08-Aug-2012 20:58

How to relaunch the Batman franchise - Yahoo! Movies UK (blog) :: http://uk.movies.yahoo.com/blogs/movie-editors/relaunch-batman-franchise-153029594.html

Tia Sharp: police scour CCTV for missing Croydon girl, 12 - The Guardian :: http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2012/aug/06/tia-sharp-police-cctv-croydon?newsfeed%3Dtrue

Full public ownership would ease the clean-up of RBS - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/a9aae3ac-dfd0-11e1-b81c-00144feab49a.html

Xbox 720 Development Kit Photos Surface - IGN :: http://www.ign.com/articles/2012/07/29/xbox-720-development-kit-photos-surface

Reform by stealth is reason for optimism about China - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/5d977010-dd56-11e1-8fdc-00144feab49a.html

The dark knight rises: Perhaps Michael Palin isn't the nicest chap in Britain after ... - The Independent :: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/profiles/the-dark-knight-rises-perhaps-michael-palin-isnt-the-nicest-chap-in-britain-after-all-7976634.html

Hungarian GP: Lewis Hamilton says title within grasp after win - BBC Sport :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/formula1/19040432

Beth Tweddle sensational in women's gymnastics qualifying - BBC Sport :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/olympics/18904623

London 2012: royal family take gold in having a bloody good time - The Guardian :: http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2012/aug/07/london-2012-royal-family-gold?newsfeed%3Dtrue

A lifeline is thrown to the periphery - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/fce9afda-dfcb-11e1-9bb7-00144feab49a.html

Sky-High Design: How To Make A Bird-Friendly Building - NPR :: http://www.npr.org/2012/08/08/158201732/sky-high-design-how-to-make-a-bird-friendly-building

Coalition hits skids but divorce unlikely - yet - Reuters UK :: http://uk.reuters.com/article/2012/08/08/uk-britain-government-idUKBRE8770KF20120808

Samsung Calls Apple's Copying Charges BS On 'Conan' (VIDEO) - Huffington Post (satire) :: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/08/08/samsung-calls-bs-on-apple-conan-video_n_1755191.html?utm_hp_ref%3Dcomedy

Bank of England in no rush to act despite bleak economy - Reuters :: http://in.reuters.com/article/2012/08/08/britain-boe-idINL6E8J83Y920120808

Cornwall distances itself from England - The Guardian :: http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2012/aug/08/cornwall-distances-england?newsfeed%3Dtrue

Jamaicans seek sprint glory, Saudi woman runs - Moneycontrol.com :: http://www.moneycontrol.com/news/wire-news/jamaicans-seek-sprint-glory-saudi-woman-runs_742338.html

van Persie 'set to join Manchester United' - The Independent :: http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/transfers/arsenal-striker-robin-van-persie-set-to-join-manchester-united-8022356.html

Kurds prepare militia to fight in Syria - gulfnews.com :: http://gulfnews.com/opinions/columnists/kurds-prepare-militia-to-fight-in-syria-1.1059602

Extreme porn trial: consensual sex and the state - The Guardian :: http://www.guardian.co.uk/law/2012/aug/08/extreme-porn-trial-simon-walsh?newsfeed%3Dtrue

Mars landing makes star of rocket scientist - Macleans.ca :: http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/08/mars-landing-makes-star-of-nasa-rocket-scientist/

Bob Hoskins quits acting after being diagnosed with Parkinson's disease - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/film-news/9462404/Bob-Hoskins-quits-acting-after-being-diagnosed-with-Parkinsons-disease.html

London Olympics: Mary Kom's journey ends with a bronze - Firstpost :: http://www.firstpost.com/sports/london-olympics-live-mary-koms-journey-ends-with-a-bronze-410249.html

Burn, Madonna, burn! Radical religious group torch diva's poster over ... - RT :: http://rt.com/art-and-culture/news/religious-activists-burn-madonna-162/

Nasa's Curiosity rover lifts its navigation cameras - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-19186237

Cuban vaulter Lazaro Borges's pole snaps during the men's pole vault ... - Herald Sun :: http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/london-olympics/tension-too-much-for-cuban-pole-vaulter-lazaro-borges-at-london-olympics/story-fn9dheyx-1226446331458

Syria crisis: Assad's new offensive in Aleppo - Wednesday 8 August - The Guardian :: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/middle-east-live/2012/aug/08/syria-crisis-rebels-kill-russian-general-live?newsfeed%3Dtrue

Man pleads guilty in S. Africa honeymoon killing, offers chilling details as ... - The Province :: http://www.theprovince.com/news/Prosecution%2Bspokesman%2Baccused%2BAfrica%2Bhoneymoon%2Bkilling%2Bpleads%2Bguilty/7057182/story.html

Iran pushes for return of 48 'pilgrims' from Syria in diplomatic offensive - The Guardian :: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/aug/08/iran-return-pilgrims-syria

Missing 12-year-old Tia Sharp: More than 80 officers involved in search - The Guardian :: http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2012/aug/08/missing-12-year-old-tia-sharp?newsfeed%3Dtrue

Most UK Stocks Advance as Standard Chartered, Rio Gain - Businessweek :: http://www.businessweek.com/news/2012-08-08/u-dot-k-dot-stocks-fall-from-four-month-high-before-king-speaks

HIGHLIGHTS-StanChart CEO rejects US portrayal of Iran deals - Reuters :: http://in.reuters.com/article/2012/08/08/standardchartered-iran-sands-idINL6E8J8ELQ20120808