2014-10-25 U.K. Spotlight

Champion! Shrewsbury takes national Britain in Bloom title  shropshirestar.com
Shrewsbury has been crowned Britain in Bloom's Champion of Champions – proving it really is the Town of Flowers. The Dingle in Shrewsbury's Quarry Park. Tweet. And the award has been greeted as a fitting tribute to Shrewsbury's most famous horticultural ...

2014-10-25 U.K. Health

  Mirror.co.uk   

This is the TOOTH: Romans suffered less gum disease than British population of ...  Mirror.co.uk
Brits living 1,800 years ago suffered far less gum disease than they do today even though toothbrushes and dentists had not been invented. Scientists who studied hundreds of skulls from 200AD found just 5% showed signs of moderate to severe periodontitis ...

2014-10-25 U.K. Science

  The Ecologist   

FoE sues to keep Devon's wild beavers free  The Ecologist
Friends of the Earth has filed a lawsuit to challenge Natural England's secretive grant of a licence allowing the Government to trap wild beavers on the River Otter in Devon. Before any derogation can be applied, a precautionary approach to the conservation ...

2014-10-25 U.K. Sports

  Herald Scotland   

Valdes visit could be extended, admits Van Gaal  Herald Scotland
Louis van Gaal, the Manchester United manager, has intimated that he would be interested in signing Victor Valdes once the goalkeeper completes his rehabilitation from the anterior cruciate ligament injury which has kept him out since March. Louis van Gaal ...

2014-10-25 U.K. Entertainment

  Front Row Reviews   

Interstellar Oculus Rift Immersive Experience at IMAX  Front Row Reviews
Taking place at the IMAX in London today Sci-Fi fans were invited to experience the first glimpse of the new Christopher Nolan film, Interstellar. On show was a first-of-its-kind Oculus Rift Development Kit 2 (DK2), giving fans free of charge, a virtual reality trip ...

2014-10-25 U.K. Technology

  The Independent   

Facebook launches Rooms iOS app to bring the wild, wild web to your smartphone  The Independent
Facebook has launched a new iPhone app that wants to bring the anonymous internet forums of the mid-2000s directly to your smartphone. Each 'Room' functions like a newsfeed or tiny message board. They get a name, a wallpaper and then people are ...

2014-10-25 U.K. Business

  Mirror.co.uk   

George Osborne ''out of touch'' after he insisted Britain has ''feel good factor''  Mirror.co.uk
George Osborne has been branded out of touch after insisting Britain is in the grip of a “feel good factor”". The UK economy is on the wane with growth dipping to 0.7%, new figures have showed. The Chancellor admitted that the country faces a “critical ...