UK News

lördag 14 december 2013

14-Dec-2013 20:08

14-Dec-2013 19:07

14-Dec-2013 18:06

Plans for £5.4bn Argyll Array offshore wind farm near Tiree dropped - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-business-25364699

Tibetans displaced within region 'amid rampant mining' - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-25359391

Books: Scottish independence debated - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/bb629c1c-610b-11e3-b7f1-00144feabdc0.html

Pat Pilcher: The Pirate Bay sails to a new domain - New Zealand Herald :: http://www.nzherald.co.nz/technology/news/article.cfm?c_id%3D5%26objectid%3D11172176

The Volcker rule is a gift to banks and excludes the rest - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/07a17192-632e-11e3-a87d-00144feabdc0.html

Scientists say giggling can cause epileptic fits, hernias and even KILL you - Daily Mail :: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2523473/Scientists-say-giggling-cause-epileptic-fits-hernias-KILL-you.html

China lands Jade Rabbit robot rover on Moon - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-25356603

S. Korea voices deep concerns about Jang Song-Thaek's execution - Xinhua :: http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/world/2013-12/13/c_132964861.htm

University segregation row: Ministers call for clarity - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-25378713

Masterchef: The Professionals winner 'cooking at Christmas' - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-25378789

The Hobbit 2: Benedict Cumberbatch, Martin Freeman and Evangeline Lilly ... - Metro :: http://metro.co.uk/2013/12/14/the-hobbit-2-benedict-cumberbatch-martin-freeman-and-evangeline-lilly-explain-how-to-pronounce-smaug-4230557/

Iran arrests man on spying charge - Belfast Telegraph :: http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/world-news/iran-arrests-man-on-spying-charge-29838524.html

X Factor judge Nicole Scherzinger defends winner James Arthur after string of ... - Mirror.co.uk :: http://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/x-factor-winner-james-arthur-2925581

China's lunar probe soft-lands on moon - Xinhua :: http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/china/2013-12/14/c_132968305.htm

Nigella allowed her children to smoke cannabis, trial told - Herald.ie :: http://www.herald.ie/news/courts/nigella-allowed-her-children-to-smoke-cannabis-trial-told-29838265.html

Floods in Gaza cause thousands to lose homes - Mail & Guardian Online :: http://mg.co.za/article/2013-12-14-floods-cause-thousands-to-lose-homes-in-gaza

Mandela Funeral: Mourners Angry At Procession - Sky News :: http://news.sky.com/story/1182289/mandela-funeral-mourners-angry-at-procession

Germany's SPD backs coalition with Merkel's CDU - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/98f203b8-64d8-11e3-a821-00144feabdc0.html

Belfast police hunt man after bomb hits busy restaurant - Herald Scotland :: http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/home-news/belfast-police-ramp-up-security-ahead-of-christmas-after-bomb-hits-busy-restaurant.1387026592

Iran arrests man on charges of spying for UK: report - CTV News :: http://www.ctvnews.ca/world/iran-arrests-man-on-charges-of-spying-for-u-k-report-1.1592331

Warning after execution - New Zealand Herald :: http://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/news/article.cfm?c_id%3D2%26objectid%3D11172737

Construction worker falls to his death at Manaus stadium - The Independent :: http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/international/world-cup-2014-construction-worker-falls-to-his-death-at-manaus-stadium-where-england-will-play-italy-next-year-9005103.html

England battle at Perth to keep Ashes alive - The News International :: http://www.thenews.com.pk/article-130325-England-battle-at-Perth-to-keep-Ashes-alive

Tutu 'not invited' to Mandela burial - Ahram Online :: http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/2/9/89112/World/International/Tutu-not-invited-to-Mandela-burial.aspx

Mandela's remains arrive at boyhood village for burial - New Straits Times :: http://www.nst.com.my/latest/mandela-s-remains-arrive-at-boyhood-village-for-burial-1.432753

How Ireland Charmed the Germans to Lead Nation Out of Bailout Wilderness - Businessweek :: http://www.businessweek.com/news/2013-12-12/irish-mix-charm-with-bar-diplomacy-as-german-love-ends-bailout

Kenya grenade attack on bus 'kills four' - AFP :: http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5gQZLV9A2vzeUs5jO942tRXpTcb3w?docId%3De985fded-de72-4608-830f-051670e44784

Manchester City beat Arsenal at their own game with a slick attacking display - The Guardian (blog) :: http://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2013/dec/14/manchester-city-arsenal-beaten-at-own-game

Iran sends second monkey sent into space - ABC Online :: http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-12-15/an-iran-sends-second-monkey-into-space/5157346

Celebrity Week In Review: Khloe Kardashian Files For Divorce, Demi Lovato ... - Huffington Post :: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/12/14/celebrity-week-in-review-khloe-kardashian_n_4445464.html

