22-Aug-2013 20:57

The 'Beast of Trowbridge'? Pensioners spy creature eating its kill in empty field - Yahoo! Lifestyle UK :: http://uk.news.yahoo.com/-beast-of-trowbridge--strikes-again--couple-spots-enormous-creature-eating-its-kill-in-empty-field-101150500.html

The West is deluded about the Middle East – just look at Iran - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/iran/10248682/The-West-is-deluded-about-the-Middle-East-just-look-at-Iran.html

Towns hit by 348 bank branch closures last year - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/personalfinance/consumertips/banking/10247971/Towns-hit-by-348-bank-branch-closures-last-year.html

Do not blindly trust official guardians of our security - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/30af0aa4-09bf-11e3-ad07-00144feabdc0.html

When Egypt emerges from its bloody chaos, it needs true democracy, not a ... - Telegraph.co.uk (blog) :: http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/michaelnazirali/100232089/when-egypt-emerges-from-its-bloody-chaos-it-needs-true-democracy-not-a-dictatorship-of-the-majority/

Reading Festival and Leeds Festival 2013 highlights - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/music-festivals/10258103/Reading-Festival-and-Leeds-Festival-2013-highlights.html

Bill Walker MSP found guilty of 23 charges of assault against ex-wives and step ... - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/crime/10259255/Bill-Walker-MSP-found-guilty-of-23-charges-of-assault-against-ex-wives-and-step-daughter.html

Al Jazeera: a good kind of un-American - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/026cc87a-0a78-11e3-aeab-00144feabdc0.html

Mafia boss wanted for seven-year jail term told British officers 'I'm not going back ... - Daily Mail :: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2400008/Mafia-boss-wanted-seven-year-jail-term-told-British-officers-Im-going-theyll-kill-me.html?ITO%3D1490%26ns_mchannel%3Drss%26ns_campaign%3D1490

Yahoo tops US Web traffic, beats Google for first time since 2011 - Washington Post :: http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/technology/yahoo-tops-us-web-traffic-beats-google-for-first-time-since-2011/2013/08/22/2ad3712e-0b27-11e3-8974-f97ab3b3c677_story.html

MSPs call for Bill Walker's resignation after he is convicted of domestic abuse ... - Scottish Daily Record :: http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/politics/bill-walker-msps-call-resignation-2205618

Louisiana Sinkhole Swallows Trees in Seconds - ABC News :: http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/headlines/2013/08/louisiana-sinkhole-swallows-trees-in-seconds/

Xbox One's Phil Spencer: 'we're committed to the original vision' - The Guardian :: http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2013/aug/22/xbox-one-microsoft-gamescom-2013

The new Fed chair should not be one of the usual suspects - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/49a62320-fec6-11e2-b9b0-00144feabdc0.html

GCSEs: schools are 'playing the system' - The Guardian :: http://www.theguardian.com/education/2013/aug/22/gcse-schools-bending-rules

David Miranda: Police inquiry over 'sensitive' material - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-23803189

Dark energy A problem of cosmic proportions - The Economist :: http://www.economist.com/news/science-and-technology/21583972-three-experiments-are-starting-study-dark-energy-most-abundant-stuff

Grade-based school leagues are a distortion - The Independent :: http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/editorials/gradebased-school-leagues-are-a-distortion-8780671.html

Real Madrid target Gareth Bale on brink of eclipsing legends Maradona, Cruyff ... - WalesOnline :: http://www.walesonline.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/real-madrid-target-gareth-bale-5774317

Football: Anelka granted leave amid reports of retirement - Channel News Asia :: http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/sport/football-anelka-granted/786980.html

British judge allows search for harmful data in David Miranda case - Los Angeles Times :: http://www.latimes.com/world/worldnow/la-fg-wn-britain-judge-david-miranda-snowden-20130822,0,6902907.story

Wentworth Miller comes out as gay, rejects invitation to Russian film festival - CTV News :: http://www.ctvnews.ca/entertainment/wentworth-miller-comes-out-as-gay-rejects-invitation-to-russian-film-festival-1.1422274

Syria 'chemical' attack: France says force may be needed - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-23795088

£40m bonanza for John Lewis and Waitrose staff after holiday pay error is ... - Daily Mail :: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2400145/John-Lewis-Waitrose-staff-share-40m-holiday-pay-error-uncovered.html

Apple's iPhone C will be scratch resistant and have a dual flash camera - South Asian News Agency :: http://sananews.net/english/latest/apple's-iPhone-C-will-be-scratch-resistant-and-have-a-dual-flash-camera.html

Rockets fired at northern Israel - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-23800345

Any use of chemical weapons is barbaric. But the case for intervention in Syria ... - The Independent :: http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/editorials/any-use-of-chemical-weapons-is-barbaric-but-the-case-for-intervention-in-syria-remains-weak-8780670.html

Beginning gender change in prison is a long shot - NBCNews.com :: http://www.nbcnews.com/health/beginning-gender-change-prison-long-shot-6C10974050

Kevin Spacey: 'TV must support new talent' - Broadcast :: http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk/news/broadcasters/kevin-spacey-tv-must-support-new-talent/5059506.article

Yahoo tops US Web traffic, beats Google for first time since 2011 - Washington Post (blog) :: http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/technology/yahoo-tops-us-web-traffic-beats-google-for-first-time-since-2011/2013/08/22/2ad3712e-0b27-11e3-8974-f97ab3b3c677_story.html

Egyptian ex-President Hosni Mubarak released from jail - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-23792546