2015-07-02 U.K. Spotlight

International Business Times UK   

Germany: Queen Elizabeth II warns 'division in Europe is dangerous'   
International Business Times UK
Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II has warned against a divided Europe during her fifth visit to Germany. Addressing the state banquet gathering held at Germany's President Joachim Gauck's residence, the Bellevue Palace, the 89-year-old Queen said: "In ...

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Your pictures of Scotland: 19-26 June   
BBC News
Lorna Baldwin, from Washington DC, visited Orkney's Balfour Castle on Shapinsay. Send us your pictures to scotlandpictures@bbc.co.uk. Loch Lomond. The view of Loch Lomond from Conic Hill, Balmaha. Photo by Graeme Conlan from Alva. Puffin. Tea time ...

2015-07-02 U.K. Health

Financial Times   

NHS medicines to be labelled with price   
Financial Times
A price tag will be stamped on medicines, with the slogan “Funded by the UK taxpayer”, under a plan to cut waste in the National Health Service. Jeremy Hunt, health secretary, said it was important that patients understood there was “no such thing as a ...
Medicines will carry prices to shame wasteful patients   The Times (subscription)
Price to be written on NHS-prescribed medicine costing more than £20   The Guardian
Patients to be told price of prescribed drugs in bid to save NHS £300m   The Independent
Telegraph.co.uk   
BBC News   
Daily Mail   
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BBC News   

Constipated girl Emily Titterington from Cornwall died because care was resisted   
BBC News
A 16-year-old died from chronic constipation because either she, or she and her parents, resisted the care she needed, a coroner has said. Emily Titterington had not been to the toilet for three months when she suffered a cardiac arrest at home. An ...
Toilet phobic teen dies after refusing to go to the loo   Stuff.co.nz
Teen Girl Dies After Not Going to the Bathroom for 8 Weeks   Cosmopolitan.com (blog)
"Long term failures" to blame for death of constipated teen   Cornish Guardian
Clarence Valley Daily Examiner   
The Inquisitr   
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BBC News   

IT system for GP records criticised   
BBC News
A new GP IT system designed to improve quality and planning in the NHS in England has been criticised for running over budget and behind schedule, by a finance watchdog. The National Audit Office found the General Practice Extraction Service had cost ...

2015-07-02 U.K. Science

The Independent   

Forget little green men - aliens will look like humans, says Cambridge ...   
The Independent
They are often portrayed on screen as little green men with elongated limbs and saucer-like eyes. From E.T to the X-Files, aliens from outer space have captured our imagination for decades. Yet a new book from a leading evolutionary biologist argues ...
We are not alone says biologist   Irish Independent
Human-like aliens are likely to have evolved on other planets – just as we did ...   Irish Examiner
Aliens are real and they look just like HUMANS, claims top scientist   Mirror.co.uk
Mix 96   
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Irish Examiner   

Great Barrier Reef outlook poor but not in danger   
Irish Examiner
The heritage committee of Unesco has said the outlook for Australia's Great Barrier Reef is poor due to threats including pollution and climate change but stopped short of listing it as “in danger”. Environmental campaign-ers had urged the committee to ...

2015-07-02 U.K. Sports

BBC Sport   

England World Cup run 'grabbed attention of a nation'   
BBC Sport
England may have suffered last-minute heartache in their World Cup semi-final defeat to Japan, but have they changed the face of women's football forever with their performances in Canada? Mark Sampson's side were within seconds of taking the defending ...

2015-07-02 U.K. Entertainment

Daily Mail   

David Suchet in drag makes a delightfully camp battleaxe: QUENTIN LETTS ...   
Daily Mail
Wait until you see him in the new Importance Of Being Earnest in which he plays the arguably more masculine figure of Lady Bracknell. Yes, here is one of England's great actors hamming it up cheerfully as the Great Gorgon Herself, self-made Aunt ...
The Importance of Being Earnest review – David Suchet's Lady Bracknell is ...   The Guardian
The Importance of Being Earnest, Vaudeville Theatre, review: 'a trial'   Telegraph.co.uk
The Importance of Being Earnest, Vaudeville Theatre, review: David Suchet ...   The Independent
Broadway World   
The Stage   
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Mirror.co.uk   

