2014-08-27 U.K. Spotlight

Vladimir Putin has gone too far in Ukraine to back down now  Telegraph.co.uk (blog)
It's late August. Western politicians are trickling back to their offices, glumly hoping that while they were away some of the problems bothering them at the end of July have sorted themselves out. Alas for them, the Ukraine imbroglio is still here, and if anything ...

2014-08-27 U.K. Health

  MiamiHerald.com   

E-cigarettes should be regulated and sales restricted, WHO says  Los Angeles Times
Electronic cigarettes should be regulated globally, and the devices should not be used in indoor public places or sold to minors, the World Health Organization said Tuesday. Its report warns that it might take decades before there is conclusive evidence of ...

2014-08-27 U.K. Science

  The Guardian   

The corncockle kerfuffle, or why Countryfile isn't trying to kill you  The Guardian
The BBC has been criticised after a scheme it promoted on Countryfile distributed packets of wild flower seeds containing a poisonous plant. But the truth is more complicated, and far less alarming. Share · Tweet this. Email. Corncockle: rare, pretty and ...

2014-08-27 U.K. Sports

  Goal.com   

Louis van Gaal insists Manchester United were unlucky to go down 4-0 to MK ...  Daily Mail
Louis van Gaal's horrendous start as Manchester United manager got even worse on Tuesday night as his side were dumped out of the Capital One Cup by MK Dons. In one of the most humiliating nights in the club's history, United were thrashed at Stadium ...

2014-08-27 U.K. Entertainment

  Daily Mail   

Weird, beautiful, spellbinding... 35 years on, there's still nothing like Kate Bush ...  Daily Mail
Kate Bush made her long-awaited return to the stage last night in her first concert for 35 years. The 56-year-old's comeback at a celebrity-packed Hammersmith Apollo – the venue of her last gig in 1979 – was first of a 22-date tour. Tickets sold out in less than ...

2014-08-27 U.K. Technology

  Wall Street Journal   

iPad Pro release reportedly on track for 2015  TechRadar UK
It's been months since we heard anything about the rumored iPad Pro, but that doesn't mean Apple's changed its plans. In fact the 12.9-inch iPad Pro is well on its way to a 2015 release date, according to Bloomberg. The site got its info from those infamous ...

2014-08-27 U.K. Business

  Reuters   

Burger King to buy Canada's Tim Hortons for $11.5 billion  Reuters
TORONTO Aug 26 (Reuters) - Burger King Worldwide Inc (BKW.N) announced plans to buy Canadian coffee and doughnut chain Tim Hortons Inc (THI.TO) for C$12.64 billion ($11.53 billion) in a cash-and-stock deal that would create the world's third-largest ...

2014-08-27 U.K. U.K.

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Rotherham child abuse: Commissioner faces calls to resign  BBC News
South Yorkshire's Police and Crime Commissioner is facing calls to resign after the publication of a report into widespread child abuse in Rotherham. The study, published on Tuesday, found at least 1,400 children in the town were sexually exploited by ...

2014-08-27 U.K. World

  Wall Street Journal   

Russia-Ukraine Talks Yield Little Progress on Ending Conflict  Wall Street Journal
From left, presidents Vladimir Putin of Russia, Alexander Lukashenko of Belarus and Petro Poroshenko of Ukraine meet in Minsk on Tuesday. Agence France-Presse/Getty Images. Face-to-face talks between the Russian and Ukrainian presidents failed to ...