2015-07-28 U.K. Spotlight

The Guardian   

John Horton Conway: the world's most charismatic mathematician | Siobhan ...   
The Guardian
John Horton Conway is a cross between Archimedes, Mick Jagger and Salvador Dalí. For many years, he worried that his obsession with playing silly games was ruining his career – until he realised that it could lead to extraordinary discoveries. John ...

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International Business Times UK   

Mo Farah visits London school on eve of British Diamond League - IBTimes UK   
International Business Times UK
Olympic medallist Mo Farah says doping allegations against his trainer do not put any additional pressure on him and he's looking forward to running again in London's Olympic stadium on 24 July. Farah took time out of preparing for the 3,000m in the ...

2015-07-28 U.K. Health

BBC News   

South Korea declares 'de facto end' to Mers virus   
BBC News
South Korea's Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn has declared a "de facto end" to the outbreak of the Middle East Respiratory Virus (Mers). Mr Hwang said that as there had been no new infections for 23 days, the public could be "can now be free from worry".
South Korea: Mers virus outbreak is over   The Guardian
South Korea MERS Outbreak Is Over, Government Says   Wall Street Journal
South Korea Says MERS Threat Is Over   ABC News
Financial Times   
Reuters   
New York Times   
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Lifehacker UK   

The Free BodyWeight Planner Calculator is Probably the Most Precise Dieting ...   
Lifehacker UK
The National Institute of Health in the US has launched a new weight loss tool, which some experts are claiming could be the most scientifically precise yet. The Body Weight Planner uses a model informed by the latest research on weight loss to provide ...
Why Burning 3500 Calories is Not Enough to Lose a Pound   eMaxHealth
US Gov outs Body Weight Planner to let you keep track of your calorie intake   Techie News
New weight-loss tool designed by the US government may be the most ...   The Independent
Al-Arabiya   
BizTek Mojo   
Tech Times   
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Mirror.co.uk   

Trauma of premature birth can affect babies for life   
New Zealand Herald
Those born prematurely could be more likely to be more anxious and introverted. Photo / Thinkstock. Premature babies are more likely to become introverted, neurotic adults and to struggle in relationships and careers, research suggests. Babies born ...
Infants born at low weight or premature are more likely to become introverted   Daily Mail
Underweight babies are more likely to be 'neurotic adults', new research suggests   Irish Independent
Premature babies more likely to get bullied at school and struggle with careers   Mirror.co.uk
TIME   
Philly.com   
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Techie News   

RNIB lines up legal action over uveitis treatment shortage   
Optician Online
RNIB logo Vision charity RNIB has weighed up legal action as patients in England are denied sight saving treatments freely available in Scotland for severe refractory uveitis. It warned this week that adults and children with the rare eye condition ...
NHS England criticises charity   News Tonight Africa
NHS England blasted by charity who claims patients may need to move to ...   Scottish Daily Record
Charity voices concern over NHS England's refusal to fund anti-TNF treatments   Techie News
Daily Mail   
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PPP Focus.com   

Good Night's Sleep Sharpens Our Memories   
PPP Focus.com
Psychologist Dr Nicolas Dumay, of the University of Exeter, said, “Sleep nearly doubles our chances of remembering previously unrecalled material.The post-sleep boost in memory accessibility may indicate that a few memories are sharpened overnight”.
The benefits of 'sleeping on it' are real   New Zealand Herald
Struggling to remember something? Have a good sleep, as researchers find it ...   Telegraph.co.uk
Sleep makes memories more accessible: Study   Financial Express
Newsweek   
TV3.ie   
Xinhua   
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Daily Mail   

George Osborne's £9-an-hour Living Wage 'will be a disaster for home care'   
Daily Mail
An industry association claimed an extra £750million of public funding may be urgently needed to meet the financial costs of a higher wage for staff. Around half a million over-65s in the UK rely on home support for basic tasks such as eating and ...
Cost of national living wage could trigger 'catastrophic failure' in homecare   The Guardian
Careworkers' warning on wages   City A.M.
Living Wage 'could harm home care sector'   BBC News
Herald Scotland   
Gazette & Herald   
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Medical News Today   

Could one-two punch of generics for breast cancer be more powerful than wonder ...   
Washington Post
First marketed in the 1960s as a fertility drug, tamoxifen has been hailed as a miracle drug for its ability to prevent and treat breast cancer, and despite decades of research scientists have not been able to find anything comparable -- until now. In ...
Two Inexpensive Generic Drugs Could Provide Better Treatment For Cancer   Chinatopix
Generic meds may boost survival in some early breast cancers   Oncology Nurse Advisor
Breast Cancer Drug Combo More Effective Than Standard Treatment: Study   Newsmax
Echo Examiner   
Times Gazette   
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The Times (subscription)   

Astra clears another drug off the shelf   
The Times (subscription)
AstraZeneca has sold one of its rare disease medicines to Sanofi as it refines its portfolio and raises cash. The British pharmaceuticals group said yesterday that Genzyme, the rare diseases division of Sanofi, would pay $300 million for Caprelsa, a ...
AstraZeneca sells rare cancer drug to Sanofi for up $300 million   Dispatch Times
Sanofi says it will pay up to $300M for AstraZeneca's rare thyroid cancer ...   Fox Business
AstraZeneca sells rare cancer drug to Sanofi for up to $300 million   Vocal Republic
Reuters   
Moneycontrol.com   
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The Times (subscription)   

