12-Aug-2014 21:25

VKontakte case puts Russian music piracy into spotlight - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-28739602

Want to know how fracking will affect you? Sorry, that's a state secret! - Telegraph.co.uk (blog) :: http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/geoffreylean/100282976/want-to-know-how-fracking-will-affect-you-sorry-thats-a-state-secret/

Bankers reflect on work-life-pay balance - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/b313485e-213b-11e4-a958-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp%3Dpublished_links%252Frss%252Fcomment%252Ffeed%252F%252Fproduct

New characters introduced to familiar Premiership story - BBC Sport :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/28624960

Robin Williams found dead in California home - The Guardian :: http://www.theguardian.com/film/2014/aug/11/robin-williams-found-dead-suicide

Minister resigns over 'too little' MPs' expenses - The Times (subscription) :: http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/news/politics/article4172907.ece

Liberia to receive Zmapp drug to treat Ebola virus - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-28749615

Watch for risks from indebted corporate Asia - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/b9cd7ee6-2148-11e4-b96e-00144feabdc0.html

Osborne's plan to make 250000 migrant workers pay tax - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/immigration/11028013/Osbornes-plan-to-make-250000-migrant-workers-pay-tax.html

Just four companies reveal gender pay gap under coalition scheme - The Guardian :: http://www.theguardian.com/money/2014/aug/12/gender-pay-gap-coalition-scheme

Monopoly is a bureaucrat's friend but a democrat's foe - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/b62b46cc-216d-11e4-b145-00144feabdc0.html

Teacher on Virgin Atlantic flight forced to make U-turn reveals terror at 35000ft - Daily Mail :: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/travel/travel_news/article-2722654/Teacher-board-London-bound-Virgin-Atlantic-flight-forced-make-U-turn-reveals-terror-35-000ft.html?ITO%3D1490%26ns_mchannel%3Drss%26ns_campaign%3D1490

Hawkins announces pregnancy on air - Belfast Telegraph :: http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/uk/hawkins-announces-pregnancy-on-air-30502114.html

Maliki tells Iraq forces to stay out of 'political crisis' - Zee News :: http://zeenews.india.com/news/world/maliki-tells-iraq-forces-to-stay-out-of-political-crisis_954139.html

Essex GP surgery tells patients not to post critical comments on Facebook and ... - The Independent :: http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/health-news/essex-gp-surgery-tells-patients-not-to-post-critical-comments-on-facebook-and-twitter-9663444.html

Camera Captures 4.4 Trillion Frames Per Second - PC Magazine :: http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2462364,00.asp

'Sad' dog hoping for happy new home - Belfast Telegraph :: http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/breakingnews/offbeat/sad-dog-hoping-for-happy-new-home-30502757.html

'Game of Thrones' will not recast role following J.J. Murphy's death - Philly.com (blog) :: http://www.philly.com/philly/blogs/entertainment/television/Game-of-Thrones-will-not-recast-role-following-JJ-Murphys-death.html

A sanctuary for Iraqi Yazidis – and a plea for Obama's intervention - Christian Science Monitor :: http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Middle-East/2014/0812/A-sanctuary-for-Iraqi-Yazidis-and-a-plea-for-Obama-s-intervention

Woman worried about bedroom tax killed herself, coroner finds - The Guardian :: http://www.theguardian.com/society/2014/aug/12/stephanie-bottrill-worried-bedroom-tax-committed-suicide-coroner

Deny independent Scotland access to warships and fighter jets if they will not ... - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/scottish-independence/11029431/Deny-independent-Scotland-access-to-warships-and-fighter-jets-if-they-will-not-share-UK-debt-influential-MP-says.html

The new iPad could be easier to read on - Washington Post :: http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/apples-suppliers-said-to-commence-production-of-new-ipads/2014/08/12/fad3608e-21ea-11e4-8b10-7db129976abb_story.html

Study: Trapped atmospheric waves trigger more weather extremes - Science Recorder :: http://www.sciencerecorder.com/news/trapped-atmospheric-waves-may-be-responsible-for-more-weather-extremes/

'Evil' Man Plotted To Kill Lover's Unborn Baby - Sky News :: http://news.sky.com/story/1317607

Air strikes do little to impede progress of Isis in Iraq and Syria - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/9c6960aa-220f-11e4-ad60-00144feabdc0.html

Stephanie Bottrill, who blamed the bedroom tax for her suicide, had history of ... - The Independent :: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/stephanie-bottrill-who-blamed-the-bedroom-tax-for-her-suicide-had-history-of-depression-inquest-hears-9664921.html

Microsoft announces Rise of the Tomb Raider as exclusive Xbox One game at ... - Financial Post :: http://business.financialpost.com/2014/08/12/microsoft-announces-rise-of-the-tomb-raider-as-exclusive-xbox-one-game-at-gamescom-2014/

Russian aid convoy rolling toward Ukraine without Red Cross escort - Los Angeles Times :: http://www.latimes.com/world/europe/la-fg-ukraine-russia-aid-convoy-rolling-20140812-story.html

The Guardian view on voting rights for prisoners - The Guardian :: http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/aug/12/guardian-view-voting-rights-prisoners

Senior Iranian official congratulates new Iraqi PM Haider al-Abadi - The Guardian :: http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/aug/12/senior-iranian-official-iraq-haider-al-abadi-prime-minister

Robin Williams dies: latest reaction and tributes - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/celebritynews/11028146/Robin-Williams-dies-reaction-and-tributes-live.html