2015-03-01 U.K. Spotlight

BBC News   

Black hole's blast stunts birth of stars   
BBC News
Winds blasted out by the giant black holes found at the centre of galaxies are strong enough to stunt the birth of new stars, astronomers have found. By training two space telescopes on a supermassive black hole with the mass of a billion Suns, they measured ...

2015-03-01 U.K. Health

The Independent   

Morecambe Bay Trust inquiry: Families braced for delayed report into maternity ...   
The Independent
As many as 80 bereaved families are bringing legal negligence claims in an NHS scandal that is expected to provoke a political storm this week, when an inquiry into failings at three hospitals is published. The claims involve babies and mothers having died ...

2015-03-01 U.K. Science

Leek Post & Times   

Looking Up!...Solar Eclipse   
Leek Post & Times
IN A little over three weeks' time, early morning Friday, March 20, the UK will witness the deepest partial solar eclipse since 1999. Then the sun was fully eclipsed as seen from Cornwall; here in Staffordshire the sun was 90 per cent covered by the moon.
Eclipse of the Sun has European solar power producers worried   Market Business News
Stargazing: Total eclipse of the Sun for Faroe islanders - so what can you expect ...   The Independent
Solar eclipse: dark but delightful   Telegraph.co.uk
WalesOnline   
Grimsby Telegraph   
East Grinstead Online   
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Viral Global News   

Global Warming 'False Pause' Predicted By Researchers   
Viral Global News
According to Penn State University researchers, the recent global warming slowdown represents a “false pause.” Observing what they describe to be natural oscillations in the climate system, the team went on to conclude that anthropomorphic global warming ...

2015-03-01 U.K. Sports

The Guardian   

World Cup: England v Sri Lanka   
BBC Sport
Moeen Ali continues, going round the wicket to the left-handed Thirimanne. Just a couple of singles as Sri Lanka continue to bob along nicely. Posted on 03:28. Pakistan v Zimbabwe. We are just getting under way in Brisbane as Pakistan play Zimbabwe, with ...

2015-03-01 U.K. Entertainment

TV3.ie   

Madonna's comedy plans   
TV3.ie
The 'Material Girl' hitmaker has admitted she would love to try her hand at stand-up comedy if she was unable to continue in the music industry. When asked what she would do if she couldn't perform anymore, she said: ''My plan is... I am going to do stand-up ...

2015-03-01 U.K. Technology

ZDNet   

Google hits back at rivals with futuristic HQ plan   
The Nation
Google unveiled plans for a new campus headquarters integrating wildlife and sweeping waterways, aiming to make a big statement in Silicon Valley - which is already seeing ambitious projects from Apple and Facebook. The design also includes lush public ...

2015-03-01 U.K. Business

Irish Independent   

Government more likely now to sell Aer Lingus   
Irish Independent
A commitment from IAG to retain Heathrow slots for "seven or eight" years may be enough to secure Government support for a sale of Aer Lingus, the Sunday Independent has learned. Ads by Google. Share. Facebook · Twitter · Google · Email. Go To.
Ireland's Labour Party softens opposition to Aer Lingus sale   Reuters
Soaring BA may leave Aer Lingus behind   The Times (subscription)
Labour TDs draft motion calling for Aer Lingus jobs to be protected   Irish Examiner
The Independent   
Scotsman   
Irish Times   
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euronews   

Exclusive - One in 10 bankers scraps bid for top UK job as vetting gets tougher   
euronews
LONDON (Reuters) – More than one in 10 people picked for the top jobs in British finance pull out during a regulatory vetting process which has got tougher since the financial crisis. People put forward for chief executive, chairman and for a handful of other ...

2015-03-01 U.K. U.K.

BBC News   

'Jihadi John': Mohammed Emwazi 'felt harassed by MI5'   
BBC News
The man identified as extremist "Jihadi John" said he felt like a "dead man walking" after being contacted by UK security services, a newspaper reports. Mohammed Emwazi, a Kuwaiti-born British man from west London, made the claims in 2010 in email ...

