2015-11-02 U.K. Spotlight

International Business Times UK   

World Crazy Golf Championships 2015: Brit Michael Smith crowned champion [video]   
International Business Times UK
Golfers from across the world gathered in Hastings for the annual World Crazy Golf Championship. The event teed off on 24 October, with 75 players from four different countries taking part at the Arnold Palmer Mini Golf course. British Mini Golf ...

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BBC News   

Cassini probe sweeps over Saturn's moon Enceladus   
BBC News
The Cassini probe has made a daring close flyby of Enceladus, an ice-rich moon of Saturn. The Nasa craft swept just 50km above the moon's surface in a final attempt to "taste" the chemistry of water jets spewing from its south pole. Enceladus has ...

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The Guardian   

Australia and New Zealand fans riled about Rugby World Cup final kick-off time   
The Guardian
Australia fans watch their team's semi-final win over Argentina on big screens in Sydney where Saturday's Rugby World Cup final will kick off at 3am local time. Photograph: William West/AFP/Getty Images. Jaydee Dyer. Wednesday 28 October 2015 15.05 ...

2015-11-02 U.K. Health

Telegraph.co.uk   

Quarter of cancer patients dead in six months due to late diagnosis   
Telegraph.co.uk
One in four British cancer patients are unlikely to live longer than six months after diagnosis because they - and GPs - are missing signs of the disease, new figures show. Nearly 90,000 people do not know they have got cancer until they arrive at ...
Quarter of cancer patients diagnosed in London A&E dead within two months   The Guardian
Quarter of london a&e diagnosis cancer patients 'dead within two months'   Daily Mail

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Telegraph.co.uk   

Why a stir-fry diet could protect against osteoporosis   
Telegraph.co.uk
A stir-fry diet, rich in soy, could protect women from bone weakening and osteoporosis in older women, a new study suggests. Women become more susceptible to the brittle bone disease after going through the menopause as levels of protective oestrogen ...

2015-11-02 U.K. Science

Telegraph.co.uk   

Dinosaur Remains Airlifted From New Mexico Wilderness   
MyTechBits
National Guard Blackhawk helicopters were used Thursday to fly the skulls of a baby Pentaceratops and an adult Pentaceratops out of the Bisti-De-Na-Zin Wilderness where they were discovered in 2011. It was a major, but unique, mission Thursday morning ...

2015-11-02 U.K. Sports

The Guardian   

Aston Villa poised to announce Rémi Garde as new manager, say reports   
The Guardian
Rémi Garde's current employers, Canal+, where he works as a TV pundit, have reported he has agreed to take over at Aston Villa. Photograph: PDN/Sipa/Rex. Press Association. Sunday 1 November 2015 18.14 EST Last modified on Sunday 1 November ...

2015-11-02 U.K. Entertainment

Daily Mail   

Strictly Come Dancing's Kirsty Gallacher is the fifth celebrity to leave   
Daily Mail
Before finding out she'd be dancing for her place in the competition, former pop princess Jamelia found herself in the safe confines of the middle of the leaderboard with a solid 26 points after an energetic Jive.
Kirsty Gallacher becomes fifth celebrity to leave Strictly Come Dancing 2015   TV Newsroom
Zara Phillips out with Strictly Come Dancing's Kirsty Gallacher & Brendan Cole   South Carolina SC (press release) (blog)
Strictly Come Dancing: The first female celebrity has been voted off   Irish Examiner
Irish Independent   
Scottish Daily Record   
The Sun (subscription)   
Mirror   
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Variety   

'Homeland' Recap: Episode 5 'Better Call Saul' Takes Noir Turn   
Variety
The special guest star in the fifth episode of “Homeland's” fifth season was the lighting director. “Better Call Saul” had great visual touches of film noir as the key players fell deeper into the abyss of suspicion, paranoia and conspiracies. SPOILER ...
'Homeland' Season 5, Episode 5: An Intelligence Expert Weighs In   Wall Street Journal (blog)
Homeland Season 5 Episode 5 Review: Better Call Saul   TV Fanatic
ArtsBeat | 'Homeland' Recap, Season 5, Episode 5: Can Carrie Figure Out What's ...   New York Times (blog)
Entertainment Weekly   
TV.com   
The Guardian (blog)   
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Waikato Times   

