Ten Things You Need to Know Today: Friday 15 Mar 2013
- 1. UK, FRANCE: 'READY TO ARM SYRIAN REBELS'
- 2. PRESS VOTE: TASTE OF FUTURE LAB-LIB PACT?
- 3. SAMSUNG LAUNCHES 'EYE-TRACKING' S4
- 4. POPE BECAME PRIEST WHEN SPURNED BY GIRL
- 5. MP ERIC JOYCE IN NEW COMMONS BRAWL
- 6. KATE’S NOSE: TOP PICK FOR PLASTIC SURGERY
- 7. BOBS WORTH WINS CHELTENHAM GOLD CUP
- 8. PORK FOUND IN HALAL SCHOOL SAUSAGES
- 9. EUROPA LEAGUE: NO ALL-ENGLISH TIES
- 10. HOT TICKET: KIDMAN SIZZLES IN PAPERBOY
1. UK, FRANCE: 'READY TO ARM SYRIAN REBELS'
David Cameron and France’s Francois Hollande failed to convince fellow EU leaders to overturn Europe’s ban on arming the Syrian rebels today. Foreign ministers will continue to discuss the issue, but Angela Merkel of Germany poured cold water on the idea. Britain and France could still go ahead together as they did in Libya.
2. PRESS VOTE: TASTE OF FUTURE LAB-LIB PACT?
Labour and Lib Dem MPs are set to defeat the government on press reform after David Cameron, who is against statutory regulations, pulled the plug on cross-party talks and called for a Commons vote on Monday evening. The Daily Mail calls it "an extraordinary foretaste of a potential Labour-Lib Dem coalition after 2015".
George Osborne may be 'toxic' - but he's practically powerless
Subscribe to The Week
Escape your echo chamber. Get the facts behind the news, plus analysis from multiple perspectives.
Sign up for The Week's Free Newsletters
From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the best of The Week delivered directly to your inbox.
From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the best of The Week delivered directly to your inbox.
3. SAMSUNG LAUNCHES 'EYE-TRACKING' S4
Samsung's new smartphone the Galaxy S4 was launched at New York's Radio City Music Hall last night. With a 5in screen, it can read eye movements and pause a video if the user turns their head. The FT calls it the most sophisticated Android-based handset launched to date but was surprised by the plastic rather than metal casing.
Argos boss: 'George Osborne should freeze business rates'
4. POPE BECAME PRIEST WHEN SPURNED BY GIRL
Pope Francis became a priest after his childhood girlfriend spurned him, according to reports from Buenos Aires. The woman, known only as Amalia, said that the 12-year-old Jorge Mario Bergoglio declared: "If I can't marry you, I'll become a priest." His sister Maria said he did not want to be Pope and now faced a “lifetime of loneliness”.
Pope turned to God after snub by sweetheart Amalia Damonte
5. MP ERIC JOYCE IN NEW COMMONS BRAWL
Independent MP Eric Joyce was arrested last night after reports of a fight in the Sports ad Social Club bar at the Houses of Parliament. Joyce, a former soldier, was convicted of assault in a parliamentary bar last year when he head-butted Tory MP Stuart Andrew, and later resigned from the Labour Party. Joyce is in custody and "inquiries continue".
MP Eric Joyce arrested again after brawl in Commons bar
6. KATE’S NOSE: TOP PICK FOR PLASTIC SURGERY
The Duchess of Cambridge's nose has become the top model for New York plastic surgeons with a surge in demand from their patients, the Daily News reports. Dr Stephen Greenberg has 20 women scheduled for a Kate Middleton nose at $7,000 each. Dr Thomas Romo says women over the age of 28 want a nose that’s "regal, refined and strong".
Kate Middleton nose job: it's what New York women want
7. BOBS WORTH WINS CHELTENHAM GOLD CUP
Favourite Bobs Worth won the Cheltenham Gold Cup by five lengths from second favourite Sir Des Champs this afternoon. The win gave trainer Nicky Henderson his second win in three years after the success of Long Run in 2011. Jockey Barry Geraghty guided Bobs Worth through the field in the final stages to win from Sir Des Champs, with Long Run third.
8. PORK FOUND IN HALAL SCHOOL SAUSAGES
Pork DNA has been found in halal chicken sausages served to Muslim children at St Mary's Bryanston Square Church of England primary school in central London, Westminster Council confirmed last night. Pork and lamb had also been found in minced beef served at the Burdett Coutts School in Westminster.
9. EUROPA LEAGUE: NO ALL-ENGLISH TIES
The three remaining English clubs in the Europa League have been kept apart in the draw for the quarter-finals. Chelsea meet Rubin Kazan, Spurs face Basel and Newcastle take on Benfica. The fourth tie is Fenerbahce v Lazio. The two Spanish giants were also kept apart in the Champions League last-eight draw: Barcelona get PSG and Real Madrid face Galatasaray.
10. HOT TICKET: KIDMAN SIZZLES IN PAPERBOY
American noir thriller 'The Paperboy' opens in UK cinemas today. Set in 1960s Florida, 'The Paperboy' stars Nicole Kidman as Charlotte Bless, a promiscuous woman trying to free a death-row inmate with the help of a reporter and his brother. "Kidman is more sensual than she has ever been," says the LA Times.
Nicole Kidman sizzles in sexy southern noir The Paperboy
Sign up for Today's Best Articles in your inbox
A free daily email with the biggest news stories of the day – and the best features from TheWeek.com
-
'Virtual prisons': how tech could let offenders serve time at home
Under The Radar New technology offers opportunities to address the jails crisis but does it 'miss the point'?
By Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK Published
-
The Week contest: Airport goodbyes
Puzzles and Quizzes
By The Week US Published
-
'We shouldn't be surprised that crypto is back'
Instant Opinion Opinion, comment and editorials of the day
By Justin Klawans, The Week US Published
-
10 things you need to know today: January 24, 2024
Daily Briefing Trump closes in on nomination with New Hampshire win over Haley, 'Oppenheimer' leads the 2024 Oscar nominations, and more
By Harold Maass, The Week US Published
-
10 things you need to know today: January 23, 2024
Daily Briefing Haley makes last stand in New Hampshire as Trump extends polling lead, justices side with US over Texas in border fight, and more
By Harold Maass, The Week US Published
-
10 things you need to know today: January 22, 2024
Daily Briefing DeSantis ends his presidential campaign and endorses Trump, the US and Arab allies push plan to end Gaza war, and more
By Harold Maass, The Week US Published
-
10 things you need to know today: January 21, 2024
Daily Briefing Palestinian death toll reportedly passes 25,000, top Biden adviser to travel to Egypt and Qatar for hostage talks, and more
By Justin Klawans, The Week US Published
-
10 things you need to know today: January 20, 2024
Daily Briefing Grand jury reportedly convened to investigate Uvalde shooting response, families protest outside Netanyahu's house as pressure mounts for hostage deal, and more
By Justin Klawans, The Week US Published
-
10 things you need to know today: January 19, 2024
Daily Briefing Congress averts a government shutdown, DOJ report cites failures in police response to Texas school shooting, and more
By Harold Maass, The Week US Published
-
10 things you need to know today: January 18, 2024
Daily Briefing Judge threatens to remove Trump from his defamation trial, medicine for hostages and Palestinians reach Gaza, and more
By Harold Maass, The Week US Published
-
10 things you need to know today: January 17, 2024
Daily Briefing The US strikes Houthi targets in Yemen a third time, Trump's second sex defamation trial begins, and more
By Harold Maass, The Week US Published