2015-03-01 U.K. World

Voice of America   

Moscow Prepares for March Commemorating Russian Opposition Leader   
Voice of America
Authorities are preparing for tens of thousands to march in central Moscow Sunday in memory of opposition leader Boris Nemtsov, who was shot to death late Friday after urging people to protest Russian President Vladimir Putin and the war in Ukraine.
Death threats and a late night dinner before Russia's Nemtsov was shot dead   Hindustan Times
Fear Envelops Russia After Killing of Putin Critic Boris Y. Nemtsov   New York Times
Boris Nemtsov murder: Former PM Kasyanov pays tribute   BBC News
CBC.ca   
Sydney Morning Herald   
Los Angeles Times   
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The Star Online   

Jailed PKK leader calls on his followers to lay down arms   
Daily Times
ISTANBUL: Jailed leader of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) Abdullah Ocalan called on his followers to lay down their arms in a forthcoming conference in spring, the pro-Kurdish Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) announced on Saturday. “This is a historic ...

2015-02-28 U.K. Spotlight

Hinckley Times   

Concordia Theatre musician who turned to child sex images due to "boredom" is ...   
Hinckley Times
A former bandsman from Hinckley's Concordia Theatre blamed boredom and loneliness for his five year penchant for child sex images. Stewart Morris, who played in the orchestra at the Stockwell Head venue, said when his wife's business took off he was left ...

2015-02-28 U.K. Health

The Independent   

Scientists claim to have 'robust' evidence that chronic fatigue syndrome has ...   
The Independent
Scientists say they have struck upon the first “robust evidence” that the debilitating condition known as chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) or myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME) has a biological cause. The condition, now generally referred to as ME/CFS, which ...

2015-02-28 U.K. Science

The Independent   

Stargazing: Total eclipse of the Sun for Faroe islanders - so what can you expect ...   
The Independent
On 20 March, at 9.41 in the morning, the Faroe Islands will be plunged into darkness. No – the islanders won't be suffering a power-cut, but experiencing a total eclipse of the Sun. The last one visible from these shores was on 11 August 1999, and the next to ...

2015-02-28 U.K. Sports

The Nation   

New Zealand v Australia highlights   
Daily Mail
AUCKLAND, Feb 27 (Reuters) - Latest from Saturday's cricket World Cup Pool A match between New Zealand and Australia at Eden Park. Australia innings: 1st over - Tim Southee conceded 15 runs off his opening over, including two wides. AUS: 15-0.
Australia shot out for 151 at hostile Eden Park   ESPNcricinfo.com
World Cup 2015: All eyes on 'local derby'   Times of India
Cricket - New Zealand v Australia highlights   Yahoo Eurosport UK
TVNZ   
Daily News & Analysis   
The Nation   
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The Guardian   

Terry: Chelsea can cope with Matic absence   
Goal.com
The defender says Chelsea will manage without its star midfielder in the League Cup final. Chelsea captain John Terry insists his side can cope with the absence of suspended midfielder Nemanja Matic against Tottenham in the League Cup final on Sunday.
Chelsea vs Tottenham - Capital One Cup final: John Terry believes Wembley ...   The Independent
Chelsea v Tottenham: Mourinho reticent on Matic   Scotsman
Tottenham won't be affected by Europa League exerts, claims Chelsea boss ...   Daily Mail
FastOneTwo.com   
expressandstar.com   
Zee News   
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Telegraph.co.uk   

Tottenham striker Harry Kane in club v country fight over England Under 21s   
Telegraph.co.uk
The Football Association will fight for Harry Kane to attend the European Under-21 Championship in June, even if he has already been capped by England seniors and Tottenham Hotspur argue that their young star needs a proper summer break.
Harry Kane should go to European U21 championships says FA technical director   Daily Mail
Roy Hodgson believes Harry Kane's U21 benefits outweigh burnout risk   The Guardian
Harry Kane to play for England Under-21s in European Championships this ...   Mirror.co.uk
Daily Star   
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SkySports   

England coach Stuart Lancaster targets fourth straight win against Ireland   
SkySports
England coach Stuart Lancaster says his side will be targeting a fourth straight win against Six Nations champions Ireland when they go head-to-head in Dublin on Sunday. Sky Bet. Loading Market ... Rugby Union Betting · Bet £5 Get £20 Free. The two ...