Jerry Hall and Rupert Murdoch have made their first public appearance.   
Waikato Times
After six weeks of speculation, media mogul Rupert Murdoch made his public debut with Jerry Hall at the Rugby World Cup final at Twickenham on Saturday. The 84-year-old laughed and cuddled the 59-year-old 6ft tall Texan model, before planting a ...

2015-11-02 U.K. Technology

Christian Science Monitor   

Does Facebook's 'real name' policy really protect its users?   
Christian Science Monitor
Facebook's 'real name' policy requires users to register with the name given on federal IDs or credit cards, a rule that opponents say could harm user safety, even as supporters argue that it will help.
Facebook to improve its 'real name' policy   USA TODAY
Facebook to alter controversial 'real name' policy   Telegraph.co.uk
Facebook To Tweak Controversial 'Real Name' Policy After Public Hullabaloo   wireless goodness
Bills Insider (blog)   
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Telegraph.co.uk   

Facebook reaches half the internet, but don't expect it to stop there   
Telegraph.co.uk
It's been hard to miss the advertising blitz that Facebook has embarked on over the last few weeks. The sides of bus stops, television breaks and double-page newspaper spreads have all been commandeered by the social network, as part of a campaign that ...

2015-11-02 U.K. Business

Wall Street Journal   

China Manufacturing Gauge Suggests Smaller Factories Are Seeing Relief   
Wall Street Journal
BEIJING—China's factory activity decreased at a slower pace in October, according to a private-sector gauge, indicating Beijing's earlier stimulus measures might be having an impact. The new reading released on Monday helps to paint a mixed picture ...
GLOBAL-ECONOMY-Asia's factories struggle with global demand gulf   Daily Mail
Asian mkts mixed as China Caixin PMI falls for 8th month   Moneycontrol.com
China manufacturing shows signs of stabilizing in October   Washington Post
Reuters UK   
CNBC   
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Telegraph.co.uk   

Want to fly at 2500mph? BAE Systems does and is willing to pay £20m for it   
Telegraph.co.uk
Hypersonic air travel and cut-price satellite launches will move a step closer when BAE Systems buys a stake in a UK company developing engines able to power aircraft at 2,500mph and into space. The FTSE 100 group is set to purchase 20pc of ...

2015-11-02 U.K. U.K.

Daily Mail   

Scottish Labour agrees to discuss the future of Trident at its annual conference   
Daily Mail
Jeremy Corbyn is celebrating a small victory after Scottish Labour today voted against renewing the UK's Trident nuclear weapon system. Scottish Labour delegates and trade unions overwhelmingly voted for unilateral nuclear disarmament, providing ...
Herald View: Risks for Labour and the SNP in Trident vote   Herald Scotland
Scottish Labour members vote against renewing Trident   St Helens Star

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Reuters UK   

Osborne visits Germany to sell EU-reform push   
Reuters UK
LONDON Chancellor George Osborne travels to Germany on Monday to call for a strong EU working for the "benefit of all 28 member states", part of the government's push to change the terms of its relationship with the bloc. In talks with officials ...
UK and German economies 'the beating heart of Europe', says George Osborne   The Guardian
George Osborne flies into Germany to fight for British deal with the European ...   Mirror.co.uk
British finance minister visits Germany to sell EU-reform push   Yahoo Finance UK
shropshirestar.com   
Bloomberg   
City A.M.   
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The Guardian   

