16-Aug-2012 06:53

London 2012: 20 more Olympic oddities - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-19180559

Olympic Britain can avoid a post-games crash - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/7e13c6f8-e531-11e1-8ac0-00144feab49a.html

'Radical' Ryan is the right choice - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/677d24a2-e531-11e1-8ac0-00144feab49a.html

Army warns Olympic Games recovery will take two years - The Guardian :: http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2012/aug/13/army-olympic-games-recovery-two-years?newsfeed%3Dtrue

Tia Sharp: Police Apologise For Delay In Finding Body In Case Of Missing 12 ... - Huffington Post UK :: http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2012/08/11/tia-sharp-police-apologise-tia-sharpe-body-christine-sharp-stuart-hazell_n_1767678.html

How the Americans rated the London Games? - Yahoo! Eurosport UK (blog) :: http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/blogs/londonspy/americans-rated-london-games-090933795.html

Doctors baffled by mystery illness which causes woman to grow fingernails ... - Daily Mail :: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2185878/Doctors-baffled-mystery-illness-causes-woman-grow-fingernails-instead-hair.html

Reuters Entertainment News Summary - Chicago Tribune :: http://www.chicagotribune.com/sns-rt-leisuren15188267-20120815,0,4594023.story

A-Level pass rate 'set to stall' - ITV News :: http://www.itv.com/news/update/2012-08-16/a-level-pass-rate-set-to-stall/

Leading economists in dramatic U-turn over support for Osborne's deficit ... - Daily Mail :: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2188982/Leading-economists-dramatic-U-turn-support-Osborne-s-deficit-reduction-plan.html

A £35000 cap on care bills: PM pledges to end heartbreak of elderly forced to ... - Daily Mail :: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2188952/David-Cameron-A-35-000-cap-care-bills-PM-pledges-end-heartbreak-elderly-forced-sell-homes.html

US hypersonic aircraft crashes seconds into military test flight - Reuters India :: http://in.reuters.com/article/2012/08/16/usa-hypersonic-flight-idINDEE87E0FA20120816

Poor weather hits thrush species - WalesOnline :: http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/uk-news/2012/08/16/poor-weather-hits-thrush-species-91466-31633951/

Melanie Sykes to wed her toyboy lover after 3 months - The Sun :: http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/showbiz/tv/4488787/Melanie-Sykes-to-wed-her-toyboy-lover-after-3-months.html

Coalition urged to follow tobacco brand ban - Irish Examiner :: http://www.irishexaminer.com/ireland/coalition-urged-to-follow-tobacco-brand-ban-204240.html

Syrian warplanes bomb rebel-held town, 20 killed - USA TODAY :: http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/story/2012-08-15/Syria-UN-violence/57062654/1

Branson slams bid process as First wins rail franchise - Herald Scotland :: http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/transport/branson-slams-bid-process-as-first-wins-rail-franchise.18598926

Saudi Arabia, UAE, Qatar urge citizens to leave Lebanon - Xinhua :: http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/world/2012-08/16/c_123588559.htm

Julian Assange can be arrested in embassy, UK warns Ecuador - The Guardian :: http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2012/aug/16/julian-assange-ecuador-embassy-asylum?newsfeed%3Dtrue

Speculation Grows About iPad Mini Design - PC Magazine :: http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2408541,00.asp

Philip in hospital with bladder infection - Herald Sun :: http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/breaking-news/prince-philip-taken-to-hospital/story-e6frf7k6-1226451369961

Japan to question activists in disputed island landing - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-19279315

Pakistan air force base comes under attack - The Guardian :: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/aug/16/pakistan-air-force-base-attack

Theresa May warns Chinese visa plan poses 'security threat' - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-19279267

A-Level Results 2012: Pass Rate Set To Stall - Sky News :: http://news.sky.com/story/973155/a-level-results-2012-pass-rate-set-to-stall

Britain Warns Ecuador Over Assange Asylum - ABC News :: http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/britain-warns-ecuador-assange-asylum-17016676

Choice of Paul Ryan Shifts the Focus From Economy to Ideology - New York Times :: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/16/us/politics/ryan-pick-shifts-focus-from-economy-to-ideology.html

Microsoft Surface to cost just $199: Report - NDTV :: http://gadgets.ndtv.com/tablets/news/microsoft-surface-to-cost-just-199-report-255273

Kidnappings bring Syria's civil war to Lebanon - Belfast Telegraph :: http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/world-news/kidnappings-bring-syrias-civil-war-to-lebanon-16198482.html

Gunmen attack Pakistan airbase | Bangkok Post: news - Bangkok Post :: http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/world/307872/key-pakistan-air-base-under-attack-officials

Prince Philip taken to hospital - Firstpost :: http://www.firstpost.com/fwire/world-fwire/prince-philip-taken-to-hospital-419346.html