19-May-2014 01:39

Bad tax laws are worse than the pop stars who skirt them - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/88671948-dc3d-11e3-8511-00144feabdc0.html

Why floral prints – with an unsettling twist – are blossoming - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/c74f4ee6-d6a7-11e3-b251-00144feabdc0.html

CANNES WATCH: Hilary Swank's Versace stunner - Kansas City Star :: http://www.kansascity.com/2014/05/18/5031440/cannes-watch-hilary-swanks-versace.html

House prices jump £10000 in five weeks as Bank threatens to cap mortgages - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/10839376/House-prices-jump-10000-in-five-weeks-as-Bank-threatens-to-cap-mortgages.html

Sylvester Stallone and Arnold Schwarzenegger ignite old rivalry at Cannes - Sydney Morning Herald :: http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/movies/sylvester-stallone-and-arnold-schwarzenegger-ignite-old-rivalry-at-cannes-20140519-zrgle.html

Nick Clegg: the matter of Holyrood's tax powers must come out of the shadows - The Guardian :: http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2014/may/19/nick-clegg-holyrood-tax-powers-scotland-independence

Gunmen storm Libyan parliament, demand its suspension - Reuters Africa :: http://af.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idAFKBN0DY0IC20140518

Football: - Ninemsn :: http://wwos.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id%3D8846959

Far from home, a Nigerian nanny prays for her kidnapped cousin - Haaretz :: http://www.haaretz.com/news/national/.premium-1.591358

North Korean elite in rare apology for construction accident - Business Recorder :: http://www.brecorder.com/world/southeast-asia/173031-north-korean-elite-in-rare-apology-for-construction-accident.html

Atlantic search for missing UK yacht Cheeki Rafiki ends - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-27462450

Swiss Voters Reject $25-an-Hour Minimum Wage, $3.5 Billion Jet Deal - The Chosun Ilbo :: http://english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2014/05/19/2014051900492.html

Fossils of largest dinosaur discovered - Inquirer.net :: http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/603187/fossils-of-largest-dinosaur-discovered

Arsenal's penalties gamble proves spot-on in FA Cup final against Hull City - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/arsenal/10839362/Arsenals-penalties-gamble-proves-spot-on-in-FA-Cup-final-against-Hull-City.html

Serena Williams wins Italian Open for a third time with easy win over Sara Errani - Herald Sun :: http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/tennis/serena-williams-wins-italian-open-for-a-third-time-with-easy-win-over-sara-errani/story-fnibcgxs-1226922169534

Cooper seeks reforms to hinder Ukip - Belfast Telegraph :: http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/uk/cooper-seeks-reforms-to-hinder-ukip-30284673.html

Libyan gunmen storm parliament building - Al-Arabiya :: http://english.alarabiya.net/en/News/middle-east/2014/05/18/Heavy-gunfire-in-Libya-s-capital-target-unclear.html

Carney Says House Prices Pose Biggest Risk to UK Economy - Businessweek :: http://www.businessweek.com/news/2014-05-17/carney-says-rising-house-prices-are-biggest-risk-to-u-dot-k-dot-economy

Pfizer in new offer for AstraZeneca takeover - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-27464667

Appeal over on-the-run prisoners - Belfast Telegraph :: http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/uk/appeal-over-ontherun-prisoners-30283583.html

Broadchurch wins three TV Bafta awards - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-27427528

Pfizer in new offer for AstraZeneca takeover - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-27464667

Despite all those so-called 'car crashes', the Ukip bandwagon rides on - Telegraph.co.uk (blog) :: http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/timstanley/100271902/despite-all-those-so-called-car-crashes-the-ukip-bandwagon-rides-on/

Britain's top heart doctor says everyone over-40 should take cholesterol ... - Daily Mail :: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2631450/Britains-heart-doctor-says-40-cholesterol-lowering-statins-daily.html

The grotesque inequality in Thailand makes me worry – for the first time – about ... - Telegraph.co.uk (blog) :: http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/seanthomas/100271944/the-grotesque-inequality-in-thailand-makes-me-worry-for-the-first-time-about-the-future-of-capitalism/

Four glasses of wine is enough to harm your health, scientists say - Irish Independent :: http://www.independent.ie/lifestyle/health/four-glasses-of-wine-is-enough-to-harm-your-health-scientists-say-30283169.html

Modi needs to give India its Thatcher moment - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/06c3d5f0-dcf8-11e3-b73c-00144feabdc0.html

Nigerian president faces increasing pressure over kidnapped schoolgirls - The Guardian :: http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/may/18/nigerian-president-under-increasing-pressure-over-schoolgirls

Three suspects remanded in custody in Turkey mine investigation - Reuters Africa :: http://af.reuters.com/article/energyOilNews/idAFL6N0O414A20140518

Climate Contrarians Cook Up New 'Controversy' - Huffington Post :: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/michael-e-mann/climate-contrarians_b_5347614.html

Apple Strikes a New Chord in the Future of Music - NDTV :: http://www.ndtv.com/article/world/apple-strikes-a-new-chord-in-the-future-of-music-526443