Leaked Video Appears To Accidentally Announce Higgs Boson Discovery – A video accidentally published on the CERN website appears to leak the long-awaited discovery of the Higgs boson that is rumored to be officially announced early tomorrow morning. “We’ve observed a new particle. We have quite strong evidence that there’s something there.” Joe Incandela, spokesman for the CMS experiment said in the video. [wired]

The God Particle: Explained Clearly For You [Video] – Have you noticed all the buzz surrounding the Higgs boson? Do you have any idea what it is or what it means? You’re not alone. This will help you brush up just in time for CERN’s big announcement TODAY. [huffpo]

Nicolas Sarkozy’s Home Raided – The home and office of Nicolas Sarkozy have been raided as part of a probe into claims his political camp was illegally funded by France’s richest woman. It comes after Mr Sarkozy was unseated as leader in the country’s May 6 election and follows his five years of presidential immunity from prosecution – cover that expired in mid-June. [skynews]

Could Microsoft Save ‘99% Dead’ Blackberry? – Research in Motion has been dying for so long that it feels cruel to dwell on its turn for the worse. But the earnings report that the company put out last week was so disastrous—so much more terrible than anyone expected—that it now looks like RIM has passed the point of no return. [slate]

Mini iPad Coming Soon? – Apple is preparing to release a smaller version of the iPad in time for the 2012 holiday season, according to a report just weeks after competitors Google and Microsoft announced their own tablet offerings. [mashable]

Formula 1 Crash Driver Maria de Villota Seriously Injured – Marussia F1 team test driver Maria de Villota is in hospital with life-threatening injuries after her car crashed at Duxford Airfield. BBC Cambridgeshire presenter Chris Mann said it was a “terrible moment” on the first of two days of F1 testing at the runway in Cambridgeshire. [bbc]

ABSA Feels Barclay’s Pain – Shares of Absa Group [JSE:ASA], the South African subsidiary of Barclays, extended their slide following a profit warning and because of troubles facing its parent company. [news24]

Making Phone Calls Is Only The Fifth Most Used ‘App’ On Smartphones – As smartphones grow in popularity, a new study has found that making calls is now only handsets’ fifth most used function behind web browsing. I keep the phone app on my iPone on the second page in a folder called ‘social.’ Hopefully the people that keep phoning at times that suit only them will read this and start emailing/texting. [t3]

Wimbledon Update – Just to bring you up to speed, Sharapova is out, Federer is through to the quarters, and so is Djokovic. They’re playing other people – not big names. Tsonga also through to quarters and so is Ferrer and Murray, who are playing each other today. Serena is through to semis. For more sport, check out sport24. [sport24]

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University Discovers Lost Early Map of New World – German university researchers have rediscovered a 500-year-old map that had been mistakenly bound in a volume on geometry several hundred years ago. The map, by cartograther Martin Waldseemüller, is one of the first to include the term “America” in reference to the New World. [spiegel]

Manchester United files $100m US IPO – Manchester United plans to float on the New York Stock Exchange in an initial public offering that will see the Glazer family keep control of the most successful English football team of the modern era. [telegraph]

Bad PR further damages online radio in SA – SA’s burgeoning online radio industry has taken a hard knock amid the storm over listenership figures. But bad attitudes have only made things worse. [mail&guardian]

Bill Clinton Has Most Lucrative Year On The Speaking Circuit – Former President Bill Clinton commanded the largest speaking fees of his career in 2011, earning $13.4 million and exceeding his previous record by 25%.. [cnn]

Western Banks ‘Reaping Billions From Colombian Cocaine Trade’ – While cocaine production ravages countries in Central America, consumers in the US and Europe are helping developed economies grow rich from the profits, a study claims. [guardian]

Tom Cruise Banned Katie From Going To Dawson’s Creek Reunion – Audiences first fell in love with Katie Holmes as girl-next-door Joey Potter on Dawson’s Creek, a role she relished for six seasons. But when Holmes was approached about possibly reuniting with her former costars James Van Der Beek, 35, and Joshua Jackson, 34, the actress’ husband, Tom Cruise, 49, nixed the idea. Nice one, Tom. [usmagazine]

Cristiano Ronaldo And Irina Shayk Show Off Their Incredible Beach Bodies In St Tropez – She spends her time posing in her underwear while he shows off his skills on the football pitch. But it seems that Cristiano Ronaldo and his girlfriend Irina Shayk aren’t too famous to goof around together. The couple were seen play fighting in the sea as they enjoyed a day at the beach in St Tropez. [dailymail]

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The Rolling Stone Chart Show – 2ov Radio has teamed up with Rolling Stone magazine to bring you the weekly charts at 12h45 each Wednesday – live to your radio / car / mobile phone on the Just Josie Show! Followed by Food and Wine pairing with Maryna from Wine-Extra and Miss K Cafe. [rollingstone]

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