2015-02-28 U.K. Entertainment

The Independent   

Leonard Nimoy dead: Star Trek actor dies after suffering lung disease   
The Independent
Star Trek legend Leonard Nimoy has died, aged 83. The actor, famous for playing the role of logical science officer Mr Spock in the long-running sci-fi series, passed away at his Bel Air home on Friday. His wife Susan confirmed the news. Nimoy was taken to ...

2015-02-28 U.K. Technology

Wired   

Apple's New Job: Selling a Smartwatch to an Uninterested Public   
New York Times
SAN FRANCISCO — For Apple, the hard part — making a smartwatch — is nearly over. Soon it will be time for the harder part: selling the long-anticipated Apple Watch to consumers who, so far, are not very excited about the idea of wearing computers on ...

2015-02-28 U.K. Business

The Independent   

Lloyds pays first dividend since crisis and Horta-Osorio gets £11m   
The Independent
Lloyds is to pay its first dividend since the financial crisis but faces a growing controversy over the huge rewards handed to its executives as a result, including £11.5m to boss Antonio Horta-Osorio. The taxpayer-supported bank will pay out 0.75p a share ...

2015-02-28 U.K. U.K.

BBC News   

'Jihadi John': Haines widow wants militant caught alive   
BBC News
The widow of a man killed by a masked Islamic State militant known as "Jihadi John" says she wants him caught alive. Dragana Haines said the "last thing" she wanted for the man who had killed her husband, British aid worker David Haines, was an ...

2015-02-28 U.K. World

CBS News   

Killing leaves Putin critics in despair   
Financial Times
Opponents of Russian President Vladimir Putin were in shock, anger and despair early on Saturday after veteran liberal politician Boris Nemtsov was shot dead in central Moscow shortly after midnight, the most prominent opposition leader to be killed in the ...

2015-02-27 U.K. Spotlight

Telegraph.co.uk   

Not fit to serve: Vladimir Putin exposes UK defence industry failings   
Telegraph.co.uk
Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered his bombers to probe our shores in a way that could awaken memories of when Germany's Luftwaffe was our biggest threat at the start of the Second World War. The latest move against Britain's defences came ...

2015-02-27 U.K. Health

Daily Mail   

Lie-in danger as sleeping for eight hours can increase stroke risk   
Daily Mail
So it may come as a shock to learn too much sleep could actually be bad for us. People who normally get more than eight hours of sleep are twice as likely to have as stroke as others - and women are particularly at risk, a Cambridge University study found.
More Than 8 Hours Of Sleep May Increase Your Risk Of Stroke, So Don't Catch ...   Bustle
Higher Risk of Stroke Connected with Longer Sleep   Lighthouse News Daily
Long Sleeping Hours Raise Stroke Risk   SMN Weekly
Science Recorder   
Physical Therapy Products   
Tech Times   
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The Guardian   

Maternity care should be one-to-one, says UK watchdog   
The Guardian
The report highlights the importance of providing adequate staffing for one-to-one care. Photograph: PHILIPPE HUGUEN/AFP/Getty Images. Press Association. Thursday 26 February 2015 19.01 EST Last modified on Thursday 26 February 2015 19.45 EST.
Give all mums one-to-one midwife care, NHS is told: New guidelines issued in ...   Daily Mail
NICE guidelines on safe staffing in maternity settings unveiled   Nursing Times
One midwife to each woman during birth, says NICE in safe staffing advice   NICE
Herald Scotland   
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Telegraph.co.uk   

UK's Second Ebola Vaccine Ready For Testing   
Sky News
A UK volunteer being injected with the vaccine, one of just four being produced globally, says he's put his "trust in science". 01:50, UK, Friday 27 February 2015. Development of ebola vaccine. Trials will begin in Ghana, Tanzania and Kenya in the next few ...

2015-02-27 U.K. Science

The Guardian   

Global warming slowdown probably due to natural cycles, study finds   
The Guardian
Natural cycles in the Pacific and the Atlantic are currently having an overall cooling effect on temperatures, but warming will accelerate again. Photograph: Ted Raynor/Corbis. Adam Vaughan. Thursday 26 February 2015 14.00 EST Last modified on Thursday ...

