30-Aug-2013 15:00

The Fastest-Spinning Object Ever Made - The Atlantic :: http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2013/08/the-fastest-spinning-object-ever-made/279198/

Report: US spying is costly but often ineffective - USA TODAY :: http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2013/08/29/spy-agencies-intelligence/2728585/

Rolf Harris charged with nine sex attacks on teenage girls - Irish Independent :: http://www.independent.ie/world-news/europe/rolf-harris-charged-with-nine-sex-attacks-on-teenage-girls-29538735.html

'Tanned' whales' sun response gives clues to human ageing - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-23882667

Syria crisis: Paddy Ashdown 'ashamed' of Britain over Commons vote - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/10275565/Syria-crisis-Paddy-Ashdown-ashamed-of-Britain-over-Commons-vote.html

Hyon Song Wol, Kim Jong Un's Ex-Girlfriend, Reportedly Executed For Making ... - Huffington Post :: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/08/29/hyon-song-wol_n_3837098.html

Co-op sales pitch is full of holes - The Times (subscription) :: http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/business/industries/banking/article3855000.ece

Amazon: OK, OK. We'll let traders flog tat more cheaply elsewhere - Register :: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/08/30/amazon_drops_price_parity_eu/

You CAN be fat and fit: Scientists say that 'healthy obesity' exists and that ... - Daily Mail :: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2406651/Healthy-obesity-exists-say-scientists-physical-fitness-important-BMI.html

Soldier dies during Yorkshire training exercise - Scotsman :: http://www.scotsman.com/news/uk/soldier-dies-during-yorkshire-training-exercise-1-3068211

Leaked Snowden docs show for first time that DNA test verified identity of Osama ... - The Independent :: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/leaked-snowden-docs-show-for-first-time-that-dna-test-verified-identity-of-osama-bin-ladens-body-8790831.html

Obama administration to press case on Syria but support for strikes wavers - The Guardian :: http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/aug/29/obama-administration-intelligence-syria-support-strikes

No reprieve: British grandmother Lindsay Sandiford loses appeal against Bali ... - The Independent :: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/no-reprieve-british-grandmother-lindsay-sandiford-loses-appeal-against-bali-death-sentence-8790838.html

Seamus Heaney dead at 74 - The Independent :: http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/books/news/seamus-heaney-dead-at-74-8791324.html

David Miranda row: Data seized from journalist Glenn Greenwald's partner ... - The Independent :: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/david-miranda-row-data-seized-from-journalist-glenn-greenwalds-partner-could-harm-security-8791547.html

Everton reject United's £38m bid as Martinez denies Baines 'deal' request - Irish Independent :: http://www.independent.ie/sport/soccer/everton-reject-uniteds-38m-bid-as-martinez-denies-baines-deal-request-29538571.html

Kate Middleton makes first public appearance since birth of Prince George at ... - Mirror.co.uk :: http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/kate-middleton-makes-first-public-2238480

Clint Eastwood has reportedly separated from his wife Dina - Belfast Telegraph :: http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/news/clint-eastwood-marriage-split-29539501.html

Fergie and Josh Duhamel have a boy, name him after Axl Rose - Toronto Star :: http://www.thestar.com/entertainment/stargazing/2013/08/30/fergie_and_josh_duhamel_have_a_boy_name_him_after_axl_rose.html

Kate makes first public appearance since birth of baby George as William fires ... - Daily Mail :: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2406586/Kate-makes-public-appearance-birth-baby-George-William-fires-starting-gun-Anglesey-ultra-marathon.html

Is Paddy Ashdown right that Britain is now a 'hugely diminished country'? - The Guardian :: http://www.theguardian.com/world/poll/2013/aug/30/paddy-ashdown-syria-comments-poll

British foreign policy in the Middle East should be all about spreading democracy - Telegraph.co.uk (blog) :: http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/douglascarswellmp/100233426/british-foreign-policy-in-the-middle-east-should-be-all-about-spreading-democracy/

Simon Cowell and Lauren Silverman - Mirror.co.uk :: http://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/simon-cowell-lauren-silverman-kiss-2237904

UK Syria vote leaves US asking 'what's so special?' - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-23892288

Murderer convicted 25 years after killing pensioner in her home - The Guardian :: http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2013/aug/30/conviction-25-years-after-pensioner-murder

Whole Fruits Tied to Lower Diabetes Risk - U.S. News & World Report :: http://health.usnews.com/health-news/news/articles/2013/08/30/whole-fruits-tied-to-lower-diabetes-risk

France could act on Syria without Britain, says François Hollande - The Guardian :: http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/aug/30/france-act-on-syria-without-britain-hollande

Soldier dies on North Yorkshire moor training run - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-york-north-yorkshire-23896146

David Cameron calls for robust response to Syria crisis - The Independent :: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/david-cameron-calls-for-robust-response-to-syria-crisis-8791655.html

Nobel Prize-winning Irish poet Seamus Heaney dies - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/08/30/entertainment-us-heaney-death-idUSBRE97T0CG20130830

The lamentable lack of female professors Promotion and self-promotion - The Economist :: http://www.economist.com/news/science-and-technology/21584316-women-may-fail-win-chairs-because-they-do-not-cite-themselves-enough-promotion?fsrc%3Drss%257Csct