2015-11-01 U.K. Spotlight

Daily Mail   

Two gay Premier League stars 'are to come out before the start of next season'   
Daily Mail
Two Premier League players are preparing to come out as gay - which would make them the first British footballers to make the announcement while still playing at the top levels of the game. One of the men is believed to be an England international star ...

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Search Engine Land   

FAQ: All About The New Google RankBrain Algorithm   
Search Engine Land
Google's using a machine learning technology called RankBrain to help deliver its search results. Here's what's we know about it so far. Danny Sullivan on October 27, 2015 at 7:09 am. 5.4k; More. google-brain-data2-ss-1920. Yesterday, news emerged that ...

2015-11-01 U.K. Health

Telegraph.co.uk   

Jeremy Hunt slams BMA over junior doctor strike   
Telegraph.co.uk
Jeremy Hunt is urging junior doctors to step back from the “barricades” and vote against strike action over new contracts, warning that a walk-out would put patients at risk. As medics are balloted on industrial action this week, the Health Secretary ...
Junior doctors protest against changes to contracts   Impact Magazine
Doctors threaten to cut care to 'Christmas day' levels in row over pay   International Business Times UK
NHS: Stress affecting one in three junior doctors, according to British ...   The Independent
Express.co.uk   
The Guardian   
Yorkshire Post   
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The Guardian   

Detention centre where elderly Canadian died in shackles 'too dangerous'   
The Guardian
The Harmondsworth detention centre near Heathrow airport. Farrah Jarral said: 'Harmondsworth is a horrible place and I do not think it is where non-criminals should be.' Photograph: Adrian Dennis/AFP/Getty Images. Lisa O'Carroll · @lisaocarroll ...
Elderly man arrested at Gatwick suffered 'inhuman, degrading' death   Metro
Elderly Canadian man died needlessly in chains at British airport, report finds   Toronto Sun

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Express.co.uk   

Baby food recalled by Cow & Gate after furious mum finds INSECTS inside packet   
Express.co.uk
BABY food manufacturer Cow & Gate has recalled a batch of muesli after furious parents complained that it contained INSECTS. By Nick Gutteridge. PUBLISHED: 22:42, Sat, Oct 31, 2015 | UPDATED: 22:50, Sat, Oct 31, 2015. A baby eating GETTY. A batch of ...

2015-11-01 U.K. Science

CNN   

Halloween asteroid resembling skull narrowly misses Earth   
CNN
An asteroid resembling a skull will narrowly miss Earth on Halloween, October 31, 2015. (Photo by NASA). (CNN) — It's as if the universe itself was trying to get into the Halloween spirit. A large space rock resembling a skull narrowly missed Earth ...
Halloween asteroid "Spooky" lives up to name   9NEWS.com
Skull-Shaped 'Dead' Comet Passes Earth On Halloween   International Business Times
That 'Spooky' Halloween Asteroid Is Actually A Dead Comet   Gizmodo Australia
Sky News   
WAVY-TV   
The Denver Channel   
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Market Business News   

Puffins and turtle doves in serous decline across Europe   
Market Business News
Puffins and turtle doves are in serious decline across Europe, as are several other bird species, according to a new report announced by BirdLife International on behalf of the International Union for Conservation of Nature. Two other British bird ...
East Anglia's Christmas carol dove joins Red List species facing extinction   MyTechBits
These 'at risk' UK birds could soon be joining the Dodo in the history books   BT.com
Four United Kingdom bird species face extinction   Wakey Wakey News
Techie News   
Western Daily Press   
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Market Business News   

New horseshoe bat species discovered at Natural History Museum   
Market Business News
A new horseshoe bat species has been discovered in the Natural History Museum in London. The female bat, which had been collected by Charles M. Francis in Malaysia in 1983, was preserved in alcohol for three decades in the Museum's collection.
Strange New Bat Species Found in Museum Pickle Jar   Newsweek
Jar preserved a new species of bat for 30 years at Natural History Museum   Techie News
New bat species rises from vaults of London's Natural History Museum   The Guardian
BizTek Mojo   
Daily Mail   
BBC News   
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Market Business News   

Giant fen raft spider making a comeback in the UK   
Market Business News
The rare fen raft spider (Dolomedes plantarius), also known as the great raft spider, is making a comeback in the UK. This semi-aquatic arachnid, that hunts its prey on the surface of water, can be as big as the palm of a human hand. It is the UK's ...
UK's largest spider is thriving in Strumpshaw Fen nature reserve   Techie News
Explosion in population of UK's biggest spider - the size of a rat   Belfast Live
Spiders the size of RATS on the march in Britain thanks to ideal weather ...   Daily Mail
Norfolk Eastern Daily Press   
BizTek Mojo   
Express.co.uk   
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International Business Times UK   

New campaign asks you to write interstellar greetings message to alien life   
International Business Times UK
A campaign has been launched encouraging members of the public to write a message that will be sent billions of miles from earth in the hope that an alien civilisation will discover it. The Voyager 1 and 2 probes were launched into space in 1977 with a ...

