08-May-2013 16:10

Great Bank Holiday getaway begins as Britons look to soak up 20C weekend sun - Yahoo! Lifestyle UK :: http://uk.news.yahoo.com/uk-bank-holiday-weather--20c-temperatures-sunshine-traffic-weekend-getaway-110802406.html

Banish the threat from Europe's zombie banks - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/ee0f706c-b0e0-11e2-9f24-00144feabdc0.html

Lessons for Obama from Bush's wars - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/d86d26e6-b342-11e2-b5a5-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp%3Dpublished_links%252Frss%252Fcomment%252Ffeed%252F%252Fproduct

Ex-chancellor Lord Lawson calls for UK to exit EU - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-22429790

European and Asian languages have one mother tongue - New Scientist :: http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn23496-european-and-asian-languages-have-one-mother-tongue.html

Sinister or silly, protest politicians are united in grievance - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/a330193c-b682-11e2-93ba-00144feabdc0.html

Stephen Hawking joins academic boycott of Israel - The Guardian :: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/may/08/stephen-hawking-israel-academic-boycott

Cold War bunkers offer bats refuge from killer disease - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-22354517

Eight Irish universities feature in world rankings - RTE.ie :: http://www.rte.ie/news/2013/0508/391030-eight-irish-universities-feature-in-world-rankings/

Philip Fisher on Passion Play - WalesOnline :: http://www.walesonline.co.uk/whats-on/theatre/review-passion-play-duke-yorks-3474594

Ancient bone-headed dinosaur found - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-22436942

'Fresh proposals' planned over cyber-monitoring - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-22449209

Oxbridge rated best in world for seven key subjects - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-22447965

Hawick shooting man dies in hospital - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-south-scotland-22447662

Researchers discover world's sharpest hearing animal - Zee News :: http://zeenews.india.com/news/eco-news/researchers-discover-world-s-sharpest-hearing-animal_847301.html

UV rays 'may cut blood pressure' - Irish Examiner :: http://www.irishexaminer.com/ireland/uv-rays-may-cut-blood-pressure-230648.html

AVB keen to banish away-day blues - FOXSports.com :: http://msn.foxsports.com/foxsoccer/premierleague/story/AVB-keen-to-banish-awayday-blues-69473192

Journalist vows to contest charge - Littlehampton Gazette :: http://www.littlehamptongazette.co.uk/news/national/journalist-vows-to-contest-charge-1-5071159

Fast & Furious 6 premiere: Paul Walker full interview - Irish Independent :: http://www.independent.ie/videos/entertainment/fast-and-furious-6-premiere-paul-walker-full-interview-29251198.html

Cameron should get behind the proposal for a referendum Bill - Telegraph.co.uk (blog) :: http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/tobyyoung/100215717/cameron-should-get-behind-the-proposal-for-a-referendum-bill/

Back pain may be eased by antibioticsl, research shows - The Australian :: http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/back-pain-may-be-cured-by-popping-pill-research-shows/story-e6frg6n6-1226637882340

Ohio women were held with ropes and chains, police say - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-22453361

Putin's 'architect' quits Russia's government - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/40e86410-b7c6-11e2-bd62-00144feabdc0.html

Italy deaths as Genoa ship hits control tower - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-22444421

Mass arrests over $50 mn Belgium diamond heist - AFP :: http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5jsqZ3KiJNgW7YAbQ2_ZScX3_ApzA?docId%3DCNG.57e4ee42f0afae13b609c440fd5fa2c0.1e1

House prices up 1.3%, says Halifax - The Independent :: http://www.independent.co.uk/property/house-prices-up-13-says-halifax-8607104.html

Italy Cargo Ship Slams Into Genoa Port, Kills 7 - NPR :: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId%3D182148987

Israel releases Muslim mufti of Jerusalem after questioning (AP) - Haaretz :: http://www.haaretz.com/the-top-8-headlines-you-might-have-missed-haaretz-newsline-may-7-1.519743

Stephen Hawking Won't Attend Israeli Conference - ABC News :: http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory/stephen-hawking-attend-israeli-conference-19133296

Star Trek into Darkness video interview: Benedict Cumberbatch - The Independent :: http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/features/star-trek-into-darkness-video-interview-benedict-cumberbatch-8608019.html

Corpse that looks like mysterious 'sea monster' discovered on Pukehina Beach ... - Herald Sun :: http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/world/corpse-that-looks-like-mysterious-sea-monster-discovered-on-pukehina-beach-new-zealand/story-fnd134gw-1226637953569