2015-07-25 U.K. Spotlight

International Business Times UK   

David Cameron not 'starry-eyed' about Iranian regime   
International Business Times UK
British Prime Minister David Cameron defended the landmark Iran nuclear agreement saying it was "better than the alternative" but said western powers would remain tough on Tehran over its close ties with Syria's Bashar al-Assad and its support to ...

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The Guardian   

The reckless plot to overthrow Africa's most absurd dictator | Andrew Rice ...   
The Guardian
In December, a handful of middle-aged American immigrants attempted to topple the autocratic ruler of the Gambia. They had few weapons and an amateurish plan. What possessed them to risk everything in a mission that was doomed to fail? Njaga Jagne ...

2015-07-25 U.K. Health

The Times (subscription)   

First vaccine raises hopes of beating malaria   
The Times (subscription)
After nearly 30 years of painstaking work, a vaccine against malaria could be in use next year after it was approved by a leading regulator yesterday. It has been described as imperfect by its developers and offers only partial protection to children ...
First malaria vaccine gains regulator approval   Irish Examiner
World's first malaria vaccine a step closer to rollout   ABC Online
How childhood wracked with malaria inspired scientists to develop the world's ...   Telegraph.co.uk
BBC News   
Wall Street Journal   
CBS News   
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Huffington Post UK   

Harmful drinking a 'middle-class phenomenon'   
New Zealand Herald
Wealthy over-50s are endangering their health by drinking far too much, UK experts have warned. Photo / Thinkstock. Harmful drinking is a 'middle-class phenomenon' with older, successful people at most risk, AGE UK has warned. Although affluent middle ...

2015-07-25 U.K. Science

New York Times   

Pluto's Atmosphere Is Thinner Than Expected, but Still Looks Hazy   
New York Times
Pluto's thin air may be falling to the ground. The total mass of the atmosphere on Pluto appears to have fallen by half in just two years, scientists working on NASA's New Horizons mission reported during a news conference on Friday. “That's pretty ...
Pluto is covered with flowing ice - and hazier than scientists thought   Irish Independent
Diver killed by shark off Tasmania   TVNZ
Nasa New Horizons team reveal stunning new images of Pluto   The Independent
The Guardian   
Los Angeles Times   
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Christian Science Monitor   

Fossil-Fuel Emissions Causing Huge Impact on Radiocarbon Dating   
NYC Today
Radiocarbon dating which is used to estimate the age of every particular thing on earth is facing big threat from the fossil fuel and carbon in the atmosphere. Researchers said excess of carbon in atmosphere due to burning of fossil fuel could reduce ...
Emissions Threaten Age of Uncertainty for Carbon Dating   Truthdig
Growing CO2 levels are messing up radiocarbon dating   ZME Science
Global warming is messing with the accuracy of radiocarbon dating   Alaska Dispatch News
PerfScience   
Tech Times   
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BBC News   

Snow leopards arrive at RZSS's Highland Wildlife Park   
BBC News
Two snow leopards have gone on public display for the first time at a Scottish zoo. The Highland Wildlife Park at Kincraig, near Aviemore, is the only place in Scotland to have the rare big cats. The male leopard, Chan, came to the Park from Zoo ...
Scotland's first snow leopards arrive at Highland Wildlife Park   stv.tv
High hopes as 'mountain ghosts' unveiled at Highland visitor attraction   Ross-Shire Journal
Rare snow leopards arrive in the Highlands   www.north-star-news.co.uk (subscription)
Strathspey & Badenoch Herald   
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Techie News   

Sketch-a-Net beats humans   
Fiji Times
The software — called Sketch-a-Net — correctly identified a sample of hand drawings 74.9 per cent of the time compared with the volunteers' score of 73.1 per cent. It has been developed by researchers in London, who suggested their program could be ...

2015-07-25 U.K. Sports

BBC News   

Chris Froome and the French   
BBC News
Reading British newspapers on the Tour de France, you might be excused the impression that the French are collectively frothing at the mouth at the prospect of another win for perfidious Albion. With Chris Froome's title looking ever more certain, the ...
'Shark' attack pays dividends for Nibali   Times of India
WORLD SPORTS at 0000 GMT   New Zealand Herald
Jimmy Fallon performs with U2 and kills it   TVNZ
Daily Mail   
The Independent   
Bangkok Post   
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BBC Sport   

Usain Bolt wins 100m at London 2012 Anniversary Games   
BBC Sport
Six-time Olympic champion Usain Bolt showed a return to form to win the 100m at the Anniversary Games in London. The Jamaican, who has been struggling for fitness, won both his heat and the final in 9.87 seconds in wet conditions at the Olympic Stadium.
Mo Farah revels in public acclaim to bring back memories of his double gold at ...   Telegraph.co.uk
Usain Bolt triumphs in 100m Anniversary Games final with another 9.87 second run   Evening Standard
Mo Farah enjoys 'amazing' homecoming with 3000m Anniversary Games win   The Guardian
Scotsman   
Irish Independent   
Daily Mail   
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Goal.com   

Andrea Pirlo unsure if he'll make scheduled NYCFC debut   
Goal.com
Andrea Pirlo's New York City FC debut may has to wait a week as he looks to get to peak fitness. New York City FC recruit Andrea Pirlo is unsure whether he will be ready to make his debut when his side faces Orlando City on Sunday. The 36-year-old ...
MLS: Pirlo and Lampard in line for debuts, and LA look to damage Dynamo   The Guardian
Andrea Pirlo unveiled as New York City player   BBC News
Lampard, Pirlo, Gerrard... the Top 5 MLS summer signings so far   SkySports
Mirror.co.uk   
CBS Local   
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ABC Online   

Daniel Ricciardo optimistic at Hungarian Grand Prix despite engine blowout   
ABC Online
Daniel Ricciardo hopes his Red Bull team's big improvement in practice for Sunday's Hungarian Formula One Grand Prix in Budapest becomes a consistent factor in the second half of the season. After a year of disappointments, the smiling Australian wound ...