2015-11-01 U.K. Sports

The Guardian   

Jose Mourinho expects to remain in charge at Chelsea after Liverpool defeat   
Mid Devon Star
A defiant Jose Mourinho expects to continue as Chelsea boss after yet another defeat which he suggested hinged on an error by a referee. After Liverpool inflicted the reigning Premier League champions' sixth loss in 11 games, Mourinho was once again ...

2015-11-01 U.K. Entertainment

Reuters UK   

Jennifer Lawrence says Hollywood pay gap complaint was self-critical   
Reuters UK
LOS ANGELES Oscar-winning actress Jennifer Lawrence said on Saturday that her recent critique of the gender pay gap in Hollywood raised as many questions about herself, and her willingness to be assertive, as it did about bias in the U.S. film industry.
Hunger Games stars make their mark in Hollywood   BT.com
'Hunger Games' stars find cement immortality is kinda hard   USA TODAY
In debt, out of luck: why Generation K fell in love with The Hunger Games   The Guardian
Syracuse.com   
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Telegraph.co.uk   

More tickets released for 'Harry Potter' play   
Business Standard
"Harry Potter and the Cursed Child" has proved hugely popular since tickets went on sale earlier this week, and now the production has extended the booking period for a third time. Due to "unprecedented public demand" following the start of the general ...
Surprise! 'Harry Potter' play tickets are really, really hard to get   Wakey Wakey News
JK Rowling uses Harry Potter and Dumbledore to explain Israel boycott stance   Sydney Morning Herald
Harry Potter play to pick up where final book left off   Business Recorder (press release) (blog)
Telegraph.co.uk   
The Independent   
TwitLonger — When you talk too much for Twitter   
Twitter   
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Telegraph.co.uk   

Benedict Cumberbatch in passionate appeal for refugee aid   
Telegraph.co.uk
Benedict Cumberbatch surprised crowds after using foul language in front of schoolchildren during an impassioned speech to theatre goers urging them to support the refugee crisis following his performance of Hamlet. Audiences have been used to watching ...

2015-11-01 U.K. Technology

The Guardian   

Ghosts in the machine: the real hackers hiding behind the cliches of TalkTalk ...   
The Guardian
This week's tabloid headlines about the teenager who allegedly broke into TalkTalk's website invoked the usual formula: reclusive, antisocial, young, male. But hackers are more complicated than that – and the people pursuing them say the stereotype is ...
TalkTalk Hack: An Ethical Hacker Urges Small Businesses to Up Their Online ...   BizTek Mojo
Hacker warning of online security for small firms   Falkirk Herald
TalkTalk shows retailers should be afraid   Financial Times

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Mirror.co.uk   

Halloween Google Doodle invites you to hop on your broomstick and join 2015 ...   
Mirror.co.uk
Pick a colour and join one witch's worldwide team - will you be blue, red, yellow or green? There can only be one winner... Shares. Get daily news by email. Invalid e-mail. Subscribe Thanks for subscribing! Could not subscribe, try again later. Google ...
The 'Candy Cup' Halloween Google Doodle will help you procrastinate today   Telegraph.co.uk
Google's Halloween Candy Cup 2015 Game is the Cutest Doodle   Rapid News Network
Google Halloween Candy Game With Witches   Bills Insider (blog)

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Daily Mail   

Hackers hit 14 new firms including Vodafone and sell YOUR details   
Daily Mail
Criminals are selling the private details of thousands of British consumers online as a result of the TalkTalk hacking scandal – and dozens more major companies are affected, The Mail on Sunday can reveal. Confidential information including names, ...

2015-11-01 U.K. Business

Sky News Australia   

Greek banks must find up to 14.4 bn euros   
Sky News Australia
Four major Greek banks must find up to 14.4 billion euros ($A22.35 billion) to survive potential economic shocks, the European Central Bank says. Weakened after years of recession, Greece's banks took a further battering this year when the government ...