent doctor at Columbia University; grants approved by ...


   


ChronicleLive
   
North East primary schools are in with a chance of receiving a visit from David ...   
ChronicleLive
North East primary schools could be picked for a flying visit from David Walliams if they can give the Awful Auntie author a good enough reason to include them in his upcoming one-day helicopter tour. The TV comedian turned children's author will be ...


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