13-Aug-2014 02:30

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/

Helen Wood's run in to trouble with Big Brother yet again (Picture: Channel 5) - Metro :: http://metro.co.uk/2014/08/07/big-brother-2014-calls-for-helen-wood-to-be-removed-from-house-after-another-formal-warning-4824623/

Choral diplomacy: When Germany and UK united in song - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-28690101

Diplomatic sexism: does the Foreign Office discriminate against female diplomats? - Telegraph.co.uk (blog) :: http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/charlescrawford/100283055/diplomatic-sexism-does-the-foreign-office-discriminate-against-female-diplomats/

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

Air Waves Trapped in Warmer Arctic Caused Extreme Weather - Businessweek :: http://www.businessweek.com/news/2014-08-12/air-waves-trapped-in-warmer-arctic-caused-extreme-weather

'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

Turkish air is thick with post-poll intrigue - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/863aad4a-2212-11e4-9d4a-00144feabdc0.html

corruption with Chinese characteristics - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/ec7d6c62-2147-11e4-a958-00144feabdc0.html

Why Robin Williams's true genius lay in his weird and wonderful comedy - The Guardian :: http://www.theguardian.com/film/2014/aug/12/robin-williams-genius-weird-wonderful-comedy-standup

Britain says will 'transport' military supplies to Kurdish forces - The Daily Star :: http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Middle-East/2014/Aug-12/267005-britain-says-will-transport-military-supplies-to-kurdish-forces.ashx

Father-to-be jailed after he plotted to hire thugs to kill his pregnant mistress ... - Daily Mail :: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2723151/Father-jailed-plotted-hire-thugs-kill-pregnant-mistress-unborn-baby-knife-crowbar-attack.html

'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

UK food watchdog admits chicken factory breached hygiene laws - The Guardian :: http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/aug/12/uk-food-watchdog-admits-chicken-factory-breached-hygiene-laws

Hewlett-Packard v Autonomy: Bombshell that shocked corporate world - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/c7c141ca-2172-11e4-a958-00144feabdc0.html

Guest list for the African Summit dinner at the White House - Washington Post (blog) :: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/reliable-source/wp/2014/08/05/guest-list-for-the-african-summit-dinner-at-the-white-house/

Confirmed: Wayne Rooney is new Manchester United captain, Van Gaal reveals ... - HITC :: http://hereisthecity.com/en-gb/2014/08/12/confirmed-wayne-rooney-is-new-manchester-united-captain-van-gaal/

Legal & General to quit British insurers' association -Sky News - Reuters :: http://in.reuters.com/article/2014/08/12/legal-general-abi-idINL4N0QI58A20140812

Real lift Super Cup thanks to Ronaldo double - Reuters India :: http://in.reuters.com/article/2014/08/12/soccer-uefa-supercup-idINKBN0GC1XG20140812

Iraq Crisis: US Sends 130 More Military Advisers - Sky News :: http://news.sky.com/story/1317709

Go-it-alone Scotland 'defenceless': Nation will be left without any weapons if it ... - Daily Mail :: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2723402/Go-Scotland-defenceless-Nation-left-without-weapons-votes-independence-refuses-share-UK-debt-MP-warns.html

Islamic extremism demands US action: #tellusatoday - USA TODAY :: http://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2014/08/11/usa-airstrikes-iraq-isis-tellusatoday-your-say/13928497/

Gaza homes 'uninhabitable' as tens of thousands come back to rubble - The Guardian :: http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/aug/11/damage-gaza-homes-israel-hamas-conflict

Gene Simmons' Advice to Immigrants: "Learn to Speak Goddamn English!" - E! Online :: http://www.eonline.com/news/568735/gene-simmons-advice-to-immigrants-learn-to-speak-goddamn-english

Obama administration sending 100 more advisers to Iraq - CBS News :: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/obama-administration-considers-sending-more-advisers-to-iraq/

Doubts over Russian 'aid' as convoy nears Ukraine - Irish Times :: http://www.irishtimes.com/news/world/europe/doubts-over-russian-aid-as-convoy-nears-ukraine-1.1894976

Foreign press divided over Hamas harassment - Haaretz (blog) :: http://www.haaretz.com/blogs/outside-edge/.premium-1.610241

Xbox Is the "Best Place to Play" this Holiday, Microsoft Says - GameSpot :: http://www.gamespot.com/articles/xbox-is-the-best-place-to-play-this-holiday-micros/1100-6421681/

Cristiano Ronaldo handed two medals after match-winning Uefa Super Cup ... - Metro :: http://metro.co.uk/2014/08/12/cristiano-ronaldo-handed-two-medals-after-match-winning-uefa-super-cup-performance-for-real-madrid-4830544/

Suicide bomb explodes near Iraqi PM's home - Aljazeera.com :: http://www.aljazeera.com/news/middleeast/2014/08/suicide-bomb-explodes-near-iraqi-pm-home-2014812232143468495.html

Jo Pavey targets four more years after European 10000m gold at 40 - The Guardian :: http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2014/aug/12/jo-pavey-targets-four-years-european-10000m-gold