News Headlines - 06 August 2012

▽BBC News - Japan marks Hiroshima bombing amid anti-nuclear calls

Japan is marking the 67th anniversary of the atomic bomb attack on Hiroshima in an annual ceremony. Tens of thousands of people attended the event, amid growing anti-nuclear sentiment and protests in the country.

▽Banks are hiring not firing – at least for now - The Independent

The recruiter says that 2,985 new jobs were created in the Square Mile in July, an improvement on recent months. That's still down by 39 per cent on the same month a year ago, when there were 4,880 jobs going in the financial district. But it suggests that banks are looking to hire at least as many as they fire, a huge relief to a sector buffeted by scandal and going through a slump in business.

▽Thomas Cook profits hit after selling 45,000 Olympic tickets on the cheap - Mirror Online

Thomas Cook has been forced to offload 45,000 Olympic tickets on the cheap after suffering poor company junket sales. The struggling travel giant hoped to sell 300,000 tickets for the Games as part of packages that include hotel rooms.

▽Scientists name spider after Sir David Attenborough | Radio Times

A tiny Australian goblin spider has been named after wildlife expert and national treasure Sir David Attenborough. The creepy crawly is the sixth species to be named after the 86-year-old broadcaster.

▽Sky News: World on alert for massive solar storm

Experts say the sun is reaching a peak in its 10-year activity cycle, putting the Earth at greater risk from solar storms. Mike Hapgood, a space weather specialist at the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory near Didcot, Oxfordshire, said: 'Governments are taking it very seriously. These things may be very rare but when they happen, the consequences can be catastrophic.'