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What on earth is Britain doing trying to save the euro?

Telegraph.co.uk -
The European Project is doomed - and it's not our job to delay its inevitable demise. By Peter Oborne European leaders were driven by three motives when they embarked upon that ill-fated monetary experiment, the euro.
The Wall Street Journal Digital Network
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Ratko Mladic trial: with a clap and a cut-throat gesture, the 'Butcher of ...

Telegraph.co.uk -
Ratko Mladic, the so-called Butcher of Bosnia, finally faced trial accused of genocide and murder among other charges. Bruno Waterfield was in The Hague to witness the chilling scene unfold.

David Cameron Warns Of Euro Break-Up Danger

Sky News -
The Prime Minister has admitted the there is a very real danger that Europe could face a single currency break-up unless urgent action is taken.

Kenny Dalglish at Liverpool: timeline from succeeding Hodgson to sack

The Guardian -
Kenny Dalglish returns to Liverpool as caretaker manager following the sacking of Roy Hodgson, who won just seven out of 20 league games in a six-month spell at Anfield.

Fans bring Cannes to a standstill

The Press Association -
Hundreds of film fans brought the French town of Cannes to a standstill as they tried to catch a glimpse of the stars on the red carpet.

Sir Mervyn, the UK and the euro

BBC News -
It would be bad news for the UK if the eurozone crisis ends in a messy break-up but it is not the worst-case scenario. The worst-case scenario is that the crisis does not end at all.

French president names ministers

Financial Times -
By Hugh Carnegy in Paris François Hollande, France's new president, has turned to experienced hands for key positions in his government, sending Pierre Moscovici, a former European minister, to the finance ministry and putting Laurent Fabius, ...

Syria's Bashar al-Assad vows to display captured foreign mercenaries

The Guardian -
Syria's president Bashar al-Assad has promised to display captured foreign "mercenaries" who have been fighting his regime and denounced western governments for failing to protest at the violence being perpetrated by his enemies.

Greece Prepares June 17 Elections Under Caretaker Government

Washington Post -
May 16 (Bloomberg) -- A Greek caretaker government will prepare new elections probably on June 17 that are shaping up as a ballot on whether the country should remain a euro member.

UN atom talks with Iran may show progress-diplomats

Reuters -
* UN nuclear watchdog, Iran to meet again on May 21 * IAEA wants access to sites, documents, people * Outcome of talks could shape mood for Baghdad meeting By Fredrik Dahl VIENNA, May 16 (Reuters) - The UN nuclear watchdog and Iran may be narrowing ...

Derby fire: father speaks of anguish as police say blaze was started with petrol

The Guardian -
The father of six children who were killed in a house fire in Derby early on Friday has spoken of his anguish as police revealed that petrol had been poured through the letterbox in an arson attack.

Prospects for European Banks Once Again Darken

Wall Street Journal -
By MAX COLCHESTER The start of 2012 was meant to herald a brighter future for European banks. Five months on, the picture is darkening fast.

Spain could be locked out of the markets, says Mariano Rajoy

Telegraph.co.uk -
Mariano Rajoy pleaded for an urgent “defence of the euro project” yesterday as Madrid was close to being locked out of international markets by “astronomical” borrowing costs.

Vertu sees signs of life in new car market

ShareCast -
LONDON (SHARECAST) - Sales and profits were slightly ahead of expectations last year at car dealer Vertu Motors, while the new fiscal year has started well on the back of a reviving new car market.

The Pirate Bay hit by DDoS attack

BBC News -
File-sharing website The Pirate Bay (TPB) has been hit by a Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack. The site has been largely inaccessible for the last 24 hours, and the service is intermittent in the UK.

Gamers angry as highly anticipated launch of Diablo III is plagued by server ...

Daily Mail -
Anticipation for the fantasy demon-killing game has bubbled over because the previous entry in the series was released 12 years ago, a lifetime in the gaming world when compared with franchises like World of Warcraft and Call of Duty, which receive ...

Android over 50% of smartphone sales as Nokia and RIM feel strain

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The Guardian -
Android continued its relentless march on the mobile market in the first quarter of 2012, making up 56% of world smartphone shipments as that sector grew by 44.7% to 144.4m, even while the overall world market for mobile phones shrank by 2% ...

HOW TO PLAY IT-A post-IPO Facebook strategy

Reuters -
By David K. Randall | NEW YORK May 16 (Reuters) - Try as they might, many retail investors won't be able to get shares of Facebook in its first hours of trading.

Google exec to Facebook: Uh, your users aren't really shoppers

CNET -
Following GM's decision to drop its Facebook ads, a Google advertising guy tweaks-by-tweet, noting that Facebook users aren't, y'know, really there to go shopping.

Movie Reviews The Dictator

Contactmusic.com -
Sacha Baron Cohen's The Dictator is arriving today (Wednesday), in an apparent effort to avoid the fate of several fellow dictators of late.

Chris Moyles Looks Unrecognisable After Weight Loss

Contactmusic.com -
Owing to the major weight shedding, Moyles credited an intensive training and dieting regime to help get him down to a much healthier physique.

Una Healy - Has Una Healy Lost All Of Her Baby Weight, Already?

Contactmusic.com -
Una Healy continues to flaunt her minuscule post-baby figure, being snapped at Heathrow Airport this week wearing skinny jeans, wedges and a figure hugging vest top, reports the UK's Daily Mail.

Rio Ferdinand: Left out of the squad

Sportinglife.com -
Rio Ferdinand appears to have conceded his England career is over after his "gutting" omission from Roy Hodgson's Euro 2012 squad.

UEFA League Final: Heineken Makes Big Impact on Fans

THISDAY Live -
All the five lucky consumers on Heineken sponsorship to Munich, Germany to watch Saturday's final match of the UEFA Champions League are sharply divided between Chelsea FC and Bayern Munich.

David Beckham flies out to Greece to meet Olympic torch

The Guardian -
Don't bother trying to keep David Beckham out of the news. Two and a half hours before Roy Hodgson revealed the composition of his party for the Euro 2012 finals - the first major tournament for which England have qualified since 1998 in which Beckham ...

Breakthrough for brain-controlled robotics

Financial Times -
By Clive Cookson Cathy, who was completely paralysed by a stroke 15 years ago, thought about having a drink of coffee. A robotic arm responded by moving her drinking bottle from a nearby table up to her mouth so that she could sip through the straw.

Geoengineering experiment cancelled due to perceived conflict of interest

The Guardian -
A controversial geoengineering experiment to simulate the cooling effect of volcanoes has been cancelled due to concern over a perceived conflict of interest with some of the researchers.

Mothers 'to have a named midwife to birth and beyond' in NHS reform of care ...

Daily Mail -
By James Chapman New mothers will today be promised one-to-one care from a midwife and more support on the NHS if they suffer from post-natal depression.

Welsh language not a health priority - British Medical Association

BBC News -
Use of the Welsh language should not be a priority when delivering healthcare, says the British Medical Association. It said health money should not go into "promoting" the language, and targeting Welsh-speaking staff could hamper recruitment.

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