Blair denies ministers were told to 'burn' Iraq war legal advice   
The Guardian
Tony Blair has denied reports that ministers were instructed to 'burn' a report questioning the legality of the Iraq war less than three weeks before British forces invaded the country. The Mail on Sunday quotes an unnamed senior No 10 figure saying ...
Alex Salmond demands truth after claim senior Labour figure ordered burning of ...   The National
Blair's spin   The News International
Blair Denies Note on Iraq War's Illegality was Destroyed   The New Indian Express
The Independent   
Daily Mail   
Telegraph.co.uk   
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Financial Times   

Government to propose extra welfare powers for Scotland   
Financial Times
David Mundell is to propose changes to the Scotland Bill this week, as the Scottish secretary attempts to rebut criticism from opposition parties that the latest wave of devolution from London to Edinburgh does not go far enough. Mr Mundell will on ...
Holyrood has got promised powers in full, says Scottish secretary   The Guardian
David Mundell says Scotland Bill changes 'deliver on the vow'   BBC News
Mundell to drop "vetoes" over new powers coming to Holyrood   Herald Scotland
stv.tv   
The National   
Scotsman   
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Scotsman   

Spying laws: Internet browsing history to be protected   
Scotsman
Home Secretary Theresa May on the Andrew Marr Show said the Bill includes oversight provision. Picture: BBC. HAYDEN SMITH. 23:16 Sunday 01 November 2015 00:00 Monday 02 November 2015. 0. Have your say. SPYING laws will not give the ...

2015-11-02 U.K. World

Firstpost   

Turkey's long-dominant AKP regains majority in stunning election comeback   
Firstpost
Ankara, Turkey: Turkey's long-dominant Justice and Development Party (AKP) scored a stunning electoral comeback on Sunday, regaining its parliamentary majority in a poll seen as pivotal for the future of the troubled country. The party founded by ...
Turkey returns to single-party rule in boost for Erdogan   Reuters
Ruling AK Party Wins Majority in Turkey Elections   Voice of America
Erdogan's party enjoys decisive election victory in Turkey   The Australian Financial Review
Irish Independent   
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BBC News   

Sinai plane crash: Victims flown back to Russia   
BBC News
The bodies of more than 140 of those killed in Saturday's air crash in Egypt have been flown back to St Petersburg as an investigation into the cause continues. All 224 people on the plane - most of them Russians - died when it came down over the ...
Break-up of Russian airliner in Sinai suggests explosion or structural failure   The Globe and Mail
Russian jet broke up in mid air, too early for conclusions, official says   Reuters UK
Probe says Russian plane 'broke up in air' as bodies of the 224 victims flown ...   Firstpost
National Post   
Irish Independent   
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New York Times   

Popular Hotel in Somalia Is Bombed by Militants   
New York Times
MOGADISHU, Somalia — Islamist militants stormed a popular hotel in the heart of Mogadishu, Somalia's capital, on Sunday, blowing up the front gate with a car bomb, shooting guests and hotel workers, and then battling with security forces from the ...
14 Dead After Al-Shabab Attack Popular Mogadishu Hotel   Gawker
At least 12 killed as Shebab attack Somalia hotel   Daily Mail
Somalia: A Freelance Journalist killed, another Wounded in Mogadishu's Hotel ...   Geeska Afrika
Diplomat News Network   
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The Australian   

Knights and Dames removed from Order of Australia by Malcolm Turnbull   
The Australian
Malcolm Turnbull has scrapped knights and dames from Australia's awards list more than 18 months after Tony Abbott used his prime ministerial prerogative to revive the titles. The Prime Minister, a prominent republican, said cabinet had signed off on ...
Knights and dames for the chop in Australia   Financial Times
Australia Will No Longer Appoint Knights and Dames   TIME
Australian PM scraps unpopular knights and dames honours   Telegraph.co.uk
Reuters India   
TVNZ   
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Financial Times   

S Korea, Japan and China agree to push for N Korea nuclear talks   
Financial Times
Leaders from east Asia's three main powers have agreed to work towards resuming the long-stalled six-party talks aimed at dismantling North Korea's nuclear programme while working towards greater economic integration. The meeting in Seoul on Sunday ...