2015-06-01 U.K. Spotlight

The Game of Game of Thrones Season 5, Episode 7: The Gift   
The Verge
[UPDATE: This week's episode was originally scored with Nymeria and Tyene Sand's scores switched. Your GOGOT correspondent has corrected this and updated the charts accordingly. This took a really long time. I hope you're happy.] In the Game of Game ...

2015-06-01 U.K. Health

Telegraph.co.uk   

Thousands of patients thrown off GPs' lists   
Telegraph.co.uk
Tens of thousands of patients have been thrown off GP surgery lists amid crisis shortages of doctors across the country. New figures show that 160,000 patients have been ordered to go elsewhere as a result of practices closing. Doctors say surgeries are ...

2015-06-01 U.K. Science

Bundaberg News Mail   

Australia points to Direct Action in response to tough UN questions on climate ...   
Sydney Morning Herald
Australia has pegged its international climate change credibility on the Abbott government's Direct Action scheme in its response to a series of tough questions from world super powers. Responding to the climate probe from countries including China and the ...

2015-06-01 U.K. Sports

The Guardian (blog)   

England's Stuart Broad relocates biff to blast way out of batting funk   
The Guardian (blog)
Stuart Broad smeared 46 off 39 balls against New Zealand after Shane Warne had insisted during the first Test that England should relegate him to No11 until he was no longer scared of the ball. Photograph: Mike Egerton/PA. Ali Martin at Headingley.

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Telegraph.co.uk   

England v New Zealand: BJ Watling hits historic Headingley century as tourists ...   
Telegraph.co.uk
Precedent and probability are set against England. Only once has a country chased down a target of more than 315 at Headingley, and that was not England but Australia, and they needed the services of a chap called Bradman who, as normal, scored a ...

2015-06-01 U.K. Entertainment

Telegraph.co.uk   

The Elephant Man, Theatre Royal Haymarket, review: 'Bradley Cooper is a ...   
Telegraph.co.uk
Bradley Cooper is not a generous actor. His leading roles in films such as Silver Linings Playbook and American Sniper scream “me, me, me” and you can almost smell the testosterone as he sets about hogging the limelight. So his performance as John ...

2015-06-01 U.K. Technology

V3.co.uk   

Tim Berners-Lee slams UK government's souped-up surveillance plans   
V3.co.uk
World Wide Web founder Sir Tim Berners-Lee has hit out at the government's plans to introduce supercharged surveillance powers and is urging the British public to fight back. The UK government earlier this week introduced the Investigatory Powers Bill, ...

2015-06-01 U.K. Business

BBC News   

UK manufacturing growth pace 'slowing'   
BBC News
UK manufacturing is growing at a slower rate than expected as the sector loses momentum, new research suggests. Engineering and manufacturing employers' body EEF says its latest survey of firms showed demand for goods in the UK had weakened in the ...

2015-06-01 U.K. U.K.

BBC News   

'Oliver Twist' children used in crime, warns anti-slavery commissioner   
BBC News
School children in the UK are being used to pickpocket, shoplift and beg as part of criminal operations, the anti-slavery commissioner has warned. Kevin Hyland said more needed to be done to stop youngsters being exploited by criminal enterprises. He said ...

2015-06-01 U.K. World

The Nation   

Ex-General Defends US' Islamic State Strategy   
Sky News
John Allen tells Sky News the Iraqi security forces will take back Ramadi from the militant group, despite recent failures. 00:09, UK, Monday 01 June 2015. IS fighters. Share on Twitter · Share on Facebook · Share on Google+ · Share on Whatsapp · Share by ...

2015-05-31 U.K. Spotlight

BT.com   

Emmerdale star Natalie Anderson leaving the soap after five years   
BT.com
It's official: Emmerdale's Natalie Anderson has decided to quit the soap and her role as Alicia Metcalfe. Natalie explained her decision in a statement, saying: “I've had the most incredible 5 years at Emmerdale and made some wonderful friends.”.

