21-Aug-2014 08:45

New and premium models boost UK car exports to best-ever July - Reuters :: http://in.reuters.com/article/2014/08/20/britain-autos-output-idINL5N0QQ2RV20140820

The Arab world has to take on Isis in its own backyard - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/9d9227e8-278f-11e4-ae44-00144feabdc0.html

US may be a gamble too far for Masayoshi Son's SoftBank - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/b2ffcb38-27c8-11e4-ae44-00144feabdc0.html

Shadows of Iraq war and Syria vote loom over UK response to IS - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-28874929

Review: Great British Bake Off rises to the challenge - WalesOnline (blog) :: http://www.walesonline.co.uk/whats-on/food-drink-news/review-great-british-bake-rises-7641257

Alex Salmond defies calls for Holyrood statement on currency - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/scottish-independence/11047100/Alex-Salmond-defies-calls-for-Holyrood-statement-on-currency.html

An independent Scotland 'stronger' using the pound without permission - The Guardian :: http://www.theguardian.com/business/2014/aug/21/scottish-independence-pound-thinktank-thrive-currency

ALS ice bucket challenge co-founder Corey Griffin drowns, aged 27 - The Independent :: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/als-ice-bucket-challenge-cofounder-corey-griffin-drowns-aged-27-9681129.html

ISIS Pressed for Ransom Before Killing Journalist - New York Times :: http://www.nytimes.com/2014/08/21/world/middleeast/isis-pressed-for-ransom-before-killing-journalist.html

Thailand military junta leader nominated as country's new prime minister - Fox News :: http://www.foxnews.com/world/2014/08/21/thailand-military-leader-nominated-as-country-new-prime-minister/

Life discovered deep underneath Antarctica - Stuff.co.nz :: http://www.stuff.co.nz/world/10409219/Life-discovered-deep-underneath-Antarctica

Richard Dawkins under fire after saying pregnant women should abort foetus ... - Herald Scotland :: http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/home-news/richard-dawkins-under-fire-after-saying-pregnant-women-should-abort-foetus-with-downs.1408600909

LIVE UPDATES: Three senior Hamas commanders killed in Israeli strike on Rafah - Haaretz :: http://www.haaretz.com/news/diplomacy-defense/1.611710

Ice bucket challenge co-pioneer dies - Inquirer.net :: http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/631437/ice-bucket-challenge-co-pioneer-dies

Inside China's most radical cult - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/11046155/Inside-Chinas-most-radical-cult.html

Manchester United could be heading for the footballing wilderness like Liverpool ... - Daily Mail :: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2730270/Manchester-United-heading-footballing-wilderness-like-Liverpool-1990s-fears-Paul-Scholes.html

Abuse victim raps Majella O'Donnell over backing for Sir Cliff Richard - Belfast Telegraph :: http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/republic-of-ireland/abuse-victim-raps-majella-odonnell-over-backing-for-sir-cliff-richard-30524966.html

Desperate Liverpool may take plunge with Mario Balotelli loan - Irish Independent :: http://www.independent.ie/sport/soccer/premier-league/desperate-liverpool-may-take-plunge-with-mario-balotelli-loan-30524825.html

Power firms 'must face licence axe' - Daily Mail :: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/pa/article-2730387/Power-firms-face-licence-axe.html

US community hit by race riots told 'change is coming' - Irish Independent :: http://www.independent.ie/world-news/americas/us-community-hit-by-race-riots-told-change-is-coming-30524769.html

New number five! Manchester United confirm £16m Marcos Rojo signing and ... - Irish Independent :: http://www.independent.ie/sport/soccer/premier-league/manchester-united/new-number-five-manchester-united-confirm-16m-marcos-rojo-signing-and-nani-departure-30524366.html

ISIL intended to send a personal message to the US - MercatorNet (blog) :: http://www.mercatornet.com/sheila_liaugminas/view/14640

Gaza war rages on, Hamas says Israel tried to kill its military chief - Reuters Canada :: http://ca.reuters.com/article/topNews/idCAKBN0GI12O20140821

Best and worst excuses for doing badly in GCSEs - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-28591189

James Foley killing: Parents 'did not watch video' - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-28871669

Rise in sexual offences on railways - Belfast Telegraph :: http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/uk/rise-in-sexual-offences-on-railways-30525276.html

Camouflage sheet inspired by octopus - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-28834186

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/

We have the anti-Semites we deserve - Telegraph.co.uk (blog) :: http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/cristinaodone/100283555/we-have-the-anti-semites-we-deserve/

Greenland ice loss doubles from late 2000s - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-28852980

What next for M&A now the bubble has burst? - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/311877de-278f-11e4-ae44-00144feabdc0.html