Isis Supporter Admits To Prince George School Attack Plot – Husnain Rashid faces possible life sentence after calling for Battersea school to be targeted. [guardian]
Uganda Imposes WhatsApp And Facebook Tax ‘To Stop Gossip’ – Uganda’s parliament has passed a law to impose a controversial tax on people using social media platforms. [bbc]
Kim Jong-Un Complains To Russia Over ‘US Hegemonism’ – Comments come at sensitive moment as Washington and Pyongyang try to ensure Trump-Kim summit goes ahead. [guardian]
Italy’s Populist Parties Reach New Deal To Form A Government – Italy’s populist parties were finally given the green light to form a coalition government on Thursday evening, after they backed down over their initial selection of a deeply eurosceptic economy minister. [tele]
Trump Says He May Pardon Martha Stewart – U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday said he was considering pardoning celebrity lifestyle guru Martha Stewart, who was convicted in 2004 on charges of conspiracy, obstruction of justice and making false statements related to a probe of alleged insider trading. [reuters]
Simple Blood Test Heralds New Era In Cancer Care – The “holy grail” of cancer treatment moved a step closer yesterday after a study showed that a simple blood test can spot several forms of the disease at an early stage. [times]
The President’s Keepers TV Series To Cost R20m Per Episode – Jacques Pauw’s controversial book, The President’s Keepers will be adapted into a television drama series which will see each episode in the series cost nearly R20 million. [iol]
Ecuador To Julian Assange: You Can Stay in Our Embassy But for the Love of God, Stop Tweeting. [giz]
Hangovers Getting Worse? Here’s One Way To Fight Back – Just when you’re starting to think you’re invincible, the hangovers begin to get exponentially worse. Here’s something to ponder. [here]
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Bath Owner Bruce Craig Calls Eddie Jones ‘Cynical’ As Training Methods Dispute Gets Ugly – Eddie Jones’ relations with Premiership clubs hit a new low on Thursday as Bath owner Bruce Craig launched a fresh attack on the England head coach labelling his recent remarks “cynical” and “inappropriate”. [tele]
One Day Only Takes Fire For Claiming A 85% Markdown On Knives That Wasn’t – The online retailer One Day Only came under fire for falsely advertising a one day-only special on a 6-piece knife set at a price of R259. Takealot claimed the retail price is R1,700, thereby saving online shoppers 85%. [busins]
Even Facebook Shareholders Are Sick Of Mark Zuckerberg’s Excuses – Facebook’s own shareholders are losing patience for Mark Zuckerberg’s excuses. [mash]
Drake Explains Blackface Photo From Pusha-T Single – Drake has offered the back story on a controversial photo of him sporting blackface. [cnn]
‘Riot Of Processes’: Dunes Of Frozen Methane Detected On Pluto’s Surface – Dwarf planet’s methane dunes, located near a glacier of nitrogen, come as a surprise to scientists. [guardian]
Some Of The Times Donald Trump Has Called Women C*unts – The White House’s war on the ‘Full Frontal’ host risks renewing public attention on Trump’s own alleged use of the word ‘c*nt’ to describe at least three women since the 1980s. [beast]
Matt LeBlanc Quits Top Gear After Three Series – Former Friends star reveals why he’s leaving the BBC show. [digi]
This Proposal Went Viral For An Unlikely Reason – Jessa Gillaspie and Becky McCabe visited the Memphis Zoo on Sunday, but not just to visit the animals. [cnn]
10 Series Every Entrepreneur Should Watch – In recent years, a flurry of new TV shows have explored the world of start-ups and entrepreneurship. [busins]
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So These Guys Are Apparently The Top SA Winery Of The Past 10 Years – You’ve tasted Chocolate Block, right? Of course you have, so make sure you arrive at every dinner party with a bottle of the best. [boekenhout]
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