Rolling Stones go through the past darkly with unseen pictures from their ...   
Mirror.co.uk
Who knew that such angelic little boys would grow up to be the bad boys of rock and roll? Share; Share; Tweet; +1; Pinterest. Getty A school photo of a 9 year old Mick Jagger. Like a little rainbow: Who is this young man? Here's when the world's ...
Rolling Stones announce exhibition   Sky News Australia
Rolling Stones Announce Traveling Memorabilia Exhibit   Variety
The Rolling Stones release live 'Sticky Fingers,' announce museum tour   Atlanta Journal Constitution (blog)
CBS News   
Telegraph.co.uk   
Examiner.com   
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The Guardian   

Warhol's One Dollar Bill fetches £20.9m on record night for Sotheby's   
The Guardian
This was Warhol's first such work of a dollar, painted by hand in 1962. Photograph: Toby Melville/Reuters. Dominic Smith. Wednesday 1 July 2015 20.29 EDT Last modified on Wednesday 1 July 2015 20.30 EDT. Share on Facebook · Share on Twitter · Share ...

2015-07-02 U.K. Technology

The Guardian   

Minecraft Minecon 2015 schedule reveals Stampy, YouTube and more   
The Guardian
Minecraft fans will be able to enter a contest competition at Minecon 2015. Photograph: Carlton Books/REX/Carlton Books/REX. Stuart Dredge · @stuartdredge. Wednesday 1 July 2015 15.07 EDT Last modified on Wednesday 1 July 2015 15.28 EDT.
Microsoft launches website to help push Minecraft into classrooms   ZDNet
Microsoft Sees Minecraft As Learning Tool For Schools   TechWeekEurope UK
Minecraft sells over 20 million PC copies   ITProPortal
Pocket Gamer.Biz   
HEXUS   
PCGamesN   
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Daily Mail   

Researchers warn digital amnesia is changing our ability to remember   
Daily Mail
They found many people no longer know their partners or their children's phone numbers - instead having to rely on their handset. The problem, dubbed 'digital amnesia' is a result of our brains adapting to an age where our phone, and the internet, is ...
Connected Devices Spark Digital Amnesia-And Insecurity   Infosecurity Magazine
Smartphones and internet may give you 'digital amnesia'   Economic Times
Study: Most Americans suffer from 'Digital Amnesia'   WTOP

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Business Insider Australia   

Here's how to choose the right VPN in Australia   
Business Insider Australia
Not all virtual private networks (VPNs) are created equal. Some keep logs, some cap your traffic, some don't work on mobile, some don't work at all. This is what you need to know about choosing a VPN provider, as well as a few recommendations to get ...
Virtual Private Networks leak users' data, study finds   Rapid News Network
VPNs like Astrill may dodge Great Firewall, but also 'leak sensitive data': report   South China Morning Post (subscription)
VPN users, beware: You may not be as safe as you think you are   PC Advisor
Sentinel Republic   
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ITProPortal   

Has the electric car revolution started? Or are we on the brink of it?   
ITProPortal
It was predicted by President Barack Obama that there will be 1 million electric cars in the US by 2015. As of now, there are approximately 280,000. The world famous, Richard Branson said this week that “no new road cars will be petrol driven within 20 ...
Are we on the brink of an electric car revolution?   The Guardian
Renault-Nissan Hits 250000 Electric Vehicle Sales   Carscoops (blog)
Take Red Bull's quit threats seriously   autosport.com
Energy and Capital   
FleetPoint   
WorldCarFans.com   
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Engadget   