Kids evacuated after Colorado school shooting - USA TODAY :: http://www.usatoday.com/videos/news/nation/2013/12/13/4015699/

14-Dec-2013 17:05

Titan moon's colossal methane seas - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-25360516

Pirate Bay switches address for the sixth time this year - The Guardian :: http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2013/dec/13/pirate-bay-domain-address-filesharing

Tibetans displaced within region 'amid rampant mining' - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-25359391

From Snowdonia to Namibia, travel discoveries of the year - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/5b917bd4-5dad-11e3-95bd-00144feabdc0.html

The Volcker rule is a gift to banks and excludes the rest - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/07a17192-632e-11e3-a87d-00144feabdc0.html

Scientists say giggling can cause epileptic fits, hernias and even KILL you - Daily Mail :: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2523473/Scientists-say-giggling-cause-epileptic-fits-hernias-KILL-you.html

China lands Jade Rabbit robot rover on Moon - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-25356603

Masterchef: The Professionals winner 'cooking at Christmas' - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-25378789

Iran Arrests 'British Spy' - RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty :: http://www.rferl.org/content/iran-arrests-british-spy/25200787.html

Iran arrests man on spying charge - Belfast Telegraph :: http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/world-news/iran-arrests-man-on-spying-charge-29838524.html

X Factor judge Nicole Scherzinger defends winner James Arthur after string of ... - Mirror.co.uk :: http://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/x-factor-winner-james-arthur-2925581

Double Murder Probe Launched As Bodies Found - Sky News :: http://news.sky.com/story/1182392

UN says several peacekeepers killed and wounded by bomb in Mali - Montreal Gazette :: http://www.montrealgazette.com/news/says%2Bseveral%2Bpeacekeepers%2Bkilled%2Bbomb%2BMali/9286470/story.html

Nelson Mandela's coffin arrives in his home village of Qunu ahead of funeral - The Independent :: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/africa/nelson-mandelas-coffin-arrives-in-his-home-village-of-qunu-ahead-of-funeral-9005017.html

Police seek as motive in Colorado school shooting - Seattle Post Intelligencer :: http://www.seattlepi.com/news/crime/article/Police-seek-as-motive-in-Colorado-school-shooting-5064118.php

China's lunar probe soft-lands on moon - Xinhua :: http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/china/2013-12/14/c_132968305.htm

North Korea: Execution breaks key link with China - Christian Science Monitor :: http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Latest-News-Wires/2013/1214/North-Korea-Execution-breaks-key-link-with-China

Nigella allowed her children to smoke cannabis, trial told - Herald.ie :: http://www.herald.ie/news/courts/nigella-allowed-her-children-to-smoke-cannabis-trial-told-29838265.html

Iran sends second monkey into space in latest step toward manned flight - Vancouver Sun :: http://www.vancouversun.com/business/fp/yourmoney/Iran%2Bsays%2Bsecond%2Bmonkey%2Bsent%2Binto%2Bspace%2Blatest%2Bstep%2Btoward/9286052/story.html

Manchester City must now start winning away after Arsenal stuffing by skipper ... - Mirror.co.uk :: http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/manchester-city-must-now-start-2926248

US, Chinese warships narrowly avoid collision in South China Sea - NBCNews.com (blog) :: http://worldnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/12/13/21895875-us-chinese-warships-narrowly-avoid-collision-in-south-china-sea

Khloe Kardashian files for divorce from Lamar Odom - Washington Post (blog) :: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/reliable-source/wp/2013/12/13/khloe-kardashian-files-for-divorce-from-lamar-odom/

Desmond Tutu: Not invited to Mandela's funeral - USA TODAY :: http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2013/12/14/desmond-tutu-mandela-funeral/4022753/

Journey begins to Mandela's final resting place - USA TODAY :: http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2013/12/14/nelson-mandela-funeral-africa/4021811/

Germany: Social Democrats back 'grand coalition' with Merkel - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-25382122

Sheriff: Shooter was looking for specific teacher - USA TODAY :: http://www.usatoday.com/videos/news/nation/2013/12/13/4015845/

West Ham reveals Carroll regrets - iAfrica.com :: http://www.iafrica.com/articles/891151.html

China becomes the first country to safely land on the Moon in nearly 40 years - Mirror.co.uk :: http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/china-moon-landing-change-3-2926020

Nuclear arms site police investigated over allegations they slept on duty - The Guardian :: http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2013/dec/14/nuclear-weapons-site-police-investigated-slept-duty

Beyonce's big secret is a music game changer - USA TODAY :: http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/music/2013/12/13/beyonces-big-surprise-secret-game-changer-music-industry/4013681/

Ashes paper talk - SkySports :: http://www1.skysports.com/cricket/news/12040/9073343/ashes-paper-talk

