03-Feb-2014 14:06

The Diary: John McDermott - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/91669618-88cd-11e3-9f48-00144feab7de.html

Why persecuting homosexuals is all the rage in the developing world - Telegraph.co.uk (blog) :: http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/damianthompson/100257632/why-persecuting-homosexuals-is-all-the-rage-in-the-developing-world/

Opening titles: Eat, Drink, Man, Woman - Telegraph.co.uk (blog) :: http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/culture/timwong/100072978/opening-titles-eat-drink-man-woman/

'Stealth' cameras to enforce 70mph limit on motorways: Devices will target ... - Daily Mail :: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2550666/Stealth-cameras-enforce-70mph-limit-motorways-Devices-target-speeding-motorists-M1-M6-M25.html?ico%3Dhome%255Eheadlines

Video: Environment Agency warns of extra flood risk - Belfast Telegraph :: http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/video-news/video-environment-agency-warns-of-extra-flood-risk-29972599.html

Yemeni officials: Gunmen kidnap British man in country's capital, Sanaa - The Province :: http://www.theprovince.com/news/Yemeni%2Bofficials%2BGunmen%2Bkidnap%2BBritish%2Bcountrys%2Bcapital%2BSanaa/9462010/story.html

Ryanair posts quarterly loss of €35m on back of falling fares - Irish Times :: http://www.irishtimes.com/business/sectors/transport-and-tourism/ryanair-posts-quarterly-loss-of-35m-on-back-of-falling-fares-1.1677587

Japan issues complaint after whaling vessel collides with Dutch protest boat - Deutsche Welle :: http://www.dw.de/japan-issues-complaint-after-whaling-vessel-collides-with-dutch-protest-boat/a-17405156

Manhunt over murder of prostitute - Belfast Telegraph :: http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/uk/manhunt-over-murder-of-prostitute-29974291.html

London Housing Market Shows Rising Bubble Risk as Asians Buy - Businessweek :: http://www.businessweek.com/news/2014-02-02/london-housing-market-shows-rising-bubble-risk-as-asians-pile-in

Briton denied passport for unusual name - Business Standard :: http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/briton-denied-passport-for-unusual-name-114020300796_1.html

UK faces 'town or country' flood choice - NEWS.com.au :: http://www.news.com.au/world/breaking-news/flooded-areas-in-the-uk-expect-more-rain/story-e6frfkui-1226816293504

Apple's new challenge: Building a better battery - Times of India :: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tech/personal-tech/computing/Apples-new-challenge-Building-a-better-battery/articleshow/29817070.cms

Oldham Baby Boy Murder: Mother In Court - Sky News :: http://news.sky.com/story/1205443

Student gunman kills two in Moscow school siege - AFP :: http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5iUbWGPZQPIAB_m-RZCYqoQfYFx6w?docId%3Dbd7e5b9a-a2e3-4503-834f-06779ee6bf27

Nelson Mandela left £2.5m estate to family and ANC - The Guardian :: http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/feb/03/nelson-mandela-estate-will

Swimming champion Thorpe in rehab - Belfast Telegraph :: http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/world-news/swimming-champion-thorpe-in-rehab-29974381.html

Thai election achieves little apart from prolonging civil unrest - The Globe and Mail :: http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/thai-election-achieves-little-apart-from-prolonging-civil-unrest/article16661063/?cmpid%3Drss1

Taylor Swift fan storms stage at O2 - Irish Independent :: http://www.independent.ie/entertainment/music/taylor-swift-fan-storms-stage-at-o2-29974731.html

Gove calls for state schools to be more like private - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-26015535

RPT-UPDATE 2-Powerful aftershock hits Greek island of Cephalonia - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/02/03/quake-greece-idUSL5N0L806O20140203

What an Actor Should Be - Daily Beast :: http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2014/02/02/philip-seymour-hoffman-an-actor-first.html

City regulators hits bankers with Libor 'warning notice' - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/banksandfinance/10614399/City-regulators-hits-bankers-with-Libor-warning-notice.html

Marshall Islands castaway details fishing trip gone awry - NBCNews.com (blog) :: http://worldnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2014/02/03/22549873-marshall-islands-castaway-details-fishing-trip-gone-awry

UPDATE 1-EMERGING MARKETS-China PMI keeps mood sober; Hungary CDS ... - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/02/03/markets-emerging-idUSL5N0L823620140203

Top Gear has finally become a cartoon and it's all the better for it - The Guardian (blog) :: http://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/tvandradioblog/2014/feb/03/top-gear-cars-moustaches-reality

LOWERING THE BOOM! Peyton MANN-HANDLED as Seahawks defense ... - New York Daily News :: http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/football/12th-mann-seahawks-overwhelms-peyton-broncos-win-super-bowl-xlviii-article-1.1599945

Actor Philip Seymour Hoffman dies - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-26009575

Cate Blanchett and Alec Baldwin respond to Woody Allen sex abuse allegations - The Independent :: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/news/cate-blanchett-and-alec-baldwin-respond-to-woody-allen-sex-abuse-allegations-9103855.html

Straight-A student killed teacher and police officer in grades row - The Times (subscription) :: http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/news/world/europe/article3994007.ece

A respectable Ukip would be a feeble political force - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/a9a2cac8-89e8-11e3-abc4-00144feab7de.html