17-Aug-2014 18:20

Thousand-strong robot swarm throws shapes, slowly - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-28739371

The trouble with online trolls is that they be right - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/0f27d868-23b1-11e4-be13-00144feabdc0.html

Raising the minimum wage is the wrong way to deal with low pay - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/3bd8f544-2466-11e4-ae78-00144feabdc0.html

Magpies 'don't steal shiny objects' - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-28797519

Beetles' whiteness understood - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-28811232

UPDATE 2-BoE's Carney says rise in real wages not pre-condition for rate hike - Reuters :: http://in.reuters.com/article/2014/08/16/britain-boe-carney-idINL5N0QM0PA20140816

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/

The threat to Britain from terrorism is about the same as the threat from social ... - Telegraph.co.uk (blog) :: http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/tomchiversscience/100283310/the-threat-to-britain-from-terrorism-is-about-the-same-as-the-threat-from-social-insects-i-demand-a-war-on-wasps/

If we don't attack Isis, they will attack us - Telegraph.co.uk (blog) :: http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/seanthomas/100283328/if-we-dont-attack-isis-they-will-attack-us/

A step too far for UK tax authorities - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/d0874aca-2483-11e4-ae78-00144feabdc0.html

Time to pick up a bargain? Pioneering travel website Lastminute.com up for sale ... - Daily Mail :: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2727094/Time-pick-bargain-Pioneering-travel-website-Lastminute-com-sale-new-US-owner-checks-out.html

Robin Williams appreciation by Terry Jones: 'He could have had a huge ego, but ... - The Guardian :: http://www.theguardian.com/film/2014/aug/17/terry-jones-robin-williams-appreciation

Tests show British king Richard III drank wine to relieve stress of leadership - New York Daily News :: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/world/tests-show-british-king-richard-iii-drank-wine-relieve-stress-leadership-article-1.1906398

Opinion Polls Show Close Race One Month Before Scotland Vote - NDTV :: http://www.ndtv.com/article/world/opinion-polls-show-close-race-one-month-before-scotland-vote-577204

LIVE UPDATES: Israel partially lifts fishing ban in Gaza as gesture amid truce talks - Haaretz :: http://www.haaretz.com/news/diplomacy-defense/1.610913

Abbott slammed for Scotland comments - Herald Sun :: http://www.heraldsun.com.au/business/breaking-news/abbott-slammed-for-scotland-comments/story-fnn9c0hb-1227027505272

Islamic extremists will haunt Britain if not stopped: David Cameron - Economic Times :: http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international/world-news/islamic-extremists-will-haunt-britain-if-not-stopped-david-cameron/articleshow/40347506.cms

Armed men attack Liberia Ebola isolation centre, '29 patients flee' - Times of India :: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/rest-of-world/Armed-men-attack-Liberia-Ebola-isolation-centre-29-patients-flee/articleshow/40347460.cms

Lib Dems have 'Neanderthal views on diversity', says Hackney Heroine - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/liberaldemocrats/11039702/Lib-Dems-have-Neanderthal-views-on-diversity-says-Hackney-Heroine.html

Liverpool 2-1 Southampton: 5 things we learned from Anfield clash - Mirror.co.uk :: http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/liverpool-2-1-southampton-5-things-4064775

Cliff Richard abuse case: Police under fire - gulfnews.com :: http://gulfnews.com/arts-entertainment/celebrity/hollywood/cliff-richard-abuse-case-police-under-fire-1.1372897

Two Brits rescued but 15 missing as Indonesian boat sinks - ITV News :: http://www.itv.com/news/story/2014-08-17/two-brits-rescued-but-15-missing-as-indonesian-boat-sinks/

Ukraine crisis: Russian aid convoy arrives at border - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-28828340

Ferguson riots have left a 'deep wound' across America, Missouri governor says - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/11039729/Ferguson-riots-have-left-a-deep-wound-across-America-Missouri-governor-says.html

England v India: Hosts humiliate tourists to win series 3-1 after final Test victory ... - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/cricket/international/england/11039699/England-v-India-Hosts-humiliate-tourists-to-win-series-3-1-after-final-Test-victory-by-innings-and-244-runs.html

Kurds advance against militants with US air support - Reuters UK :: http://uk.reuters.com/article/2014/08/17/uk-iraq-security-idUKKBN0GH0JJ20140817

United 'Smashed Down' by Loss to Swansea - New York Times :: http://www.nytimes.com/2014/08/18/sports/soccer/united-smashed-down-by-loss-to-swansea.html

Cricket: England thrash India to seal 3-1 series win - The Straits Times :: http://www.straitstimes.com/news/sport/more-sport-stories/story/cricket-england-thrash-india-seal-3-1-series-win-20140817

Israel and Hamas trade taunts as ceasefire deadline looms - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/12dabb14-261e-11e4-9bca-00144feabdc0.html

Kurds advance against militants with US air support - The Star Online :: http://www.thestar.com.my/News/World/2014/08/17/Kurds-advance-against-militants-with-US-air-support/

Ukraine troops' penetration of rebel-held Luhansk could prove a breakthrough - Toronto Star :: http://www.thestar.com/news/world/2014/08/17/ukraine_troops_penetration_of_rebelheld_luhansk_could_prove_a_breakthrough.html