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BBC Sport   

Lewis Hamilton denied as Nico Rosberg takes late Monaco win   
BBC Sport
Lewis Hamilton was denied victory in the Monaco Grand Prix because of a strategic error by his Mercedes team, handing Nico Rosberg the win. Hamilton controlled the race until Mercedes pitted him after a late safety car following Max Verstappen's crash.

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Telegraph.co.uk   

It's just an affair. We're not in love   
Telegraph.co.uk
In Sky Atlantic's glossy new thriller The Affair, life appears close to perfect for Noah, a ruggedly handsome schoolteacher who lives in a New York brownstone with his college sweetheart and three children. Noah, played by British actor Dominic West, puts all ...

2015-05-31 U.K. Health

Yahoo News UK   

Cancer 'Bullet' Halts Growth Of Tumours   
Sky News
The radical new treatment has helped to stunt tumour growth in patients whose cancer has spread from their bowel to their liver. 04:24, UK, Sunday 31 May 2015. Treatment using microspheres in conjunction with chemotherapy has halted the growth of ...

2015-05-31 U.K. Science

New York Daily News   

Two solid gold bongs, thought to be 2400 years old, discovered in Russia   
New York Daily News
Archaeologists have discovered two ancient solid gold bongs used by Russian tribal chiefs to get high in the 4th century B.C.. The bongs, used to smoke cannabis and opium and found with thick black residue, are thought to date back 2,400 years, reports ...

2015-05-31 U.K. Sports

Times of India   

Arsenal rout Aston Villa 4-0 to claim record 12th FA Cup title   
Times of India
LONDON: Holders Arsenal won the FA Cup for a record 12th time on Saturday, outclassing Aston Villa 4-0 at Wembley with stunning goals from Theo Walcott and Alexis Sanchez setting up their one-sided victory. Per Mertesacker and Olivier Giroud were also ...

2015-05-31 U.K. Entertainment

Daily Mail   

B.B. King's family and friends lay him to rest in moving funeral service with tribute ...   
Daily Mail
Family members of the late B.B. King have come together at his funeral service held on Saturday at Bell Grove Missionary Baptist Church in Indianola, Mississippi, a town he considered his home. The musician, who influenced generations of singers and ...

2015-05-31 U.K. Technology

The Guardian   

Drag queens, others plan Monday Facebook protest   
USA TODAY
SAN FRANCISCO - Drag queens, Native Americans, domestic violence survivors, activists and others plans to protest at Facebook headquarters in Menlo Park, Calif., on Monday over the social media company's "real name" policy. "People who've done ...

2015-05-31 U.K. Business

The Sunday Times   

CBI says Britain's private sector growing at fastest pace in a year   
Reuters
LONDON Britain's private sector recorded its strongest economic growth for a year in the three months to May, according to the Confederation of British Industry, in contrast to weak official data for the first quarter of 2015. The CBI said on Sunday that its ...

2015-05-31 U.K. U.K.

BBC News   

Nicola Sturgeon: EU membership 'vital for jobs'   
BBC News
Membership of the EU is vital to Scottish jobs and the economy, Nicola Sturgeon is due to tell an audience in Brussels later this week. The first minister will state the Scottish government's commitment to Europe. She will reiterate her call for a "double lock" on ...

2015-05-31 U.K. World

The Indian Express   

Japan: 7.8 magnitude quake strikes Tokyo, no risk of a Tsunami says US ...   
The Indian Express
A 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck off the Japanese coast on Saturday, geologists said, shaking buildings in Tokyo and setting off car alarms. Despite the huge power of the quake, there was no risk of a tsunami, The Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre reported.
Earthquake measuring 8.5 magnitude shakes most of Japan   The Guardian
Powerful but deep quake felt by most of Japan   The Japan Times
7.8 Magnitude Quake Strikes Japan Saturday, No Tsunami Risk Due To Quake's ...   CBS Local
Mirror.co.uk   
Herald Scotland   
BBC News   
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The Nation   

Russia's Barring of Officials Seen as Reprisal   
New York Times
BERLIN — Russia has barred dozens of European officials from entering its territory in what appears to be retaliation for the European Union's barring of Russian politicians, officials and businessmen who Europe says have supported the annexation of ...

