2015-07-26 U.K. Spotlight

Wired   

Hackers Remotely Kill a Jeep on the Highway—With Me in It | WIRED   
Wired
Caption: Charlie Miller (left) and Chris Valasek hacking into a Jeep Cherokee from Miller's basement as I drove the SUV on a highway ten miles away. Whitney Curtis for WIRED. Slide: 2 / of 6 . Caption: Miller attempts to rescue the Jeep after its ...

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BBC News   

Heavy rain causes flooding around Scotland   
BBC News
Heavy rain causes flooding in parts of Scotland, with a number of weather warnings and alerts in place until lunchtime on Saturday. Water on road at Haggs Road. Commuters drove through the floodwaters on Haggs Road in Glasgow on Friday morning.

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ManUtd.com   

Ed Woodward reveals United's scouting process   
ManUtd.com
Executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward has outlined the scouting process at Manchester United and detailed how the club conducts its incoming transfer business. Woodward has overseen deals to acquire Matteo Darmian, Memphis Depay, Morgan ...

2015-07-26 U.K. Health

The Independent   

New weight-loss tool designed by the US government may be the most ...   
The Independent
Losing weight can be a minefield with conflicting advice and fad diets coming from every direction. However, the weight-loss process may have just got a lot easier thanks to a new invention by the US government. The National Institute of Health, an off ...
Body Weight Planner added to SuperTracker for achieving, maintaining healthy ...   Healio
New Body Weight Planner Helps Slimmers Know How Many Calories To Cut   Yahoo News UK
Did the NIH Just Create the Best Weight Loss Calculator Ever?   Shape Magazine

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BBC News   

'Laughing gas' teenager dies after party in Bexley   
BBC News
A teenager believed to have taken so-called laughing gas at a party in south-east London has died. The 18-year-old was taken to hospital after collapsing in a street in Bexley, shortly after 23:15 BST on Saturday. He died two hours later. The ...
'Laughing gas' party teenager dies in hospital   Belfast Telegraph
Legal high alert as teenager rushed to hospital after 'inhaling laughing gas ...   Express.co.uk
'Laughing gas' party teenager critically ill in hospital   Surrey Comet

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TV Newsroom   

Successful people at extra risk of harmful drinking   
TV Newsroom
It was seen that risks of harmful drinking peaked for men in their early 60s and then it gradually ended whereas for women, the risks fell as they aged. Data collected through the study's questionnaire suggests that heavy drinking affects people later ...
Flourishing in 50s? You may want to stop drinking   Financial Express
The Strange Drinking Habits Of The Aging Affluent   Forbes
Successful people at extra risk of excessive drinking problems   PPP Focus.com
New Zealand Herald   
Telegraph.co.uk   
OnMedica   
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Telegraph.co.uk   

First IVF parents get blood-covered mail   
New Zealand Herald
Ms Brown, who turns 37 today, said: "It was menacing and scary. I would say a completely sick act by some sick minds. Photo / Thinkstock. Louise Brown, the world's first test-tube baby, has spoken for the first time about the blood-splattered hate mail ...
World's first IVF baby reveals her parents received hate mail   Metro
'Test tube baby' Louise Brown speaks of 'downside' of fame   BBC News
Test tube baby Louise Brown tells of the hate mail that followed miracle birth   Western Daily Press
Daily Mail   
Telegraph.co.uk   
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PPP Focus.com   

EU drug regulator recommends 1st license for malaria shot   
PPP Focus.com
The first malaria vaccine has received the green light from European regulators today, opening the door for vaccination campaigns for infants in Africa. In spite of the drug s partial effect, it remains the most clinically-advanced vaccine against ...
EU regulator recommends license for malaria shot   TV Newsroom
First malaria vaccine approved   Dispatch Times
World's First Malaria Vaccine Gets Go-Ahead From EU Regulators   Jakarta Globe
WLS-TV   
NYC Today   
Times Gazette   
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Metro   

NHS nurse sums up what many workers think of Jeremy Hunt   
Metro
So having completed a 14-and-a-half hour shift, NHS nurse Jacqui Berry decided to do exactly that. She delivered a powerful attack on health minister Jeremy Hunt, who's none too popular with many NHS workers at the moment. Earlier this month Mr Hunt ...

2015-07-26 U.K. Science

Telegraph.co.uk   

Three scientists investigating melting Arctic ice may have been assassinated ...   
Telegraph.co.uk
A Cambridge Professor has made the astonishing claim that three scientists investigating the melting of Arctic ice may have been assassinated within the space of a few months. Professor Peter Wadhams said he feared being labelled a “looney” over his ...

