Ten Things You Need to Know Today: Friday 16 Aug 2013
- 1. EGYPT: 'MARCH OF ANGER' DEATHS
- 2. RYANAIR AND PILOTS ‘IN LEGAL STAND-OFF’
- 3. TEEN JUMPS TO DEATH AFTER BLACKMAIL
- 4. NEW MAMMAL FOUND IN COLOMBIA
- 5. PISTORIUS FACES TWO NEW GUN CHARGES
- 6. FAMILY OF RADICAL CLERIC QUIT UK
- 7. 'LANE HOGGERS' FACE NEW FINES
- 8. CHURCH IN 'FRACKING' CONTROVERSY
- 9. SWEDISH PROTEST 'DISRESPECTS RUSSIA'
- 10. HOT TICKET: BUDDY COP CAPER '2 GUNS'
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1. EGYPT: 'MARCH OF ANGER' DEATHS
At least 17 people have been killed in Egypt this week during 'March of Anger' protests in Cairo and other cities triggered by the killing of 638 people yesterday. Police have been told they can shoot to protect themselves and key buildings. Barack Obama has cancelled joint military exercises saying co-operation cannot continue while civilians are being killed.
Egypt braced for more violence after calls for 'march of anger'
2. RYANAIR AND PILOTS ‘IN LEGAL STAND-OFF’
Ryanair and its pilots are in a stand-off, each side threatening the other with legal action, after the sacking of a senior pilot for raising questions about the airline's safety policy in a Channel 4 documentary. Ryanair insists its safety record is unblemished and has accused Captain John Goss, who had been with the no-frills airline for 25 years, of defamation.
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3. TEEN JUMPS TO DEATH AFTER BLACKMAIL
Police in Scotland are investigating the suicide of a 17-year-old apprentice mechanic who jumped off the Forth Bridge last month after being blackmailed online. Daniel Perry, from Dumfermline, was told a recording of a Skype conversation he had with a girl would be made public unless he paid up. He died an hour after receiving the threat.
Daniel Perry suicide: first case of internet extortion – NSPCC
4. NEW MAMMAL FOUND IN COLOMBIA
Scientists have discovered the first new species of carnivore to be identified in the Western hemisphere in 35 years. The mammal, found in the cloud forests of Colombia and Ecuador, has been named the olinguito. It weighs less than a kilogram and is around 35cm long. It mainly eats fruit and nectar but also insects.
Onlinguito - the world's newest mammal in pictures
5. PISTORIUS FACES TWO NEW GUN CHARGES
Oscar Pistorius is expected to face two additional charges when he returns to court on Monday. The National Prosecuting Authority has informed the South African sprinter's lawyers that they plan to charge him with two counts of recklessly discharging a gun in a public place. It is believed that the new charges relate to two separate incidents.
Oscar Pistorius out of legal options as request to appeal rejected
6. FAMILY OF RADICAL CLERIC QUIT UK
The family of the radical preacher Abu Qatada have left Britain, giving up on their legal battle to stay in the country. Home Office officials drove Qatada's wife and five children to Heathrow airport yesterday. They flew to Jordan where Qatada - who fought his own long legal battle to stay here - is awaiting trial on charges of terrorism.
7. 'LANE HOGGERS' FACE NEW FINES
Motorists who tailgate or hog the middle lane now face on-the-spot £100 fines and three points on their licence, as new measures to tackle careless driving come into effect today. Drivers will be able to choose between a fine or an educational driving course, and can still appeal against any decision through the courts.
New on-the-spot fines: what do motorists need to know?
8. CHURCH IN 'FRACKING' CONTROVERSY
The Church of England is seeking to register the mineral rights under 700,000 acres of its land, a move that has raised concerns it may be seeking to profit from the controversial fuel extraction technique known as fracking. The push comes just two days after the Church of England in Lancashire warned that fracking risks “damaging God’s creation”.
Fracking fears as CoE claims mineral rights under its land
9. SWEDISH PROTEST 'DISRESPECTS RUSSIA'
Russian pole-vaulter Yelena Isinbayeva has attacked two Swede athletes appearing at the world championships in Moscow who painted their nails in the rainbow colours of the gay movement in protest at a Russian law making it illegal to promote homosexuality to under-18s. Isinbayeva said it was "disrespectful to our country".
'Homophobic' Russian Yelena Isinbayeva vaults into gay row
10. HOT TICKET: BUDDY COP CAPER '2 GUNS'
Action comedy '2 Guns' opens at UK cinemas today. Denzel Washington and Mark Wahlberg star as double-crossed undercover agents who unwittingly investigate each other after teaming up on a heist that fails to go to plan. "One of the best buddy-cop action movies in years," says Den of Geek.
Washington and Wahlberg 'sublime' in cop caper 2 Guns
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