14-Dec-2013 16:04

14-Dec-2013 15:03

Data to expose 'sleeping ice giant' - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-25173121

Plans for £5.4bn Argyll Array offshore wind farm near Tiree dropped - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-business-25364699

Tibetans displaced within region 'amid rampant mining' - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-25359391

Pat Pilcher: The Pirate Bay sails to a new domain - New Zealand Herald :: http://www.nzherald.co.nz/technology/news/article.cfm?c_id%3D5%26objectid%3D11172176

The old banks are returning but without their managers - Money Supply (blog) :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/d1b4ddd4-632e-11e3-886f-00144feabdc0.html

Homelessness increases by 34 PER CENT under Coalition as soaring rents and ... - Mirror.co.uk :: http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/homelessness-increases-34-per-cent-2924560

Sheriff identifies student who opened fire in Colorado school as Karl Halverson ... - Seattle Post Intelligencer :: http://www.seattlepi.com/news/us/article/Sheriff-identifies-student-who-opened-fire-in-5063628.php

Pound Falls Most in Six Weeks as BOE Counters Rates Speculation - Businessweek :: http://www.businessweek.com/news/2013-12-14/pound-falls-most-in-six-weeks-as-boe-counters-rates-speculation

Google may use ARM technology for server processors - IBNLive :: http://ibnlive.in.com/news/google-may-use-arm-technology-for-server-processors/439558-11.html

S. Korea voices deep concerns about Jang Song-Thaek's execution - Xinhua :: http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/world/2013-12/13/c_132964861.htm

X Factor judge Nicole Scherzinger standing by James Arthur: 'I know his heart' - Metro :: http://metro.co.uk/2013/12/14/x-factor-judge-nicole-scherzinger-standing-by-james-arthur-i-know-his-heart-4230509/

Boy, 11, sexually assaulted by man as he walked along country lane - Metro :: http://metro.co.uk/2013/12/14/boy-11-sexually-assaulted-in-wendover-buckinghamshire-4230546/

Masterchef: The Professionals winner 'cooking at Christmas' - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-25378789

Insurance for homes, cars to rise after RSA bailout - Irish Independent :: http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/insurance-for-homes-cars-to-rise-after-rsa-bailout-29837567.html

EU leaders told to stay away from bailout exit events - Irish Times :: http://www.irishtimes.com/news/politics/eu-leaders-told-to-stay-away-from-bailout-exit-events-1.1627726

Beyoncé's Secret Album: Clues It Was in the Works - People Magazine :: http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20766184,00.html

Lord Roberts of Conwy dies - The Independent :: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/lord-roberts-of-conwy-dies-9004922.html

Crowds gather in Qunu as Mandela's body taken to ancestral home for funeral - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/nelson-mandela/10517766/Crowds-gather-in-Qunu-as-Mandelas-body-taken-to-ancestral-home-for-funeral.html

Ashes 2013-14: Australia are more than Mitchell Johnson - Agnew - BBC Sport :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cricket/25378936

Chinese probe lands on the Moon as space programme gathers pace - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/space/10517762/Chinese-probe-lands-on-the-Moon-as-space-programme-gathers-pace.html

US, Chinese warships narrowly avoid collision in South China Sea - NBCNews.com (blog) :: http://worldnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/12/13/21895875-us-chinese-warships-narrowly-avoid-collision-in-south-china-sea

North Korea 'summons business people from China' - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-25380168

Marine A is not a murderer, says wife - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-25379735

Manchester City v Arsenal: live - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/competitions/premier-league/10517647/Manchester-City-v-Arsenal-live.html

Journey begins to Mandela's final resting place - USA TODAY :: http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2013/12/14/nelson-mandela-funeral-africa/4021811/

Nigella Lawson 'Let Her Children Smoke Weed' - Sky News :: http://news.sky.com/story/1182077/nigella-lawson-let-her-children-smoke-weed

Belfast Bomb: Attackers 'Stoop To New Low' - Sky News :: http://news.sky.com/story/1182189/belfast-bomb-attackers-stoop-to-new-low

Sheriff: Shooter was looking for specific teacher - USA TODAY :: http://www.usatoday.com/videos/news/nation/2013/12/13/4015845/

Iran claims to have captured MI6 spy - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-25379391

Success 'more nature than nurture' - Jersey Evening Post :: http://www.thisisjersey.com/news/uk-news/2013/12/12/success-more-nature-than-nurture/

Ex-boxing champion Mike Tyson won't fight UK ban - London24 :: http://www.london24.com/sport/boxing/ex_boxing_champion_mike_tyson_won_t_fight_uk_ban_1_3105237

14-Dec-2013 14:02

Mike Tyson: People say I raped a woman and bit off an ear - it was 1000 years ago - Mirror.co.uk :: http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/boxing/mike-tyson-brian-reade-anyone-2921138

