2015-06-17 U.K. Spotlight

International Business Times UK   

Eleanor Hawkins: Student who posed naked on Mt Kinabalu given fine and three ...   
International Business Times UK
Eleanor Hawkins, the 23-year-old graduate who posed topless on Mt Kinabalu peak and was then accused with ten other backpackers of causing an earthquake on the Malaysian mountain, has been sentenced to three days in prison and given a 5,000 ringgit ...

2015-06-17 U.K. Health

Telegraph.co.uk   

NHS left family on the other side of curtain as their mother died   
Telegraph.co.uk
A catalogue of serious failings by NHS trusts across the country have been outlined in a damning report by the health service ombudsman. A litany of complaints made by patients and their families, such as a man with dementia left on a trolley for 33 hours and ...

2015-06-17 U.K. Science

Telegraph.co.uk   

Bees contribute more to British economy than Royal Family   
Telegraph.co.uk
Bees contribute more to the Britain's economy than the monarchy, new figures show. Researchers at the University of Reading estimated the overall value of the pollinators by examining how heavily food crops rely on bees to grow, and how much the sale of ...

2015-06-17 U.K. Sports

DAWN.com   

Dolgopolov ousts Nadal at Queen's   
DAWN.com
LONDON: Rafael Nadal suffered a shock first-round exit from the Wimbledon warm-up event as the Spanish star was beaten 6-3, 6-7 (6-8), 6-4 by unheralded Ukrainian Alexandr Dolgopolov here at Queen's Club on Tuesday. Dolgopolov forced the pace and ...

2015-06-17 U.K. Entertainment

The Guardian   

Chris Evans revealed as new presenter of Top Gear   
The Guardian
Chris Evans said he was 'thrilled' to become the show's new presenter. Photograph: Rex Shutterstock. Jamie Grierson · @JamieGrierson. Tuesday 16 June 2015 14.44 EDT Last modified on Tuesday 16 June 2015 19.42 EDT. Share on Facebook · Share on ...

2015-06-17 U.K. Technology

TIME   

Here's Everything Sony Revealed During Its Blockbuster E3 Keynote   
TIME
Rounding out Monday's barrage of E3 gaming pressers, Sony's midyear celebration of all things PlayStation got off to a rousing start with one of the industry's most anticipated—and repeatedly delayed—games on any system. That's right, The Last Guardian is ...

2015-06-17 U.K. Business

The Independent   

Deflation didn't last long... after just one month, prices are growing   
The Independent
The UK's first dip into deflation in 55 years ended after a single month in May as rising petrol prices and air fares helped push the cost of living back into positive territory, official figures showed. The official consumer prices index, which measures the cost of an ...

2015-06-17 U.K. U.K.

BBC News   

EU referendum: Rebels defeated after Tory MPs offered concessions   
BBC News
Twenty-seven Conservative MPs have voted against the government over its EU referendum plans. The MPs backed an amendment to the EU Referendum Bill aimed at ensuring the government could not campaign to stay in the European Union in the weeks ...

2015-06-17 U.K. World

New York Times   

As Putin Talks More Missiles and Might, Cost Tells Another Story   
New York Times
KUBINKA, Russia — They call it “Russia's military Disneyland,” and the underlying idea that Russia will soon field a high-tech, modernized army was indeed part fantasy. But the bristling array of armaments underlined how military competition had overtaken ...