2015-05-30 U.K. Spotlight

PC Advisor   

Windows 10 UK release date: When is Windows 10 coming out?   
PC Advisor
The final version could ship as soon as summer 2015, Microsoft has stated at its re-born WinHEC conference, currently under way in Shenzhen. Attendees were told that Windows 10 will roll out in 190 countries and 111 languages. Kevin Turner, Chief ...

2015-05-30 U.K. Health

ABC News   

Xenophon wants anthrax shipment explained   
Daily Mail
Independent senator Nick Xenophon has called for an explanation of how live anthrax was sent to Australia by the US. US authorities investigating the shipment of live anthrax by a military lab said on Friday a batch of the lethal bacteria was mistakenly sent to ...

2015-05-30 U.K. Science

Brisbane Times   

Greg Hunt, Steven Miles delighted by UNESCO Great Barrier Reef status   
Brisbane Times
The World Heritage Committee's draft decision not to list the Great Barrier Reef as 'in danger' is the "strongest possible endorsement of what Queensland and Australia are doing", the Federal Environment Minister said. Speaking in Brisbane on Saturday, ...

2015-05-30 U.K. Sports

Sydney Morning Herald   

Sepp Blatter's win might turn out to be the beginning of the end for him and even ...   
Sydney Morning Herald
Turkeys rarely vote for Christmas, so it's hardly surprising that Sepp Blatter managed to win the FIFA election on Friday and gain for himself a fifth term as president of the world's biggest sports body. That he did so despite the wave of controversy, repulsion ...

2015-05-30 U.K. Entertainment

Showbiz Junkies   

'San Andreas' Movie Review: It's The Rock vs a Rolling California   
Showbiz Junkies
If you're expecting awards-worthy dialogue and a plot that makes sense, then you've never taken in a big-budget, CGI-packed, Hollywood disaster film before. San Andreas is exactly the movie you expect it to be from the trailers and TV spots. Exactly. There's ...

2015-05-30 U.K. Technology

NEWS.com.au   

Google's answer to Apple Pay   
NEWS.com.au
WHEN in doubt, copy whatever Apple is doing. That's the approach Google appears to be taking with the launch of Android Pay, a new mobile-payments system that closely mimics the Apple Pay platform launched last fall. Scrambling to play catch-up, Google ...

2015-05-30 U.K. Business

The Independent   

Savers in flight from Greek banks amid mounting fears of euro exit   
The Independent
Fears of a looming “Grexit” prompted savers to pull almost €5bn (£3.6bn) out of Greece's beleaguered banks in April, leaving deposits at their lowest level for over a decade. The Bank of Greece's alarming figures come as the nation's left-wing Syriza ...

2015-05-30 U.K. U.K.

The Times (subscription)   

Cameron will appeal to 'hearts and minds' on EU   
The Times (subscription)
David Cameron will fight the EU referendum campaign with the same “hearts and minds” tactics he used in the battle against Scottish independence last year, The Times understands. The prime minister is expected to invoke the spirit of the years that followed ...

2015-05-30 U.K. World

Reuters Canada   

Blatter wins fifth FIFA term as challenger concedes   
Reuters Canada
ZURICH (Reuters) - Sepp Blatter was re-elected president of FIFA for a fifth term on Friday after his only challenger conceded defeat in an election overshadowed by allegations of rampant corruption in world soccer. Blatter won despite demands that he quit in ...

2015-05-29 U.K. Spotlight

AutoExpress   

Bentley Bentayga SUV 2016: our best look yet, plus interior pics and prices   
AutoExpress
The Bentley Bentayga has been spotted out and about again, this time with even less disguise. The luxury brand's new SUV is undergoing the last stages of development and testing ahead of going on sale in 2016. Before that, it's expected to be revealed in ...