2015-07-26 U.K. Sports

Telegraph.co.uk   

Chelsea v PSG, pre-season friendly: as it happened   
Telegraph.co.uk
Latest: 01.40. Here's John Percy's assessment: Quote Few Chelsea supporters will forget the two gorefests against PSG in the Champions League last season and this was proof that the bad blood still lingers. The game was only 40 seconds old when Diego ...

2015-07-26 U.K. Entertainment

Belfast Telegraph   

Simon Pegg: Drunk fans aren't my favourite   
Belfast Telegraph
Simon Pegg thinks it would be "terribly arrogant" of him to ignore fans when they approach him to chat. Ads by Google. The 45-year-old actor has appeared in some of the biggest movies of the last few years, such as the Mission: Impossible and Star Trek ...

2015-07-26 U.K. Technology

Belfast Telegraph   

Counting the cost of paying in the digital age   
Belfast Telegraph
It promises the ease of contactless payment along with beefed-up fingerprint security, but can Apple Pay, the technology giant's new 'digital wallet', really rival your bank, credit and debit cards? Katie Wright finds out.
East London coffee shop becomes 'first to accept Apple Pay'   Dispatch Times
Apple Pay according to MEN Head of Business Adam Jupp   Sentinel Republic
The Apple Pay effect: TfL warns of fines for dead batteries   Junior College
Rapid News Network   
iFreePress.com (blog)   
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Techie News   

One in five young drivers take selfies at the wheel   
Daily Times
Up to one in five young drivers risks their life by taking 'selfies' at the wheel, new research reveals today, Daily Mail reports. Motorists are also using their mobile phones and tablets to make video calls and watch films while driving, a poll by the ...
15% of young drivers admit taking a selfie at the wheel in last month   road.cc
Snap happy? Selfies behind the wheel are not flash   BT.com
One in 10 motorists take selfies while driving   Broadbandchoices News
Recombu   
NDTVAuto.com   
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Mashable   

The 35 best Siri answers on the Apple Watch   
Telegraph.co.uk
Apple's digital assistant Siri has gained a reputation for its offhand, whimsical responses to a variety of questions since its introduction to the iPhone 4s in 2011. Siri for Apple Watch has been redesigned with a plethora of new answers to burning ...
These are the Best Features of Apple Watch OS 2   Tech Cocktail
Siri is sassy on the Apple Watch, too   Mashable
41 ways to get a giggle out of Siri   Pocket-lint.com

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BizTek Mojo   

BT Announces Price Hike for Landline and Broadband Services, Decision to ...   
BizTek Mojo
Shocking many of its customers in the UK, telecom giant BT has announced a price hike of up to 6.9% for its landline and broadband services. According to BT, there will be increase in set-up charges, line rentals, call charges and premium rate numbers ...
BT announces a raft of sharp price increases   Western Daily Press
BT under fire after calls and internet access charges go up   Herald Scotland
BT customers face massive price hikes with 10million homes to suffer   Mirror.co.uk

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Daily Mail   

Christine Prescott gets drink-drive ban for PUSHING a car to a safe spot   
Daily Mail
A mother-of-six fighting breast cancer has been given a three-year ban for drink driving - for pushing a car to a safer place after it ran out of petrol. Christine Prescott's ex-husband had been behind the wheel of the Ford Ka but abandoned it when it ...
Woman handed drink-driving ban for pushing car to safety   The Times (subscription)
Christine Prescott gets three-year driving ban after pushing car to safety   Metro
Sawston cancer sufferer speaks out over three-year drink-driving ban for ...   Cambridge News
Mirror.co.uk   
640 Toronto News   
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Contract hire and leasing news   

Audi A8 celebrates 21 years with anniversary special   
Contract hire and leasing news
To celebrate the 21st anniversary of its flagship A8, Audi has built a limited edition of the salubrious limo. Dubbed the Edition 21, just 121 vehicles will be built incorporating what the manufacturer describes as 'a choice blend of the latest ...
Audi A8 Edition 21 celebrates 21 years of business class cruising   Recombu
Audi launches A8 Edition 21, limited to 121 cars   Honest John
Audi A8 comes of age with Edition 21 special edition   Evo
autoevolution   
GTspirit   
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SC Magazine UK   

Braking news - 1.4 million Jeep recalls & DAB now attack vector   
SC Magazine UK
In-car audio systems present a danger to us all. And no, that's not because boy racers insist on driving around with them blaring out at 120 decibels but because they present a new route for hackers to seize control of vehicles. According to a team of ...

