06-Aug-2012 18:08

When it comes to women and the media, the glass is three-quarters empty - The Guardian :: http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2012/aug/03/aasiyah-lodhi-women-broadcasting-olympics?newsfeed%3Dtrue

Merkel's man becomes the Becket of the Bundesbank - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/4064a24a-dd67-11e1-8fdc-00144feab49a.html

How a tweet can change your life - The Guardian Blogs (blog) :: http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2012/aug/03/conversation-twitter-trouble-paul-chambers

Portman marries fiance Millepied - Belfast Telegraph :: http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/news/portman-marries-fiance-millepied-16194259.html

Man dies after fall from Northern Isles ferry Hjaltland - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-north-east-orkney-shetland-19144927

Tennis: Gold medal winner Andy Murray hints at marriage proposal to long-term ... - The Independent :: http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/olympics/other-events/tennis-gold-medal-winner-andy-murray-hints-at-marriage-proposal-to-longterm-girlfriend-kim-sears-8009650.html

Samsung will pay you up to $300 for your phone - CNET :: http://news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-57487217-94/samsung-will-pay-you-up-to-$300-for-your-phone/

Bolt fast becoming legend with another 100 win - Chicago Tribune :: http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2012-08-05/sports/ct-spt-0806-olympics-track-and-field--20120806_1_bolt-and-blake-usain-bolt-jamaican-trials

Attack in Sinai kills 15, stirs Israel alert - Sydney Morning Herald :: http://www.smh.com.au/world/attack-in-sinai-kills-15-stirs-israel-alert-20120806-23q98.html

Unpaid work scheme ruling at high court could prompt wave of benefit rebates - The Guardian :: http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2012/aug/06/unpaid-work-scheme-benefits-rebate

Mensch resignation causes by-election in Corby - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-19152198

Nasa Mars landing: life on Mars could be determined in a decade - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/space/9456287/Nasa-Mars-landing-life-on-Mars-could-be-determined-in-a-decade.html

Rebel areas of Aleppo shelled, 37 dead across Syria: Observatory - The Daily Star :: http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Middle-East/2012/Aug-06/183571-shelling-shooting-in-syrias-aleppo-observatory.ashx

Sheep Collar Texts Shepherds When Wolves Attack - Wired News :: http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2012/08/sheep-texting-wolf-attacks/

Gymnastics: Team GB's Beth Tweddle ends career with Olympic medal, taking ... - The Independent :: http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/olympics/other-events/gymnastics-team-gbs-beth-tweddle-ends-career-with-olympic-medal-taking-bronze-in-the-uneven-bars-8009782.html

Wisconsin Sikh temple gunman named as Wade Michael Page - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-19151869

Syria premier defects to anti-Assad opposition - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/08/06/us-syria-crisis-idUSBRE8610SH20120806

Q & A: what does the end of Lords and boundary reforms mean? - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/9456512/Q-and-A-what-does-the-end-of-Lords-and-boundary-reforms-mean.html

Working Poundland is not slavery. This High Court ruling is a smack in the chops ... - Telegraph.co.uk (blog) :: http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/brendanoneill2/100175144/working-poundland-is-not-slavery-this-high-court-ruling-is-a-smack-in-the-chops-of-todays-self-pitying-youth/

Missing girl Tia Sharp: Police start fingerprinting school near her ... - Evening Standard :: http://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/missing-girl-tia-sharp-police-start-fingerprinting-school-near-her-grandmothers-house-8009496.html

Gurdwara gunman ex-US army psychological operations specialist - IBNLive.com :: http://ibnlive.in.com/generalnewsfeed/news/gurdwara-gunman-exus-army-psychological-operations-specialist/1036520.html

Syrian premier defects to Jordan - Reuters India :: http://in.reuters.com/article/2012/08/06/syria-crisis-pm-jordan-idINDEE87507520120806

Microwaved pants set flat on fire - Bourne Local :: http://www.bournelocal.co.uk/news/microwaved-pants-set-flat-on-fire-1-4134164

UK scraps plan to reform the House of Lords in most serious blow so far to ... - Calgary Herald :: http://www.calgaryherald.com/business/scraps%2Bplan%2Breform%2BHouse%2BLords%2Bmost%2Bserious%2Bblow%2Bcountrys%2Bcoalition/7046821/story.html

Photos: NASA's Curiosity rover lands on Mars - The Star-Ledger - NJ.com :: http://photos.nj.com/star-ledger/2012/08/photos_nasas_curiosity_rover_l_21.html

Elton John Slams Madonna: 'Her Career Is Over' - MTV.com :: http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1691232/elton-john-madonna-career.jhtml

Egypt urged to retake control of Sinai - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/8aac912e-dfd7-11e1-a96a-00144feab49a.html

Olympic officials condemn bottle-throwing incident before 100-metre final Add to ... - Globe and Mail :: http://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/olympics/olympic-officials-condemn-bottle-throwing-incident-before-100-metre-final/article4464691/?cmpid%3Drss1

London 2012 Olympics: Day 10 afternoon sessionLive - BBC Sport :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/olympics/19083440

Knight avoids collapse with $400 million lifeline - CanadianBusiness.com :: http://www.canadianbusiness.com/article/94237--knight-avoids-collapse-with-400-million-lifeline

Algerian runner Taoufik Makhloufi booted out of Games for not trying - The Australian :: http://www.theaustralian.com.au/sport/london-games/algerian-runner-taoufik-makhloufi-booted-out-of-games-for-not-trying/story-fne39yqs-1226444376142