Shell: North Sea Oil Leak Has Reached 200 Tonnes – The oil spill in the North Sea is 10 times larger than first indicated, sparking claims of a lack of transparency from oil giant Shell. The company could face prosecution after more than 200 tonnes of oil spilled out from the Gannet Alpha platform’s pipeline, 112 miles east of Aberdeen, in the North Sea’s worst spill for more than a decade. [heraldscot]

Media Groups To Be Probed For Collusion – Competition regulators are gearing up to investigate allegations of collusion in the newspaper printing industry. The three largest newspaper-owning companies in South Africa are Media24, Avusa and Independent Newspapers, but the commission will not comment on which firms will be investigated. [mail&guardian]

Jeremy Clarkson Top Gear Fake Driver Scandal – Jeremy Clarkson has slammed claims that “80%” of the driving on Top Gear is done by professionals instead of the presenters. Show insiders recently alleged that experienced racing drivers were employed to do “most” of the driving for the show’s track segments, but the BBC edited it in such a way to make it appear as if hosts Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May had been behind the wheel. [digitalspy]

Gadaffi Loses Another Aide, As Rebels Close In On Tripoli – A top Libyan security official apparently defected Monday, deepening the isolation for Moammar Gaddafi as a rebel advance threatened to place a stranglehold on the Libyan capital, Tripoli. Gaddafi, who has kept his grip on power amid a six-month-long rebel uprising and nightly NATO bombing raids, finds himself at perhaps the most precarious point of his nearly 42-year reign. [washpo]

Springsteen, Dylan And Joel May Regain Rights To Music – Bruce Springsteen, Billy Joel and several other artists may soon be able to reclaim ownership of some of their best-selling albums thanks to an obscure provision in copyright law. As it turns out, when copyright law was revised in the mid-Seventies, artists were granted “termination rights,” which would give them the right to take back control of their works after 35 years as long as they applied for it two years in advance. [rollingstone]

Steve Jobs Biography Pushed Forward To November – Back in February 2010, it was revealed that former Time managing editor Walter Isaacson was working on the first authorized biography of Apple CEO Steve Jobs, for early 2012. It now appears that publication may have been moved up a bit, as the book’s page at Barnes & Noble has been updated with a release date of November 21, 2011.[macrumors]

Steyn Out Of Team To Play All Blacks – A hamstring injury has ruled South Africa fullback Francois Steyn out of the Tri Nations rugby Test against New Zealand in Port Elizabeth on Saturday. Steyn sustained the injury during the 14-9 loss to Australia in Durban last Saturday. [smh]

They’re Making Austin Powers 4 – Yeah Baby! – Mike Myers is set to bring Austin Powers back to the big screen for a fourth installment of the ‘60s spy-spoof movies. Details of the proposed plot have yet to be revealed and it’s unclear whether director Jay Roach (who helmed the first three blockbuster comedies) will return for “Austin Powers 4. [msnbc]

Tom Hanks Refunds Moviegoers – The star wrote, directed and appeared in Larry Crowne, about a man who goes back to school after being made redundant. The picture received mix reviews, which Hanks discovered during a recent trip to the gas station. He was filling up his car in Pacific Palisades when an excited couple stopped to talk to him. Guess what happened next? [dailytelegraph]

The 10 Most Expensive Google Acquisitions – Google has acquired more than 100 companies over the past ten years. Curious about its most expensive acquisitions thus far? Flip through the gallery below to discover how Google has integrated its top ten priciest purchases.. [mashable]

US Nuclear Submarine Exam Cheating Scandal – When the Navy discovered a cheating ring aboard one of its submarines, it swiftly fired the commanding officer and kicked off 10 percent of the crew. Navy officials describe the case aboard the USS Memphis as a rare lapse in integrity, but some former officers say the shortcuts exposed by the scandal are hardly unique to a single vessel. [forbes]

Please Enjoy Obama’s Tour Bus: ‘Megabeast’ – “The Beast” has a new big brother. “The Beast” is the nickname for the hulking limousine that carries the leader of the free world. Next to the new bus that the Secret Service debuted yesterday for President Obama’s Midwestern tour, though, the Beast looks downright puny. Doors, for example, are 5 inches thick. The windows are totally bulletproof. It has its own supply of oxygen, tires that can’t be punctured with a bullet. Quite mean. [npr]

Sunday Was The Wettest Day In New York. Ever – New York broke an all-time record for a one-day rainfall Sunday as up to 8 inches of water soaked the city, snarling trains and flooding roadways. By 9 p.m., 7.7 inches of rain had fallen at Kennedy Airport. It was the most recorded there in a single day since the National Weather Service began keeping records 116 years ago. [nydailynews]

Andres Breivik Reenacts Shooting Spree – New video shows Anders Behring Breivik, who has confessed to killing nearly 70 teen campers on an island near Oslo, reenacting the mass shooting for Norwegian police. Breivik returned to the crime scene on the bucolic island of Utoya over the weekend and retraced his steps while restrained by a leash attached to a body harness and wearing a bulletproof vest. [abcnews]

Charlie Sheen Injured On Set – Charlie Sheen ruptured the ulnar nerve in his elbow Sunday while practicing for a scene in his Major League sequel at Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona. Sheen’s injury is keeping him from gripping the bat. He was forced to watch from the stands Sunday after his injury halted production. The heads of Chase Field tweeted that Sheen was taking batting practice and “#WINNING,” along with this picture. [celebcafe]

Bull Kills Third Man In 10 Years – An inquiry was launched on Sunday after a 29-year-old man was gored to death by a bull during a festival in eastern Spain. The 500 kilogram bull – named Ratón – has killed two other members of the public during festivals over 10 years. Because of the animal’s reputation, his owners reportedly earn €10,000 (£8,750) each time it appears at a festival. [guardian]

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