Thursday, 30 August 2012



Paralympics opening ceremony is an 'uncompromising' triumph
Professor Stephen Hawking narrates three-hour science spectacular topped off by Ian Dury's Spasticus Autisticus
Lib Dem bigwig calls for Nick Clegg to go as support crashes
Lord Oakeshott says any business in the Lib Dems' position would need to 'look very hard at its management'



Ten Things You Need to Know Today: Thursday 30 Aug 2012
Paralympics opens with dazzling ceremony, Barclays unveils new CEO, race row overshadows Republican convention
New Barclays boss unveiled as fraud office probes Qatar loan
Antony Jenkins becomes CEO the day after SFO announces investigation into Barclays over Qatar funding

Frankie Boyle's Paralympic jokes spark anger on Twitter
Controversy-courting comic upsets followers with remark about Saudi team being 'thieves'
Don't be PC about Paralympic athletes, this is real sport
Opinion digest: the Paralympics, Lib Dem's wealth tax, and the US elections


Clinton lands on tiny Pacific island to do battle with China
A geopolitical power struggle between the US and China is about to begin in the Cook slands
Fall of Cybertron: game that outshines Transformers films
Spectacular Transformers: Fall of Cybertron 'is the toy battle you imagined as a kid'


Leveson on warpath after Indy editor slams his 'diatribe'
Chris Blackhurst goes public on letter from Leveson trailing his media ethics inquiry findings

Pippa Middleton pictured four times on cover of new book
Tabloid Tales: Middleton?s debut book, Cheryl Cole and Will.i.am in fender bender, koala hops onto canoe