Hitting the headlines:

  • Heatwave in the USA after deadly storms killed at least 12 people (i/ Metro)
  • Barclays Bank chairman quits – Marcus Agius to step down over Libor scandal (i/ Metro/ Times/ Mail)
  • A stolen Salvador Dali painting worth $150,000 has been recovered after being mailed to the United States from Greece after being snatched from a gallery in New York on the 19June (i)
  • Katie Holmes and Tom Cruise have a custody battle over Suri as they divorce (Mail/ Sun/ Mirror)
  • Spain wins the Euro 2012 cup in the final against Italy last night (Times/ Sun/ Independent/ Mirror/ i/ Metro)

Picture perfect:

  • Putting on the Ritz with Versace… a model wearing a creation by Donatella Versace down the catwalk at the Ritz in Paris (i)
  • Hot Wheels: Giant loops for mankind – daredevils have lived out the fantasy of millions of children by looping the loop in real cars on a giant version of the toy Hot Wheels track (Metro/Star)
  • I’ve had a shedful – a beer lover has transformed his shed into a pub with over 500 ales which has scooped the 2012 Shed Of The Year award (Star/ i/ Mail/ Telegraph)

PR at work:

  • Childcare costs higher in poorer areas of the UK – a Family Investments study (i/ Sun)
  • If you need a taxi, don’t hail one in Ljubljana – travellers hailing taxis in European cities risk paying over the odds for a dangerous or unpleasant journey – study by EuroTest (i/ Independent)
  • A million workers on drugs every day – nearly a million people a day – including police officers and lorry drivers – go to work with drugs still in their system – study by Concateno (Metro/ Star/ i/ Mail)
  • Boost for jobs as vacancies rise 7% – according to a study by employment agency Reed (Metro)
  • Fastest man… on four legs – Kenichi Ito from Japan has clocked up the quickest four-legged 100m at 18.58 seconds – featured in the Guinness World Records’ (Metro)
  • Young people ‘frightened of what the future holds’ – many young Britons worries about jobs and staying out of debt – Young Enterprise (Metro/ Telegraph)
  • I’m the youngest Olympic torchbearer – and proud – Dominic MacGowan, aged 12 years old become the youngest to hold the torch in Birmingham (Metro/i)
  • Hol lot of bragging – Brits are so obsessed with social media that 40% log on every day while on holiday abroad – T-Mobile survey (Star)
  • £9bn is a little help – Britain’s small business owners get their loved ones to do £9bn of unpaid work every year – Simply Business poll (Star)
  • Women think photos make them look fatter – more than 37% believed photos made them appear 10% bigger – Venture photography (Star)
  • Women take extra time to get ready for work on a Monday – with women admitting they stop making an effort on a Wednesday – Simple study (Mail/ Telegraph)

Business in brief:

  • Silver surfing Branson lands another record – Sir Richard Branson, the Virgin Media tycoon, has entered the record books as the oldest person to kite-surf the English Channel (i/ Metro/ Sun/ Telegraph)
  • Lord Sugar’s internet TV venture – YouView internet TV service will launch on Wednesday (i)
  • Apple faces fine in Italy on warranty – Italy’s competition regulator is threatening iPhone maker Apple with a fine of up to £244,000 if it doesn’t offer local customers a free two-year warranty as demanded by Italian law (i)

Posted by on July 2nd, 2012