16-Aug-2012 09:56

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

Akabusi: Bolt gives to athletics, but also takes away - Yahoo! Eurosport UK (blog) :: http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/blogs/expert-uk/akabusi-bolt-gives-athletics-takes-away-141533081.html

Questions raised over London 2012 Olympic boxing scores - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-19212567

Olympic officials miss world record holder's hammer throw - Yahoo! Eurosport UK (blog) :: http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/blogs/londonspy/olympic-officials-miss-world-record-holder-hammer-throw-213703159.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

Virgin Rail loses franchise - Irish Times :: http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/finance/2012/0816/1224322256005.html

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

Deputy headteacher cleared of assaulting unruly pupil - The Guardian :: http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/2012/aug/16/deputy-head-teacher-pupil-assault?newsfeed%3Dtrue

The Sport Matrix: Thursday 16 August 2012 - The Independent :: http://www.independent.co.uk/i/matrix/the-sport-matrix-thursday-16-august-2012-8050362.html

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

Photo by Martin Bureau/AFP/File 12 hours ago - Yahoo! Eurosport UK :: http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/photos/buckingham-palace-declined-ailment-prince-philip-suffering-photo-152906298.html

Syria's Conflict Stirs Unrest in Fragile Lebanon - ABC News :: http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/syrias-conflict-stirs-unrest-fragile-lebanon-17013760

Tia Sharp inquest to be opened - The Press Association :: http://www.google.com/hostednews/ukpress/article/ALeqM5hecV02tvlaL_fI9pB3l25_nuipmg?docId%3DN0494991345072052274A

Samsung E-Mails Show Google's Concern Devices Not Mimic Apple - Businessweek :: http://www.businessweek.com/news/2012-08-15/google-asked-samsung-to-make-design-less-like-apple-lawyer-says

Record's own agony aunt Coleen Nolan will be run off her feet as she joins ... - Scottish Daily Record :: http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/entertainment/tv-radio/coleen-nolan-joins-big-brother-1263218

David Cameron to push through cap on care costs - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/elderhealth/9478926/David-Cameron-to-push-through-cap-on-care-costs.html

University Clearing: dos and don'ts - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/universityeducation/university-clearing/9473302/University-Clearing-dos-and-donts.html

Militants attack PAF airbase in Kamra - The Express Tribune :: http://tribune.com.pk/story/422821/attack-on-paf-airbase-live-updates/

Robin Van Persie signed by Manchester United for £24m - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/19279761

Indian firm gets Gates Foundation grant for 'eToil - Zee News :: http://zeenews.india.com/news/eco-news/indian-firm-gets-gates-foundation-grant-for-etoil_793915.html

Julian Assange: UK 'threat' to arrest Wikileaks founder - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-19259623

Melanie Sykes, 42, announces engagement to 26-year-old toyboy - WalesOnline (blog) :: http://www.walesonline.co.uk/showbiz-and-lifestyle/showbiz/2012/08/15/melanie-sykes-42-announces-engagement-to-26-year-old-toyboy-91466-31631068/

Assisted suicide profile: Tony Nicklinson - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/law-and-order/9475140/Assisted-suicide-profile-Tony-Nicklinson.html

Militants storm Pakistan air base; nine killed - Washington Post :: http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/militants-storm-pakistan-air-base-eight-killed/2012/08/16/a11a1a3c-e746-11e1-936a-b801f1abab19_story.html

WikiLeaks slams UK's Ecuador embassy threat - Times LIVE :: http://www.timeslive.co.za/scitech/2012/08/16/wikileaks-slams-uk-s-ecuador-embassy-threat

Taxman publishes rogues' gallery of "most wanted fugitives" - Telegraph.co.uk (blog) :: http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/finance/ianmcowie/100019522/taxman-publishes-rogues-gallery-of-most-wanted-fugitives/

Van Persie addition a 'big boost' for Manchester United, says Carrick - Goal.com :: http://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/2896/premier-league/2012/08/16/3310444/van-persie-addition-big-boost-for-manchester-united-says?source%3Dbreakingnews

Prince Philip spends night in hospital after bladder infection recurrence - Metro (blog) :: http://www.metro.co.uk/news/908656-prince-philip-spends-night-in-hospital-after-bladder-infection-recurrence

Japan poised to deport Chinese protesters - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/47a4d4ea-e761-11e1-8686-00144feab49a.html

A-level results day and university clearing 2012: live coverage - The Guardian :: http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/2012/aug/16/a-level-results-university-clearing-2012?newsfeed%3Dtrue