James Bond is an 'impotent drunk' - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-25349738

Data to expose 'sleeping ice giant' - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-25173121

Plans for £5.4bn Argyll Array offshore wind farm near Tiree dropped - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-business-25364699

Segregated audiences not acceptable at UK universities, PM says - Reuters AlertNet :: http://www.trust.org/item/20131213151336-pd10y

Tibetans displaced within region 'amid rampant mining' - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-25359391

Books: on Britain's place in the world - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/e203b8c4-60ca-11e3-b7f1-00144feabdc0.html

the wrong type of recovery - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/economics/10513061/Why-Britain-is-in-the-wrong-type-of-recovery.html

Pat Pilcher: The Pirate Bay sails to a new domain - New Zealand Herald :: http://www.nzherald.co.nz/technology/news/article.cfm?c_id%3D5%26objectid%3D11172176

Homelessness increases by 34 PER CENT under Coalition as soaring rents and ... - Mirror.co.uk :: http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/homelessness-increases-34-per-cent-2924560

Pound Falls Most in Six Weeks as BOE Counters Rates Speculation - Businessweek :: http://www.businessweek.com/news/2013-12-14/pound-falls-most-in-six-weeks-as-boe-counters-rates-speculation

Google may use ARM technology for server processors - IBNLive :: http://ibnlive.in.com/news/google-may-use-arm-technology-for-server-processors/439558-11.html

S. Korea voices deep concerns about Jang Song-Thaek's execution - Xinhua :: http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/world/2013-12/13/c_132964861.htm

Masterchef: The Professionals winner 'cooking at Christmas' - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-25378789

Former Conservative minister Lord Roberts of Conwy dies, aged 83 - The Independent :: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/former-conservative-minister-lord-roberts-of-conwy-dies-aged-83-9004868.html

Colorado school shooting: Student who wounded two students before killing ... - The Independent :: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/colorado-school-shooting-student-who-wounded-two-students-before-killing-himself-may-have-had-grudge-against-teacher-9004309.html

Nigella 'let children smoke cannabis', court told - Irish Independent :: http://www.independent.ie/world-news/europe/nigella-let-children-smoke-cannabis-court-told-29837583.html

Report: Iran arrests alleged MI6 spy working for Britain in Iran - CNN International :: http://www.cnn.com/2013/12/14/world/meast/iran-uk-spy-claim/

EU leaders told to stay away from bailout exit events - Irish Times :: http://www.irishtimes.com/news/politics/eu-leaders-told-to-stay-away-from-bailout-exit-events-1.1627726

Iran claims to have captured spy working with MI6 - Channel 4 News :: http://www.channel4.com/news/iran-mi6-spy-capture-arrest-claim-british-secret-service

Belfast Bomb: Attackers 'Stoop To New Low' - Sky News :: http://news.sky.com/story/1182189/belfast-bomb-attackers-stoop-to-new-low

Wife of Royal Marine jailed for executing Taliban insurgent says "He is NOT a ... - Mirror.co.uk :: http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/royal-marine-alexander-blackmans-wife-2925510

It's officially over; Khloe Kardashian files for divorce - Fox News :: http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2013/12/14/it-officially-over-khloe-kardashian-files-for-divorce/

England battle on in crucial Ashes Test - Aljazeera.com :: http://www.aljazeera.com/sport/cricket/2013/12/bell-stokes-steady-england-after-wobble-20131214103352742856.html

Mandela On His Way Home - Voice of America :: http://www.voanews.com/content/mandela-on-his-way-home/1810312.html

US, Chinese warships narrowly avoid collision in South China Sea - NBCNews.com (blog) :: http://worldnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/12/13/21895875-us-chinese-warships-narrowly-avoid-collision-in-south-china-sea

Beyonce's big secret is a music game changer - Detroit Free Press :: http://www.freep.com/article/20131214/ENT04/312140048/1035/ent/Beyonce-s-big-secret-music-game-changer

Punchlines: What's your sign? Don't ask this interpreter - USA TODAY :: http://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2013/12/13/nelson-mandela-memorial-sign-language-arsenio-hall-jay-leno-david-letterman/4009347/

Cars being searched as Belfast increases security after bomb explosion - Irish Independent :: http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/cars-being-searched-as-belfast-increases-security-after-bomb-explosion-29838574.html

Sheriff: Colo. school shooting suspect identified - USA TODAY :: http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2013/12/13/two-reported-injured-in-colorado-high-school-shooting/4014393/

Wenger expects Sagna to commit to Arsenal - Goal.com :: http://www.goal.com/en-ie/news/3921/transfer-zone/2013/12/14/4478621/wenger-expects-sagna-to-commit-to-arsenal