BBC World News, Sep 05, 2011

World championship success could be key to future funding BBC Sport "However, I don't think of results as 'great, we've saved our funding now - (UK Sport) you have to continue to support us'. "Obviously we have to demonstrate and give them some belief that this is not a one-off," Grill told BBC Sport. ... See all stories on this topic » BBC Sport

Bronte fever BBC News By Ian Youngs & Neil Smith Entertainment reporters, BBC News This week, major film adaptations of Emily Bronte's Wuthering Heights and Charlotte Bronte's Jane Eyre will be in the spotlight, along with a play about the lives of the literary sisters. ... See all stories on this topic » BBC News

Darling admits in memoirs 'deposing' Brown might have saved government The Guardian "If you don't have a credible economic policy you are simply not at the races, and our problem was it was so blindingly obvious to the outside world that the two of us – Gordon and myself – were at odds that it really hampered us when it came to the ... See all stories on this topic » The Guardian

Smashing, burning, looting, javelin-throwing too — Britain has it all The National This is the high-profile advertising campaign designed to attract visitors to Britain that began in July and is intended to be shown before every BBC World and internet news bulletin. However, by last month, Dame Judi's invitation would cut to news ... See all stories on this topic » The National

UK police arrest suspected LulzSec and Anonymous members Computer Business Review In the US, 14 suspected Anonymous members appear before a judge in San Jose, California, in a mass court appearance. The suspected members denied their involvement in the attack on PayPal's website in December 2010. See all stories on this topic »

After 9/11: ten years of a war against… who? Spiked 'We strongly urge the government to abandon talk of a “war on terror”', demanded a report on the issue of homegrown terrorism in the UK. At times, the BBC has seemed very linguistically challenged and has been at a loss to know when the use of words ... See all stories on this topic »

Rafael Nadal Collapses During Press Conference: Cramp Hits Player After Win At ... Huffington Post USA Today tennis reporter Doug Robson was among the first to share what was transpiring. Before it was clear that Nadal was merely struck by cramp, however painful, there were a few tense moments.BBC Radio commentator David Law relayed that Nadal slid ... See all stories on this topic »

If we can nationalise a bank, why can't we fix creative Britain? The Guardian (blog) Film production benefits from a series of successful tax breaks that meant Brad Pitt spent a couple of weeks in August in Glasgow filming World War Z. We may not have a Hollywood studio, but at least film production in the UK is at record levels. ... See all stories on this topic » The Guardian (blog)

Amanda Hamilton: Food for thought Belfast Telegraph The 36-year-old Scot is returning to the province for a new BBC NI programme, Slim Chance: Fix my Family, in which, along with other experts, she tries to change the eating habits of a lifetime for three local families who are all struggling with their ... See all stories on this topic » Belfast Telegraph

Bolt Helps Jamaica Set 400-Meter Record at World Track Championships Bloomberg Bernard Lagat of the US was second, with Ethiopia's Dejen Gebremeskel winning bronze after countryman Imane Merga was disqualified. “I can't quite believe it,” Farah told the BBC yesterday. “I pictured the 10k on the last lap thinking I came so close ... See all stories on this topic »

Debunking 9/11 conspiracy theories DAWN.com In the US, it will be hard to escape the massive blitz. Even here in the UK, the build-up has begun. One TV programme I watched with great interest was the first segment of a two-part BBC series on the West`s intelligence war against Al Qaeda. ... See all stories on this topic »

Richard Deitsch: Former prodigy Young grows into leading role, finally, at ... SI.com In the moments after her son's second consecutive knockout of a seeded player at the US Open, Illona Young explained to a reporter why she thinks his time has finally arrived. "I'm seeing less and less inner conflict with him; he's getting out of his ... See all stories on this topic »

Games Inbox: Soundtrack selections, Call Of Duty decisions, and the curse of ... Metro To join in with the discussions email us at gamecentral@ukmetro.co.uk. The next few months are shaping up to be quite the unexpected treat for fans of good soundtracks, what with Nintendo offering a free downloadable album to everyone registering ... See all stories on this topic » Metro

