17-Aug-2014 11:13

Mosaic image reveals Martian glory - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-28485076

The medievalism of the campaign to stop Ched Evans from getting his old job back - Telegraph.co.uk (blog) :: http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/brendanoneill2/100283231/the-medievalism-of-the-campaign-to-stop-ched-evans-from-getting-his-old-job-back/

UK economy grows at fastest rate since before the financial crisis - as it happened - The Guardian (blog) :: http://www.theguardian.com/business/blog/live/2014/aug/15/markets-end-week-on-a-higher-note-business-live

'National Service: Conscription in Britain, 1945-1963', by Richard Vinen - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/df399412-1e3c-11e4-ab52-00144feabdc0.html

Half of voters happy to pay more tax to fund NHS – poll - The Guardian :: http://www.theguardian.com/society/2014/aug/15/voters-tax-fund-nhs-poll

Salmonella outbreak: Three patients die in hospital - Irish Independent :: http://www.independent.ie/world-news/europe/salmonella-outbreak-three-patients-die-in-hospital-30512425.html

Game of Thrones author would burn camera phones - RTE.ie :: http://www.rte.ie/ten/news/2014/0816/637505-game-of-thrones-author-would-burn-camera-phones/

Islamic State Militants Close In On Syria Rebel Stronghold - Huffington Post :: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/huff-wires/20140816/ml--syria/?utm_hp_ref%3Dworld%26ir%3Dworld

REVEALED: Penniless German immigrant was great grandfather of Nigel ... - Daily Mail :: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2726735/REVEALED-Penniless-German-immigrant-great-grandfather-Nigel-Farage-He-famously-no-nonsense-stance-migrants-Ukip-chief-no-idea-ancestor.html

Scottish Independence: Australian PM's comments 'offensive' - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-28821346

Scottish referendum: Countdown to a decision that will last for ever - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/scottish-independence/11038117/Scottish-referendum-Countdown-to-a-decision-that-will-last-for-ever.html

Daughter accused of body in suitcase murder called her lawyer BEFORE her ... - Daily Mail :: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2726715/Daughter-accused-body-suitcase-murder-called-lawyer-BEFORE-arrest-lawyer-compares-Amanda-Knox.html

Poll 2: Yes 38%, No 47%, Don't Know 14% - Herald Scotland :: http://www.heraldscotland.com/politics/referendum-news/poll-2-yes-38-no-47-dont-know-14.1408259748

Kurd forces 'advance' on Mosul dam - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-28825029

V Festival 2014: The slickest moments from Justin Timberlake's pop-packed set - Metro :: http://metro.co.uk/2014/08/17/v-festival-2014-the-slickest-moments-from-justin-timberlakes-pop-packed-set-4835425/

Feeling down? As Peanuts says, 'happiness is a warm puppy' - Telegraph.co.uk (blog) :: http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/timstanley/100283296/feeling-down-as-peanuts-says-happiness-is-a-warm-puppy/

Argentina's Fernandez calls holdouts greedy, bent on thwarting deal - euronews :: http://www.euronews.com/business-newswires/2646754-argentinas-fernandez-calls-holdouts-greedy-bent-on-thwarting-deal/

Manchester United bid £24m for Roma star Mehdi Benatia as they plan new ... - Daily Mail :: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2726741/Manchester-United-bid-24m-Roma-star-Mehdi-Benatia-plan-new-swoop-Sporting-Lisbon-defender-Marcos-Rojo.html

Swan, egret, heron: the Richard III diet revealed - The Independent :: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/swan-egret-heron-the-richard-iii-diet-revealed-9673772.html

Iraq crisis: Cameron warns of possible IS threat to UK - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-28823281

Aaron Ramsey stepped up again when Arsenal needed him most against ... - Daily Mail :: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2727027/Aaron-Ramsey-stepped-Arsenal-needed-against-Crystal-Palace-lead-title.html

Gaza talks in limbo as cease-fire expiration approaches - Fox News :: http://www.foxnews.com/world/2014/08/17/gaza-talks-in-limbo-as-cease-fire-expiration-approaches/

Isil executes 700 men in Deir Al Zor - gulfnews.com :: http://gulfnews.com/news/region/iraq/isil-executes-700-men-in-deir-al-zor-1.1372944

Place in world hotly contested - Daily Mail :: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/pa/article-2726914/Place-world-hotly-contested.html

Yazidi women 'forced' to marry Isil militants - gulfnews.com :: http://gulfnews.com/news/region/iraq/yazidi-women-forced-to-marry-isil-militants-1.1372946

Kell Brook stuns Shawn Porter to win welterweight world title in Los Angeles - Daily Mail :: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/boxing/article-2727004/Kell-Brook-stuns-Shawn-Porter-win-world-title.html

How Liverpool supporters had the last laugh as Manchester United lost - Metro :: http://metro.co.uk/2014/08/17/how-liverpool-supporters-had-the-last-laugh-as-manchester-united-lost-4835150/

Group of Russian aid trucks moving towards border with Ukraine - Reuters UK :: http://uk.reuters.com/article/2014/08/17/ukraine-crisis-aid-column-idUKL5N0QN04F20140817

Fly the Isis flag in Britain and you will face arrest, says Cameron - The Times (subscription) :: http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/news/world/middleeast/iraq/article4178736.ece

Seven arrested, 1 shot as police use tear gas on protesters defying Ferguson ... - Fox News :: http://www.foxnews.com/us/2014/08/17/police-try-to-disperse-protesters-defying-ferguson-curfew/

One shot, seven arrested after chaos erupts after curfew in Ferguson - Washington Post :: http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/state-of-emergency-declared-in-missouri-amid-renewed-tensions-over-browns-death/2014/08/17/65e9836c-25c9-11e4-8593-da634b334390_story.html