17-Aug-2014 22:24

Footloose financier who lost every fortune - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/30af9628-2335-11e4-a424-00144feabdc0.html

Beetles so bright, you gotta wear shades - New Scientist :: http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn26062-beetles-so-bright-you-gotta-wear-shades.html

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

Row as horsemeat file shelved - The Guardian :: http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2014/aug/15/official-report-horsemeat-scandal-delayed-new-food-safety-fears

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

Travelodge removes the Bibles from its rooms on grounds of 'diversity'. Were ... - Telegraph.co.uk (blog) :: http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/timstanley/100283280/travelodge-removes-the-bibles-from-its-rooms-on-grounds-of-diversity-were-satanists-complaining/

Time to accentuate the moral case for Yes vote - Herald Scotland :: http://www.heraldscotland.com/comment/columnists/gay-rights-ethnic-diversity-open-borders-and-taking-a-stand-against-weapons-of-ma.25059431

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/

Scotland's independence fever is contagious - USA TODAY :: http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2014/08/17/scotland-independence-europe-succession-movements/13720581/?utm_source%3Dfeedblitz%26utm_medium%3DFeedBlitzRss%26utm_campaign%3Dusatoday-newstopstories

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/

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

Bungling prison staff release suspected murderer despite him telling them he ... - Mirror.co.uk :: http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/bungling-prison-staff-release-suspected-4064634

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

Salmond admits STV referendum debate currency position unclear - stv.tv :: http://news.stv.tv/scotland-decides/news/288669-salmond-admits-stv-referendum-debate-currency-position-unclear/

Obama's Hippocratic oath enfeebles his diplomacy - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/6b415dfc-23ae-11e4-be13-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp%3Dpublished_links%252Frss%252Fcomment%252Ffeed%252F%252Fproduct

Ukraine Says its Forces Regaining Control of Luhansk - Voice of America :: http://www.voanews.com/content/separatists-shoot-down-ukrainian-fighter-jet/2416056.html

Foreign Ministers Meet Over Ukraine Crisis - Getty Images :: http://www.google.com/hostednews/getty/article/ALeqM5g43aMVzrOeNLTejmazPxmUl08egQ?docId%3D453743820

Newcastle 0-2 Man City: 5 things we learned from the champions' opening day win - Mirror.co.uk :: http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/newcastle-0-2-man-city-5-4066701

Infected items looted in quarantine centre raid, Ebola patients flee - TVNZ :: http://tvnz.co.nz/world-news/infected-items-looted-in-quarantine-centre-raid-ebola-patients-flee-6059278

Police deploy tear gas to impose Ferguson curfew - seattlepi.com :: http://www.seattlepi.com/news/crime/article/Police-deploy-tear-gas-to-impose-Ferguson-curfew-5693834.php

He's bringing extravagance back! Justin Timberlake exits his headlining slot at V ... - Daily Mail :: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2727326/Justin-Timberlake-exits-headlining-slot-V-Festival-private-helicopter.html

Daniel Sturridge and Raheem Sterling help Liverpool rediscover their bite as ... - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/liverpool/11040131/Daniel-Sturridge-and-Raheem-Sterling-help-Liverpool-rediscover-their-bite-as-Southampton-beaten-2-1.html

Map: Boat sinks in Indonesia - ABC Online :: http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-08-17/boat-carrying-foreign-tourists-sinks-in-indonesia/5676926

Kurdish forces 'break IS hold on Mosul dam' - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-28826349

Israel, Palestinians Still Far Apart As Truce Nears End - NPR (blog) :: http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2014/08/17/341155941/israel-palestinians-still-far-apart-as-truce-nears-end

Richard III drank 3 litres of booze a day, no wonder he was found dead in a car ... - Metro :: http://metro.co.uk/2014/08/17/richard-iii-drank-3-litres-of-booze-a-day-no-wonder-he-was-found-dead-in-a-car-park-4835483/

Afghan Sikhs Found In Shipping Container In Britain - RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty :: http://www.rferl.org/content/article/26535064.html

Iraqi Kurds retake ground from IS fighters - Sky News Australia :: http://www.skynews.com.au/news/top-stories/2014/08/18/iraqi-kurds-retake-country-s-main-dam.html

200 defiant protesters remained on streets of St Louis suburb last night - Daily Mail :: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2727319/All-thunderstruck-Missouri-Governor-Jay-Nixon-disturbed-militarization-police-Ferguson.html

BBC's Cliff Richard scoop raises questions about fairness to suspects - The Guardian :: http://www.theguardian.com/media/2014/aug/17/cliff-richard-bbc-exclusive-criticised