2015-02-27 U.K. Sports

Belfast Telegraph   

Besiktas v Liverpool: Reds knocked out of Europa League after Dejan Lovren's ...   
Belfast Telegraph
Liverpool lost their first European penalty shoot-out as Dejan Lovren was the only man to miss from the spot against Besiktas in Istanbul. Also in this Section. [TICON-A VIDEO] Slack Arsenal are gunned down in their own back yard · [TICON-A VIDEO] We're ...

2015-02-27 U.K. Entertainment

New York Daily News   

Lupita Nyong'o's $150K Oscar dress stolen from hotel room   
New York Daily News
Actress Lupita Nyong'o's Oscar dress, valued at $150,000, was reportedly stolen from Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic Actress Lupita Nyong'o's Oscar dress, valued at $150,000, was reportedly stolen from her hotel room Tuesday. The stunning pearl gown that ...

2015-02-27 U.K. Technology

Financial Express   

Apple iWatch to be launched on March 9?   
Financial Express
Apple Inc, Apple iWatch, Apple wearable Apple Inc has sent out invitations for a media event in San Francisco on March 9, most probably for a watch event, about one month before the much-anticipated launch of iWatch.
Apple sends invite for 'Spring Forward' event on March 9, likely to launch the Watch   Firstpost
Apple to hold March 9 event ahead of watch's April release   Sydney Morning Herald
Apple Teases Smart Watch for March 9 Media Event   Top Tech News
ITProPortal   
InformationWeek   
TrustedReviews   
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Daily Mail   

Facebook launches new suicide alert system to allow user to report their friends   
Daily Mail
Facebook has rolled out a new system to try and identify and help users having suicidal thoughts. It allows concerned friends to report content for review. After reviewing a report and confirming that it may indicate suicidal feelings in a user, Facebook will send ...

2015-02-27 U.K. Business

New York Times   

With 7th Straight Loss, RBS Announces a Major Downsizing   
New York Times
LONDON — The Royal Bank of Scotland on Thursday reported its seventh consecutive annual loss and announced that it would dismantle its global investment bank as the company looks to shrink. R.B.S., which is still controlled by the British government ...

2015-02-27 U.K. U.K.

BBC News   

'Jihadi John': Haines widow wants militant caught alive   
BBC News
The widow of a man killed by a masked Islamic State militant known as "Jihadi John" says she wants him caught alive. Dragana Haines says the "last thing" she wants for the man who killed her husband, British aid worker David Haines, is an "honourable ...

2015-02-27 U.K. World

BBC News   

'Jihadi John': Haines widow wants militant caught alive   
BBC News
The widow of a man killed by a masked Islamic State militant known as "Jihadi John" says she wants him caught alive. Dragana Haines says the "last thing" she wants for the man who killed her husband, British aid worker David Haines, is an "honourable ...

2015-02-26 U.K. Spotlight

Daily Mail   

JAMES FORSYTH: If Mariupol falls, we could end up at war with Russia...   
Daily Mail
For the next few weeks, Mariupol in Ukraine is the most important city in Europe. If pro-Russian separatists take it, senior British government figures tell me, the United States will start to arm the Ukrainian government directly. This will lead to a major escalation ...

2015-02-26 U.K. Health

The Guardian   

Call for ban on selling 'addictive' energy drinks to children   
The Guardian
The worst offender in the research was Sainsbury's Orange Energy Drink, which has 15.9g per 100ml of sugar - the equivalent of 20 teaspoons of sugar per 500ml. Photograph: Peter Dazeley/Getty Images. Rebecca Smithers, consumer affairs correspondent.
The energy drinks with TWENTY teaspoons of sugar as campaigners call for ban ...   Daily Mail
Call to ban sale of energy drinks to children   ITV News
"Demonisation" of sugar having real impact on consumer   The Grocer
BBC News   
Telegraph.co.uk   
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Daily Mail   

Sierra Leone reports sharp spike in Ebola cases   
Daily Mail
Sierra Leone said on Wednesday it was seeing a spike in Ebola infections, blaming unsafe burials that threaten to undermine the recovery from the deadly epidemic. The west African nation, which has registered some 3,400 deaths in the nine months since ...