2015-07-25 U.K. Entertainment

TV3.ie   

Simon Pegg: Tom Cruise is 'far more human'   
TV3.ie
Simon Pegg says Tom Cruise is ''far more human'' in real life and thinks he is ''kind of vulnerable.'' Previous: Blake Shelton jokes with Miranda Lambert. Next: 50 Cent slammed with another $2 million. The 45-year-old actor thinks ''there is a lot of ...
So, just who was Tom Cruise's date to the world premiere of 'Mission: Impossible'?   USA TODAY
Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation: EW review   Entertainment Weekly (blog)
'Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation': Tom Cruise's latest mission is more ...   Newsday
The Guardian   
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Los Angeles Times   

For 'Southpaw' director Antoine Fuqua, a different kind of bout   
Los Angeles Times
The new drama “Southpaw” would seem to come in a long tradition of boxing movies and underdog sports films generally. But ask director Antoine Fuqua what he sees as the throughline in this weekend's release, and he has a slightly different answer.
Gyllenhaal finds 'most adult' role in complexities of 'Southpaw'   AsiaOne
Jake Gyllenhaal: Rachel McAdams is a beautiful creature   Contactmusic.com
Jake Gyllenhaal Remembers Heath Ledger: "I Miss Him as a Human Being"   E! Online
Variety   
People Magazine   
Voice of America   
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The Sun (subscription)   

Legendary reggae DJ, 73, is missing   
The Sun (subscription)
LEGENDARY reggae DJ Derek Morris — who regularly played at Glastonbury and featured in a Dizzee Rascal video — has been missing for three weeks, it emerged today. Cops have launched an urgent appeal for help finding the 73-year-old — who ...

2015-07-25 U.K. Technology

Daily Mail   

E.coli found lurking on car steering wheels and handbrakes   
Daily Mail
When someone's coughing and spluttering on public transport, it's easy to wish you had hopped in the car. But the likelihood is your vehicle is festering with its own germs and dangerous bacteria, including staphylococcus and E.coli. More than half of ...

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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 ...
Christine Prescott gets three-year driving ban after pushing car to safety   Metro
Woman banned for three years after pushing car while over the drink-drive limit   Mirror.co.uk
Turns Out You Can Lose Your License For Pushing A Car While Drunk   Yahoo News UK
Cambridge News   
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Mirror.co.uk   

BT customers face massive price hikes with 10million homes to suffer   
Mirror.co.uk
BT has announced a wave of inflation-busting price rises - despite making a massive £6.27BILLION profit. Around 10million customers will be hit with hikes of up to 6.9% from September 20. The biggest impact will be another rise in line rental, which is ...
BT announces 7% price rise for landline and broadband services   The Guardian
BT customers facing calls and internet access price hikes   Yahoo News UK

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Mirror.co.uk   

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 ...
Snap happy? Selfies behind the wheel are not flash   BT.com
One in 10 motorists take selfies while driving   Broadbandchoices News
Selfie-ish driving: Young driver smartphone habits endangering road users   Recombu
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The Independent   
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Southport Visiter   

Should I buy a petrol or diesel used car?   
Southport Visiter
The burning issue “should I buy diesel or petrol?” is both literally and metaphorically a fluid one that can only be definitively answered by an official fuel tax-based statement. Which may never happen. So, while we're in that situation, let me make ...

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Ipswich Star   

All-new feel but Honda supermini still trad Jazz   
Ipswich Star
The all-new Honda Jazz supermini arrives will be in showrooms early September from £13,495 on the road. Friday, July 24, 2015 6:39 PM. Honda's all-new Jazz supermini will be priced from £13,495 on the road when it arrives in showrooms in early ...

2015-07-25 U.K. Business

TV Newsroom   

Anglo American reports heavy losses, sheds 6000 staff   
TV Newsroom
Cutifani said: “We are ensuring that the business is sustainable through the commodity price cycles, as well as shorter-term price shocks, and offers investors attractive and differentiated exposure to the mining industry”. Gold had its sharpest one ...
Anglo American and Lonmin to cut up to 12000 jobs   Financial Times
Anglo American and Lonmin cut jobs amid commodity slump   The Guardian
Mining companies slash tens of thousands of jobs   BBC News
This is Money   
Wall Street Journal   
Bloomberg   
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The Guardian   

Shareholders receive too much money from business – Bank's chief economist   
The Guardian
The Bank of England's chief economist Andy Haldane has partly blamed shareholder importance for triggering the financial crisis. Photograph: Andy Rain/EPA. Kevin Rawlinson. Friday 24 July 2015 19.40 EDT Last modified on Friday 24 July 2015 20.23 EDT.
BoE's Haldane sees no need for rush to raise rates - BBC   Reuters UK
Shareholder power 'holding back economic growth'   BBC News
UPDATE 1-Bank of England's Haldane sees no need for rush to raise rates -BBC   Reuters

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The Independent   

Are you working too hard? These are the UK companies with the best work-life ...   
The Independent
The UK doesn't compare very well to its EU neighbours when it comes to making sure employees strike a good work-life balance. The UK has fewer bank holidays than its EU neighbours and Britons work longer hours, partly thanks to the UK government ...