The Axis of Evil – 10 years on DAWN.com The BBC has provided a wonderful summary of US-Cuban relations for me – culminating in a visit from a ballet theatre – the cutting edge of cultural diplomacy. TheUS State Department give a rather sanitised version of their relationship with Cuba, ... See all stories on this topic » DAWN.com

Sanchez on 0-0 draw Vitalfootball Lawrie Sanchez, as he told BBC London 94.9, was disappointed with the performance at Underhill: 'we didn't play well, our home fans haven't seen the form we have produced on the road.' With players missing, and in particular Izale McLeod, ... See all stories on this topic »

Down on its luck Las Vegas Blog (blog) 4 September 2011 Last updated at 12:06 ET By Lawrence Pollard, BBC WorldService, Las Vegas Las Vegas has the very big hangover. Not in the sense of waking up in its hotel room with the tiger in the bed next door and the baby in the wardrobe, ... See all stories on this topic » Las Vegas Blog (blog)

Help Wanted! Huffington Post (blog) They were behaving badly on CNN, Fox, MSNBC and BBC-1. All of us are being tested as never before. Now, as we confront the toughest economy in a generation we are all being called upon to accept more uncertainty and, its unwelcome fellow traveler, ... See all stories on this topic »

Viewing choices abound for 9/11 anniversary Fort Wayne Journal Gazette Former CBS anchor reports on how the world has changed in 10 years. •“Loose Change,” 9 pm on HDNet. Controversial documentary asserting attacks were part of government conspiracy, along with “Conspiracy Files: 9/11 Ten Years On,” a BBC production ... See all stories on this topic »

What is the Secret of Turning Website Browsers Into Buyers? Sacramento Bee With offices in the UAE and UK, User Vision works with some of the world's biggest brands, researching user needs and designing more user-centered products and experiences. Clients include Amazon, AMEinfo, BBC, Emirates, HSBC, Jumeirah, Mashreq Bank ... See all stories on this topic »

New Tuberculosis Vaccine Offers Unprecedented Breakthrough International Business Times By IBTimes Staff Reporter | September 5, 2011 12:46 AM EDT US researchers on Sunday say they have developed a vaccine for tuberculosis that offers great protection in mice against the deadly disease, which kills 1.7 million people each year. ... See all stories on this topic »

England face a tough World cup pool : Ford Rugbyweek.com "You don't want to go to a quarter-final winning by 100 points in every game, " Ford told the BBC. "If you are not on your game in this tournament you will probably lose. "We are probably in the group of death as Scotland are playing very well. ... See all stories on this topic »

Suspension of GSP concession to Sri Lanka still in effect, says US On Lanka The US says that the suspension of the GSP concession to Sri Lanka is still in effect. The BBC World Service reported that the American Embassy in Sri Lanka has issue a communique rejecting media reports published by several media that the US has ... See all stories on this topic » On Lanka

Naspers expands pay-TV service across Africa Rapid tv news The new service for Uganda , costing about US$7 per month for a basic 20-channel package, will include hit shows such as Big Brother and Africa Magic, as well as news from BBC World, CNN and Al Jazeera. In August, Naspers launched a similar entry level ... See all stories on this topic »

Blog: Telluride Film Festival, Day Three Daily Camera This time, the man who has given us selfsame paeans to the likes of Bob Dylan and the Rolling Stones has now set his cameras on the life of George Harrison. The film is "George Harrison: Living in the Material World" and it portrays Harrison as an ... See all stories on this topic »

RUNNER STRIKES GOLD FOR GB Daily Star He won the 5000m in a thrilling race at the World Championships in Daegu, South Korea. It is the first time that any Brit has won a global title at that distance. Mo, 28, who moved to the UK from Somalia as an eight-year-old refugee, won the race by ... See all stories on this topic »

Libya: Gaddafi regime's US-UK spy links revealed BBC News The UK's MI6 also apparently gave the Gaddafi regime details of dissidents. The documents, found by Human Rights Watch workers, have not been seen by the BBC or independently verified. Meanwhile, the head of Libya's interim governing body, the National ... See all stories on this topic »

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