2015-07-26 U.K. Business

The Australian Financial Review   

Pearson in talks to Sell 50 per cent Economist magazine stake after Financial ...   
The Australian Financial Review
Pearson is in talks to sell its 50 percent stake in The Economist Group, the publisher of the international news and business magazine. "Pearson confirms it is in discussions with The Economist Group board and trustees regarding the potential sale of ...
Nikkei 'will cherish' Financial Times's freedom   Times LIVE
Pearson says in talks to sell its 50 pct stake in The Economist   Daily Mail
Pearson says in talks to sell The Economist share   Business Recorder (press release) (blog)
New York Times   
Xinhua   
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Irish Examiner   

Diageo shares fall after SEC probe adds to its woes   
Irish Examiner
Shares in Diageo — owner of Guinness and Smirnoff vodka — fell yesterday after it said the Securities and Exchange Commission is looking into its distribution practices in the US, adding to its woes as frustrated investors question the performance of ...
US watchdog questions Smirnoff maker Diageo's US distribution   Financial Express
Drink giant Diageo at centre of US sales probe   Aberdeen Press and Journal
Diageo to play down SEC probe   The Sunday Times
UPI.com   
Dispatch Times   
PPP Focus.com   
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Financial Times   

Revenue & Customs goes online to tax the sharing economy   
Financial Times
Revenue & Customs plans to raise nearly £1bn of extra tax by 2021 using new sources of online data to track down small businesses that are under-declaring their sales. Tax experts said that Apple, Amazon and Airbnb were likely to be among the app ...
Ebay sellers to be targeted in HMRC online tax crackdown   The Independent
UK government to crack down on online sales tax avoiders   domain-B
Online sellers could face tax crackdown   Nottingham Post
Tiverton Mid Devon Gazette   
BBC News   
Telegraph.co.uk   
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The Guardian   

Foreign criminals use London housing market to launder billions of pounds   
The Guardian
A Ferrari parked outside properties in Kensington, London. Donald Toon of the NCA says: 'I believe the London property market has been skewed by laundered money.' Photograph: Bloomberg/Bloomberg via Getty Images. Damien Gayle · @damiengayle.
Foreign criminals are driving up London house prices by laundering billions in ...   Evening Standard
Foreign criminals 'driving up UK house prices' – News   Observer News
Criminals 'are pushing up UK house prices with money laundering'   The Independent
Daily Mail   
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Wall Street Journal   

Ex-Deutsche Bank Chief Anshu Jain Cleared of Misleading Regulators Over Libor ...   
Wall Street Journal
German regulators told former Deutsche Bank AG DB -1.80 % co-Chief Executive Anshu Jain this month that they no longer suspected he purposely misled German central-bank officials in a private 2012 query about market manipulation, according to a ...

2015-07-26 U.K. U.K.

BBC News   

David Cameron to discuss 'common enemy' on Asia trip   
BBC News
The prime minister is expected to offer Indonesia and Malaysia support in tackling Islamist extremists, during a trade mission to South East Asia. It comes amid growing concern that the next branch of so-called Islamic State (IS) could emerge in the ...
PM: We Must 'Unite' Against 'Brutal Terrorists'   Sky News
David Cameron takes the fight to Isil, drafting plans to intervene against ...   Telegraph.co.uk
Chancellor George Osborne takes EU reform campaign to Paris   Reuters UK
Daily Mail   
Herald Sun   
Belfast Telegraph   
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The Guardian   

'This is like Stop the War with bells on': Jeremy Corbyn team shocked at momentum   
The Guardian
Veterans of decades of campaigning, they expected to see their candidate abused and dismissed. Instead, they're struggling to keep up with a flood of volunteers. Jeremy Corbyn on his way to a radio Labour leadership hustings in London. Photograph: Rex ...

2015-07-26 U.K. World

Minneapolis Star Tribune   

Obama criticises Kenya over corruption, homophobia   
DAWN.com
NAIROBI: US President Barack Obama on Saturday called for gay rights in Africa during his landmark visit to Kenya, comparing homophobia to racial discrimination he had encountered in the United States. In a joint press conference after talks with ...
Barack Obama in Kenya: Africa is a continent on the move   Irish Independent
Obama cracks 'birther' joke in Kenya   CNN
In first presidential visit to Kenya, Obama chides Nairobi on gay rights ...   Haaretz
TODAYonline   
9news.com.au   
Washington Post   
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Reuters   

