News Headlines - 24 May 2012

▽Leveson Inquiry: Adam Smith texted Fred Michel 257 times during BskyB bid - Telegraph.co.uk
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/leveson-inquiry/9287284/Leveson-Inquiry-Adam-Smith-texted-Fred-Michel-257-times-during-BskyB-bid.html
Adam Smith, the former special adviser to Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt, texted News Corp's Frederic Michel 257 times when the company was bidding to takeover BSkyB, it emerged today.

▽UK economy's fall into recession deeper than expected - The Guardian
http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2012/may/24/uk-economy-contracted-2012?newsfeed=true
Britain's economy contracted by 0.3% in the first three months of the year, faster than previously thought, increasing the pressure on George Osborne to explain how the coalition plans to drag the country out of recession.

▽Yahoo Axis 'search browser' makes surprise debut - msnbc.com
http://www.gadgetbox.msnbc.msn.com/technology/gadgetbox/yahoo-axis-search-browser-makes-surprise-debut-791370
Here’s some news you probably didn’t expect to read: Yahoo just released its own Web browser. Well, sorta.
The new software, dubbed Yahoo Axis, is being called a "search browser." Its main trick is the ability to bypass the standard list of links and instead send users directly to websites and pages via thumbnails.

▽US threatens to cut Pakistan aid following jailing of Osama bin Laden doctor - Telegraph.co.uk
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/al-qaeda/9286957/US-threatens-to-cut-Pakistan-aid-following-jailing-of-Osama-bin-Laden-doctor.html
Pakistan's problematic relationship with the US plunged to new depths as Senators warned of aid cuts after the jailing of the surgeon who helped the CIA hunt down Osama bin Laden.

▽QPR captain Joey Barton handed 12-match ban for meltdown in title decider at Manchester City - The Independent
http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/premier-league/qpr-captain-joey-barton-handed-12match-ban-for-meltdown-in-title-decider-at-manchester-city-7782474.html
Joey Barton was last night considering whether to appeal against the ground-breaking 12-game suspension he was handed by the FA for his sending off at Manchester City on the final day of the Premier League season.