05-Apr-2014 04:23

The ugly truth about SkinneePix – the selfies app that makes you look thinner - The Guardian :: http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/apr/04/skinneepics-skinny-selfies-app

BBC iPlayer catch-up extended from seven to 30 days - Expert Reviews :: http://www.expertreviews.co.uk/home-entertainment/1307206/bbc-iplayer-catch-up-extended-from-seven-to-30-days

What Britain's royals were up to this week - Toronto Star :: http://www.thestar.com/news/world/2014/04/04/what_britains_royals_were_up_to_this_week.html

A lesson in fiddling the student numbers - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/4b21872c-ba72-11e3-8b15-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp%3Dpublished_links%252Frss%252Fcomment%252Ffeed%252F%252Fproduct

Daring lifeboat rescue to save man clinging to a barge on the Thames - The Independent :: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/daring-lifeboat-rescue-to-save-man-clinging-to-a-barge-on-the-thames-9237721.html

Lutfur Rahman, council assets and close personal allies: the evidence - Telegraph.co.uk (blog) :: http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/andrewgilligan/100266479/lutfur-rahman-council-assets-and-close-personal-allies-the-evidence/

Body of missing Briton found on beach in Spain - The Guardian :: http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2014/apr/04/body-missing-briton-francis-brennan-beach-spain

Yellowstone supervolcano: Videos show animals 'fleeing' but we've nothing to fear - The Independent :: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/yellowstone-supervolcano-videos-show-animals-fleeing-but-we-have-nothing-to-worry-about-9238398.html

right in principle but wrong in practice - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/0c1c439c-ba62-11e3-8b15-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp%3Dpublished_links%252Frss%252Fcomment%252Ffeed%252F%252Fproduct

'Charlie Chaplin', by Peter Ackroyd - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/a75b66fc-b8ce-11e3-835e-00144feabdc0.html

Maria Miller threatened watchdog in attempt to limit investigation - The Guardian :: http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2014/apr/04/maria-miller-threatened-watchdog-in-attempt-to-limit-investigation

Blogging has given a voice to dying people who say: 'Look, healthy people, this ... - Telegraph.co.uk (blog) :: http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/damianthompson/100266495/bloggers-who-deliver-their-own-last-writes/

BBC wants you to pay TV licence fee even if you don't own a set, as shows go on ... - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/bbc/10746109/BBC-wants-you-to-pay-TV-licence-fee-even-if-you-dont-own-a-set-as-shows-go-on-iPlayer-for-longer.html

Is Japan playing hunger games with climate change? - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-26756005

Samsung's Graphene Research Leads To Flexible Devices And More - NBCNews.com :: http://www.nbcnews.com/tech/innovation/samsungs-graphene-research-leads-flexible-devices-more-n72176

Cassini spacecraft finds sign of subsurface sea on Saturn's moon Enceladus - Washington Post :: http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/nasa-cassini-spacecraft-finds-sign-of-subsurface-sea-on-saturns-moon-enceladus/2014/04/03/f9a1e7fc-baa3-11e3-9a05-c739f29ccb08_story.html

Tesco's FD Becomes Final Clarke Executive to Leave Board - Bloomberg :: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-04-04/tesco-says-finance-chief-laurie-mcilwee-to-step-down-from-role.html

24-hour window left in search for MH370 black box, says daily - The Malaysian Insider :: http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/malaysia/article/24-hour-window-left-in-search-for-mh370-black-box-says-daily

Farage blames BT advert for useless degrees - as he calls for Britain to legalise ... - Daily Mail :: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2597099/Criminalising-drugs-not-helping-Farage-calls-Britain-follow-Portugal-HEROIN-not-illegal.html

Fear of violence shadows Afghanistan's provinces on election eve - Washington Post :: http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/fear-of-violence-shadows-afghan-election-eve/2014/04/04/aab14dca-bbf4-11e3-80de-2ff8801f27af_story.html

Did Adolf Hitler marry a woman of Jewish descent? DNA tests 'show Eva Braun ... - The Independent :: http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/did-adolf-hitler-marry-a-woman-of-jewish-descent-dna-tests-show-eva-braun-associated-with-ashkenazi-jews-9239784.html

Kerry: Mideast peace talks need 'reality check' - Washington Post :: http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/kerry-peace-talks-need-reality-check/2014/04/04/6d982352-bc01-11e3-96ae-f2c36d2b1245_story.html

James Franco talks Instagram scandal on 'Live! With Kelly and Michael': 'I'm ... - Entertainment Weekly (blog) :: http://popwatch.ew.com/2014/04/04/james-franco-instagram-teenager/

Covering Afghan Vote, Until Shot by an Ally - New York Times :: http://www.nytimes.com/2014/04/05/world/asia/journalists-shot-by-police-officer-in-afghanistan.html

Ferguson to become Harvard academic - Herald Scotland :: http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/home-news/ferguson-to-become-harvard-academic.23878980

We Were Just Laughing: Days With Anja Niedringhaus and Kathy Gannon - New York Times (blog) :: http://atwar.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/04/04/we-were-just-laughing-days-with-anja-niedringhaus-and-kathy-gannon/

Geep: Rare 'goat-sheep' born on Irish farm - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-26882203

Daily Telegraph tape row adviser defended by Tory MP Therese Coffey - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-26897070

Colleagues from across party divide pay tribute - Herald Scotland :: http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/home-news/colleagues-from-across-party-divide-pay-tribute.23881093?utm_source%3Dwww.heraldscotland.com%26utm_medium%3DRSS%2520Feed%26utm_campaign%3DScottish%2520News

Yorkshire stars photographed for Le Tour exhibition - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-26801155

Climate change In the balance - The Economist :: http://www.economist.com/news/science-and-technology/21600080-new-report-ipcc-implies-climate-exceptionalism-notion?fsrc%3Drss%257Csct