Tesco to withdraw most popular sugary drinks   
The Times (subscription)
Britain's biggest supermarket chain is withdrawing some bestselling children's drinks in a bid to tackle obesity. From September, Tesco will stop selling cartons of Ribena, Capri-Sun and Rubicon, but continue to stock bottles of Ribena cordial and ...
Tesco, please don't take away my Ribena!   Telegraph.co.uk
Tesco is keeping sugary drinks like Capri Sun out of kids' lunchboxes   Mashable
Ribena, Capri-Sun and Rubicon sugary drinks to be removed from Tesco shelves   Grimsby Telegraph
Express.co.uk   
Western Gazette   
Huffington Post UK   
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BBC News   

Stafford Hospital's new NHS trust 'must improve'   
BBC News
A new NHS trust set up to run Stafford Hospital requires improvement, inspectors have said. The verdict came from the Care Quality Commission's first inspection since the University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust was created in November.
CQC says Royal Stoke must do better   Stoke Sentinel
Huyton care home with overpowering urine stench blasted by inspectors over ...   Liverpool Echo
Improved Peterborough City Hospital given 'good' rating in latest CQC inspection   Rutland Times
East London and West Essex Guardian Series   
ITV News   
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2015-07-28 U.K. Science

BBC News   

Chasing Britain's most threatened duck   
BBC News
A team from the Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust (WWT) is capturing and tagging female common scoters, to find out why these birds are in such severe decline in Britain. Just 35 pairs of the birds now breed in the UK each year, most of them by lochs in the ...

2015-07-28 U.K. Sports

Reuters UK   

Rogers on track for third test, Starc shrugs off ankle   
Reuters UK
LONDON Australia's opening batsman Chris Rogers has survived a stiff examination from his bowling team mates in the nets but expects England's pacemen to come even harder at him in the wake of his dizzy spell that forced him to retire at Lord's.
Ashes 2015: Ian Bell says Test cricket is 'brutal environment'   BBC Sport
England use cannabis lamps to prepare Edgbaston pitch ahead of third Ashes Test   Daily Mail
England's Ian Bell primed for home Ashes Test – with aid of New Zealand   The Guardian
Zee News   
The Independent   
Bangkok Post   
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BBC Sport   

Sepp Blatter deserves Nobel Prize, says Vladimir Putin   
BBC Sport
World football's governing body is engulfed in a corruption crisis, including an investigation into the award of the 2018 World Cup to Russia. "People like Mr Blatter or the heads of big international sporting federations, or the Olympic Games, deserve ...
People like Blatter deserve Nobel prize, Putin tells Swiss TV   CNN
Vladimir Putin says Sepp Blatter deserves Nobel Prize   Telegraph.co.uk
Putin: FIFA Chief Blatter Deserves Nobel Prize   RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty
The Guardian   
Washington Post   
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Goal.com   

Mourinho talks up Arsenal title chances   
Goal.com
Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho said those who think Arsenal do not spend big should "get a calculator." Days after accusing other Premier League clubs of "buying the title," Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho said Arsenal should be considered among the ...

2015-07-28 U.K. Entertainment

BBC News   

Robert Rauschenberg and Paul Nash among Tate 2016 shows   
BBC News
The work of 20th Century artists dominates next year's programme at Tate with exhibitions by US artists Georgia O'Keeffe and Robert Rauschenberg. Tate Britain will host the largest presentation of British war artist Paul Nash - who played a key role in ...

2015-07-28 U.K. Technology

USA TODAY   

OnePlus 2 hopes to be a new flagship killer to rival iPhone, Galaxy   
USA TODAY
New York— On the heels of last year's sleeper hit, Chinese start-up OnePlus has announced a new phone that promises iPhone-type specs at half the price. Late Monday the company unveiled the the OnePlus 2, its successor to last year's OnePlus One .
OnePlus 2: Key highlights of the new flagship smartphone   IBNLive
OnePlus 2 launched with 5.5-inch 1080p display, Snapdragon 810; coming to ...   Firstpost
OnePlus 2: A Big Android Phone for Relatively Little Money   Wall Street Journal (blog)
Mashable   
ZDNet   
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The Guardian   

Seven things security experts do to keep safe online   
The Guardian
Ashley Madison's Korean web site is shown on a computer screen in Seoul, South Korea. The company suffered a massive hack in mid-July. Photograph: Lee Jin-man/AP. Alex Hern · @alexhern. Monday 27 July 2015 07.11 EDT Last modified on Monday 27 ...

2015-07-28 U.K. Business

Irish Examiner   

MarketsAsian markets recover as China shares go positive   
Financial Times
Regional markets remain on tenterhooks as Chinese sharemarkets endure a volatile morning session following the market's biggest sell-off in more than eight years. The Shanghai Composite conducted a wild round trip within the first half hour of trade, ...