Hitting the headlines:

  • Bradley Wiggins man of gold and the only Briton to win seven Olympic medals (all papers)
  • Shopkeeper tried to steal customer’s £1m Lotto win – a shop assistant tried to pocket a customer’s EuroMillions jackpot by saying her ticket was worthless (all papers)
  • An emotional Helen Glover and Heather Stanning receive their Olympic gold medals (all papers)
  • Wealthy addict’s torment – billionaire junkie Hans Rausing was spared jail for preventing the lawful burial of his tragic wife Eva (all papers)

Picture perfect:

  • Boris Johnson soared over East London  on a zip wire and got stuck (all papers)
  • Ice breakers – Keith Malloy surfs in Norway’s Lofoten Islands in very cold water (Metro)
  • A dog lead with an umbrella on it for the dog are very popular in Manchester – the Italian-made brollies are only sold in a handful of pet shops (Mail)

PR at work:

  • Help us to save your bacon – pig farmers urge shoppers to buy British bangers after costs rise 25 per cent – National Pig Association (Metro)
  • Scots want to stay Brits – just 30% of Scots support independence – YouGov poll (Mirror)
  • Youngsters ‘fail simple map skills’ – children are unable to find countries on a map – even though they have visited them on holiday – survey by Barefoot Books (Mirror)
  • Increase in GPs telling patients to go private – study by Spire Healthcare (Mirror)
  • Children will spend 3 hours and 11 minutes a day in their rooms playing on their gadgets according to Galt Toys (Mirror)
  • Alzheimer’s stopped by pine cones – brain disease pill breakthrough – a pill that harnesses a chemical found in pine cones is tipped to become the first to prevent and delay Alzheimer’s disease – Alzheimer’s Research UK (Sun)
  • 50 Shades of Grey is a hit with Victoria Beckham as she admits it got her hot under her designer collar (Mirror/Star)
  • Vertigo voted the best film ever – Alfred Hitchcock’s Vertigo has been named the greatest film of all time in a leading critics’ poll (Mail/ Guardian)
  • Tight hold on holiday – British tourists keep a close watch on their cash when abroad and carry around the least amount of money at £101.68 – according to a poll by Mastercard (Sun)

 

Business in brief:

  • It’s time for Time Out’s London edition to go free, says chief – almost 45 years ago when Tony Elliot launched Time Out, charging a shilling an issue, now the granddaddy of listings magazines is set to be reborn as a free title in London (Guardian)
  • Next on the rise – Next Directory sales have shot up 13.3% in the six months to July (Sun/ Guardian/ Mail)
  • Harley-Davidson profits have increased – the US motorcycle giant has seen a better than expected rise in profits of 29.7%(Guardian

Posted by on August 2nd, 2012