04-Sep-2013 08:52

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

Conservatism is in retreat. Here's why - Telegraph.co.uk (blog) :: http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/douglascarswellmp/100232722/conservistism-is-in-retreat-heres-why/

Stick insect leads antibiotic hunt, Norwich researchers say - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-norfolk-23903861

Banks 'dump' thousands of loyal customers - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/personalfinance/savings/10273512/Banks-dump-thousands-of-loyal-customers.html

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

Russia's relations with its neighbours become increasingly chilly - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/55d642e0-1485-11e3-b378-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp%3Dpublished_links%252Frss%252Fcomment%252Ffeed%252F%252Fproduct

Fifty Shades of Grey film casts lead roles - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-23933444

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

If you still believe in 'climate change' read this… - Telegraph.co.uk (blog) :: http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/jamesdelingpole/100234054/if-you-still-believe-in-climate-change-read-this/

How the US may try to destroy Syria's chemical weapons - New Scientist :: http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn24142-how-the-us-may-try-to-destroy-syrias-chemical-weapons.html

Syria crisis: Tensions rise as US and Israel test missiles over the Mediterranean - The Independent :: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/syria-crisis-tensions-rise-as-us-and-israel-test-missiles-over-the-mediterranean-8796221.html

Shark spotting in Essex: 'It was like a scene from Jaws' - The Guardian :: http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2013/sep/03/shark-spotting-essex-scene-jaws

MPs, peers and Parliamentary staff try to access 'adult' websites 300000 times in ... - Mirror.co.uk :: http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/mps-peers-parliamentary-staff-try-2248519

Promoted tweet used to complain about British Airways - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-23943480

James Bulger's mother calls for changes in Parole Board rules after killer's secret ... - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/crime/10284636/James-Bulgers-mother-calls-for-changes-in-Parole-Board-rules-after-killers-secret-release-from-jail.html

Giant rhinoceros beetle found in the UK for the first time ever - Mirror.co.uk :: http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/technology-science/science/giant-rhinoceros-beetle-found-uk-2248649

Late aunt suspected in eye-gouged boy case - Xinhua :: http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/china/2013-09/03/c_132688748.htm

Brit World War One prisoner freed to visit dying mum - The Sun :: http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/5115389/brit-world-war-one-prisoner-capt-robert-campbell-freed-to-visit-dying-mum.html

Syria: US senators authorise military force but bar ground forces - gulfnews.com :: http://gulfnews.com/news/region/syria/syria-us-senators-authorise-military-force-but-bar-ground-forces-1.1227091

Behold the world's thinnest keyboard - Hindustan Times :: http://www.hindustantimes.com/technology/PersonalTech-Updates/Behold-the-world-s-thinnest-keyboard/SP-Article1-1117225.aspx

Russia's President Putin warns US over Syria action - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-23955655

Android goes KitKat - iAfrica.com :: http://technology.iafrica.com/news/technology/878239.html

Thousands of porn website hits from Britain's House of Commons - TVNZ :: http://tvnz.co.nz/world-news/thousands-porn-website-hits-britain-s-house-commons-5566111

Rush – the new Ron Howard film about James Hunt and Niki Lauda – blurs the ... - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/motorsport/formulaone/10284462/Rush-the-new-Ron-Howard-film-about-James-Hunt-and-Niki-Lauda-blurs-the-lines-between-fact-and-fiction.html

The search for a culprit in the Nokia whodunit - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/65a51e36-1484-11e3-a2df-00144feabdc0.html

Border security system 'at risk of collapse', warns official watchdog - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/immigration/10283561/Border-security-system-at-risk-of-collapse-warns-official-watchdog.html

Chinese police say boy's aunt prime suspect in eye gouging - CNN International :: http://edition.cnn.com/2013/09/04/world/asia/china-boy-eyes-gouged/?hpt%3Dias_c2

Cleveland kidnapper Ariel Castro found hanged in cell - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/23955379

In Praise of the World's Most Underappreciated Smartphone - Slate Magazine (blog) :: http://www.slate.com/blogs/future_tense/2013/09/03/nokia_lumia_920_1020_in_praise_of_an_underappreciated_windows_phone.html

Syria crisis: Tensions escalate as US and Israel test defence missiles over ... - The Independent :: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/syria-crisis-tensions-escalate-as-us-and-israel-test-defence-missiles-over-mediterranean-8796221.html

Apple schedules media event for September 11 in China - CNET :: http://news.cnet.com/8301-13579_3-57601233-37/apple-schedules-media-event-for-september-11-in-china/