2015-05-29 U.K. Health

Telegraph.co.uk   

'Hippie crack' banned: ministers outlaw young people's favourite party drug   
Telegraph.co.uk
Recreational use of laughing gas – dubbed “hippie crack” – will be banned alongside all legal highs under new legislation. Inhaling nitrous oxide for its mind-bending effects will become a criminal offence carrying up to seven years' imprisonment.
Jail terms under 'legal highs' law   BBC News
Pushers selling 'hippy crack' face up to seven years in jail as Government ...   Mirror.co.uk
New laws to tackle legal highs   South Wales Guardian
Sky News   
ITV News   
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BBC News   

Smoking ban in England 'cuts child hospital admissions'   
BBC News
Thousands of children have been spared serious illness and hospital treatment since the smoking ban was introduced in England in 2007, research suggests. The study, in the European Respiratory Journal, looked at 1.6 million hospital admissions of ...

2015-05-29 U.K. Science

The Guardian   

Freedom and liberty should not be red flags for climate science denial, but they are   
The Guardian
Protesters in Canberra, 2011, to plans in Australia to introduce a price on greenhouse gas emissions. Photograph: TORSTEN BLACKWOOD/AFP/Getty Images. Contact author. @readfearn. Thursday 28 May 2015 22.55 EDT Last modified on Thursday 28 ...

2015-05-29 U.K. Sports

BBC News   

Fifa to vote on Sepp Blatter presidency   
BBC News
The 209 members of Fifa are set to vote for their new president at their congress in Zurich, amid a huge corruption scandal. Sepp Blatter is seeking a fifth term. His only challenger is Prince Ali bin al-Hussein of Jordan. The vote comes two days after seven top ...

2015-05-29 U.K. Entertainment

Sydney Morning Herald   

San Andreas review: Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson to the rescue in not-so-dumb ...   
Sydney Morning Herald
Reviewer rating: Rating: 2.5 out of 5 stars. Reader rating: Rating: 4 out of 5 stars (3 votes). Name: San Andreas; Genre: Action/Adventure; Director: Brad Peyton; Screen writer: Carlton Cuse, Andre Fabrizio, Jeremy Passmore; Actors: Dwayne Johnson, ...

2015-05-29 U.K. Technology

Telegraph.co.uk   

iOS 9: everything you need to know   
Telegraph.co.uk
Apple's Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC) is just around the corner, and with it the potential unveiling of the latest operating system update for iPhone and iPad, iOS 9. As ever, details are shrouded in secrecy, but here are the main features we're ...

2015-05-29 U.K. Business

Telegraph.co.uk   

IMF warns of Grexit risk as judgment day approaches   
Telegraph.co.uk
The International Monetary Fund has hinted that Greece could be forced out of the eurozone, as the country edges closer to judgment day with its foreign creditors. IMF chief Christine Lagarde admitted she could not “preclude” a Greek exit, after four months of ...

2015-05-29 U.K. U.K.

BBC News   

David Cameron and Angela Merkel in EU reform talks   
BBC News
David Cameron will try to persuade German Chancellor Angela Merkel to back him over EU reforms as the two leaders hold face-to-face talks later. The PM is on a whistle-stop tour of Europe trying to gather support for changes he wants before holding the ...

2015-05-29 U.K. World

The Indian Express   

Two car bombs in Iraq; 10 killed, 27 injured   
The Indian Express
Authorities in Iraq say two separate car bombs inside parking lot of two hotels have killed 10 people in the capital Baghdad. Police officials say a car bomb exploded in the parking lot of Babil Hotel late Thursday, killing six people and wounding 14 others.
Baghdad bombs kill at least 10   Telegraph.co.uk
Car bombs kill 10 near major Baghdad hotels   CBC.ca
DFA: No Pinoy killed or hurt in Baghdad car bomb incidents   GMA News
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NBCNews.com   

Syria: Insurgent Coalition Pushes Assad's Forces From a Stronghold   
New York Times
Insurgents seized one of the last Syrian government positions in the northern province of Idlib on Thursday night, in the latest in a series of recent gains by a newly effective opposition coalition that includes the Syrian branch of Al Qaeda as well as other ...

