02-Nov-2012 13:25

Comet takes a step closer to the brink - The Times (subscription) :: http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/business/industries/retailing/article3587703.ece

Lightning boy 'lucky' to be alive - Belfast Telegraph :: http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/uk/lightning-boy-lucky-to-be-alive-16233162.html

Surrey homeowner describes finding World War Two spy pigeon - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/defence/9650363/Surrey-homeowner-describes-finding-World-War-Two-spy-pigeon.html

Britain's banks should be our national wealth fund - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/banksandfinance/9650667/Britains-banks-should-be-our-national-wealth-fund.html

Syria conflict: Rebels may have committed war crime - UN - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-20177384

Health risks of drying clothes inside house - Irish Independent :: http://www.independent.ie/health/health-news/health-risks-of-drying-clothes-inside-house-3280747.html

Sir Mervyn King's blunders and a £1trillion bill - Daily Mail :: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2226621/Sir-Mervyn-Kings-blunders-1trillion-bill.html?ito%3Dfeeds-newsxml

Ken Clarke: David Cameron's EU budget veto threat is 'ludicrous' - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/9650876/Ken-Clarke-David-Camerons-EU-budget-veto-threat-is-ludicrous.html

Chris Brown attends Rihanna's Halloween party dressed as an Islamic terrorist - The Independent :: http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/iv-drip/chris-brown-attends-rihannas-halloween-party-dressed-as-an-islamic-terrorist-8277087.html

Sir Howard Davies launches aviation probe - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/aviation/9650832/Sir-Howard-Davies-launches-aviation-probe.html

GCSE row: Teacher accuses Ofqual of 'covering tracks' - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-20177752

Apple takes down Samsung 'patent apology' notice - CNET (blog) :: http://news.cnet.com/8301-13579_3-57544191-37/apple-takes-down-samsung-patent-apology-notice/

Gasoline Runs Short, Adding Woes to Storm Recovery - New York Times :: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/03/nyregion/recovery-efforts-after-hurricane-sandy.html?pagewanted%3Dall

Alt-J Win Mercury Prize For An Awesome Wave - Sky News :: http://news.sky.com/story/1005894/alt-j-win-mercury-prize-for-an-awesome-wave

Exam watchdog insulting us, say teacher unions - Evening Standard :: http://www.standard.co.uk/news/education/exam-watchdog-insulting-us-say-teacher-unions-8277238.html

Catholic leaders furious at Stonewall's 'bigot' award for Cardinal Keith O'Brien - The Guardian :: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/nov/02/catholic-stonewall-bigot-keith-obrien

Will social media win the US presidential election? - Channel 4 News :: http://www.channel4.com/news/can-social-media-win-the-us-presidential-election

Bloomberg Endorsed Obama, But Mr. Burns is Backing Romney - Wall Street Journal (blog) :: http://blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/2012/11/02/bloomberg-endorsed-obama-but-mr-burns-is-backing-romney/?mod%3Dgoogle_news_blog

McLaren setting the pace in Abu Dhabi - Irish Times :: http://www.irishtimes.com/sports/other/2012/1102/1224326055162.html

Romney on a razor's edge in Florida - Los Angeles Times :: http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-florida-campaign-20121102,0,3233218.story

Sterling outlook steady even as QE prospects fade: POLL - Business Recorder (blog) :: http://www.brecorder.com/markets/fxmm/europe/88687-sterling-outlook-steady-even-as-qe-prospects-fade-poll.html

'Van Persie is one of the best strikers around & can handle Arsenal pressure ... - Goal.com :: http://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/2896/premier-league/2012/11/02/3496408/van-persie-is-one-of-the-best-strikers-around-can-handle-arsenal-?source%3Dbreakingnews

Boy suffers horrific facial injuries after industrial firework 'Onion Bomb' goes off in ... - The Independent :: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/boy-suffers-horrific-facial-injuries-after-industrial-firework-onion-bomb-goes-off-in-his-face-8277273.html

Notorious dissident republican arrested over murder of prison officer - The Independent :: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/dissident-republican-colin-duffy-arrested-over-murder-of-prison-officer-david-black-8276869.html

Wonkbook: Sandy pushes global warming — and Bloomberg — to the front of ... - Washington Post (blog) :: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/ezra-klein/wp/2012/11/02/wonkbook-sandy-pushes-global-warming-and-bloomberg-to-the-front-of-the-campaign/

Europe: Cameron can swim with it - and be a hero - or go under - Daily Mail :: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/debate/article-2226616/Europe-Cameron-swim--hero--under.html?ito%3Dfeeds-newsxml

Summly: iPhone App Delivers Bite-Sized News - Sky News :: http://news.sky.com/story/1006062/summly-iphone-app-delivers-bite-sized-news

Savile Inquiry: Freddie Starr Released On Bail - Sky News :: http://news.sky.com/story/1005929/savile-inquiry-freddie-starr-released-on-bail

Ferguson refuses to believe Chelsea - gulfnews.com :: http://gulfnews.com/sport/football/ferguson-refuses-to-believe-chelsea-1.1097394

Two men arrested over Northern Ireland prison officer murder - The Guardian :: http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2012/nov/02/two-arrested-northern-ireland-prison-officer

A Point Of View: How China sees a multicultural world - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-20083309