With a good number of Windows Phone 8 devices already under its belt, Nokia has made a solid start to life on the platform. Famed for an attractive blend of customization and features, the operating system has been the catalyst behind successes including the Nokia Lumia 920 flagship. So, where could it possibly turn next...
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Abingdon vicar who ‘spiritually abused’ boy gets two-year ban
Image copyright Google Image caption The vicar met the teenager during a mentoring programme at his church A Church of England vicar who “spiritually abused” a boy has been banned from ministry for two years. The Reverend Timothy Davis is understood to be the first priest to have been convicted of such abuse by the...
Abingdon vicar who ‘spiritually abused’ boy gets two-year ban
Image copyright Google Image caption The vicar met the teenager during a mentoring programme at his church A Church of England vicar who “spiritually abused” a boy has been banned from ministry for two years. The Reverend Timothy Davis is understood to be the first priest to have been convicted of such abuse by the...
Colombia election: Former Farc rebels face first ballot
Image copyright AFP Image caption The vote is being viewed as a test ahead of presidential elections in May Polls have closed in Colombia’s congressional elections that saw former members of the Farc guerilla group take part for the first time. The ex-rebels, now known as the Revolutionary Alternative Common Force (also Farc), were given...
Pro-Kurdish demonstrators close London and Manchester stations
Image copyright @broseph_stalin Image caption A large crowd gathered outside the entrance to King’s Cross Pro-Kurdish demonstrators have caused delays and disruption at major railway stations in London and Manchester. Police were forced to close Manchester Piccadilly after people stormed the station and climbed on to the tracks. Within hours, King’s Cross was shut down...
Brexit: Backlash for Cable over ‘white nostalgia’ comment
Tory MPs have labelled as “wrong” and “unwise” comments made by Sir Vince Cable, that older Brexit voters were “driven by nostalgia”. The Lib Dem leader said too many older people who voted Leave longed for a world where “faces were white”. “(Sir Vince) should be trying to bring country together, not seeking to tear...
Putin ordered plane to be downed in 2014
Image copyright Reuters Image caption Mr Putin is expected to win re-election later this month Russia’s President Putin ordered the shooting down of a passenger plane that was reportedly carrying a bomb and targeting the opening of the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics, he says in a new film. In the two-hour film, posted online, Mr...
Dog ‘hanging’ video appears on Facebook
Image caption Police said they were appealing for witnesses to come forward A video which appears to show a dog being hanged in Belfast has appeared on Facebook. The distressed animal can be heard struggling in the footage as a voice calls to those responsible to stop what they are doing. Police said they were...
Martin Selmayr: The man at the heart of a Brussels saga
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Martin Selmayr is the subject of cronyism allegations at the European Commission The European Commission has denied allegations of cronyism after a protégé of its president, Jean-Claude Juncker, was given one of the most powerful jobs in the EU civil service. Martin Selmayr has been appointed Secretary-General of the...
Elon Musk: SpaceX and Tesla alive ‘by skin of their teeth’
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Elon Musk said he initially didn’t think his companies were likely to succeed Elon Musk says his companies SpaceX and Tesla are both still alive only “by the skin of their teeth”. The entrepreneur told an audience at the South by South West (SXSW) conference that both companies almost...