News Headlines - 11 October 2012

▽Sprint in talks on potential sale to Japan's Softbank | Reuters

Japanese wireless service provider Softbank Corp is looking to buy roughly 70 percent of Sprint Nextel Corp in a bold move that would make it a major player in the U.S. mobile market.

▽BBC News - Greece unemployment hits a record 25% in July

Unemployment in Greece hit a record 25.1% in July, with the level among young people reaching 54.2%, according to the latest official figures.

▽Tories plan outright majority with new '40-40' campaign - Telegraph

The Conservatives think they can win a majority at the next election if they fight on a "small battleground" of 80 seats, secret documents have shown.

▽Oxbridge rejects new graduate 'report cards' - Telegraph

Oxford and Cambridge have rejected plans to scrap traditional degree classifications in favour of school-style report cards, it emerged today.

▽RHS London Harvest Festival Show - in pictures | guardian.co.uk

Every year, growers from across the UK come together for the Royal Horticultural Society's London Harvest Festival Show at the Horticultural Halls in Westminster. The gathering is a celebration of the harvest with the added excitement of competitions, tastings, workshops and live music