Monday, 13 August 2012


The Week
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main headlineWorld loves cheesy and raucous Olympics closing ceremony

Germany and Australia particularly fulsome in their praise for London 2012's farewell 'epic pantomime'

Coalition aims to soothe Olympic hangover with economic cure

After the mother of all parties, Conservatives plan growth bill that might annoy Lib Dem partners

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main headlineTen Things You Need to Know Today: Monday 13 Aug 2012

Mo Farah tipped for knighthood, Stuart Hazell in court over Tia Sharp murder and Sid Waddell, voice of darts, dead at 72

Mitt Romney's choice of Paul Ryan makes election interesting

Opinion digest: Romney's vice president pick, an extremely cool musician and what the Olympics has taught us

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main headlineThinking person's action hero Renner takes on Bourne Legacy

It might be time to end the Bourne movie franchise, but it goes out with a bang not a whimper

London Olympics closes with a celebrity spectacular

But the crowd gave Olympic volunteers a bigger cheer than Russell Brand miming on a camper van

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main headlineMPs could question Google bosses over tax avoidance

Google might be called before Treasury select committee as part of investigation into tax avoidance, says MP

And now the legacy begins: Cameron's future plans

The PM has recruited Seb Coe to make sure the Games has a lasting and positive effect for the whole of the UK

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main headlineGrandmother's boyfriend charged with Tia murder

Stuart Hazell charged after Met apologise for not finding schoolgirl Tia Sharp's body on four visits to house