Hitting the headlines:

  • Gary Barlow and his wife lose their baby girl, Poppy (all papers)
  • King of the track – Jason Kenny is the first Olympian to be awarded two gold medals (all papers)
  • Nick Skelton won gold at the team show jumping finals yesterday, making him the oldest British medallist (all papers)

 

Picture perfect:

  • Prize pups – Andy Murray’s dogs model his medals (Metro, The Sun, Daily Mirror)
  • Coleen Rooney recreates past Littlewoods catalogue covers to mark the chain’s 80th birthday (The Sun, Daily Star)
  • A squirrel fell down a drain in Germany whilst trying to retrieve an acorn (Daily Express)
  • Artist Donkey – Patty can create masterpieces by painting with a brush in her mouth (Metro)

 

PR at work:

  • New car sales saw the biggest increase of the year last month, research by The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (Daily Express, Daily Mirror, The Sun)
  • The number of young Brits popping to the pub has halved over the past seven years, research by CAMRA (The Sun, Metro, Daily Star, Daily Mirror)
  • House prices fell last month after two months of increases, according to the Halifax House Price Index (Daily Star, Daily Mirror, Metro)
  • The price of chicken and eggs could be on the up, due to a drought in the United States, research by The British Poultry Council (Daily Express)
  • Suntan lotion made out of strawberries could protect against sunburn, study by Italian University (Daily Mail, Daily Mirror)
  • A street is being sold at just £1 a house, Stoke-on-Trent City Council is running a new £3million scheme with the government (The Sun, Daily Mail, Daily Star)

 

Business in brief:

  • HMV’s finance director stepped down yesterday – David Wolffe is the second boss to step down at the struggling music store (Metro, Daily Express)
  • The owner of British Airways and Spanish airline Iberia, Willie Walsh, is considering taking a stake in American Airlines (Metro)
  • General Motors is being sued for £1.9billion, following accusations it drove Saab into bankruptcy (Metro)

Posted by on August 7th, 2012