06-Feb-2014 02:05

Secret Teacher: why I've given up my dream job in teaching - The Guardian (blog) :: http://www.theguardian.com/teacher-network/teacher-blog/2014/feb/01/secret-teacher-left-dream-job-teaching

Young DJ found dead amid claims he took part in 'NekNomination' drinking game - Irish Mirror :: http://www.irishmirror.ie/news/irish-news/young-dj-found-dead-amid-3102987

Nazi-row MP to quit at election - Belfast Telegraph :: http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/uk/nazirow-mp-to-quit-at-election-29983925.html

Female genital mutilation: A family speaks out against the practice - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-26061656

Storms force closure of the South West's rail lifeline - The Times (subscription) :: http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/news/article3996123.ece

Prince single may miss top 100 spot - Belfast Telegraph :: http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/music/news/prince-single-may-miss-top-100-spot-29983145.html

Wendi Deng wrote secret love letter about Tony Blair's 'piercing blue eyes, good ... - Mirror.co.uk :: http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/tony-blair-wendi-deng-rupert-3116004

Plastic bag charge a 'complete mess' - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-26048425

BoE likely to hold fire, work on guidance revamp - Reuters UK :: http://uk.reuters.com/article/2014/02/06/uk-britain-boe-preview-idUKBREA1500A20140206

Policeman who battered a pensioner's car window with his baton gets £439000 ... - Daily Star :: http://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/latest-news/364220/Policeman-who-battered-a-pensioner-s-car-window-with-his-baton-gets-439-000-compensation

Top secret British combat drone 'Taranis' makes first flight - Los Angeles Times :: http://www.latimes.com/business/money/la-fi-mo-bae-drone-first-flight-20140205,0,4756605.story

Sochi 2014: US warns airlines of Russia 'toothpaste' bomb threat - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-26061903

Ten people injured as gas explosion 'flattens' homes - The Times (subscription) :: http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/news/uk/article3996271.ece

Twitter's sputtering user growth unnerves investors - Reuters UK :: http://uk.reuters.com/article/2014/02/06/uk-twitter-results-idUKBREA141ZX20140206

Tube strike talks set for tomorrow - Belfast Telegraph :: http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/uk/tube-strike-talks-set-for-tomorrow-29984862.html

Stamp out child abuse by priests, UN tells Vatican - Arab News :: http://www.arabnews.com/news/521291

UK storms leave thousands without power and destroys railway line - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-26044073

Troops' brutal lynching shows instability in Central African Republic - Washington Post :: http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/troops-brutal-lynching-shows-instability-in-central-african-republic/2014/02/05/51461896-8ebe-11e3-878e-d76656564a01_story.html

Beckham exercises option to buy MLS team in Miami - San Francisco Chronicle :: http://www.sfgate.com/entertainment/article/Beckham-exercises-option-to-buy-MLS-team-in-Miami-5206785.php

Bionic hand allows long-time amputee to feel again - Detroit Free Press :: http://www.freep.com/article/20140205/NEWS07/302050146/Bionic-hand-allows-long-time-amputee-to-feel-again

Going it alone would be economic disaster, Cable warns the Scots: Business ... - Daily Mail :: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2552346/Royal-Bank-Scotland-flee-Edinburgh-HQ-London-escape-uncertainty-independence-Cable-warns.html

Officials: Suspect in New York drug case had actor Hoffman's cellphone number - The Province :: http://www.theprovince.com/news/Police%2BHeroin%2Bfound%2BPhilip%2BSeymour%2BHoffmans%2Bhome%2Btests%2Bnegative/9469820/story.html

Bill Gates' Big Challenge at Microsoft: Rewriting the Bill Gates Legacy - TIME :: http://techland.time.com/2014/02/05/bill-gates-big-challenge-at-microsoft-rewriting-the-bill-gates-legacy/

Kevin Pietersen row turns ugly as Prior is dragged in - Irish Times :: http://www.irishtimes.com/sport/other-sports/kevin-pietersen-row-turns-ugly-as-prior-is-dragged-in-1.1680955

'Mattress Mack' to pay $7m in Super Bowl bet pledge - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-26030725

If robots divide us, they will conquer - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/e1046e2e-8aae-11e3-9465-00144feab7de.html

Microsoft Picks Insider, Who's An Indian Immigrant, As CEO - NPR :: http://www.npr.org/2014/02/05/271873728/microsoft-picks-insider-whos-an-indian-immigrant-as-ceo

'Japanese Beethoven' admits he is a fraud - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-26039226

Rats as big as sheep? The Anthropocene is no laughing matter - The Guardian :: http://www.theguardian.com/science/animal-magic/2014/feb/05/giant-rats-big-sheep-anthropocene-earth-geological

Vatican accuses UN of distorting facts in rape report - The Globe and Mail :: http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/un-accuses-vatican-of-adopting-policies-that-allowed-priests-to-rape-children/article16704743/

Skinny Puppy bills Pentagon for Guantanamo 'royalties' - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-26055297