20-Aug-2014 16:29

Robot butlers 'a gimmick', says hotel workers' union - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-28834773

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

Biliousness in business does no favours for investors - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/9a80e1e8-22d5-11e4-8dae-00144feabdc0.html

Peter Capaldi: Doctor Who portrayal 'not yet in place' - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-28849955

We can terraform Mars for the same cost as mitigating climate change. Which ... - Telegraph.co.uk (blog) :: http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/finance/andrewlilico/100027947/would-you-prefer-to-mitigate-climate-change-or-terraform-mars/

St Julian of Assange sits atop his pillar in the desert, preaching to no one - Telegraph.co.uk (blog) :: http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/padraigreidy/100283472/st-julian-of-assange-sits-atop-his-pillar-in-the-desert-preaching-to-no-one/

Hundreds of fish washed up on beach in feeding frenzy - Bridport and Lyme Regis News :: http://www.bridportnews.co.uk/news/11418922.Hundreds_of_fish_washed_up_on_beach_in_feeding_frenzy/

Innovation disrupted by warring gurus - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/0f599a20-26d0-11e4-bc19-00144feabdc0.html

Tree-hugging snakes squeeze tight for safety - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-28853225

Ebola fight hindered by rumours and bogus cures online - New Scientist :: http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn26078-ebola-fight-hindered-by-rumours-and-bogus-cures-online.html

Watch as a pushchair rolls off a platform onto the train tracks below - The Independent :: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/watch-as-a-pushchair-rolls-off-a-platform-onto-the-train-tracks-below-9680412.html

Sterling weakness may be just what the Bank of England ordered - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/af22b45e-2844-11e4-9ea9-00144feabdc0.html

We must destroy the Islamic State to prevent violence on British streets - Telegraph.co.uk (blog) :: http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/concoughlin/100283562/we-must-destroy-the-islamic-state-to-prevent-violence-on-british-streets/

Greggs 'Scum' Logo On Google Goes Viral - Sky News :: http://news.sky.com/story/1321418/greggs-scum-logo-on-google-goes-viral

Cliff Richard scraps cathedral gig - U.TV :: http://www.u.tv/Entertainment/Cliff-Richard-scraps-cathedral-gig/ec09efcb-1e83-4173-b2b1-9a13338c71e4

MH370 passengers may have died of oxygen starvation: Report - Economic Times :: http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international/world-news/mh370-passengers-may-have-died-of-oxygen-starvation-report/articleshow/40511094.cms

Landslides kill at least 36 in Japanese city of Hiroshima - Irish Times :: http://www.irishtimes.com/news/world/asia-pacific/landslides-kill-at-least-36-in-japanese-city-of-hiroshima-1.1902528

Scots 'would lose access to BBC shows after independence' - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/scottish-independence/11046037/Scots-would-lose-access-to-BBC-shows-after-independence.html

Imran, Qadri supporters lay siege to Pakistan parliament - The Hindu :: http://www.thehindu.com/news/international/south-asia/imran-qadri-supporters-lay-siege-to-pakistan-parliament/article6335123.ece

Cameron must recall MPs over Iraq crisis says ex-head of Army: Lord Dannatt ... - Daily Mail :: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2729337/Cameron-recall-MPs-Iraq-crisis-says-ex-head-Army-Lord-Dannatt-earlier-warned-returning-Jihadists-bring-mayhem-streets.html

Calvin Harris has spun his way to be top of the DJs - Belfast Telegraph :: http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/music/news/calvin-harris-is-top-of-the-djs-30523647.html

Depp to share screen with daughter - Belfast Telegraph :: http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/news/depp-to-share-screen-with-daughter-30523165.html

Northern Ireland arrests made over letter bomb attack in Canterbury - Canterbury Times :: http://www.canterburytimes.co.uk/Arrests-letter-bomb-attack-Canterbury/story-22788540-detail/story.html

James Foley 'beheaded': PM cuts holiday short for emergency meeting on British ... - The Independent :: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/james-foley-beheading-video-looks-genuine-and-the-killer-appears-to-be-a-british-person-foreign-secretary-says-9679915.html

Liverpool have not bid for Mario Balotelli, insist AC Milan - Daily Mail :: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2729886/Liverpool-not-bid-Mario-Balotelli-insist-AC-Milan.html

Domestic abuse crime considered by ministers - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-28860213

In Ferguson, Many Outsiders Are Among Those Arrested - Wall Street Journal :: http://online.wsj.com/articles/in-ferguson-many-outsiders-are-among-those-arrested-1408491536

Ferguson protests lure many from across the US - Los Angeles Times :: http://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-ferguson-outsiders-20140820-story.html

Gaza war rages on, Hamas says Israel tried to kill its military chief - euronews :: http://www.euronews.com/newswires/2648988-israel-palestinians-renew-truce-but-see-risk-of-more-gaza-violence/

FBI believes Foley video is authentic -GlobalPost - Reuters India :: http://in.reuters.com/article/2014/08/20/syria-crisis-beheading-fbi-idINKBN0GK1GE20140820

Twitter to consider removing gory photographs of dead people at request of ... - Daily Mail :: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2729763/Twitter-consider-removing-gory-photographs-dead-people-request-family-members-Google-warns-graphic-images-important-news-value.html