2015-05-28 U.K. Spotlight

AutoExpress   

Bentley Bentayga SUV 2016: our best look yet, plus interior pics and prices   
AutoExpress
The Bentley Bentayga has been spotted out and about again, this time with even less disguise. The luxury brand's new SUV is undergoing the last stages of development and testing ahead of going on sale in 2016. Before that, it's expected to be revealed in ...

2015-05-28 U.K. Health

BBC News   

Doctors may be 'too slow' on cancer   
BBC News
GPs in the UK are slower to refer patients who might have cancer than in other countries, a study suggests. Interviews with 2,795 doctors around the world, in the journal BMJ Open, suggested British doctors did not have enough access to CT and MRI scans to ...

2015-05-28 U.K. Science

BBC News   

Evidence of 430000-year-old human violence found   
BBC News
Human remains from a cave in northern Spain show evidence of a lethal attack 430,000 years ago, a study has shown. Researchers examined one skull from a site called the Pit of Bones, which contains the remains of at least 28 people. They concluded that ...

2015-05-28 U.K. Sports

Daily News & Analysis   

Bacca inspired Sevilla clinch fourth Europa League title win at Warsaw   
Daily News & Analysis
Carlos Bacca claimed the plaudits with a superb double strike against Dnipro, including a late winner to decide a pulsating clash that began at a hair-raising pace with four goals in the first half. Sevilla celebrate their Europa League title win at Warsaw AFP.
Bacca's double helps Sevilla take title   Independent Online
Football - Bacca proves too hot to handle for plucky Dnipro   Yahoo Eurosport UK
Bacca: Sevilla's Europa League success is unique   Goal.com
Xinhua   
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SuperSport   
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Daily Mail   

Clinton Foundation took at least $1250000 from FIFA, Qatar and its World Cup ...   
Daily Mail
The fast-moving FIFA bribery scandal now has a Clinton connection, after news that the nation of Qatar and its 2022 World Cup organizing committee donated between $1.25 million and $5.5 million to the Bill, Hillary and Chelsea Clinton Foundation.
Presidential candidate Prince Ali: Fifa crisis cannot continue   Goal.com
Fifa indictment: What's in it   BBC News
A Region's Soccer Strongmen Are Facing a Hard Fall   New York Times
The Guardian   
New Zealand Herald   
USA TODAY   
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The Guardian   

Former Fifa kingpin Jack Warner spends night in jail after corruption arrest   
The Guardian
Warner appeared in court in Port-of Spain, where a judge read eight counts against him and then set bail at 2.5m Trinidadian dollars (US$395,000). He was also told he must surrender his passport and report to police twice a week. Warner did not enter a plea ...

2015-05-28 U.K. Entertainment

TV3.ie   

The Rock: Real men cry!   
TV3.ie
Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson says there's nothing to be ashamed about if you shed a tear while watching his new movie San Andreas - because "real men cry"! Previous: Tilda Swinton's Strange new role. Next: Kendrick Lamar wants to be a positive role ...

2015-05-28 U.K. Technology

The Star Online   

How a text message can shut down your iPhone   
New Zealand Herald
Receiving a text message containing Arabic and other non-Roman characters causes the recipient's iPhone to restart and makes it difficult to open the Messages app. Photo / Jason Oxenham. In weird Apple news today, it turns out there's a text message that ...

2015-05-28 U.K. Business

euronews   

Car production dips slightly in April as exports fall   
euronews
LONDON (Reuters) – British car production fell slightly in April compared with the same month last year, as stronger demand at home failed to outweigh a fall in exports, an industry body said on Thursday. Production fell 3.8 percent to 128,312 cars last month, ...