31-Jul-2012 00:29

London 2012: A 12-part guide to the UK in 212 words each - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-18983558

Gothic auteur takes on an Olympic mission - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/40d7f01e-d64c-11e1-b547-00144feabdc0.html

The disability rights lobby should think twice before opposing necessary reforms - Telegraph.co.uk (blog) :: http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/cristinaodone/100173256/the-disability-rights-lobby-should-think-twice-before-opposing-necessary-reforms/

London 2012 Olympics: anger as volunteers 'cash in' on opening ceremony - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/olympics/news/9438965/London-2012-Olympics-anger-as-volunteers-cash-in-on-opening-ceremony.html

Cancer con: Ex-police officer jailed for pretending daughter had leukaemia to ... - Mirror.co.uk :: http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/rachel-hewitt-former-north-yorkshire-1190368

The Achilles heel of America's financial system - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/1630fdd0-d802-11e1-9980-00144feabdc0.html

Microsoft debuts Wedge keyboard, mouse for Windows 8 in Apple iPad challenge - National Post :: http://business.financialpost.com/2012/07/30/microsoft-debuts-wedge-keyboard-mouse-for-windows-8-in-apple-ipad-challenge/

Olympics sees London mayor's popularity bloom - Yahoo! Eurosport UK :: http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/news/olympics-sees-london-mayors-popularity-bloom-175749316--business.html

Northampton canal death: Father calls for safety fence - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-northamptonshire-19055979

How I saw past the hot air on climate - The Age :: http://www.theage.com.au/opinion/society-and-culture/how-i-saw-past-the-hot-air-on-climate-20120730-239zl.html

Syria conflict: Army steps up attack on rebels in Aleppo - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-19050942

Apple rumor mill: Is the iPhone 5 coming in September? - Entertainment Weekly :: http://popwatch.ew.com/2012/07/30/iphone-5-ipad-mini-september/

Robert Pattinson has reportedly asked Kristen Stewart to break dawn somewhere ... - New York Daily News :: http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/kristen-stewart-asked-move-robert-pattinson-cheating-scandal-director-rupert-sanders-report-article-1.1125124

Syria's top diplomat in London defects - Ahram Online :: http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/2/8/49123/World/Region/Syrias-top-diplomat-in-London-defects.aspx

John Grainger murder: Brothers who decapitated a man, shot him and set his ... - Daily Mail :: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2181209/John-Grainger-murder-Brothers-decapitated-man-shot-set-corpse-jailed-life.html?ito%3Dfeeds-newsxml

Romney stirs new controversy: Comments on Israel bring Palestinian outrage on ... - Washington Post :: http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/romney-stirs-new-controversy-comments-on-israel-bring-palestinian-outrage-on-mideast-visit/2012/07/30/gJQAbm19KX_story.html

HSBC Hit by Provisions - Wall Street Journal :: http://stream.wsj.com/story/markets/SS-2-5/SS-2-38432/

Bronze boys work it out: Brits excel in team gymnastics with stunning show - Daily Mail :: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/olympics/article-2181173/London-2012-Olympics-Great-Britain-win-gymnastics-bronze-medal.html

UK PM Cameron says London Olympics 'can do better' filling empty seats at venues - Washington Post :: http://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/prime-minister-cameron-says-london-olympics-can-do-better-filling-empty-seats-at-venues/2012/07/30/gJQAvTspKX_story.html

Pussy Riot trial: A glance at the case against anti-Putin feminist rockers - New York Daily News :: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/world/pussy-riot-trial-a-glance-case-anti-putin-feminist-rockers-article-1.1125140?localLinksEnabled%3Dfalse

Duchess Kate dazzles on red carpet, overshadows Brit PM - USA TODAY (blog) :: http://content.usatoday.com/communities/entertainment/post/2012/07/duchess-kate-dazzles-on-red-carpet-overshadows-brit-pm-/1

Peter Jackson's third 'Hobbit' film: What hath Warners wrought? - Los Angeles Times :: http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/moviesnow/la-et-mn-peter-jacksons-third-hobbit-what-has-warner-bros-wrought-20120730,0,5367915.story

In Poland, Romney gets endorsed by Lech Walesa - Businessweek :: http://www.businessweek.com/ap/2012-07-30/in-poland-romney-gets-endorsed-by-lech-walesa

Olympic diving: Pete Waterfield and Tom Daley share blame for mishaps - The Guardian :: http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2012/jul/30/tom-daley-pete-waterfield-share-responsibility?newsfeed%3Dtrue

Rangers: Ally McCoist criticises SPL's 'hostile agenda' - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/19022680

Why isn't Louie on UK TV? - The Guardian :: http://www.guardian.co.uk/tv-and-radio/2012/jul/28/louie-louis-ck-uk-tv?newsfeed%3Dtrue

In pictures: Olympic opening ceremony - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/in-pictures-19020830

Olympic Games opening ceremony: irreverent and idiosyncratic - The Guardian :: http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2012/jul/28/olympic-games-opening-ceremony-british

London Olympics: The Most Embarrassing Opening Ceremony? - Forbes :: http://www.forbes.com/sites/anthonykosner/2012/07/27/london-olympics-the-most-embarrasing-opening-ceremony/

A ceremony for barmy Britain and a baffled world - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/1d9565ea-d977-11e1-a18e-00144feab49a.html

Hideously diverse Britain: life and death in the Olympics zone - The Guardian :: http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2012/jul/29/life-and-death-olympics-zone?newsfeed%3Dtrue