The iPhone 6 Plus won't fit Fallout 4's Pip-Boy (and I'm sad)   
Engadget
Thanks a lot, Bethesda. After the outfit's first E3 media briefing, I pre-ordered the Pip-Boy Edition of Fallout 4 because of course I want to put a real-life version of the game's stat-tracker and menu system on my forearm. All good, right? Well, I'm ...
Fallout 4 Pip-Boy edition to go back on sale this Friday   GameZone
Bethesda Shows You How to Use Your Phone in the 'Fallout 4' Pip-Boy   Touch Arcade
UK gamers can attempt to pre-order the Pip-Boy edition of Fallout 4 on July 3   Windows Central
Cult of Mac   
Gotta Be Mobile   
Bleeding Cool News   
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Jaguar Land Rover signs partnership to build cars in Austria   
Financial Express
Luxury carmaker Jaguar Land Rover has signed a contract to build some vehicles in Austria, it said on Thursday, a further expansion away from its UK manufacturing base. By: Reuters | July 2, 2015 9:08 am. Luxury carmaker Jaguar Land Rover has signed a ...

2015-07-02 U.K. Business

Reuters UK   

Asian markets tread water, China opens weak, investors watch Greek standoff   
Reuters UK
HONG KONG Asian shares lost early steadiness and Chinese stocks got off to a weak start on Thursday, while upbeat U.S. economic data helped the dollar gain as investors globally opted for caution due to Greece's standoff with its creditors. MSCI's ...
Greek crisis: India braces itself for negative fallout   Hindustan Times
Asia shares subdued by Greek anxiety, dollar stands tall   Reuters
US, Europe markets close higher on new Greek plan   The Australian

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NDTV   

A Bankrupt Greece Struggles as Government Heads Toward Default   
NDTV
Athens, Greece: This is what it looks like when a country goes bankrupt. The Greek government, which Tuesday missed a payment to the International Monetary Fund, is scrambling to come up with the money to pay pensions and other bills. And Greece's ...

2015-07-02 U.K. U.K.

Irish Independent   

It's time to start bombing Isil jihadists in Syria, says Britain   
Irish Independent
A man walks with the aid of a crutch past damaged buildings in the old city Open Gallery 1 A man walks with the aid of a crutch past damaged buildings in the old city of Aleppo, Syria. Photo: Reuters Abdalrhman Ismail. Britain is considering bombing ...
Jack the Insider: for Israel, Islamic State is an Arab problem   The Australian
Door to RAF strikes in Syria opens   BBC News
US blocks attempts by Arab allies to fly heavy weapons directly to Kurds to ...   Telegraph.co.uk
Herald Scotland   
Financial Times   
Mirror.co.uk   
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Telegraph.co.uk   

Murder hunt launched after death of infamous criminal John 'Goldfinger' Palmer   
Telegraph.co.uk
John “Goldfinger” Palmer, one of Britain's most notorious criminals, has become the latest underworld figure to fall victim to the “curse of Brink's-MAT” after he was shot dead at his home. Palmer, who was tried for melting down gold bars stolen in the ...
Murder investigation after John 'Goldfinger' Palmer shot dead   The Guardian
Conman in £26m gold raid is shot dead in his garden   The Times (subscription)
John Palmer: 'Goldfinger' of British crime was murdered, say police   The Independent
Daily Mail   
Mix 96   
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Telegraph.co.uk   

Traditional university degree honours obsolete as new 13-point system unveiled   
Telegraph.co.uk
Traditional degree marks will become obsolete and a new 13-point system will be introduced because too many students are receiving firsts and 2:1s, the universities minister has announced. Jo Johnson said the current system of marking university ...
Universities push for higher fees   BBC News
Universities must prove they are excellent at teaching, minister says   The Guardian
Tuition fees must rise with inflation, universities say   The Times (subscription)
The Guardian   
Mirror.co.uk   
Times Higher Education   
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Telegraph.co.uk   

More than a third of police child abuse investigations 'inadequate', says watchdog   
Telegraph.co.uk
More than a third of child abuse investigations by the police are inadequate, a damning report by watchdogs has warned. Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary found 38 per cent of inquiries in a sample of nearly 600 were not conducted to a good ...

2015-07-02 U.K. World

New York Times   

Mixed Messages and No Progress in Greek Crisis   
New York Times
BRUSSELS — Bewildered Greeks, not to speak of people throughout Europe and the world, could be forgiven for wondering who, if anyone, is in charge. In the past few days, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras of Greece has blown up negotiations with European ...