2014-08-26 U.K. Spotlight

Sorry, Sir Christopher Meyer, but America doesn't need Assad's help to strike Isil  Telegraph.co.uk (blog)
Sir Christopher Meyer rose to become Britain's ambassador in Washington at the summit of a 37-year diplomatic career. So it was with some surprise that I read his analysis in the Telegraph on Saturday of what should be done about Isil in Syria. Put simply ...

2014-08-26 U.K. Health

  IBNLive   

British Ebola sufferer William Pooley speaks about treating survivors in Sierra ...  The Guardian
Exclusive: William Pooley, Britain's first confirmed Ebola sufferer, was interviewed by the Guardian just days before he contracted the virus while working as a volunteer nurse in Sierra Leone. In the short segment, Pooley talks about the joy of seeing Ebola ...

2014-08-26 U.K. Science

  Daily Mail   

Oops-a-daisy! Guides plant poisonous flowers in the park as part of project ...  Daily Mail
A group of Girl Guides unwittingly planted poisonous wild flowers in a public park as part of a project backed by the BBC's Countryfile programme. Council groundsmen were called in to clear the rare toxic corncockles after being alerted by an amateur ...

2014-08-26 U.K. Sports

  The Standard Digital News   

Football - Man United agree to record British transfer for Di Maria - media  Yahoo Eurosport UK
Manchester United have agreed a British record transfer fee of 59.7 million pounds ($99 million) to secure Angel di Maria from Real Madrid and are set to announce his transfer officially on Tuesday, British media reported. 7 minutes ago Reuters. 0 shares ...

2014-08-26 U.K. Entertainment

  Mirror.co.uk   

Emmys 2014: Billy Crystal pays tribute to Robin Williams in touching speech ...  Mirror.co.uk
The When Harry Met Sally actor - who was longtime friends with the late star - was visibly emotional as he talked about Williams and shared stories about the pair's times together. "He made us laugh hard, every time you saw him on television, arenas, ...

2014-08-26 U.K. Technology

  SFGate   

Why Amazon buying Twitch is great news  TechRadar UK
Amazon, already the king (or queen?) of the e-commerce jungle, seems poised to pounce on the gaming industry thanks to its recent purchase of popular streaming service Twitch. But where does that leave the beloved gaming site and its fans? Just barely ...

2014-08-26 U.K. Business

  Reuters   

Euro slides on French political woes, weak German data  Reuters
TOKYO (Reuters) - The euro stayed plumbed a one-year trough against the dollar on Tuesday as prospects for further easing by the European Central Bank weighed on the currency along with weak eurozone data and the resignation of the French ...

2014-08-26 U.K. U.K.

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Scotland Debate: The Facts Behind The Arguments  Sky News
Full Fact looks at a number of issues that have hit the headlines during the Scotland debates - and puts facts to claims. 4:00am UK, Tuesday 26 August 2014. Better Together leader Alistair Darling speaking at the second television debate over Scottish ...

2014-08-26 U.K. World

  CNN   

Did a second ISIS militant kill James Foley?  CNN
(CNN) -- The shocking video of James Foley being beheaded in Syria has set off multiple investigations into the mystery of who killed the American journalist. A day after the British ambassador to the United States said that experts in his country are close to ...