News Headlines - 13 July 2011

▽Rupert Murdoch gives up BSkyB takeover bid - The Guardian
http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2011/jul/13/rupert-murdoch-gives-up-bskyb-bid
Rupert Murdoch capitulated to parliament and abandoned News Corporation's £8bn bid for BSkyB, as he faced the prospect of appearing in front of a judicial public inquiry to salvage his personal reputation and the right for his company to continue to broadcast in the UK.

▽Bombardier U-turn hopes fade - The Guardian
http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2011/jul/13/bombardier-u-turn-hopes-fade
Hopes are fading for a government U-turn on the decision to award a £3bn train manufacturing contract to Germany's Siemens instead of Derby-based Bombardier, after the transport secretary rebuffed a trade union delegation's request to reconsider the move.

▽700 police sacked as Egypt continues reform - ABC Online
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2011-07-14/egypt-police-sacked/2794202
Egypt is set to sack hundreds of police officers as part of a major reshuffle of the force, as thousands of Egyptians continue sit-ins around the country calling for reform.

▽Sony S1 and S2 hands-on - Engadget
http://www.engadget.com/2011/07/13/sony-s1-and-s2-hands-on/
We've at last gotten our hands on the S1 and S2 and have a pretty good feel (no pun intended) for the hardware, though we're still oh-so curious about how the software experience will be different from all the other Honeycomb tabs on the block. We'll get to the bottom of that in our full review -- whenever these finally hit the market, that is.

▽Euromillions £161m lotto jackpot still unclaimed - Telegraph.co.uk
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/8634320/Euromillions-161m-lotto-jackpot-still-unclaimed.html
The British EuroMillions ticket-holder who has won Europe's biggest ever jackpot of £161 million has yet to come forward, Camelot said today.