2015-02-26 U.K. Science

PBS   

Teaching computers how to play Atari better than humans   
PBS
Tom Clarke of Independent Television News reports on how an artificial intelligence business owned by Google has created software that can teaching itself to play classic Atari games better than a human. RELATED. RELATED. The deep Q-network (DQN) ...

2015-02-26 U.K. Sports

Belfast Telegraph   

Arsenal v Monaco: Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain goal provides little consolation as ...   
Belfast Telegraph
At 34, and strolling to the end of a singular career, Dimitar Berbatov was one of the problems Monaco posed which Arsenal could not deal with, but he was by no means the only one. Also in this Section. Celtic fans warned ahead of Europa League clash with ...

2015-02-26 U.K. Entertainment

Belfast Telegraph   

Madonna pulled off stage at the BRIT Awards   
Daily Mail
Ironic lines including 'pick me up' and 'I'm gonna carry on' featured in the singer's performance as she battled to the end in her elaborate matador-inspired costume. RELATED ARTICLES. Previous; 1; 2; Next. Rita Ora\\nThe Brit Awards 2015 (Brits) held at the ...

2015-02-26 U.K. Technology

The Register   

SIM hack scandal biz Gemalto: Everything's fine ... Security industry: No, it's ...   
The Register
Six days after Gemalto, the world's largest SIM card manufacturer, was told that, back in 2010, it had been ransacked by NSA and GCHQ hackers, the company today gave itself the all-clear: no encryption keys, used to secure phone calls from eavesdroppers, ...

2015-02-26 U.K. Business

Daily Mail   

HSBC boss Douglas Flint apologises amid tax scandal   
Daily Mail
HSBC could face a criminal probe in the UK over claims that its Swiss private bank helped wealthy clients evade tax, it emerged yesterday. Investigations into the High Street banking giant have already been launched in France, Belgium, Switzerland and the ...

2015-02-26 U.K. U.K.

BBC News   

Sir Cliff Richard police inquiry 'significantly expanded'   
BBC News
An historical sex offence inquiry into singer Sir Cliff Richard has "increased significantly in size" and involves "more than one allegation", police say. The expansion of the investigation meant no date could be given for when it would be concluded, South ...

2015-02-26 U.K. World

CTV News   

Man accused of killing former 'America's Next Top Model' contestant, 2 others   
CTV News
CHARLOTTE, N.C. - A young man has been charged with killing a former contestant on "America's Next Top Model." Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police in North Carolina said in a statement Wednesday that 19-year-old Emmanuel Jesus Rangel-Hernandez has ...

2015-02-25 U.K. Spotlight

BBC Sport   

Premier League predictions: Lawro v Superbike legend Carl Fogarty   
BBC Sport
BBC Sport's football expert Mark Lawrenson is pitting his wits against a different guest each week this season. Lawro's opponent for this weekend's Premier League fixtures was seven-time World Superbike champion and reality TV star Carl Fogarty.

   

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International Business Times UK   

Oscars 2015: How complicated can an envelope be?   
International Business Times UK
The 87th Academy Awards promises to be an elegant affair, with glamorous celebrities, fashionable frocks, and priceless jewellery promenading down the large red carpet outside the Dolby Theatre, so why would the winner's names be printed on just any old ...

2015-02-25 U.K. Health

BBC News   

'Give HIV drugs to healthy gay men'   
BBC News
Healthy gay men should be offered daily HIV drugs to prevent infections, say UK Medical Research Council and Public Health England scientists. Their study, on 545 high-risk men, found one case of HIV could be stopped for every 13 men treated for a year.
Study That Paid Patients to Take HIV Drugs Fails   New York Times
HIV drug taken before and after sex cuts risk by 86pc   Telegraph.co.uk
Healthy gay men should be given HIV treatment to PREVENT infection   Daily Mail
Wall Street Journal   
Belfast Telegraph   
Reuters   
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Telegraph.co.uk   

Mind-controlled bionics help 3 men take control   
Times of India
LONDON: Three Austrian men have become the first in the world to undergo a new technique called "bionic reconstruction" enabling them to use a robotic prosthetic hand controlled by their mind. The British Medical Journal Lancet will announce the ...