04-Sep-2013 01:45

Buying a holiday home is a huge waste of money - Yahoo! Lifestyle UK :: http://uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/buying-holiday-home-huge-waste-082409006.html

US swimmer Diana Nyad, 64, makes Cuba-Florida crossing - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-23915203

Scots council cops £100K fine for spaffing vulnerable kids' data ONLINE - Register :: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/09/02/aberdeen_ico_fine/

Lessons for Greece from down-and-out Detroit - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/ae862c88-1161-11e3-a14c-00144feabdc0.html

Crazy Rich Asians presents a whole new wave of stereotypes - The Guardian :: http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/sep/03/crazy-rich-asians-racial-stereotypes

Euro's destiny depends on more than Merkel's mindset - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/96c15af4-148c-11e3-a2df-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp%3Dpublished_links%252Frss%252Fcomment%252Ffeed%252F%252Fproduct

Transparent rubber 'ionic' speaker paves the way for 'soft machines' - The Independent :: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/transparent-rubber-ionic-speaker-paves-the-way-for-soft-machines-8796789.html

Labs to start Syria chemical weapons analysis - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-23947149

Sony rumoured to reveal Virtual Reality headset for the PS4 - The Independent :: http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/sony-rumoured-to-reveal-virtual-reality-headset-for-the-ps4-8796896.html

The mooncake is eclipsed by the age of austerity - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/f155175a-1408-11e3-9289-00144feabdc0.html

Evening Briefing: Barnacles back on the boat - Telegraph.co.uk (blog) :: http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/matthewholehouse/100234125/evening-briefing-barnacles-back-on-the-boat/

Israel and US Conduct Missile Test in Mediterranean - New York Times :: http://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/04/world/middleeast/israel-us-missile-mediterranean.html

'It was a real-life hunt': Revealed - how BBC survival expert Ray Mears stalked ... - The Independent :: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/it-was-a-reallife-hunt-revealed--how-bbc-survival-expert-ray-mears-stalked-raoul-moat-as-gunman-evaded-1m-police-search-8796726.html

Who, what, why: How does a skyscraper melt a car? - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-23944679

'Scotland versus Salmond' could easily be the way to win - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/scotland/10285075/Scotland-versus-Salmond-could-easily-be-the-way-to-win.html

Champions League: who leads the way after a summer of changes? - BBC Sport :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/23843394

Syria 'chemical weapons' crisis: LIVE UPDATES - RT (blog) :: http://rt.com/news/syria-crisis-live-updates-047/

Books can defeat terrorism, says Malala - Pakistan Daily Times :: http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page%3D2013%255C09%255C04%255Cstory_4-9-2013_pg7_10

Lobbying bill sinister and partisan, says Labour - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-23939635

Customs checks overlooked during London Olympics - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/d5ad426c-14bb-11e3-a2df-00144feabdc0.html

The Stakes on the Syria Vote - Wall Street Journal :: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324432404579049261525066516.html

Blood pressure lowered by nerve surgery - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/10284621/Blood-pressure-lowered-by-nerve-surgery.html

Gareth Bale unfazed by pressure of 'huge' 170-million-dollar Real Madrid price tag - Daily News & Analysis :: http://www.dnaindia.com/sport/1883716/report-gareth-bale-unfazed-by-pressure-of-huge-170-million-dollar-real-madrid-price-tag

Microsoft to buy Nokia's mobile phone unit - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-23940171

Record breakers lead England to victory in style after early stutter - The Times (subscription) :: http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/sport/cricket/article3859457.ece

How Arsenal pulled off the deal of the summer and signed "special talent" Mesut ... - Mirror.co.uk :: http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/mesut-ozil-transfer-how-arsenal-2248285

Syria attack illegal without Security Council approval, UN warns - CBC.ca :: http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/story/2013/09/03/syria-ballistic-launch-mediterranean.html

Under the Skin – Venice 2013: first look review - The Guardian :: http://www.theguardian.com/film/2013/sep/03/under-the-skin-review

Business Highlights - Kansas City Star :: http://www.kansascity.com/2013/09/03/4455666/business-highlights.html

The Republican arguments against Obama's Syria resolution and how he might ... - Slate Magazine :: http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/politics/2013/09/obama_s_syria_bombing_resolution_republican_arguments_against_it.html

Microsoft's Nokia Purchase Hands BlackBerry A Roadmap To Survival - Forbes :: http://www.forbes.com/sites/ewanspence/2013/09/03/microsofts-nokia-purchase-hands-blackberry-a-roadmap-to-survival/