17-Aug-2013 16:55

the wisdom of crowdfunders - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/7679a7f6-0546-11e3-9ffd-00144feab7de.html

The footballers who are all pay, no play - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/2745b0b6-0501-11e3-9ffd-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp%3Dpublished_links%252Frss%252Flife-arts%252Ffeed%252F%252Fproduct

Carolina Herrera - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/a55ffe5e-00e0-11e3-8918-00144feab7de.html

Senior civil servants' tax bills paid using public money - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/10248917/Senior-civil-servants-tax-bills-paid-using-public-money.html

40 maps that explain the world - Washington Post (blog) :: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2013/08/12/40-maps-that-explain-the-world/

Florence tomb opened in quest to find 'Mona Lisa' - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-23644448

Sky-high energy bills see Britons switch off - The Independent :: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/skyhigh-energy-bills-see-britons-switch-off-8772200.html

Richard III: King's reburial row goes to judicial review - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-23726011

police 'doubts' over claims by girls from UK arrested in Peru on cocaine charges - The Independent :: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/spanish-police-doubts-over-claims-by-girls-from-uk-arrested-in-peru-on-cocaine-charges-8772318.html

GP services at 'breaking point' with longer waiting times on the way, claims survey - The Independent :: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/gp-services-at-breaking-point-with-longer-waiting-times-on-the-way-claims-survey-8772361.html

Philippines ferry Thomas Aquinas sinks, many missing - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-23729996

CIA acknowledges Area 51 _ but not UFOs or aliens - Boston Herald :: http://bostonherald.com/news_opinion/national/2013/08/cia_acknowledges_area_51_but_not_ufos_or_aliens

Gibraltar: The thorn in British-Spanish relations - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-23738651

Andrew Marr returns with rallying call to Scotland's voters - The Times (subscription) :: http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/news/uk/scotland/article3844877.ece

Seyfried talks about playing Linda Lovelace - RTE.ie :: http://www.rte.ie/ten/news/2013/0817/468741-amanda-seyfried-talks-about-playing-linda-lovelace/

Teenage girl arrested on suspicion of punching an 80-year-old Sikh man and ... - Daily Mail :: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2396112/Teenage-girl-arrested-suspicion-punching-80-year-old-Sikh-man-spitting-face.html

Liam Payne slams 'crazy' 1D doc - Belfast Telegraph :: http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/news/liam-payne-slams-crazy-1d-doc-29506686.html

'Free Willy' actor August Schellenberg dies at 77 - Philly.com :: http://www.philly.com/philly/entertainment/movies/20130816_ap_609ace30c44a4f92a54362e8c7b46613.html

Murdoch's UK unit could face corporate hacking charges - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/b8b73aac-073f-11e3-bee1-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp%3Dpublished_links%252Frss%252Fhome_uk%252Ffeed%252F%252Fproduct

British teen arrested for assaulting elderly Sikh man - India Today :: http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/british-teen-arrested-for-assaulting-elderly-sikh-man/1/300002.html

Winning world double 'hard' – Farah - Herald.ie :: http://www.herald.ie/sport/other-sports/winning-world-double-hard-farah-29506572.html

The woman, 49, is said to have drowned off Famara Beach on the north side of ... - The Sun :: http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/5079461/Brit-dies-on-Lanzarote.html

Simon Mignolet delighted with life at Liverpool after late penalty save gives Reds ... - The Independent :: http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/premier-league/simon-mignolet-delighted-with-life-at-liverpool-after-late-penalty-save-gives-reds-opening-victory-8772467.html

Michaella was taken hostage, says solicitor - Irish Independent :: http://www.independent.ie/incoming/michaella-was-taken-hostage-says-solicitor-29506407.html

Samsung Galaxy Gear smart watch to launch next month, sources say - The Age :: http://www.theage.com.au/digital-life/digital-life-news/samsung-galaxy-gear-smart-watch-to-launch-next-month-sources-say-20130817-2s34b.html

Hundreds feared dead after Philippines ferry sinks - Sydney Morning Herald :: http://www.smh.com.au/world/hundreds-feared-dead-after-philippines-ferry-sinks-20130817-2s3jh.html

Chris Brown Ordered To Complete 1000 More Hours Of Community Service - Us Magazine :: http://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/chris-brown-ordered-to-complete-1000-more-hours-of-community-service--2013178

Safety rules violation may be behind INS Sindhurakshak accident, says Russia - NDTV :: http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/safety-rules-violation-may-be-behind-ins-sindhurakshak-accident-says-russia-407104

Police find 40 'distressed' pythons — up to 1.4 metres long — in plastic storage ... - National Post :: http://news.nationalpost.com/2013/08/16/police-find-40-distressed-pythons-up-to-1-4-metres-long-in-plastic-storage-bins-at-ontario-motel/

Solution sought for £350m National Fund - The Times (subscription) :: http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/news/uk/article3845895.ece

What hypocrisy! With Gibraltar besieged, ROBERT HARDMAN visits Spain's own ... - Daily Mail :: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/debate/article-2395882/What-hypocrisy-With-Gibraltar-besieged-ROBERT-HARDMAN-visits-Spains-Rock--colonial-outpost-Africa-ocean-going-double-standards-refuse-surrender.html