Gwyneth Paltrow split from Coldplay frontman Chris Martin in March after nine years of marriage and though she admits it may have been “better” to stay together for the sake of their children, Apple, 10, and eight-year-old Moses, she is happy with how close they have grown since deciding to end their union. […]
Detectives have launched a murder investigation after a man was stabbed to death in north east London. http://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/detectives-launch-murder-investigation-after-man-is-stabbed-to-death-in-redbridge-9947146.html
Gwyneth Paltrow split from Coldplay frontman Chris Martin in March after nine years of marriage and though she admits it may have been “better” to stay together for the sake of their children, Apple, 10, and eight-year-old Moses, she is happy with how close they have grown since deciding to end their union. […]
Tech entrepreneur and investor Peter Thiel says that Uber is the ‘most ethically challenged company in Silicon Valley,’ and that it is ‘on the cusp of going too far.’ http://money.cnn.com/video/technology/2014/11/07/peter-thiel-uber-lyft.cnnmoney/index.html?hpt=hp_bn1
Japan’s big pension fund is ramping up its international stock holdings. It appears Japan started buying more U.S. equities this week. http://money.cnn.com/2014/11/07/investing/japan-pension-buying-us-stocks/index.html?hpt=hp_bn1
During the next decade, more homes will be built in Wandsworth than any other London borough. http://www.homesandproperty.co.uk/property-news/new-homes/wandsworth-building-more-new-homes-any-other-london-borough
The French reacted with anger today after a senior John Lewis executive described their country as “hopeless and downbeat”, saying that even the food and wine was better in London. http://www.standard.co.uk/news/world/the-french-hit-back-after-john-lewis-chief-said-their-country-was-hopeless-9772469.html
Tory plans to strip European judges of their power to enforce human rights in the UK have been condemned by the party’s own former attorney-general http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/news/politics/article4225561.ece
A church-going mother-of-two has been uncovered as one of the internet ‘trolls’ who bombarded the family of Madeleine McCann with vile abuse http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/news/uk/crime/article4225487.ece
WASHINGTON – Texas health officials have confined four people to their home, under guard, after they had close contact with an Ebola patient hospitalized in Dallas, as disease detectives work to make sure the deadly virus doesn’t spread in the U.S. F… http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2014/10/03/ebola-thomas-duncan_n_5925024.html?utm_hp_ref=canada
She’s the queen of the world! Who dat? Jennifer Lawrence, that’s who! The Oscar-winner made another firm step up the style icon ladder when she topped Glamour UK’s Best Dressed Women of 2014 list, beating the likes of Angelina Jolie and the Duches… http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2014/10/02/jennifer-lawrence-best-dressed-glamour_n_5922710.html
The Ontario Provincial government is working on their promise to allow municipalities to use Ranked Ballots in the 2018 elections ‘as an option’ which would be a timid step in the right direction. However, Toronto Mayoral lead Candidate John Tory is … http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/michael-d-nicula/canada-democracy_b_5918208.html
At an estimated .9 billion and growing, the proposed Site C Dam on the beautiful Peace River in northeastern B.C. has been criticized. If built, Site C would violate First Nations’ rights under Treaty 8, rendering them irrelevant to the point of mo… http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/david-suzuki/site-c-dam-alberta_b_5910142.html
Boris Johnson has his sights set on returning to Parliament, hoping to win the seat of Uxbridge. But the Mayor barely hides the fact he has his sights on a much bigger prize. “I think I understand the business of government pretty well now,… http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2014/10/02/boris-johnson-profile_n_5722834.html?utm_hp_ref=uk
Nick Clegg has demanded an apology from Theresa May over the “false and outrageous” claim that he has put children at risk with his opposition to the so-called snoopers’ charter. In her speech to the Conservative Party conference on Tues… http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2014/10/02/nick-clegg-theresa-may-argument-coalition-_n_5918978.html?utm_hp_ref=uk
Picture the scene. You ride a motorbike – and you also like to indulge in a little bodypopping. So next time you find yourself waiting at the lights, what are you going to do? Check out this guy who was filmed entertaining himself – and other r… http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2014/10/02/motorcyclist-robot-dance_n_5919028.html?utm_hp_ref=uk
Luxy might just be the worst thing to ever happen to online dating. While on the surface it may just look like a posh version of Tinder it’s much much worse. For starters it’s described as ‘Tinder, minus the riff-raff’. Secondly the app’s founder… http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2014/10/02/luxy-app-iphone-rich-people_n_5918994.html?utm_hp_ref=uk
A surreal new artwork makes it look as though a 40-foot building in London’s historic Covent Garden Market is floating away. The mind-bending installation by British artist Alex Chinneck uses digital carving and a four-tonne counterweight to… http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2014/10/02/covent-garden-floating-building-alex-chinneck_n_5919472.html?utm_hp_ref=uk
At only 623 pages the unofficial almost-final draft of the Financial Markets Conduct Act (FMC) regulations , released last week, is light reading by historical novel standards. – New Zealand Herald http://www.nzherald.co.nz/personal-finance/news/article.cfm?c_id=12&objectid=11333476
Western air operations have proven to be overwhelmingly successful in recent years – it’s only when we failed to recognise our limitations and tried establishing democracies that our problems began. http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-10-02/stephens-bombing-islamic-state-is-our-least-worst-option/5784964
THE sleepy rural town of Young in the cherry-picking heart of NSW has undergone a radical transformation. http://www.news.com.au/national/nsw-act/exclusive-report-young-nsw-is-the-unofficial-muslim-capital-of-the-outback/story-fnii5s3x-1227078385884
A man who filmed himself raping his wife has been jailed for 13 years. The 26-year-old from Tower Hamlets in east London was so confident he would never get caught, he recorded the rape on his wife's mobile phone, and gave it back to her. http://www.itv.com/news/london/update/2014-10-01/man-who-filming-himself-while-raping-his-wife-is-jailed/
Can anyone please explain why there is a giant pint of beer walking along the street in Tower Gateway? Nope, us neither. http://www.london24.com/news/quirky-london/why_is_there_a_giant_pint_of_beer_walking_through_london_1_3791014
Amal Alamuddin has won a competition she didn’t know she was in but I tossed a coin to decide that William beats George http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/life/celebrity/article4223980.ece