Turkey strikes Islamic State, Kurdish militants in drive for 'safe zone'   
Reuters
ANKARA Turkish fighter jets and ground forces hit Islamic State militants in Syria and Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) camps in Iraq on Saturday, in a campaign Ankara said would help create a "safe zone" across swathes of northern Syria. The strikes ...
Turkey threatens more air strikes in Syria, Iraq against Islamic State, PKK   Sydney Morning Herald
Turkey carries out two-pronged strikes against IS in Syria, Kurds in Iraq   DAWN.com
Turkey strikes Kurdish bases in Iraq, puts two year truce in danger   Hindustan Times
The Guardian   
Irish Independent   
New Zealand Herald   
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Hindustan Times   

Yemen: 120 killed in Saudi-led airstrikes before truce declaration   
Hindustan Times
A child injured in a recent Saudi-led air strike sits on a hospital bed in Yemen's capital Sanaa July 25, 2015. (Reuters Photo). Share. Saudi-led coalition airstrikes hit a residential area in a quiet Red Sea town in Yemen, killing at least 120 people ...
Saudi-led coalition calls five-day ceasefire in Yemen to help delivery of aid   The Independent
80 killed in Yemen air strike; Hadi's plea for 5-day truce accepted by Saudis   DAWN.com
Saudi Arabia-led coalition calls ceasefire in Yemen after air strike kills 120 ...   The Guardian
BBC News   
New York Times   
Daily News & Analysis   
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ABC Online   

Fishermen call for better shark alert system after scallop diver fatally ...   
ABC Online
Recreational fishermen are calling for a better system to alert them to the presence of sharks after a scallop diver was fatally attacked in front of his daughter in Tasmania's south east. The 46-year-old recreational scallop fisherman was diving with ...
Police keep watch on Tasmania's east coast after fatal shark attack   The Guardian
Police praise divers and fishermen who tried to save a man mauled by Great White   Daily Mail
Diver killed by shark in Australia as daughter watches   The Sun Daily
Business Insider Australia   
The New Daily   
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ABC News   

Never-before-seen photos released of Bush administration during 9/11   
CNN
Cheney, shown here at Camp David on September 11, 2001. A year later, he recalled to CNN's John King: "As we lifted off and headed up the Potomac [River], you could look out and see the Pentagon, see that black hole where it'd been hit. A lot of lights ...
Unseen pictures of George Bush administration on 9/11 released   The Australian (blog)
Newly released images of President George W. Bush, Vice President Dick Cheney ...   Newsday
Unseen 9.11 White House photos released   Sky News Australia
New Zealand Herald   
9news.com.au   
Boston Globe   
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CBC.ca   

Suspected Boko Haram suicide attack kills at least 10 in Cameroon   
CBC.ca
A suicide bomber attacked a popular night spot Saturday evening in northern Cameroon, killing at least 10 people only days after Islamic militants were blamed for another attack on the town that left at least 20 dead, the governor said. Midjiyawa ...
Boko Haram blamed for 25 deaths in Nigeria   DAWN.com
Fresh attack in north Cameroon town of Maroua 'kills 19'   BBC News
Nigeria losses $13.7billion annually due to farmer-herder conflicts   BusinessDay
Fox News   
Washington Post   
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The Express Tribune   

Afghan peace talks: Pakistan to host round two   
The Express Tribune
Pakistan is to host the second round of direct peace talks between the Taliban and the Afghan government on July 31, a senior Pakistani security official said on Saturday, laying to rest speculation that either China or Qatar would be the next venue ...
Ceasefire on agenda for next Taliban talks: Kabul   The Nation
Second round of Afghan-Taliban talks set for end July   TV Newsroom
Afghan govt, Taliban to hold talks in China   Sentinel Republic
Bulletin Leader   
The News on Sunday   
Gbooza   
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New York Times   

Tunisia Passes Antiterror Law After 2 Deadly Attacks   
New York Times
TUNIS — Tunisia's Parliament voted overwhelmingly late Friday to pass an antiterrorism law after a pair of devastating attacks against tourists, but critics fear that the new legislation may endanger the country's hard-won freedoms. Alone among the ...
Tunisia votes to bring in death penalty for terrorists   The Guardian
Tunisia overwhelmingly passes antiterror law   Boston Globe
Tunisia parliament approves death penalty for terrorism charges after Islamic ...   ABC Online

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ABC Online   

Burundi opposition chief Agathon Rwasa calls for new elections   
ABC Online
Burundi's main opposition leader Agathon Rwasa has denounced the third consecutive term win by president Pierre Nkurunziza and demanded fresh elections. Mr Rwasa, who won almost 19 per cent of the vote despite saying he was unable to properly ...